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Welcome to the forum. Be assured you will make some mistakes. That's how you and the dog learn. When I started out , I well remember wanting a PLAN- step1, step 2....... The closest thing to that imo is https://www.gundogsupply.com/pestpefisetd1.html Have a look at it and see if it will meet your ne...

Proin usually does the job and doesn't have the potential side effects that the hormones come with. It would be my first try. Dr prefers Stilbestrol initially as it is a once a day pill , which is reduced ( every other day, every 3rd day, every .....) until incontinence starts up again. At that poi...

Start him young understanding that you are a team. The species you hunt will teach him productive range. Many like to let a dog run (wild) for a year or so. That's when you can develop issues that you're going to have to fix later. Because they get a bit older and have developed bad habits, you're ...

Wow. What a beauty. Enjoy.

( Quite the sire pedigree!)

Thank you.
Dr started her on Stilbestrol today. No infections ; Dr took some blood as it may be kidney failure. I'll hear in a couple days. Never an easy time; I've had 8 dogs and all died differently. This is my last gundog though so it is particularly difficult.

Thanks Shags. Helpful as usual. Tried the diapers but she had them ripped off in 20 minutes. :)I see the vet tomorrow so will ask about Proin.

Apparently this is common in old spayed females. Have a 14 year old setter here. Has anyone found the hormone meds to make a difference?

Know what you will be hunting and pick out a dog bred accordingly. A competitive AA bred setter will require early appropriate training to make it a gun dog. Or, you can buy from cover dogs breeders - typically hunted on grouse/woodcock. Sounds like you want to hunt birds not dogs. A dog bred to be...

Beautiful!

IMO pup needs a season of training on his own.
Refreshing to see a young person working dogs on his weekends.

As you are not getting any help, I have moved this to the chat section.

That is terrible - and a new pup!
Never had cherry eyes here , but had a great GSP go blind in both eyes from cataracts, at age 5. Wondered why he was running into fences, trees etc. $3000. per eye to get it fixed. I chose to put him down as becoming a couch potato would have been unkind.

Have a great time!

This has been a bad year for snakes ever one of the ones we caught the head was as big as the back of my hand another one was only 9 inches long. We have transported every California king Snake We can find The link posted is a video I took from my chicken coop a couple years ago https://m.facebook....

LOve those pics.

Brings back some great memories. Thanks.

So true. Just discussing that on our Ontario Out of Doors forum. TWO members are dealing with coon paralysis with their dogs right now. Apparently , nothing much can be done but hope the dog recovers. "I’d never heard of it. Although not limited to any specific breed, anybody (particularly those tha...

I had forgotten that ; you can't PM a moderator until after 5 posts are accepted. This is to keep non members from maybe harassing us I guess. Good idea now that I think of it. :) Forget to say that you need 5 accepted posts here before you can post at liberty. This is to avoid spammers/advertisers/...

I've been approving your posts as I see them today Sir. PM me if there is still a problem.

Ah yes - my best day- beating a pro's dog .

Well yes, it was a derby stake but .......LOL And those judges - of course they were often wrong about my dog.

Competition can always be a good learning experience.

I moved this topic up here from the "Birds for Sale" category. It has been my experience that members rarely scan to the bottom of the forum, and this might be very helpful to some members doing training for the Fall. Unfortunately I am far from Las Vegas.

That is a great score! Good job by you and your dog! I only did NSTRA once and it was enough for me. Th handler virtually disregarded his dog looking for birds in likely places, then called his dog back to handle "the find". He won 1st! So, how do I train my dogs to disregard birds 3 feet outside o...

That's only good, only good!

Spoke at length with the trainer. He said he was surprised of my concern and called me right back after I texted him because he has been very happy with the dogs progress. He only takes dogs that he evaluates and says mine was good to start with and I am going to be very happy with the finished pro...

Thanks Shags. I'm printing off and saving your post. My JRT gets similar toe problems in the summer.

