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Well turns out they still don't really know why all of this happened at once but they think it's dermatitis, not actually a swollen lymph node but swelling of the fatty layer under the skin, and no idea on the joint pain. Started him on prednisone for the dermatitis and all the other symptoms are go...

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That's why I generally like this vet they have 8 different docs there to look at him and try and figure it out but if they can't help us out once these biopsy results come back I'll be taking ruger somewhere else.

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No news from the vet on the pathology yet. He's better some times worse at others. His testes seem raw and are flaking skin. Here are a couple pictures of his nose.

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The blood sneezing was before the biopsy of the nose it was after the original needle aspirate of the lymph node. That being said his nose is very dry and cracking. I believe when he sneezes he ends up grazing the dry raw nose on something and it starts bleeding. After watching him for the past 2 da...

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Thanks guys. Pain meds are at least making him comfortable. Takes a few days to get the biopsy results so hopefully he doesn't get worse in the meantime and they can get him fixed up.

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Symptoms sound similar however that doesn't explain the pain when trying to stand up after laying down for a while.

It's depressing to say the least watching a young extremely muscular dog struggle to stand up or get into the truck.

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Nose got scoped. I guess there were some sort of lesions in his nose/lips that they biopsied as well as the lymph node. The doc said it may be an auto immune disease but to wait until the results come back to figure out what needs to be done. It's not looking good from what I am reading into on AID....

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I can only hope mine will make it to 15 let alone still hunt at 15. Nice lookin dog

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So about 2 weeks ago I noticed a golf ball sized lump on my almost 3 year old wiem's throat. Took him to the vet and they aspirated it and sent the cells to a lab. Lab said it was a reactive lymph node and wasn't sure why. 3 days later he started sneezing a lot. Like 7-8 hard sneezes In a row. His e...

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How soon does it need to be picked up? I might be going out that way soon for work.

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If you could only have one gun to me it would be a 12 gauge rem 870 wingmaster but why only have one gun? That was my second shotgun (I am 28 and got it in a trade about 8 years ago) After dove hunting with it a few times I realized I needed something less powerful. I bought a 20 gauge stoger over u...

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My weimaraner wouldn't go more than 50' away from me. Then I read the best idea on here. Go out into the wild, bring your dog, and keep your mouth shut. Literally don't say anything unless you're dog is in real danger of getting hurt(running out on a road, eyeballing a porcupine ect) The dog will ke...

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Good luck. You would really have to wear your dog out first to get him to sit there all day.

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Sound Ike where my weim was at 7 months. All dogs mature differently. My weim is the same way with retrieves. I was hoping he would grow out of it but I think after this season is over I will be force fetch training him.

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Search craigslist for pigeons you may not get great prices but you're bound to find some

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Me? No. He's not. He's only 1-1/2 and a weim. He's maturing slow. I'm not going to try to get him "perfected' until after this season. He was only 7 months old the first season

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I'v shot exactly 1 bird that nmy weim found that he flushed. That was only to reward him for finding the bird and to make sure he knew what we were doing out there. He flushed the next 3 birds he found and I didn't shoot. He then pointed one that I flushed and shot and since then he has pointed ever...

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How many land mines were in the yard

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I've killed quite a few phez that were pointed (stocked birds). With cheap low brass number 6 2-3/4 ". Shells.

I'd downsize your next purchase

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I have the same problem With the inlaws. They think it's cute and feel bad for him when I yell at him. Now that my weim is older I just make sure he has the E collar on and he gets a nick if he jumps.

Sometimes it's harder to train people than train the dog

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Might lead to sight pointing if you keep training like that. At least hide the wing In some bushes.

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You and the dog only. Leave your whistle and mouth at home and let him learn. Don't plan on shooting and you won't be disappointed. I think the best thing I did was hunt my dog last year. He was 7 months old thefirst ttime out. Its tough to not shoot everything that flushes but you'll sacrifice one ...

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CDN_Cocker wrote:Girlfriend has a mini dachshund. Fairly annoying dog for the most part but she can track well and has a nose for grouse and bunnies.

