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dougroch

My 4 y o brittany has been lame on his left rear leg for about a month and a half. I took him to the vet today to have it looked at and the diagnosis was a torn CCL. The vet was unable to determine the severity of the tear as the exam did not include X-rays etc. The vet has me putting my pup on gluc...

dougroch

Years ago when I was in my early teens, my uncle chastised me for shooting a rabbit (in season) in front of his bird dogs while we were grouse hunting. His argument was that his dogs seeing me shoot a rabbit would make them think we were hunting rabbits and not birds and thus ruin them as bird dogs....

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Pretty cool, wanting a gopro for myself but waiting for a sale. First shot looked pretty tough. You sure that was a woodcock in the second? Looked like a grouse to me, too big for a woodcock. Thinking about a trip to WI next season for grouse, if that is the typical cover you have I have much to lea...

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Over the course of this season my 14 mo old britt has gone from no clue to bird crazy hunting a mix of quail and ruffed grouse. Only since late December has he become reliable locking up on point when he locates a bird as opposed to busting up every bird he smells. We did enough WHOA training in the...

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Brazosvalleyvizslas wrote:How tall is it at the withers?

about 23 inches

dougroch

Just a curiosity question. What is the biggest size you have ever seen in a HEALTHY brittany? My 14 month old male britt is 55 lbs and still has his back ribs visible. Definitely out of AKC regs (and I dont care). Biggest britt I have seen other than him was at least 15lbs lighter.

dougroch

My britt is almost 14 mos old. Brought him home a year ago this coming Saturday so I only have a few more months experience than you. I am by no means an expert on dog training but here is my 2 cents.I easily spent more on training books, videos, etc than I did to actually buy the dog. The best bit ...

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I have spent the last 2 months with my 7 month old britt pup on the heel command 2 10-15 minute sessions per day primarily working on heel and a few minutes reinforcing previously learned commands. After the first month training 100% on a lead he seemed to have it down and was reliable 90% of the ti...

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We have a bell on the inside of the door that he uses to tell us he has to go out that made housebreaking a breeze. I have one on the outside as well but it doesn't seem to click with him, that and the door is so thick it has to be absolutely quiet inside for us to hear it.

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Anyone had any luck breaking a dog of scratching at a door to be let in? I have been working on it for a month with my britt pup trying to get him to bark instead of scratching up the back door to be let in. Taught him to "speak" a few months back and he will do so on command so he knows what I want...

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You post sounds very similar to some of my posts a few months ago regarding my nearly 6 month old britt. My pup was pointing and then creeping in and killing song birds almost every other day in the yard starting at 16 weeks and slacked off at 20 weeks. I have had him out on wild quail a handful of ...

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I have a 5 month old britt pup (my first) and take him to the woods near home for a 30-60 minute run at least twice Monday thru Friday after work and then 2-3 hours each weekend either in the same woods or running on wild birds. Other days I spend 15-30 minutes with him in the yard either working on...

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Lived in Louisville my entire life minus 4 years for college.

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Red Labels had some serious quality issues at one point and that really hurt their sales and perhaps contributed to the line being discontinued. That said 2 of my 3 handguns are Rugers one of which I conceal carry daily so I have nothing against Ruger.

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You have to remember Frontline doesn't keep a tick from getting on your dog but it will kill them if they bite. Ezzy Unfortunately, I didn't realize that Frontline doesn't kill ticks that are simply crawling around on a dog until they bite. I am hoping there is a way to kill/repel them before they ...

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I had the same concern with my britt pup when I brought him home in January and I decided that SIT and STAY would be some of the first commands he learned. My rationale was that he needed to be a good house dog first, in a home with young kids and frequent visitors they are a must, and a good bird d...

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I have the same problem with my pup. A friend of mine recently bought a new chest protector for his dog and let me have his old one as a possible solution to this problem. I strapped pup into it with the back strap as loose as possible so it would hang low. Theory was good when he has it on he can't...

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Is it a bad thing to switch a dog's food often? I have tried a few different foods with my pup trying to find the best value for my $$ in a quality food and will likely continue to do so until I find a food that he does well on that is reasonably priced. When I do switch I do so over about 2 weeks g...

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Google "snake breaking dogs". Basic gist of it is finding someone who offers to do this, putting an e collar on the dog and putting dog in a field with a number of caged poisonous snakes spread out in cover in a field. When dog smells the snake and goes to investigate he gets a shock on a higher set...

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I took my 5 month old britt pup out for an off season run on some wild quail 2 weekends ago and he came back covered in ticks even after getting his monthly dose of frontline 4 days prior. I was wearing clothes treated with permithrin and had hosed myself down with OFF and still came home with 6 of ...

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Bought my Franchi 48 AL 12 gauge back in the mid 90's with $$$ from my HS graduation and 18th birthday. I am now in my mid 30's and it is still my favorite bird hunting gun. I didn't give it the care it deserves in my drunken early-mid 20's. The receiver,trigger and barrel of the gun are still in ex...

