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BillGraves

I wish it were snow around here. South Central PA is ice and rain!

BillGraves

I like the pictures this topic might create!

BillGraves

ezzy333 wrote: Much the same as you see Snips at Walnut Hill and Honey run doing with the GSPs.

Ezzy

It's nice to see you put Honey Run in the mix for well bred dogs because that's where my guy is from! Cindy definitely has some good stock!

Bill

BillGraves

Afternoon all,

Just wondering what the protocol for deworming is? Do I wait to suspect it and have to get a vet prescription for it or can I just get it anywhere? What worming meds are recommended? My guy is skinny and just want to make sure.

Bill

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Purnia Pro Plan Performance

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Bossman,

You're right. I have gotten some great advice from this board and that's what keeps me coming back. I am learning so much from browsing and reading up on all different topics. Nothing is finalized yet with a new pup. Still have to get the official word but we're getting there!

Bill

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I had been thinking about a Brit, just for something different...hmmm.

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So we are about 4 weeks in or so with the PPP and we are at 4 cups/day (2 morning, 2 evening) with prozyme and his front ribs are starting to cover up a little bit. No lack of energy (not that he ever had a lack of energy) and poops are more regular and all firm. No loose stool unless I take him out...

BillGraves

Any reason to not have a female (who will get spayed) with a neutered male? I'd like a little smaller GSP if that's the way I end up going.

Bill

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All the time, God is good! Thanks for sharing that story. Sorry for the way it happened but happy for the outcome!

Bill

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I have finally needled my wife enough about getting another dog that she is so very close to saying, "Go ahead" so now I am going to start searching for another buddy to add to the house. I have a 6yr old male GSP and not sure what to get next. I love GSPs, always have, always will. I think they are...

BillGraves

I was trying to teach m boy "up" to get in the truck and it just wasn't working so just out of curiosity once, I said "kennel" and he jumped right in! I've been using that command ever since.

Bill

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My 6-yr old is on 4 cups of PPP and most ribs are showing and that is with Prozyme! Hip bones are very visible as well.

BillGraves

PPP for about 2.5 weeks now and can see improvement in my dog's coat. It is thicker and shinier (thicker because of weather also. He is outside all day and it is pretty cold around here.) He has no lack of energy, but he never really did. He is at 3.5 cups a day and the ribs are starting to not show...

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Well, we're one week in on the PPP only diet (I had a little of the old stuff left and it's finally gone). My boy is still thin but I dropped from 5 cups of Purina One to 3 cups of PPP. I just went up to 3.5 cups/day and we'll see how that goes. I'm thinking I might need a digestive enzyme for him? ...

BillGraves

That's a great story. Thanks for sharing!

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Well, two days so far on the PPP and no adverse reactions. Stool is firm, but there seems to be a lot of it per day. I have him at 3 cups/day and will give it some more time there and see if he adjusts to it. So far so good, but two days is hardly enough to tell anything.

Bill

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I got a bag of PPP and will see how that works. I also want to try TOTW on the pooch when he is finishing up this bag of PPP. I will give an update through the process.

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Thanks,

I picked up a bag of Pro Plan Performance today. Since it is made by Purina and so is the current feed, is there any reason I need to break him in slowly with the new feed? Or is Purina One completely different than Pro Plan?

BillGraves

Diamond foods didn't do well for my boy. Too much gas and loose stools at any amount!

BillGraves

Looking at both of these as possible feeds because at 5 cups/day, Purina One isn't covering my dog's ribs. He is a 6 yr old GSP and is outside all day. He comes in at night to sleep. He is very active and gets run at a farm about 3x/week for at least an hour. Training to hunt and will get him out on...

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I had my boxers on!

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I had a situation like your cat situation just this morning. I let the dog out around 6:30 and went back to bet to lay around for another 1/2 hour or so. 15 min. goes by and I hear the dog barking like crazy and it was more than his "someone is walking by the yard" bark so I go check it out and it i...

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I kind of thought it had something to do with lack of companionship! I will now start making my case to my wife why we should have another dog! Is having a second dog double the expense or is having 2 cheaper/dog in the long run?

Bill

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More information will be requested on this board like what breed, how old, what kind of training, etc. I don't have any advice, but others here will but will need more info.

Bill

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I have a 6 yr old neutered GSP and I think I finally figured out the reason I have a hard time keeping weight on him. He is anxious/nervous or something like that because all he does is pace in the yard. If I am back there with him, he is fine and no problems runs with me, sits next to me, just walk...

