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- Fri Feb 05, 2016 8:22 am
- Forum: Health and Nutrition
- Topic: breeding
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6862
Re: breeding
Keep in mind that AKC Rules do not allow, except with special documentation, the registration of a litter out of a dam less than 8 months or more than 12 years of age at the time of mating, or by a sire less than 7 months or more than 12 years of age at the time of mating. www.akc.org/dog-breeders/...
- Thu Feb 04, 2016 12:31 pm
- Forum: Health and Nutrition
- Topic: white discharge
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3199
Re: white discharge
A white discharge could be from vaginitis. Since it sounds like you only had her 2 weeks prior to spaying her, hopefully it's not a puppy vaginitis issue from an innie vulva. If she has an innie vulva, usually a spay is recommended after the first heat, because the vulva will permanently enlarge to ...
- Fri Dec 05, 2014 4:13 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Home Sweet Home
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3752
- Wed Dec 03, 2014 5:50 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Dogs Passing
- Replies: 15
- Views: 5904
Re: Dogs Passing
I don't think having another dog negates the loss of the first one. I do think though that having another dog to hunt and enjoy, helps to ease focusing on the one lost. In the past, we've always buried our pets, but I'm leaning towards cremation now. In a hunting group I'm in, a gal mentioned buryin...
- Wed Dec 03, 2014 11:11 am
- Forum: Health and Nutrition
- Topic: dropped toe, flexir tendon ruptured
- Replies: 10
- Views: 20906
Re: dropped toe, flexir tendon ruptured
I now have this with my oldest dog and on Googling, found this thread. She limped just a bit last week on her right front, so I put her on mostly house arrest. Trimmed her toenails on Sunday and didn't notice a thing and the limp was barely noticeable. Monday it was obvious that she had a flat toe o...
- Sat Nov 29, 2014 4:25 pm
- Forum: Health and Nutrition
- Topic: My dogs paw
- Replies: 10
- Views: 8479
Re: My dogs paw
As I recall, and that photo is about 2 years old, it healed up pretty fast after the foreign object came out. It might've taken a week before all of the swelling disappeared and the skin shrank back. I don't really recall her licking it much, other than when she worked the stick out--kind of like sh...
- Sat Nov 29, 2014 7:39 am
- Forum: Health and Nutrition
- Topic: My dogs paw
- Replies: 10
- Views: 8479
Re: My dogs paw
I'd agree that something was probably in there. If she's walking okay and it's not swollen any more, I'd just keep doing the neosporin. Sorry if the pic is huge, but this is one my dog had. She wasn't really lame but had swelling between the toes. Took her to the vet and she couldn't squeeze anythin...
- Thu Nov 27, 2014 1:08 pm
- Forum: Health and Nutrition
- Topic: Sneezing--stuck seed?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5173
Re: Sneezing--stuck seed?
Well it's very hard to know what to do. If it weren't for the pricetag, I'd have went there immediately. She is barely sneezing at all any more...with maybe just 2-3 fits a day for just a minute. Still not acceptable to me, so I'll be thinking about this hard tomorrow when ISU opens. My vet seemed t...
- Mon Nov 24, 2014 6:04 pm
- Forum: Health and Nutrition
- Topic: Sneezing--stuck seed?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5173
Re: Sneezing--stuck seed?
Definitely could be a piece of stick too. I was really hoping my vet would find something to remove, so we both could rest easy. I don't have a lot of hope that after 72 hours, that if there is something stuck, it's going to come out on it's own. Vet also cranked her mouth open wide to look at the b...
- Mon Nov 24, 2014 5:32 pm
- Forum: Health and Nutrition
- Topic: Sneezing--stuck seed?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5173
Sneezing--stuck seed?
I went hunting with a friend Thursday, Friday, Saturday. Late Friday afternoon, as we were just about out of the field, my dog Brandi started having a sneezing fit. There was nothing easily visible in her nasal nares. I crated her up and we moved on to the next spot where I got one of my other dogs ...
- Thu Apr 03, 2014 4:41 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: French Brittany around eastern Iowa
- Replies: 17
- Views: 8856
Re: French Brittany around eastern Iowa
I hope she has at least 3 girls too then! Seems like I have the 9th in my memory.twofeathers wrote:I'm excited .....and its local ...... hope she has three girls I am in line... fingers crossed.![]()
Thanks Wems
- Mon Mar 31, 2014 6:18 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: First Horseback Successful
- Replies: 27
- Views: 13351
Re: First Horseback Successful
That is AWESOME!!! Congrats!
