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Elroy's Bandit

Region VII started this morning with the ASD stake. I know John is out there as he was reporting back with the AKC trial in San Antonio over this past weekend. Hopefully he will provide us with some updates along the way.
Bill L.

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Jerry, Glad to hear that you will be involved in the event, and bringing the old dog up with you is an added bonus.

See you in April
Bill L.

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Welcome to GDF!!
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I believe the AF OSD stakes are all 1 hour, whereas the AKC Gun Dog stakes are 30 minutes. To say the least, a shooting dog must posses the endurance and stamina to not only run the hour, but to impress the judges by finishing the last 5 minutes as strong & stylish as the dog ran the first part of t...

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You bet it was all Jack, and not the handler!

Congrats Chip & Jack.....one heck of a dog, and a heckuva Day for Jack!!!
Bill L.

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Personally, I don't think so. I've seen too many reportedly "picky" dogs that'll only eat a certain food in a certain way over a certain time get right with the program about eating what you want them to eat when you want them to eat...or they go hungry. You set the food down, if they don't eat, yo...

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I have read the various posts and there are pro's and con's to free feeding.The bottom line is this- Each and every dog is different and it basically comes down the individual dog. If you are running a trial dog and he is a pig (my 3 year old) it must be a once a day feeding and not before they run....

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Congratulations to Rip & Sioux!! Nice job by these two fine dogs. Nice job Mark & Keith....Katie & Dennis! Sounds like to they had to work a little harder and do some ammazing things to overcome the weather and adverse course conditions. I have had the opportunity to watch Sioux run this past year a...

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Welcome to GDF!!
Bill L.

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Any word from sunny Ardmore Oklahoma? Were they able to complete the OSD this afternoon?
Bill L.

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Lot's of good suggestions. It's all about finding the interest of the majority. If hunting is the thing in your area , then I would suggest centering your club around teh hunting experience. Training Days, Hunts, Hunting Seminar's, Guest speakers at club meetings that can offer advice, insight, and ...

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A Happy & Safe New Year to everyone. Thanks for a great year of GDF and here's to another great 12 months!!
Bill L.

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Welcome to GDF!
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Welcome Aboard Shawn!! Good luck with your new GWP.
Bill L.

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GSP - Male - 7 yr old - 48 lbs. Chicago - Mainly at home and hunting dog
GSP - Male - 3 yrs. old - 63 lbs. Chicago - Home 5 mos.& on the road training & trialing 7 mos. (My Avatar Dog)
Bill L.

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Welcome to GDF Ryan. You ask the questions and somebody has the answers, or at least be able to point you in the right direction.
Bill L.

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Nice Photo's!! Might want to switch Winnie to Guiness, it's much healthier :roll:

Bill L.

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Welcome the GDF Allan!!! You will find tons of great information and many good suggestions from picking a breed to training etc. Look forward to seeing you around.
Bill L.

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I make sure an excercise the heck out of mine, otherwise there is more than whining in my house. My 3 year old starts the sprinting through the house thing and at 63 lbs. doesn't realize the aftermath. as long as they get out and run every day, they should be fine. It helps that my wife walks both o...

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Welcome aboard Earl
Bill L.

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Welcome to GDF Jennifer! Look forward to hearing more about your search for a bird dog.
Bill L.

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My Condolences. No matter how you look at it, it's always a difficult situation letting your dog go, and unless you have had the oppotunity to care for and love one of these special creatures...it's hard to understand. It sounds like you gave your Mattie a great send off, and I'm sure she is running...

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Just did an OFA this past August. Turn around was just under 3 weeks
Bill L.

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Nice job Rob......Good luck finishing up her JH this spring.
Bill L.

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Jason, Welcome aboard! That's a cute little pup....must be the GSP in her

Bill L.

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Hi Brandon. Welcome to GDF. I'm a GSP guy myself, but my brother just picked up a beautiful Britt from a very respected breeder up here in Northern Illinois. Took him out last week and put him on his first birds at 20 weeks old. We were very impressed. Good luck with your search, and I'm sure you wi...

