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There's a list of links to the pros and cons of neuter/spay on this board at this site on this thread: http://www.gundogforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=88&t=23910 Among the topics is the question of what age to neuter at and also the studies mcbosco refers to. Did you check with your breeder? Neuter...

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Neuter/Spay - Health, Behavioural, Societal and Other Pros and Cons This is a reading list of articles and papers by Veterinarians, breed clubs, trainers and others on the pros and cons of neutering or spaying your dog that I have found helpful and very educational. Most are based on extensive Vete...

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You might find this dog food project website interesting. http://www.dogfoodproject.com/index.php?page=main We have been down this road a few times before. In an ideal world, there may be some merit to their "report," but mainly it is a biased report designed to sell expensive dog feed. I believe i...

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You might find this dog food project website interesting.

http://www.dogfoodproject.com/index.php?page=main

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Watch your local grocery store flyers for bargains. Last week outside round was $1.66/pound, and that's C$. WAY, WAY cheaper than most treats and healthier than most too. No, I did not count the cost of electricity to cook it. I now have nearly 15 lbs, the smallest size roast I could get, cut up int...

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What a wonderful question, thank you for asking it first. :) I wondered, if two dogs were tussling or someone was petting the collared one, would they get a nick too? I guess the answer is no. Every time we return home from a canoe trip I marvel at lights with no fire, hot water with no fire, heat w...

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How old is he and how many obedience classes did you do? My Lab is 19 months, we are on our 5th obedience class, it's an advanced pre-trial class though, and I still sometimes have to work like the "bleep" to have him focus on me and thus abide by the HEEL when we are outside in distractions. I foun...

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Have you looked at the The Dog Food Project?

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Denise, this topic has been covered a couple of times. I have read the link you posted and find I prefer the greater depth that seems to be offered in the three below. I'm putting in author and title as well as link because apparently sometimes the links can't be opened. Don't kick yourself. You did...

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http://www.naiaonline.org/pdfs/LongTermHealthEffectsOfSpayNeuterInDogs.pdf http://avmajournals.avma.org/doi/pdf/10.2460/javma.231.11.1665 http://users.lavalink.com.au/theos/Spay-neuter.htm#vacc The links will give you some real stats to go by. Some risks, including cancers, are reduced, some are inc...

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http://www.mtstlouislabradors.com/aboutus.htm

FYI

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I guess they won't help with the weight problem but for those who have mentionned other foot problems, have you investigated orthotics? They are expensive and it would be really nice to have a health plan to help you pay for them. But for me they are a necessity. Interestingly, they can help with mo...

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If the second link doesn't work try googling for determining optimal age gonadectomy and you should get several hits. That article is by Margaret V. Root Kustritz, DVM, PhD, DACT P.S. My own Lab pup is six months and I think I will wait till about 18 months to neuter him, if at all, after reading th...

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http://www.naiaonline.org/pdfs/LongTermHealthEffectsOfSpayNeuterInDogs.pdf http://avmajournals.avma.org/doi/pdf/10.2460/javma.231.11.1665?cookieSet=1 You might want to read both the articles linked above. The first deals with long term health RISKs and BENEFITS of spay and neuter in dogs. The second...

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Yes, it does work really well and we gave up even using the check cord we had for our first Lab girl. It wasn't necessary. With this boy, his name is Oban by the way, which you may appreciate, being from Scotland, I yesterday got instant recall when a squirrel darted in front of him, twice. You can ...

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What about this idea? Too late for the OP but I have done it now with two pups, and it worked incredibly well. Let the pup OFF leash as soon as you get it. I got mine at 8 weeks old. At that age they don't want to be far away from you and as soon as they notice you are too far away for their little ...

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""Breeder warrants that said puppy is in good health at the time of transfer and does have any known health disorders."" Too late now but your guarantee seems a bit weak. I do agree with everyone that you should, nevertheless, report back to the breeder. Below is a quote from the breeder of our Lab...

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Re. the lost cat poster. Some years ago a gentleman not long in this country arrived at work wondering why people had quickly left the bus he took to get there, exited the elevator he used and seemed to be avoiding him. Finally someone told him; he'd been sprayed by a skunk. He wasn't much into anim...

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Ooh, black, my favourite cat colour. cat's tail is always wagging A wagging cat tail usually does not mean the same thing as a wagging dog tail. With a cat it is more likely to signal displeasure. Or extreme concentration, when it is more like an involuntary twitch. Our poor puppy. My OH happily rep...

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If it looks like leather then it is likely biothane beta, also called betathane. Plain biothane is what those day glo orange hunting collars are made of. It is translucent. I have samples of some different biothane product with me right now that I am considering for collars. If you check the website...

