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Karen

Thanks everyone! Misty Moo's brother, Forrest, is our next show ring project. He just returned from a few months of field training down south, but won't be broke until the summer, so we're going to try to get him finished too. Forrest currently has a 4 point specialty major from the Bred By class an...

Karen

Our appointment was postponed. I prefer the practice's owner, so for something like this, I'll wait to see him (he understands the cost/benefits analaysis we are often forced to use with older dogs).

Karen

Thanks for the info. This guy really hasn't left the house/yard in months, and he really isn't a poop eater. The others are and have been all over the place/property/country, but Courage is stone cold deaf, so he stays inside the fence at all times. I'm not sure how he'd get a protozoa with everyone...

Karen

Hm...hadn't considered parasites. The dogs are all wormed monthly, no one else has loose stool....will mention that to the vet too, and bring a sample if I can collect one tomorrow. Thanks!

Karen

We were away for the weekend, but we've been gradually switching Courage over to the grain-free holistic food Tessa eats (Earthborne). He's half & half right now and actually seems a little better. I do think the Loyall is probably a bit too rich for his system (he's eating 1500 calories a day and n...

Karen

Thanks everyone! We're absolutely thrilled. Misty Moo is our first home-grown show champion by our DC and show CH. We JUST picked her brother up from training on Friday on our way to the MD Brittany Club trial and were absolutely thrilled with him (he got to run derby). Chloe (Woodland's Money Pit) ...

Karen

Today was Mist's day. She earned her 3rd major and finished her show title!!

Karen

Loyall lists propionic acid, citric acid and mixed tocopherols as preservatives. I have not supplemented with anything to date.

Karen

And the next time someone asked why they should register their dogs with AKC, or why AKC gets a per-dog fee from trials & shows, that should be our answer. The animal rights activists are VERY organized and put lots of time and money into their cause. AKC does the same for us. They DO employ people ...

Karen

They're TRYING Mike. They haven't succeeded yet on the anti-crate law in NY, but the state of PA is currently trying to push through an anti-tether law also (coming from Philly & Pittsburgh I'm sure). Part of me things all this gun control and Animals Rights legislation is being done now in an effor...

Karen

I'm not sure anything will be left of poor Blaze's little brain after 6 or 8 weeks of bitches in season!

Karen

Oh yeah...I have 2 in now, #3 and 4 come home from the trainer on Friday, so I'm betting they'll both be in season inside 2 weeks also...and I have girls why?

Karen

We kept this one:

Any idea why?

Karen

We use these: http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.jsp?productId=13026307&f=PAD%2FpsNotAvailInUS%2FNo With a people panty liner in them. I find them easier to put on and remove when I send the girls outside. I've had them come into season as early as 9 months, and as late as 15 months. The cycle is...

Karen

Clingier...maybe. When I took his house mate with me to a field trial this past weekend, he barked outside the bedroom window half the night (I'm lucky DH didn't shoot him!). Last night he started up around 3:00 a.m. and ran in and out the dog doors constantly (we have 2 of those gun dog dog doors t...

Karen

I have a 12 yr old, 42 lb Brittany who takes 1/2 a tramadol once a day (and occasionally a 2nd dose in the evening if he's looking exceptionally uncomfortable). He hasn't had a solid bowel movement in quite a while, although we were also forced to change his food around the same time he was started ...

Karen

Congratulations Arlette

Karen

There is a 2nd bill that would make it illegal to crate dog between the hours of 7 p.m. and 6 a.m. in NY also....which would mean you couldn't travel with a dog safely crated between those hours either.

Karen

The head of the agriculture committee is William Magee, his phone is 315-361-4125 and the online email for him is http://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/William-Magee/contact/ its a form, you fill it out. I emailed him, letting him know that alhthough I don't reside in NY, I travel to and through New York ...

Karen

I've found that soft and dominant aren't necessarily tied to each other.

Karen

Looks like this girl will be our first home-grown show CH. This is Woodland's Water Fairy (aka Misty Moo). I put the first 9 points and 1st major on her from the bred by class, then handed her over to Rachel Kulp last week (you know...field trials take priority over dog shows :D ) to show a few time...

Karen

I have to give the EGSPC club LOTS of credit! They ordered nice big participation rosettes for the kids in the event they didn't get a placement (they ALL placed!), so no one would be left out. The kids were absolutely adorable! The parents were run ragged! And Ed (the other judge) and myself just g...

Karen

We pay $4.50 a bale (around 50 lbs) of a grass mix hay. We feed 1/2 bale per horse, and they both came through the winter looking good.

For that $4.50/bale, it's delivered and stacked in our hay shed (we have 50-60 bales delivered at a time).

Karen

What I can tell you is that 1 female in season is too many, 2 is crazy and 3 is unbearable. UGH!!!

Karen

When we kept the dogs in the bed of the truck in crates (under a cap) we used a ratchet strap.

In my SUV, they fit so snugly I don't have to worry about them moving around.

Karen

So much depends on the rescue coordinator in your state. Here's what I'd suggest. Volunteer to foster. Most rescues are so desperate for foster homes, a nice outdoor run with shelter with someone knowledgeable is far more agreeable than dogs being in a shelter or euthanized. Then pick one of your fo...

