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You should have thrown in a pack of gum and cigarettes. Then asked the cashier what she was doing later.

Joe

I don't know about nutrition, but man stick em in a pot with some potatoes, carrots, and onions and man that is a good dinner. Would even share it with the dog, but not the kids.

Joe

Thanks Hondo,
I will check it out.

Joe

I appreciate that. I am not real concerned about the drive. I have the whole weekend with not a "bleep" thing to do, and I am not sitting in the hotel room the whole weekend. I am sure if I tried I can find things that can get me into trouble so if I stay at the trial the worst I can do is come home...

So, I am in the process of making my travel and hotel arrangements and thought I would revisit this so I can decide and plan where my weekend stay might be. I have heard there is a pheasant championship north of San Jose but thought I would repost and see what else the state of CA had to offer on th...

jmsgunner wrote:Joe,

You can swing by and grab Gunny! You already know what a weirdo he is!

heck yeah I will swing by and get him. I will take him and run him at the club. put him on some quail and pigeons. Just let me know when I can get him.

Joe

No worries pope. my skin is thick enough to handle the jabbing. Hence, the love comment. Thought I'd throw one back atcha. Karen, Don't know how you do three. One right now is plenty for me to ship off. The next prospect for us should be around in October/November. I am looking forward with another ...

No problem tommyboy, but Jess gets the next shot. Hoping it will be a dandy.

Joe

I agree. I have been enjoying the freedoms I have now but do miss the daily trips to the football field for yard work. She should come back "bleep" near set and ready to run around here. I am looking forward to going to East Windsor for the New England trial. I will get to catch the whole trial and ...

Great looking pics Cody. Let him have his positions. I love it when they get all contorted on birds. Especially when the look up on a run. He looks great. Keep up the good work.

Good Luck,

Joe

Thanks Rinker, but just to make it clear she will be on Mike's string. Even so, she resides less than twenty yards from George's house right now. :D I will keep you posted Sharon. I am excited. I keep hearing how my next will be somewhat disappointing. Had a couple of people so far shocked I got thi...

I know jcbuttry8 will dispute this but my favorite dog I have ever had was an Irish Setter out of champion show stock that I hunted with back in the day. Not much of a pointing dog but man he could find birds and was a retrieving machine. He even brought me live wild quail out of the bush without m...

I would agree with the rest of your family ... If you wanna raise a bird dog to flip tricks , and run off to the big city ...... dont attach it to the rest of the kids ! keep the family pet a pet , hunt er close , feed her with the family raise a new one for the Circus , keep your kids and wife awa...

So, I had to make the call to my family in Aurora this morning after hearing about the shooting. I was extremely relieved to hear that they were not there. It is however a theater that they visit often. So, just wanted to send my condolences out to all those affected by this tragedy. May god be with...

So, against the family decision, Kona will be hitting the road with Mike until possibly October. She should hit a derby in August up by Pittsburgh, then a Pheasant Derby in Canada. Then swing down and catch the Pheasant and Quail futurities. I am hoping to drive to Conn and ride the Quail futurity a...

I have owned just about every pointing breed out there, but now that I have had this pointer I am never looking back. Got number two coming soon. Should be a good one (If Prairie Fire Pointers did it right!!)

Man, truly sorry to hear about that. It is never easy to think about loosing such a good friend. Good luck to you both.

Joe

If they outlaw dog boxes, then I can't wait to see how they handle a trial. Would love an officer to show up at the club and try to write those tickets. I will start carrying my video camera.

Joe

I agree. Never have used puppy food. Just used an all around food for all my dogs. Kona started on anamaet(spelling?) and is now on pro plan. She has been just fine. No need for puppy food.

Joe

come on down to PA. Just 30 minutes from the Setter Club. Bring the dogs. Kona has been gone a month and a half and doesn't look to be coming home until possibly November after the futurities. Put my deposit down on number two on Friday but he won't be here until October. So, I am need of some puppy...

That's a heck of a dog. Slap a longer tail on him and I will take it.

Joe

Great looking dogs Sharon. I would go with inny minny myny moe.

Joe

Welcome to the site. I am just 20 minutes out of Philly. Just over the bridge from Trenton. We could always try to hook up. You might look into Water and Wings. It is a club not far from philly. Pete DeAngilis, sorry if I misspelled, trains out of there. I have been told he is great with dogs. Have ...

Thought I would throw out an update. Talked to mike yesterday, and Kona went into season yesterday. Took 16 months but she finally went in so, no need for the ultrasound.

Joe

You have a great looking dog. I have witnessed him at the trials and can imagine that he will throw some amazing pups. If I was into shorter tails, I would be one to take a pup from him. Protect your dog. Make sure that all the right tests were done to secure your dogs health. Once that is accomplis...

Thank you. Can't wait to run this fall. Looking forward to running. May have to make my way up to run with you Doco.

Joe

So, I could not make it to the Club party last night due to the 30 people at my house for the family birthdays. We had plenty to eat and drink here. I received a call from Brian who was at the party to inform me that Kona had won the dog of the year award for the puppy. Heck, didn't even know they g...

dreamerofdreams wrote:Yeah, I haven't been using any commands cause I know she's going to run, haha.

