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JasonM

my cousin just bought some Sentry (red box) flea and tick treatment (topical), anyone use it or have any experiences with it. With the recent pay cut, inflation etc its time to switch to a more economical solution compared to the big name stuff. I know you get what you pay for but there has to be so...

JasonM

thanks everyone. I may try the malaseb baths on all three, and re-clean the kennel down, one is due for some shots next week so I'll pick up another bottle of keflex to have on hand just in case.

JasonM

the scabs are not in a symmetrical pattern, they seem to be haphazard and different sizes. this has been going on now for a few weeks. it doesnt appear to be getting worse quickly, other than I found one on her head today, but I could have missed it before. As I said, I found a few on my other two d...

JasonM

Thanks all. This def has been very frustrating. She is 4+ yrs old. I'll try to get some pics. She still eats etc and is not acting funny at all. this did not appear after any topical flea treatment ( I use K9 Advantix) nor was there any switch in anything I normally give, ie heartworm, food etc. My ...

JasonM

multiple dry lumpy scabs along sides from rib cage back to rump, no scratching, licking or nothing. no food change. been to two vets, cant figure anything out. some are bigger some smaller, mostly pea sized and smaller. seems if the scab is scraped off the hair comes with it. these scabs are on the ...

JasonM

I've been using Advantix exclusively for 5 yrs now and only found 2 ticks on the 3 dogs in that amount of time. I'm not in a heavily tick infested area, we have them here and there, but for whatever reason they are not as prevelant here. anyway, is there a cheaper alternative to the advantix? If I'm...

JasonM

anyone think there is any correlation between the f/t preventative that we use and increased cancer rates, or early forms of cancer in our dogs? just curious....I always start thinking like this when I start using it from now til next winter....maybe I over think things too much.... Advantix has bee...

JasonM

last weekend my 3 yr old male gsp decided to munch a downed bird instead of retrieve. He has a fairly strong retrieve. Could this behavior have someting to do w/ hunting him with my 4yr old male....I notice when I have them all out playing fetch and romping around, he will dominate the other dogs to...

JasonM

yeah I'm a fairly good ways from Warriors Mark Kennels....I've posted some adds in local paper classified etc...I'm going to call the local animal shelters on Monday to see if anyone has called in looking for their dog.

JasonM

My buddy called me today as I arrived home from work and said a GSP pup came into the backyard while he was out there w/ his dog....this dog is VERY underweight, I have a vacancy in my kennel for about another week....my buddy and I posted flyers around town and I made as many phone calls to people ...

JasonM

I did have some 1 on 1 coaching to try and determine the problem, and if you do a search for Blinking, you should find I had a post here about 1.5-2 months ago w/ the entire story.....she is birdy, definetly has no problems w/ birds or no bad association w/ birds.

thanks.

JasonM

I had a post a few months ago titled "Blinking", this led to an in field evaluation by AHGSP (Bruce) who helped me identify the issue w/ this 20 month GSP bitch......please refer to that post to find out what happened. I've been attempting to de-sensitize her to the gun using a .22 rifle w/ caps and...

JasonM

UPDATE: Ruby is doing ALOT better......Using Don's method of walking along and firing a blank 22 rifle near the ground.....I'm careful to wait until she is out at 40-50 yards hunting and pre-occupied....about half the times I fire she comes back to me but very briefly....then leaves again to search/...

JasonM

ok, wet snowy weather, 1/2" on ground....pen raised birds....absolutely will not fly.....how would your dog handle them...... went out sat. w/ Rocco 2.5yr old GSP.....he WAS holding great all season so far on grouse and woodcock.....very steady......my buddy talks me into hunting these pen raised re...

JasonM

Now w/ the time change it will be difficult to fly my pigeons as often as I'd like too....I was flying them everyday, even if it was just from the loft.....but leaving at dark for work, and getting home at almost dark how can I get them enough exercise? Not to mention the weather turning (wind, rain...

JasonM

Thanks for typing the report Bruce, I just got back in.... First I'd like to thank Bruce, Chris and Christopher for their time and support.......great group of guys who I'd share my best coverts w/.... I'm going to do what Bruce suggested: two separate types of training: 1. Gun sensitivity training ...

JasonM

Don, Youre right....she does seem to be a trailer...she's timid, not bird shy, not cover shy, and no I did not teach her to back....she just did (does) it.... I will try this method of gun-re-introduction 101..... like I said, I'm not giving up on this dog..... thanks. no, I definetly dont think its...

