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I have long been a believer in FF. I have never done it though. I have always paid a trainer to do it. I have dipped my toe into a new breed, a GSP and it has been my intention to do the FF myself this time. I thought I'd buy SmartFetch and give it a try. A few weeks ago I read on one of the boards ...

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http://keloland.com/NewsDetail6162.cfm?Id=94685
This is a link to a story about a local goose hunter who ended up in the water trying to help his dog out.

Happy ending to a near fatal situation. The temps are hanging around zero in the area today.

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I just picked up a pair of Mechanix winter wear gloves at Lowes. We are in the middle of a real cold snap up here in South Dakota right now. I wore them on Thursday pheasant hunting and the high temp was about 4 degrees. They really worked well. I have to admit that the link Flocker posted looked go...

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Skip the FF for now. It is completely unnecessary for your spring VJP. FF is VERY useful for the fall HZP. I would probably ammend that to say FF is NECESSARY and a MUST for the HZP. Your first post says she is 6 months old but your most recent post indicates she was born in the fall? Either way I w...

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The bark collar will probably help alot. I have been in your situation and it is frustrating knowing that your dog is irritating the neighbors with behavior that really doesn't bother most people that much. My dogs really don't bark much in their kennels but do when they have the run of the yard. I ...

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Big Steve is right. I would add that they are much more easily spooked. If you are fortunate enought to get the rooster to hold for the point get your tail over there! He may not hold for long! This will vary with the weather conditions, of course. Wild pheasant hunting is work but it's also alot of...

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Wow!
I guess some people just want to have puppies!

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I haven't changed the feed at all. It does have corn in it and I'm trying to remember if it is cracked. I don't think it is.
When I first set the loft up I bought some grit but they never ate it at all so after a month or so I just quit putting it down.

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For some reason the last 6 or 7 baby pigeons born in my loft have died about a week and a half after hatching. All of the adult pigeons seem fine. None of them have died. I've had the loft and birds about a year and a half and have not brought in any outside birds for several months. I keep it clean...

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Interesting topic as I just bought one about 3 weeks ago. I read about it, held it in the stores, talked to sales people etc and finally bought one. After putting about three boxes of shells through it I finally came to the decision that I really liked my old Benelli M1 better. Can't really put it i...

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Now I have a heating building so I just keep water on the inside part of the runs but here is what I used to do. I took a 5 gallon bucket and put a horse tank heater that I bought at a home and farm store in it. Drill a hole about 2/3 the way up the side of the bucket to feed the power cord through....

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Dang, Covey! That is one nice looking trailer. How mcuh did it set you back, if you don't mind me asking.

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Boy, don't you hate that! Been there. Done that. I think you probably handled it the right way. I am not sure there is a best way to break up a fight in the house. Outside I would tell you to use the garden hose. The only thing I can say is be VERY carefull when reaching in. I know more people that ...

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I've seen them and they are exactly as you would imagine from viewing the website. They are very solid and will probably last longer than the other portable kennels on the market. The extra life comes at a price though. Haven't priced a portable kennel in awhile but at $129 each the Ruff Tuff is pro...

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I live in South Dakota and hunt pheasant every week. I am shooting 5's right now. I have no idea what you need regarding the quail but the thought of anything smaller than 6's on pheasants seems like you are looking for a bunch of crippled birds.

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Steve,
The sire is Countryside Show N Go Cooper. The dam is Countryside Kadie. Pretty tight linebreeding.
Do you have one of Jeff's dogs too?
Tom

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Briar,
Here's a few pictures of my Sage, Countryside's Prairie Sage.
She was whelped on April 19th so she is just at 7 months in the pics.

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Good looker! It's a small world. I have a 7 month old pup out of the same kennel and I named her Countryside's Prairie Sage. I've been very impressed with the natural talent of this pup. I've already shot several wild South Dakota roosters over her. I am not getting retrieves yet but that will be ta...

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most people buy bark collars for a certian dog, cure the dog to a reasonable level, That's interesting. I've only had one barker. The TT bark collar did keep him from barking but it by no means cured him. He wore the collar for a day then he was good to go for about a day then back to the collar ag...

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You are taking a risk not worth taking. Find a new, one owner home for the dog. Easy to say, hard to do. I understand and have been where you are.

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OK. You've got my attention. I am not even sure what a Wonder Lead is. Can someone explain a little so I can decide if I want to buy one or not? I will have a new pup arriving around the first of the year and I am open to anything that gets 4 or 5 "can't think of any cons" in a row!

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You want the Mars Coat King. Google it and you will find several places to buy it from. Before I bought mine I talked to a friend that has used both the Mars Coat King and the Furminator on her DD's. She like the Furminator for the slick coated dogs and the Coat King for the more typical DD. My situ...

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I've shot MANY, MANY rabbits over my dogs and they are most certainly retrieved to hand by the dogs. If I've ruined my dogs doing this then I have to wonder what they would be doing for me if I'd never shot rabbits over them. Maybe they would clean and cook the hundreds of birds they locate and poin...

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Hate to be the bearer of bad news but it hasn't been great. The problem is with all of the rain we've been getting. The farmers can't get the crops out. With all of the crops still in the birds are pretty tough to get to. I have some property in the best part of the state and I took a few guys out o...

