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txgsp

Not sure I'd shoot a dog either, especially on my own behalf...guess if it got that out of control more than once maybe and certainly if he went freaking Cujo on my a$$. Attacking somebody else..ESPECIALLY a child..in a heart beat. A dog genuinely attacking my dog having not been provoked by my dog...

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Get some professional help. These things escalate quickly on the internet. Most aggression with dogs in general is not primarily dominance related, "aggression" as described is usually not needed in the dog world. This aggression is possessive and place, and had you identified it early on when the ...

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I appreciate everyone's advice thus far. I only have the e-collar on him when we hunt or when I let him off leash in the park, etc. As far as going back and forth to my mom's... It isn't that often. Maybe once every week or two. I lived there for a while with him, s he loves going over there. But pe...

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Perhaps I should be more clear.... This is not an every day occurrence. He is being a brat and I am looking for pointers as to how to break him of it. I will make sure there aren't any health issues, but I will not even think about putting this dog down.

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Giving him away or kenneling him outside is not going to happen. Would using his e-collar outside/inside be effective? Leave it on him all the time and work with him on obedience on a consistent basis with his e-collar as reinforcement? This would present a control tactic if he decides to get cranky...

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I could easily recreate the situation. It happens when he really doesn't want to do something (go outside) or when he is protecting something (toy in his mouth, his bed, etc.) It is confusing because before 6-8 months ago, he never did anything like this. I do take him to day care 3 times a week and...

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It's not so much making me nervous as it does when he stays at my moms if I am out of town. It's like he is totally defiant and being a butt head when he doesn't get his way. I am not really sure how to take back control when he is doing it though. Under the kitchen table makes sense, but when he go...

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Hey all. I have a 4 year old GSP who has been showing serious defiance and agressive behavior over the past 6-8 months. 90% of the time, he is an angel. Over the course of the past couple of months, he has gotten really aggressive and defiant at specific times. Situations such as: when he doesn't wa...

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Alright, so long story short... Went hunting last weekend in Schulenburg to shoot some dove. My 3 year old GSP was fine all week until Wednesday night I noticed he had a bump on his right shoulder. I moved the hair around and it looked like a little puncture wound or a sting mark. Since I live in an...

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MikeB wrote:TXGSP,

Is this for food the vet recommended... http://products.royalcanin.us/products/ ... Animal=Dog

Yessir, that is it. I may get a small bag and see how he likes it. Any experience with it?

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I'm sure the vet's choice had NOTHING to do with the fact that RC reps have been pounding on clinic doors like crazy for the past couple of months. Even moreso if it was Banfield. RC and Hill's have been integrating therapeutic nutrition into their consumer side for a few months now and RC is about...

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I went ahead and went to the vet this evening to get a fecal test done. Everything was negative but she gave me some antibiotics to help clear anything up in his GI tract that the test didn't catch. Also gave me seem pills to help with the diarrhea and some flora to sprinkle on his food. She also sa...

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Should I run the dewormer, then start switching foods? Or do them simultaneously?

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Okay so here is the update.... For several days after starting the yogurt and reducing the feed, he started doing better. His stools started to harden up. Now, its worse than its ever been. I am thinking he just doesn't agree with this food. Maybe he is allergic to something in it? I don't know. He ...

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So far my GSP has done well with the reduction in food amount. He is hungry both times when he eats which is good. He obviously loves the yogurt in the food. His stools has started to harden up and have gotten better each day. Hopefully it continues! How long should I feed the yogurt for do yall thi...

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Okay so I fed him two cups tonight with some Activa mixed in. Hope it helps him out! Thanks yall.

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txgsp, The question is how much are you feeding the dog per day? With the new Blue Buffalo food are you portion feeding or free feeding? I feed him 3 cups in the morning and 3 cups at night. He sometimes eats it all and sometimes doesn't. He's not around his food all day so it's not free feeding. M...

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Hey guys.... So long story short, I have a 2 year old GSP. He's never been a huge eater, mainly grazes. Anyways, I fed him purina pro plan for a while but he never seemed to like it. He did at first but it seemed like he got tired of it. So after some investigation, I looked into feeding a higher qu...

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On edit- send me a PM if you have any information about him. It would be much appreciated.

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Hey guys and gals, Has anyone heard or used Harlen Winter with Winter Kennels in Burnet, TX? I am thinking about sending Tucker there to be finished up before the season. He has been training for 46 years and over 2,800 dogs, so he is obviously experienced. He was also recommended to me by a well kn...

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Thanks for all the good replies guys. I now know that doing some in-house obedience training will not have any negative effect on his hunting abilities. Time to get cracking I guess

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Oh and also, he is absolutely crate trained already. At what age do GSP usually start calming down and hanging around the house without going nuts?

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If the dog is a year and half old and full of restless energy around the house maybe he needs more exercise? From your tagline, you're going to school in Houston, and I know it can be tough to get a bird dog out in a big city like that. We used to take our Brittany over to the Rice Campus, but that...

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Okay great, I just don't want to do anything to adversely affect his hunting obedience. Keep the advice comin'!

