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jwnissen

Need to vent, sorry. Seems like every time I take my shorthair out to run, she seems to cut herself on barbed wire. Anyone else have this problem? If they were big standard 3 wire fences it wouldnt be a problem but they are single wire fences and there is a lot of barbed wire on the ground. I have a...

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What was the site you were looking at? I sell guns part time and I think its funny what people will spend to buy a gun they know nothing about. At these prices i might sonsider selling my AR and just buy a new one in 6 months when prices go back down!

Thanks,
John

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Whereabouts was this at? Sure makes me homesick looking at those pictures. Ive been all over the country and the eastern sierras has some of the most beautiful scenery still to date. I grew up near ridgecrest and spent a good deal of time chasing quail and chuckar around those hills. Awsome pictures...

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My wife makes me kennel my shorthair every night!!

She was destructive when she was younger and my wife is afraid to leave her out. It drives me crazy!! This is going to be a tough bridge to cross, but I keep trying

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UpNorthHuntin wrote:Since I am new to this forum, how do you respond directly to another member so the quote shows up in the response?

press the quote button by the avatar picture on the post you would like to quote.

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tommyboy72 wrote:Boise, ID or Pocatello, ID.

Why do you like Boise? My family lives there and I need some more hunting area.

jwnissen

My 15 month old female gsp is 55 lbs and both her parents are large. She is definately a lot larger than most gsp's I have seen

jwnissen

This happened twice to my dog, just not that bad. I would take her to a vet and get some antibiotics. Because their feet are always on contaminated ground, antibiotics would only help. I just bought some of that sticky wrap and wrapped her foot up in that. It would last a day or 2 without her chewin...

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Ive tried everything with my GSP, even trainers, and nothing seems to work except a pinch collar. I hate using them, but its the only way my wife can walk her. The one trainer I used had a leather collar with metal pins in it and she responded well to that. I read something on here a while back abou...

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I remember when mine use to sleep after playing, now she never sleeps!! :roll: Nice looking pup.

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Hattrick wrote:Keep her in the house. as sweet as shorthairs can be, you will have her sleeping in ur bed before you no it.

My wife just said "heck NO"!!!

Ours is still a little destructive and likes to eat just about anything so we keep her in her kennel at night.

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IMO, i would just get her a nice vest and watch her for a few days, i figure with the igloo and wind shield and a veat she would be just fine. But i live in western washington were it gets down to about 20 in the winter and notyet much colder than that. That did cross my mind, but then I realized t...

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SO yet another "newbie" question. This is my first GSP and dog in general for about 20 years. All of my dogs growing up stayed in the house so this was not an issue. I live in north east washington in a desert where it can get down to 0 on occasion and stays in the 20's in the middle of winter. I bu...

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Just bought my GSP on of these and she has yet to destroy it!! It keeps her busy for hours. I wish I would have run across this a year ago.

http://www.petco.com/product/108754/Sta ... -Dogs.aspx

jwnissen

Thank you for the info. Gives me a pretty good idea of what i need in my kit. It really sucks when you need one and havent really thought about putting one together.

John

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As someone who sells 2 of the three and talk with alot of people I would choose the thompson center. Ther guarentee a 1" group at 100 yds from the factory. The axis has issues with the bolt. We sell mainly savages as far as rifles are concernet. Go compare the bolts of the axis vs the other savages ...

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So there I was...out running my shorthair, just busted a cuvy of wild quail when I heard the awful sound of glass shattering!! I called her back and she was bleeding profusely from her front pad. So I took off my shirt, cut it up into pieces and attempted to bandage her foot so I could get her back ...

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There is a post on here somewhere that someone put up about training his dog for antler hunting. If I remember right, it was a 4 part series with videos. Maybe do a search for shed hunting. I saw the last one within the last 2 or 3 weeks.

jwnissen

congrats on the pheasant. Me and a buddy spent the whole morning chasing them, but not seeing any.

jwnissen

At 1 year she is 55 lbs, at 6 months I think she was around 35 or 40. The weight will depend on how big the parents are, so you cant really judge how big your dog "should" be compared to others. Both the parents of mine are in the upper weight range of both parents so she is big for a GSP.

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I bought 2 from petsmart, lost one and had to replace it, and they work just fine. Only cost $3 or so. Petco also has them.

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I work in a sporting goods store in the gun dept and we get a lot of guns in that people order from buds gun shop. No issues to date. Another one is gungenie.com, davisons.com. Because of the regulations with guns and FFL's, people dont take chances so you SHOULD be good purchasing a gun just about ...

