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Thanks Ezzy, will do. I am going to watch some of the dvds I picked up again to refresh myself.

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Cole sounds cool, good luck with him.

Thanks for the encouragement

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I second the 1825

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Yes she has a hunting back ground, father came from windswept in Missouri if I’m not mistaken.

Both parents were bird dogs, but the breeder was more of a duck hunter so they did more retrieving.

she is good on her here command but I need to reinforce it

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well now I get re-wright my christmas list.... thanks a lot... LOL

I assume just start with the basics??

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At what age is it to late to train your dog? I have an almost 2 year old female that I got as a pup with the intentions of training her. Life got busy and I am at a place now where I have more time. Before I start working up to get her in the field, is it to late to make a good bird dog out of her?

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Just curious if anyone has had or has issues with cats trying to get birds from your loft? I have an issue with a few cats in my area that seem to frequent my yard and wanted to make sure before I made a loft that they are secure from those threats.

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The male I that we had, had a similar issue. We would feed and feed him and couldnt keep weight on him. Switched to Annamet performance and he did good. That became to difficult to get in my area at a resonable cost so we went to Diamond EA.... he did good on that as well.

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@Vonz, thats crazy. Is there any way to tell if thats happened? would a vet be able to tell? I would hate for her to come in and me not know it, then some how she ends up with an ooops litter.

@ Cajun, no she is not shy at all. Very outgoing and playful.

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I didnt think about her possibly not being in tact, but want to make sure. Im not planing on breeding her right now, but wanted to make sure there is nothing I should be concerned with and if not when should I start being concerned.

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My female is 14 months old now and still has not went into heat yet. Is this normal?

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Can you find any place in the area that sells Annamaet? It was a good food that the dogs did well on. My male was a hard keeper and it put weight on him like no other food, the availability in my area forced me to switch. I went to Diamond EA and do not regret it one bit. The dogs look great not a l...

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As they said, mix it in slow. My 9 month old has always been on a higher food. We recenlety decided to switch to the EA extreme after running out of what we were feeding. We didn't get a chance to blend out of the old to the new, pup had the runs for several days and was not able to hold it in for l...

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yeah, im going to prob get some of the natural chicken mix. I had to do the extreme because my male is a hard keeper with anything else. THanks for the info and Ill keep you posted, she still has the runs today so well see how it goes over the next few days.

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Ezzy how much do you think I should try? I want to make sure she is getting enough food but she is going almost every hour in her crate so were trying to stay ahead of it now.

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Had to switch feeds for my dog as the Annamet was becoming a slight hassle and non cost efficient. Decided to switch to diamond extreme athlete as it seemed to be similar to the Annamet. My 1 year old seems to be doing ok and actually has less stool. My 9 month old seems to be having a harder time w...

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My wife and I went there 5 years ago for our honeymoon. LOVED it... Will be going back. I recommend doing an all inclusive as the meals can be expensive not to mention free drinks if you drink. We stayed at the Omni and I would highly recommend them.

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Before I switched from EUK petsmart had it listed on there website for a 40lb bag @29.99. Should have seen the managers face when I asked him to match what it said online as it was an "in store only" availability. Needless to say the sale was removed from the site shortly after. Not sure if they wis...

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Also, for me I wish I would have done more research on the training method I was going to use before I got the pup. Books and Videos will help you out. Perfect Start/Perfect Finish to me was one of the better training guides for someone new to gun dogs like myself.

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All is great advice. I agree with the kennel, the one I found to work best was the wire ones with the divider. Had one for me 7 month of Female GSP and its night and day compared to how my 1 year old male did in his large plastic crate. The Kongs and PB are a great tip too, they keep the do occupied...

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Amazing! We could learn a lot from animals.

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Thats what it goes for in my area.

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Didnt work

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I have both PS/PF and Huntsmith I and II, I agree the PS/PF is easier to follow and good for a first timer like myself.

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When is it to late to start your dog on training or send them off to be trained? I have a GSP that is 14 months old and I want to be sure its not to late to work him. I have not really had the time or resources to do so, but am finally getting there. I thought about sending him off, but I wasnt sure...

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You may want try to this thread again, don't think anybody wants to post after seeing those two setups. Very Nice, but I can't believe you didn't go with marble floors and granite counter tops. I hate to see people cut corners when it comes to their animals!! LOL, I agree with you on reposting. I k...

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DonF and crazyboy, thats what my setup looks like now. Pntr, your thread is actually what sparked my interest. I wanted to get some more ideas of what I could do. DGFavor, AMAZING is all I can say. I would love to have a place like that.

