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I looked all over for a battery for one of my 2 G3 receivers. Finally decided they don't sell them anymore. Fortunately I found Lake City Feed and Seed in Lake City, MI. They rebuild the G3 batteries for $35 + $5 shipping. Am sending my battery today. If it doesn't work out, I'll post that info. Spike

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Hi Luvthemud, Thanks for the reply and for your experience. I have had a bunch of dogs over the years (I'm an old guy) and for my second pair of Brits, I did the home-made food thing. So I know where you're coming from with the observation of "messy," and I also understand, "I will never do it again...

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I go to a park to run my dogs and know a lot of the folks/dogs there. There's a German Shepard that's had all sorts of problems but now looks and moves great. The owner says she's changed to Halshan premium raw food (locally produced and frozen). This dog runs about 10% of what my dogs do but it's h...

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I vaccinated my dogs myself. No bad reactions.

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I just found this article in my American Hunter. It's probably old news here but I found it both interesting and confirmation of the "dogs need fat for endurance" concept.

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I found this blurb about grapes... Spike

PS, here's the link: http://www.ivis.org/advances/knight2/Vi ... r.asp?LA=1

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Went to the other thread and read the posts. This seems to be a different story that the vet told me. He said that about one out of 250 dogs get a bump if the vaccine is given correctly, that it's not a problem and that the bump goes away. The "trick" is to not get any of the vaccine in the muscle o...

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I bought rattlesnake vaccine for my dogs from a vet & gave the shots myself. Got needles and vials of vaccine for $30/shot. It takes 2 shots ~3 weeks apart to confer immunity. I just noticed that the Vaccination Station offers rattlesnake vaccinations for $30/shot. Don't know if this is something th...

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All, This may be old news to some or most of you but I discovered a kind of "trick" that helped me control both my Brits w/o choke-chains or pronged collars. I just use their normal flat collar but run the lead over their left shoulder, under the dog and out in front of the right leg. I have no idea...

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Folks, I'm neither an animal nutritionist nor a vet but I do own some books on animal nutrition written by folks who are animal nutritionists and vets. Here's a scan from "Canine and Feline Nutrition, 3rd edition" by Case, Daristoltle, Hayek and Raasch. Untitled-1.jpg Cheers, Spike Edit: I also foun...

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PS, here's something that talks about nutritional requirement differences in breeds: http://www.google.com/patents?hl=en&lr= ... 22&f=false

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Here’s the status: I’m currently feeding Science Diet Advanced Fitness and Diamond HH, 50%-50% and there is no gum-rubbing but both dogs are still a bit pink around the eyes (surrounding tissue). So, I have no real conclusions as to whether or not the food is contributing to the apparent allergies. ...

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With my prior pair of Brits, I used to make my own dog food. It was a real hassle but I was doing it about that time when the Chinese started shipping over the melamine in their wheat flour or whatever it was to cheat on the protein content test. That killed some dogs and made a bunch sick so I was ...

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I have seen dogs do that and thought they just lost their napkin. :roll: Many animals will do that but never saw it as a sign of an allergy. Mine tend to do it more when they haven't been brushed or groomed. They love to do it on a chainlink fence. Has to feel good to them. I do the same thing on t...

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Cajun Casey wrote:I've seen those symptoms associated with feeding out of plastic bowls.

I'm feeding out of stainless steel.

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Just what you are doing but also cut back the amount when you get switched. You can start increasing slowly if you need to but I think you will find they don't need as much as you have been feeding. I'm interested in the symptoms that lead you to believe they both have allergies. It can happen, tho...

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All, I have 2 Brit bitches about 1.5 years old. My dogs have some allergies and I don't know if it's their food, the environment, both or neither. In an attempt to do some "rule outs," I switched their diet from Science Diet Advanced Fitness to Nuti Source Chicken. They got the runs and I had to get...

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I'm with Gonehuntin. I run pretty much the same whistle. Again it is preference but I am not sure you need a whoa whistle. you will train the dog to hold on birds. the change directions should be one you want. Joe If you properly teach WOAH it means more than just hold on your birds, it is a comman...

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I'm trying to train one of my Brits to whistle commands and have scoured the net to try to find what are good whistle commands for the various behaviors. So far I think this is the consensus: One long blast = stop or whoa Two short pips = hunt or go out A series (3 to 5) of two short pips = come her...

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Broke down and bought pronged collars. Work well - both pups (now 10 months old) much better on leads. Even wife is on board. Little pup still wild but now manageable.

