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I feed my Pudelpointer Nutro. I had her on Pro Plan and she was doing good on it, but her coat lost it's shine and her skin was dry.

I put her on Nutro and her coat looks great now. I'm feeding her the large breed and suppliment with some high energy Nutro canned food when hunting her hard.

gdog

TW...you know there's no grouse anywhere near Heber

I hope you guys slay em tomorrow.....wish I was going!

gdog

VR = Vibration Reduction Allows you to shoot a stop or two lower and still get clear pics. This is very helpful in lower light conditions when your shooting a lens wide open (aperture) at a very slow f stop. Camera bodies come and go...but good glass lasts a long time. The down fall with the D40 is ...

gdog

Been searching on some info regarding feeding pigeons. I basically have some feeders that I fill up and they are good to go for a few days. I read a post that says to make sure the pigeons are "hungry" before you let them out to fly. How do you feed? Put the feeder out for an hr then take it out? Li...

gdog

I hunt alone almost all the time. This year I pulled a limited entry deer tag in UT and couldn't find anyone to tag along. I hunted a total of 9 days. Thats the longest I've been in the mountains by myself.

gdog

I love my 20's and sxs 16. I haven't picked up a 12 for upland in a long time and don't plan too. Have yet to be undergunned with my 20 yet.

Next purchase is going to be a 28.

gdog

Sage, I'm doing the same thing right now and was using Perfection Perfect Finish for reference. I slowly worked on the distance as somebody already mentioned. When she started coming to me when I moved her further out...I stopped and went back to make sure that she knew the relationship between the ...

gdog

My son (8yrs old) and I were at a field by the house training the dog. I had set some pigeons and was working up to the bird. Dog goes on point...son walks up and kicks bird up. The pigeon was eye level with my son and about 3 ft in front, when a hawk of some sort blasted the pigeon. We never saw hi...

gdog

Good feedback..thanks! Yes, I am a bit behind but she is solid on here, heel, retrieving and is doing well with whoa at my side. I worked today on whoa at a distance with her on the cc and she took to it pretty well. At first she would come to me on whoa, but after some correction with the collar I ...

gdog

I recently build a new coop that I posted some pics up a couples weeks back. I have three young birds (just feathered/or finishing) in my old coop and want to move then and the breeding pairs to the new coop. I didn't want to move the lot too early and have the adults abandon the young. I believe th...

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Good suggestions.....thank you! Brenda...a friend suggested a half-hitch on the dog, but I like the idea of the collar. I think I am also going to start to whoa the dog and have someone release some birds 20-30 yards off...making the dog stand and watch the bird fly off without any chase. See if she...

gdog

I have a Pudelpointer who is 1.5yr old. Hunted her last fall and by the end of the season she was starting to be steady to flush. I had worked her with pigeons and a launcher, but stopped doing so since she was starting to get wise to the game and we were getting on wild birds fairly frequent. She h...

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I actually put a coat of white primer on the inside of the loft, but was thinking about getting some cheap vinyl sheet flooring and put that down. Figured I could scrape that easily and spray it off without tearing up the particle board floor(?) Again..cheap to do. I bought a compressed bail of pine...

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Armas Garbi Model 100 16ga sxs with upgraded wood
Beretta Silver Pigeon 20ga o/u
Beretta Urika Gold 20ga
Bennelli Super Black Eagle for the big stuff!

gdog

It cost me right around $300. I had the treated 2x6"s for the base, the stain for outside and paint for inside, plus the wire for the aviary. Other then that, I bought everything needed at Home Depot. The metal studs are under $3 a piece. There were two sizes and I used the small studs and bases. Th...

gdog

Thanks a bunch!

The "wife" was a little concerned regarding the new project, so I wanted to make sure it looked nice sitting in the back yard. If it had gone any bigger, I might have needed the tv and place to stay

Greg...good suggestion on the box, might have to try and rig something up.

gdog

Don,

I actually covered a bunch up on the inside by putting another metal stud over them. I am going to take my dremel and cut the screws off where the birds might bump into them...was thinking the same thing

Thanks!

gdog

Under $300. I tried to keep it as cheap as possible, but still come out like I wanted it. The steel studs are the way to go. They are actually a few cents cheaper then wood...a lot lighter and plenty strong enough for the application. There are two sizes at Home Depot and I went with the small ones....

gdog

Well...I borrowed some idea's from others here and built myself a new pigeon condo. Waiting for some bobs/rod to arrive in the mail to make the trap. I think I am either going to put the trap on the side of the aviary or on the door. Any suggestions? http://arappl.smugmug.com/photos/184706287-M.jpg ...

gdog

All my adult pigeons were wild caught and they all return to my coop without any problems. I've had the same "batch" since last fall.

gdog

Ohio...thanks!

I have been leary of the fold down front of the other coop and like how you did yours.

TBS...just sent you email...thanks!

Hope to start on the project tonight.

gdog

Time to upgrade my pigeon house. I found this post and really like what Perdido built. Probably not going as big...maybe 5.5ft x 3.5ft base (plus aviary). Few questions.... How big should the breeding boxes be and should they have a front panel on them to help keep other birds out or can they be com...

gdog

I have a Quilomene vest and really like it. They size it to you, so it fits perfectly.

gdog

Enzon...I'll buy a shirt if I get the model that you used for "filling it out"

gdog

There is a group coming through Salt Lake offering snake avoidance training and I am thinking about signing up for it. They want $75 for the session. Any reason not to go ahead and do this? Anyone have any negatives or bad experience with such a program? I've already had the dog vaccinated with the ...

gdog

I finally took the dog in for digital scan of her front shoulders and had her hips done at the same time. Vet says the scans didn't show any sign of OCD or any other bone issues and her hips look great. I am sending a copy of the pics to a local dog surgeon guru to check out and confirm for a 2nd op...

gdog

John,

Thanks!