- Mon Mar 31, 2014 5:09 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: People tracking dogs
- Replies: 14
- Views: 6679
Re: People tracking dogs
There are volunteer SAR groups you can join with your dog. They will accept all types and look for a good prey drive. However they don't want dogs that have been trained for hunting. I am working on AKC tracking with a GSP right now. We've only done 3 trainings, but I'm hoping to get her through a ...
- Sat Mar 29, 2014 6:16 pm
- Forum: Off Topic Forum
- Topic: I love the Pacific Northwest!
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4190
Re: I love the Pacific Northwest!
Beautiful footage!
- Sat Mar 29, 2014 5:53 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Brucellosis test
- Replies: 44
- Views: 19823
Re: Brucellosis test
So to follow up, the PDF I had linked above showed that Minnesota has had B. canis positive dogs in as little as 15 years ago. I emailed the gal on Friday that did the peer reviewed journal PDF that I linked. A quick google uncovered that Joni Scheftel DVM, the author, is your current State Public H...
- Thu Mar 27, 2014 12:33 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Brucellosis test
- Replies: 44
- Views: 19823
Re: Brucellosis test
They told me in December there hasn't been a case in MN. in thirty years. It looks like a advertisement for test kits........................... Cj I just spent a few minutes googling Canine Brucellosis and Minnesota. I came across a link to a PDF "Potential for Zoonotic Transmission" that appears ...
- Wed Mar 26, 2014 7:57 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Brucellosis test
- Replies: 44
- Views: 19823
Re: Brucellosis test
I don't mean to raise alarm, so please verify if you can. Iowa is supposed to be a mandatory reporting state, and someone suggested on the FB group I'm in, to contact the Dept's of Ag in the states that are mandatory reporting. So I did that today. In email, I asked the State Veterinarian for the Io...
- Wed Mar 26, 2014 12:55 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Brucellosis test
- Replies: 44
- Views: 19823
Re: Brucellosis test
Take this for what it's worth. I'm on a breeding group on Facebook. The topic came up today of testing for brucellosis. It happened that someone mentioned a link for lecture notes, some notes regarding MN. It could be hogwash, but it looks like something you could pursue or verify with research, giv...
- Wed Mar 26, 2014 10:51 am
- Forum: Legislation & Hunting Rights
- Topic: MD: Tail docking/dew claw removal legislation
- Replies: 17
- Views: 16472
Re: MD: Tail docking/dew claw removal legislation
Tail docking and dew claw removal are very easy if done within the first few days. Taking a tiny puppy to the vet's office puts it under stress and exposes it to all kinds of desease. This law will do nothing but add cost to law abiding owners, and stress to tiny puppies. The law is also unenforcea...
- Mon Mar 24, 2014 7:58 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Bloodlines
- Replies: 43
- Views: 26230
Re: Bloodlines
+1 Get them going as puppies, when the world is their oyster, as far as learning and accepting new things.cjhills wrote:Never had a dog yet that I couldn't get in the water. Some take a bit of introduction. Maybe all. Saw a lot of NAVHDA dogs that had to be introduced to water, just like any other dog.
- Sun Mar 23, 2014 10:44 am
- Forum: Health and Nutrition
- Topic: first heat
- Replies: 16
- Views: 6508
Re: first heat
My pup Franki just came into heat around 9 months old. One of her littermates came in about the same time as well. As I recall, their mother didn't have her first until 14-16 months old.
- Sun Mar 23, 2014 10:42 am
- Forum: Off Topic Forum
- Topic: Easiest way to clean diamond plate?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6641
Re: Easiest way to clean diamond plate?
When I was in highschool I worked for Truck-o-mat- in Walcott. We would spray diamond plate on semi's with "brightner" I think its hydrofluoric acid. It worked pretty well I think they will do small vehicles also at least they used to. You might be able to buy it and do it yourself. If I remember i...
- Tue Mar 11, 2014 9:10 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Man Awarded $145,000 in the Shooting of His Dog
- Replies: 59
- Views: 21423
Re: Man Awarded $145,000 in the Shooting of His Dog
I really don't understand how sick some people are. No thoughts about forgiveness for the dog/owner, no thoughts about the potential to harm/kill the person holding the dog, and no thoughts about the legal implications of his acts. Folks like that aren't wired right. ![Sad :(](./images/smilies/icon_sad.gif)
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- Mon Mar 10, 2014 9:03 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: German Shorthaired Pointer Club of Central Iowa
- Replies: 20
- Views: 11475
Re: German Shorthaired Pointer Club of Central Iowa
Cool beans! Do you have a website or Facebook page I can follow for the club?