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All in great shape and in original holders: Silent Command System of Dog Training - Rick & Ron Smith - $25 (SOLD) Puppy Development I - Rick & Ron Smith - $25 STILL AVAILABLE Puppy Development II - Rick & Ron Smith - $25 (SOLD) Perfect Start (2 discs)- Jon & Cindy Hann: $50 (SOLD) Perfect Finish (3 ...

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Did you get out of the small areas yet LMAO :lol: Your one pup sure got the picture pretty quick even though she tried to find everything else more interesting then me at first. The attention span was pretty short but for her there was a bunch going on. Sorry I wasn't able to spend more time with y...

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4dabirds, I don't walk both dogs at once. My wife and I each walk one dog. I have 2 Wonder Leads("WL") now and each of us can use one. I tried the WL on my "squirrel" today and saw a definite improvement. I have a clicker but am not coordinated enough to use it and the WL together. I can use it on o...

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Lots of good information here. I don't know what training videos you have but the entire process from "wild pup" to "mannered partner" is completely laid out in the Rick Smith training videos - Puppy Development 1 and 2 http://www.huntsmith.com/store.php#Videos. There is a progression to go through...

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Your wife will change her mind once she walks dog with pinch collar and realizes the dog does it all to themselves - and you suddenly have "power steering!" We got one from PetSmart that you can put rubber tips on and remove links or add for different sized dogs. Amazing how quick the dogs learn to...

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Great! And, thanks in advance.

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Edit: This is us and the pups at 4 months old - everyone, please stop and say "Hi" if you come to the event.

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I see you are in southern cal. If you can carl babbs is a super guy to get some hands on help from. I will be at a hunt test in aguanga this weekend. Going to watch some friends The wife and I are hoping to make it out to the test (spectators). We joined Cal. Brit. Club a few months back. I'm not m...

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Yes the Command lead aka Wonderlead are the same here is the link to the article I was referring to http://www.huntsmith.com/articles/TheCommandLead.htm Thanks for the link and the info. 2 Wonder Leads on the way to me tomorrow. This will keep peace in the family and hopefully help the pups and me ...

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I prefer a command lead...and try to work in smaller areas to start and change directions turning away from having the pup have to catch up and then turn into where the dog has to learn to move out of your way if you step on the dog well that is what they get for not paying attention by constantly ...

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Good don't use a choke chain, they can do some serious damage. a spike collar works better an is much safer for the pup. Ezzy I had a trainer (obedience guy) tell me that if you put on the choke collar like a "P" (looking at the collar and standing in front of the dog) to think of it as "perfect" a...

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nikegundog wrote:Are you using a choke chain, while walking?

No choke chain, just a flat collar. I have choke chains. Are 6 month Brits OK to use them with?

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All, We have 2 pups, one calm, one wild. We've been trying to take them on walks. They both pull on the leads. I've tried stopping until the pup lets the lead go slack. I've tried soft, moderate and hard tugs on the leads. The little wild one, seems in her own world of outward focus and doesn't seem...

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Hmmm... I just got off the phone with a guy that runs the local NAVHDA training days and he didn't think dogs had to be registered with AKC to enter in NAVHDA events. He did say that folks needed to register their dog with them (NAVHDA) to enter. We didnt' discuss what that would entail. I'd bet a b...

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Deseeker,
Good points. I'm reconsidering it. Thanks,
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Winchey, I don't coddle either afterward. I'll watch to see if my wife does (don't think she does). The dogs seem to genuinely like one another and I don't get the sense that either is holding a grudge. All, Thanks again. We're lovin' the pups and just want to do what we can to make things good for ...

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Breeders do your new pup owners register their pups? Since AKC has made it so I can look at my litters online, I've noticed only between 50% to 75% of the new owners register their pups with AKC. I just can't imagine paying $500-$600 for a pup and not spending $20 to register the pup. We recently b...

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All, We have 2 female Brittany pups both approaching 6 months and out of different litters. One is easy going and is about 3 lbs bigger than the other. The little one is kind of wild and often pesters the bigger dog. Frequently they get to rough-housing and the little one bites (on the ear, or her l...

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Hi,

I've been looking at the DVD prices. Yikes! Does anybody want to trade some of these things?

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I would like to hear from some folks on here that havent ever trialed. What holds you back from taking the "plunge" into entering into a trial, or even attending for that matter? The reason I ask is that I have had lots of interest from what I call "newbies" about what my trial is all about, what a...

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Tell us a little about you so we can get a perspective on who we are talking to. How old are you?? Male or Female?? What do you do for a living?? How long you been hunting/shooting?? What kind of hunting do you do?? What kind of dog(s) do you have?? How long have you had dogs?? You into any field t...

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