Now you are letting the little puppy train you. My pup ran around the house with a light rope on. She did what she was told. Be strong.

Joe

I have three. One sleeps in a crate and the other two sleep on dog beds. Absolutely no dog sleeps with me. I have a wife that eats up most of the bed, and I will not share anymore room with a dog. They are dogs not kids, not a wife. They need to know there place.

M2C,

Joe

Thanks Ray. It sure makes the decision easier when you see what she has to work with. There really is no way I could have done what they are doing by myself. It really is the Mecca of dog training. Truly impressed with their setup. Definately a great way to train multiple dogs. Glad she is there. Em...

So, it's been three weeks and I just couldn't take it anymore. Emily and I made the trip to Glenville this morning at 5. Sure have missed that little dog, but she knew who I was when I called her name. She was the one going nuts in the dog trailer. The guys had already been working dogs this morning...

I have a white boxer and found out she was deaf at 9 weeks. The breeder offered to take her back but was going to put her down. I just didn't feel right teaching my children that you discard something that was not perfect. So, we kept her . Now I was told about the test and then what they wanted for...

Dealt with the same thing with my mom and our German Sheppard. By the end, his hips were so bad he was walking on his back elbows. He was my pup from a young boy. I finally talked her into letting me take him to my house. I kept him for a week and said my goodbyes and put him down. My wife spent ver...

In Ontario an experienced teacher makes $33.00 an hour + an excellent pension plan, and fully paid health care. I went to University 8 years to earn that kind of money. x2 to whoever said that "you appreciate it more when you are 65". I am happy that you did make such a great salary. I have a real ...

Is the dog eating feed or food. You know that might make a difference.

Let's not get to carried away with how its all the parents fault. I think a lot ties into it. When I was growing up, my mom was home everyday. She helped with what she could. My dad worked 12 hours a day. Now almost every family has to have two incomes. Makes a big difference. My kids are still in s...

I am have my 1st gundog soon and plan on doing the training; however, with some help. I am joing my local NAVHDA chapter soon (doing some traing). I also have will be will meet with a pro 2-4 times a month. He is going to work with me and the dog at the same time. I hoping with NAVHDA days and time...

Both. We trained Kona to holding pretty tight on her birds. She was handling well off the horse. My summer work schedule is a bit hectic and I knew I would not have the down time i did over the last few months. So, she went to the Tracy's for some summer fun. She is getting worked more there than I ...

I now feed Kona Pro Plan. Seems to be the most common around here and easy to get for a fair price. She seems to be doing real well on it. I am no feed expert but I think that most of the feeds listed above are good to work with. I left it to my dog to tell me what she liked. She doesn't leave any i...

ultracarry wrote:Four months a little old for a wing? Might not want him learning how to sight point.

+1
Saw that too. Scrolled down to comment and Ultra beat me to it. It takes birds, birds, birds to train a dog, not bird parts.

Joe

You might try kenneling during the day, if someone is around to let her out every few hours. My wife works nights so It was easy to break her. The kids were at school and momma let her out midday to play around then the kids got her at 3 after school. Put her in the back room and shut the door. Don'...

I would make sure that when using birds that you flush well in front of the pup. You don't want to do any damage from a young pup getting hit in the face by a flushing bird. It will be a lot of work getting him back.

Joe

Kona did the same thing her first two trials. I called her my training princess. She did it right in training and then wouldn't go at the trials. I just kept running her and She figured it out. I know that there will be some kick back, but I used an older experienced dog to break her off with. Did t...

Mine start in a crate in the house, usually the basement, but if it get noisy the crate may end up in the garage or kennel depending on the weather. Ezzy Mine start in a crate in the house, usually the basement, but if it get noisy the crate may end up in the garage or kennel depending on the weath...

Look at survivorstraps.com They make and sell paracord bracelets. They also do dog stuff. I have a few of their products. They will tell you if you ever use the paracord send in a picture and what it was used for and they will replace the item for free. They have a wounded warriors line which the pr...

Good luck. Hope the pup runs great.

When I ran in my first derby, I was told to not over handle the pup and once she gets a point on bird, shut up and let her run. She will have done all she needs to do.

Have fun,

Joe

It sounded like his string is gone. When a guy like Randy looses a string, it is sure to be a major loss to this sport. My condolences go out to Randy and all the owners. I hope Dr. Corder Not only has many great memories to carry with him, but also gets the recognition that Maker truly deserves. Gl...

Is she your only dog? You may not have noticed a first heat cycle on an athletic young bitch. We have an in tact teacup yorkie. Hate that little sh&$. He has shown no interest in Kona at all. So, I didn't think that she has ever come in. She is now at the trainers and is in the stall right across f...

Mine is 15 mos old and has not had a heat cycle yet. Your choices are hold out or pay a good price for an ultra sound to see if she is intact. I went with wait and see. FWIW, and I will start off as I am no way a vet, my vet said that dogs heat cycle is different than that of a woman. Their heat cyc...

Thanks MC.

I have decided to continue to work with Brian on the other dogs he trains. I will be bringing Emily with me and let her help where she can. We will still have fun running others dogs.

Joe

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