Same here. Kills birds and bunnies around the yard tho

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Diamond naturals is what I feed my weim. He was having ear infection problems and the vet said to switch his protein. I bought the Whitefish and sweet potatoes variety. His ears are clean now and he still has the same energy level. Its about $36 for a 28 lb bag. I only hunt my dog once every 2 weeks...

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Are you pressing the nick or the continuous button?

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I think this really boils down to how you hunt and what you want out of your dog. Do you want a dog to impress your buddies? Or a dog that hunts like a field trial dog? Then you better hold off on blasting birds that you don't flush yourself. Do you want a hunting buddy to help you get birds? Do you...

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I heard bad things about button quail for training but from what I just experienced today I don't think they are all bad. I don't have a launcher so I put ruger (1-1/2 year old weim) on a check cord just in case. I just admit I haven't done anything with him involving birds since January so before h...

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My weim is 1-1/2. He does the same thing but seems to do it less every timehe has contact w ith a bird. I don't really say anything to him when hunting.

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Valid point. When my dog was a pup is hide phez wings for him in the yard. He wouldn't ever find any that I put in bushes much more than nose high.

Easy way to find if you have a problem is plant a few birds.

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Bad genes

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I guess my change would be more drastic as I am going from just standard diamond food not the HE stuff. I bought the EA today so I will report back with results

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Difference in what. Amount needed to go in or the amount coming out. It's almost 100 more kcal per cup than the plain Jane diamond food.

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I think I'm gonna switch. I'm giving my weim 4 cups a day of the reg diamond food Do whatever you want but don't think you will see a big difference. Ezzy I just want to be able to put less in so less comes out. I'll have to look at what the kcals are per cup though. If I could drop him to two cups...

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I think I'm gonna switch. I'm giving my weim 4 cups a day of the reg diamond food

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How much of the EA do you feed daily

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My only suggestion is for your first gun is buy a 12 gauge pump. You can hunt just about everything with that and then diversify from there as needed

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Does anyone just bird hunt anymore? Or are all of you guys trialers

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I lucked. Out it didn't snow

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Agreed. I start my new job on the 7th so not much fun time left

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Just got back from my AM hunt with Ruger. This is his 3rd "real" time out hunting. Brought my dad along this time too. First bird was a hen and he bumped it. Second bird he held a point long enough for my dad to flush it and i knocked it down. He retrieved it as well which was his first time doing t...

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I am going out with my dad in the morning to the same place again. We have a permit for 4 birds this time so that should help get some more practice for him (2 for each of us). I also spent the week thus far doing mini training sessions with the frozen pheasant from last time out. He seems to be get...

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I have a harness that is like that. The place to hook the leash is in the front centered on his chest. If he pulls it turns him around and tightens around him. He never pulls with that on anymore. It even reduced his pulling when hooked right to the collar as he is learning that when on a leash he h...

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I assume you are right in the instinct thing. I have no idea of this dogs breeding history. I think I just got lucky and found one that wasn't bred from lines that were only show dogs. He hunts and finds birds, flash points, points for short times, ect. The fact that he finds birds is enough for me ...

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He didn't go find either bird on his own. He just started hunting again and I had to walk him over within like 10 feet of the bird so he would grab it.

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Yes ill let it be this season then work on wish training and force fetch in the off season

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I let the dog sleep on the bed, he has keyed me into people robbing us so having him out and mobile should he hear something is fine with me. Even if I have to give up a little space on the bed.

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I use the blank pistol when in full chase. Haven't had one yet give it a second thought. After a few trips, when the gun is fired the pup stops and looks around for the bird. I think it's all about association. I have seen a few dogs that were shot around a few times but regressed on hunts due to o...

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I agree 100%. I took ruger everywhere with me for the first 6 months of his life. Rides in the truck, walks in the woods, intro'd him to dozens of dogs, 100's of people on the walking trail by my house. He still gets puffy when he is in a different place around people/dogs but once he sees the peopl...

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He's still a pup so ill work on the woah later. The force fetch as well. Thanks guys. I was just confused because he retrieves toys fine.

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Yep a pheasant. It was a good feeling taking that gun out looking good again and bagging a rooster with it. It was also a good feeling not even talking to my dog and him finding the bird while the whistle master was over there missing shots left and right with a fancy over under.

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