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I know they wouldn't be to code where I live. But, do it yourself and who knows.

My question is dog hair. Any problem with dog hair clogging it up? How long have you had your barrel in the ground?

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3" number 2 or BB.

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Just curious if anyone pleasure rides beside just using them for FT's. Once upon a time we had 3 that we trail rode. 2 Arabs and a 1/2 Arab/quarter. Had a lot of fun but work forced me out of it due to lack of time. They are a lot of fun and once in your blood hard to get out.

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6 different people will give you 6 different suggestions. Pick a training program and stick as closely as possible to it. Whether it be one for retrievers or pointy dog there are a bunch out there that are good and work. Put the E-collar away before you do someting wrong with it and ruin her. Go buy...

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Congrats! Thats a nice looking pointer. Put together well.

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Yep switch to pigeons. Let him give chase too. He wont chase them far at only 14 weeks old.

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Experience is sometimes the best teacher in this instance. Keep killing them for him and pretty soon wounded or not he will be sailing out on land or water and snatching them up for you. I would imagine it won't be long before he would prefer to chase after a wounded goose than a dead one. Believe i...

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Sounds like he is making some progress. Good to hear.

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Keroside? Was that the name of the liquid HW preventative that we put on the dogs food each day. I remember as a kid feeding dogs in dads kennel but can't remember the name of the stuff he used. Used to buy in a gallon jug.

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Have the dog sterilized because generally this is passed on from the mother but it is also hereditary. It's not the mites that are bad its the immune system of the dog. Some dogs, as they mature, their immune system matures as well and they can fight this off on their own. Others, never will have a...

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As said above it's not a breed.

The people that are doing this with poodles and labs are not even remotely interested in whether either dog was a good hunting dog or not. All they are seeing is dollar signs.

I wouldn't even waste my time thinking about one.

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I went through that with my two pups. Ivermectin is the best treatment. My vet went through a Dr at K-State and she suggested 60 days on Ivermectin with a skin scrape at the end of 60. Then, if negative another 60 days of treatment just to be on the safe side. Get your Ivermectin at Tractor Supply C...

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First thing you should do is get enrolled in a hunter education class so that you will be able to obtain a hunting license and learn about gun safety. Complete that and you will be well on your way.

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Drop using the sticks. Make her water retrieves short at first. Maybe just far enough she can wade out to pick up the bumper. Each day gradually lengthen the water retrieves starting where you left off the day before. Only a few retrieves each day. Leave her wanting to retrieve more.

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Ok got it thanks.

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Ok what's head crank?

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Ok gotcha. Thats what I was kind of thinking but wasn't for sure.

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I'm not yet familiar with all the pointing dog lingo but am picking up some here and there. I've been a retriever person all my life. Now I have 3 EP's in the kennel. Two that I got as pups and one older, started dog I got off of here last fall which has been a wonderful dog so far. I'm just learnin...

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I did see a program where a guy was pheasant hunting with one. It seemed to enjoy it's work. Very high energy dogs. I almost got one a couple of years ago but it was from show stock and was a 3 yr old. Decided not to chance it. Not a whole bunch of them around.

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Perfect start and perfect finish will get it done without the need for a trainer. If you have the time to spend. Glad to see you got a good breed right off the bat. :D If you have the time to work with them everyday this is an easy method and will get results. I couldn't imagine sending a pup to a ...

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I wouldn't travel any distance to hunt KS this year. I certainly would not pass over Montana, ND or SD to come here. It's going to be quite some time before we even begin to see a recovery. And the quai, we have some. But again, I would not travel far to come hunt them here either.

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Concrete

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To bad your not closer to Topeka. Would love to have someone to train with.

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None of the above. I train until there is absolutely no question the dog knows and obeys the command while being worked on a check cord. When I'm sure of that I put the collar on the dog give a low level of constant stimulation and give the command. As soon as the dog obeys (which generally is very...

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Just got a lion country supply launcher. Virtually no noise with it, stable, and works great so far. Much better price than the dogtra. Time will tell how it holds up but so far I am very pleased with it.

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What a great offer from Legband! Good advice to put that money away for college! My hat is off to you for this offer. What a great thing to do for a young man wanting a dog to hunt with. Sounds like he has a plan and has been working and saving for a dog.

