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As the owner of an 18 week old pup I can sympathize with bad case of the "gotta knows" :? As been said, spend time outside watching the pup explore, bond, and socialize without pressure. Trust in your breeder that the hunt is already baked in the cake- it's tough, you'll live :P The more I exposed m...

Two statements were made to me, "These are working dogs, running over ground full of holes, scattered with rocks, barbed wire, abandoned implements, broken glass, and porcupines, your dog will get hurt". "When the choice is between a number that will adversely affect the family and putting the dog d...

There are commercial solutions for disinfecting coops, or you can hose/scrub it out well, then spray with 1/2 cup of bleach : 2 gal water let stand 15 minutes, hose it out. Let the coop dry out well before returning the birds. Clean drinking water everyday was the one thing stressed to me by the rac...

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To get around the "one-time use" of pigeons you can card them and they'll still fly better than pen raised quail.

YMMV

She's a beauty!

Best of luck to you both.

Did you ever have her scanned to see if she is chipped?

I experienced much the same until I shut up, @ 13 weeks it still takes a few minutes for my pup to get going.

DonF wrote:I always have some GHermiston Seedless meelon around. The belly should be a yellow color. I got a watermelon from Bi Mart the other day. I though all Hermiston melon's were seedles! Not so!

Yellow belly is the key to happiness!

I wish I had put a traps into and out of the aviary as my birds won't re-enter unless I prop the bobs open.

Great photos of a beautiful pup!

Gibbons-West method

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How much did you pay for the vest?

How does the sizing run? How much?

Thanks

It's your dog. The training days I've attended were pretty busy, it didn't seem as there was a lot of time available to discuss philosophy with a dozen dogs waiting to rotate through the fields and half that around the training table. I suggest that you decide what you would like to accomplish and w...

New pup due to arrive in 5 weeks... ticks are as thick as ever in Northeast PA.

I'm a little concerned about the proper anti-tick treatment to use on a puppy given some of the reported reactions to most of the effective products. Any advice?

Thanks!

That's a whole lot of cute in one pup.

Best of luck!

My brother used an electronic "Scat Mat" to train his Chessie to keep his paws off the counter tops.

Pattern/check your point of impact with both guns.

Most fixed breech guns have crisper trigger pulls than semiautos and pumps. Dry practice with snap caps to adjust your timing and acclimate to the different feel.

$0.02

Pattern both guns on paper to be certain they hit where you are looking. That confidence alone will speed the transition a tremendous amount.

Doubles usually have lighter and crisper trigger pulls, some dry practice with snap caps helps a bunch.

My $0.02