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Looking for a two dog box. What do you all recommend? I've used the plastic carrier type for a few years now. Its been fine but starting to wear out. I currently only have one dog but plain to get another in the next few years and also my buddy has a dog so if I had the spot im sure I would use it. ...

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Ok great. Would hydrogen peroxide help? I've been just using water and little soap

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While running the other day my dog got a very deep pad cut. I thought just keeping it clean from infection it'd heal fine. But I'm worried it won't..... Should I take a trip to vet or wait it out??? I keep going back and forth

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Rick can you elaborate a little more? Very interested where your figures come in at

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Anyone ever made their own kennel panels ? Welded wire heavy duty... Was it cheaper? Durable?

Any tips ?

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I would have pigeons and maybe a Johnny house on site. Would be roughly 1.5 acres...

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Dogs would be pudelpointers going thru Navhda system. Obviously I would need to have some water to train for that but I got some water within 4-5miles that would work.

Not trying to train trial winners. Just trying to make convenient training area to prize 1 pudelpointers

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Yeah I live in the country and contemplating making an acre or so plot for training

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I know you all probably have some huge training areas. But realistically how many acres do you absolutely need? Just curious what's everyone's opinion is.

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Where are you guys positioning your dogs in the layout spread?? Behind ? Directly to side?

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I saw many people recommend skipping the UPT also. But I didn't really want to fail the UT test. I don't know but in my opinion a failed UPT at an early age is less damaging than a failed UT on the dog's pedigree.... idk thats just me i guess. I also wanted to go to the test and see a couple UT runs...

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And thank you for your help ezzy... U helped get us that score. And at 17 mo I'm pretty happy with that

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I figured ezzy.... The wind blew the door wide open one day and most of the old birds were gone... I still got 7... 4 yellows... Probably just going to keep the yellows this winter

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Update on Ripsnorter's Fast Cash

Born April 23rd, 2013

Passed his UT yesterday October 4,2014 with a 183 Prize II

Great dog and can't wait for the pheasant opener here in Illinois.

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Oxytocin is used on sows i believe

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pigeons extinct in your area?

i think the club i go to is 8 for quail and like 15-18 for pheaz..... pretty high so I stick to pigeons and throw in a chukar or two here and there

catch some feral pigeons for shooters and use the homers for most everything else

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some great advice here... I have been working with a trainer every couple weeks just to kind of keep the progression going on our training (im doing the training but I go every other saturday to the trainers to not only help the dog but also myself) and I asked him the question and he had a pretty f...

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So my pup will be 6.25 months at the start of the pheasant season.... He has been on birds for about 2 months.... Pointing well but still not steady 100% .... Been shot over and a few birds actually shot over him.... Minds well in the field and will be collar conditioned by that time. Question is......

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you can't just use any old powder..... you need a powder designed for the 1oz 20ga loads you want to produce... with the pressures you will see in a 20ga 1oz load at 1300fps please measure your shot and powder often and accurately..... you need a good scale... if you are just starting a good RCBS 50...

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less than 1000.... I gotta recommend the Veronas.... great gun and you wouldn't have to settle for the base model.

But again I would look around on gunbroker and see if there is a nice used Citori lurking around

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whats your price range??? 600 area = Imperor Firearms..... LIGHT!!!!!!!... nice wood for price...been great to me so far 800 area = Verona's are a very nice gun... used Citori might sneak in this range 1000 area = Definitely a nice used Citori... just can't beat them IMO 1500+ = lots of nice options...

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quick question that I haven't been able to figure out combing thru posts..... How often do you let your pigeons out to fly? I work a 8 to 5 job during the week can I let them out in the morning and feed them when I get home? I can get a set schedule but I can only do so much. I think I am leaning to...

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solid or wire floor? whats the difference besides having to clean out the solid floor?

Also Ezzy I tried to PM you but haven't heard a response...

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how do the pigeons handle the cold weather? In IL we could easily get to below 0 with blowing snow and nasty weather.

Also your opinions on wire floor or solid floor with sand? I would prefer wire floor so I don't have to clean it as much but if don't do as well I got no choice

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well honestly I have raised quail before and yes its a pain but really all I am doing with the quail is holding onto them for a week or two.... I will be using launchers so the quail are really just shooter birds when I get to that point. I can and will use a variety of birds but the pigeon coop wil...

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ok well I will plan to keep it on the other side of the garage of the kennel... maybe put the dumpster between the birds and the outside kennel run so he can't see the birds at least. Anybody have any favorite designs for a coop that could hold 10-20(20 if crowded... probably shoot a few when it get...

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Well I need to start planning my pigeon coop/quail holding pen. I want to make a coop big enough to hold about 10-20 pigeons to train my pup that is coming in 7 weeks. I want the coop to also be big enough to hold about 10 quail (just till they are used for training....think shooter birds)if I neede...