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I sell a lot of them and get a lot of positive feedback from the customers. My buddy just bought one 3 days ago and loves it. As a CCW, it is awsome, but if you shoot a lot it tends to hurt your fingers and kicks pretty good. Enjoy, I wish I had one.

John

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As someone who sells guns, I can tell you that the 770 is an awsome gun. As far as the 7mm ultra mag, if you can hit it, it should die!! :D The thing to know about the ultra mag is that because there are such high pressures when you shoot, the barrel will not last as long as a normal 7mm. I have bee...

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I dont have a lot of experience with hunting boots, but I have worn danner work bots for over 10 years. I have a pair of their hunting boots called Kestrels, and I love them. Feels like I am wearing tennis shoes with more support. I hunted all over the mountains in Western Oregon with them and loved...

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Where do you live?

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Please dont take this as a stab at my trainer. He is amazing and I seen him work and spent about 10 hours one day working dogs with him. He is awsome at what he does, I just think she was far worse off than he originally thought. Things happen and there has to be "one" of those dogs in every bunch. ...

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I appreciate all of the resposes. As far as the trainer, I dont want to say a name but it is one of the above mentioned trainers which was HIGHLY recommended in this area, i did my homework and his other dogs he is training are doing really well. Maybe she is "soft" and needs a softer trainer but I ...

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And I have read the past posts concerning this and there is a lot of good info, but not really tailored to my problem.

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So I just got my 1 y/o GSP back from the trainer Friday. Shy was gun shy before I took her up there and now she is worse. Long story short, my wife and I had our engagement pictures taken and she suggested going out and shooting out guns all dressed up. We took Daisie and I didnt put her in the truc...

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elk antlers

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Thanks for the post, I am having some troubles as well. Can't wait to see what people say.

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My female weighs about 55 lbs and I use a large kennel to transport her. Seems to work fine.

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Sorry for your loss.

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The Spirit of a German Shorthair Dog... lost it on that one. Ive lost family members and friends and have never shed a tear, but when it comes to me thinking about loosing my dog or reading these poems, I get all choked up!!

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NC Quailhunter wrote:I read this and all of a sudden the dust kicks up and aggravates my eyes. Amazing.

same thing happened to me!!

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We use to live out in the desert in Sothern California and our Dalmation use to bring us home Jack rabbit pieces, birds and lizards!! Her favorite thing to do was go into the desert and look for lizards, she would hunt down places they would hude and wait for us to lift it up. It was quite entertain...

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Could also be allergies. My pup has flair ups every now and then.

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I read cherries are poisoness to dogs. Anyone know how accurate that is? I ask because I might need to take out the cherry trees. Pup loves cherries, even just cherry pits the birds leave behind. I read about cyanide poisoning and a little worried. Not sure if cherries are but I know for sure onion...

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Thank you all for your posts. I guess I will have to wait and see how messy she really is. It sounds like I only really need to clean it every couple days as long as I rinse it off daily. Appreciate your help.

John

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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 i...

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Why is it important for you o know. The trainer knows how maany he can train and do the job he is supposed to do to keep his clients happy. What you should know is how good of a job he does and that means seeing some of the dogs he has trained or know people who have used him and how they felt abou...

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I was reading the post about trainer issues and it got me thinking. In your opinion, and I know they will vary, how many dogs do you think a person can train at one time? There are many variables, so lets say he has a kennel where he breeds his own dogs, has more than 30 years experience training do...

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Come to think about it, my GSP did that as well. I beleive she was about the same age, maybe a little older. I would rather her eat the earth worms than the siding on my house!!

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I just built a new kennel for my 11 month old GSP. I am new to this whole thing so I apologize if this is a stupid question. I turned a portable car port that was next to my house into the kennel so it is quite large, 14' X 26'. My question is how frequently do I need to scrub and sterilize the kenn...

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If you guys want a roading harness, let's make a deal. It will take me a while because I'll have to feel my way through it and my schedule is busy, but if you tell me what color you want I'll get started on it and if it comes out half decent I'll eMail you a photo and we'll talk about price. The th...

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When its hot, you do what you got to do to keep cool!! Looks like you have a smart dog.

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I still know nothing, but I know my GSP is extremely smart, sometimes a little too smart. Just my 2 cents

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Rowdy I might be interested in a roading harness if you ever get into that field. +1 I would rather support the little guy vs the bigger businesses. Let us know when you decide to get into the roading harness business. I would even buy one of your first ones just so you can practice and make a litt...

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If the trainer is too hard to get hold of to make an appointment and then too busy to keep an appointment, that would not be a situation I would want to deal with going forward. If someone is that unrelaible when you are on top of them, how much training do you honestly esxpect them to do for you w...

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