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It's been a lot longer for him to get back to normal than most thought but he is looking so much better now. His limp is almost totally gone. Now that he's got or had the viris would the annual shot for Lyme help any. Talked to a few that suggested it but if lyme D is in the system not sure how that...

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I definitly will continue the 30 day dose, hopefully that will clear it up. I talked to the Vet yesterday and she wants him back for Xrays at 140.00. I have poked and proded trying to get a reaction and found nothing and she did also on the initial visit. I'm going give it another week before we go ...

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Just a quick follow up on the prognosses. He did test positive for lyme and is currently taking a 30 day regiment of Doxycycline. He has been on this for approx. 4 days and while his lameness is I think improving he still has a noticable limp. How long on average does it take for these sypmtoms to g...

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Going to take him in tomorrow. If it is Lyme D. hopefully I didn't wait to long to get him some treatment. Thx for your response.

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Wondering how long to wait before taking him to the vet. About 5 days prior he started favoring his right rear leg and that seemed to be getting better then 2 days ago he started limping on the right front. Doesn't seem to be getting any worse or better but we have been trying to keep him quiet and ...

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He has not shown any aggression at all to this point, so thats not the issue with him. I think Mc bosco is right about more women are qiucker to have it done then men. My wife and sister would have it done already but that's not going to happen anytime soon. I want to wait until he is fully mature a...

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Greg, You could be on to it because he does like to chew up sticks in the yard. That could be what is going on. Wondering about that snack later on in the evening, thats surely worth a try.
Thanks for all the comments. Good to have a place to share info. and hopefully healthy,happy dogs. John

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At some point I will probably get my 1year old GSP nuetered. That said other than the obvious what are the pros or cons that go along with that decisions. The wife thinks it will calm him down allthough I think at this point he is still young. I sure don't want to cut down on his hunting drive. My o...

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That's what I'm leaning toward. possibly a piece of a blanket or part of a toy. If thats the case he could have something in there that won't go either way. But this is the second morning he has NOT had his gagging fit. So hopefully this whatever is things are getting better. Just hate to run him to...

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It's possible but not probable that he got into any dead animals.He stays in the house and When he is outside other than in the kennel he is with me running around. Having said that I always wonder what the heck he may have gotten into even in the house. He loves to eat tissues and god only knows wh...

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Terry, Thanks for sharing the information. I'm sure it's hard to write about just bringing back bad memory's. Hopefully this will pass and he doesn't have anything to serious. Sounds like they didn't pin down the exact cause for your dogs passing. What ever the reason it's never good, thanks again f...

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Also wondering what test is done to test kidney function ?

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Terry how old was your GSP when you lost her ? Did she show any other signs of being sick ?
I'm thinking if if he shows no other symtoms I will watch it for a week or two. My 1 year old seems healthy and still has way to much energy.
Hopefully he has the same issue as Bosco and it's not to serious.

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The last few days My GSP has been gagging in the mornings and finally throwing up a small amount of yellow bile. Not sure what is causing it. He seems healthy and has plenty of energy. His stool is normal. Just that he has his little spell in the morning and is fine after that. Anyone have a similer...

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It happens, my gsp was running threw a field a couple weeks ago and I heard the hit. It slammed into a wire fence. Not sure what the name for it is. It's just 4 inch squares but not barbed. I think if it would have been barbed wire it would have been ugly.

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Without anymore facts than provided I call BS. No Vet. Name,No Breeder Name. Hard to argue facts although many (lawyers)try. If my Vet needed to put my year old dog down there better be a comprihensive report filled out on file.

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Thanks for the advice, My Gsp is 9 months and it sounds like we should wait for maybe next spring/summer to start that project.

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How old is a good age to introduce force fetch training ? I'm sure it varies to some degree with different breeds and maturity. Just wondering whats the average age.

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Unfortunatly, In my area of va we don't have anything other than ducks and geese. Unless I take him to a game farm doves are it. Years ago the grouse population was good but anymore you can walk all day and maybe flush one.

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Need training advice, My 9 month old GSP went out on his first Dove hunt yesterday. I think things went fairly well for his age. I took him to a place that was not crowded and thing were very controlled. After a dove was shot he was sent to retrieve it and everything was good so far. When he located...

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Interesting, My buddys lab would not pick up doves but would retrieve anything else. He said the the dogs first dove retrieve was his last. After that he would find it and stand over it but would not pick it up. I hope this weekend I don't run into that problem. The squirt water bottle suggestion so...

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I plan on taking mine out for the first time on Sat. But it will be a small place 4 guns total. They all know about my pup and won't get to crazy with the gun fire. I wouldn't take him to a large field first time out. I think my dog would be bouncing off the walls.

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Seems like even though he was half the size of his litter mates he has caught back up. I wieghed him yesterday and he's 50 lbs. I have no idea how big his brothers and sisters are. It would be interesting to find out. I would guess he has some more growing left at 9 months. Originally I thought he w...

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The last post got me wondering. My 9 month old GSP is about 48 pounds. He was the "runt" of the litter. Is that light for his age or has he caught up as he got older ? Not that it makes much difference I was just wondering what the average weight of a 9 month old GSP.