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I'm not an expert as I got my first bird dog back in mid-January, but here is what has worked for me. Gun-training: After I got my new pup home and gave him about 2 weeks to acclimate to his new home I would take him out in the yard at feeding time, set his bowl down and then walk as far away in the...

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My 5 month old britt pup has been wearing his e collar for the last 3 weeks on our every other afternoon run in the woods near home and for 2 half day trips on wild birds. I have not even turned the collar on while he is wearing it let alone shocked him with it yet. He gets excited when I get it out...

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Took my 5 month old britt pup out today on a off season scouting/training trip on some new quail ground. Great day in the field, we jumped 6 coveys in 4 hours with pup finding all but 1 of them. No solid points yet but he is still young, right now I am just happy that he is finding birds. Since we h...

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My father had a britt that was prone to seizures on long hunts that would leave her unable to walk for several hours afterwards. Vet said it was something to do with the dogs body having trouble converting to running off of body fat when her blood sugar got low after extended exercise or something l...

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Good job to UK tonight proving once again that CATS are exceptional bird hunters! They knocked off some cardinal trash birds and a group of hawks all in one long weekend!

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one review of the 1850 had a britt owner return the collar because of sizeing Just purchased this collar for my britt pup and I don't see there being any sizing issues unless you have a very small britt. My pup is 16 wks old and weighed 21 lbs at 14 wk vet visit. Currently, I am just having him wea...

dougroch

Thanks to all for all the answers to previous questions. I have been looking into keeping a handful of birds at home for my 15 wk old brit pup and need some advice from those that have done it before. My current plan is to build a bird pen in a corner of my storage shed out of some 2x4's and either ...

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During the winter months (mild KY winter this year) I took my brit pup to work with me and left him in a crate in the backseat and would take a break every 2-3 hours to let him out do his business and stretch his legs for a few minutes. Boss even let me bring him inside when it got really cold until...

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Anyone have any issues with DT collars and the recommendation not to trim the collar belt due to the woven in antenna? Most pics I see of dogs wearing this brand the excess belt is looped back through creating a loop that may easily snag when the dog is working heavy cover. Seems like this may be a ...

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My 14 wk britt pup has become quite good at catching songbirds in the backyard, 2 so far this week and 1 last week. Not sure how to handle it as I dont't want to NO him off birds of any kind at his age but don't want it to build into him trying to catch gamebirds down the road. Would hate to have to...

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8 years ago I found the best pair of hunting boots I have ever owned. Irish Setter boots forget the model uninsulated with gore-tex, almost tennis shoe light, great ankle support, waterproof but unfortunately only have a season or two left in them. I have been shopping around online and found almost...

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I also hunt E. KY and prior to this year the bird population had really tanked but seems to be on the rise again. As it is the last week of the season I have been out twice in 4 days, the first was gunless with my 14 wk old brit pup and we had 6 flushes (5 different birds). Today, I went back into t...

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My brit pup is 14 weeks old (my first), has a firm understanding of come, no, and a few "house" commands. I took him out yesterday for his first introduction to wild birds in the hills of E. Ky grouse hunting. We were out for about 90 minutes, planned on shorter but we kept putting up birds and lost...

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Took pup out yesterday for about 90 minutes in my favorite grouse woods. Planned on less time but we kept putting birds up and pup really was giving his best at finding them and showed no signs of tiring. Took a air rifle instead of shotgun to expose pup to me carrying a gun. Pup was able to point 2...

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Thanks for all the responses. The hunt I am contemplating would be a solo hunt, pup and I only max of 4 hours in the woods with a 30 minute max walk out on a old logging road if pup tires early. I have had the pup out on runs in some birdless old growth woods near our home for 2-3 hours without him ...

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I have a 12 week old brittany pup (my first bird dog) that I am contemplating taking into the grouse woods before the season ends on Feb 28th. On one hand I would like to expose him to cover and wild birds at a young age, on the other I am afraid it may not be a good idea. He has a firm understandin...

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Torn CCL treatment

Will this "ruin" a bird dog?

Re: A gopro grouse/woodcock video highlight snippet

Creeping on point question

Re: Big Brittany?

Big Brittany?

Re: Training a Brittany

Heel training

Re: breaking a dog of door scratching

breaking a dog of door scratching

Re: Creeping Puppy

Re: crazy Brittany

Re: louisville area

Re: Ruger Red Label

Re: Worth the risk?

Re: Should I train my pointing dog to sit

Re: The legend of Ol Yellow Paw!

another food question

Re: How do you protect your dog from snakes and spiders?

Worth the risk?

franchi 48 AL 12 gauge parts

Re: First time dog hunting question.

e collar for unwanted behaviors

flea and tick products

Re: Are seizures a big problem in Brittanys ?

CATS & birds

Re: DT Systems H2O 1850

Keeping birds for training questions

Re: What to do with new puppy?

DT collar antenna

What to do? Pup keeps catching songbirds!

Gore-tex versus Ultra-dry

Re: Grouse Hunting in the Southern Appalachians

e collar intro- training plan

Re: Too Young to take hunting?

Re: Too Young to take hunting?

Too Young to take hunting?