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by buckwildbirddogs
Mon Dec 31, 2012 3:27 pm
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: GSP broken leg, what to expect.
Replies: 11
Views: 5779

Re: GSP broken leg, what to expect.

search for one of my posts. We had a 6m old pup jump out of the back of the truck and broke her femur. It was a long road but now (3yrs old) and doing great. She still kinda runs a little funny (throws the leg out to the side a bit) but she doesn't let it slow her down. She had six pins if i remembe...
by buckwildbirddogs
Sat Dec 15, 2012 5:47 pm
Forum: Brags
Topic: Jake & Lexi Litter
Replies: 0
Views: 1410

Jake & Lexi Litter

I have to say that we had the most exceptional litter this year out of our dogs Jake & Lexi. These pups were born 8-3-12 and they were hunting in the field like the big dogs on Opening weekend in Nebraska. High tail and intense points, backing and retrieving just like they had been doing it for year...
by buckwildbirddogs
Sat Oct 20, 2012 5:08 pm
Forum: Product Ratings & Reviews
Topic: LCS Leather feel collars
Replies: 3
Views: 2518

Re: LCS Leather feel collars

We use them and the LCS Day-Glo ones and they are great. Love the Leather Feel leashes too. Do not hold odor and hold up great to tough wear. Have been using ours for 3+ years and still look brand new.
by buckwildbirddogs
Mon Sep 24, 2012 10:28 am
Forum: Help: Member Support
Topic: Adding Pictures
Replies: 5
Views: 10634

Re: Adding Pictures

Jpeg. But I don't know how to resize or even tell how big they are
by buckwildbirddogs
Sun Sep 23, 2012 6:39 pm
Forum: Help: Member Support
Topic: Adding Pictures
Replies: 5
Views: 10634

Re: Adding Pictures

trying to upload from a USB drive. I can find the pic and select it but then when I click submit it tells me file I am trying to upload is invalid.
by buckwildbirddogs
Wed Sep 19, 2012 1:14 pm
Forum: Help: Member Support
Topic: Adding Pictures
Replies: 5
Views: 10634

Adding Pictures

I am having trouble adding pictures to all my posts. I have added pics to them in the past but now it wont let me add updated pics. Please Help.
by buckwildbirddogs
Thu Jul 19, 2012 7:09 pm
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: Fly Prevention
Replies: 9
Views: 2350

Re: Fly Prevention

our kennels are clean and for some reason we have a ton of flies. they are eating at the dogs ears tails and backs. got some stuff from the vet today to help with the sores but we were just looking for something to help control them as we are due to have puppies any day now.
by buckwildbirddogs
Tue Jul 17, 2012 8:17 pm
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: Fly Prevention
Replies: 9
Views: 2350

Fly Prevention

What do you use to prevent/control flies in your kennels?? We are looking for something that is safe for pregnant/puppies.
by buckwildbirddogs
Fri Dec 16, 2011 6:45 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Brittany Stud
Replies: 3
Views: 1528

Brittany Stud

Looking for a brittany stud. Would like an orange/white but willing to consider others. Would prefer one either in Northeast KS or Southeast NE. Pedigree to compliment our Tracer dog. Must be bird crazy and a hunter. PM or Email me with your dogs info. for me to further research, fee, etc. Would be ...
by buckwildbirddogs
Wed Nov 09, 2011 8:03 pm
Forum: Hunting
Topic: South Dakota Trip
Replies: 17
Views: 5848

Re: South Dakota Trip

So... where would you recommend to go in South Dakota for walk in hunting??