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I think I was in your shoes awhile back. Of the choices I had of the litter one was the runt. After checking around the best I could we took the runt and couldn't be happier. He is nine months old and coming along nicely. From the responses on here it doesn't seem like a big a deal as I made it. Goo...

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Thanks for your comments. I was pretty sure it wasn't a good thing. Getting some objective thoughts sorta validates it.

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We have a 8 month ols Gsp pup, he is coming along great. The wife looked at me the other day and said lets get some chickens and my first thought was, train wreck waiting to happen. But I figured it wouldn't hurt to ask and see if anyone has /had experiance with raising chickens and a bird dog toget...

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I have somewhat the same issues with my GSP being only 8 months I hesitate to get on him to much. As with you, my dog does great with his commands and the bumper retrieve goes well. When I get a frozen dove out, hide it, and bring him in downwind and say the words "dead bird" he is all about finding...

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It's difficult for me to make sure I'm sending the right signals and not confusing him. We will work hard with th check cord and hopefully the light will go on. He loves to find the bird and after that he just nibbles at the feathers. Unfortunatly, here in Va we have no wild "classic" birds to hunt....

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I plan on taking my 9 month old GSP dove hunting next month. All I want is for him to locate and retrieve dead birds. We have been working on retrieving bumpers and that is going well but this weekend I shot a few pegions out of a barn and tried to get him to retrieve them and that didn't go well. S...

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Just a follow up on my GSP. It has been about a week or a little more and he appears to be fine. No limping or holding that leg off the ground. Still not sure what was bohering him but looks good now. Thanks for your comments.

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Those are some super kennels. Very Nice !

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Thinking about building a little 10x10 or 5 x20 run for the dog. Looking for any info on good materials like fencing and hardware. I would think maybe 6 ft. high would be enough but not sure. Also wondering about coated wire and what is the best gauge to get ? For the ground I was thinking about buy...

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I hope that's not the case with lymes. I keep the frontline on him and so far we've done pretty good with the ticks.I think/hope this is one of those minor things that just happens with activity and slowly heals with time.

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Joy professional 24/18, 50# 24.00 at the local feed store in Va.

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When it first started I thought he has a thorn or sticker in his foot. I have looked and looked seeing nothing obvious. I think its got to be something minor in his lower leg or pad. Puzzling stuff, If it doesn't get anyworse I'm going to give it another week before we make a trip to the Vet.

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I'm really beginning to think he has a problem with the pad on his right foot. I can't get any reaction out of him when I touch it but there is some cracking in the pad that looks a little deeper in the middle pad if that makes sense.I'm not sure what healthy pads are supposed to look like. He has s...

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He gets fed a brand called JOY high performance 24/18. What is Pano ? Is it something to do with the pads ? I wondered if his pad on his right front is just irratated for some reason. So far he has not gotten any better or worse. I can't get any reaction from him if I touch/sqeeze or push on any are...

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My 7 month Gsp has been favoring his front leg for lack of a better discription. He has been playing very rough with a friends dog. They fly around jumping all over each other doing flips and tripping each other up just having a ball. When they play you would never know he has a problem. He never ye...

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Sounds like I may have to rethink this and get on him about it. Thanks for the comments

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Also, ref the E collar comment for deer. I did the same thing when he was chasing deer and that has stopped. Now I am working on bear. Last week we had a bear walk threw the yard and after he was gone I let him out. Sure enough he was on the scent.When he started to trail him I bumped him pretty goo...

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He is intact and just to add a little more clarification we walk with and without the lead. When we get on the hard surface with traffic I have him on the gentle leader which has been the best thing sense sliced bread. When we head of to more remote areas he has a E collar. When he is on the leader ...

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It's interesting when he is around the house he still squats to pee about 3/4 of the time. If we are out on a walk he trys to pee on everything even if he can't. He is very laid back dog and easy going. He hasn't showed much dominance stuff yet but that may be coming. We have had him around other do...

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All of a sudden in the last few days my 7 month old GSP has found the need to pee on everything. We go out on a walk and he tries to mark every bush/mailbox post/trash can you name it. Is this normal stuff and will it slow down at some point ?

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Any information on here is free and not gospel , so take for what it's worth.
Just folks sharing info about a topic they have in common. Good luck finding a free website that fills all your expectations.

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My pup loves them. I can't go to the fridge without him following me.

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This is my first GSP and so far he has got to be one of the smartest trainable dogs I have owned. He loves to hunt and he picks thing up very fast. Maybe all GSP.s are like this. I have no experience training dogs but he just seems to get it. He is fed well and gets plenty of exercise but the in-jus...

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I'm not a expert on training dogs with or without E collars but the short time I have used one has been a pleasure. I rarely need to bump him with a shock and usually the vibrate option is all that is needed to correct his ADHD. If he feels that collar vibrate he knows I'm trying to tell him somethi...

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I agree with you on feeding with water. I'm going to switch to AM/PM. 1.5 cups each time for a total of three cups per day. As it gets cold bump it up a bit. Thanks for the comments.

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Curious to find out when and how much folks are feeding. My 7 month old GSP has been feed 1 cup three times per day so far per the manufactures instructions. He is 47 lbs and not over wieght at all. At some point I'm not sure I will switch to morning and evening. I've talked with some dog owners who...

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