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by kninebirddog
Mon Oct 25, 2021 8:40 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Pedigree
Replies: 10
Views: 3197

Re: Pedigree

So what are the Dam and Sire like do they display what you seek in a dog?
A pedigree is only icing on a cake if the cake taste horrible the prettiest frosting job isnt going to make it taste better.
by kninebirddog
Mon Oct 25, 2021 8:35 am
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: Anyone switched from Pro Plan
Replies: 15
Views: 6109

Re: Anyone switched from Pro Plan

I left purina a couple years back when they knowingly allowed one of their manufacturing plants to continue to make the 50 pound bags of PPP to be made that was giving dogs horrible diarrhea unfortunately it also caused the puppies from my females litters to get watery diarrhea also problem they wer...
by kninebirddog
Mon Jul 19, 2021 11:02 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: Getting fed up with my Brittany not checking in
Replies: 44
Views: 17767

Re: Getting fed up with my Brittany not checking in

He was bold and independent right from the start. I would say I tried to control it somewhat but maybe not enough. This the first dog I have ever owned so I am really an expert. And this is why I do not send bold independent pups to beginning owners. If you can the best suggestion I can give you is...
by kninebirddog
Fri Mar 26, 2021 5:12 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: Getting fed up with my Brittany not checking in
Replies: 44
Views: 17767

Re: Getting fed up with my Brittany not checking in

I have a question for you what was this puppy like when you first got pup. bold independent very investigative? As you took pup out did you ever help control pup or have you always allowed puppy to run and do its own thing and now that its older your wanting control now? just trying to put some mis...
by kninebirddog
Mon Mar 15, 2021 12:22 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: Getting fed up with my Brittany not checking in
Replies: 44
Views: 17767

Re: Getting fed up with my Brittany not checking in

I have a question for you what was this puppy like when you first got pup. bold independent very investigative? As you took pup out did you ever help control pup or have you always allowed puppy to run and do its own thing and now that its older your wanting control now? just trying to put some miss...
by kninebirddog
Tue Mar 09, 2021 12:51 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Poor Breeder Contact
Replies: 15
Views: 6582

Re: Poor Breeder Contact

Some breeders have lives and will touch base when there is something to touch base about. Maybe they are busy training dogs going to work making a living maybe they had intentions to get back and life got in the way and they forgot to call you back . problem we have nowadays everybody wants everythi...
by kninebirddog
Wed Mar 03, 2021 1:55 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: It's the challenge
Replies: 3
Views: 2481

Re: It's the challenge

That's some thick ______
by kninebirddog
Thu Dec 26, 2019 8:07 pm
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: Safe over the counter for small wounds
Replies: 11
Views: 10379

Re: Safe over the counter for small wounds

You can get saline solution a generic big bottle in the pharmacy under eye care for flushing wounds out and
Sugar packets also work well for the field honey is messy until you can get it wrapped right.
by kninebirddog
Thu Dec 26, 2019 8:05 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Brittany outside in doghouse
Replies: 11
Views: 6552

Re: Brittany outside in doghouse

A little heated house the dog will be more then just fine.
Foxes do well in holes and dens with out heat or straw
by kninebirddog
Tue Sep 24, 2019 9:09 am
Forum: Training
Topic: How should you train a bull headed ultra sensitive Brit pup?
Replies: 25
Views: 11005

Re: How should you train a bull headed ultra sensitive Brit pup?

Knine...what a delightful pic!! Got more??? I have more of the dogs and pups then of my grandkids lol https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190924/6c06fbb578d27d56e93c729376092845.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190924/549f5500194d90ac39c7b44c2736a178.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201909...
by kninebirddog
Fri Aug 30, 2019 10:53 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: Replacement collar for Garmin 3/4"
Replies: 16
Views: 7955

Re: Replacement collar for Garmin 3/4"

https://www.chewy.com/sportdog-replacem ... /dp/107614

That is for the smaller receiver


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by kninebirddog
Wed Aug 28, 2019 11:36 am
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: Old Dogs
Replies: 6
Views: 5680

Re: Old Dogs

https://www.k9instinct.com/blog/satin-ball-recipes-for-underweight-dogs What we do is roll them into hotdog shape in individual small sandwich bags with out the zipper top roll up like a cigar then will put those individual rolled satin sticks into a 1 gallon freezer bag I use a level fill ice cream...
by kninebirddog
Wed Aug 28, 2019 11:30 am
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: Dog killed raccoon
Replies: 7
Views: 5563

