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Have you noticed that the hair on his/her head doesn't cause the breakout? Ever been pricked by a pine needle? I'm pretty sure it's not an allergy to skin products like many animal allergies, but a reaction to being pricked by those rigid hairs from the neck to the tail. Normally it is only the sens...

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It was a great hunt. Shooting was quite rough, glad the dogs can't talk... It would have been a long ride home for me. If you watch close the video will speak for what a hard time the dogs had. You'll see a few birds pop up unexpectedly. 65 degrees and no wind made it a little difficult I think. Coo...

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DonF wrote:A dog will be what you make it but, their are traits bred into all of then that drive them toward doing certain things.

Great line.

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This is a video shot from a GoPro Hero 3 from the back of my GSP. It was cut and edited to focus on the points, flushes and retrieves. Pretty cool to see the birds fly within the dogs view. Not for the soft of stomachs. Enjoy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwedW3PJipg

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Mine has full run of the house 24/7. Crated for one year exactly then slowly allowed more access until proving he was good for it. My wife is home at random intervals throughout the day to let him out but he is fine when left all day. No problems unless I neglect him and his energy demands for a cou...

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Dew claws were a big problem for me. Both lost the outer portion of the nail in the first year hunting. Fortunately it was at the end of the season and my dog only lost one day of hunting and didn't indure too much pain before surgery was a must. Surgery and, most notably, recovery was truly a pain ...

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEwbTVW0xzE Haven't finished editing the new footage. There are a few different aspects for the camera so you can have different views. Wide view is the setting of this video but it makes it difficult to see the bird in flight. The GoPro is a very cool device with many...

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Where do you live and what do you plan to do with the dog. Other than specific breed experience, any experience training dogs at all. What is your family structure? How much time are you willing to give the dog. Many many questions need to be asked before you get your flood of different responses fr...

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Eric Church - Creepin'

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Sorry, not sure what happened. I've fixed as well. Thanks.

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Hope you like... I'll try for more shooting video next time. Still getting used to the Gopro.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEwbTVW0xzE

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I swear! As I am reading/laughing at this post my boy walks over to me, sighs in disgust and farts right in my face. GSPs are jerks.

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That "attack" post is an exact scenario from my dogs past. However, the attack on him resulted in a wary dog towards dominant male dogs. He was caught off guard once and will never let it happen again. If a dog comes in bowed up, I know it may be a showdown. He is not allowed to nor has he ever been...

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Man, I am no pro trainer by any stretch so I could have very well screwed my dog up. He obviously hates his e-collar. Everytime I grab it his tail goes crazy, he runs to the closest door and spins in crazy circles, he stares at me with crazed intensity and whines until finally I strap the thing to h...

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Get a ball chunker. You will tear your arm up throwing a frisbee that many times and you can throw a tennis ball much farther with one of those things. If you have water near and it is not too cool make them retrieve as far as possible on swim. Better for joints and more difficult. They are built to...

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Do they all sleep like that??

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Told you to call me... Could have told you all of this in one call. If you have this many posts on GSPs in this period of time, you will love the breed more than you could imagine. Get one for sure if you think you are up to their speed.

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You can't attribute human emotion to a canine. Dogs, if treated properly, will desire to be near you and be happy to do so. Every dog breed we hunt with has an innate desire to learn and work. Their attention spans, however, change with time. The dog WILL enjoy being near you on heel but the length ...

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The behavior was normal dog behavior in a stressful setting. If the shorthair was truly pathologically aggressive, he would have struck, not postured. Lack of training and willingness to recognize the situation is an owner problem. HOWEVER, your dog should have been leashed out because they only ha...

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Crackerd, just about anything can be made fun and enjoyable to a puppy. Their life is fun. Watch them. Maybe it's the broken English that I am misunderstanding but I don't think I have ever seen a pup that can't have it's state of mind altered by just a raise in voice pitch. Fill me in if the pups a...

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All things must be fun. Keep that in mind for you and the dog. No fun for you is no fun for dog and no fun for dog is no fun for you. If you are not in a positive mood... Shut it down. If she is not in a positive mood, try and create a good mood. As with all women, it might just be one of those days...

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Communication between handler and dog is much more clear from the beginning with an e-collar. The repeated necessary use of the collar is a sign for the need of more concentrated training. In an ideal hunt, the dog is never corrected with the collar. Day to day, however, attitude may change and dang...

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Nice looking dog.

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Both. Dog stays inside but we have a nice bricked floor pen for times we are away for long. Dog hair is a condiment in my house. If you don't like it, your not my kind of person... Don't like it don't stay. My dog has more drive than any other dog I have EVER trained or hunted with and most of them ...

