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Casper, I am sure you will have no problem placing your pups. I hope it works out for you. I tell ya, having a litter sounds like a ton of work to me. I am not sure I am up for it. The way my family is it would be tough for me to place any of them. I can only imagine my place with a bunch of pups ru...

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Hey Casper, Long time since I have posted on here. While I have not personally met Casper we have talked quite a bit over the years about hunting and dogs. One thing a good hunting friend of mine has done is offer to help with their training. He started this about 6 years ago. It started off by him ...

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We recently lost two of our dogs as well. Its tough to deal with. Time has a way of healing that void. I am sure sorry to hear about your loss.

Scott

Good point, Tequila's Joker used to come riding into camp (shotgun) whith Ed Tilson. Heck, TJ would come to the cocktail parties and "work the crowd" for hors d' ouevres on Saturday night. I remember this well. The first trial I met Ed and Tequila Joker was in Sonoita. I was sitting in a lawn chair...

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Arlette, The same thing has crossed my mind. I have run a few cats with hounds over the years. Due to the soil conditions where I am at it is very sandy so tracks are a bit spread out and toe nails and patterns are very difficult to identify. However I know that they are around the area. My neighbor...

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Thanks Brenda, We didnt see any tracks. The few times I have had experiences with Javelinas and my dogs were when the dogs chased them or surprised them. That was my initial response though because walking into the scene like I did there wasnt too many tracks that were visible. I wasnt thinking abou...

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I havent been over by their house lately to see but they do have at least one other litter mate to that dog and two others that are running around. If I can get out of my downer type mood, I will get over there to see what dogs are around. I'll call animal control this time if I can get any substant...

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Thanks Everyone, I wish I had looked over the scene a bit more but being as what happened I wanted the dogs to be taken care of. I had previously posted on here about a problem neighbors dog. After talking over the wounds with others on here I think it may have been the same dog again. Unbelievable....

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Upon arriving home today I found that two of my dogs had a fatal run in with some javelinas. I couldnt believe it. I am in the process of fencing my 5 acres just for the dogs. The project is half way done and this happens. It seems so surreel(sp). My 6 year old Ch brittany Arizona Fire Boss "Scout" ...

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I have a savage .17 hmr. It shoots awesome. The furthest I have shot a coyote is 76 yards but like Knine mentioned earlier the either fall in their tracks or go less than 30'. I have never taken a head shot mine have all been heart/lung shots. As for shooting squirrels make sure its a head shot or y...

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Great pictures. Very familiar country. Pretty sure I have seen you all out hunting just south of me. Great photos and great dogs.

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We have been feeding the hunters edge for about 2 years now. Great food. I was told they changed the formula in the time that we have been using it but our dogs still perform well on it.

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WOW does this topic hit home. I was in the same boat as ACOOPER. I was more interested in hunting, bird dogs and fishing to settle down. I was 30 when I was married. I dated my wife for about a year before I proposed. She had lots of adjustments. My wife and her 3 year old boy moved in with me 2 bir...

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We had a blue tick and walker growing up. They were fantastic dogs. I would say they were slow to mature. By this they seemed to have a prolonged puppy stage. I have a friend who is a game warden. He has one that is great as well. Plays well with his 2 year old and is in the house. I am not sure if ...

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I should have followed up on this post. I can't say what happened to the neighbors dog. But it dissappeared. He said they gave it away but I have no idea. I for one would not give away a dog like that. As for compensation. The vet bills totaled about $520. He said he would only pay half. Due to othe...

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Eddie, Something that you might consider is starting a pigeon loft. They are great for training and fun to train themselves. If you can get some young birds you will be a couple steps ahead of the game. Its something I wish I had done when starting out. Best of luck with your new hunting partner. Sc...

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The pressure from hunters will make them hold tighter has been my experience. I don't have a hard time finding birds. I am not one to shoot lots of birds. I bring a blank pistol along quite often and my 8 year old carries his 20 .ga. I enjoy running the dogs more than anything else. I havent been do...

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Just a thought but what kind of condition is your dog in? The reason I ask is I have a friend that his dogs make a couple nice casts then hunt really close. He always complains about it. In his case I think his dogs are out of shape. Every year, I offer to road his dogs with mine to prepare them for...

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Luke, If you come out this way. You might want to wait till after November. I don't have the dates in front of me but mearns quail opens in November. Scaled and Gambles open in October. But I would wait till late November to reduce the amount of Snakes. Personally I never run dogs until mearns is op...

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Thats great to hear Arlette,

I grew up there. Very rarely did I shoot one except with my bow. I will be up there this weekend. I will have to get out and hunt some grouse.

Its great to hear about your dogs. You have bred some really nice brittany's.

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Sweet!

Glad to hear you had such a great weekend. Its sure addicting.

Scott

We picked her up from the vet. She has quite a few stitches, and punctures. The vet bill was $522 which was reasonable. We called the neighbor seeing that they were home. As they had asked us to call them once she was out to see how she was doing. We called(ended up leaving a message, even though we...

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I just got back from the vet. I am not sure how many stitches it is going to take to fix up both of her front legs yet. The vet thinks one of her front legs is fractured by the way she is favoring it. Xrays will be done and she is getting put under to get the stitches. He gave me a rough estimate of...

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My wife called this morning to tell me the neighbor called her to see how our dog is doing. During the conversation she said they have this dog seperated from their other 3 dogs because its been tearing them up. These folks have little kids, i dont know what they are thinking. They obviously know th...

