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OR Neil....in the case of Vic Carrington's dog Scout back in 2004 at Hubbard TX, it really WAS a limb find. Dog was balanced on the branch about 5 feet up ( tree was actually in a hole and the dog had approcahed from the high side before stopping) and the quail was out on the end of it. VIc had a he...

Congrats on those first 2 open adult pts toward the FC! She must be a fire cracker. Tia Maria finished her FC by 18 months of age and her DC by the time she was 2. It all just depends on the dog. What's your dog's name and where is she running? I'd like to keep an eye on her progress (if you don't m...

Apples, canned pumpkin and cooked whole grains can add benefit...I prefer a grain free diet myself but I have fed it both ways and been happy with the results.. ALSO...forgot to mention, a raw fed dog will have chaulky white stools which is a normal by product of the raw meaty bone comsumption. Thes...

But frankly if I had to pick just one thing to put in the bowl it would be raw green tripe

P-U!!!! Stinky stuff

I prefer the egg for the average layman mbosco. Easier to get and easier to handle :roll:

Oh Scott....a Man after my very own heart! LOL Getting back to the questions at hand: Meat sources: Chicken, turkey, lamb, venison, duck, beef, some pork. Ideally the bone portion of the meal should be made of non weight bearing bones such as necks, back, wings, shoulderblade, ribcage etc...you can ...

Oh, the blasphemy. Johnnie Red

I l know, right? Any self respecting Scotch drinker knows it's gotta be Glenfiddich to make that meal a balanced one

Awesome tribute. Happy birthday Gunner. May you have lots of happy hunting day still ahead of you.

Feeding raw is NOT as hard as everyone makes it out to be. I successfully fed raw for years when I only had 3 dogs to feed :roll: Now we have an average of 20 on property all the time so it is not cost effective. It also requires more preplanning if you travel. The key to feeding raw is not "balance...

I have a line on heavy duty railroad caliber steel pins...the kind that are used to mark out construction sites (hard to explain) But like Bill says get a welded O ring or even a heavy heavy duty Carbinier style clip and drive the stake through the ring(or clip) when you drive them into the ground. ...

Have a 5 month old female with a sterling pedigree. PM me for details

Welcome to the board! Glad to have you with us. Sorry to hear your youngest was so sick. Hope he/she is recovered???

Congrats!

My DUMB Corgi does the same thing. I think that it is hormonal....up her omega 3 and omega 6' fatty acid intake for the duration of her heat and see if that helps...

I agree with Arlette and Brenda....get this pup into some good flying quail and let nature take it's course. ALTHOUGH...some show lines and even some field lines are very very late to mature into their noses. 3 months is really rather young to be expecting much.
Just sayin...

Hi Nan. Hoping your girl is on the mend. Actually I don't trust the Snap test for the tick born diseases much. A full blood work up is my preference. I sure hope your girl continues on the mend and you can get to the root of the problem quickly. Ziggy did make it through the RMSF when he was Dxd in ...

Did the vets run a FULL tick born disease panel and did they biopsy the lymph nodes? Until both of those are done you won't have an answer. Rocky Mtn Spotted Fever presents with many of the same symptoms as lymphoma..... Our Ziggy had RMSF and his lymphs swelled so badly he couldn't eat, and could b...

I'm reading this thinking "oh No'....til I realized that the pup was just vaccinated last week. This leads to two possible scenarios 1) It is a FALSE positive reading on the Parvo test because the titer is still very high from last week's vaccination which means that the pup is having issues with th...

Welcome!!! It's a good group of folks. Glad to have you aboard.

Congrats!!!

Pearland Animal Hospital on 35....They pulled my girl through Parvo in 2008 and have been the family vet for for nearly 20 years. Need a number?

Salt does make them drink more

Ezzy...beet pulp can be found by buying frsh beets and putting them through the blender or is it available commercially processed? Canned Pumpkin works well too....

Lots of good grouse dog lines out there in the world of the American Brittany. Pat Carney, Larry Hilliard, Roger McPherson, Ray Gorman, Andre Coloumbe ( aka MAVERICK on here), Ron Auten, even Les Cassleberry ...all grousewoods folks with good success in the grousewoods with their lineage of dogs. He...

My deepest sympathies to you and your family in your loss. It is never an easy thing...outliving our beloved canines. May all of the memories made in her lifetime serve as your comfort now.
Blessed Be.

Yes. Up until I had too many dogs to feed economically, I did so very successfully. It's ok when you only have 3 but now that we have a full kennel ...well...not so much. I still supplement pretty regularly though.

