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The original question was "Who doesn't" -- and most posts are about why people do :roll: :roll:

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Go with the Dogtra --- 100% forget DT Systems.

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1. I have been introducing my 3 month old to wings and birds for about a month now. 2. I have been hiding birds wings in bushes that we walk around as well as use a fishing pole and attaching the wing to it to simulate a mobile bird. When she finds the wings or sees them on the pole she doesn't poi...

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Just got a new pair of Muck Arctic Pro boots.
They are excellent if'n ya want warm feet :tu

http://www.muckbootcompany.com/product/ ... 8K/MWINTER

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nikegundog wrote:He will be just fine the way he is.

Exactly correct.

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http://www.naiaonline.org/pdfs/LongTerm ... InDogs.pdf

http://www.caninesports.com/uploads/1/5 ... s_2013.pdf

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Many folks say based on what they've read , to wait for 2 years for a male's bone structure growth to be complete. I have a new pup and my vet wants him spayed in January ; pup will be 8 months old. She's says it has nothing to do with bone growth . I have confidence in her - was Dean at the Ontari...

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Never, never ever before 14 months.

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Jack and Ben wrote: I've force fetched him correctly.

Maybe -- maybe not.
I'm guessing not.

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This just seems so "foreign" to me. Yesterday (12/7) Tucker (a light coated PL) made his first water retrieves of the day by busting ice with an air temperature of MINUS 7. Today his first water retrieves the temp was PLUS 1. last weekend he made water retrieves all day with air temps of +10 to +11....

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deseeker wrote:I agree it was most likely mild hyperthermia.

I thinkyou mean hypothermia.

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I have a 6 mo old black lab who I am going to hunt waterfowl with. Have had him since 7 weeks and is coming along great. Started collar work and obedience is fairly strong as well. I have been using a remote launcher to get him accustomed to look out in front as well as work on steadiness. I live o...

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RoostersMom wrote: Del - how long do you smoke the strips?

In the smoker 1 hour at 200* F....... Length of actual smoking is up to your taste.

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It's my belief (and experience) that steady dogs mark the fall much better than running dogs.

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cjhills wrote: There are a lot of people pheasant hunting with dogs that aren't steady to flush, shot and fall, who are very happy with their dogs...Cj

Very true.
I'm certainly not one of them.

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gonehuntin' wrote:A lab trains himself on upland. All you have to do is keep him in range, he'll do the rest.

Steady to Flush / Shot / Fall without traning :roll:

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You are 20 years late to the ethoxyquin scare - it was that long ago that the early beginnings of the targeted campaigns caused the major companies to change their practice and remove it from their labelled products. It is still the safest way to bring fatty fish products to market. If ethoxyquin i...

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Very nice, grinder with spices then using the caulking gun looking shooter? What's the secret to not making it taste like duck? Start with some commercial mix of your favorite flavor. Throw away the "cure" (nasty chemicals and instead use celery ) Celery contains significant amounts of non-harmful,...

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gotpointers wrote:Those are some big steep hills. I've never hunted wild chuckar, are they runners like blues?

Run up -- fly down -- run up -- fly down

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IMO, dogs need to either be supervised or contained.

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Vetericyn. Amazing stuff. www.vetericyn.com/

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Give me a recipe for braunscheiger I love the stuff. Used to gt real home made years ago.Deli stuff isnt even close. We used 1/3 venison liver and 2/3 pork liver. Mixed with an equal amount of ground pork. Then kinda followed this recipe : http://homecooking.about.com/od/porkrecipes/r/blpork27.htm

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Additionally, dogs and wolves share 99.8% of their mitochondrial DNA (Wayne, R.K. Molecular Evolution of the Dog Family). "The domestic dog is an extremely close relative of the gray wolf, differing from it by at most 0.2% of mDNA sequence..." mDNA (mitochondrial DNA) is ONLY passed down through th...

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Where in WA ?

