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She's 20 months old now and I want to make sure her growth plates are done doing their thing. I'm on the mend from a bad injury last January and I'm not yet able to help like I used to. My Brittany was last in season in March (first season in Nov 2013 & second in Mar 2014...strange) and my wife DOES...

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To maintain harmony in the home, I need to spay my female Brittany. However, I'm waiting until she reaches full maturity. At what age is this on a Brittany ? I've heard talk of 18 to 24 months with various breeds of dogs, but that age includes large labs and GSP's. What about a standard sized Britta...

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Any update on this?

320 w/ DC40 $500 vs 320 w/ DC50 $600

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So, I checked voltages. In the MCC (Momentary top button, Continuous high middle button, Continuous low bottom button) mode, the low button has 18 levels from about 1.2 volts to 6.6 volts. The middle or high stim level button has 18 levels from about 2.5 volts to 12.4 volts. The first thing that st...

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Good info roanie. Sure, 5 volts on model x may feel and stimulate differently than 5 volts on model y, but measuring voltage tells you how fine or course the graduations are of aa particular make & model.

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Great. I was thinking a pair of breeders and six homing flyers would be perfect. Then I could bring home some ferals on a Thursday or Friday for shooting on Saturday.

Are the heights I have listed enough? I'm really trying to do this on the cheap. Thanks.

Roy

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Is that surface square feet of sides AND bottom, or only the bottom?

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I'm realizing I need to build a loft. I'm planning on the front to be 4 1/2' H x 4' W and the back 3 1/2' H x 4' W (front & back with one sheet of plywood). The sides will be 4' W (both sides out of one sheet of plywood) and the bottom would be 4' x 4'. Access door on the front, bob door on one of t...

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Birddog 307 is in Torrington. I believe his site is http://www.tablemountainkennels.com.

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This is my 4 month old. My daughter loves the way she relaxes and took the first pic from the balcony. I took the second pic yesterday. She found some dirt to cool off on during our romp in the hills yesterday.

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Yeah but there's no rush really for either one of us. I was surprised about the 36 levels on the Sport. I had thought it was half that until I read Steve's blog. That's a plus to me. I have a different view of the potential for fine low level adjustment now. It really does appear to be a leap above...

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I love this picture on the Garmin site. Fido is just relaxing, minding his own business, when some nut job decides it's a good idea to just fry him.

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Which breeder and where in Utah?

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roaniecowpony, you'll have yours before Cabela's even thinks of shipping mine. One of the reasons I hate them. But...all of $30 of my Delta Sport was paid for with Cabela's points, so waiting is a small price to pay.

Roy

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Yeah, Garmin is really expanding their lineup. I have/had their 12CX (still have it), 76CS, 60CS, 60CSX (still use it), and the Edge 705 cycling computer heart rate monitor (still use it). I've been a Garmin fan for years. I ordered the Delta Sport today. I had to get it from Cabela's because all of...

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That's awesome! Don't forget the Utah Bird Dogs forum either.

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The Garmin changes the distance at which you can correct a dog, even though I have long used the e-collar to pattern a dog or recall them at extreme range. Could you elaborate on this? Thanks. Roy To explain the whole program of patterning a dog, I would have to write a book. But basically even whe...

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Steve has a pretty good review too. http://www.gundogsupply.com/garmin-delta-sport-review-by-steve-snell.html My initial complaint was I couldn't have Continuous, Momentary low, and Momentary high ALONG with Tone. You're stuck with only three choices. However, if I became a believer in Tone, I'm thi...

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The Delta Sport owner's manual is finally online. Seems pretty simple to use.

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Munster wrote:Stick with tri tronics......yes I know they are one in the same. But I trust the tir tronics name.

So do I, but if Tri-Tronics engineers are designing a device that will have a Garmin name, then I'll try it out. Hopefully Garmin isn't designing for a price point instead of for quality.

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Garmin said on Jan 14, 2013 that this e-collar would be available first quarter 2013. I first started considering the Delta Sport about a week ago and depending on the retailer, retailers were saying factory ship date of May 21 or May 31. I just did another Google search for "Garmin Delta Sport rele...

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And for me, I'm just trying to buy the best product, for me, that I can. I understand and that is why I said that some of us were making it sound more complicated than it is. Any of the ones mentioned should serve you well as long as you make sure you know how they are meant to be used and how to u...

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Neil wrote:The Garmin changes the distance at which you can correct a dog, even though I have long used the e-collar to pattern a dog or recall them at extreme range.

Could you elaborate on this? Thanks.

Roy

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P.S. On another thread, someone posted that 300 yds was too far to be correcting a dog, implying that you couldn't detect a non-compliance at that range or it was BVR (beyond visual range) :wink: Too far...not far enough... I dunno, but I've never corrected my dogs at anywhere near a 1/2 mile that ...

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Guys, all those distances are "up to". Real wotld they are all some less, still 25% is a good bit to give up. I will stick with the Pro Serries, but then I still have a flip phone. True, but you shorted the Delta Sport's "up to" range by a whole 1/3. To be fair, you need to short the Pro series "up...

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Delta Sport has a 3/4 mile range.

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IMO, we are making this much more complicated than it actually is, just like some of the training threads. Again, JMO. :wink: Charlie IMO, we are making this much more complicated than it actually is, just like some of the training threads. Again, JMO. :wink: Charlie For many people that's probably...