Trip is scheduled for DEC 2-5. Just need to figure out the best location.
by buckwildbirddogs
Tue Oct 25, 2011 7:02 pm
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: GSP size
Replies: 15
Views: 14965

Re: GSP size

out of our three females... 1) 3.5yrs old and is 60lbs... Was pretty much "full grown" at a little over a year 2) 2yr old and is 45lbs... She has been growing since a pup and I noticed just over the last few months she is slightly taller and filling out in her chest and hips. 3) 1yr old and is 66lbs...
by buckwildbirddogs
Sun Sep 11, 2011 1:38 pm
Forum: Product Ratings & Reviews
Topic: Lovett's LTH Low Tone Hawk -- 6 in 1 Beeper Collar
Replies: 0
Views: 1651

Lovett's LTH Low Tone Hawk -- 6 in 1 Beeper Collar

http://www.gundogsupply.com/lolthlowtoha.html Anyone used this beeper before?? I am needing a low tone beeper that can withstand "harder than average" use/abuse. Our GSP seems to destroy every E-Collar and Beeper we have tried. We have had SportDog, Tritronics and DT. None of them lasted a full sea...
by buckwildbirddogs
Sun Sep 11, 2011 1:05 pm
Forum: Product Ratings & Reviews
Topic: Dogtra SureStim = SureStupid
Replies: 9
Views: 6104

Re: Dogtra SureStim = SureStupid

I have the Dogtra SureStim and LOVE it. I did not buy it thinking that every time the transmitter vibrated the dog received a correction. I bought it because I wanted to make sure I knew when a button was pushed. Collar is very durable, works well, could not ask for better. The vibration of the tran...
by buckwildbirddogs
Wed Sep 07, 2011 5:30 pm
Forum: Hunting
Topic: South Dakota Trip
Replies: 17
Views: 5848

Re: South Dakota Trip

I'm living the dream and hunting both this year! 3 full hunting days in SD and 2 in KS. I guess we are too.. KS daily, NE every other weekend, SD thanksgiving.. :D Unfortunately we are very north east KS (Centralia area) and our bird population is not great. But we do manage to go out to Hays a cou...
by buckwildbirddogs
Wed Sep 07, 2011 5:27 pm
Forum: Hunting
Topic: South Dakota Trip
Replies: 17
Views: 5848

Re: South Dakota Trip

We hunt all over KS and NE every year. This was just an idea for some new scenery and fun. We have hunted in KS and only seen one hen before so our expectations are not high in any state. We have never been asked to produce any certs but the first time I don't have it done will be the day they want ...
by buckwildbirddogs
Tue Sep 06, 2011 5:47 pm
Forum: Hunting
Topic: South Dakota Trip
Replies: 17
Views: 5848

South Dakota Trip

we are starting to plan a hunting trip to South Dakota around thanksgiving. We were wanting opinions on where is a good spot to go?? We are coming from North East Kansas so would prefer not to travel to the northern part of the state if possible. Also what vaccinations, health certs the dogs would n...
by buckwildbirddogs
Tue Mar 22, 2011 7:10 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: What are you driving?
Replies: 55
Views: 12482

Re: What are you driving?

We have an 08 Acadia and 08 Dodge quad cab. Acadia gets 21-22 HWY and 18-19 city. I can fit 2large kennels in the back and still have plenty of room in the middle row for my 6' 2" hubby and all other crap you can think of. OR the middle row folds flat and can fit another couple kennels in the middle...
by buckwildbirddogs
Mon Mar 07, 2011 6:36 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Broken Puppy Leg (femur)
Replies: 18
Views: 12883

Re: Broken Puppy Leg (femur)

they can do amazing things. I'm sure she will do fine. We had some scar tissue that was broken up by daily massages (done by myself). Now you can't even tell. We ran her this fall, it was only a couple months after all pins were removed and she seemed to get pretty sore after about 20-30min in hard ...
by buckwildbirddogs
Sun Mar 06, 2011 9:01 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Broken Puppy Leg (femur)
Replies: 18
Views: 12883

Re: Broken Puppy Leg (femur)

I have some pics of Lexi on our Facebook page. I can't get them to upload on here.

http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/page ... 6377262752
by buckwildbirddogs
Sun Mar 06, 2011 8:33 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Broken Puppy Leg (femur)
Replies: 18
Views: 12883

Re: Broken Puppy Leg (femur)

I don't know if you remember this thread, but the OP might be able to give some advice, from their experience. http://gundogforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=88&t=23320 we had the same thing happen. results are excellent. Our pup broke hers straight through. It was at a 90degree angle and she also ha...
by buckwildbirddogs
Sun Jan 30, 2011 4:37 pm
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: Deworming...how often?
Replies: 5
Views: 1922

