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pstrman

Anyone know where I can get this done near the Valley? Also what about the vaccine available for precaution? cost?

Thanks Bryan

pstrman

I live in Scottsdale AZ and the building we are in has a pigeon problem and the owner of the building will give permission to place traps on the roof. Don't know if this is till done but wanted to ask. Let me know and I can put you in touch with them.

Bryan

pstrman

She does spend time in a desert patch by my house everyday busting through bushes, chasing rabbits and quail she kicks up. But yeah I got ahead of myself with this.

Thanks All

Bryan

pstrman

My nine month old enjoys playing fetch for about 6 throws then its off to explore and do her own thing. Don't really know how to keep her attention on it. She loves plowing through brush and checking things out but the fetch thing doesn't enthuse her much. How do I get her to enjoy it for a longer p...

pstrman

well I switched from Science diet to Kirkland food and her body order has diminished and her breath is much better. Simple things are best

pstrman

Several Sams in our area still have it, gonna switch to it I think

pstrman

Any tricks you have to get urine smell out of carpet would be great. Tried several products from Petsmart but none are working.

pstrman

I have been reading on this forum about Exceed food and it seems to be well liked. Pup is 8 months old, should she remain on puppy food until at least a year old or can she be switched? Currently feeding Science diet which is costly but she seems to digest most of it as her waste is minimal.

pstrman

My Springer is 8 months old now. Take your time and enjoy your pup, the training will come.

pstrman

Anal glands are done and I am feeding her Science diet, she just turned 8 months old today. I just picked up some stuff to add to her water to help her breath which is horrid also. Skin looks good and will take her to the groomer.

Thanks for all the input

pstrman

Thanks Sharon, But she starts to smell again after she is dry and within a couple hours of the bath. It's crazy!

pstrman

I bathe her, use in between wipes to wipe her down and within a short time period she starts stinking again. Is there that much difference in shampoos? Is this a Vet call? Don't know what to do.

Any suggestions will greatly appreciated...

Bryan

pstrman

I agree that this is a submissive behavior issue but I also agree that I need to work on her with NO!as she does not get that it means stop right now and don't start up again, that on falls on me. More dogs and more training are in her future. There has been several posts mentioning an e-collar, isn...

pstrman

Previous dog was a GSP and much tougher. Abby is very needy, is not strong emotionally and her nickname is velcro as she always needs to be around us or stuck to us, but on the other hand very very smart and works us all the time. I have hit her but don't like it as she cowers down real easy. I will...

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I know she will come out of this, need to put her around some more mature dogs and hopefully they will help her and yes get a little more stern with her.

pstrman

Been saying NO! over and over and has NO affect. She stops for a moment then resumes almost immediately. I have stood between her and other dogs, made her sit and calm down and the moment I release her back to it she goes. Done the basics over and over, she does well with commands sit, stay, come un...

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My 7 month old springer has this thing about going after the mouths of other dogs. She started by licking the teeth of others dogs and I was told she would grow out of that but now it has turn into her taking the dogs nose and mouth into hers and it go on for hours. She will chase dogs around and ar...

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I have slapped her upside the head and it doesn't phase her as a matter of fact she comes back for more. I don't want to hit her to hard though. Maybe increase it a bit. I have squeezed her mouth till she cries a bit, thumped her nose hard enough to make a grown man stop and she keep coming. Guess I...

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I have a 6 month old Springer and was having the same issue. Each time I would blow the whistle she would come to my side and sit. I started to take her back to where she was and gave her the command to sit and she would, then I would walk away and tell her to come. Now I blow the whistle and give t...

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I am wanting to buy some boots for her and was just trying to determine size.

pstrman

My 6 month old Springer wants everything in her mouth including every ones hands. You pet her she reaches for your hand. Sitting in my chair she greets me by open mouth on my hand. She bits very gently and there's no pain but the constant mouth on every body and every thing is getting old. I have tr...

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My pup just added them to her toy list and chewed them up, didn't work well for me at all. Still have all but 4 of them in the garage to soak up garage messes which is all there worth to me.

pstrman

Are the paws of a dog generally at full size at 6 months?

pstrman

I got the same email this morning but it didn't download anything.

pstrman

My English Springer Abby is now 4 months old today. I had a GSP and taught her the whoa command and was wondering if I should stay with that or is there another word used for spaniels. She is starting to finally pay attention to birds and rabbits and gets excited when they flush so I am thinking of ...

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My pup screamed the first week. during the first week I made a game going in and out of it during the day. With the lid off I played tug with her pulling her in and out of the crate, threw her toys in it and she would retrieve them. In just a few nights she was sleeping she was sleeping almost 7 hou...

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I will be carrying a Flip Video Camcorder which is the size of my cell phone and smaller that my camera. It records up to an hour of video, has a built in USB plug, recharges as I view my videos and the software allows me to pull individual pictures and is really easy to use. http://www.theflip.com/...