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From what I've read and the discussion on the Tritronics forum, it appears to be a replication of the correction features on the Alpha. That would mean 3 correction buttons, each button either assignable to separate dogs/collars or each button assigned a correction level or tone or vibrate. The lev...

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I wonder how the upcoming Delta or Delta Sport will stack up against the Field and Pro models. 3/4 mile is a lot of range. Significantly less money which means I can get an Astro that much sooner.

No, I'm not interested in the Alpha.

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I looked at the chart that roaniecowboy posted here, viewtopic.php?p=392161#p392161, and it looks like the Low, Med, and High is an absolute must. Those are some big jumps between the 1 - 6 only settings. Too big it might seem.

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If I knew the course adjustment of 6 settings wasn't too much for my pup, the decision to buy the Field 90 would be a slam dunk. However, I don't know 1 is too low or 2 is too high. Because I plan on using the collar to enforce, and teach, the "come" command (like described here... http://www.tritro...

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Thanks for the advice everybody. I do understand the differences between the Pro and Field models, and how some Field models duplicate a specific Pro model, except the Pro would have the Tone feature and the Field might not. I also understand that the Low, Medium, and High levels are a 33 1/3%, 66 ...

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Thanks for the advice everybody. I do understand the differences between the Pro and Field models, and how some Field models duplicate a specific Pro model, except the Pro would have the Tone feature and the Field might not. I also understand that the Low, Medium, and High levels are a 33 1/3%, 66 2...

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I'm getting ready to pick up my first e-collar. Do I want the fine adjustment on the constant or the nick/momentary? What is your reasoning?

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What commands are you using to retrieve the bird? I'll throw a grouse wing and hold the pup. Then I'll say "dead" and let the pup get the wing. Then "come" to bring it to me, and then "give" to release it to my hand. I think I started out with something different than "come", but forgot what it was....

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art hubbard wrote:advantage II

Good luck with Advantage II. It isn't designed to prevent ticks. I'm sure it's great for fleas though.

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Thanks for the advice. 5 to 10 minutes of free choice eating is a LONG time. I'll have to time how long it takes my pup to gobble down 1 cup morning and night, but I can't imagine more than 1 minute. She gulps it down quick. I haven't tried it, but I'd bet she'd eat 4 cups in 10 minutes. I don't kno...

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I understand the amount of food that many of you are feeding your adult dogs is based on the firmness of poop. What do you do with a puppy. I have a 13 week Brittany pup that weighed 11.6 pounds at her vet appt on 4/13. I'm currently feeding her 2 cups of Kirkland Signature Chicken & Rice puppy form...

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From what I understand, Advantix II is the only OTC topical that repels ticks. That being said, I just ordered a 3 pack of the Frontline Plus for my Brittany pup. It kills but doesn't repel. I figured it was a little safer around the kids for the first couple days after application. I live in Northe...

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From what I understand, Advantix II is the only OTC topical that repels ticks. That being said, I just ordered a 3 pack of the Frontline Plus for my Brittany pup. It kills but doesn't repel. I figured it was a little safer around the kids for the first couple days after application. I live in Northe...

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WillieELk78GSP wrote:That is awesome, I wish I had that many pictures of my dog on her first birds!!!

I took over 200 on this outing. I was hoping I'd get a few that were keepers.

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I got a little impatient and picked up a few pigeons yesterday, even before I had a loft to put them in. I've got two that get along together in a Havahart trap and the third, and feisty, one in a large box. I'll be building a loft this week. Anyway, Maggie is 11 weeks old today and I wanted to see ...

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My breeder, Upper Ridge Brittany, did a 5-way and dewormer at 6 weeks. I picked up my pup at 8 weeks and took her to the vet the next day for a 5-way, intranasal bordetella, and Strongid T dewormer. They gave me a HeartGuard chew to give at 10 weeks. Then I'll be back at 12 weeks for a 7-way, inject...

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I completely understand why people choose to feed adult food to their puppies when they are already buying adult for.their other dogs.

Since I only have one mouth to feed, I decided to go with the puppy food.

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I've had dogs pass socks before. However, I know someone who had to have emergency surgery for a sock that didn't pass. Also had a dog eat the end of a tug rope. The shreds of the rope passed as well. I don't buy those anymore. Currently, my little Staffy (30lbs) grabbed a smoked chicken leg quarte...

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Update!!!! The foam passed at approximately 50 hours and the suction cup piece passed at exactly 144 hours. 6 days of worry is over!!!!!

Yippee!!!!!!

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I'm not a member because I see them as another money hungry, corrupt cog in the political machine. In the big picture I don't think they really do much good. You may want to educate yourself on how they will defend/represent Joe Blow Citizen in a court of law. The outcome in court sets precedence i...

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My puppy threw up this morning, but there was grass in it. It wasn't chunky or anything. I've heard dogs will eat grass to ease an upset stomach and the vet did say she had gas in the caecum. Her poop was normal this morning, except for one nuggett that was much more dense and almost had a purplish ...

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The vet took an initial x-ray and determined barium followed by a series of other x-rays was unnecessary. He saw what appeared to be gas in the caecum (like the human appendix). Because Maggie is eating like normal, drinking like normal, pooping like normal, and full of energy, he didn't think the t...

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My kids weren't following the new puppy rules and let her roam free in the house. My puppy ran to my 13 year old son with a nerf gun suction cup foam bullet in her mouth. Instead of grabbing puppy and opening her mouth, he tries to pull it out of her mouth. Well, the end of the bullet went down the ...

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