Re: Deworming...how often?

we use Heartgard Plus monthly.. then follow up once yearly with Safe-Guard. Used this on 8+ dogs with no problems and no worms.
by buckwildbirddogs
Sun Jan 30, 2011 4:26 pm
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: food survey for thesis
Replies: 56
Views: 21394

Re: food survey for thesis

Diamond Performance
Diamond Extreme Athlete
Diamond High Energy
Diamond Naturals Large Breed Puppy

8 dogs ranging from 6months to 7years
by buckwildbirddogs
Sun Jan 02, 2011 11:53 am
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: Diamond Stink
Replies: 11
Views: 4569

Re: Diamond Stink

we feed all our dogs different versions of the Diamond food and none of them have bad gas or stink. We also free feed all. We fed purina for a long time and had gas problems so we switched to the Diamond. My brother-in-law also feeds Diamond to his GSD with no problems. But they have a Cavelier that...
by buckwildbirddogs
Sun Dec 12, 2010 5:04 pm
Forum: Forum News & Announcements
Topic: GDF CONTEST: CONGRATS: Ricky Ticky Shorthairs
Replies: 200
Views: 278666

Re: GDF CONTEST: Reply ONLY ONCE to Enter

Awesome Idea!! Could really use these DVDs.
by buckwildbirddogs
Sun Nov 28, 2010 3:04 pm
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: Dog Food ?
Replies: 2
Views: 1364

Re: Dog Food ?

we have used the 4health in the past and loved it. Our only problem was our local TSC would not keep enough in stock to meet our demand and I did not like having to switch back and forth every other month or so when they could get it in. That is why we stick with the Diamond now as we know it will b...
by buckwildbirddogs
Thu Nov 11, 2010 8:22 pm
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: diamond food
Replies: 42
Views: 11691

Re: diamond food

We have been feeding Diamond for many years to all our dogs. Never any problems. We use the High Energy all year round. During hunting or times of hard work we mix in the Extreme Athlete with the High Energy half/half. We found that the dogs put on weight too fast with EA only. I have also used the ...
by buckwildbirddogs
Fri Sep 10, 2010 7:42 pm
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: Tetanus in Dogs
Replies: 9
Views: 3702

Re: Tetanus in Dogs

had a lab pup that all of a sudden wouldn't eat but became excessivly thirsty. Then developed an altered gait and finally had a seizure like episode and wouldn't get up. Just very lethargic. No labs or exam came back with any answers. Finally the vet said that he could give him the anti-toxin for te...
by buckwildbirddogs
Thu Sep 09, 2010 7:33 pm
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: Anyone ever have this happen ?
Replies: 11
Views: 4173

Re: Anyone ever have this happen ?

Our female gsp did that. She was not altered. I seriously think she just did it to tick us off. She would be just fine in the house all day long with us..no accidents. As soon as she was put in the kennel she would pee. Even if we took her out every 2hrs. We even treated her too for UTI with no help...
by buckwildbirddogs
Tue Aug 10, 2010 5:40 pm
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: Question Regarding Ivomec - Lab/Heeler Mix
Replies: 7
Views: 4276

Re: Question Regarding Ivomec - Lab/Heeler Mix

tn red wrote:Ive used it on heelers for years never had any problems but they are tough critters :P
thanks, I think we will be safe and will go ahead and try it.
by buckwildbirddogs
Sun Aug 08, 2010 3:52 pm
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: Question Regarding Ivomec - Lab/Heeler Mix
Replies: 7
Views: 4276

Re: Question Regarding Ivomec - Lab/Heeler Mix

so if if its the genetic mutation in the hearding lines that could possibly make her more sensitive to the Ivomec. BUT..since she has tolerated the Heartgaurd Plus with no problem..AND she is half Lab, she may not even have the gene.. Do you think that if I cut the dose down to the 1/10th cc per 20l...
by buckwildbirddogs
Sun Aug 08, 2010 3:05 pm
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: Question Regarding Ivomec - Lab/Heeler Mix
Replies: 7
Views: 4276

Question Regarding Ivomec - Lab/Heeler Mix

I know there are numerous posts on this. And I have searched them all. We will be changing all our dogs from Heartgaurd Plus to Ivermectin paste from TSC. We will be dosing at 1/10th cc per 10lbs (approx 1click for all our dogs at 60lbs). My question is I have come across in the previous posts that ...
by buckwildbirddogs
Fri Jul 16, 2010 10:11 pm
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: What dog food are you using currently?
Replies: 170
Views: 69253

Re: What dog food are you using currently?