JasonM

how do you transport your dog(s) for an out of state hunting trip? or do you fly? Is it easier to fly.....

Consider the 30hr road trip.......

JasonM

I agree CR, I should have done more homework on the breeder, which I'm not blaming for this......at this point I blame myself...I have learned a lot in the few short years I've been doing this and will not purchase another dog w/o more research..... thanks for your help.... does anyone know of a pro...

JasonM

Don, when we pheasant hunted last year, she pointed a few birds on her own, and backed.....generally she wasnt the lead dog out finding birds, she did not retrieve any....she is definetly not a strong retriever......she does have a heck of a nose and for such a small dog can run very hard and cover ...

JasonM

I am embarrassed of this situation......if I did cause this major problem it was definetly not intentional......

I'm just at a loss here on what to do to fix this.....

JasonM

I think Don is starting to zero in on something here.....the time she did point that wild grouse there was no season.....it was one of our "walks" and it just so happened that every thing was a good situation, wind, scent, the bird held....and she pointed and held.....I did not however have a gun so...

JasonM

I know she has pointed scent.....as I stated, on wild grouse.....yes I have seen her point quail and pigeons.......multiple times.....I've never roughed her up around birds.....nothing that I knew to be rough anyway......another thing I'll mention....when I take her w/ my other dogs....she runs wild...

JasonM

I dont remember me ever using the e-collar w/ her around any birds, I've been (am) careful of that....I only use the collar to reinforce commands ("come") I never did whoa train her, she always did whoa herself and held her points.....of my 3 dogs she pointed right off the getgo....she is the only d...

JasonM

1.5 yr old GSP Female.......has been introduced to guns/birds/etc....somewhere along the line I must have screwed up, although I cannot pinpoint where exactly but anyway, I've finally narrowed it down to what is called blinking. She does this. If I release by hand a pigeon in front of her, she goes ...

JasonM

1 yr old GSP has been gun conditioned, very steady on point, decent retrieving, great nose, bold/hard headed male, has most of his training on pigeons/quail I've been trying to kill a grouse for him the past week w/ no luck....either I've missed or he bumped the birds or they were wild flushed my qu...

JasonM

we would do the "fun runs" a few times a week sometimes up to 4 or 5 depending on my time/schedule sometimes as few as once (rare)...yes I definetly see what's going on here, theyve wised up on me....hunting season will cure this as well as me learning what not to do..... thanks for helping me work ...

JasonM

I forgot to mention the we took my cousins dog out sat. morning for some training, he never exercises his dog, but does keep quail around and does a lot of bird work and lots of obedience, and pretty much lets the dog out around the yard.....well, on sat. morning that dog ran and hunted like it was ...

JasonM

they get pretty wild when I put them on birds....and I do take them to areas where there are wild grouse, and when they get one sniff its almost like a light switch....they're off to the races......maybe w/ hunting season starting this Sat. here they'll get a wild bird or two shot over them (they ar...

JasonM

I have 3 GSP's, 2.5yr, 1.5yr and 1.1yr.....is it possible to take your dogs to the field or woods too often that they get bored w/ it.....tonight, I took the 2.5 and 1.1yr olds and they just seem like they lollygag around, the 2.5 yr old has had maybe 50-75 birds killed over him (phes/grouse/quail)c...

JasonM

anyone ever hunt grouse in New York state, been reading some positive info in their game news etc.....I'm in PA and our grouse pop. is OK, not what it used to be, but coming back...I was thinking of traveling to New York state for some camping/cabin w/ the dogs and wife for a weekend or two getaway....

JasonM

Wife and I were out of town this weekend and my cousin was took over my kennel chores for the weekend....on his Sat. evening visit he noticed a smell coming from the property below me....the wind was blowing slightly toward my property...at least 100 yards away, we're on 2.5 acres......he went to ch...

JasonM

oops!

I'm in PA, near State College/Altoona/Johnstown......I'll drive an hour or two to get them.......

Thanks!

JasonM

I saw a post below regarding "training" pigeons to home.....I am having some problems, I got to the point where they were returning great from about 2-3 miles, I then took them out to 4-5, slightly different direction and had only a few return, out of five......my training grounds vary from 5-10 mil...

JasonM

this a.m. I took the dogs on their run(dirt road).....the youngest was bolting in and out of the woods (typical) I hear a quick yelp/growl and he comes limping back out of the woods......I cannot find any marks on him whatsoever and no blood, I did a very thorough examination of his entire leg and f...