Karen

Pet Armor is $25 for 3 doses (regardless of size).

I get the extra large dog dose, and split it between 3 of my 30 lb Brittanys (measure it out with a syringe)

Karen

We've been using PetArmor (which is a Frontline generic that I purchase from Wal-Mart) and have found it very effective.

Karen

Check amazon before you buy elsewhere. We upgraded our astro last year and Amazon' prices were FAR BETTER than any of the gun dog supply places online (over $100 better), and I received my astro in 3 days.

Karen

We have 7 Brittanys ranging in age from 16 months to 13 yrs old.

They're all house dogs, although we have a "dog room" in our basement where they all stay when we're not home and to sleep. It has crates for everyone and dog doors to the yard, so they can come and go all day.

Karen

Right there with you. We rotate dogs in and out of crates and we have a separate bitch yard fenced in. Blaze has been loose all day in the basement and yard while Tess spent the day crated, so now Tess is loose and Blaze is crated. It's the only way we survive this nonsense. Courage is old and neute...

Karen

Karen

The back of our horse trailer is stainless steel. The 2nd one is hanging on the refrigerator right now

Thanks for the warning!!

Karen

My husband had this made up for me for Christmas last year. He got 2 of them...one for the back of the horse trailer, one for the car.

Karen

We bought ours off of Craigslist

Karen

Pros Liked having everything in it's place Liked being able to take all the dogs to the vet at the same time (we get a bulk discount) Could fit 3 dogs, all of our gear (guns, training collars, whistles, belts, chaps, stake outs for dogs & horses, 10 gallons of water for dogs and 2 bale of hay in the...

Karen

Last week we had 5 trees taken down that were close to the house and/or pole barn. 1 was hemlock, 3 were ash and 1 was oak. Because of the ash beetles, I beleive the transportation of Ash is pretty much prohibited anywhere outside the area though. We closed on the house after all the leaves were dow...

Karen

Thanks all! I have a line on a logging company that MIGHT be interested in some of the timber (an acquaintence has used them in the past). My letter to the tax assessor's office said it would be a "multi-year project". We figure we're probably 2-3 years away from having any useable pasture. In the m...

Karen

Haven't seen one not come around yet. Britts tend to be pretty soft, so pup might find your wife's higher pitched voice more soothing than yours. Give him time.

Karen

When my husband built his house 7 years ago, his builder was adamant that no one was interested in the timber. They bulldozed it all into a pile, got a burn permit, and the first rainy day they doused it with gas and set it ablaze, then buried what was left. That was 7 yrs ago, but only 30 miles fro...

Karen

Our property is in the Clean & Green program, so prior to buying, I contacted the tax assessor's office, who said to send a letter of intent to clear 5 acres for horse pasture, and that 5 acres would be re-assessed from forest reserve to what will probably be agricultural reserve. Sent the letter of...

Karen

Yup, ask the breeder to keep the pup until you get home.

The last litter we had the family took the pup home, and brought him back 2 weeks later for 2 weeks while they went on vacation. We knew this WAY in advance and were happy to puppy sit Hunter.

Karen

I am afraid I'll have to hang it up because there just won't be any place for my puppies to go. A buddy of mine called tonight to say he decided not to breed his (very nice!!) bitch but to just go buy a pup. Several buyers had bowed out and he looked at the club website and saw 50 litters listed be...

Karen

There are more DCs in Brittanys than in all the other breeds combined. They are finally requiring DNA on file for all dogs competing at the nationals starting this year, and hopefully those requirements will expand in the future.

Karen

KwikIrish, my DC is by a top 10 show dog and a dam out of mostly hunting lines. He finished his FC in 15 trials, winning two 30+ OGD stakes and placing 2nd in another. He was the #6 Brittany open gun dog in the AKC in 2008. He finished his show CH title in about 6 weekends of showing. No one has EVE...

Karen

Sharon wrote:?????Are you talking to me? My post was intended to be encouraging.

No Sharon. I understand what you were saying.

Karen

Sharon, I have a DC, a show CH, 2 pups out of those 2 (Forrest & Mist) that both have specialty majors and NoJenny also has a specialty major. Forrest & Mist both have puppy placements and Forrest and JENNY have been south all winter at field training. Oh, and Chloe is 3 singles from her FC. Why do ...

Karen

The BOS Brittany is the half sister to my NoJenny and guides hunts on her owner's hunting preserve when she's not in the show ring. Several of the other Brittanys do field work when not in the ring. The #1 Brittany in the country hunts with his owner and spends some time in Rich Smith's ranch when h...

Karen

American Field sanctions retrieving stakes every time a GSP, Vizsla or Weim trial is dualsanctioned by AKC and AF, and that happens all the time. Not sure there's a "move" toward retrieving stakes. Whether the retrieve is necessary or not is dictated by the parent breed club. While the economy conti...

Karen

jimbo&rooster wrote:
reba wrote:Try Leo Mittag No-Mars Kennels Caldwell, ID.

Training fee is about $750 a month. No bird fee.
Holy cow! is this pretty common out your way?

Jim

Don't post these things! My trainer will get the crazy idea that she's not charging me nearly enough!!

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