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Thanks all for the tips.... This is all new to me, so I'm learning a lot.

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Thanks, I'll do a search on the brown rice..makes sense. And yes, my vet did mention access to a lot of water, but my dogs always have fresh water available. This took my by complete surprise. Other than an old dachshund we had a few years back that developed a kidney problem shortly before he passe...

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I have a young dog (just turned two years old) that is experiencing Kidney failure. She was losing weight and I couldn't figure out why so I had my vet examine her and he did a workup on her (blood, urine, and stools). Blood tests came back that her kidneys are not functioning properly. Other than t...

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Anyone have a problem with their dog becoming resistant to Drontal -Plus? I wormed my dog two weeks ago and this morning her stool was full of worms.... Looked like roundworms and segments of tapeworms. I went to my vet and we're trying Panacur.. hopefully this will work. If not, does anyone have an...

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I agree .....started pistols have a loud crack and hurt my ears also....they are not the same as a shotgun. I'll retreat a bit and go easy at a distance...the ..22 rifle shot in the air is a good idea also. Thanks!

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When You say 'Hunted her' , do you mean You shot with a shotgun over her ? ..Or just let her hunt on game scent. Last year ,,,the time when it was Ok , was a starting pistol used , or just you hunting her with a shot from the gun . I hunted over here several times (with a shotgun). She'll be two ye...

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I have a young dog that has me a bit baffled. I introduced her to gun fire last summer properly and there were no problems. I hunted her last fall and there were no problems. I didn't do anything with her over the winter (beginning in early December) as it was such a brutal winter. It was pretty muc...

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Unlikely...more of an issue with vehicles and catalytic converters, careless hunters and irresponsible actions....on and on. For sure....hot exhaust parked on dry vegetation, etc. is probably much more of a danger. Like I said, too hot and smokey to hunt today anyway, but it's supposed to cool off ...

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As many of you probably know, Montana is in the worst drought in history. Our bird season opened yesterday. I've never thought much about it before, but could the wad when shooting a shell start a fire? It's really too hot to hunt my dogs other than early morning or late evening (94 degrees here tod...

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I use smugbug all the time now. Photobucket has become almost impossible to use..... Half the time I can't even log in to see my photos. I do pay a yearly fee for my smugbug account, but I see it as insurance on my photos as I take tons of photos. Smugbug works great for me. If my computer crashes a...

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Thanks... Your system wouldn't work for me. My dog houses are in the dog runs, so the dogs can come and go from their dog house as they please. We went 6 weeks recently without the temperature getting above freezing. It went as low as -33 and we had several nights when it was -20 or lower. I always ...

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I've had gundogs most of my life and have always dreaded winter as far as keeping dog runs clean. I chip away the dropping and urine that is frozen to the packed down snow and ice, but never feel like I have them clean enough. Hosing the runs is out....just makes things worse (if the hose isn't froz...

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The liver springer would be EEbb (no black, no yellow) and the Golden would be eeBB (Black carrier yellow dog) resulting in 100% Black pups EeBb. That's incorrect. Liver is a recessive gene in Springers. A liver/white Springer has two genes for liver, so it cannot produce a black pup unless bred to...

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The liver springer would be EEbb (no black, no yellow) and the Golden would be eeBB (Black carrier yellow dog) resulting in 100% Black pups EeBb. That's incorrect. Liver is a recessive gene in Springers. A liver/white Springer has two genes for liver, so it cannot produce a black pup unless bred to...

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I've bred Field Bred Springers for the past 28 years. Fortunately, I've never had an "accidental" breeding. People don't understand just how creative a male dog can be when there is a female in heat. I have heavy duty dog runs with heavy duty gates and they are covered with tin roofing...no way can ...

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I was contacted recently and was asked if black puppies can change to liver as they mature. The person said their liver/white Springer bred their Golden Retriever "by accident", but all of the pups were solid black. I explained that I'm not a genetics expert but with my somewhat limited knowledge of...