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I should mention Abby is 3 1/2 months old

pstrman

Abby has been real good in the crate up until late as I took her to the lake and she introduced herself to swimming. As she swam she was drinking lake water and has an upset tummy so I have to let her out a couple times a night. When mine wakes up she used to whine but has elevated to screeching at ...

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I have been just wondering how long the average dog or pup is in it's crate before the insane barking occurs. My little 13 week old I feel does real well at sleeping in it any where from 6 to 71/2 hours at night. Once that time is reached the insanity starts until she hears me or sees me. I should s...

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My Spaniel loves clothes, she will sleep in any pile she can find and I am finding my dirty socks everywhere except where they should be. I am actually thankful though as finally she is preferring them without my feet in them it saving me a lot of money on band aides.

pstrman

Watching a pup figure things out is an amazing time. We took our 10 weeks old to the mountains in Northern AZ the last few days and wow did she experience a whole list of things. She found out that running in leaves and chewing on pine cones was great and sleeping in a cabin gave her all new things ...

pstrman

Congratulations! What an awesome experience for you and your wife many blessings to you both. Keep a close eye on her as you will be in awe when she takes her first step and then you will blink and she will be asking for the car keys.

God Bless

pstrman

Here's my Abby on her first major outing

Don't really know how to modify pic so this is what I ended up with.

Bryan

pstrman

My pup is a Springer and I agree with all of you as there are times when she is going at it, that I look into her eyes and see lots of hyperness. As far as Springers being vocal her mom and dad were the most docile dogs I have seen unless the breeder had drugged them or something. Thanks to All you ...

pstrman

My 10 week old pup has this thing she likes to do and that is get in my face and bark with quite a bit of aggression behind it. I have thumped her nose and she seems to like it, I have removed her from the house for a while, picked her up by the nape of the neck, made high pitched sounds and nothing...

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I know there are other posts regarding food but didn't want to jump in on them. My vet recommended science diet for my pup. She likes it and there is definitely less stool which is a positive for me. I have noticed that I have not read any info on this food here and was just wondering what your thou...

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Killer, At what age did you begin to socialize your pups? Our vet strongly suggests waiting until Abby has all her shots before being around other dogs as she is only 9 weeks and people are not vaccinating there dogs like they used to as the economy spins. We also were thinking about agility for her...

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Well was just at our Sams in Scottsdale and they have both Exceeds, to bad my pup is a pup. Hopefully they will have it when she's older.

pstrman

We also just got a springer and she is 81/2 weeks old also. Congrats. I have just been focusing on developing the relationship and nothing difficult yet. We have had her for 2 1/2 weeks now and by going slow and her trusting us she now sits, comes, beginning to stay is starting to fetch and is sleep...

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Yes, Abby came from a lady here just north of Phoenix. She is not papered but saw mom and dad and like what I saw. The last couple days she has really calmed down and when she bites and is told no she is listening now and stopping. I want to thank all who responded as I take a little from all and go...

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She was about 6 1/2 weeks old when we picked her up. Today was a total different day as she was more responsive to commands stopping her chewing on hands and feet. It will probably be a day by day thing until she grows a bit. I ordered some quail wings and they should be here tomorrow so I am excite...

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She is only 8 weeks old and I do understand that so much is puppy but I only have so much blood to give...lol She does so much right already as far as potty training, sits when told most of the time, she comes, is good on a leash already but man. I guess I will keep doing what I have as its what has...

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I understand a puppy gets excites when they play but this one is getting a little out of hand. I also know they like to have everything they can in their mouths hands, fingers, toes, tugs, couches, pant legs, etc... but she is starting to bite and her barks are starting to move into a challenging po...

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Thank you, I fell in love with her markings. As cute as she is, is the distance she can be a chewing terror especially toes she loves them.

pstrman

I am looking at purchasing a training dvd for flushing dogs and found a dvd by Ken Roebuck. I see his book is from 1982 and I know it would help tremendously but was just wondering about any others that might be more recent.

pstrman

True ezzy my bad

pstrman

I feed, water and run my 8 wk old pup about midnight and she sleeps til about 7 to 7:30 and then lets me know she needs to go. She has not messed in her crate at all. The only thing with mine is that once she is up to eliminate I need to spend some time with her as she gets wound up before she goes ...

pstrman

My English Springer will be 8 wks old Sunday and is spending at least 7 hours a night in her kennel. I started with the top section off and played with her tug and pulled her into it then out and made a game of it. Then started placing treats not food by the door in and then a little further and fur...

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It's hard to live here in AZ as we do not have the seasons that many of you have. We have the geese here all winter and they fly over the road about 50ft off the ground and just laugh. The quail run across my fence in the back yard, up and down the street and in the bushes in the front yard and all ...

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