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So, I was looking through post and couldn't find one that was specifically for Kennel setups. Kind of like a show what you have kind of thread? Is there one? If not lets start one? I ask this as I am interested in putting up one for my two GSP's and would like some ideas. So, Show me what you got!!!...

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Yeah, I would check TSC in your area. I dont feed that but they have it every time I go in.

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I bought a bag, but took it back once I opened it. The food looked "dirty" and flaky. The ingredients are not bad, and plenty of people on here use it. What I could get that for here I was able to get PPP for the same price, sometimes cheaper. What I like about it is that first ingredient is Chicken...

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mcclinj, how long have you had your pup on it? how much you feeding a day? OP, your dog looks good to me, I am working on getting my pup back to being that full. He looks more like the last one ultra posted on the tailgate. I found a place online (thanks to MC) that has the Annamate Ultra, going to ...

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Ultra...There is not an ounce of fat on that dog in the pic. Yikes! I like a really thin ribby dog but that is too thin. The show dogs are cows, I agree. Trust me, I swear every time my dog loses to a 26" 75# soft dog. Makes me sick. But this dog is the extreme opposite. What do you recommend for a...

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I had him on PPP and didnt seem to take well to it. On the Euk, his stool is less and solid. Evo is to much for what he eats. I have been getting the Euk at a good rate (last 40lb bag for $29.99). I thought about trying raw, but I have not read enough on it.

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I logged on here to get some more info and started to read this thread. Sounded just like what I have been going through. My 1 year old GSP is going through the same thing, he currently eats EUK 30/20 as does my 6 month old. Looks very similar to ultras pup but maybe a little thiner. Did I mention h...

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Well I went the safe guard route and after a week of the same feed amount 3 ups 3xs a day he is putting weight back on. I didnt want to reduce the food again until he put the weight back on. I did as suggested with the 1 inch amount for 5-7 days. Never seen worms in his stool but they did become sol...

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what kind of lead/check cord are you using?

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Im in....

Thanks DOC, very kind of you!

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Wow, I cam only imagine what you're feeling right now. I hope it works out and you find your pup. Keep us posted.

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Well count me in.

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Deworming is always the answer from the client but 95% of the time it is truly not due to worms. I can't tell you how many times dogs have been dewormed 6 times or more before the person tries to just go with more calories or just a better food and, viola, the dog starts to put weight on. A teenage...

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Ok my advice has little to do with the problem, but somthing else you said. You stated that you were trying to get the birds back alive so that you could replant them..... My limited experience with pen raised quail has been that if you replant a bird that has been caught the dog is going to catch ...

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From what I've read he is chasing and grabbing birds. Quail are easy to catch. He should only be working on hard flying pigeon in my opinion. If he's not holding his point he needs to be on a checkcord.Do whatever you need to do to stop this grabbing of birds. I had him in a check cord but let him ...

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From what I've read he is chasing and grabbing birds. Quail are easy to catch. He should only be working on hard flying pigeon in my opinion. If he's not holding his point he needs to be on a checkcord.Do whatever you need to do to stop this grabbing of birds. I had him in a check cord but let him ...

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Question: Are you calling the dog to you, or reeling him in.... and then grabbing the bird immediately? If so, I would suggest you let him parade around with the bird in his mouth (as long as he's not trying to eat it) and pet him and praise him for a while with the bird in his mouth. Then, after s...

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Vonzeppelinkennels wrote:Take hold of the skin between his hind quarters & stomach & lift up,they will normally spit out what ever there holding & look around to your hand.

ok, ill try that this week. going to work on retrieving with the frozen bird which im sure he will try to keep.

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Vonzeppelinkennels wrote:Did you try what I suggested above??

I thought I was doing that by squeezing or putting pressure there?? Was that not what I should do?

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well it happened....took him out on some training quail today and he was able to get a hold of one and would not release it. I tried everything I could think of at the time which was pressure by his hips, his gums in teeth, and trying to put my fingers towards the socket of his jaw to pry it open. N...

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My son found the novice toy I setup for our dog when I first got him of the wing on a string. My dog ended up getting it before my son could get it from him and he did not want to let go. I tried everything I knew to get him to release the wing but he would not budge. This concerned me as I dont kno...

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Thanks for the feed back... Im going to start with the cookie sheet to see if that helps since he eats so quickly. The food he gets is Eukanuba Performance blend that is 30/20. We have always had an issue keeping weight on him and a reason I have switched his food a couple of times. Im thinking I ma...

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So my GSP just turned 1 roughly 10 days ago. We have him on Eukanuba Performance as we had trouble with PPP keeping weight on him. Well when we switched he was doing good with 2 cups 2x's a day. Since its summer we let him stay out side more often and I noticed he was starting to look to thin, I dec...

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