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JKP

Must be deep winter...these kinds of senseless discussions only happen when boredom has set in. Sounds like a bunch of old women "slicing and dicing" what their neighbor is doing

JKP

I don't care what method of home safe you use to keep your guns, somebody could get them. This is like saying that someone can steal my car so why have keys..or lock it...or why not just leave the motor running and the door open at the mall. You take precautions to limit opportunistic crime. I shou...

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No one seems to like my suggestion. Mandate insurance for firearms. Let private industry investigate the mental, physical, and judicial health of the applicant. If you need to garage your car, then you should "garage" your weapons. BTW...I am amazed that no one has mentioned how long it takes to go ...

JKP

Spinone creep into a point.

You mean like...all Pointers are run offs??? I hope you are joking.

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The question is why a trial should or should not be limited to a breed. The best answer is more than likely something that considers what that dog is expected to do in the field and what is best for that particular breed of dog. Bingo!! The Spinone standard describes the working style and pace of t...

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this is why trials should not be limited to a breed. I can see why someone might say this, but in actuality there is lots of separation going on anyway. Most trial dogs are competing at the level where they are competitive. if we laugh at Spinones then the AA guys should laugh at the AKC "short" tr...

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The commodity bubble will burst one day and then farmers will be interested in habitat for birds so they can get income from hunters too. This commodity bubble is no different than the real estate bubble it is stoked by artificial subsidies (ethanol) and devalued currencies, we saw what happened to...

JKP

I don't agree. It most certainly IS a dog you can breed

If you're saying that one dog in 200 may make it...out of generations of trial dogs...you and I have a different definition of prepotency. That means that out of 20 litters, out of the best trial stock, you may get one AA dog.

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Would changing the standard be so horrible to include slightly bigger brittany's? Then why have standards?...and the next question after that is ... why have breeds? I'm betting that the great majority of Britts fall within the standard and that we are really discussing the exceptions. However, win...

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I understand that Ray...and I'm sure you are right..a good analogy. My point is that its not a dog you can breed. You could go years breeding dogs and not see a true candidate. I'm wonderig why these dogs can't reproduce themselves on a more regular basis. The other question is how much of it is the...

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Driving a car is a privilege, owing a gun is our 2 amendment right Do responsibilities come with rights? If so....would being responsible to properly store my gun be reasonable? My insurance company expects me to garage my car. What about insurance?? I have to insure my car in case I damage somethi...

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Just as the subject says. Looking for some info on this breed. Breeding regulations and political infighting have brought the Stichelhaar to the brink of extinction. Look through the NAVHDA test reports....there have been a few tested over the years. Perhaps the owner's name will be in the membersh...

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Its about 2/3rd through the article where they discuss how many prospects it takes to find 2 AA pointers. If this is true, then AA Pointers can't really be bred...they are freak that occur as a by-product. Would that be fair to say?? If the many AA Pointers over the years have not been able to incr...

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Here is the perfect example of why we have oversized Britts. So many put their own satisfaction ahead of the breed, in other words anything is alright if it wins I was ripped a new one more than once for saying the same thing about GWPs. Field Trialing was creating a totally diffrent sub species an...

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Really? Most of yall realize that BIG coyotes are only about 40lbs right

There are many recorded kills on coyote over 50 lbs...I personally have seen dead coyote in a freezer confirmed ay 54,56 and 64 lbs. That's here in the east. I think 40lbs would probably be a good sized coyote in the west.

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During our ND hunt this year, we pushed 8 coyote out of various cover and saw 4 more from the truck. They all ran at top speed. My little 20 gauge drilling has a 223 under...I've killed 2 coyote over the past 8 years...they made the mistake of stopping to look back inside 100 yds. Most of the time m...

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I think for the smalller birds the 28 works well. Grouse, woodcock, quail often fall with just 2-3 pellets on target. Density of pattern is not as big an issue. Wild phez are a lot tougher. I never get tired carrying the shotgun. A comparable 12 gauge is 9-10lbs, double the weight. Excuse me .... bu...

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Have hunted with folks who use a 28ga. I consider it a great guage for the experienced wing shooter but a poor choice for the average hunter. A tighter choked gun is required and you have to be able to really center your target. Over pointing dogs and out to 35 yds, as good as any....but I think you...

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You can get trial dogs with great temperments that are easy to live with and train, won't go half a mile and present plenty of shooting opportunities.

I agree...they are to be found in many venues.

JKP

Games aside....only a VERY small % of dogs ever compete or get tested. IMO...the most important qualities of a dog are temperament (including "Liveability" the other 9 months of the year), trainability, desire and manners on game. That's what 90% of owners want...a dog that is easy to own, not too d...

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Interesting read.....and I thought I recognized Rockstar... I am not saying field trial dogs are far superior to dogs competing in other venues or simply foot hunted but I will say they do have to intelligent athletes to compete in that venue. Thank you...I have said this for years. The extreme athl...

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So what do we call folks who look us in the eye and tell us their crossbred dog is a GSP??

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Just a question...but has anyone here actually spent much time on the ground in Denmark....watching dogs train, compete or hunt??

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I imported one to the east coast 6 years ago....it cost $600 Copenhagen to Newark...about twice as much Frankfurt to Newark!!!

