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dugger13

I haven't had blood taken yet. I am going back in before hunting season starts, i wanted to wait until at least i switch her food and see what happens.

dugger13

Any guesses on the name of the dog food I posted the ingredients/percentages for? i have no clue, but this should be a fun game to watch now. Thank god i am slow at work today. I am getting really tired of people who dont seem to get that dogs do not have the same nutritional requirements we as peo...

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Each is filled with poor quality ingredients that are extremely hard for a canine to digest, and hold little nutritional value. I am wondering if you can tell me what ingredients to look for. It seems i always hear what NOT to look for, but not really WHAT to look for. How about a real life example...

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If you have been pushing them through the boobs and letting them know how they work. I would open the door for about 20 minutes or so. Give them chance to get out and poke around. After 20 30 minutes go out close the door, and put all the boobs up except for 1 or 2. Put the food in now. Wait till da...

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Correct, This dog has never weighed more than 57 pounds, She has never lost muscle mass. Since the beginning she has been a tall skinny dog. In that picture, the day i took her to the vet, she weighed 57. last year before hunting season she was 55 pounds. I was thinking that as she turned 2 years ol...

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For what it's worth, I've seen dogs do OK on a certain brand of food, then develop some sort of bad reaction to it, and get thin and poor-coated etc. Good luck with bringing your dog around. I will keep this in mind when i bring my dog back before hunting season. Although she has never weighed more...

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I am going to feed the nutri source 32 25 for about 3 bags and see what happens. I give her 6 cups a day, i will try 8 for the first 2/3 weeks. Hopefully i will see some improvement. If not i will go back to the vet. He didn't recommend blood work at all. Both dogs woof done their food pretty good. ...

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The point i was trying to make is that your dog should be force retrieve trained. Being that you are in the guide job business. You will probably have a better dog because of the force training in the long run. A dog force retrieved trained will probably better suit you. Sorry if i insulted you. If ...

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I picked up some nutrisource 32 protein 25 fat food. I am going to mix that for the rest of the diamond i have left and then switch completely over. I think she will get a lunch too. Hopefully within 6 weeks i will see a difference. I don't have many options up here. The feed store reccommened that....

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Thanks.
I can't do much about the flat feet. But what is Prozyme?
My vet did a full workup on the stool and everything came back normal.

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MY vet told me my 2 yr old gsp is 2 skinny. 57 pounds, but i can see most every rib and vertebrae. She is rather tall. He is guessing 10 pounds under muscle mass. We did a stool checkup and everything was fine there. She eats about 4-6 cups a day. Plus whatever scraps she takes from my 1 and 3 year ...

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If you are a guide, i don't think a dog the retrieves "most of the time" is what you are looking for. I think you need to force retrieve train her. Imagine if i was a client and that "most if the time" dog decided that today wasn't one of these days for retrieving. :( 2 years old is fine for startin...

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My neighbor has baby pigeons in a nest at his house. There is a mom pigeon on the nest as well. THe look about 1 week old i would guess. IS it possible to move them to my house into my coop, about 3 city blocks away, without doing any damage? When should i move them. i don't want to hand feed these ...

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I just did this today. Thanks for the tip, I called was very friendly on the phone, explained that 1 of my collars would not track the dog, only beeped when i pressed a button. SHe offered to upgrade me for the quoted prices above. Now i have a sportdog 1850 on the way. great info here. oh the numbe...

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I got an email from him two days ago. His first production run should be ready to ship middle of june. I am thinking we will all get ours at least before july. Something happened at the factory, set them back a week, blah, blah, etc.. etc... But he did say the things would be ready in June. How many...

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i am by no means a expert, but have read everything under the sun and watched over a dozen video series. Sometimes i think i have spent more time reading and watching videos on dogs, rather than actually training them. :D By far the best book i have read is Delmar Smith method. Very easy methods, He...

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i emailed the maker, and he gave me a promo code for a little more discount. He said they have 90 day warranty, and each remote can be programmed for additional launchers later. So i ordered 2. I will update when i know more. I figure 1 got 2 from him for the price of 1 of the other name brands.

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Do i fly 1 mile away, then two miles the next day, or should i do 1 mile first week, then next week 2 miles etc...

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I am new to homing pigeons. I have a coop and 9 birds in it. They have been there for 3 weeks. they have paired up some of to some extent. Is it ok to fly a bird that is sitting on a egg? I am trying to get them to home back to the coop. I need them to go about 10 miles. Do i extend 1 more mile ever...

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Has anyone got a laucher yet? I would like to see some feedback on these before a buy 2 or 3 of them. Thanks

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Read this and lets here what people have to think.

http://www.enterstageright.com/archive/ ... ooling.htm

Mods, I didn't know where to put this topic so i threw it in the general section. Maybe we need a off-topic, section?

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It is pretty cheap at lcsupply.com and i am wondering if it is any good. I currently use K9 advantix and this is alot cheaper. But do you get what you pay for?

anyone use it.

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my area is only 8 feet wide by 72 feet long.

My question. With a electric fence. is 8 feet wide WIDE enough? Isn't there a buffer zone that beeps or buzzes when the dog gets close to the wire. I don't want this thing going off and shocking my dogs all day long.

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I have a fenced area and the dogs are digging holes under the fences. I am thinking about getting some railroad ties and buring them around the perimeter.

