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Awesome responses thank you so much to all. I can relate to everyones suggestions. They are all very practical and safe. I would get along with you all when afield thanks.

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I agree with all the previous postings, but let me add a few thoughts. First start practicing boat work this summer, particularly if you use a canoe. Your swimming, or just getting wet, is better when the water is warm. Practice the pressure on the top of the head method of bringing the dog into th...

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Dad, The worst day of my life was when I realized I will never be you. Some of the best days of my life have been afield birdhunting with my dog. We never had a dog growing up and I always loved to wingshoot. I never knew how much I loved watching dogs worked until I learned what was what in the fie...

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Train your pup alone without your other dog present. Introduce your other dog into the equation later. Slow down and relax. Focus on having fun for right now. Find a respectable local trainer or training group to start refining your skills. You will be the one who will need to be trained not the dog...

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I have only hunted my springer for upland game, no waterfowl yet. Since I love watching my dog work, I am now finding myself looking for any excuse to have my dog with me in the field. Do you waterfowl guys take extra precautions while afield? I would think having a dog in a boat, out making water r...

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Thank you guys. I appreciate the advice.

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I just started to give my 7 yr old springer Cosequin ASU Sport. does anyone like the performance of this particular product? i am also curious what breeders may suggest/use as supplements for working dogs. i would love to hear what experienced handlers/breeders suggest and why they use/like a specif...

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I was under the impression pheasants were similar to trout. Once they are born, they are no longer considered tame. I dont think I could catch trout out of the koy pond at Gander Mountain or shoot pheasants inside the bird pen at my rod/gun club.

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Thank you. The vet did take an x ray and manipulate joint. X rays were negative and the vet said probably a soft tissue injury. Our dog did throw up and refuse to eat for about 12-18 hours so the vet switched over to Rimadyl and Gabapentin. The end result was very good. Leashed walks only while on m...

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We have a 6 yr old English Springer Spaniel that is house/field. She recently has a decent limp on her front right leg and has been actively licking her what would be wrist area on a human. My wife jogged with her the other night and noticed the limp. Our dog did race down the stairs and leap off th...

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whats acceptable for a dog correcting or protecting itself? My 5 yr old female springer corrected a 1 yr yellow lab when my buddy came to visit. His yellow kept sniffing her rear until her hair came up for a split second then snapped. Took a nice piece of his yellows ear off. That was it though a qu...

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New york public land anywhere. Pheasant mostly with a sprinkle of grouse.

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Very cool

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sorry Pursuit channel. I really ate my words tonight watching the NBDC after Wingshooting USA. Some some great dog work and dogs on Wingshooting then some ridiculous shooting and dog work on NBDC. The womens flushing and pointing highlight were sick. One of the women made some serious crossing shots...

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Yeah we certainly try to hold our dogs to one standard and only specific dogs fit into that category. I know myself I am inexperienced so I only relate to my own experiences. I think as an inexperienced guy we want our dog to be as versatile as possible. Then later on in life I am exposed to somethi...

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I like CKfowler's response. I know with me I havent seen it all and we are all used to or bias towards something. This is another form of competition and it has its rules and ways to make the competition fair. The more i look at the different forms to compete as "games" it makes more sense for some ...

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I did not look at it from a pointing breed stand point. Thats true I never thought how little a blind retrieve would be needed for a pointer. The running clock adds a particular aspect to the competition as well.

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Best Wingshooting USA episode ever was when they had a contest winner on (father, daughter combo) from I believe New Jersey. The father named his daughter Hunter I assume since he loved to hunt. The entire show the guys daughter had some chances but never actually harvested a bird. Scott politely ga...

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Watching the National Bird Dog Circuit on TV with the pointing breeds. One of the dogs was put in a position where the handler needed to coordinate a blind retrieve, The handler or the dog could neither do a blind retrieve. The handler was allowed to take a tennis ball out of his vest and throw it t...

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A close friend of mine wants to get a dog but I am clearly bias towards flushing breeds. I have zero experience with pointers. We will be hunting mostly stocked birds on the east coast near the MET area of NYC. I know he is fairly interested in a GSP or a setter and I don't want to talk him out of a...

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My father is a big whitetail guy and I was brought up with archery as the most important season. Now my first dog is almost 6 and I love watching dogs work. I can't get enough of it. We didn't even have dogs growing up? I don't know how I got into it so much. I find myself asking friends how their d...

