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Never heard of it and not going to say it would be impossible but I've never seen it and have docked tails on 3 litters of brittianys,4 litters of springer spaniels,1 litter of GSP/GWP cross,16 litters and counting GSP's.I've got it down to a science and the perfect tool for the job.Funniest thing i...

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pumping out a bunch of pups and having a small percentage actually be something is what is known as..............." Throw enough poop at the wall and some of it bound to stick" method.

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Here's one a fellow I know has

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Concur................. no heat required,the feed makes the heat,if the birds are healthy no foreseeable problems,same as it ever was, ample fresh clean water,and feed and they will be just fine.

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Not a guru gertie,just dangerous enough to be dangerous.I had a similar thing happen with my birds,a hawk or owl got in the coop and cut a bird clean in half.The next day only half the birds were in the loft,which is when I should have locked em down,next day gone.They come everyday and sit on the p...

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I've got a tristar gun,but I'm pretty sure it's a high end model,really really nice wood with an oil finish,it's a banquet gun of some sort as well,it's got the ducks unlimited head inlaid under the reciever,it's a 20/28 combo gun,the model is a TRSC 304,it has imported by tristar manufactured by Em...

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Looking back on it,15 years ago I got a setter male for free,he was all screwed up,even as screwed up as he was you could see he had some really nice performance qualites that were hindered by the 3 owners who had him prior to me.He was a birdfinding machine and could dig em up where others would ru...

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Look for the book............... Wing and Shot.............. by the Late Robert Wehle,buy and read it,once you've read it................ read it again.

WillieELk78GSP wrote:Aww man thanks for the info, didn't know that that is what I have to do. Thanks so much!!! I will be doing this from now on!!!

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uh oh..................... no buck? I know what it's like to lose 20 birds,free ranged em to much and the interlopers from where I work a mile away abscounded with them and now they live down by the docks on the bay,I worked out on the dock today and saw just about every bird I had.I had a hawk get ...

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What your doing with this is punishing the dog for coming to you................ stop this like yesterday.If you continue to do this you could very well end up with a run off for the simple fact that your not fun,everytime you get on her your the bad guy,do it enough and she'll just give you the "Sc...

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one that does both naturally would be the one I would choose as potential breeding stock

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Nice animals!My cousins son(he's 13) drew a utah elk tag,hunted weekend before last and killed a bull that scored 307,it was his first animal with antlers.I asked his dad if the kid realized................ it's all downhill from there.

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Okay,since you've got the thick skin................. this is EXACTLY what I would do,you've stated you have an older dog that points,use that dog to get your bird killing done with,do not hunt the offender and the older dog together,give up on all the aforementioned tactics they are all FAKE FAKE F...

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Second the calling ahead. I know what NOT to do at the airport,I was in line,my wife was outside smoking,when I got to the counter the guy asked me " what's in the bag, I responded with " Damfino,it ain't mine,before I could get out that it was my wifes,they had the thing dumped out in a huge heap o...

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I use this very same trainer,he has a very good reputation with trial dogs and hunting dogs,his program is the same for both,it's tailored and tweaked to each individual,the program fits the dog ,not the dog must fall in line and get with the program.I've got dogs there right now.I've used him for c...

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Depends on the club putting it on,pointer or setter host club will most likely be non retrieving,continentals will have retrieving,very very few will have a first bird found by the dog on course killed for a retrieve for insurance purposes, so your looking at a phoney baloney call back situation .Br...

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Big things can come in small packages......................... I've got a english setter in the kennel who is a midget at 35 pounds soaking wet................ he was the #1 AKC gundog in the 50 states and has tenacity to get it done.National CH Johnny Crockett was a small dog who got it done as wel...

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I share your passion about people ruining good potential,I instructed a fellow I sold a pup to last fall to NOT TAKE THE DOG TO THE SKEET/SPORTING CLAYS RANGE.He did it anyway and the dog is not gunshy but don't ask me why not,my puppy raising program included rocks inside a milk jug that they wrass...

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John I saw this post and called R.J.,gunshy/soft dogs is his secret specialty,he said to give him a call he would like to converse with you on the subject and evaluate just exactly how bad it is.I've seen him work magic from start to finish on a yellow lab that was so afraid of anything that looked ...

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Years ago I registered an AKC male that sported 90% FDSB genetics but no FDSB paper with the FDSB and it was easy,pedigree and fee.The pups from the litter were then registered with the FDSB and my stud fee pup was registerd with the AKC in the " Single dog" manner,two pictures,a pedigree and a fee.

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For whatever it is worth...................... IMO the dog was probably a little not enough with it between the ears to head off for serious pro training.The trainer was very likely not swift enough to see little cracks and send the dog home,but rather forged ahead instead of modifying the training ...

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+1, Was at a trial where a horse got cut real bad on barb wire around the ankle,had a freak out and it kept getting worse,Dr. Ray was up with one of his dogs and let another handler run his dog while he worked vetrinary magic on the wounded horse,his dog didn't fare well with a stand in handler,but ...

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You NEED a NEW vet or a gsp

JIM K wrote:

vet said its in his head and will out grow it in couple years.

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He softens and flags because even though you think you are not being rough........................ you are,lay off of him and kill,IMO picking a dog up and setting him back is B.S. that serves no purpose,If you were to spill milk on the floor you can't get it back in the glass,the damage is done,if ...

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Pretty easy to put the fire out at 5 months,also this is willies first birddog,on another note the dog is going away for puppy camp with a pro in 2 months,now.......................... would you advise self training with an e-collar? I wouldn't,why potenttionally knock a whole in a perfectly blank c...