- Sun Mar 09, 2014 10:04 pm
- Forum: Training
- Topic: Training near Des Moines
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2165
Re: Training near Des Moines
It would be an hour east, just south of Grinnell, but Hawkeye NAVHDA meets at least once a month to train.
http://www.iowahawkeyenavhda.org/
http://www.iowahawkeyenavhda.org/
- Sun Mar 09, 2014 10:00 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Post dogs on Point!!!!
- Replies: 738
- Views: 740657
Re: Post dogs on Point!!!!
Photos from our NAVHDA training day on Saturday. http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa283/redhotroxi/IMG_9993_edited-1_zpsd28caeeb.jpg Momma Brandi http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa283/redhotroxi/IMG_9991_edited-1_zps6a61d321.jpg Daughter Franki http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa283/redhotrox...
- Fri Mar 07, 2014 11:01 am
- Forum: Hunting
- Topic: But wait ... what would you pay?
- Replies: 127
- Views: 55593
Re: But wait ... what would you pay?
http://farm.ewg.org/index.phpMeller wrote:Type in top farm subsidy recipient in(your County)on top of that then see what subsidy they get from the conservation programs; then tell me how bad the farmer has it. Then try to buy land while competing against free money.
- Wed Feb 26, 2014 1:53 pm
- Forum: Off Topic Forum
- Topic: Easiest way to clean diamond plate?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6641
Easiest way to clean diamond plate?
We just got a used aluminum diamond plate dog trailer. What are some good products to clean and shine it up? In the past, with a truck tool box, we used some paste and a buffer. That box didn't have any road type grime on it though. I had read on some other truck forums about a liquid acidic product...
- Mon Feb 24, 2014 11:00 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Question for breedrs
- Replies: 48
- Views: 24460
Re: Question for breedrs
You all miss the point completely it is not about naming requirements. It is about changing the rules after the game is played. I have a naming clause but it is a suggestion. As long as it is up front who cares. I know kennels that won't give you breeding papers on females I don't have to buy the p...
- Mon Feb 24, 2014 10:05 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Question for breedrs
- Replies: 48
- Views: 24460
Re: Question for breedrs
If you own a GSP, kennel names within the registered name have been going on forever. Drill back on your pedigree far enough and you should see a kurzhaar with a v, von, von der, or vom something or another. This isn't new and it didn't have to be earned. It was ancestral, denoting dogs born of the ...
- Mon Feb 17, 2014 11:28 pm
- Forum: Health and Nutrition
- Topic: Anyone feed exceed from SAMs club
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6797
Re: Anyone feed exceed from SAMs club
I fed their Chicken & Rice formula for 4-5 years and my dogs did great on it. At the suggestion of a few breeders, I switched to ProPlan when I had a litter, and I just haven't switched back to Exceed yet. My expired $45 membership, when I only buy dogfood there, has been a consideration in total co...
- Mon Feb 17, 2014 10:18 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Hunting dog into a non hunting home?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 9163
Re: Hunting dog into a non hunting home?
Let me pose this question to you: Would you rather have it go to a hunting home and it only gets out to hunt a couple times a year? OR A non hunting home who includes the dog in all activities and stimulates the dog in other ways? ^^^ This. If the dog was out and about constantly that would be awes...
- Sun Feb 16, 2014 9:02 pm
- Forum: Training
- Topic: Why use an E Collar at all?
- Replies: 50
- Views: 21632
Re: Why use an E Collar at all?
take this with a grain of salt. I have rabbit dogs, so i would use and e-collar for trash breaker scenarios for the most part. I am not training bird dogs. I have used collars and they are nice, see your dog running trash and let it know it is a bad idea. Most of my collars are broken these days. I...
- Sat Feb 15, 2014 7:36 am
- Forum: Health and Nutrition
- Topic: Pro Plan People
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4988
Re: Pro Plan People
Great bargain! I took two Petco coupons and my Purina coupon in yesterday and walked out with 75 lbs total for $63.78. What was interesting, is I had a coupon for a free bag of 6 lb ProPlan, but when I got to the register the clerk flipped out a $5 off coupon for me before he realized I had my own c...
- Tue Feb 11, 2014 5:59 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: A question for breeders about false pregnancy?
- Replies: 24
- Views: 12715
Re: A question for breeders about false pregnancy?
False pregnancies are quite normal according to my vet and from what I've read. I'd have to check my yearly records, but I believe my female had 3 of them prior to my mating her at 4 years old. She had 7 puppies with no problems. Her falsies were a matter of getting thick in the flank, puffiness of ...
- Tue Feb 04, 2014 9:03 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Breeder Question
- Replies: 30
- Views: 15268
Re: Breeder Question
Unfortunately I haven't found any dogs that have really impressed me in the Carolinas. I'm not sure when you were looking for a puppy, but I know through my FB contacts, their is a litter at BootPoint kennel in Virginia right now. They are maybe 3 weeks old. The sire is a VC (highest you can go in ...
