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My 17 month GSP has taken to running with her nose on the ground while running in FT's. She seems to have developed this in the past few months and I am not sure how to fix this. Her prey drive is very high and she has been caught chasing deer, groundhogs, and also pretty stellar at catching birds l...

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I have had those same sores on at least 2 maybe 3 of my GSP's. They seem to show up in early spring and I think it is from a foreign body in the paw from the underside that gets infected. Some have swelled up and had those same white tops on the top of the paw. I remember my dogs coming back with la...

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Silver Bullet Shorthairs just qualified for our first Natural Ability Breeder Award. Our litter whelped 12/20/12 had 4 of the 6 pups NA tested with an average score of 106. This past weekend myself and two other owners traveled to Potomac MD and ran 3 of the 4 pups with 2 of the pups (Tank and Scarl...

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Congrats Lee and Jackson!!

Nice work and Jackson is a really nice dog.

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I say this for several reasons: 1. Puppies come down with this and most dogs die in their early years. 2. We have a test that can eliminate it from our breed. 3. We don't know how this mutation works and stopping it while still a smaller problem is much easier. 4. Cancer and many others diseases are...

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As far as I can tell some folks like to talk about what they have known for a long time, but have they ever done anything to help rid the the GSP breed of this nasty genetic disease? The only dog that folks keep talking about openly that they think was a carrier is Dixeland Rusty. Does anyone know f...

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MarkJ, You will have a hard time getting folks to admit their dogs or lines are carriers or have produced the disease. Unfortunately not a lot of dogs have been tested and it seems that most of the testing are in the show lines. I have tested all three of the females that I own or co-own and 2 of th...

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As for problems wit the test, to the best of my knowledge and doing some digging there has been one sample out of over 800 that hasn't been explained. One result was reversed after they found that the machine reading results misread it so they went back and by hand/eye checked ALL the past test and ...

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I just sent in 2 more blood samples for my other females yesterday to have the LD test completed on them. Now I will keep my fingers crossed that they come back clear. I want more choices of non-carrier males to breed to in the future.

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I don't know or have all the answers, but the idea is to rid the gsp of this disease. Eventually you have to stop breeding carriers, but in the beginning until the gene pool of non-carriers is larger it would be wise IMO to manage the carriers by testing.

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If you test the litter and it has carriers couldn't the breeder at least in the AKC registration just sell them on a limited registration? Sure the owner of the dog could breed it anyway, but the litter could not be registered. If you sold pups that were not tested from carrier/non carrier pairing t...

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K3britt,

You should not resort to name calling. That has no place on here. If you don't agree with their policies then say you disagree.

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Rick K I am a breeder and I think a lot of what Crysta'sl Kennels is doing is trying to match right dog with right buyer. I really try and see what type of buyer(previous bird dog experience, going to compete, companion hunter) they are and what type of pup they are looking for. I try and tell peopl...

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What health testing do you think a FUS should have?

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Most don't make it until 6 years old and they have lost their hair and require coats to protect their skin from the sun. I didn't say anything about it not being complex. The more information we have the faster we can all get rid of it for our breed.

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Cajun Casey what is Draconian about my health testing desires? Can you be more specific?

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I know this thread has been silent for years. I am looking for future stud dogs and I am having a hard time finding ones that have been tested for LD and are clear. My bitch is clear for LD, so I could breed her to dogs that have not been tested, but would prefer ones that are clear also. I really f...

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I think doing your homework and talking to breeders is your best bet. I have GSP's and they all have off switches in the house, but some turn off faster than others. I try to make the inside house time calm and do very little playing with the dogs in the house. We play and exercise outside. Each lit...

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dogs not days

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It looks like it is going to be really hot out there in Montana. I hope all the days do okay, mine included.

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We have a 3 y/o GSP Registered name is Silver Bullet's Latin Dancer, call name is Cha Cha. She wiggles more than any dog I have ever met when she greets people. It is like her tail is wagging her whole body.