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A friend's standard poodle also had severe HD at a very young age. They could have returned him to the breeder but he would have been put down and they were in love with him anyway so kept him but no surgery. Vet said early severe HD often resovles somewhat as the dog ages and that is indeed what ha...

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Just guessing but I believe you will find permatack to be the product name some companies have put on items they have made of biothane. http://www.bioplastics.us/index.html If you google for dog collars biothane you will get hits on many providing gundog collars and e-collars. It sounds like the sam...

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http://www.woodhavenlabs.com/mismarks.html

There is some duplication but another site on mismarks in Labs.

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I think it means United Kingdom Field Trial Champion. If you go to the British link I provided in your first post there will be people there you can contact for more information on the British titles.

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You won't get a breeder guaranteeing your pup will not experience a health problem. But they should guarantee, and show you proof, that they have tested their breeding stock for incidence of particular ailments or for whether the dog is a carrier. And there is usually a period where, if your pup doe...

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http://www.naiaonline.org/pdfs/LongTerm ... InDogs.pdf

Very interesting reading.

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http://www.englishspringer.org/Julia/pages/health_issues.htm http://www.essfta.org/essfta/health_research.htm The first link is British but very interesting. The second is N. American. ESS have some specific health concerns you want to watch out for and the links will help you to ask prospective bre...

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Our puppy, 17 weeks old today, does this if we are not quick enough to clean up after him so I suspect Markj is right about it being behaviour learned from Mum to keep the kennel area clean. He doesn't do it outside. Out dogs have always considered the excrement of other species to be haute cuisine ...

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Someone has already posted the Woodhaven Labs site but I'm going to do it again, it doesn't seem if any of you has seen it. If you want to see photos of mis-marked (multi-coloured or odd coloured Labs) you should take a peek. I am particularly enchanted by the little guy with the musical note on his...

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Surely you noticed how much more articulate the cat is?

Love them both, dogs and cats.

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WE are comtemplating adding an ESS puppy to our household next spring. I have contacted three breeders by email. I foolishly gave out a lot of detail on the first one but with the second two I just said, "we want a puppy." The response is so disappointing. They don't care if we have any dog experien...

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Jet Black Lab from 7 weeks to +14 years Eukanuba Adult Maintenance The "holistic" food proponents hate this food but it was recommended by the breeder and we stuck with it. Jet always had a coat that was as shiny as black satin and was the source of many admiring comments. However, her littermate br...

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Ok, I'm reassured. This was mainly the DH's concern anyway, though he has hunted over a friend's male Springer and doesn't remember any problems. Snowballs though, boy, that's a different story. Our little ESS used to be plagued with them. I looked back to see her once, stuck between two birch trees...

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Very funny. I was really thinking of the damage the sharp crusty snow could do. The Lab at a cross country ski resort we like used to accompany back country skiers and her legs often got badly cut up from the crust.

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Regarding ultimate adult size, that's what our Lab's breeder said too. Size is predetermined by genetics. She just didn't want them to be adult size at five months of age. However, I always wondered how it was that our girl's father was 90 lbs. and her mother was 70 lbs. but Jet topped out at 56 lbs...

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After two females we are thinking of a male dog but I recall a neighbour's comments on his male Dachshund. Legitimate concern or self-resolving?

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So, perhaps there is no consensus but NO puppy food might do less harm than the wrong kind or too much puppy food. I thought that with all the new foods available there might have been a change in thinking. also out in the wild you don't see puppy formula rabbits and other game a bitch regurgitates ...

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What are the thoughts on puppy food these days? Our Lab was part of a research study on Labs, Rotties and I think GSDs, all breeds prone to hip dysplasia. The idea being that puppy food makes the bones grow too big, too fast and the tendons and ligaments cannot keep up and thus do not give proper su...

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Applause. Seriously, we clap our hands every night before poochie girl goes out for her pre-bedtime ablutions. Scares the skunks away. The neighbours haven't commented yet. Also seriously, they are probably coming for the grubs in your lawn. This is the time of year to apply nematodes to your lawn t...

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Name: Cherrystone Buck's Patriot

Call Name: Buck

In reference to Pearl S. Buck's novel "The Patriot"

http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/pearlbuc.htm

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Good point and of course we will check out kennels personally. Some first hand anecdotal remarks are still welcome though. Maybe it's different with ESS than with Labs. We are near the Georgian Bay Field Trial Association who were very helpful at suggesting kennels that did not concentrate on "riser...

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We just lost our old Lab girl and feel we will go for an English Springer Spaniel next time. We had an ESS girl before our Lab. Have done a bit of asking around and we are hearing that many ESS breeders are aiming for field trialing dogs and those dogs are just too "hot" to handle for the every day ...

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