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My comment was on WMAs. You are not allowed to plant birds or carry live ammo including blanks when running your dog. And no Motorized vehicles. If you join a federation of field trials club you can train at Four Brooks WMA about 50 miles north of Minneapolis. If you get $25 permit from your club. I...

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Make sure you read and understand the WMA laws before you train there.
They are closed to all motor vehicles, bird planting and shooting any live Ammo including blanks.
Also during Nesting.........Cj

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G: NAVHDA is quite active quite a few hunt tests and trials. Bird hunting close to Minneapolis is pretty much limited to pheasants and they are way down. You need to drive about 100+ miles to get into any decent bird hunting. But you can go any direction and find birds. Grouse are from about MIlle L...

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In all my years, dogs and miles of hunting over dogs of all kinds I have never seen the need to pattern a dog. I have always believed dogsare gifted with ability that made them a lot better at bird finding the I am. I also believe they have some inborn ability to track their hunting partners. Exper...

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In all my years, dogs and miles of hunting over dogs of all kinds I have never seen the need to pattern a dog. I have always believed dogsare gifted with ability that made them a lot better at bird finding the I am. I also believe they have some inborn ability to track their hunting partners. Experi...

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I had second male pick out of that dogs litter. Both parents were DCs. He was the only male in the litter. Heavily bred DC Sam Saint Max. Odyssey has bred a lot of dual champions. Fritz was a tough bird dog. I had two Fritz sired dogs and knew a lot more of them. They were all super good bird dogs a...

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Shags: That was my exact response when I heard about it. His vets think she did not have long to live. they are very competent UofM vets. It was quite easy to get her back on track. I do not know what food she is on now. but it work. They had changed her from the PPP I had her on because of bad smel...

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The Taurine issue with grain free dog food absolutely causes enlarged heart. A puppy I bred nearly died because of it. She got hit by a car and the vet
discovered the heart issue. A change of food got her heart back to normal. Not worth the risk......Cj

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I said all I have to say......Cj

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Been there and done that be careful....Cj

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There are a lot of very good NAVHDA breeders in the midwest. Not AA dogs but many could compete in gundog stakes. Wildrose was still breeding a few years ago. Odyssey has nice dogs and is reasonably priced. they do not breed a lot of litters though. Walnut Hill would be my first place to look. I hav...

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I can't imagine why anyone would whip a 5 month old pup for anything. For sure not for doing what she is being trained to do....Cj

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I don't know about that.I am not real crazy about it when they choose to share snakes, possums,skunks and all manner of critters that have been dead longer than I like. Sometimes I wish they would just keep my share.....Cj

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Ratdog: Funny thing. I was planning to write about the similarity between training kids and dogs. you got it right. I train my own dogs with out real strict discipline, I don't use anything but an ecollar. Most have never been on a leash. They have very good recall, whoa, heel, kennel, are steady to...

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Ratdog: Just reading some of your older posts I just realized for the first time that the mn. trainer is Steve G. I live about fifty miles from him. He is definitely a big time grouse dog trainer. Pretty sure they will do a good job on your dog. Sometimes it take a little time for a trainer to get t...

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Sometimes giving a pup too much free run in the house makes it more difficult to potty train. I would crate him in the house for a few hours at a time. When you let him out take him outside to do his thing and when he does praise him. It won't take that long for him to learn where he is suppose to ...

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I guess you said something. A lot of words. It does not makes any sense to me, but if it does to someone, thanks.....Cj PS: your wind calculation is flawed. my dogs never hunt with the wind on their back and you did not calculate wind speed. If dog runs faster than the wind speed, wind on his back w...

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PMW: This as always been a major concern for me. I have always tried to keep my dog numbers down in the hot summer months. I liked a Suburban or Expedition for extreme heat or cold. I think in your case I would go with the bigger kennel as long as the dogs are not crowded. As long as you have good v...

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Gonehuntin, I appreciate your point. It is founded on the same principle as guyS running two (or more) dogs at once. Some guys just HAVE to be able to say - even if only in their minds, "My dog found 3 more birds than yours." :| That aside, I think keeping records to the extent that Bonasa does is ...

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I do somewhat track distance my dogs run. Mostly because it is interesting. When I bred a lot of pups, I did it to see which dogs produced the most birds and could hunt the longest time periods. I like long, leisurely hunts with multiple dogs. I have mainly bred marathoners. funny thing was at the e...

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I can only agree with the above post …. I do not know what "big country" is in the sense you mean but I have considerable experience of working pointing dogs on and over Scotland's hills and moors. It is still very possible or even very likely , to walk for hours over the hills .and never see anyon...

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Thank You P and T.....Cj

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averageguy wrote: ↑
Mon Jun 01, 2020 5:21 am
I use the ecollar tone for silent recall. Introduced it a couple of days ago. Going well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5h1xFX4KiBQ

problem with that is the dog has no idea where you are .....Cj

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Gundog Express: $350 to haul a dog from Virginia to Central Mn. I do not know if the distance makes a difference. I think this was farther than you are talking about. You have to go by their schedule so it can take some time to get it set up. Also the dog might be on the road for a few days. Other t...

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A very successful Springer breeder near me; who has been in business for nearly 60 years has a rule. "Never get so attached to a dog that you won't sell it" One day, they sold their young son's dog while he was in school. He now runs the kennel. It works for them. Not for me. I turned down many buye...

