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Great advice there.

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To prevent jumping up at the door, you can practice greeting guests with the pups on a leash. Start with one pup at a time and the other pup in its crate. Work in the house, near the entrance door. Teach sit, then sit/stay, then stretch out the duration of the stay (all while on the leash). Start wi...

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We had a Golden Retriever who had terrible gas, no matter what diet she was on. We tried many brands; even the sensitive stomach formulas didn't help. I had always suspected it was a carbohydrate digestion issue, so we started giving her one Beano at each meal and the problem was OVER. Worked for us...

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When we see patches like that on the faces of calves or foals, we think ringworm. I would be heading for the vet for a real diagnosis. Hope it turns out to be something easy and quick to fix. By the way, real cute pup and I love the upside-down shot.

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I'm with Sharon. The Bark Limiter (Tritronics) works really well. We started using them on the dogs left behind in the truck or on the chaingang. Never used to have a barker, but when one started she taught everyone to bark and/or howl. With the Bark Limiter, the correction is instantaneous and happ...

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You would have a NAVHDA chapter near you, and there are lots of folks who could connect you with a trainer or help you train your own dog. Wisconsin has lots of different types of dog clubs and events where you could meet someone to hook you up with a trainer. Good luck with your search, and have fu...

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This is a good question, and it made me think of how much I increase feed during hunting season or heavy training. Our smaller Britt is 32 or 33 lb in trim condition. In the off season, she gets about 1 3/4 cups feed split into two meals. When she is in work, that would be increased 25 to 30 percent...

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Sounds like you have a nice pup and that you are on the right track with his training. Distractions usually trump obedience at the age of 6 months with any pup I have ever had, especially if there are birds around. You could get the Perfect Start, Perfect Finish DVDs, and they would be very helpful ...

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Yup. Shags and Sharon have it right. You may have caught him early enough to 'reform' his behaviour if it didn't become too ingrained at the trainers. Good luck with your pup.

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Way nice. You'll have room for everything in there for sure. Gotta love the "wrapper" you put around it.

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Thanks to the Pens who sang the Canadian National Anthem before their game last night, and projected the Maple Leaf on the ice to show solidarity with Canadians who are in shock after a shooting at Parliament Hill in Ottawa yesterday. Reservist Corporal Nathan Cirillo, who was on ceremonial guard du...

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+2 KwikIrish is right, and her comments are in no way embellished. I use the book and DVDs and the layout and instruction is great. Will be using it on my 4th dog this winter, and when I ran a UT test this summer with our youngest Britt, the judges asked me if I had used a system to train the retrie...

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In the fall when the raptors are moving south, my birds don't fly far if I just loft fly them. Sometimes they will spend three or four days in a row just going out, then trapping back in within 15 minutes or so. I think they are very aware that the predators are not the same ones as the 'home grown'...

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Hi CDN Cocker, I have tried to purchase glycocharge, but can't find a supplier who will ship to Canada. It is a product that I would love to use, though. Instead, I did some research and found the Purina studies regarding maltodextrin and sled dog performance. To renew the glycogen in the muscles, m...

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Congratulations, you must be so proud of her, and she is a real beauty. Where did you get her?

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Arlette, we got started with hunting over pointers by a friend of ours who took us out with his Brittany. Our son would have been about the age of the lad in the video, and we were all hooked for life. Since then, we have had six gundogs (3 Britts, yellow lab, golden retriever, and GSP) and it becam...

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Thanks Fun dog, PM sent, and thanks to all.

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When people ask about our homing pigeons, I always tell them that homers compared to ferals are like jersey cows compared to bison. One is a domesticated animal whose traits have been chosen and shaped for generations, whereas bison can never be tamed and are true to their intstinctive behaviours. H...

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Oh Happy Day. Found the transmitter exactly where I used it last. Good old Bonnie the lab did just what Gonehunting described when his dog found the camera for him. She was sniffing around about a foot from it and you could tell she wasn't birdy, just interested in something. If it hadn't been in an...

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Hi Sharon, too bad you just sold your G3. From what I understand, they are hard to find because people like them and hang onto them. Thanks for checking around on OOD, maybe another one will turn up for sale. If so, please let me know! RichK, I looked at the TT Pro 550, and it looks good, but it wil...

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We had a great day in the field yesterday running 2 Britts and our GSP pup, but on the last bird of the day, I noticed the transmitter was gone. The lanyard must have failed somehow, because the transmitter, case and lanyard were all missing. Backtracked, but found nothing as the cover in some spots...

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Our yellow lab female spent much of her first 18 months taking time-outs on leash in the house. If she got too wired up, she went on the leash and it seemed to calm her down and 'ground' her somehow. I think when left to make her own decisions about what to do next, she would pick BAD STUFF. When I ...

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My only experience with warts in young animals was with cattle. Vet froze them off and it worked fine. Maybe check with your vet about warts on a dog. They might know what works the best.

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That is a very interesting link Ray, thanks for posting it.