Re: Dog killed raccoon

Something to not worry about, but to be aware, is ACIP (coondog paralysis). It's rare, serious but recoverable, and might not be something your vet has seen before. My jagd has killed dozens of coons with no problems other than the occasional wound, but I mark the encounters on the calendar just in...
by kninebirddog
Wed Aug 28, 2019 11:26 am
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: Safe over the counter for small wounds
Replies: 11
Views: 10379

Re: Safe over the counter for small wounds

chaynes wrote:Sugar
Yep sugar or the "cream" version of a triple antibiotic topical

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by kninebirddog
Wed Aug 28, 2019 10:58 am
Forum: Training
Topic: Age and Snake Avoidance Training
Replies: 10
Views: 6345

Re: Age and Snake Avoidance Training

This has been a bad year for snakes ever one of the ones we caught the head was as big as the back of my hand another one was only 9 inches long. We have transported every California king Snake We can find The link posted is a video I took from my chicken coop a couple years ago https://m.facebook.c...
by kninebirddog
Wed Aug 28, 2019 10:40 am
Forum: Polls
Topic: clicker training, who is doing it?
Replies: 37
Views: 49606

Re: clicker training, who is doing it?

Too many overlook the value of learning to learn. The concept of operant conditioning is complex. Complex enough for rampant misuse and misunderstanding. Of course it doesn't supersede prey drive. A dog can learn to stand, go out, turn, crate, recall, and any other building block behaviors you care...
by kninebirddog
Wed Aug 28, 2019 10:32 am
Forum: Training
Topic: How should you train a bull headed ultra sensitive Brit pup?
Replies: 25
Views: 11005

Re: How should you train a bull headed ultra sensitive Brit pup?

Playing with puppysImage

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by kninebirddog
Wed Aug 28, 2019 10:28 am
Forum: Training
Topic: Time to Fully Train a Brittany
Replies: 24
Views: 13067

Re: Time to Fully Train a Brittany

Depends on the dog and what you are training for and your method
I get to see plenty of dogs that are rushed to much just like children one will be natural and the other if rushed gets crushed in the process
Age has nothing to do with maturity

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by kninebirddog
Wed Aug 28, 2019 10:13 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: American Brittany Breeder?
Replies: 12
Views: 6204

Re: American Brittany Breeder?

Haven't seen K9 around in quite a while. She raise's them. You can find her on Facebook at Arlette Hennessy. She'll probably know where litter's are. Picking pup's, I look at field bred litter's then I pick the one I like to look at. My last pup is a Red Setter and I just had the breeder pick it ou...
by kninebirddog
Wed Aug 28, 2019 10:10 am
Forum: Training
Topic: Replacement collar for Garmin 3/4"
Replies: 16
Views: 7955

Re: Replacement collar for Garmin 3/4"

Gundog supply or Chewy.com sportdog collars work great for replacements

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by kninebirddog
Wed Aug 28, 2019 10:08 am
Forum: Training
Topic: Age and Snake Avoidance Training
Replies: 10
Views: 6345

Re: Age and Snake Avoidance Training

We do our pups when the ecollar fits well enough and pups are good on a check cord. Snakes do not hold back a strike on investigative pups. We do get them rechecked but I would rather play it safe then sorry. Add for the vaccine there is no real evidence that it works. They can not do real tests bec...
by kninebirddog
Sun Feb 17, 2019 6:03 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: Time to Fully Train a Brittany
Replies: 24
Views: 13067

Re: Time to Fully Train a Brittany

Can you send me the name of the guy who can fully train a pointing breed in a month? :lol: I've had a couple of really talented dogs that were pretty much fully trained in 3-6 months, but most of the others were more like 6-12 in approximately 3 month stints. That was for fully broke (no retrieve, ...
by kninebirddog
Thu Aug 30, 2018 9:05 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: How should you train a bull headed ultra sensitive Brit pup?
Replies: 25
Views: 11005

Re: How should you train a bull headed ultra sensitive Brit pup?

There are some people that meet up at Prado to do training

I have Rick Smith planned for Feb 2019 we are over in Coolidge Az
by kninebirddog
Wed Aug 29, 2018 7:52 am
Forum: Training
Topic: How should you train a bull headed ultra sensitive Brit pup?
Replies: 25
Views: 11005

Re: How should you train a bull headed ultra sensitive Brit pup?