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Putting games for games sake aside (and there's nothing wrong with games)...assuming competitions are also meant to identify the best dogs for breeding...is there anyone out there that's complaining about POS GSPs because they can't/don't compete with Pointers?? I mean, besides for the cheap plated ...

JKP

Comparing apples and oranges....why would an apple even want to be an orange?

JKP

The length of the coat, as long as its within general parameters, is a personal choice. Its the structure of a coat that makes it good or possibly great. Hard outer coat (guard hairs) and dense undercoat. Most important that the chest, legs, feet, stifles are well covered with dense, hard hair. Of c...

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Think a quarter horse will ever win the Derby. Think a thoroughbred will ever win a 150 mile endurance race???

Think a stocker will ever win a Formula 1race?? Greyhounds win the Iditarod?? Pointers finish in large pack hare trials??

Who cares??

JKP

What kind of birds are we talkin?? What are the covey birds. I think if you hunt a dog enough on wild birds, they stop pointing from hundreds of yards away and learn to "nail" birds down. Is this a young dog? If so, get the trialing over with and then hunt the dog on wild birds. It'll take care of i...

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Only a very few dogs will go through a wireless containment system...and usually because of prey on the ground. These are the same dogs that will resist a Tri Tronics Pro and chase deer out of a field. The only problem I see is when folks forget the collar or forget to charge it. I prefer 6' chain l...

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Which breed offers you the chance to see more dogs from good kennels in your area?? That would be the one for me.

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Had your Chessies ever shown this kind of behavior before?

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I guess some people like to be bossed around and told what to do

Can we assume you ripped all the Ford monikers off your truck

JKP

When you purchase a puppy from a reputable breeder, there is an understanding, whethere it is written or impicit, that genetic defects will need to be addressed in some fashion by the breeder. Requiring certain gentic tests tests in a specific breed standard might seem to make sense, but it is inde...

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No necessity...trialing sorts it all out.

JKP

So you would have no problem with the hospital naming your kid?

Never had a vet ask to name the pups because he delivered them.

What a ridiculous topic....if the breeder won't knuckle under to your wad of cash...go find another breeder. Done deal....discussion over.

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So what's really the issue here?? Are folks gonna put their kennel name on a dog they didn't breed?? Is it really about having "Firebreather's Smoke the Grass at Dawn" on the paperwork??

I'm beginning to think either we have too much money or too much time on our hands.

JKP

The first owner of the pup is the breeder...who has a right to name it if he/she wishes. If you have picked a name, and that is more important than getting a dog from that breeder, go somewhere else. I spend the money to buy a pup, pay the vet bills, do the training, pay for HD certification, testin...

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ran in the GWP Nationals and placed.

Sorry...typo...it was the GSP Nationals.

JKP

Great post Wagonmaster... The field trial sorts that all out. Sorts out a lot but no competition, test, evaluation, etc is a surrogate for a breeder knowing what he/she sees. There are a lots of dogs that can run an hour that need improvement. I'll go out on a limb here (go ahead and criticize me fo...

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The field trial sorts that all out. Don't agree. Lasting an hour doesn't require much. I like heart...but a dog with heart AND great geometry will simply outrun and outlast heart alone...IMO. I think we all need to know what good construction and movement are...and why it happens....Don't need a sh...

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Those wanting a conformation rating along with a performance evaluation gravitate towards the JGHV testing system. I don't think that is very high on the list. I have reservations that conformation and coat ratings are becoming too important. Some folks seem to think that you can "paint" by the num...

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All the people that have puppies from that particular female are aware that she is a carrier. I informed them several years after the fact, as sable was not an issue when the puppies were produced, and there was no genetic test at that time. But I still felt it was my duty to do so. Yes, I do DNA t...

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Too many breeders (IMO) refuse to look past faults end up breeding nice dogs, but not great dogs. It's safe.... but doesn't help the breed move forward. Fuzz, You and I have always disagreed a bit on this one. When you breed DQs, you can also perpetuate them. Very few breeders are willing (or able)...

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My favorite ND farm... http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g309/Drahtsundbraats/PA170042.jpg First the bad...after three days, the two year old....was out for 2 weeks http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g309/Drahtsundbraats/PA150027.jpg The old girl at 10 picked up the slack... http://i59.photobucket.co...

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Some of the best bird dogs had absolutely NO confirmation, what the heck does is matter? All of your talk of angulation, confirmation, etc means nothing if the dog cant find birds. So who really cares? Conformation is about the "look" of a dog. Looks is the only thing that separates breeds in many ...

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Lots of advice here...but how do you intend to hunt your dogs? what is your comfort level?

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Was in the Dakotas for nearly a month this year and we moved a total of 17 Coyote out of various cover...saw 3 more from the truck while driving. We need to be more active hunting predators. After hatching conditions, they are probably most responsible for small game mortality, as well as the deer h...

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What EZZY said...a big +1 !!!! What about the other signs??? Active?? healthy?? eyes bright?? in good coat?? etc, etc, etc??? The weight will come. At this age, the hormone "push" hasn't really started yet. I wouldn't be pushing the fat and calories. Try switching formulations...if your chicken base...

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I train all my dogs to be staedy through WSF and I hunt them that way for the first 2-3 seasons. After that I train the dog to flush on command when needed...and that is rare...more often than not in the thick grouse tangles or in some impenetrable shelter belt. When I see cover that I can't get thr...

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