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Sharon is right. You need to know what parasites (worms) or protozoa (giardia or cryptosporidia) might have come into your home along with your rescue dog. Don't fool around with home remedies. If you find out that nothing pathological is happening, then you can rest assured that your dog is healthy...

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|What Don F said +1. Mine come along to do chores daily. Hasn't affected their field work one iota.

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We have a nice grizzle hen who is our top baby maker and is one of our best homers. Hope the merlins don't get her. There are 3 young ones and the parents can hardly keep up feeding them. I'm nervous to let my homers out, but have only lost one so far. It was a youngster who didn't trap one evening....

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I am so sorry to hear about your dear Libby. I have thought about her many times since you first told us of her troubles, and in the intervening years I have treated one of my Britts immediately when I thought she was showing signs of having inhaled a grass awn. If it had not been for you, perhaps I...

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Heartfelt congratulations on receiving such an honour. You must be so proud of him.

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That's what I was thinking, and what about smearing the stuff all over the dog beds when she lays down? So far the skin is not broken and there is no infection. I just thought someone out there would have a better idea than just leaving them alone which isn't going to work for very much longer. The ...

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Thank you. I'll try bag balm, never thought of it on my own.

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If there are any folks out there who have dealt with this in the past, I sure would love to hear your ideas. We have a 9 yr. old YLF who is in excellent health except for allergies. She has access to soft, deep bedding and dog beds, but sometimes lays on the lino or carpet. Both her elbows have call...

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Oh dear. Glad you are all ok and only shaken up. Wildlife collisions happen in the blink of an eye, and are completely unpredictable. Better a whitetail than a moose, but too bad it had to happen at all. A big PIA, but could have been so much worse. PM on the way.

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In April, I flew to Minneapolis to pick up an 8 week old GSP pup and brought her back in a carrier bag under the seat on a Delta flight. The staff at the airport and on the plane were great. She was perfectly quiet and slept the whole way. My two other pups which were Britts did the same. They were ...

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No fair! You have green grass. Ours will green up this week, and that will brighten everyone's outlook. We have been working on birds with the pup as well as trips to town and lots of new experiences and people. Too cold for water introduction. If I wasn't such a luddite, we could share some pics, b...

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Exactly right.

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DonF, you sure put a big grin on my face with that launcher story. Glad to know I'm not the only one who sets off the wrong launcher. I wonder how many times I've done that. Yesterday was our first club training day, and the first group of handlers out in the field forgot to bring along the extra bi...

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+1 Rich and Sharon are right.

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We just recently got a GSP pup for which we had prepared a 'shortlist' of about 30 names. It still took us 4 days to choose a name after we got the pup. It (of course) was not a name from the carefully considered list. Sometimes, you just don't know the name until you know the pup. By the way Elkhun...

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I think that cjhills' idea might work with your pup. We have a method which has worked really well with winter pups when they are tiny and the snow is deep. We set up an exercise pen in the kitchen. We use the freestanding wire kind which are available in any pet supply store, but get it taller than...

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Brent and Ruth Catura have fine Britts who do well at NAVHDA and are great in the water. We have two pups from Catura's Drumming Woods kennel and they are great dogs. Our older dog was a daughter of VC Andy's I'm a Lil Rusty and VC Birdsprings Rozlynn, from NY state. She was a truly great dog. Her f...

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Does anyone here know much about the heritability of the timing of first and subsequent heats? Are there tendencies which run in female lines? I am not a breeder, so have no knowledge here.

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Ray, you should be writing for dog magazines. Your description of dog gaits paints a very accurate picture for the reader, and makes it easy to pick out the features of each style of movement. I have 3 Britts, and each one fits into one of your categories. Thanks so much for your valuable input on t...

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Way to go Karen, you must be busting your buttons, and deservedly so. Congratulations.

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How is your younger setter doing after surgery? Pain meds for dogs are so much better than they were years ago. Hope she is comfy, and you are ok too.

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Yup, Sharon is giving you great advice. You can teach lots of commands at home, but at class, you can teach the dog to focus on you when there is a room full of other people and dogs. Golden.

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Lucky you to have such a climate. I'm a lot further north by the looks of it. Our temps have come up somewhat, and will be around the freezing mark during the day, and colder at night. Like Sharon said, snow up over the dogs' backs. Beats the heck out of 40 below though; that's what we had up until ...

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I live a ways north of you, and this winter has been just brutal. Twice we have had winter Brittany pups, and it sure isn't easy. I put an exercise pen (available in pet supply stores or online) in the kitchen and put newspaper on the entire floor area enclosed by the pen. Then I put a small dog cra...

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Trekmoor, thanks for posting such great photos. Your dogs look terrific, and the settings are so beautiful. I was still imagining your EB as a young pup, but she looks like she has it all figured out. How old is she now? Looks like both dogs love their work.

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Love the pictures, I wish I was that clever. I think I will try to build a couple in the spring. Thanks for posting the pics.

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