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Welcome to GDF Beecher! Great site with tons of good advice on hundreds of topics.
Bill L.

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Sorry to hear about your loss
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Welcome to GDF webghost!
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Welcome to GDF Ken!!
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Welcome to GDF mud dog!! Great board with tons of information. Good luck with your new gsp.
Bill L.

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Hi ! I just ran thru the 'Search' topic on the Board for any/all responses on the Furminator, although I did see mention of it, I noticed one response as using the Furminator as being 'breed specific'. Here's my dilemma, my DD has alot of bulk near the base of his neck and the base of his tail, I a...

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SubMariner- Sounds like a fun weekend, and more importantly the opportunity for you to see in a "live" trial enviroment what you need to work on on with Zio. Sounds like he is already moving in the right direction and just needs a little fine tuning here and there. Good Luck with him.
Bill L.

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A. Does anyone else carry their dogs like this? B. How worried do I need to be about exhaust fumes with the windows open/closed? C. How cold can it get before I need to start worrying about the dogs. The one I will travel with the most doesn't have a really heavy coat, but heavier than an EP/GSP. I...

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Good Luck with Zio's first trial!!! You handling yourself?
Bill L.

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Any word from Eureka?
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Great Story! I'll bet your glad your friends talked you into giving it a shot this fall. Congrats to both you & Trudy, Let us know how the MH goes

Bill L.

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7 braces to go tomorrow, been a long 7 days of looking at dogs for the officials who are judging. Couldn't agree more Jerry. Those judges have ridden through rain, wind, cold, mud, and have seen the weather from both ends of the spectrum. I don't know how they do it for 7-8 hours a day & 7 days str...

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Wyndancer,
I guess what I was asking was (and since i have never had the opportunity to attend the Nationals) does a large stake such as this continue through, or is there some type of elimination that takes place as it goes along.
Bill L.

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Joe. Good luck to Jager this morning. Should stay on track to start braces 1,8,15, 22, 29, 36, 43 I agree, sure would be nice to be there. I have a question, do the judges wait until after the last brace to make their decision, or is there an ongoing "thinning" of the field as the event progresses. ...

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Jager- They started with brace 8 this morning at 8:00 a.m. I know my Bandit was running in the 10th brace. I think they were looking at 7 braces a day. That;s about all I know, which isn't much

Bill L.

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Congrats on your 1st placement!!! Calvin sure is a nice looking dog.
Bill L.

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Tim,
Congratulations on Sonny's win. That is some accomplishment!
Bill L.

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Congrats to all the AA placements!! Sonny, Tim & Pat, Big Congrats on your win.
Bill L.

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Jerry,
You must be proud to see an offspring of your JR begin to come into their own.
Do you have any time frame on the AA completion and the start of the OGD?? Trying to figure if I can make the OGD for the weekend.
Bill L.

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Congrats to all the placements!!!
Big Congrats to "Tex" , Dave, & Dennis. We will be seeing a lot of young "Tex" in the future as he is been showing some amazing stuff!!
Bill L.

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Welcome to GDF. Do you do any hunting near Tipperary? What do you hunt? I plan on visiting family near the County Mayo in a year, and wouldn't mind bringing the dogs along.
Bill L.

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I know the AA should be starting today and I believe there are about 16-17 braces. Any ideas of when the Open will start? Wednesday? Thursday? trying to plan a run out to Eureka for the 10th brace if it was to fall on the weekend. Any info would be appreciated.
Bill L.

Elroy's Bandit

I believe one of the Richardson's pups won the Derby yesterday afternoon.
Any word on the running order for the OGD which started this morning? I heard there are 19 dogs entered in the OGD. Wanted to find out when my Bandit was running.
Bill L.

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One word of caution...field trialing is expensive...sometimes ridiculously so, if you get heavily involved. It also can seriously cut in to your hunting time, since the seasons overlap. It is also addicting. It sucks you in and makes you do all manner of things for the sake of a $3 ribbon. But it i...

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