You got it right Zebo.

He was the trainer some of my dogs and I had no regrets.

Those pics are great! Thanks.

How is this hot weather affecting your training plans for the Fall hunt/business?

Sounds to me like you have a good handle on the problem. My JRT likes to bully the old setter. Hands on discipline and consistency works best. Never tolerated bullying when I was a teacher, and sure won't tolerate it between two dogs.

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Fri Jul 19, 2019 5:52 am
Great stuff....thanks for posting.

X2 Second to last pic is my favourite.

Thank, to every one who replyed. I have placed all the dogs. I plan to. it will be a new world going from 15 dogs to three. Just to clarify thinks to anyone who cares; It is age related issues. Not anything life threatening. Doctor appointments come more often. I guess it happens to everybody. It i...

Hey Sharon, Check her teeth/mouth for lots of tartar or something stuck in there, like an awn or small stick. Does she seem to be nauseated ever? Maybe a little something to hold off the stomach acid can help...just a little kibble or something If nothing else, I can tell you that my younger dog dr...

This has been a concern of mine this week. My old girl( setter) is all of a sudden slobbering when lying in a spot for a while , making a puddle of slobber - not urine. ( She has a fan and lots of water and can go outside into the shade when she wants.) Anybody else ever seen this in high humidity/ ...

Fascinating . I know someone else who uses a similar method very successfully.

Well done Brad.

The change in a puppy from 6 weeks to 8 weeks is dramatic. That old thing about 49 days is pure crap. I like to keep mine until 10 weeks, start crate training and second round of shots. I don't think they get a lot from the mother after seven weeks in fact I separate them but they get a lot from th...

Excellent posts as usual, but many breeders relinquish their pups at 7 weeks. Is one more week going to make a big difference in what you are seeing now?

Hey everyone looking for some advice/guidance from those more experienced than me. We were given second pick of a litter of GSP puppies that a friends female had. The parents are both field tested hunt certified, hips checked etc. Basically we are being given a pup for watching his dog for the past...

I've seen dogs default to sit when pressure is applied during training. Not what you want in a pointing dog. Beginners can easily overemphasized the sit command. I believe the breeder is trying to help you not make a normal beginners mistake. Might consider whoa instead. I like what Don had to say....

See you have no answers. I can't help either. Never had a spayed or neutered dog get a bad infection. Trust time will heal that all up for your dog.

Congrats.! That's great.

No, just someone fighting city hall who needs to talk about it. Freealfin is most welcome here , but not the old personal topic.

I live in a State and city that has the proverbial Web site and the proverbial leash law. The first thing you see when you log into Animal control laws is "NO DOGS WITHOUT A LEASH ANYWRE" Not true! My state, County and City have an exception. Is is convoluted, slightly different for all three and h...

Thanks very much Shags. Excellent suggestions as usual. May well be that less strenuous exercise = less appetite.
(Yes we have Purina up here ; Canada is part of the modern world ... LOL.... just kiddin' ya.

What is your experience with old dogs? Do they eat less ? Vet says my old girl ( almost 14) is "fine" , but she eats half of what she used to last year.

Ignore what I said before.

Misread how old your dog is now. Sorry. Go with the excellent advice you have been given.

Welcome to the forum. I hate to be the negative one but .... based on my 60 years of dog experience, at 3 months the dog is showing who it is. Easy to see there has been only a good upbringing for this dog from you - no abuse of any kind - so it is all in the breeding. I had 2 similar dogs - one GSP...

So glad he is doing well.

Reminds me of a great GSP I had. Miss that dog.

Well done Brad.

Life moves on. Spent almost 30 years breeding , training , hunting beagles with Dad. LOTS of rabbits back then. Then when he died I gave up on dogs . ... and started fostering kids and working at the jail. Was driving by a pointing breed field trial one day by accident and said , "Wow. I'd like to d...

That's a great picture gock5.

Where have you been for 7 years??

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