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Thanks for clarifying. I agree totally, maybe a better word would be encouraged.

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Pm me of you want to talk about shorthairs running circles around labs and all other breeds is the south Alabama marsh... Just needed to ruffle a few feathers.

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I'm from south Alabama and couldn't disagree more on "yor getting the wrong breed" comment. Get the dog YOU want. All of those listed breeds are quality but you and your preference for breed is what counts as long as you studied up. I will say this, you can teach obedience at any age. Easier when yo...

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Try a dandruff shampoo to wash the dog. If he gets no more than 1 bath every other month it will not be costly and you may alleviate a majority of the skin issues with one wash. I would bet that the reason many 100+ dog owners never complain about the junk that the 1 dog owners seem to do on here is...

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We go completely the opposite direction on this side of the pond ! :lol: If you have to use a loud voice in a trial for pointing dogs, spaniels or retrievers you will at the very least be marked down and you could be " not called back in " .... (for a second run or for an award.) Dogs can and somet...

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You are in a good location for the dog to do all that he is capable of doing. Lots of good farmland for quail hunting up there too. I am in south Alabama, my biggest worries here are the alligators. Be sure to take your time on water intro and know that the exercise demands of the GSP are greater th...

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Where are you located? This will answer the question in many regards as a mild climate much better suited for the GSP waterdog while the Chessie is much better equipped to handle the cold. I love the shorthair for retriever purposes and dodge the "get a lab" phrase and could not be happier with my c...

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He is definitely a fun hunting partner. Its crazy how smart a dog can be. I do think he can read my mind... unless I'm thinking "CALM DOWN"

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I have never been to a field trial and would like to see one to determine if it is something that would interest me. Anyone know of any (especially NAVHDA) around the southeast that are coming up in the near future?

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G and C in humans has shown to decrease joint space narrowing (the space between joint bones largely composed of cartilage) over periods of 2-5 years with consistent supplementation. The supplement is thought to add cartilaginous mass to improve joint stability and shock absorption. This is not to s...

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45 min drive, $400 per year membership to run your own dogs, $10 per quail, minimum of 10 birds preplanted, extras are gimmies.

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I am a one dog guy. My one dog hunts everything I hunt. My face is not much to see but I thought some would like to see this guy.

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Bag balm and kennel rest

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Typo - TALES of Quails and Such. Also, I am guessing this forum is auto edited to ensure the exclusions of fowl language since the other title IS NOT Jaybirds Go to "HECK" of Fridays.

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Ok, so am looking for a good read/tabletop decor on hunting. I am NOT looking for training books. The title of this post is in reference to a book by Havilah Babcock. He wrote many humorous short stories on hunting and fishing the southern states back in the day. I would recommend all of these to an...

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High calorie food, as much as he will eat. Make it good, gravy it up to encourage to eat more. Higher fat content means higher calorie. Don't sacrifice good protein but calories in must be greater than calories out to gain weight in any scenario. Good luck as it ain't easy.

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i have been watching your posts about this dog pretty close and am really excited for you. I would not worry at all my ep started out about the same way as yours got cold fast and did'nt have a lot of drive as a one year old. Just finished his fifth season on grouse lastwknd of january in northern ...

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On that note... I have a buddy with a lab that just loves the ladies...I can assume this because any time there are a pair of panties on the ground he is sure to gobble them up. Not just chew them but eat them in their entirety. He may be broken of this now, but the worst was just after my friend ha...

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He should acclimate if properly exposed with caution. You don't want to risk the health of the dog, but with experience, he will understand how to maintain his own body temp with hard work. My gsp is used for upland and waterfowl and flat folded up at 15 months old on his third duck hunt of his firs...

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Ron R wrote:Arkansas - Shooting a bird on the ground.

Also goes for shooting a bird on the water.

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For the skeptics, we all are aware that anything on an Internet forum is quite possibly junk. The intent was not to establish a post of peer reviewed clinical data on documented canine toxicity from A to Z. Everything is taken as is and is evaluated on an individual basis. That being said, maybe the...

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Cocoa, in higher grade dark chocolate, is a problem because of the greater caffeine content... So I've read. I would then assume that any other high caffeine product would be an issue. Keep your red bulls close.

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This list is extensive. Looks good but I see some common drugs listed that I dispense for vet use quite frequently. I think I am looking for a more consice listing of items commonly encountered by the dogs we hunt with. Especially the foods and drinks we may carry with us and the North American plan...

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I think it may be benificial to collect a list of commonly encountered food and non-food items that our dogs should not eat.
I'll start... Xylitol, commonly found in gum as an artificial sweetener. Can be toxic in even small amounts.

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Picture?

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Not a beer, but has anyone tried the new bird dog blackberry whiskey?

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