Rick or Ronnie Smith seminar would be an awesome thing to attend or the there are others but going to someone and getting hands on experience for this very thing is going to be far more helpful then written words This is where reading a dog is invaluable because a soft dog has a learned behavior whi...
by kninebirddog
Tue Aug 21, 2018 12:05 pm
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: Dog drank pond water and has diarrhea
Replies: 26
Views: 20470

Re: Dog drank pond water and has diarrhea

Panacur or safeguard the horse paste a good inch on your finger once a day for 7 to 10 days is what we do
by kninebirddog
Thu Aug 02, 2018 3:20 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Godspeed Bill Gibbons
Replies: 3
Views: 3328

Godspeed Bill Gibbons

The Birddog world lost a another one Bill Gibbons He was strong with Bill West and helped a lot of people through out the years. Thank you Bill for your support of K Nine Brittanys. He always told me what ever I was doing with my program to keep it up as it made his job easier as a trainer. He enjoy...
by kninebirddog
Tue Jul 31, 2018 7:16 am
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: Kidney Failure
Replies: 6
Views: 4886

Re: Kidney Failure

When I had a dog a reaction to a rabies shot and went into renal failure. I made some food of green tripe is preferred turmeric flat all forms of fresh parsley stew all that together once a heavy broth then blend it together adding fresh coconut oil I made the biggest pot I could of this and at firs...
by kninebirddog
Tue Jan 24, 2017 7:19 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: RIP Bodie
Replies: 26
Views: 13548

Re: RIP Bodie

I am sorry Don
just seems like you got Bodie and squirt the other day
by kninebirddog
Tue Jan 24, 2017 6:11 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Field Trial Brittany lines ...
Replies: 7
Views: 5114

Re: Field Trial Brittany lines ...

ditto lots of data here
by kninebirddog
Mon Dec 12, 2016 9:17 am
Forum: Tributes to the Departed
Topic: Goodbye Rush
Replies: 15
Views: 13591

Re: Goodbye Rush

Sorry for your loss
by kninebirddog
Tue Nov 08, 2016 10:00 am
Forum: Help: Member Support
Topic: Post not showing up
Replies: 6
Views: 14305

Re: Post not showing up

We only have to approve the first 4 post as it is much harder to keep a board alive filled with spam and that is why the post approval started with new members Sometimes it takes a little longer as for instance i was in a bad cell pocket for the last 13 days. I try to check daily but when I am at do...
by kninebirddog
Wed Sep 28, 2016 6:55 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: What is going on??!
Replies: 19
Views: 9859

Re: What is going on??!

sounds like a Vet visit is in order.
by kninebirddog
Wed Aug 24, 2016 5:21 pm
Forum: Events
Topic: NSTRA field size ??
Replies: 5
Views: 8020

Re: NSTRA field size ??

Depending on cover fields are supposed to be 30 to 50 acres with well defined boundaries. Back east most have fences or a mowed strip
by kninebirddog
Sat Aug 20, 2016 6:34 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: I almost
Replies: 6
Views: 3893

Re: I almost

Got Point
by kninebirddog
Fri Aug 19, 2016 2:27 pm
Forum: Off Topic Forum
Topic: No MORE political Posts
Replies: 0
Views: 8067

No MORE political Posts

If you want to talk argue joke or any thing else dealing with Elections and other Non Gun dog related or something that is Directly Related to our hunting trialing dogs and things related There are plenty of other Formats where you can go and play in the Political Cesspool. Any Future post will be d...
by kninebirddog
Wed Aug 17, 2016 10:31 pm
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: vomits while eating
Replies: 18
Views: 11462

Re: vomits while eating

A large brownie sheet and spread the food out and feed elevated makes it harder for them to horde food
Can you tell if it gets balled up in her throat? If so check for Megaesophagus
by kninebirddog
Tue Jul 26, 2016 7:37 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Getting Started, E collar Etc.
Replies: 13
Views: 7640

Re: Getting Started, E collar Etc.

http://www.kninebirddog.com/understandi ... ollar.html
This is a little article I put together to help understand the e collar
by kninebirddog
Tue Jul 26, 2016 1:27 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Toy Question
Replies: 22
Views: 11813

Re: Toy Question

PVC fittings, cow Hooves , Antlers
by kninebirddog
Tue Jul 26, 2016 1:25 am
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: Peeing and then peeing again
Replies: 10
Views: 6533