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Wait until the upland bird forecast is put out by the KDWP and base your destinations on that.

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Are you talking homers or other pigeons?

I have rollers and I don't know how far I could take them before they wouldn't return. But, my training grounds are all within a half mile of the house.

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The government is also releasing mutated gorillas. AKA Bigfoot too keep the coyotes in check..........

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I totally agree with what was posted above. I'm fortunate enough to live in a state with (usually) good populations of wild birds. I hunted preserve birds one time and it did absolutely nothing for me. I like the uncertainy of finding birds. I like the all thats involved in finding them from scoutin...

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It will be several years before the populations rebound. One season of rain does very little especially if the timing is wrong. SW KS was in horrible shape in 2013 bird wise.

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If you don't have access to training grounds, no equipment or birds your best best bet is going to be to send her off to a good trainer. Get with a good trainer and ask him these questions and see what he/she says. The dog is only a year old. The end is nowhere near. Do your dog a favor and do not s...

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Whats wrong with the gun you have now? I bet you won't find 1 squirrel that wil complain about being shot with it. But, if I had to have a new squirrel gun I would look at a 10/22. Very reliable, and accurate.

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I made my own dog box out of 2x2's and plywood. With proper care they will last for years and you get alot of self satisfaction out of making your own. Sure, they don't look as cool as the guy who spent 700 dollars on his aluminum box but who really cares? True dogs eat on them some but I've never h...

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Only downside to this would be if your dog rolled in something dead or got hit by a skunk as someone on here pointed out to me a while back. Other than that I think a van would make the ultimate hunting vehicle. I'm not sure how much abuse one could take on rough roads. Sorry that's really all I hav...

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This has been an interesting read. I was all for getting some manual launchers or remotes but I think I will stick with how I am doing it now. I never thought about the dog getting used to the scent of the launcher or pointing the helper but that makes perfect sense. I've been CCing my pups with pla...

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Have to agree on the four runner. My wife has one and it's been a great vehicle. Next one for her will be the four runner. However I find it a bit small up front for my liking. I had a Tundra (07) and it was a total peice of junk. Was constantly in the shop. Feared to take it out of town for it brea...

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Fry them up like any other fish. Good eating. It's good to take the smaller ones out of ponds as they will over populate.

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I think you have a great "problem". I have the same "problem" with one of my EP pups now. Love it!!

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My name, address, and two cell phone numbers.

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I used the same method they use on the perfect start video. Put the pup on a check cord and fly a few pigeons off in front of it and if he gives some chase thats good. And you can plant a few pigeons in front of him after that with a helper to flush when/if he tries to rush in and grab it. I wouldn'...

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Big bloc wrote:How old are pups?

About 8 months.

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Going to be getting new dog houses for the kennel of mutts this summer and am thinking about going with the Deer Creek dog houses with hound heaters. Anyone have any input on these houses as far as durability ect ect? Also input on the hound heaters? Currently have Dog Dens and they have been very g...

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lvrgsp wrote:
dog dr wrote:make them do a good skin scrape.

Yep +1

+2. Not only a skin scrape of the head area but between the toes and a couple other places on the dog as well.

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I have 5 dogs. Yogurt sounds like an awesome idea!

Thanks for the reply!

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Ok will do. They haven't started nesting just yet but I just now got them something up to nest in so perhaps in the next few days I will see some eggs.

Thanks for the reply!

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I got some new pigeons (adults) from a guy about 2 weeks ago. I haven't had pigeons in quite some time. I built a coop for them and for them to enter back into I made the same type of deal you can buy from Lion Country with the light weight wire so that they can push through into the coop but can't ...

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I may have missed this and I'm sure I did but is the Ivermectin treatment a once a month deal like the pills? I've used it for treatment of Red Mange but never for heartworm prevent. Also I see guys using paste, or putting it on bread or peanut butter. Whats wrong with just squirting the 1 percent i...

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God bless you! They are lucky they found you and you are lucky to have them! Just shower them with love and attention and I'm going to go out on a limb here but just because they are hunting dogs does not by any means mean you HAVE to let them do what they were bred for. As mentioned earlier I would...

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