JasonM

my 15 mos old GSP is in heat, finally.... I've always had male dogs or spayed females growing up..... is it ok to exercise her during her heat cycle? as long as I know other in tact male dogs arent around, or am I chancing it? how long will she stay in heat? how many times will she come in within a ...

JasonM

Are there any home remedy flea/tick repellants that one can use instead of the Advantix/Frontline/Biospot etc..... what did people do long before this stuff was available? Surely back in the 50's people didnt spend hundreds of dollars on this fancy bug dope? did they? I've read some stuff on using g...

JasonM

I know that young dogs need to be "run" alone, BUT is it ok to exercise them all together? I usually ride a mountain bike on a closed dirt road during the warm months and I'd like to take all three if I could........ their ages will vary 2yr, 1+yr, 8mos.......and I know not to push the youngest too ...

JasonM

real smooth buckeye!

actually not a city at all, smalltown in central PA.....near Altoona/State College

most of my co-workers/buddies/family think im goofy?

JasonM

Oh yeah, I'm hoping to get a few breeders out of the bunch, we'll see. I think we're going to go in there tonight or tomorrow night, I need to get a net......I think my one buddy has a bazzillion candle powered hand held cordless light should work good....

this is almost as fun as huntin'!

JasonM

the opening is HUGE, plus its three stories up and its between buildings....the opening is probably 6-7'wide by 80-90'long, plus I'd have to be spiderman to attach any net or anything to the adjacent building which is 5 stories....... I feel like I hit the lottery with this find..... I think the you...

JasonM

I forgot to say, it would be impossible to close off their escape route. Its too large of an opening.

JasonM

Ok, I told you about this building downtown that has a pigeon problem. I checked it out during daylight hrs the other day....there are a lot of them. at least two nests of young....the rest look like mature birds. very flighty, didnt hang around long to check me out, except for the hens and young wh...

JasonM

Can I temporarily keep some caught pigeons in an old quail house for a few days until I get my coop built???

they'll have plenty of air/food/water/sun/shelter etc.....

thanks.

JasonM

got word last night of some pigeons that need trapped in the town I live in. they are living in a pharmacy building (upstairs) at night. any pointers or suggestions on the easiest methods for trapping? apparently they dont even fly when someone goes up the steps to the apartments...... what for food...

JasonM

I agree its not that much different than most, but I've tried some different feeds over the past year, Diamond, PMI, ProPlan, Diamond Naturals and so on....ProPlan was really good for my oldest, which I'm probably going to put him back on it for summer boot camp and the upcoming season, but the othe...

JasonM

sounds crazy ezzy but I pay for water/sewer so If I stand there for 15 minutes or so hosing a mess on a 10x30 slab everday at a hose pressure of 7 or 8 gallons a minute.... it all adds up, big poop or little take your pick! my biggest gripe is the time, if I can scoop a little turd in 10 seconds com...

JasonM

Not typical of me to be trying such an expensive food but my cousin has had really good luck with www.annamaet.com feed. They have an "option" which is catfish based protein, venison, potato etc.....his dogs coat is very soft/oily and the dog looks unbelievably well on it. My youngest is what the ve...

JasonM

correction:

I'm not stopping her from chasing birds after she caught/killed those two.

JasonM

Vman, yes I let her catch/kill a few quail, I did praise her for that, but I'm stopping her from chasing any bird after that, she can bump and chase all she wants, and she'll never catch a wild grouse..... another example: my oldest will retrieve anything anywhere and he wont give up no matter what ...

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flea and tick treatment

Re: GSP Skin Problem

Re: GSP Skin Problem

Re: GSP Skin Problem

GSP Skin Problem

Advantix alternative

Cancer and Flea/Tick preventative

Bird Eating!

Re: GSP Puppy Found - Pennsylvania

GSP Puppy Found - Pennsylvania

Follow up on Ruby - gun nervousness

running birds - how does your dog handle them?

Pigeon Flying ?s

transporting

Blinking

OK to switch to Phez?

Hunt Desire / Boredom

New York State for Grouse

TruGreen Chemlawn?

pigeons

looking to buy pigeons

snakebite?

in heat - Questions

home remedy bug dope

Exercising them all?

Catching Pigeons - Need Advice ASAP~!

Temporary Pigeon Home

Pigeon Questions

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