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Just an observation, but our last three dogs were end of litter pups aged 12 to 14 weeks. Absolutely a breeze to housebreak and work with them. I attribute that to the extra time with mom and family before going to their new home

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Welcome. Nice to have you here. I retired as an Evidence Technician in the Duluth, MN Crime Scene Unit 3 years ago. Retired in time for a leg to get gamier all the time and my aim adversely affected, but I still like getting out with the dog after some grouse and pheasant. Best wishes to you and Lunar

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that is really sweet. thanks for the posting. best wishes to your hunting and fishing future

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Greetings and welcome.

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Welcome. It's really encouraging to see the new members showing up here.

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mnaj_springer wrote: ↑
Tue Jan 19, 2021 1:06 pm
This thread is incredibly fun to scroll through!

Congrats on the fantastic pup!

My thoughts exactly! Nice progression with the pup and really makes me miss Irishwhistler (Mike).

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Garrison wrote: ↑
Mon Jan 18, 2021 8:39 pm
I never miss! I just choose to practice point and release from time to time.

I like that. I've got to remember that for next season

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I hear you. been happening to me more and more these last few years (bum leg)

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Welcome aboard. I've always enjoyed Ray''s insights on the various boards over the years

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might I ask, was he a rescue dog?

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Great to have you here. The more the merrier

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Oscar and a couple of grouse

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Welcome Granite 7. Hope there's enough cooperative weather for you and your dog to get out some more. Had hoped to chase some grouse with a young fellow and his boy today, but a blizzard rolled through Wednesday and bitter cold on its tail today. Between the cold and drifts, this might be the end of...

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trying for this year's photo

my oldest brother and me... 10/22/20 and felt more life 1/22. Two days later Indian summer started to roll in

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This is devastating news. Mike's photography, his love of dogs and training them, his stories, and his Irish wit and charm will be greatly missed. I had hoped to spend some time chasing grouse out this way on a sojourn he was taking to Iowa - never happened, but the thought was there. I'll be lookin...

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Oscar and grouse. part two of previous post
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As a leg gets gimpier year by year, my shooting has been hampered (not that I've ever been that great a shot). Met with my oldest and youngest brother for our yearly hunt in SW MN late October. Winter had been in near full force and the conditions were cold, snowy and windy. Nevertheless, we should ...

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nice camera work. thanks for sharing

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Mike, was your smile as big as those lab's?

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I got an 8 wk old GWP at the end of July this year. She make and honest retrieve on a pheasant at a local WMA on Friday. My Lab/GWP, Puck, put two roosters up in a thick brush patch. (I'm not sure how much pointing was involved but I'm glad I didn't have to wade in). I shot both of them (I know mir...

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I find it interesting in the MN game synopsis, it cautions not to accidentally shoot a wolf thinking it is a coyote (an unprotected species). The caution is due to the expansion of the wolf population far outside the north woods. I hunt pheasants down near St. Cloud, and my farmer friend has seen th...

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nice photos. you should be justifiably proud of your dogs

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very nice. a most beautiful dog

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headed to SW MN tomorrow for the annual hunt with oldest and youngest brother. Might be the last year for my oldest brother and I seem to be getting gimpier by month. I'm hoping for a couple more seasons

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Mike, your photography keeps getting better and better. I love color and definition in this photo

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We got a couple of inches of snow last Saturday and dustings the next few days. Most of it stayed and overnight we got another 8" and a storm on the way for tomorrow. It seems we went from summer to a one month stretch of Fall right into Winter. Yuch. Had hoped to chase either grouse or pheasant tod...

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how's it look for pheasants?

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I use a Sylmar for Oscar and it is well made and functional

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First let me say, I hate Microsoft products, but I use Windows so I'm stuck with it. I had been a user of Firefox but MS made it so onerous to try to use that browser that I was forced to Explorer/Edge. One of the last MS updates has really messed up a number of things on my older laptop, so I went ...

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I cannot imagine life without a dog! I keep a min of two around all the time hoping not to get left without one. Right now I have four and hoping Sis will die one day before me so I can take care of her and not worrying about leaving an old dog with someone that just doesn't understand! I married a...

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Mike, I didn't realize I still had this site bookmarked (shows how technologically I am) and came across your post. Very sorry to hear of this and may God grant you a full recovery. Not enough Irish Whistlers in this world. Best wishes to you.

Tony

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Nice. wish our season lasted a few weeks more

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at least he eliminated the immediate threat - good dog

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True enough. there are certain maple trees around town that start to turn early each year - the rest may be 3 weeks to a month later, but they are the harbingers of Fall and hunting to me every year

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What a beautiful dog. You know of course that you'll now be caught in some kind of time warp, the kind where time slows down until the new arrival shows up

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I really like the way you've treated (if that's the right word) the color in this photo. An excellent photo - worthy of a magazine cover

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Mike, I know it well. nice photo

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has anyone ever heard of a puppy cannibalizing/absorbing another puppy in the womb? this was part of a difficult pregnancy that produced only one puppy. I'd never heard of such a thing

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why the heck bother with hips, elbows, and eyes

You will find that most people desiring a stud for their female will require this certification. They may also require some genetic tests for propensity to certain diseases

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sorry to hear of your loss and condolences. I know the time is rapidly approaching for my dear old lab, Chaz. He has a very willing spirit but his arthritic flesh has made him weak

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I'll bet you could train a Standard Poodle to be a good flusher and retriever easily. Okay Steve, I think you're trying to troll me. :D :D Oscar, my SP really came on this past season. I've slowed down a bit and Oscar stays close (which I like) until he hits scent. The he really goes to town. He fl...

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over the years have had two dogs in the house; overlapping with about a six to eight year gap in ages. Springer/Lab, Lab/Poodle

The poodle does this flash point if that count as a pointer

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CJ, I always enjoy your reasoned, logical responses. This has been an interesting thread

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growing up in ME MN, my brothers and I would head into the woods after school. rabbits were as welcome as grouse

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that is very noble to hook up a young hunter and a great dog

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I knew a guy who drew to an inside straight and made it

still won't beat a Mississippi flush

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a few years ago I bought a Garmin Virb. It had great resolution but the shape of the camera did not lend itself to a stable mounting of the camera while out in the field - you might find yourself looking at 15 or 20 minutes of sky or ground rather than what was in front of you. I then bought a Sony ...

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what ShearM said

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Sylmar Dogwear has a pretty good product. I use one and it does a decent job.
http://sylmardogwear.com/health.htm

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I certainly see Ezzy's point, but have to agree with CJ. Both parents are pointers; I suspect the pups will be gifts or sold unregistered; and would expect the pups to take on the traits of the parents. I have to think there would be many folks interested in such pups

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