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I've been breeding Field Bred Springers for about 28 years now... There were no questions about our dogs' hunting drive, marking ability, mouth, temperament, health, etc..............the kind of questions I'm used to receiving. the coloring and the shape of a pup's head were the main criteria in se...

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JJT wrote:what kennel did you get this dog out of? love his confirmation and coloring:)

JD came from Mike Miller's Six Gun Kennel in Wisconsin....

http://www.sixgunkennel.com/Ourdogs.html

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Sharon wrote:Montana , the original poster, wasn't saying that conformation/what you like wasn't important. He was saying that isn't ALL there is involved in choosing a pup. His prospective buyers asked NO questions about anything but looks.

I was the original poster.

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Northeast Montana is your best bet for the state (around Plentywood)... Tons of public ground there and they cater to non-resident hunters. You probably wouldn't have much trouble getting permission on private land as well. It gets a bit crazy in Montana when pheasant season opens, but prior to that...

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JD is going on 5 years old now and he's a wonderful gundog. He's not a boot licker. He'll reach out there 500 yards and more at times which is great for here in Montana... He can cover a lot of ground in a hurry, which with my old legs is great.....he saves me a lot of walking! We got into a lot of ...

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I'm interested in the other odd requests. I've always felt the questions I've asked (as a buyer) are standard so it may be entertaining to hear about the weirdos of the world. I don't get very many odd requests. The vast majority of people who contact me ask questions that are relevant and have req...

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Maybe I'm the odd man out here but I do put a lot of stock in conformation and looks. Not above all else but it determines whether I pull the trigger or not. Just hear me out. When choosing a pup I usually start by looking for breeders that have dual championships as their goal. Then I narrow that ...

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I've been breeding Field Bred Springers for about 28 years now... Over the years we've probably had 50 to 60 litters. I get some odd requests at times, as you might imagine. Recently I was contacted by a couple looking for a liver/white female. I replied and said I probably would have a liver/white ...

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This is the second dog I know of that has died from water intoxication. The other was in North Dakota 6 or 7 years ago. I know very few people have heard of it, so that's why I posted the link. It can happen very quickly and people to realize what is happening...

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A friend I had placed a Springer pup with a few years back lost is dog over the weekend to water intoxication. He had been at a lake all day and the dog was in and out of the water throughout the day. In the late afternoon the dog started vomiting up water and became lethargic. They rushed the dog t...

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When I mentioned the excessive shedding of the sire to the owner, he acknowledged that his dog did shed excessively so I don't believe it was a stress related thing due to being in a different home.

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Thanks.. No, there are no bare spots... she has plenty of coat as does her sire. I'm hoping when her adult coat comes in she won't shed as much. Time will tell I guess. I'm evidently spoiled by having Springers that shed very little. I don't mind a little dog hair.....that's just part of having dogs...

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I've bred Springers for many years. Other than when they shed their winter coat, my Springers shed very little. I recently bred to a male from somewhat different lines than my dogs. I had him here for about 10 days to breed my female and he shed like no Springer I've ever owned. I kept him in the ho...

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What's the best size/type blade for removing matts? Are the dematting tools I see advertised any good?

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Have you properly introduced the e collar to the dog? It may be just be a reaction to the surprise of the stimulation. If you haven't properly introduced the ecollar, I would read up on it and start from there. Most of the manufactures have articles on their websites. Yes, I have.. At the lowest se...

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What brand of collar system do you have? I had one that was also to strong for my retriever, I then purchased a Tritronics and have no further problems. It's a tritronics Pro 100 G3. Seems really odd to me that the lowest setting would be too much... Makes me wonder if something isn't wrong with th...

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Osters are the best I've found.... I've had my current clippers for about 25 years.. I don't clip my dogs so they are cooler (Springers). I clip them because of burrs. I also have a Setter whose coat is horrible...very wooly texture and I think the burrs jump on him when he's within 10 feet of them....

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I'm starting to work with a young dog and the lowest stimulation level on my e-collar appears too much... He jumps up and spins around when I nick him, which to me means it's too much for him. Any suggestions? He's a year old and I have him pretty well trained on the recall and hup (he's a springer)...