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I got Dexter back on Friday and his underside was red irritated with lots of scabs from scratching. His feet were red and was missing a lot of hair on his underside. He smelled musky. They gave me his food to feed him. I put some aloe lotion with neem in it on him Friday night. We had a soccer tourn...

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Got Dexter back today. His underside looks pretty back with lots of small scabs from scratching on hair is mostly gone underneath or thin. His vet has him on 25mg of benadryl every 12 hours and 25mg of Hydroxyzine every 12 hours also. Both are just to make him itch less. I haven't seen a lot of itch...

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Dog Dr, I asked the owner about her kids having any symptoms and they said they did not. None of the other pups have this and the two adult dogs that were here during the 8-9 weeks the pups were here have no signs of any skin problems. The new owner does not have any other dogs besides this pup. Did...

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I am correcting that it first showed up in early March. He went to new owners on Feb. 16th.

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They did a skin scrape and ruled out mange. I have offered to take pup back for a while and see if it clears up. Pup sleeps in a crate in house, and they said his scratching is so bad some nights it wakes them as he bangs against the side of the crate. He is a mellow pup and not scratching out of fr...

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The first photos were on March 11th, next set April 11th, getting better April 21st, and looking worse again is April 25th.

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Only 4 days later he is getting worse again.

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Getting better

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Acute phase of the problem

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I sold a GSP pup at 8 weeks old and a month or so later he started to get a rash that turned into sores and he is itching a lot and scratching. He didn't do this when he was here, but did have a bladder infection the vet found soon after leaving here. The new owner's vet has switched his food thinki...

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Sounds like a dog that gets carsick. Does it drool and seemed stressed before, during, and one you get there? May get better with lots of fun outings in the new ride. Don't pressure the dog or get frustrated. Try getting it to put it's paws on the bumper as a first step maybe with a treat to help. P...

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I used this test on my last litter and it pretty much confirmed what I already knew. I like the test and will do it in the future. It is just another tool, and tools are good! I do think the snapshot part makes it less reliable, but you could do it more than once and see what changes.

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This is Scout from out litter whelped 12/20/12. Second time smelling a bird.

Here is a link to the youtube video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwG5XIzERXE

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Lee,

I am glad she is with you and Jackson. Have fun the next few months watching her grow and ignite the "fire".

Matt

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Congrats Andy and Dez on your championship!

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Congrats to Adam and Alli on a HOF career!

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I have had trouble with the cheap clip on ones and found these that work great, have been durable, with good battery life. My wife runs our hunting dogs very early in the morning before the sun comes up and this help her keep track of them. They are $15 and mine is at least 3 years old and works gre...

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That is one good thing about the NAVHDA system, they at least evaluate a few things on the dog like bite, teeth, coat, temperament while being examined. I think it would be good for a basic report on the dog to be part of their record. I also agree that show dogs should have some sort of requirement...

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Great job getting Zero his FC!

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Great job to Bruce and all involved. He is a good looking FC!

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I second what Sharon says about moisture.

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Is the second series running yesterday or today?

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Another fine feather in the Top Gun Kennel's cap. Congrats to those involved.
Matt

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I have owned several of those vehicles mentioned for my dog vehicles(Subaru Outback, Tacoma double cab with cap, F150 quad cab, and Honda Odyssey). The Toyota was a nice little truck, but for the money of a new one you could get a half ton that gets about the same MPG and a larger bed and towing. Su...

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Big congrats Terry and Tuffy!

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Big congrats Adam and Alli! You guys are a great team.

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Big Congrats Howie and JJ!

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I went to the Cloquet SF two falls ago and was very happy with the number of birds we moved(20-30) in two afternoons with just me and two dogs down. How is the Gwinn area for grouse? I have a BIL that has a place outside of Gwinn on the Escanaba R. Was there in the summer and the only ones I saw wer...

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Robert and family, sorry for the loss of Boogie!

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