Re: Peeing and then peeing again

Has she been spayed. That happened to many dogs I know is incontinence. My old Picabo would Pee in her sleep. Proin can help that
by kninebirddog
Wed Jul 20, 2016 7:20 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: E-Collar help-(Garmin Delta XC)
Replies: 3
Views: 3269

Re: E-Collar help-(Garmin Delta XC)

http://www.kninebirddog.com/understanding-the-e-collar.html Fitting the e collar on is very important as if it is to loose it wont make proper contact and will either not give any stimulation or it might make a short contact which will act more like a sharp nick versus a stimualtion for the dog to r...
by kninebirddog
Wed Jul 13, 2016 3:49 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Question of judging NSTRA
Replies: 47
Views: 22205

Re: Question of judging NSTRA

Here in AZ judging is still done off of horseback. And i have also judged in regions whwre we were on 4 wheelers. Only time i was a head of the handler is when the dog was making a big cast and i only stayed at a point where i could watch the dog and see if it was creeping and roading or once point ...
by kninebirddog
Wed Jun 01, 2016 12:12 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: 50lb Brittany... Good or bad
Replies: 30
Views: 16726

Re: 50lb Brittany... Good or bad

If we didn't breed dogs outside the standard Crow's Little Joe never would have been breed. Look at the placements by his offspring, from NSTRA to AA. I would agree to some extend. Look at the Brittany Nolan's Last Bullet (Buddy) a 32X NSTRA champion and has sired many excellent dogs. Buddy was und...
by kninebirddog
Tue May 31, 2016 11:33 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: 50lb Brittany... Good or bad
Replies: 30
Views: 16726

Re: 50lb Brittany... Good or bad

Doesn't matter what we think most important are you happy with your dog does he perform to your expectations that's what the most important
by kninebirddog
Mon May 30, 2016 3:15 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: 50lb Brittany... Good or bad
Replies: 30
Views: 16726

Re: 50lb Brittany... Good or bad

If we toss out every dog that is over sized we would be tossing out some good dogs Spanish corral Sundance kid maxwell blew by you and there are dogs that have Gurren show titles while young that when they matured were out of standard by a little bit One has to look at the performance of a dog as if...
by kninebirddog
Tue Apr 26, 2016 11:44 am
Forum: Training
Topic: Lowest Stimulation too much???
Replies: 12
Views: 6818

Re: Lowest Stimulation too much???

Do you have it on correctly many people put the collars on incorrectly which to loose and to low both can cause the contact points not to make good contact which can result in sharp jolts versus a stimulation Also there are some dogs that are hypersensitive to electricity and or are drama queens and...
by kninebirddog
Mon Apr 25, 2016 6:56 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Warner Smith from Garmin/TT Fights ALS - NBHA to Help
Replies: 3
Views: 4544

Re: Warner Smith from Garmin/TT Fights ALS - NBHA to Help

There is a Fundraiser being put together for Warner in Tucson https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10205835392469496&set=gm.1098251613567979&type=3&theater Warner has been a great contact for Tri tronics Garmin and the sport dog world I just got tickets and also reserved a room for the Starr Pass...
by kninebirddog
Sat Apr 02, 2016 8:20 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Pup might have Addisons Disease
Replies: 8
Views: 4644

Re: Pup might have Addisons Disease

what are/were your plans for your pup? reason I ask is the experience I have had with addisons isn't a life where going hunting and stress of that type is good for the animal and in some cases can be a death sentence. They need to be mostly kept calm Some dogs even stress of company can trigger a re...
by kninebirddog
Wed Mar 23, 2016 1:24 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: How many of you let your pups chase birds?
Replies: 33
Views: 19514

Re: How many of you let your pups chase birds?

We allow our pups to work the chase out along with
Rick Smith & Ferrell Miller
by kninebirddog
Wed Mar 23, 2016 1:20 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Field trial brittany lines
Replies: 18
Views: 8255

Re: Field trial brittany lines

Most of breeding is also what the owners work on K Nine's on the loose has done good in all age to Blew By Yet? Ory's Doc Holliday all with FC titles Joe is Blessed with Running and training his dogs' in Chukar Country which has worked extremely well for him and his dogs Sonny's Brother runs in NSTR...
by kninebirddog
Sat Mar 12, 2016 9:36 pm
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: Can keep weight on 7 month GSP
Replies: 8
Views: 5234

Re: Can keep weight on 7 month GSP

agree higher fat and protein
also rule out worms