Will the creosote affect them? If anything i would think it would deter them from digging.

Any other ideas to stop digging.

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http://www.gundogforum.com/forum/viewto ... 00&t=12156

make sure to read that link if you haven't already.

It is helping me a ton.

dugger13

Just a tip tie a wing so you can reuse the bird over and over again alot cheeper that way.

Can you explain this to me. I have never heard of it. Do you mean lock the wings inside the launcher?

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I feed my quail, pheasants,mallards and pigeons the same thing- a mix of cracked corn and milo, with milo being the main ingredient. Sometimes in very cold weather, I'll mix in some soybeans. I used to feed a lot of millet, but prices have gotten outrageous on it. At my local mill, I pay $6.75 for ...

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are these things, milo and pellets, cheaper than my pigeon mix which came in at about 1.60 a pound. They will be flying probably 3 times a week, or so.

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Ok, here is my dilema Built my coop. Now i have 12 pigeons. I went to the feed store and told them i have 12 mouths to feed and they sold me a 40# bag of pigeon mix that costs 28 dollars. Now I do not want to spend that kind of money if i don't need to. Any suggestions. Can i just buy whole corn, an...

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Well i came down with the flu for the last week or so, so the coop is no complete but haven't picked up birds yet. To answer to some questions. For the outside cage area, i went to my feed store and bought a rabbit cage and attached it to the coop to create an area for the birds to get sun, etc.... ...

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you raise all the bobs after the two week period? or right away?

The pigeons i am getting are of unknown age to me. I suppose i can ask for youngest available which would be better. How can you tell male from female?

I left myself wide open with that last sentence.

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Well over the weekend i built my first pigeon coop. It is like the one pictured below. http://www.uplandbirddog.com/training/loft.html It is 4 x 4. i have 6 nesting boxes inside, so i am thinking i will get 12 birds to start with. my source has a couple hundred so i am not worried about the amount i...

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thanks for the info. I did mean nights. the dogs will spend days in their kennel area, and nights inside. They are spoiled. This more for my wife than anything. Muddy paw prints lead to lonely nights for me :) Concrete will be money well spent. Thanks Good idea of the future sections and pipe unions...

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I am in the process of completing my own kennel for 2 dogs. I have a space enclosed in that is 8 x 72. i am wondering if i should concrete the whole thing or leave it dirt. my question is concrete damaging for dogs to walk on all day? Should i leave it dirt. i don't mind either way. Concrete would k...

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very true.

I unstand this all to much.

But is anyone here looking for another person to tag along with, split gas money. hunt public land. etc...

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Hello Thought i would post this here. It is march and time to put my vacation days in. I live in Northern wisconsin, ashland. 40 mintues away from the million acre woods of parkfalls. I am looking to take my two dogs to ND or SD pheasant (sharptail, duck) hunting next year. I know no one out there a...

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I would bet that the size of the dog, is less important than the tempermant of a dog. I have seen 60 pound dogs afraid of snow geese, and vice versa.

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When we had our first, we took some cloths from the baby in the hospital and put them in the house while my wife was at the hospital. Worked out pretty good. I don't know any more wise tales than that, but i would just keep it simple. Don't hid the baby from the dogs, but show them the baby, give th...

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move the crate out of your bedroom, so the barking is not so loud

Then do the above.

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Why not go to the local animal shelter and see what they have. that is what they are they for. especially if she is not set on a specific breed. I would try there first.

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i have a german wirehair 8 month old and a 2 year old german shorthair. hands down, i am now officially a wirehair fan. They are a little more laid back, serious dog. And like said above, the will hunt anything, swim through anything, and retrieve anything. I live in northern wisconsin so a wirehair...

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What about wild birds? Any points there yet?

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I am thinking about getting some manual launchers. Are they a waste of money? I will be putting pigeons in them only. Anyone with any experience with then please chime in. How long a cord can you put on them. I am thinking that i can simply check cord my dog in the general direction of the cord and ...

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i don't see why you can get any versatile dog. A GSP will retrieve ducks, A GWP will do it all. Both will point, hunt close or far, and retrieve anything that hits the ground or water. Pretty much any versatile dog will do. As far as size, look at the parents, but generally, a britney might be your ...

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I have a problem I just purchased a brand new system ( super pro elite trainer 7802) from a guy who had it. He says it was never out of the box and i pretty much believe him. It looked unused when i got it. I got the system and took it out of the box. Both collars turned on and blinked, but the remo...

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the duluth club is called the
lake superior pointing dog club. I was thinking about joining. are you a member?

http://www.lspdc.com

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I know, there is tons of land to hunt. But i am looking for a partner to hunt train with that owns a pointing breed. Most people up here have labs.

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looking for some hunting and training partners in northern wisconsin, ashland, bayfield, douglas county area.

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well the pup after 2 weeks in the house is turning around greatly.
She walks fine on a CC and comes when called on a CC. I have had her out in the woods and shot around here and she loves it. The only thing left is a little timidness towards people, which is getting 100 times better everyday.

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thanks for the replys. I have seen both the parents of this breeding and they are great dogs. I think what i am going to do is spend as much time as I can with the dog up til the end of september and then make my decision. That will give me enought time to socialize it with kids, adults, birds, etc....

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