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I know i have to be driving people crazy

.. but we have 13 days left for our new GSP pup to fly in (jersey is her name)..cant wait either, we should have a blog on here soley for members that are expecting or just got a new bird dog/pup and for photos of them

..!!

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Here in CANADA its unreal..last night around 1130pm i heard a loud bang..it was our pool stairs we store on the back deck for the winter..they are tarped and blew almost all the way off the deck, pool cover is gone!! so the pool is wide open full of snow and ice!! i couldnt even open the back door t...

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I looked very hard at both these breeds for my first dog. I am getting a setter pup here in about 4 weeks. I have no reason for sharing this other than it feels good to say that I am getting my first pup in 4 weeks. :D I feel like a kid waiting for Christmas!!!!!! Congrats..your first pup wow you a...

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Robbie my wife thinks you are right about the dork part. I think she said something like " I swear if I here the word puppy one more time I am going to **@#^(*)(!)_!_!__!*^^%&%^ your arz and send you to the #**&$#** dog house yourself! Other than that she is a real sweetheart! :twisted: Well i thin...

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ezzy333 wrote:Check with me Ruth and I might have a pup for you next year if you are interested.

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Sounds good!! i will definitely do that ezzy..keep me updated and any info that could help us out just send it to me anytime..thanks..ruth

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Ruth, I have no specfic bloodline that I think is better but I would probably go with some of the smaller dogs such as the Beans Blaze dogs. The pic you see of my two are that breeding and I love the size and he little smoother coats. I think that would be a great choice as it would fill the bill f...

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Ruth, Yeah I have found the Brit to be pretty much the ideal dog for the family. I have had several GSPs, a couple of English setters, two Irish Setters, a pointer, a vizsla, two Labs, and a hundred Brits. Plus a few toy terriers and quite a few Dobes and a few mixed breeds plus a Staffordshire. I ...

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GUNDOGS, Ruth there are many different ways to train and sometimes this depends on just where you the trainer/owner are located, and your state game laws. Here in the mountains of Pa we have enough wild Grouse, and the laws are such that we a can train our dogs on wild birds, then final finish with...

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Thanks for sharing ezzy!!!..love that britt pup pic too..is brittany your breed of choice, have you ever had shorthairs?...ruth

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Ruth, I would really rather not try and speak for somebody else, and I cannot state things any different or any better than Ezzy did. It is really not that big of a deal anyway, I was just agreeing with a comment the other poster made because I was thinking the same thing. But it's all good :) Char...

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WOW..nice pics thanks for sharing norther cajun..shes nice..i bet even nicer to see her on point in the field too!!...ruth

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Ruth, I don't believe you intentionally twisted Ezzy's words around, but rather, was taking what he was saying to mean something different, and it wasn't only you. While reading the different posts, I was sitting hear thinking, that is not what he said!! It happens a lot and has happened to me many...

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Ezzy I am one of the few that had read through your posts and understands what you said, others have really warped your words. +1. It boggles my mind how things posted can get so twisted around by people. Charlie just to be clear about something ..are you saying I have warped words or twisted words...

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nice pics jenna!! does he have Tomoka or Bozeann's mosley in his lines?

...ruth

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Ruth, The thing you are not seeing in all this is that people view things differently. I raise these pups and feel they are part of me. I sold all 10 out of the last litter to very nice and kind people. Most keep in great touch the first year them nothing sense. I emailed several of them after the ...

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I am the one usually needing the input so believe me i dont know as much as the others on here but our GSP when he was about 7 months old was a "boot polisher" as they called him...we went to a training seminar with him to work on some issues and i will tell you what they told us and in time it work...

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Just to make something clear to some of the newer members. I have had Brits for over 40 years and have raised a lot of litters during that time and not a single dog that I am aware of has gone to a shelter or a rescue and none have been sold with any more than a hand shake. I have taken several bac...

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I am sticking to what i have said all along!!...i transport rescue dogs every week for high kill shelter, humane societies and rescue groups..ITS UNACCEPTABLE..those dogs are not there for the most part because of their family member dying ,having surgery and no longer able to care for them ect that...

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Hi phoenix, i was just wondering how the dog is doing..any updates?..hope things have gotten better!!.....ruth

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Hi welcome to the forum..there is unlimited amount of info on here just pick threw what works for you and you will be all set!!..take a look at my post "wild bird or pigeons for training" under the training heading..you might get some good info there too..

...ruth

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THANKS for the info, lots to think about..if you do prefer penraised birds is there a certain kind of bird that you prefer besides pigeons?..does anyone put phez or quail scent on pigeons?....ruth

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Its really fairly easy. Maybe someone around home or friends can help you understand. You can download Paint.net for a free simple photo editor, play with it and learn to resize your photos to 800 x 600 Pixels per inch (PPI).... Create a free photobucket account and use the "upload now" link at top...

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I just had a look..NICE!!..i love looking at litters especially ones with those markings..they remind me of little cows

..maybe thats why we are naming our new GSP "jersey"

....ruth

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Any East Coast vet will tell you more than 50% of his/her patients have disorders or other problems linked to obesity Not only the patients - but their owners too!!!! :lol: I would wager abouve 50% in the owners, in my area for sure! :P UH OH, so me and my dog shouldnt be goin for a doughnut and co...

