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those are some good pics!

i've got 3 kids, 1 cocker, 1 Britt and picking up 7 week old Britt in July. Oh yeah, moving Aug 1st. Not to mention our homeowners a$$ociation is against having more than 2 dogs and viewable kennels from the road...life is good!

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Placements below:

Winner – Turner’s Maggie Sue - GSP/F – (IN) Bob Turner/O, Nick Miller/H

1st RU – Miller’s Butch - ES/M – (OK) Robert Miller/ O-H

2nd RU – BBB’s Lucky Strike - BR/M – (RM) Steve Chang/ O-H

3rd RU – Moniteus Main Man - EP/M – (MSM) Kelsey Jones/O, Chad Calicott/H

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highcotton wrote:
With benedryl and anti biotics dogs can usually survive a head bite. A bite to the body often means the dog will die before you get to the vet.

Forgive my stupidity but why is a bite to body worse than bite to head?

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do you have to be a nstra member ($50 yr) to watch?

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I could be wrong but I thought I remember reading in Delmar's book that the "angling" is a good trait for good hunting dogs...?

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Wow - what a great oppty. Good to see Progundog on here. I rented a cabin from their farm and hunted all around it last year. Toured his facilities and saw some highly impressive dogs. Good luck - I've already bought two pups this year and my wife said I can't have another mid-life crisis. See ya ne...

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So I'm trying to debate on when to go. It starts on the 2nd and run to the 5th. I suppose that i could see a lot of dogs if I went on the 2nd with the opening runs or wait til the 5th where it will be narrowed down to the final braces...I'd really like to see Rusty (Nolan's Britt) run.

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Don't know if there are many NSTRA followers here but I see Midwest Nationals in next week in Waverly NE. 128 dogs. Nolan Huffman has Rusty and another dog running along with others I've seen mentioned here. I've never been to the NSTRA events but really interested. Is there much of a gallery (not h...

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welcome to the forum -- nice website and beautiful facilities! nice enough for me to live in there with the dogs...

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i'm looking to do something similar. what's the inside look like? any ledges or shelves for them to perch on? great job!

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what a beautiful dog. looking at those pics you'd think he knew what the camera was

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Good info -- appreciate it. I've been curious to understand the economics behind the FT circuit and this sheds light on it. Exactly what I expected.

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Kinda like this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXZb3QVo_70

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Question - If a guy was to buy a pup out of FT/AA parents for the sole purpose of trialing -- how much are you looking at to make a run at the ABC Nationals? Example - I'm not a FT'ler nor have time for the training - however if I wanted to own such dog, what kind of costs are you looking at? Say th...

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Coming from a Brittany guy -- that sure is a good looking pup!

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I do it a little different than some. Part of it has to do with the fact that there are zero wild birds around me except for the brief woodcock migration and part has to do with the fact that I am working on dogs for field trialing. A prt of it also has to do with the breed and type of dog I am tra...

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Interesting...I have sent 2 PM's to Shadow and they won't leave my outbox..any idea why?

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allergies - my wife gives her cocker benadryl and it helps.

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My idea would be to put day old chicks in there with heat, water, food. same thing as surrogator (i know it's debatable on it's results) locked down from anything outside. i would definitely need to consider the humidity. maybe chainlink type material in windows to keep out avian predators yet allow...

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You will have to be awful careful with the humity in something like that and you will without a doubt rust the floor out fairly quickly. Just wouldn't be the ideal type of housing for babies. Ezzy Ok -so i need to build a raised floor with 2x4 as joices (sp) and meshed floor. Let the bird poo rust ...

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I know the surrogator in theory is best at imprinting the quail at an early age into it's surroundings. However, I'm willing to drop $200 on this experiment and see what kind of results I can get....being on wheels I can back into some thick cover surrounded by good habitat. If I can keep the ground...

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what's UP?

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I've got a 4x4 RAM with 20in wheels. Sits somewhat high (for the record: it's not raised or jacked up beyond std) and I'm looking for creative ways to get my 1 yr Britt to jump into back of truck. Normally I pick him up and load in truck and he kennels great once in the back but doensn't jump in yet...

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THanks for the replies. My question around "good" is exactly that -- opinions for the forum on how far back a generation is quoted before it's a mute point...ie -- my pup has "X" bloodline in it....5 gens back vs say 3 gens back. When do you draw a line and say "too far?"

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Does 1st generation start with the pup or parents? How many gens back in the pedigree are the bloodlines considered "good?" 4 or 5?

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With temps now in low 80's in KS my 1 yr old Britt is pantin' like crazy. Pretty good amount of hair on back end -- do any of you gundog owners clip your Britts? I'd like to do myself but don't want to make him look like he got ran over by lawn mower...any tips (including your fav shears) would be h...