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Yes, if you have a GPS there is a chip available for Montana that shows all landownership... For private land it shows the landowner's name and often times their address and phone number.... The one I have also shows block mgt. areas.. Most everyone around here who hunts has one these days... They l...

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Think about all the things find and eat while out hunting..... Cow manure, dead critters, rotten fish (which they usually roll in), etc. They drink from whatever mud puddle is closest. Cat poop from the litter box at times, etc., etc., etc. Yet, they seem to be able to handle all of these things.

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I've seen people on TV in Alaska feeding chucks of fish to their sled dogs. It looks like in many cases that's about all the dogs get. I've wondered how the dogs process the bones, but evidently they don't have a problem with digesting them, getting them caught in their throat, etc. Any thoughts on ...

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I suspect what your pup has is a delayed closure of the umbilical ring and not a true hernia....there's a big difference. Delayed closures are common in most all breeds and if left alone they will close on their own. Many vets do not differentiate between a delayed closure and a true hernia...they t...

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I'm having the same problem with one of my dogs, so I understand your frustration and concern. I've done everything I can think of with my dog. The vet has checked stool samples, of course, he did bloodwork and a complete workup. We even tried a round of antibiotics for digestive problems. Nothing. ...

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I'm lucky..........I live here (Northcentral Montana near the Saskatchewan border). I keep a handful of pigeons for training, but 99% of the birdwork is on wild birds. there is just no real good substitute for training on wild birds. Regarding the cost, where we spend our money, etc., we all make ou...

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Here are a couple photos of my Llewellin, "JD", when he was a puppy and what he looks like now... It's interesting how the ticking comes in as they mature. Many people find it hard to believe this is the same dog.... http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v285/stonebroke/Dog%20Photos/JD%20-first-point-ap...

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I have a Llewellin, "JD", and I also have bred Springers for 28 years... I hunt JD exclusively on Huns and Sharptails. He's a big running dog which is a necessity where I hunt (open prairie, the edge of grain fields, etc.. A close working dog would be pretty much useless. A dog can't run too big for...

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there are a lot of charts showing a dog years compared to human years.....they vary somewhat and the ones I've seen are not breed specific, but generally speaking an 11 year old Setter is probably comparable to a man in his 60's... My dogs (Setters and Springers) have averaged around 14 years. I had...

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I'll put up with quite a bit with a dog, but a questionable temperament is not one of them... If a dog does something once, he'll do it again....general rule of thumb. With all of the dogs around with great temperaments, why chance having one you can't trust? It's not worth it.

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Update... Ted was referred to Dr. Scherr in Great Falls. He reviewed the x-rays, did some 3-D imaging and determined the grass awn infection had migrated to the vertebrae. He did Surgery on Ted last Friday. The infection had entered the lower part of 3 vertebrae, but the vet said he was able to shav...

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Well, we thought we had everything taken care of. After the last visit to the vet he was doing well....acting like his old self, but over the weekend the abscess (actually two of them) returned, so he's back at the vet. I'm no vet, obviously, but after doing more research online everything points to...

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My daughter took him in for a second opinion from a different vet. She mentioned the grass awn possibility, etc. The vet gave him a thorough examination and ended up opening up the abscess completely (like an 8 inch incision) and cleaned everything out. She said there was a lot of scar tissue and a ...

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I do Pennhip on my dogs these days. It's more expensive than OFA, but I think it gives a better picture of what's going on. OFA ratings are based on vets' opinions based on looking at one x-ray. I've had people tell me that they've had a dog fail, had it re-xrayed and pass the second time around. To...

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Thanks all for the suggestions.. I"ll look into them.

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My daughter's Springer has recurring abcesses. The are always in the same spot (along his back just forward of the hindquarters). Our vet has drained them 4 times now, put the dog on antibiotics, etc. but they keep coming back. The last two times he had her inject an antiseptic into the incision dai...

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