I am going to pass that along.

gdog

Talked to vet this morning. He is suggesting to wait another week or two, prior to x-rays(?) Lyme's is not prevalent here in UT and this dog has not been hunted out of state. Vet has not heard of local dog contracting lyme and is calling around checking up on this. Will get blood test done next week...

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Well..its been a week since I last ran her. I can still notice a slight limp now and then. I am going to give it another week and then see how she's doing. If still showing, then she is going in for xrays. I thought it would go away in a short amount of time, but I don't believe it has at this point...

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She's 14 months. I'm feeding Purina Pro Plan. What's PANO? Thanks! Edit: Found this regarding PANO: Pano is a process in which the fatty marrow inside the long bones degenerates and is replaced by bone cells. As the blood flow inside the bone becomes congested, the tissue covering the inside of the ...

gdog

About two weeks ago I noticed my Pudelpointer was limping. Not too bad, but enough to notice. She's a little over a year. As you know the type, she is always running and jumping off something, but I am not sure what she did to cause the limp. I didn't take her out traing for about a week. I took her...

gdog

It's a three ring circus! I have one of those built off my loft. I followed the LCS plans and it is a pain in the butt to try and get them out. I need to come up with some kind of door that you can shut from the outside to keep them in.

gdog

I was just reading some posts about the best tick and flea med. Seems BioSpot is cheaper but some claim it has some residual buildup in the liver? I just received a Foster & Smith catalog and they show a "New" bio-spot which states "same insect growth regulator as Frontline"(?) A 3-pack of the bio-s...

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I like the pics. Composition makes or breaks a photo. Don is right...try the rule of thirds. I have a D80 and shoot with the "grid" on in the view finder. I am not sure if the D70 has this or not, but it can help composing a shot. 12Volt is definately right about post editing pics can really help. A...

gdog

Starting to train "heel". My dog turned 1yr old last month. I have not taught her to "sit". Person that is helping me train says to make the dog sit at your side when you stop moving and have the dog heeling. Simple questions, but is this just personal preference or should I still stay away from tea...

gdog

pvc bobs..like it...learn something new everyday!

Thanks

gdog

Here's a list of the foods being recalled...

http://www.menufoods.com/recall/product_dog.html

gdog

No worry....actually having fun with them!

Thanks Ezzy!

**bowel=bowl....yikes!

gdog

...yeah

No good?

gdog

I actually have 4 small boxes on the back wall. I added two perches today so there is a total of 4. I also added a plastic dog bowl (:lol: ) edit last week on the floor hoping they would use that. Ezzy said earlier about the pecking order and I have some dominant birds that have staked out the boxes...

gdog

I got it easy... "Our" first hunting dog was a lab. I went out and bought a 12x6 kennel, poured a concrete slab, built an insulated dog house and put a water spicket next to the kennel. Obviously this was going to be a tough outside hunting machine..... Wrong... Wife got one look at puppy and it spe...

gdog

Well....I think I have an egg laying factory now. They keep laying eggs but are not tending to them. The hens are having some kind of egg laying contest I believe.... I need to pull a few pigeons out to give them some room, but I am not sure which is my breeding pair. I think I have the hen pinned d...

gdog

I just put a lip on the front of two of my four boxes that I have nailed to the back wall and threw some shredded paper and foam in them. The boxes are only 4" deep, but it should work. I also put a plastic dog bowl on the floor with some shredded paper as well. I think your right on in regards to h...

gdog

There are 3 eggs now. I was off on vacation and returned to 1 egg. Then today 2 more showed up. I have 4 boxes on the back wall but no "lip" on the front...its just open. I will go and try to put something up tomorrow and stick some shredded paper or straw in there. I do have a bottom to a clay pot ...

gdog

Well my pigeons have started to lay some eggs. To be honest, I probably have a bunch more birds in my coop then I should size wise and thought thats why I haven't had any eggs up to this point. I dont have any breeding boxes or bowls in the coop. The eggs are just on the newspaper that I put on the ...

gdog

Brandon,

I'm no expert by any means, but I thought it was the other way around. Twisted gut from running the dog with food in its system and that by feeding twice a day, there was more chance for this???

Hopefully someone in the "know" will post up....

gdog

Here's a bit of an article on feeding.... "Finally, timing of meals is important in canine athletes. Exercise alters gastrointestinal transit time and therefore can change nutrient digestion and absorption18. Exercise also can cause mild hypoxia in the gut due to redistribution of blood flow1. In ad...

gdog

My Pudelpoint is turning 1 yr this Sat. I have been feeding her twice a day, but have read some info that suggests feeding only in the pm is the better way to go(?) I guess I go along with the logic of the single feeding, but it seems to be a lot of food for the dog to chow down in one serving. My P...

gdog

Wait till they eat the kids big box of crayons. My dog loves em and craps out big rainbow turds. Might try feeding her the glow in the dark crayons. Might help with picking the dog turds at night.

gdog

I just got back from a succesful romp in a local field. Pup found a single quail and pointed it till the bird busted. Dog didn't move once on point. Not much of a chase at all. Next up was a covey of quail. She pointed again, but this time it was too much for her. She busted the covey and had birds ...

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Pigeon feeding and other related questions....

Pigeons-when can the young birds be moved?

Need help with getting dog steady

New pigeon bordello complete

Snake Avoidance Training - is this a no brainer?

Limping-front right shoulder

training heel...should the dog sit when your standing still?

eggs and more eggs....

Pigeons laying eggs..now what?

Feed once a day or twice a day???