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I've been thinking about doing the hit the brakes thing but wasn't sure. I will certainly try that now!

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Gotcha. Now how about how to teach "down"?

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I don't quite know where to start but here goes: My dog paces in the back seat of the truck. I tell him to sit and have to push his butt down to make him sit but 10 seconds later he is back up again pacing. He does this at the house too; just paces from one side of the yard to another. The problem i...

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That's an awesome moment to share! Thanks for posting.

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Anyone know where to find any kind of training bird in York, PA? I have searched craigslist and the internet otherwise and can't find anything really.

Bill

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Turned out pretty well. My buddy's dog pointed one and mine was off on his own searching. My guy just didn't know what he was looking for so when we got one we called him over and let him sniff, lick and mouth it a little bit and then used the fresh kill for training. He went from "Happy timing" to ...

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Well, today was the first day that I was able to get my pooch out hunting. I have been working with him since November of last year when I got him. He is now 6 yrs old and legs a greyhound would envy! My neighbor and I took his GSP and mine out to state gameland in PA and put them to work. He stayed...

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He has been properly introduced and has no gun shyness. Steady on whoa. Just need some birds for him to find!

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Hi All, I have a 6 yr old GSP that has never hunted before. Pheasant season opened here yesterday and a buddy of mine who has a good hunting GSP and I are planning on heading out to the field on Tuesday. I am planning on taking my boy with me. He has not been on birds before and I will have him on a...

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In PA we have deer hunting the entire Grouse season, its just a fact of hunting in PA. The grouse season does close for the two weeks of rifle deer season (you would be crazy to try to hunt a dog in the woods around here then!) You got that right! A lot of times, in the State Game Land anyway, it's...

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I have a pair of Vasque boots that I wear for backpacking and they would do the job for upland hunting as well. Lightweight, super durable and waterproof. I wore them for 4 days backpacking on snow in Aspen and they did wonderfully until I got snow inside the boots! I got them at REI.

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I love the one where they're all pointing at Momma!

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BillGraves wrote:Most folks here would say a Tri-Tronics. I have a sportdog ecollar with a beeper and it has worked wonderfully for me and is not as expensive as the TT.

I stand corrected!

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Most folks here would say a Tri-Tronics. I have a sportdog ecollar with a beeper and it has worked wonderfully for me and is not as expensive as the TT.

BillGraves

Just wanted to share some small victories I've had with my boy the last few weeks because I'm just so excited about it. I got him in Nov as a 5 yr. old that was returned to the breeder. Got him for nothing so I figured, "What the heck, good breeder, good dog, go for it." Anyway, up until this summer...

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North Central Pennsylvania...lot of public ground and the PGC does a great job with their gamelands/grouse....plus one has the tradition and a view of the Grand Canyon of the East. SHHHHHHHHH, don't listen to this guy. There are no grouse in Pennsylvania :wink: It's our state bird for nothin' Bill

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So my .22 rifle will shoot any blank? (most likely?)

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Home Depot? Are you serious?

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Dang. The last picture of that dog is awesome. She is RIPPED!

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Which one of these would be best for starting gun conditioning? I found a 6mm blank at Basspro for 59.99 and 100 blanks were 19.99. I saw a primer pistol at Gander Mt. for 99.99 and I know primers are less expensive. Any opinions?

Bill

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Ezzy,

I agree with you in that water is the fastest way to cool a dog (or a person) down but it is not evaporation in the water, it is conduction. Water is conducting the heat away in the water, when they are out of the water, it is evaporation.

Bill

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Hey Bill I live around York. Ever consider joining NAVHDA because the Keystone chapter holds weekend training clinics 2 times a month. I would also email Greg Fry (deadwooddogs@yahoo.com) our current director of training and he could help you out. I have considered NAVHDA but didn't know if they we...

BillGraves

I live in York, PA.

I also have one of those Show chokers. I guess I wasn't using it right but it seemed to always slip to a low point on the neck.

What about the barking and craziness when he sees rabbits or squirrels?

Bill

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The walks are under control. He has a prong collar on and is not allowed anywhere in front of me or he gets popped. He doesn't still hasn't figured it out though. I take him for regular walks and still he is trying to pull ahead even with a choke or prong collar on. I have also used the e-collar whi...

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