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Collar clinic does not repair G-3. Can't get parts from Garmin which stopped supporting that model. Collar was tight on dogs flank. Yes it was tested on my bare two fingers when it was acting up.

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I was working with my dog when I noticed my collar was not working right. The transmitter was all of a sudden dead. So I changed the battery. The old battery had juice in it , but after the battery change ,the lights started lighting up. I charged the collar all night till fully charged. Next day in...

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i have a sport basic G3 with intermitant problems. I am told it is not repairable. no parts no repairs and discontinued it is 4 years old and trash

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Mine 20 month old starts a new problem every month . Last month I cured busting in on birds after point that started new in January. At this months trial she got DQ'd in 45 seconds for chaseing and bumping her brace mate. She hasn't done that since she was 12 months old. She is in dog heck now. Back...

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I used so many pigeons that my dog decided they are just training aids and started blinking them. I started raising bobs. She started moving in on poor flying bobs at NSTRA trials. I actually used immature bobs to teach here to hold as they walked out of the cover. Now as they are getting older, the...

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Few bullet points. It is found in our water. Computers are now finding parts per trillion. 1 Part per trillion. So what. 2. It is GMO free. You really think the buyer for victor researches the true source of the feed stock? The broker will tell you anything. Like organic honey. If I don't sell over ...

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I have seen first hand what goes into a meat rendering plant. My father hauled cow guts at 25 tons at a time from several slaughtering plants around So California to California rendering in Los Angeles. Tons and tons of clean intestines are brought in each day. Bones cone in different loads. Feather...

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Thanks for the replies. I knew she had all the drive she needed at 3 months. Poor trainer ME! Took her out today with the flank collar and 2 pigeons and traps. First bird was approached upwind. Launched bird. Immediately as she started to chase, gave her a light stem and a low audible whoa. She stop...

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Anybody but me read on this site. Let them chase and they will soon learn they can't catch them. Guess I should go with, never believe anything you read on the internet. Back to the drawing board! Going to work as Kninebirddog suggested.

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My Britt is 20 months old. Been in training since day one. Still chases released birds for 1/4 mile. Should I just release the pigeon when she gets near the trap and say nothing? She is still not steady to shot. How do you get dog to stop on flush? Seen Higgins magic brush pile video.

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Wish the shots worked on Mojave Green rattlers. Ran into to 2 in one week at my home. Big fat ugly and some don't rattle.

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I am just learning myself. I think I could keep 100 easily with that much room. I built it for possible chukars in the future. I live in a sandy area. I will rake up heavy poop areas and add more sand.

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Had dog at a NSTRA trial this weekend. Definitely not blinking birds. Back to the pen. Have the feed platform up to 30 inch high now. Bobs seem to enjoy flying. They just go back and forth from ground to the platform. Going to start raising platform 6 inch per day.

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Costco sold tactical flashlights, LED, very bright. They have one mode that flashes rapidly. Shine that in a pigeons face at night and just pick them off the ledge. They do not even move. The lights were sold in a set of 3 for 15.00, great buy.

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Gpa had an English setter. he was a chicken farmer and dog only got laying mash. When Gpa got sick we thought an uncle took care of the dog. He didn't. Dog survived in the wild for 2 years on chicken eggs, avocados and varmits. We brought the dog to LA at age 12 and he was still hunting at 16. He al...

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I built a flight pen for my 35 Bobwhites that are 7 weeks old. I live on the edge of the desert. Now comes a wild Valley Quail rooster trying to entice my bobs for a date. He is always around the pen crowing. It is a distinct call that advertises that he is available. He also runs any other unattach...

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Google PayPal It is a payment system that allows money transactions between individuals with some assurance of no fraud. Pay Pal moves money from your account to other individual or business account. If you report a fraud the just pull the money back and return it to you. Hope this helps.

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I have used a hot wire all my life. First time was a stud dog that would climb chain link. put a hot wire around the top and he only touched it once. Wire along the bottom of the fence, NO digging out. Wire along the top of a 4 ft fence. No going over. Single wire around wifes garden. Single wire ar...

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Can't believe I read the whole thing. I to was heavily swayed by Dog food Advisor at one time. What I got out of this is: Purina Sport pro 20-30 is what doctor Coffman is advising on the retriever article. Dog food Advisor had a 5 star rated, US MADE, high meat and salmon content kibble that I was u...

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If you are talking about pointing dogs, I would attend a NSTRA trial. These trials have dogs of every breed represented. NSTRA is a walking trial with scoring on the dog for pointing, field coverage, obedience and retrieve. I use it for off season recreation. Our club is very family orientated. You ...

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MGIII wrote:Nice job. Electric fence for the yotes I'm guessing.

No, it is to keep the dog away from the birds.

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1/2 in square wire lower 30 inch. 1inch poly net above. Feed and water platform to rear of pen. Heat controlled styrafoam warming box on right. Electrified perimeter fence in forground on insulated T posts.

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Pen is finished. Washed river sand is the floor. Thanks!

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They are in a sand floor flight pen and doing great at 6 weeks.

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Just built a 8'X8'X25' flight pen. I built a wire bottom platform 3'X6' that is raised with ropes that has food and watering station. My end goal is to raise the platform to 5' high to strengthen their wing muscles. After one day with it on the ground, I raised the platform 4 inches. I was amazed to...

