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My dog is named Lager ... you tell me

+1 on the Toyota Tacoma - had an '05 4-door TRD and got 20mpg consistently - put well over 100K on it and it didn't owe me a thing. I regret selling it.

No value ... just another title. Any dog worth anything will get scores of 8 or more on the test to begin with .. .just another way for AKC to make money in my opinion. And they will make money on it ... but the dogs won't be any better.

I'm not sure to whom you are referring. Many of us though don't fit your generaalization : "From the time your pup is 6 months old to 2 years old, you're letting your dog take out birds and chase them without correction ." The original question was about AKC Derby stakes and transitioning a dog to ...

From the time your pup is 6 months old to 2 years old, you're letting your dog take out birds and chase them without correction ... wouldn't you think that would form bad habits that are very difficult to correct to get him/her broke??? Think about it...

I used to think it was necessary to Whoa break a dog - just because that is what everyone said to do. If you think about it, you want your dog to be steady on birds and not steady just because of a verbal command was given. If I want my dog out of harms way - I'll just use "Get" or "Here" or "Come"....

+1 for Larry Mueller's book Speed Train Your Own Bird Dog

a store-bought harness, cast iron pipe, u-bolts, rope and clip and that's about it.

Karen, I hope you found a vet by now ... but just in case, I recommend Blakeslee Animal Clinic (Dr. Andrew Church) on Route 940 (just east of Rte 115) for general vet care. For 24 hour emergency care, I can HIGHLY recommend Creature Comforts in Saylorsburg. This would be further from you, but they h...