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Bobman, I hear what your saying but my dogs are contained. My real concern at this point is my kids walking around on my property. I mean my wife had to chase it off with a stick. The dog wasnt scared of her yelling throwing rocks etc. Which bothers me a bit about my boys being outside. I don't have...

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We live in a rural area where most folks have 5-10 acres. We are near state land so there isnt a whole lot of homes around. Its not uncommon to see the neighbors dogs out and most people know to watch out for them while driving down the road. But they have been friendly. Well this evening I came hom...

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Mearns Quail opens up in late November and goes through February. Unfortunately I don't have the regs here. Gamble and Scaley open up in mid October. I usually wait till November to help stay away from the snakes. I have heard mixed views on the quail around here this year. But something to think ab...

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I sure am jealous Rob. She looks great. I looked at the pictures from Summer camp yesterday. Lots of great pictures. I look forward to hearing about her progress. Are you going to work on her derby points this fall or does she already have those? Ed is a great guy. Your going to really like the prog...

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Great Pictures Rob,

Jessica does a great job with the photos. Your going to have a great time with him.

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Your going to be really be happy with Ed. He is a great guy that takes care of every dog like it was his own. I sent the dog in my avatar last year to Montana with him. The results were great! I was going to send him up there this year too but it looks like we are expanding our family so I had to ba...

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Thanks Rob,
That is the work of Ed Tilson. He did a great job steadying him up. Gotta love these dogs no matter what breed you have. I wish you the best with your breeding. Please keep us up to date with how it goes.

Take care,

Scott

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Rob, While I am not an avid trialer. I only attend 2-3 a year. I live about 30 minutes from Terry and have watched him run dogs for the last 5-6 years. From what I have seen he takes great care of his dogs and horses. Terry is one who is easy to talk to and helps a guy out at the trials. I am not a ...

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You might do a search for the brittany listserve. There are lots of breeders on there and they usually know what litters are available and where. Lots of folks have opinions of what lines are good and what are bad. I think the best advice I have been given is tell the breeder you will pay for some b...

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I know of one daughter here in Az. The field title was never finished on her but she had 8 points, I think! I was told this was the last natural breeding of Microdot it produced one pup. She is one great wildbird dog. This daughter is the mother of one of my dogs, which I hope to send out on the cir...

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Greg, I didnt think you came off negative. I think those are responsible things a breeder should consider. Don, You make a great point as to how many great dogs are out there that have parents with little or no titles. And I would have to agree with you that great trial dogs can come from great hunt...

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Lol... I noticed that all the replies are from brittany folks. Probably because my avatar and perfect pedigree is of a brittany. Actually this is a friends dogs and they are GSP. But it really doesnt matter what breed it is I suppose. I agree with you all. I have seen some dogs that are bird finding...

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My question is to breeders mainly. I am one who buys well bred dogs and don't breed. It is easier for me to buy a great dog from what I consider proven lines. I.E. AKC field trial champs or Champs. It is just easier for me. Now for the question if you have an Female AKC field trial champion with gre...

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Great pics Knine!

Its so much fun out there. I havent made it for a couple weeks. Maybe I can get a morning hunt in this weekend?

Its always good after the rains. Hopefully you all can get out there a couple more times.

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Hey Addict,

Congrats on the new addition that is great! I look forward to seeing more pictures.

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I think Phil at red earth outfitters will be a great way to go. And for about a $1000 that is a great deal.

I miss seeing Phil on the forum? Where have you been Phil?

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Very well said Flush.

I agree. Both are great dogs. If you spend the time with breeders you will get the dog you are looking for.

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I have both. Right now I have two brittany's and a English Setter. I think both breeds are GREAT family dogs. One of my brittany's is an awesome dog. She will tear it up with the mearns quail, retrieves ducks and is an all around great dog. We kinda let the wildbirds train her. My other brittany is ...

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Really, Tells you how much I pay attention I was parked next to his string of dogs on Saturday. I was scratching his pointers ears and talking to his other dogs. Can't believe I missed that. Glad to hear Lyle has him. He is a really nice guy.

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I don't think you will be disappointed. Those are some good dogs. I will be watching some of those dogs(redline) this weekend at the phx brittany trial. Who ended up with Bruce's dog in Arizona? I got to see him run at the Cochise Bird Dog Club. Bruce was a great guy. I met him at that trial and pre...

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We recently flew three dogs from Tucson to Alb. New Mexico. One of them laid in the seat next to us and the other two were in crates. They didnt seem to mind at all. If you are worried give them some benedryl it will make them sleepy. That was some advise I was given.

Have fun.

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That is terrible. Thats one of the reasons we moved out of Tucson a bit. I am excited to get these set up. The pictures you posted earlier really make them look nice. How did the drainage pipe made of pvc work out the short time you had it up and running? I really like that idea. My only concern was...

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Jhoughton, Any pictures of the finished product? Mine were delivered today. Also how is the pvc in the concrete working out? That is a great idea. I was going to have a concrete trough built but the pvc is a much better idea. We ordered the Ultra kennels. How are yours holding up? TAK how did yours ...

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Have you tried changing the type of shell? I have the sbeII. I have not had this problem with it but I have had the problem with other shotguns. Some of the cheaper shells don't cycle that well. Just a thought.

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We only hunt two at a time too. I guess it might vary depending on cover. But when hunting mearns I find myself looking for dogs more than enjoying it when we have 3 down. I only run two at a time.

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Welcome Karen,

Looks like you have some very nice Brittany's. Thanks for sharing the pedigrees.

Lots of knowledge on here.

Scott

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