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What training program are you following ?

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Anybody here make their own Liverwurst ?

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BUT, we have only changed their external appearance and temperament, NOT their internal anatomy and physiology. I have to disagree. While it's true that "dogs are almost " genetically identical to wolves, we all have to admit that not only have humans changed canines, so has mother nature. Genes, c...

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Dokken's book is alright, but far from complete.
IMO, you can't beat Evan Graham's "Smartwork" series of books and DVDs.

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These just came out of the smoker -- then stacked on edge to dry to perfection .

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We got these 8 nice mallards on Saturday (11/23). Got six more today (11/24), but didn't have time to take pics from today -- we needed to get home to make Duck jerky. Air temp for the first four retrieves on Sat was +10* F........ For the first two retrieves on Sun it was +11* F. Del Lolo http://im...

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The main thing that most 'first timer' duck hunters learn is that their OBedience training was inadequate.
If the water is COLD, be prepared for some 'no-goes'.

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Dogs will do what they are taught to do or allowed to do.

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Force Fetch.
Has nothing to do with being submissive.

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Ask any Veterinarian who sees a decent number of hunting dogs and they will tell you that many of them have shotgun pellets in their butts. A dog will mark the fall much more accurately if it's steady. When the dog is already running, they don't mark as well. IMO, a steady to flush/shot/fall dog is ...

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Zip tie wings to bumpers.
If the wings are fresh, you need to either freeze them or dry them.

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That's the major problem with pen raised birds.

Also. what do you mean by the word "hold"?"
Are you talking about "mouth habits"? Or Steady to Flush/Shot/Fall ?

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Breed ?
Age ?
What knd of training do you want to do with wings ?

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Cajun Casey wrote: The carbs study has been around a bit.

This study was published in January 2013.
Nature, 2013: doi:10.1038/nature11837, 2013.

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Winchey wrote: pototatoes

Isn't that the same way that Dan Quayle spelled it

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1. still curious about the "fetch - no fetch", i assume you mean line up a bunch of bumpers & make sure she knows only to fetch on command by skipping a bumper or 2 during walking fetch. 2. i seem to be stuck in a rut on throwing marks. i'm not sure whether repetition is good for laying the foundat...

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“The genomic signature of dog domestication reveals adaptation to a starch-rich diet” "Dogs Adapted to Agriculture. As wolves became domesticated, their genes adapted to a starch-rich diet of human leftovers." RAW? -- Grain free ? Click here http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/3409...

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ruffbritt4 wrote: How does the dog learn that the bird goes when he moves?
Thanks

1. Training
2. Experience

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Check these http://www.baleblinds.com/products/baleblinds.php

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Labs :
OFA (or PENN) for hips
OFA elbows
CERF
CNM
EIC
PRA

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ezzy333 wrote: Del Lolo, tell me when the last change was, what did it cover, and where did the information come from?

Ezzy

I don't know.
I don't know.
Info came from AAFCO.

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Depending on what kind of fields you hunt, you might want to consider a 'hay bale' blind.
Holds two people plus a dog.

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You wouldn't know this by following advice on the internet or seeing the plethora of Large Breed Puppy foods out there, but it appears that the craze to starve dogs of calcium based on really weak science and anecdote is ending. Based on the NRC recommendations, AAFCO's new guidelines, which use lar...

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There are quite a few changes being made for 2014. Interesting is the Calcium recommendations for puppies. In any case, this is the first time actual science has been used on this issue and it is definitely different from what we have been led to believe. The link : http://c.ymcdn.com/sites/www.petf...

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chevyrulz wrote:Don, walking fetch is laying out 3 or 4 items in a line, walking past the items, & having her pickup each one as we pass it.

You can lay out 6 to 8 bumpers and incorporate "Fetch -- No Fetch".

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The dog needs to be trained to "HERE". "HERE" means Here'.

Check cord to be overlaid with (properly used) ecollar.

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