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Glad to hear you did well. I was going to slip out to see you run but got got busy with puppies and people bringing dogs in for training. Did you use Jack's horse? You realize you are making me want to do some trialing again and be so foccused on hunt tests. Good Job and good luck up in Montanna. Chad

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I do as wildrose, why let the dog catch it will just make him harder to finish later. I have trained some dogs that were not around birds until they were over 1 yr old and those dogs I let catch clip wing birds just to build prey drive and excitement around birds. After a few birds and they were fir...

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I bought 6 of them last Nov. and couldn't be more happy. The only thing that my dogs have chewed on was the lip of the barrel itself. Easy to clean inside and out. The only problem was I had a young dog stick her head in and pull back out therefore getting stuck and scared the heck out of her. She w...

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Backing should be done by sight. If you are have problems with a stylish honor , after the fush and shot of the bird for the pointing dog try throwing a bird for your backing dog and letting him fetch it as a reward. Be careful with this and only give the backing dog a retrieve maybe 1 out of every ...

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I like the post for dogs that are very energetic. It gives great control without feeling like you are man hanling the dog. Gonehuntin77 built me one 3 yrs ago and I have used it quite often. A great peice of equipment to have

Chad

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I use my shorthairs as dove fetchers. I only use my older dogs that have a few quail/pheasant seasons under their belt. Remember shorthairs are a versitile dog. I take mine dove, duck, and goose hunting as well as upland bird hunting. Get them blind steady and let them watch the sky. They will know ...

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I agree with Brenda, You would think that being staff or not that it was a large enough open wound or cut or whatever, that it would qualify for some type of antibiotic. I know the vets I go to would have atleast sent him home with some amoxicillan.

Chad

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I was thinking about that mark down his back and remembered once that at a hunt test a guy had a Wiem that had the same thing and he said that the dog got cut going under a barbed wire fence. If I remember right it looked just like the mark on your dog. Does thetrainer work dogs around fields that a...

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There is some stuff called tuff foot, you can get it about any dog supply place. I get it from Lion Country. It works well for me. It works in the same matter that the idione works, it builds a tuff leather like calis. You want to start putting it on 1 to 2 weeks before and the pads will be ready fo...

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That makes sense. I have not heard of or seen it, but that is how most flea and tick control is put on.

Chad

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I always had flys go after the ears first. Sometimes a spot on the hip. I would think that it would be a staff or some type of infection like that. How is the other dog? I would possibly try to contact the ownerof the other dog and find out if they have or got any other info on it. Were they kept cl...

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I hope to be up your way for a quick 2 day chicken/sharpy hunt. I am excited to see how you guys do in big sky country!

Chad

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Looks cool to some, but it is not what I want when I am out with the hounds.

Chad

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85% of the people that contact me about puppies want just that, a 50 to 75 yrd dog(to them that is extreme range). I have to explain that a pointing dog is and should be alowed to range farther, they will point and hold the birds for you. If they want a dog that is going to stay within gun range all...

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I have found the 209 primers work great and are loud. I use a blank gun alot and think for the money 209's are the way to go.
Chad

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I also agree.

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Does anyone have pictures? I have been considering this for a while, think it would be less mess and hassel than using 40 gallon tubs in the runs. The dogs love them but they get to be a pain keeping them clean and time consuming.

Chad

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I used the clamps that are used to hold the panels together and welded a 2 inch tab on them. This holds them up and then I ancored them to the cement with a tapcon lag screw. My kennels done that way have lasted 6 years so far.

Chad

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Trueblue, Well said!

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Well said NE Viz. Nothing wrong with have a well trained dog that you know is'nt going to steal a retreive, point, not honor. The AKC standard says a MH dog is a true gentlemans brag dog and should be judged with that in mind, so I would think not having to yell and hack the dog through any situatio...

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Wildrose, thanks for the info, seems to be the simple/less hassel way to ship. The door to door service sounds good, a lot less phone calls and not being at the Airlines mercy as far as delays.

Thanks Chad

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I don't think MH dogs lack the independance or lose the range. My MH dog has always run on the edge, when we hit the bird feild he seemed to always be at the other side of it when he found birds, he usualy had to stand a few minutes before I got to him. MH dogs are still judged on hunting ability se...

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Casper, We put a lot of heart and soul into our pups and work hard to make sure they are socailized properly. I just feel like air shipment would undo a lot of the work my family does to get a pup well socialized. I just do not want to put the future of a pup in possibly someones hands that really d...

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I have been worried about the SE Nebraska quail and pheasants. We have had a lot of heavy rains the last 2 weeks and this is the time of the Pheasant hatch. Quail might be ok as they are 2 to 3 weeks behind the pheasant hatch. Hope this weather gets better and the flood water resides. With the river...

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Wildrose, I have never ground shipped a dog. What is the average time span of transport from pick up to delivery? Just curious as I am not a fan of putting dogs on a plane. I prefer a client to pickup a pup themslves cause of less stress and if a client is willing to drive then I know they really wa...

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I agree with Ezzy. If birds is your main focuss get the dog trained to the level you want him at on birds before shooting rabbits. Remember a lot of pointing breeds originated from over seas and are used over there to hunt just as much furred game as feathered. Since I go to hunt tests and feild tri...