- Sun Feb 02, 2014 10:43 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Update on Tigg and Rook
- Replies: 18
- Views: 11078
Re: Update on Tigg and Rook
+1 That says it all!roaniecowpony wrote:Sounds like good breeding and owner perseverance beat the drought.
Good phone pics, but great dogs deserve a better camera!
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- Sat Feb 01, 2014 9:00 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Where are Isaac & Banks ?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3574
- Sat Feb 01, 2014 8:55 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Where are Isaac & Banks ?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3574
Re: Where are Isaac & Banks ?
Did he change his name and become Double Shot Banks?
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- Fri Jan 31, 2014 6:24 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Accidental Breeding
- Replies: 97
- Views: 40971
Re: Accidental Breeding
$1000 is not uncommon for NAVHDA sires. and puppies. I HAVE heard of Horizon kennels, and the lines the dogs come from. I do not think badgering the OP about breeding practices is helping. They asked a question and have had many opinions. Their decision to make. Yes, I have too. Here is what I woul...
- Thu Jan 30, 2014 3:34 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Accidental Breeding
- Replies: 97
- Views: 40971
Re: Accidental Breeding
I think he's saying DNA was pending, and now that they got the results, they're knocking at his door to get them papered.
- Thu Jan 30, 2014 2:58 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Accidental Breeding
- Replies: 97
- Views: 40971
Re: Accidental Breeding
If the bitch was suitable to your liking, in other words, you would have accepted a breeding to her under normal circumstances...I would take the $1000. If she didn't have good hips or something else that you find highly objectionable, I would walk. Pretty sure that AKC isn't going to allow pups to ...
- Thu Jan 30, 2014 12:13 pm
- Forum: Health and Nutrition
- Topic: home made dog fod
- Replies: 35
- Views: 14513
Re: home made dog fod
Minigooch, I would not feed raw to a puppy as a primary food source, just for the reason that Mountaindog mentioned regarding balancing nutrients, minerals, and such. I have concerns over a well balanced diet for proper bone growth and development and feel that dog food manufacturers are probably do...
- Wed Jan 29, 2014 1:39 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: New Cross Breed
- Replies: 49
- Views: 30015
- Wed Jan 29, 2014 11:58 am
- Forum: Brags
- Topic: Bella in the snow
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3144
Re: Bella in the snow
Very nice. I think I see your next avatar/profile photo. ![Wink :wink:](./images/smilies/icon_wink.gif)
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- Tue Jan 28, 2014 9:08 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Carsick puppy
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4070
Re: Carsick puppy
I think ours outgrew it by the time they were a year old. We traveled nearly every weekend with them for 3 months straight, and that seemed to do the trick. Keep in mind that it can take another 45 minutes once they're out of the car to get over the car-sickness. Just something to keep in mind if y...
- Mon Jan 27, 2014 10:08 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Carsick puppy
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4070
Re: Carsick puppy
My avatar pup is 8.5 months old and still gets a little bit carsick. It's not the massive drooling anymore though and he's learned to get in the crate and lay down (sleep) much quicker, which seems to put it at bay versus when he sits or stands in the crate. My vet told me 50mg of Dramamine every 8 ...
- Thu Jan 23, 2014 10:58 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Beshear dogs?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 12168
Re: Beshear dogs?
No info out there? Anyone even heard of a Beshear. Maybe Elmer Beshear? I can't imagine there'd be too many folks breeding GSPs with that exact same last name, so that's where I'd start. http://texasgundogclub.com/forum/archive/index.php/thread-631.html edit: Not sure if my link works now, but it d...
- Wed Jan 22, 2014 10:40 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Coyotes and Dogs
- Replies: 225
- Views: 97471
Re: Coyotes and Dogs
All the coyotes I have seen in UT, ID, NV and WY are about 20-25 lbs. I cant imagine a 50lb coyote, though I would bet there was something else mixed in! Most of what you find up here ranging from 35 pounds 45 pounds but some to 60 pounds, I know of a couple, one of which I saw, that was 65 pounds....
- Tue Jan 21, 2014 11:17 pm
- Forum: Health and Nutrition
- Topic: Lupoid Dermatosis
- Replies: 95
- Views: 54371
Re: Lupoid Dermatosis
As a side note, if you would like to follow living shorthairs that have lupus, there is a page on Facebook titled Pongo German Shorthair Pointer Lupus. It follows Pongo's journey and there are a couple other shorthairs recently added to the group, including 7 month old "Cookie" from Australia.