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that is beautiful dog! i love that dark orange. as for the training -- i'm not a big trainer but i believe if you were to invest in e-collar (i recommend tri-tronics g3 but most any will work fine) he seems to respond to commands. use it in the backyard on lowest setting and when you say "whoa" hit ...

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cabelas has the upland vests/that you could pack water. depending on the terrain it may be OK or kill ya.

I buy the 3 gallon camping jugs at walmart for $7. lasts 3-4 days without refilling on one dog

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slistoe wrote:Yes, he has passed and is now in the Hall of Fame. They probably collected a few straws. I bred to him in 1995. The pup I kept from that breeding has since passed on. She was one of the best hunting dogs I have owned.

Does a dog have to be deceased to be in HOF?

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Is he in doggie heaven? He was born in 1989...still producing pups. Guess they collected some "specimens" if he's passed....talk about a famous dog.

http://www.jimjohnkennels.com/puppies.html

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I'm interested in getting out with you and that Britt- provided you carry that camera with you :D when the pups were born I'd heard there was a place in Texas that had some quail they were trying to rid of so drove down and got 20 figured to work the pups in them- took one out for each pup when the...

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thanks southern- I do like the looks of your sam- that's a picture to put up on the wall- or computer background Lizzi is going to be slim and i suspect right arround 21 at the whithers- Choc is going to be big- feel a bit sorry for him as he can't keep even with her on the breakaway- but he's the ...

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it's spring and time for more puppy pics! i'm diggin it! i agree...need to see some front pics

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Figured they were watching something- looked out the window and saw a rooster standing- got the camera figuring I could sneak arround the house and get a picture- http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj7/layoutboat/cold-otherhuntersareinthefield00-4.jpg Them there are some purdy dogs...that pup looks...

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What a great thread. No sense it letting a good thread die...here's a pic for ya. Sam just turned 1 yr old this month.

>>>sorry to hijack<<<

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so having a Brittany, is that a single or double coat?

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nice pics, dogs and habitat! did you see any coveys?

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sometime last night or this am. i put the feeder in kennel in last night/evening. noticed it gone today shortly after lunch when i let him out. on another note - first day of auto feeder and he definitely knows where the food is as there were poop mtns everywhere. talked to vet today and she thinks ...

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So I'm thinking I'm making it easy on family as I travel a bit and they take care of daily feedings for 9 mo old pup while I'm gone. Go to Tractor Supply and buy the K9 auto feeder/waterer. Pup keeps knocking over his water bowls anyway so this works out better... Go out to pen today to let him out ...

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Intact? Yeah he's all there. He's ready to hunt more....just hasn't eaten since Friday night

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Took the 9 month old pup to central ks to kick up quail. Did awesome, worked the field hard and didn't lose one down bird. Hunted hard for 6-7 hrs and he was drinking water good in between hunts. Got him back to hotel and he wouldn't eat last night. Hunted hard again today for about 4 hrs and still ...

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my buddies were north and east of dodge in jetmore. about everyone in their party bagged at least 2, some their limit. knocked down a ton but couldn't find em. can't wait to feeling better to get out there This is what I hate to hear and one of the very best reasons to have a good dog. Everyone of ...

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thanks for the updates. i've got several buddies in different groups who went out west while i lay in bed.. :cry: flew to CA last sunday for business and caught the flu (prob on airplane) and started running fever tues. flew home thurs to kc with one eye open and fighting to stay out of hospital... ...

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Now that's fall is upon us -- what does everyone use for bedding in their dogs house? I have an 8 month old Brit and of course he likes to chew on things (especially new) so I'm worried about cedar chips as I've heard that could hurt him.

Thanks
Travis

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I haven't done it but I've read in Delmar's book that he would take a garden and cut it 3-6 ft (can't remember), punch a hole through the side and draw string through the hole. Then tie each string to quail legs and it helps slow them down.

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our cocker spaniel has the worst ear wax stench i've ever smelled. my poor brittany stays outside and the cocker is house dog....my dog smells better than the cocker

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Good to hear everything went well! Boy I love the look of that country -- especially the creek.

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muddycreek wrote:Here are a few from the hunt.

http://s610.photobucket.com/albums/tt18 ... 4734ff.pbw

nice pics. grew up in iola and hunted out west through my early 20's. now live in kc and gotta say i've never prairie chicken hunted. may have to give it a try with the pup.

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6 month old Brit -- the registration papers sent from my breeder have been "misplaced." If I can't find them is there an alternative to getting papers that I can complete and send in?

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