In the off season to adult dogs: -- Diamond Maintanence While Training, hunting, trialing to adult dogs: -- Diamond High Protein To pups up to at least 12-16months: -- Diamond Naturals Large Breed Puppy When it gets really cold and dogs won't eat as much, or are working unusually hard and not keepin...
by buckwildbirddogs
Tue Jul 06, 2010 7:53 pm
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: Partial ACL Tear - 7 mo old GSP pup - Question.
Replies: 29
Views: 12983

Re: Partial ACL Tear - 7 mo old GSP pup - Question.

Our GSP broke her leg at 6mo. One thing I learned through all of it was do not wait to go to the specialist. Go there first if available.
We went to our local vet first. And though she was great. We still ended up going to the specialist in the end.
by buckwildbirddogs
Mon Jul 05, 2010 4:19 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Fourth of July Surprise!!!
Replies: 0
Views: 741

Fourth of July Surprise!!!

We had a wonderful surprise late July 3rd. After a difficult breeding Maggie has whelped one healthy liver and white little girl. She is as perfect as can be. Solid liver head and tail with large liver patches inbetween. Although looking at her today she looks like she could be roan. Time will tell....
by buckwildbirddogs
Tue Jun 08, 2010 9:00 pm
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: Fractured Femur
Replies: 41
Views: 10931

Re: Fractured Femur

Well I have great news!!! The bone is healing. No signs of infection in the bone. The bottom two pins were very loose and moving. That is what was thought to be causing all the pain and inflamation in her leg. And possibly causing her decreased appetite. She still had a 103 fever and was thought to ...
by buckwildbirddogs
Mon Jun 07, 2010 8:25 pm
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: Fractured Femur
Replies: 41
Views: 10931

Re: Fractured Femur

well another wrong turn down the road to recovery. on Thursday night I woke up to take her out and noticed she did not want to put any weight on her front paw. We were afraid that she had gotten her paw stuck in the kennel when she streatched out then jerked it back and possibly broke/twisted/sprain...
by buckwildbirddogs
Sun Jun 06, 2010 6:44 pm
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: Water bowl/container ideas needed?
Replies: 6
Views: 2375

Re: Water bowl/container ideas needed?

We use these 25gal tubs from Tractor Supply for swimming. http://www.tractorsupply.com/livestock/livestock-buckets-tubs/tubs/round-tub-25-ga-2229870 And these for the water. http://www.tractorsupply.com/livestock/livestock-buckets-tubs/livestock-feeders/1-3-bushel-feeder-pan-3-gal--2171213 We haven'...
by buckwildbirddogs
Thu Jun 03, 2010 6:58 pm
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: Fractured Femur
Replies: 41
Views: 10931

Re: Fractured Femur

There is a place in Manhattan KS that does the stem cell according to the site. K-State has a procedure that I seen an article come out in the last news letter. Where they put the rod under the skin instead of externally. They are able to leave this rod there for longer periods of time to allow for ...
by buckwildbirddogs
Wed Jun 02, 2010 8:32 pm
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: Fractured Femur
Replies: 41
Views: 10931

Re: Fractured Femur

We rotate her chew toys so she does not get bored with them. But she can not get to them very well as she has a large foam neck brace type collar on and a cone collar on. She seems to prefer the compressed chopped rawhide bones over all others. Don't know why as they are not the basted ones and do n...
by buckwildbirddogs
Wed Jun 02, 2010 6:30 pm
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: Fractured Femur
Replies: 41
Views: 10931

Re: Fractured Femur

No she was not heavy in the beginnig. She was in lean working condition. As we had been running her almost daily getting her ready for her first hunt tests. So -12lbs she looks sickly. The vet is the one that was mostly concerned as they were afraid that if she was not eating she would not be gettin...
by buckwildbirddogs
Tue Jun 01, 2010 7:05 pm
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: Fractured Femur
Replies: 41
Views: 10931