Here are the American Birttany Clubs, contact info and general areas in TX. You can visit their websites if they have one by visiting the American Birttany Club website club info page [url][http://clubs.akc.org/brit/secretary.htm/url] There are 6 clubs statewide and I'm sure if you hop on the phone ...

how about experience and direct quote from dog food company in a recent conversation with them

Good looking pup! Thanks for giving him a second chance. Are you in San Antonio yourself? There are a couple of people near to you that maybe you could hook up with and go training with. There are also a couple of regional TX Brittany clubs you could consider joining to meet like minded souls such a...

Pretty boy! Welcome to the board!
what are your goals with this new pup? That answer will determine whether you decide to have a pro train him or not....

OH GOD....S/D??? There are better diets made specifcally for allergy prone dogs. Purina has a prescription diet as do a couple other companies. Wellness is one off the cuff that is NOT prescription BUT does have several formuals with single protein, single carb ingredient lists. Should run around $5...

I'm not engaging in this argument with you again Ezzy

. You have your opinions and experiences and and I have mine.

Both have merit and let's leave it at that.
So...if the balding pattern is symetrical and the dog is intact, what's the correlation and thinking, Doc?

Just don't start calling her a "swamp collie"

6 years old, huh? Looking forward to seeing that pedigree ! That isn't Ken Blackman's Aggie, is it?

I have a 1/2 brother to her. My newest edition "Tucker" is a pistol! he too is a Shadow son.

Who knows? Maybe a combination of factors?big steve Yup...sounds like maybe. I'd also be sure there was no corn or beet pulp in the food. I have a client who has a young lab with the very same issues. It ended up being a low grade staph infection combined with mites. 2 sulfur dips, a course of ABx'...

Your pup will be just fine. Go have fun! Oh...and I loved the Toilet/Flushing correlation...even it it wasn't particulary nice

That said, it's pretty fun to watch a good flushing dog go to work.

Just don't expect a lot of range out of them.

Nuthin is "mamby Pamby" about a well bred vizsla either

Funny....I could have sworn he has had 2 litters in the last two-three months. They are all spoken for then?

Hog wire and a thick layer of peagravel...works dynamite. Drains better then dirt over wire too.

perfect. Quarterly works for me

Bill, doesn't Jimmy have Brit pups too? Winnen Kennels is Wattsville, PA. He is on the Gundogbreeders site...I don't have anything....

Congrats Paul!!!

Hey Rod....I'll help ya. I have a ton of ideas for articles floating around in my head. I can do at least one a month for ya I think.

We haul it from the house

Running a hose from the house to the kennel deck. Tis a PITA to roll the hose very night though.

Pretty! pretty!!! Where did your sister get hers? hey all...I get to pick Polly up from my friend Wendy's on Wednesday night. Wendy graciously retreived Polly from the NY airport for me because she is closer (by like 6 hours)
I'll post pics as soon as I can, promise!

Actually in IR and all other european hunting trials etc... the dog is expected to find the game, point the game (or set the game) and then the dog is commanded to go in and flush for the handler/gunner too. The drop to flush is = to our stop to flush and is a safety measure I'm sure, ensuring that ...

WELCOME to the forum! Great to have you here. I have a question...this just came up yesterday. The Tri gene....every now and again we will see a tri colored Springer. In fact, just groomed one yesterday at work. How does the tri gene factor in to the English Springer genetics....you guys don't have ...

Justin, That is most excellent news!!! A HUGE congratulations to you, Captain, Helen Witt and the "team" that got it done :))) WAY TO GO. DC here you come :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: Will be seeing Kitty and Joe later today for dinner...will get the lowdown on how the rest of the weekend went for ...

Took her hunting yesterday, all was well she was very happy and running hard. Isn't this a pretty young puppy? How old is she? How long did you hunt? Her temp is at the high end of normal Is there any vomitting or diarrhea? Is she drinking normally? Is she eating ? I agree that your trip to the vet...

I use a pair of small hemostats. They work well and are cheap enough to get.

Meet my newest addition. Dalriach Pollyana, my baby Irish Red and White Setter girl coming to the United States all the way from Scotand :mrgreen: She is headed to the Edinburgh airport as we speak, to board the plane that will be bringing her home to Wild Mtn. I have been searching and waiting for ...

Get him into some grouse......a wise man once said to me, "if you want to make a bird dog you just gotta get em into some birds!"

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