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Age old game that has been going on for hundreds of years.................. point em or knock em,keep taking the dog to the birds and shoot the first one the dog points and holds for you to make an effort to flush.The thing with wild birds is what is construed as a flushing attempt may in fact be yo...

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I thought this very thing with a CH sired setter,hung onto him for 2 hunting seasons............... he never got any better,gave the dog away free........... neutered.Junk is junk,you know it when you see it,I had one junk pup in my litter last year(IMO) well I shipped the 4 pups I kept/leftovers of...

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Hunted wild birds with her in eastern washington and also watched her whip up on the comp at nstra trials here. Stan also had the last daughter of Damascus that I hunted with too. His most recent canine endeavor has been a GSP named " Buck naked".Have not seen that one but I've heard he's nice,he ha...

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I saw this dog and shot birds over this dog folks.................. #1 Gsp I've been around in my book ,Annie was a rock star! I very much agree on these dogs. I never seen him run,but NFC NAFC FC AFC Beier's Evolution produced some great dogs. I like the way my gsp handles and he has some BE with F...

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I agree with the nail trimming but I also say just pour concrete,it's not that expensive,leave it when you go,it's really only got to be 2 inches thick,it's going to crack no matter what,for years I worked on my junker vehicles on a 15 foot square patch of cement that was 1-2 inches thick,I spread o...

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Chickens................ you'll call me crazy but I've seen it work,used it myself in helping cure a buddies dog and the local preserve guy seen it in action and has added it to his repertorie as the first thing he does..................... Chickens are big,they make noise,are larger than life and S...

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Here is mine,wouldn't change a thing,it's got, interior lights,a fan,a 18 gallon watertank,the roof rack and................... a ton of storage underneath ,enough room for four guys worth of stuff plus a cooler. http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/medium/9147DSCN0511.JPG This is my buddys pop top campe...

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+1
because the derby's that win Derby CH titles are broke anyway........... most likely because they have been redshirted 6 months to 2 years.......... just sayin

bb560m wrote:I don't get why derby even matters - broke dogs are the real deal.

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Sorry for mistaking your post and assuming.Truth of the matter is Dan would be my #2 guy,as I said in my post he is a very very good trainer. I remember when you posed the "looking" for trainers question some months back.I gave my opinion because of what I knew,now your asking questions of why I sug...

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Had them for years and raised 4 litters myself,they were not papered but came from papered stock...................... you have a shrimp on your hands,should be in the 8 pound range IMO.The biggest springer from my litters(which I kept but I did keep one from every litter) weighed in at 60 pounds,an...

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I remember when you posed the "looking" for trainers question some months back.I gave my opinion because of what I knew,now your asking questions of why I suggested what I suggested.................................... I can guarantee your dog has had half the birds shot over it that it would have if...

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Well the pro I use won't take anymore than 20 at one time,he's got 30 years experiance,has won alot of stuff and he has in the past had 30+.He says "yeah it makes you lots more money but............................. the dogs don't get as much attention to detail,it's a run em through quick and beat ...

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First was a field irish setter,the interims were golden retriever,flat coat retriever,springer spaniels,pointer and now E setters.Just counted all the ones gone by and the current pack...............25 dogs in 36 years

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I'd stop the speed train method with 5 birds also......................... one bird and done,make her want to WANT em!

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At 3.5 years I might change the method and get that lockjaw a moving the Robert Wehle style, throw the bumper on the ground stand over the dog as if saddled,step on the backfoot until you get a yip and force the dog to scoop up the bumper ................ then release the pressure.............It's i...

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I just use a solid door and open it 3 inches at the bottom hinged at the top,the birds drop in but cant get out,opens all the way up too for free to roam mode.

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How old is the dog?

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I've also seen the .32 requirement,often times it is what seperates the dogs from the birddogs.Makes a ton more noise than a standard .22 I built a legal shotgun blank gun for my trainer,he loves it it shoots primers or .32's depending on the insert used.The .32 is loud and actally makes more of a s...

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Easy DIY project.................... strip all the hardware and doors off,get some new aluminum sheet contact cement the new on,us a router with a flush cut bit to trim,reinstall hardware and doors.Get the new metal at your local steel supply. 030 aluminum................... be careful it creases an...

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Actually birddogger................ I had a dammed good dog that I aquired for free as a reject,he had some major issues and was never the shiny diamond that he could have been,he obviously got slapped,spurred or something,he had an incredible desire to find em,point em and that is where the wheels ...

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Too much generalizing goes on in a subject such as this................... IMO it is going to depend on the character of the individual dog.Can some handle it and come away unscathed,yep.Can some handle it and be scared for a split second as it gets whacked by the bird wing and come back for more,ye...

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I'm with cajun here,I wouldn't be carting the new pup all over hecks half acre without being completely vaccinated..................

Cajun Casey wrote:Parvo.

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,cardboard for a pattern,sharipe pen to blockscribe with ,scissors for roughing and final cut and jigsaw................. a couple screws through the crate and shazam.........................

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I had a pup last year that had the swelling reaction to the 16 week series booster, his face looked like spuds mckenzie ............ hauled him back to town for a shot of something else, funny thing about this is,I also had a litter of pups of my own that had 3 of 9 pups have a swelling reaction to ...

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5-7 feet of weedeater string, tie a cable knot in the end and then tie a smaller string to that to hobble the bird with. Then fly that bird on the string until it no longer reaches for the sky and is exhausted,remove the string go get your dog.The pigeon will be upright alert exhausted and only get ...

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