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Watson's quarry.

Today was the first real duck hunt with my Boykin, Watson in the marshes of upper coast Texas. He is 34 lbs at 7 months, stocky build, long body, short legs. We have been working with a mixture of wild rose methods and some traditional flushing training but mainly obedience. I was reluctant to bring...

I have been reading up on broken toes in dogs and pups and some people think that it is imperative that the dog be bed rested/crated while it's still healing for 4-6 weeks. One vet even suggested reducing the amount of food you give a pup so as to decrease his energy and only taking him out to relie...

4-6 weeks! Argh! Unfortunately, that has been the consensus from other vets. I will do 5.

It's just a sad thing for this brown ball of energy to be laid up to where he can't chase birds, play in ponds, puddles and mud like he wants.

Hello, new to the forum but have already found boat loads of info and advice, I hope to one day be a useful contributor but for now I sit and listen. I have a 12 week old Boykin with a broken toe its his fourth toe on the right front paw (the one next to the pinky toe) so it's a load bearing toe. It...

My name is Ryan, Im an engineer in Houston and have a 3 month old male boykin. My hunting pursuits take me to the marshes and dove field but I'm also a fly fishing enthusiasts and can never find enough time or money to get enough of either. This will be my first dog to train beyond basic obedience, ...