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Alright so I have a question.. My GSP is a year and half and I love him to death. My only complaint is that he is very high strung to the point where he won't even calm down when he is walking around the house. Always sniffing around, curious, etc. It doesn't really bother me but it is a nuisance fo...

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Check his nails too. My GSP got his nails clipped too short and then dug on some hard ground in my backyard. His nails were all the way down to the quick on two of his toes and he could hardly walk on his leg for over a week.

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I know I have suggested them to your before, but Anderson Ranch Gun Dogs in Decatur is where my Tucker got trained for 2 months. I think they did a great job and I will eventually send him back to finish him up.

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Sorry, when I said covey, I meant a group of quail bedded down together in a thick bush area. Didn't mean nesting area. My bad.

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I am really happy with how Tucker did this weekend. He pointed at least 10 birds and busted 2 coveys. He had a hard time though because the winds were 20+ mph, so he was having some trouble tracking exactly where the scent was. All in all, I am happy with how he did. I will post some pictures asap. ...

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Hey y'all- I don't post much around here, kind of just read around and absorb all the knowledge. I am taking my GSP on our first hunt ever this Wednesday in Columbus, TX out at a hunting preserve. I know it won't be as good as wild birds, but I am really excited none the less. He was trained this su...

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My GSP just turned one and he's only 48 lbs.

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I always try to keep my GSP off the furniture, especially when I go home to my mom's house. He knows when to get off, however, he loves taking naps on my bed. I try to get him off and then he gives me this face.. How could I say no?

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My dog goes nuts for ice. If he hears you in the freezer, he goes crazy. Also if you shake ice in your cup, he will come right up to you and sit and stare at you.

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I have had the 12 ga. Yildiz since Christmas and love it. I have put 200 rounds through it and the only shells to hang the ejectors have been Remington. Winchester spent shells fly back about 12 feet. I haven't had any problems with my 20 ga. But seriously, the shell ejector is on steroids, so watc...

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romeo212000 wrote:Depends on the line and the parents. You will be very pleased with them when Todd and Stacey are done with them.

I'm glad to hear that. My girlfriend just went out there this past weekend and visited him. They said he's doing well. I can't wait to get him back at the end of July.

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Since I am in Spain studying abroad now, I have Tucker, my 9.5 month old GSP at Anderson Ranch Gun Dogs in Decatur, TX getting trained for the 2 months I'm gone. I was just thinking about how much he's grown, so now I'm curious.. How big is your GSP full grown? I think Tucker is at about 42 lbs. rig...

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Hopefully the dog can find its way home. I found a chocolate lab in my yard 6 months ago and took her to the vet. They scanned her and called the family. Luckily the family was in town visiting and the dog had gotten out the night before. They were planning on leaving that day, but I was able to get...

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Dang, sorry to hear about that. Hopefully he recovers quickly and glad yall caught it soon.

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I have a Yildiz O/U 20 ga. and its awesome. Can't beat the price and the look..

Maybe check your local pawn shops. Sometimes they will get some nice shotguns in for pretty good prices.

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Man, seeing your pups like that is terrible. I hope they have a speedy recovery and no other side effects... I can barely look at those pictures.

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Dropped him by the vet this morning. Just irritation from his quick of his nails. He's already getting better. Just pain meds and time.

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I may just take him in to the vet in the morning to be sure. Although, I must say that he's got the whole 3 legged running thing down haha

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So yall don't think that it could just be the quick of his nail showing through??

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The only time he really gets jumpy or reacts is when I touch the tips of his paws or squeeze the middle two toes. It seems like the tips are really sensitive on that paw.

Bending his elbow, etc. is not problem for him.

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Alright so long story short, I got home last night and my 8 month old GSP wasn't putting any weight on his front left paw. He wasn't whining or sitting around sulking. He was kind of just going about his business and limping around everywhere. I am thinking it is one of two things: 1) he went to the...

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Well I'm a male and I'm 21 and from Houston but I go to school at TCU in Fort Worth. I mostly deer hunt, however, I love to dove hunt and now I'm going to start doing a lot more quail and pheasant since I got Tucker, my 8 month old German shorthair. I got him right before Christmas as a surprise pre...

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I actually made a mistake, I meant to say that I have him on a check cord, not lead. Its like he knows that he should listen with the check cord on him but as soon as it comes off, he knows that he can run off I won't be able to pull him in and get his attention...

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Hey yall, Right now my GSP, Tucker, is 7.5 months old. He knows the general obedience commands but sometimes he just doesn't want to listen, especially on "come". I have been working with him on a lead and pulling him in when I give the command. When he's on the lead, he comes every time, even witho...

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I'm hoping its because he thinks there are birds in there/got some out of there. I probably need to trim the bushes anyways so I am going to go ahead and do that over spring break next week. I think he will eventually learn to stop when I tell him to. Maybe when he decides to listen to me and not ha...

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Yeah I really don't understand his fascination with them. I really do think he does it to annoy me because he sits there and barks and as soon as I approach him, he runs off because he knows he shouldn't be doing it.

I'm close to just taking clippers to the bushes and pruning the heck out of them.

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