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Before my trap was stolen, I was trapping at a feed store. To much feed around and I didn't do well. To catch roosting birds, I use a small tactical flashlight that flashes on and off rapidly at night. Works great. Pigeons don't even move

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Some new pigeons I got started laying and setting. In my mind these birds leave the eggs to much. They did hatch but the mothers didn't stay with them enough then they died. My perception of a good hen is from one hen I got last year. She almost never left the nest and has never lost a squab. She la...

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My dog lost interest in pigeons, so I am starting to raise some bobs. My flight pen will have a feed and water shelf that I can raise over time up to 6 ft high. Just learning, is 6 weeks old ok to move to the flight pen? Right now in a wire bottom cage kept in darkness.

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I studied FF and did it myself. My britt is very hard headed but we got through it. She now will fetch anything I tell her to. We go out front in the morning which is open desert. She runs and checks everything out, then I call her in ,point to the daily newspaper, say fetch and she picks it up and ...

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My Brittany runs 300 to 600 yards. I run her in NSTRA. She finds lots of birds and will cover the 40 acres twice in 30 minutes. I also live in snake country. Get your dog to a snake avoidance class. We ran into a rattler just after her first avoidance class last year and found one in my yard this ye...

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They like purina sport pro 20 50 dog food. I tried trapping. I had a all wire cage with 2 sets of bobs. Someone stole it. Later found birds for $3.00 ea and all I need. Just fed milo and wheat 50/50. Currently birds are raising lots of squabs and dog has lost interest in pigeons. Raising a batch of ...

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Sorry for all the questions. Should have read a book. Bought some bobs at 30 days old. They are up on 1/2 inch sq wire. At what age do I start feeding grit / sand? All birds love fresh grass cuttings. OK to give that to them? I am feeding 22% protein turkey starter for feed. Am I ok with that too. P...

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Will 8ft X 8ft X 25 be big enough for bobs?

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Have a dog out of tequila smoker line and Peter gun line. Big running Brittanys. Dog would range to 1/4 mile at 13 weeks old. Bird finding machine. FF was a chore but she fetches anything now.

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Choke has to be measured against the bore diameter. The delta between the bore and choke is the effective choke. Shotgun bore sizes are all over the place. There is wide variability among gun makers. X-2 I have a Velmet 16 O/U. Bore diameter is larger than my Remington mod 31 16 ga. Choke area is m...

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Will be building a quail flight pen. !0 ft X10 ft X 20ft for a small amount of quail. What is the advantage of a 1/2 inch square wire floor over just dirt. I am in a very dry area that hardly ever gets rain, and the pen floor will be drained well if it does rain. IF! we ever do get rain, a big rain ...

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Tried the quail scent a while back. Did not work. Found a source of bobs today. Fingers crossed.

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Good suggestion by eezy. I just thought of what the problem might be. I put a few bobs on the floor of the pigeon coupe. Pup immediately started trying to dig under the walls of the coupe. I pup a hot wire all the way around the coupe. I know for a fact that pup touched the hot wire but I have used ...

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my pup ate the heels off my UUG sheep skin slippers. Hey my heels never get cold! Still have the toes.

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I went from GSP to a Brittanys at 50. They are easier to keep and travel with. First few were a little slower than my GSP"s. My new Brittany runs like an all age dog ( out of Peter Gun line) and I am 73. She keeps me young.

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Asked this before. Looking for more suggestions. My pup 17 months will not acknowledge the presents of a pigeon. She points wild quail rock solid. I may have over used pigeons in the past. She stopped pointing them about the time I was having her hold point and then toss other pigeons towards her. S...

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turned light on 3-2-15 ngow have 4 pairs setting. Temps in the 70's

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Have a hen sitting on 2 eggs. Marked date she started to set. Hatch should be 3/18. Yep , got a hatchling but also now have 3 eggs in the nest. What is going on ???

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This evening near sundown she was sitting in the front yard listening to the valley quail calling. We got the collar on for control and one blast of the whistle, she was gone. We covered 40 acres of brush in 20 minutes. The birds were running. We got 2 perfect points. 3 others flew wild before we go...

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I live on the edge of the desert. Most of the property is owned by foreign investors. We have nice coveys of valley quail. On good wet years they will be up to 100 strong. I spread a little milo to help them out on drought seasons and during nesting time. I provide 2 watering stations covered by hea...

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I have a 17 month Brittany. I am retired and we are out every day. We go out in a open jeep. She is in a crate in the back. Several times I have found coveys as I drive through the desert. I stop and drop her out on the ground. Instantly she gets scent. Now, every time we are out and I let her out o...

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Last year I had a nice loft of pigeons, 15 to 20. Using some of them every day. Got down to five. They got tired of being blasted out of the trap daily I guess. One day they just left in mass. I see them fly by and check the old loft out. One pair came back to nest. Sometimes the others stop in for ...

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I am hearing words like MOM and GIRLFRIEND. If you are heading off to college soon get the type dog that MOM wants to take care of. Been there done that. American Brittany is a good versatile breed that is small. I had one that had a heavy coat of fur. My last one had a thin coat but still would ret...

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I was a mile from the truck and on the way back we just kept running into birds. Am going for just a few finds and points per trip now. Today she was right in the middle of a Mesquite. Took minutes to find her. Britt with 4 inch tail. Those big tail pointers have an advantage. Quail are starting to ...

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