Re: Fractured Femur

She is not taking it well. She has all but quit eating. She is down over 12lbs. Which on a lanky GSP pup looks emaciated. She is on a quality puppy kibble. All she can eat through out the day. I have even started mixing a can of wet puppy food with a couple of cups of the kibble just to entice her t...
by buckwildbirddogs
Thu May 27, 2010 7:17 pm
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: Fractured Femur
Replies: 41
Views: 10931

Re: Fractured Femur

Well she had her first recheck x-ray since the accident. Things are not looking good so far. She has good calus formation on the outside of the leg but in the center of the femur it is not healing. Vet called it a possible non-union. But it is still too soon to tell. They increased her Multi-vitamin...
by buckwildbirddogs
Wed May 19, 2010 4:54 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: Finding a Trainer
Replies: 9
Views: 4753

Re: Finding a Trainer

Dale and Kris Taylor are excellent people. Their dogs are wonderful. One of the top GSPs in NSTRA right now has been trained by them. After talking with him about our pup (which is out of the male he trained) I would not hesitate to send any of our dogs GSP or Britt to him.
by buckwildbirddogs
Tue May 11, 2010 6:35 pm
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: Have You Heard???
Replies: 16
Views: 6721

Re: Have You Heard???

I disagree. If a better quality dog food than what I was feeding came along that was easily available at local grocery stores or retail stores I would consider changing to it. If the price was right and easy to get, and the quality was there. Right now we would have to drive 1hr 45min just to get to...
by buckwildbirddogs
Sun Apr 18, 2010 5:50 pm
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: potty problems
Replies: 11
Views: 3574

Re: potty problems

No need for ER visit IMO. I would stop adding water to the food and really isn't necessary for the canned either. We went through similar s/s with our GSP at that age. Turned out to be a severe UTI. Ended up having to change her food and she was on abx for about a month. But now we have no problems ...
by buckwildbirddogs
Sat Apr 17, 2010 11:56 am
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: Fractured Femur
Replies: 41
Views: 10931

Re: Fractured Femur

Another trip to the vet this am. Some how through the night she managed to get to the bandage and chew through the outer layer. She even had the foam restrictive collar on at all times. So now she has the foam collar and a cone collar on. They rewraped her leg. And sent us on our way. I also picked ...
by buckwildbirddogs
Fri Apr 16, 2010 6:02 pm
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: Fractured Femur
Replies: 41
Views: 10931

Re: Fractured Femur

Yeah she can hear the other dogs out side and just yearns to be out with them. She caught a glimpse of them and went nuts. We really have to be carefull about which doors we take her out of so that the other dogs are out of eyesight. Sorry to confuse you about the chews. She doesn't have all them at...
by buckwildbirddogs
Thu Apr 15, 2010 8:14 pm
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: Fractured Femur
Replies: 41
Views: 10931

Re: Fractured Femur

wow...picked up Lexi tonight. The vet showed me the x-rays and the femur was not just "broke" but the 2 pieces were at a 90degree angle of each other and completly seperate...ouch Lexi is doing wonderful though she has 4pins in place with clamps and a rod to set the bone. There is also a 3in incisio...
by buckwildbirddogs
Wed Apr 14, 2010 7:49 pm
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: Fractured Femur
Replies: 41
Views: 10931

Re: Fractured Femur

Thanks for the advice. She got out of surgery at approx 1pm today. And if all goes well should be home by tomorrow evening. They ended up having to cut through the muscle to set the bone due to excessive swelling. (They were just going to set it by x-ray and then insert the pins). So they said that ...
by buckwildbirddogs
Tue Apr 13, 2010 6:44 pm
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: Fractured Femur
Replies: 41
Views: 10931

Fractured Femur

Sad Sad news today. Our six month old GSP pup Lexi broke her Femur last night. She jumped out of the back of the truck and landed just right. Managed to twist it some how and break the bone clean through. So...a trip to the ER Vet last night for: splinting, morphine inj, penicillin inj, and another ...