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Congrats!! post pics when you get him or if the breeder sends you pics..i know the feeling we are gettin a female GSP in a few weeks..we can't wait either!!....ruth

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Sorry what :? .. :? ..thats why i havent been able to do it cause those instructions are another lanuage to me :roll: ...i guess i will just enjoy lookin at others photos :twisted: ...stop laughin at me guys :lol: ....ruth I would like it but first i would like to be able to figure out how to get th...

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Puppy breath and razor blade teeth!!!..love it!!!...shes a nice pup..how is she sleeping at night?..and yes shaking a toy is normal shes just "killing it"..our GSP ruger did it to wings when he played with them at 7 weeks old but grew out of it no biggie!!....ruth

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I would like it but first i would like to be able to figure out how to get them on here!!!!!!

.. ive tried but cant do it.. some pics on here are HUGE and cant see them..i read directions on photo bucket or somethin and STILL DONT GET IT :roll: ....ruth

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Hi andrea, sorry for your post going off topic..but i will tell you that its hit or miss with customs going across..some will ask for the rabies certificate which if its a 1 year booster has to be dated within that year and also if its the 3 year than dated within 3 years..also the health booklet sh...

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Ezzy, i see what you are saying..you are taking full responsibility for the dog you purchase with no expectations from the person who bred your dog..i dont think your beliefs "show your age" alot of people all ages feel the same way!!..that is the joy of having such a wide variety of breeders to cho...

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I could have probably just included this in my training question of ecollar or no ecollar use for training but anyway..I have heard bird dog owners have such differences of opinions when it comes to birds used for training..i will tell you i like pigeons for training a young dog and i like controlle...

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Ruth - I work with pointers...usually pretty hard charging ones. Most that I have worked with are pretty tough and resilient, but the last couple have been pretty soft, by pointer standards. A dog with a soft temperament requires gentle but firm hands and positive reinforment. I do use an e-collar ...

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In the big scheme of things the dog is always the breeders dog they might not own it but they did produce it and we all expect breeders to take dogs back so they don't end up in rescue so if we expect them to do that why can't they expect you to register the dog with their kennel name? I don't expe...

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..when i was in school they said straw carries sarcoptic mange and is not recommended for use in dog houses ect and lime was dangerous for people to handle.. Ruth that isn't true. Straw is just an oat stem and plants do not have mange. And most of our country roads in the midwest are lime as well a...

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Thanks for sharing the pics!! i can never see enough pics of shorthairs doin their thing

.....ruth

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Shoulda said... puppies are 5 weeks old. theres always different info and opinions out there..you just have to pick which one to go with....i mean my mom worked at windsor raceway for 33 years here in canada as a groomer/trainer and of course you use straw for the stalls and lime as well..when i wa...

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Neil, I've used both pine and cedar for the dogs and never had a problem and I have used pine for puppies back some years but I know there are the phenols that some thought were harmful but have never heard of a case where it actually ws. Still don't feel comfortable telling Rob there is no problem...

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[quote="ezzy333"]I've heard this abouut Cedar but not a big problem wih pine. Ezzy[/quote Yes it is in pine as well according to my notes i still have...ive been searching threw it trying to get more info (it was in 1996 i graduated)...one of the studies i found was in 1991 by Debbie Ducommun and th...

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BRUSH BUSTIN SPORTING DOGS.. theres a lot of things i dont know about and i need advice on but animal nutrition, husbandry, surgery procedures, ect i know a bit about as it is what i went to college for (animal care aide)..anyway one of the issues discussed even back then was the debate of using woo...

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Ok, i see what you are saying ..the issue i have is we live about a half an hour from the CANADIAN/U.S border and frequently go over to the US to michigan and ohio to hunt and its a pain going over as it is because we cant even bring our own dog food :evil: ..so we have to buy it over in the US and ...

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Its been a while since we had a bird dog pup around..with our GSP ruger we started using the tri-tronics ecollar when he was about 5 months and honestly hardly ever had to use it..we had 2 setters for training as well and they were about 7 months when we started them on the collar and had to use it ...

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Mcbosco is talking about the theory that is being practised today of less vacinations especially in the older dog where in the past we have given booster shots and such. There is some truth I think that our dogs have been vaccinated more than necessary but the downside was almost non existant so we...

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So glad to hear your family is all safe..take care!!....ruth and brian

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I agree..it was too much control..but i really dont mind if the breeder wants their name first on the reg it is quite common here in canada as well..i think its not a bad idea really seeing as if you look at a pedigree you can notice a dog right away by the kennel name..such as cajun..one breeder w...

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I have always believed ground conditions of the birds play a role in the scent and we have some hunting partners that hunt ptarmigan and swear they are the strongest smellin bird but absolutely the toughest to bag!!...ruth

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I agree with the above..at 7 weeks that pup just needs to be played with, begin house training, crate training and build confidence.. socialization and havin fun is the key!! the more you expose your pup to the better it will handle situations..weve trained a few dogs but no where near the amount of...

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...ruth

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I find it so interesting that so many of you are against the breeder choosing the name or requiring that their kennel name be on the puppy. I understand where you're coming from, just never thought of it that way, as I grew up in the conformation world, and having the breeder name the dog and havin...

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Not an addiction. I can quit when ever I want to. Why would I want to quit? I need to get another dog is all. Piper is 10. I need to get and train another dog. It is not an addiction. I've got a line on some good litters. I know I can quit when ever I want. I've got enough money hidden in my boots ...

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I find it so interesting that so many of you are against the breeder choosing the name or requiring that their kennel name be on the puppy. I understand where you're coming from, just never thought of it that way, as I grew up in the conformation world, and having the breeder name the dog and havin...

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