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This may be off topic, but what is everyones opinion on the MH title and would you say it is more or less difficult to obtain than a AFC or FC? THis is not intended to turn into a "cheap titles thread" or anything of the sort. Just wanted to get feelings on in true aspect of foot hunting dogs what i...

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I use to totatly agree with rick, but now feel that running SH gives the that extra amount of being exsposed to the game and can encounter more of those sticky situations that the handler can talk a dog through and still pass. Where in MH the addition handling would not be allowed. In my opinion it ...

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They are bad here. I have heard that they love they damp weather and we have had plenty of that.
Chad

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What hunt test? is that maybe the one over by Ne City? I heard rummors of them having one but did not see anything. could get kinda hot to be running dogs in the middle of the day. Hope it goes good.

Chad

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I would run the dog in all levels and work up to the MH. If this is your first dog, there is a ton of stuff you can learn in SH to help you become a better handler. I also think that SH is a great stepping stone for the dog if a MH title is what you are after. A SH dog has to do pretty much everythi...

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I have a stainless 4 ft x 4 ft pan that has sides that bungee cord on it. I have acess to carpet leftovers from the airplanes that I work on at my real job. So I just cut a 4x4 peice and place in the pan. I change it every 2 to 3 days when pups are small and end up changing it everyday when they get...

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The dogs look good Rob. I know what you mean, hard to train in between tornados ans thunderstorms. Have you had any storm damage? we have been very lucky having some tornados within 5 miles of us, Watched one from the end of my driveway last Weds. night. We are having some bad flooding around here a...

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I agree with k-9, better to wait and have the dog doing what it needs to be doing reliably before running it in a sh or mh leval. If the training is not there you most often will have the dog fail and just be throwing cash away in entry fees. most of my dogs start sh at about the age of 2. This spri...

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No I am not a navhda member yet. That sounds fun. I know a few from the Nebraska club and they are real nice helpful people.

Chad

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Good job!, Looks like she is following her parents footsteps. Southeast Ne has quite a few Hunt Tests in the spring and fall around the Lincoln area. I think you should give them a try also. Your dog will do great.

Chad

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Would like to get up there, but not for a few years, Kids need to grow up a little, then I will go. I have a 7, 3, and 9 month olds. The wife won't leave that young one for more than a night until he is 3 or 4 yrs. go figure??!!!

Chad

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Tfbirdog2, Would you recomend the predetor fly? I have been considering them, but have not bought any, cause i was not sure they would work. could you tell a differance? My kennels have a sewer run off that goes underground about 40 ft from the kennels, it then runs out into a small lagoon(6 ft x 6 ...

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Killer, I sent a pup up to Wassila right before x-mas. I did not realize that AK had so much upland bird hunting. All I knew of was ptarmigan. I to would love to get there before I am in the dirt.

Chad

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I do the same thing, one loft for homers and one loft for shooters. Be carful about shooting a lot of birds for the dog as stated not every bird gets shot when hunting(hen pheasant,No shot due to safty or cover). I have also seen dogs that start to mouth and rough a pigeon up on the retreive after t...

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Walmart is definitly not the best price on a lot of things. It is like they have some things cheap to get you in the store and since they are the one stop shop they can put the coals to you on other items. I feel the meat dept. is high priced and low quality, also their beer seems to be high priced ...

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In our area most of the CRP land in our area has become a "mono culture" (is that the right term for only having 1 dominant plant?). This land needs to be revitalized, I don't know if it all needs to be ripped up and replanted or what. I do know it needs some variety!!![/quote] Sorry, I was respondi...

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Sounds like you need to talk to your game and fish dept. or a PF chapter and have some legumes drilled in or lightly disc the ground to encourage new growth of different plants. not sure as to what type of vegitation grows in your area, but your game and fish dept. should be able to get you headed i...

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Here in Nebraska we are seeing all kinds of CRP disc up and planted. I hope the people who are doing this realize the high grain prices are not going to hold up forever and the higher price is just going to offset the extra cost of producing a crop, due to the high fuel cost and fertilizer cost. I ...

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Just paid $24.99 per bag for Diamond Performance 30/20. TSC in Lincoln, Ne. That was a quick $100. I noticed the Premium Adult was $21.99 and the Maintenance was $17.99. These are all 40 pound bags. I am getting tired of paying more for everything. The cost of fuel is going to be what brings this co...

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I have heard of people doing this with not having problems. Rob, my tess dog had back to back litters this last time around. My oldest kid let the wrong 2 dogs out at the wrong time, anyway she had 8 in her first litter and 14 in the second. She recovered and did just as well with the second litter ...

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The bleach will not harm the dog? If this is safe I think I will give it a try. I rinse and scrub everyday to keep my galvanized buckets from going green in June July, and August.
Chad

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I agree with Ezzy. I am a handshake kinda guy. I try to be as honest and upfront as I can with my dogs and puppies. I take pride in being old school, and feel that being that way helps with placing pups and training for others.
Chad

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I have 2 dogs that are doing the same thing. I do not understand why but they are doing it. I have 7 dogs and the 2 that are doing it are the 2 youngest, 11 months and 14 months. the other dogs leave it be, but these 2 were real bad about it this winter. I used forbid on all 7 dogsfor 2 weeks with n...

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My vet gives me strongid t for pups 2 weeks old. repeat every 2 weeks. I beleive the dose rate is 1cc per 10 pounds just like Brenda's dose she gives her pups.
Chad

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