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If every body only wrote about things they know on this forum. It would eliminate a lot of writing. A male pup's mother is a bitch so what is he. some more than others. My brother went the retriever direction and sold Lab retriever pups for what I thought was a insane amount. He had some very good d...

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Was winning shooting dog stakes with a nice young derby setter. I saw he was...special. So I called a pro that runs the shooting dog circuit. He campaigned the dog for a couple of years with admirable results but my friend couldn't afford to keep him with the pro. The pro had a buyer for this sette...

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It looks like it is made in Ohio. They Don't Say what company manufactures it. Not made in Two Harbors for sure....Cj

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Thanks. I guess I had you confused with somebody else on here. Dogs are pretty much genetically wired to deal with discipline in order for pack survival. It needs to be quick, understood and over. That is how pack life works. Don't pick at him. Smart dogs learn both good and bad at the same rate. Gi...

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Max: A puppy coming up behind you and biting your legs is an attempt at dominating you. In a normal pack situation the mother dog will not tolerate that behavior and will stop it immediately. If my puppies jump on me I push them down with my knee or foot. Once or twice and they stop doing it. The is...

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Joe: In the south and west if you don't hunt or train in high temps you would miss a lot of hunting and training. We routinely hunt and train in 90 degree temps in the early season and training in summer. In SD shooting starts at noon the first week and 10 am the rest of the season. So you can't hun...

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I rechecked Chewy.Com
The 34# and 47# bags are PPPP large breed formula for dogs over 50#. Never knew they had that.
PPPP Sport is 50# $58.88 and 37.5 49.98 autoship.
They are a week or more behind on there autoship…...Cj

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just checked chewy.com. 34# bag $44.14 47# bag 59.93.so they do cost more for less......Cj

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I might be missing something here but to me it looks like the 48 pound bag is 2 pounds less than the 50 lb. bag and around $20 cheaper or 9.5 pounds more that a 37.5lb. bag and about ten dollars cheaper. Either way it does not sound like the price is getting higher for less volume. I never seen 48 p...

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Garrison;
Your last point is exactly what I was thinking......Cj

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What do you call hard mouth? Chewing the bird, Mouthing, just clomping down hard, not wanting to give up the bird or actually eating the bird? Somehow the dog got the wrong message. You need to know how it started. I do agree with T that the presentation can cause anxiety in some dogs. I like the do...

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I think you're expecting too much for the country you're hunting. As long as the dog doesn't quit, that's all you can expect. A lot of GWP's will hit kind of a fast trot and go all day. I personally don't believe there's a dog that can handle really cold water yet run the mountains. The one that wo...

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My one and only FC Passed his AKC master on a 120 acre grounds in Iowa, Won Open Gun Dog on 2 section grounds in mn. and hunted at 800 yards in Montana ,all in the same year. That was genetics, probably as much Pointer as GSP blood. He was also a very trainable dog. But I think it would have took a ...

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I forgot to mention the sand box. I also think that is probably the key. I use baby chick grits. I have never medicated them. Probably don't hurt... Cj

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Wondering if anyone has any procedures they follow to increase vigor and mortality when they get a new batch of quail for the johnny house. Medicated feed, Medication in water, Apple Cider Vinegar, Supplements..... Don't feed medicated feed to game birds. Game bird Feed or wholegrain and seeds. you...

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Unbelievable!!!!!!!
Do you and AG get a commission......Cj

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GnM; It is not really difficult to keep the dogs apart. Normal cycles are twice a year and last about 3 weeks. If you have a concrete floor it is easy to tell when she is coming into season because she will bleed. There are earlier signs such as her Vulva will enlarge and her personality might chang...

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Can we start taking showers yet or just keep washing our hands?
Just keep washing our hands.it makes it a lot easier to practice social distancing.....Cj

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Why is it silly? I think it's commendable CJ. Of course, the price might have been marginally higher than for an untrained pup? Do you think? Do you have any Idea what it takes to get from the whelping box to a master title? Financially and the time involved. You Could probably buy a Master dog for...

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I have sold a few pups that went home for the first time with a MH. That seemed silly to me but what do I know.....Cj

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New Guy:
Welcome.
Sharon is a reformed Beagler and so am I.
You should Probably Talk to your vet about worming. It kind of changes depending on your location. Worms are worse where you live than they are where I live, due the temperature difference.....Cj

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It Is hard to tell what is going on from the little amount of info. I think there is a good chance the dog is intimidated by the launcher. Maybe from the noise of the pheasant launcher. There is only one reason for a to sit on point and that is pressure. Not what you think is pressure, but what she ...

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AG I doubt you have bred any of these dogs , I have. As I said almost all were excellent family bird dogs or competition dogs. You talk about breeders have to cull there puppies. How do you cull puppies for seizures, liver shunt, heart issues and many other issues that you do not see? There are some...

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Shags post says it all better than I can. Burn the Wolters Book. It is mostly garbage. If all the dogs that had issues were sent to the glue factory we would have a lot of glue and not many dog trainers. Think about this, if one of your kids got everything she wants for the first few years of her li...

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JVMJR:
Nice to have some new blood.
One interesting little fact is if she has a liver nose, she is considered liver and white. No matter how black she looks......Cj

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