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Been involved in dogs all my life but the birddogs came about 12 years ago when I began hunting. It all started in a strange way. I live in South Dakota and a friend of mine is in the video production business. He was hired to produce a promotional video for a shooting preserve and he needed about a...

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Twice a day. Morning and evening unless we're hunting. On hunt days I just feed a little extra the night before and then skip breakfast and feed in the evening only, a few hours after the end of the hunt. Congratulations on the new dog. The DD world is not very big. I'd be curious to know where you ...

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In some ways it sounds like it could be osteochondritis dessicans (OCD). I don't really know alot about it but from the little bit of reading I've done it sounds similar to your problem. The age of your dog is about right. The limping only when walking or trotting, with no symptoms when running. A l...

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Buy Perfect Start/ Perfect Finish DVD set. They often are available used on this board.

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Saturday is the opening day for the Youth Pheasant hunting season in South Dakota! I always look forward to it. It is really a father/son great time for us. We usually get a room in the town close to our hunting land, hunting Satuday and Sunday. We will go out on Saturday night and eat terrible food...

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I'm not "in the business" but I have to believe there is more money in training others dogs than training and selling pups you breed. I can buy a pup for $750 to $1000 and put $2000 in training fees into it. In the end it's only going to bring $1500 to $3000 if I decide to sell it for some reason. A...

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Bobman,
That sounds like a riot but the vast majority of your deer must be shot on the run. At least it would be that way with our whitetail up here. The mule deer do tend to stop and look back at you but I'm not sure they would if they were being chased by a dog.

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I give the dog a sniff of a treat, stuff the pill way back into the throat then quickly give him the treat. Works for me.

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Congratulations on your decision!
Glad to read you are including your wifes feelings! We can all act tough and pretend our wives have no say in our dog addiction but the truth is she has to live with the beast when you're not out hunting.
Fun times ahead!

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The summer here was unusually cool and somewhat wet early in the spring. The word is that it will be a year where the corn is harvested at the last possible moment. Not great news for the early parts of the season.

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I've only had to use it a couple of times but Nature's Miracle seems to work. Make sure you follow the directions completely for the best results.

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A freind of mine would always heel his dog before crossing and in his pack he kept a foot or so piece of heavy canvas material that he would wrap around the barbs on the lowest rung of wire then pull up on the fence and have his dog cross underneath. Some dogs will instinctively look for lower spot...

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Carrots and pears? How could that be? I've read enough dog food threads to know that canines are carnivores, will only eat meat and there is no room for anything other than raw meat in the food dish.

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OUCH!!!!

I'd be tempted to see the vet.

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Kuranda beds are great. They look good and are easy to keep clean. My dogs love them. I have them at home and at my office. My theory is that the off the ground design makes it easier for the dogs to understand when I tell them to stay on the bed.

http://kuranda.com/

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http://keloland.com/NewsDetail6162.cfm?Id=89849 92 counts. Looks like they've scraped something together. News report the night before last said that this was the "rescuers" third attempt to get a warrant, the first two being denied due to lack of evidence that the animals themselves were in bad sha...

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Thanks for all the great suggestions. Some of you suggested names that I had already considered but they were ruled out for one reason or another. One of you even suggested I give the pup my daughters middle name. That one wouldn't go over well around the house if you know what I mean. After much th...

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Nice looking pup! Welcome aboard Troy!

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http://www.argusleader.com/article/20090905/NEWS/909050313 Well it looks like more details are coming forward that are incriminating the breeder. While I am still very anti HSUS it is beginning to look like there are some serious problems with this breeder and his operation. This is just a bad deal ...

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I am against anything that HSUS does. But since they now have the dogs we need to assist. HSUS would like nothing better than to euthanize the whole lot of them. They killed many beloved pets following Katrina, and took glee in it. The leadership really does believe it is better to be dead than a p...

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Check out the pheasant forecast before you make solid plans. The numbers are still good but not as good as the last few years, especially in eastern SD. I am sure you can find the Game Fish and Parks website via google and if you stumble around you should find the brood survey results that were rele...

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No question. Have the trainer complete FF training. The difference between a FF'd dog and one that hasn't been FF'd is remarkable in my mind.

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Here's my take on pet health insurance. Generally insurance, be it human health, auto, home etc... is a very profitable venture for the insurance company. Over the long haul and thousands of premium paying customers the company comes out way ahead. You and I need insurance because of very expensive ...

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I live in Sioux Falls and have been paying close attention to all of the coverage. This whole deal makes me uneasy. I am somewhat torn. On one hand how on earth can you keep 172 dogs and keep things sanitary. On the other hand HSUS is behind this and that is a HUGE red flag. The media reports indica...

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I will use the Countryside name when I register her. I am actually buying the pup from a friend who bought her a few months ago from Jeff, the breeder. In that short time some circumstances changed for my friend and he has been unable to give her the attention she needs. Jeff agreed to take her back...

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The ecollar is just to get her used to it being around her neck. She is extremely cooperative so we are no where near needing it yet. She has a very sweet personality. Loves people, maybe more than most other dogs I have had over the years. She is from Countyrside Gundogs. Her sire is Countryside Sh...

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