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snips wrote:Big Congrats to all!!! Fuzz, I know Quinten ran Zip his Wire. (I see he got his mug in the pics!)

A head like that how could ya miss!

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I never read the entire thread until now... So I will stick to my first comments and tell ya Casper if you want your dogs in hunting and trialing homes... Stick with it! I know I have no true interest in placing dogs with people that don't want the dogs for what I feel they are intended to do. I AM ...

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Holds everything you need. Additionally I purchased the heater, RangerWare cab enclosure, and radio. Used it yesterday and can't imagine training/trialing without it... To say the least, it gets a bath multiple times a week. But then again, it also costs big. Word is in alot of states, you can tag ...

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This Casper dude is just a big ol Putz! But I like the heck out of him, hunted with him before, and would again anyday of the week! I have seen BOTH dogs hunting birds and seen the birds that they have produced! Ya can't blame a guy that wants to have his dogs in Hunting/Trialing homes. He is not tr...

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There is better ways than I show here. But the one on the left is mine. I bought a cargo hauler and just attach it to the ATV. My buddy with a smaller box just strapped his on back. Both work. One reason I like the ATV over the UTV is I feel like I have more control over the ATV in the tight, slippr...

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I am only going to interject my opinion once since I do not really want to get in a pi$$ing match with anyone. When each breed was developed 200. 300, 400 or even in the case of the Vizla 800 years ago they were developed for the purposed of hunting feathered and furred game but mostly feathered in...

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I find what he said to be very realistic. NSTRA is ran on a points system that the judge has to come up with a score for each piece of work. Horseback trials are also judged over the entirety of the brace. True the higher points win in NSTRA but it also has to be earned by the judge giving the score...

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There is not a format out there that is perfect, they all have there pros and cons.What some people don't or refuse to realize about the NSTRA format is that it is the only competitive (where two dogs run heads up against each other) format with a judging criteria that has to work for ALL pointing ...

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Just for the record, in my earlier post on this thread I was being sarcastic. I wasn't trying to say anything but that I don't get these broad generalizations saying "all dogs", all hunters" or "all lines" etc. David I got that but still thought I would be honest! I was a little sarcastic myself wi...

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They remind me of the guys that say I could have been great. Ya, but you weren't. Head to head, I will take serious money on "meat" dogs. This is confusing, if anybody is going head to head it is the FT's, they put there dogs down with the best no matter the conditions, they put there money where t...

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I will take a stab at my opinion on this... My thoughts are in Red! Just trying to get this straight as I'm obviously confussed. - ALL AA FT dogs only run at a huge range irregardless of where the birds are or might be. Only if the owner/handler is developing for that, if they are wanting to compete...

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hustonmc wrote:

AGAIN, don't judge a dog on it's venue......................judge the dog.

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And by the way I never said I agreed that a NSTRA hour was like a AA hour... At least not in the Doc's world..... Flat ground, ya maybe, somewhat..... BUT I also believe it is the format and not the dogs that divide that up...... My apologies for thinking you were jumping on the Scott T. bandwagon....

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Hey babette, no harshness felt. I had one find less than I needed. A find at 23 and she would have pushed the field. But the standard of the stake dictates that I need enough dog power to finish - even if there were no finds. I brought as much dog power as the other venue had to offer - and it wasn...

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Hey babette, no harshness felt. I had one find less than I needed. A find at 23 and she would have pushed the field. See your adding more to the story man! Now, I can almost feel like I was in the saddle next to ya! Now please tell me it was a GSP! DO ME that one favor! Tell me it was a short tail ...

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Added more to the story? A conditioned dog that was more than capable of winning any time it was put on the ground and finished strong and hard to the front in one format hit the wall and had nothing left to give in another - you couldn't/wouldn't/didn't accept it. Just helping you along. Is this c...

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I would guess this dog had some sort of medical condition or something to be getting it done at 25 and be done 2 minutes later at 27..... It is called hitting the "wall", I see it happen more at 55 minutes, or 2 and 45 minutes, as I ride more hour and 3 hour braces, but sure it can happen at 27 min...

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I had a pretty good dog - earned an FC running in front of a horse in 1/2 hour planted birds stakes. She was as conditioned as anything on the circuit and always finished real strong to the front. I went to play with the big boys on the Prairies. 1/2 hour Shooting Dog stake braced with a pointer th...

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Here's a handler putting his All-age dog through an eye of a needle at the National BIrd Dog Championship, Ames Plantation Grand Junction, TN. http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/11920Scan69.jpg It might be me... but is he reaching for the Tracker? The dog is right there!!!!! Or is that the needle in h...

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It is at the top, right there with, Never shoot any unpointed bird, Never teach a pointing dog to sit, Never run a Derby that you want to win as an adult, Never run a steady dog with one that isn't, Never hunt your trial dogs, etc. In fact, when I read "Never", I know it is a myth. Neil "Never" jud...

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...I have went to a lot of trials, not once have I ever thought after the trial that I wish I did not go to that... I would tend to agree, but...not 100%. I ran for nearly ten years and there were MULTIPLE times I left a NSTRA trial kicking myself for traveling multiple hours to enter the 'good ol ...

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This is what happens when one feels like others are attacking something we care deeply about. People get defensive or go on the attack. So, so true... But for the life of me I don't understand what it is about NSTRA that they love to hate! After talking to some you would have thought NSTRA had brok...

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I had a pretty good dog - earned an FC running in front of a horse in 1/2 hour planted birds stakes. She was as conditioned as anything on the circuit and always finished real strong to the front. I went to play with the big boys on the Prairies. 1/2 hour Shooting Dog stake braced with a pointer th...