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thanks guys.... appreciate you giving some idea how you do it i might look into getting the Perfect Start and finish DVDs... I currently have Hickox older DVD without the clicker... not sure I am real wild about the idea of another device (collar and then clicker) I need to run while hunting. But I ...

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sorry didn't mean to offend some of you... I guess I would be interested to see what order you guys are using. Your FLOWCHARTS so to speak... I currently have George Hickox DVD. I don't know what one is going to be best so thats why I am asking the experts on here. I would prefer DVDs so I can see t...

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Ok I am 8 weeks away from receiving my PP but I am trying to get all my ducks in a row so we can hit the ground running. Hoping to possibly be able to be somewhat ready for November's pheasant season (not finished but able to take him along hunting so he can see some wild birds and get some field ti...

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pretty awesome... check out the amherst pheasants... now thats wild!!

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awesome... i seriously don't know if I can wait till the end of june to get my pup

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deposit is in on my next birddog... a pudelpointer... from Jeff George in Ohio. I just got to hope there are at least 5 pups since I am 5th on the list. Below is the pedigree of my litter.

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no to setters or labs.... had labs going up and I have hunted with labs... just don't have what I am looking for sorry... I do love chocolate labs setters just seem to shed so much... plus they are mostly white... if im gonna get a mostly white dog its going to be another EP. I am looking into WPGs....

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whats the shedding like on a GWP.... last time I went with a EP i thought well its a short haired dog and shouldn't be bad but man was I wrong my EP would leave a halo if you scratched/rubbed/petted him which again I was fine with because I am used to it but my wife would always make the comment he ...

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of the PP, WPG, and GWP which is the smallest, athletic dog? By this I mean I like the lean athleticism of the EP... I don't want a fat lazy bum (IMO most labs.... sorry not hating ) When I wanna go hunting I WANNA GO HUNTING!! hahah it may be for a couple hours.... it may be ALL DAY (with breaks) M...

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hmmm you guys are really making my decision even harder

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Well I lost my english point to cancer and I am now in need of other bird dog. My last EP was the best dog I could ask for and I will never forget him but he did have some negatives that my wife and I would like to address. Yes I know there is never going to be a perfect dog. First negative was the ...

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well guys we were at the U of I for a while yesterday and we decided our first step was to do a chest Xray because the Doctor said if he has Adrenal Cancer that there is a good chance he has it elsewhere particularly the lungs. When the Xrays came back it was quite obvious he had significant cancer ...

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http://www.petmd.com/dog/conditions/can ... romocytoma

this covers a lot of his symptoms ......... there was a mass found on his adrenal gland yesterday... i am taking him for a consult to the U of I tomorrow at 11am. He was miserable last night after we got home from the vet.

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update.... the prozac has greatly reduced wrigley's anxiety... still acting very unusual but he is at least tolerable in the house now... we have been very adamant in getting him outside to use the restroom and he hasn't went in the house the last 3 days. He now is sleeping and calmer when on JUST t...

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also monday we will be checking for tumor.... he has a "fatty tumor" about the size of a half dollar on his chest but was told that its just a fatty tumor and isn't big deal... he had 2 removed about 18months agos... its not big and my wife couldn't even find it but I could see it because I knew wha...

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been talking with the vet about every day... went to the vet another time... nothing new is found... prostate checked good... tooth checked good... waiting to hear back from a behavioral specialist He was on Ace promamine (spelling?) for anxiety... it was not cutting it.... he has been started on Pr...

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ok guys been talking back and forth with my vet again.... we are now getting the help from a vet in chicago that focuses on mental/behavioral aspects. Going to go a little stronger on the anxiety medicine (going to Prozac). Physically everything checks out... one thing I have noticed in the last day...

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appreciate the help guys... yes he does leave his head down a lot more... kinda haunches over more when walking... not the flat back and bounce in his step... ears out for sure too... when I pick up his favorite tennis ball to chuck it he practically runs away like I beat him with it. Trust me I don...

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o and dog dr... I-L-L!!!

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I have a check up scheduled and I will address the possibilities you guys mentioned such as Prostate, Dymentia, Thyroid, and the broken tooth again but I don't think that is it personally. I don't think its a blockage because he continues to do both 1 & 2 easily .... the urination last night seemed ...

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With urination issues and age, I would definitiely rule out a prostate issue. I will definitely watch him urinate this evening when I get home from work to check for color... If I remember correctly the floor stain this morning was slightly yellow but nothing abnormal IMO.... i know im not a vet bu...

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Could be teeth but the pacing, shaking and the fact that it's eating kibble has me thinking this is internal. Any vomit or violent diarrhea.? No the stool is fine... Vet actually checked that because within 30 seconds of getting into the office he took a dump right on their floor mat.... my dog doe...

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Would blood test show hormonal issues? He is definitely reluctant to lay down... he just wants to pace the house all the time... and i can't let him do that because one its annoying and two he has urinated in the house 4 times recently for NO REASON... this dog used to go and sit by the door and whi...

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