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That's reassuring to hear. She will be fine i bet but it took a long time for the vets to find the primary problem. The symptoms are definitely mild since I had to argue with 2 different vets that something was amiss. They couldn't even tell by watching my dog. So from here on out i am looking to ma...

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Looking to help with some nervous issues in the rear end of my 5 year old springier. She has ivdd in t5 through t8 vertebra. Calcium deposits too with some spondolosis. Her left rear leg seems to not have the extension and her tail is held differently. Probably a pinched nerve in the spine from a bu...

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Is there a supplement that you find useful? It could be for medical or performance/nutritional needs whatever the case. It may even be a product you use on your dogs feet or something whatever it is I would love to hear what has given people good results. My vet just prescribed Vetri Disk from Vetri...

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My 5 yr old springer spaniel was just diagnosed with disk disease. she has about 4 vertebrae in her thorax that have little cartilage between them and one has a prominent spur on it. all four look as if they have some sort of calcium deposit near them. Our vet prescribed Vetri Disk to help with rege...

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"I disagree that winning a field trial makes you a better handler or means you have a better dog. The scenario a field trial presents to the dog and handler is non typical of what you find in the field. " quote Ray The only difference is that the birds aren't wild - which I agree is a big differenc...

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Let's face it , it's a lot harder in training to get to the level of steady to flush shot and fall, and if you get there it's a continues effort to keep the dog polished at that level, once you let down the dog will start to break eventually So the difference is in the training or how good is the t...

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Since I started this post let me just add. Most the adults we hunted with as kids didn't do much more training than the ole wing and fishing pole. My Dad my friends Dads were all bird hunters back in the day, I don't think there was much training beyond the basics, (point, fetch, here, load and sit...

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How many people have used a vet acupuncturist for a dog? If so, did you find the results were helpful?

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steady to wing and shot. If you want your dog to break on the shot because you retrieve more birds that way then you aren't doing your job as the shooter. I would say its definitely safer and gentlemen like in the field. If you have to pass up a low flying bird because your dog isn't steady to wing...

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My 5 yr old springer spaniel just had her first limp tail problem this November after a day of hunting hard in the rain. She seems to have the start of it again today but really hasn't done any work, just a walk in the light rain today? Kinda weird. Metacam and rest has worked so I gave her a shot o...

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steady to wing and shot. If you want your dog to break on the shot because you retrieve more birds that way then you aren't doing your job as the shooter. I would say its definitely safer and gentlemen like in the field. If you have to pass up a low flying bird because your dog isn't steady to wing ...

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Nice. Im curious how many guys are working upland, waterfowl, or even running hares or other animals.

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The best all around hunting breed for hunting anything anywhere. Go.

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So cool. I would love to see such strategy.

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What percentage of you guys use GPS e collars on your long ranging pointers? I can imagine if the dog is ranging 400 yards plus, you must need to have a unit with GPS. And too, do you guys have a dog go on point 600 yards out and then meet up with your dog and flush the bird? If thats the case thats...

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I just want my dog to be having fun until the end. No misery just fun. If that's hunting than so be it. If that's watching Nascar on the couch than so be it. Its easy to get hung up on filling your limit everytime you go out afield. No more. Me and my dog are having fun and if we are lucky when afie...

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I have already found that if I like a specific dog or a specific breed, I typically get along with their owner as well. Its certainly coincidence but I am amazed at how many dogs look like and act like their owners. Typically the best dogs are dogs that enjoy having fun and have been taught that by ...

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I read about anaplasmosis but my dog has been on minocycline 100mgs 2 x's a day for nearly 30 days. Most information on anaplasmosis I read says symptoms should subside about 5-7 days after starting antibiotics. Has anyone had experince where the dog is still a little sluggish for a while after star...

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Does having another dog help the loss of another dog? I would imagine you would still miss the dog that passed away. You simply cannot help but visualize how a specific dog would attack a situation in the field I suppose.

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My 5 year old springer spaniel just had a hypoglycemic seizure on 11/6/14 and it completely freaked me out. I thought my dog was dead and I had no experience with seizures at all so it took me a few days to realize that my dog was still alive. She is close to normal but it certainly got me thinking ...

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My 5 year old female English springer spaniel just had a hypoglycemic seizure on 11/6/14. She had the episode in the field so I brought her to an emergency clinic. Low core temperature and low sugar levels. She then tested positive for anaplasmosis as well. She also had a bad case of cold tail/dead ...

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