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vzkennels wrote:Hey Tak you been feeding that Kitty left over pastries??

LOL!!! I was waiting for a my buddy to go hunting when this man and women got out with this thing...

Needless to say I left my dogs in the kennel!

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Ohh Doc... We no think you be a snob.... We all don't just play games.... A Sage Grouse count.... http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l309/TAK1313/supersage.jpg If ya hav'nt seen one flush for a while... Here ya go! http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l309/TAK1313/sagehen.jpg Or should we look at some b...

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Most horseback All-Age/Shooting Dog trials need at least 1,200 acres for an hour brace, much more on the prairies. The biggest biggest field I have seen or read about is 80 acres of mowed fields with few objectives. I am very impressed with the top NSTRA dogs, but we ought to keep to the truth. Nei...

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I have seen quite a few terrible looking dogs that run in Nstra....bad sickle tails, laydown points..... I am not super experienced with nstra I admit...just something Ive noticed. Just take a look at nstra's classified page for example. I think if you was to go and look around you will find that M...

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Problem i see with events that dont take race, range, style and looks into account is the winners of these kinds of events will think a dog with lousy race/range and looks (straight tails) will want to breed dogs that look less than good. How is that good for the breed? Well its BIRDDOG 101... Just...

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Birddogz wrote:A Pointer with an Ivy league brain?

Ya they even changed the name.... GSP!!!!

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Every time someone brings up the thought of looking for a close working dog, it’s inevitable that someone will bring up the quote, “look for dogs from NSTRA lines.” Unfortunately these comments have also come from people on here I have the utmost respect for, and that is what bothers me the most. E...

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I believe it. Terrible problem here in Ontario too. I've had to abandon a great training ground due to the risk of coyotes taken my small setter. I wonder how many fawns will be taken this spring. This one was trying to get into a house. http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r149/coyhunter/coyoteinhou...

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Best thing to do is to find a small country vet that will sale you the shots. Just a bit more than a farm supply place but the vacine is fresher in my opinion. I am not a fan of the farm supply stuff because many times they may not be outdated, but getting pretty close....... Now if I could only get...

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I have a buddy that is into the German dogs... but he also likes his Pointers. So he does the same with one that he does with the other..... I am not sure if the dog ever ran in a test, but from what he told me the Pointer had a water search to die for!

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I blushed!

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Prairie, Of course I very aware of my dogs motherline and who is in it but plain and simple you have several people on here who admitted doing this type of breeding and honestly told you of the results, pups born with no anuses and such, if thats healthy than I dont know maybe I am confused, I gues...

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Looks like everyone beat me to the punch... but you have spring on the way! What better time to find a good trainer and have him or her board and run the dog for you. Sure it might cost just a little more than just a boarding, but your dog will get so much out of it!

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LBH wrote:Any known risks on docking an older dogs tail? She is an 8 month old Shorthair.

Ya Lantz..... your GSP might not look like a Pointer!

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Thanks keep them coming so I can have a good selection of places to find the best. No need for more info... There ya have someone close, FC champion sire, soon to be FC mother and he is a Chukar hunter... Sure he the owner is ugly as a fence post but the dogs will look good! And if you can get a do...

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Ezzy! You the man! The only heartburn I have about this... Is the guy turned them over to a shelter! If he was going to give them away why did he not give them to a possible customer! My opinion it makes him look bad that he let things get out of hand! Don't you love goverment! They can tell you how...

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I just think there is so much more to judging a dog than if he remains motionless, but judges that know nothing about wild birds; habitat, wind, bird habits, intelligence, etc, can always seem to tell which dog was the furthest away and the one that moved the least. That is sad! Neil I don't really...

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Actually, I don't think Joe is so far off base. In the AKC events i've attended it really surprised my the lack of style of some of these animals that win. After shot, i've seen a bunch of dog really let down or start flagging. You do that in AF, you're done! You better look like a rock through flu...

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My true belief is it is just how people are programed! You ask the question about males and you get the... "They lift their leg on everything". Or the "all they think about is %&*$#@# everything".... I will admit put a female between to males and she will swim! But give them a job and here and there...

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Maybe we all could do our own research here???? So for those that know of a dog that has died of cancer... what was the lines? Was it a complete outcross, line breed or in-breed dog? We would have to go back many generations and include the lifestyle of the dog. I know in humans that it is said that...

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I normally don't have anything intelligent to contribute but I'm in an advanced college patho-physiology class right now so I can fill in a little since this is what i've been researching. Our DNA consists of 46 chromosomes and dogs have 78. Although the numbers differ there has been some recent st...

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http://www.caladenkennels.com/gallery/sarah_guardrail/pups01.jpg Thank God 13! Dodged that bullet! I thought I was going to be right and end up with a that free one! WOW! Whoa..... just a minute... Look at that little fella with the eye patch... I could... Ahh never mind! Glad to hear all went well...

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bruin wrote:I have an aluminum dog box its to big, where can i get one that fits in the back of the truck like an aluminum tool box? Prefer one that has more than 2 doors. Thanks

Local highschool welding classs.... I have had two buiilt... Good stuff, jsut not as fancy as some big name ones.....

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Ted, you crack me up! :lol: Charlie, I hope they all make it but there are bound to be a couple of weaker pups with so many and I don't have another female with pups young enough to slip some in (I do that often). I'll do my best to help Sarah sort them out. Her 14 pup litter was amazing in that sh...

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Yawallac wrote:knine,

That's exactly how I see it too.

(I have no idea what the heck Tak is looking at!?!?!?!)

Everyone else is over bidding! I am sticking with 8!

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I only see 8.... I am stickin to it! 8!

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