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Fish oil capsules work too. Get them cheap at Wally World or Sam's.

Do what works for your dog.

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Thank you Birddog. I agree, they can be fixed with patience and the hardmouth can be man-caused. Knowingly or unknowingly.

Anyhow, that is a great story.

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She works in the vaciination field and has extensive expertise in this area. I would take her advice over yours any day of the week. Sorry dude. I am not riding her coattails. I am listening to her experience and knowledge on the very specific field she worked in every day. No different than going t...

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The AKC Website sucks. But for show information they have is awesome, no? :roll: :roll:

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I would work dogs every day if I could. One day just run. One day whoa work. One day retrieving work, etc. Break it up and make it fun. Don't beat a dead horse, etc.

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Purely joking, but isn't a britt a setter with a docked tail who can't run like a setter?

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Yeah Really. Most event secretaries I know are the paper pushers. MOST. Not all. You have no idea how many of these I have practically done by myself, and throw in about as many FT's. If you want event specific information, then yeah a secretary is a place to start. If you want to know about AKC Hun...

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I think you'll find that getting information from any organization can be tough these days. We are all busy. So, some times it is hard to be patient. I found that just showing up to an event is a good way to learn and meet people. Volunteer to plant birds or do something else helpful. It's a great w...

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We use prong collars. They are called pwoer steering. 9 weeks is too young.

The wonder lead would not work for our issues. We only use it when everything else does not work.

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None.

I use a frozen bird for retrieving drills every once in a while, but I use a wing once for a puppy and then throw away.

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Um, one DC and VERY awesome dog in general and one that is so much fun to be around you'd pee yourself.

Works for me

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I pick the one that is the most ornery.

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If you are working them off foot, 30- 60 minutes is not going to hurt anything 3 days in a row.

If you are roading or free-running off a quad, in my personal opinion you are asking for trouble.

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So I guess studying under some of the best biochemists in the vaccine industry for over 9 years and getting your PhD in the process gives you no knowledge of what vaccines do. Nope not at all.

Go see the vet.

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No, there aren't always hundreds of other choices. I disagree that hard mouthing is always genetic. I disagree that you don't breed beause of one disagreeable trait. You have to see the forest through the trees, grasshopper. If there ar eother strong and desirable traits that I want, I can overlook ...

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I know what you speak of. I still am glad I do not share your opinion. It's aweful harsh.

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Trials around here plant birds for all stakes. These are BIRD dogs.

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I'm glad not everyone shares your opinion about that. :roll:

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I know of at least 10 vizslas who are titled DC that are excellant at hunting who have met the breed standard. These are just the dogs I have seen alive and breathing locally. I have seen MANY more that are capable of the title but who are never campaigned because of no desire to do so or not enough...

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They smell different. I see this in trials so often. "They are great on pigeons in the back yard - I don't know why they broke....." let's start with the bird. There is nothing like the real thing and some dogs take a few birds of the new specieis to "assimilate" them as a game bird and figure out t...

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This is why I don't think that traps are the silver bullet that some other people on here do. The new people see that launchers are awesome so they think they have to go out and get some and have no idea how to properly use them. The result can be to sour a dog to them so they can't be used later......

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I happen to think there are underlying reasons for a dog being hard mouthed and if youpeel back the layers you can usually figure out why. FF is really a misleading term. The methods I have studied really have nothing to do with forcing the dog to do it. It's more like traning a series of desired re...

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I have 2 CZ O/U's one in 20 and one in 12 and both are excellant guns for the money.

I also have a Benelli Nova pump that if I could only have one gun would be my gun of choice.

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"It is, in my opinion, the worst possible way to determine correct conformation. It is basically the equivalent of choosing the starting line up of the Knicks by watching a bunch of male models strut their stuff on a fashion runway." This is the best analogy I have heard on the subject. I hate looki...

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I see people using those crappy little nylon collars so loose that you could stick a whole arm through it - and I just shake my head.

Any dog who comes to our place with one and stays in our care promptly is replaced with a proper colar like Vman is talking about.

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Yeah well, I'm not going to say anything on here for fear of incriminating myself or anyone else who has run at the last few events....

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They finally broke our show from the field, thankfully. It is better that way. It frees both up to do what is best for their venue. I am just saying that Vizslas haven't figured it out yet, so there is not much to learn from. They can't decide on what is central, so they still rotate grounds. I actu...

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Good luck with that. The VCA is looking for the same thing and has not been able to figure it out yet. I guess finding the "middle" is the hardest danged thing. Geographical middle or middle of where the most trialers are located? It is a very touchy topic with the vizslas. Grove Springs, MO is pret...

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For the guy with the 1 year old dog, take that bird out of the launcher. Get it excited about birds first. How much bird exposure has the dog had? Was that the first one? I typically start them by getting a look at the bird I am holding. Let them get a big nose full. Let the wing flap a bit - but no...

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I had a 6 month old dog come right out of the box and smoke lots of older dogs. I've run other dogs who needed time and experience to develop. Just depends. I would put the dog down in puppy stakes to see what it can do and go from there. Have fun and learn!

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I could not disgree with you more Ezzy. How many dogs have you seen that you know compete in both Field Trials and Hunt Test venues? I can rattle off a list of at least 50 that I know of here in OH and PA. There are some venues that dogs look good doing both. My dog in particular knows the differenc...

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Wish I could swing this, some day I am going to dabble with a pointer. They definitely are a beckoning mistress

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My dogs wear their collars much tighter around the neck and I have seen LOTS of dogs worked in the thick brush, heavy fields, woods, etc and never once seen a collar hang up.

Not saying it never happens, just saying it is highly unlikely if they are worn properly.

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A good breeder should help you make your decision. If they balk - walk.

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I think 5 weeks is too early, in my opinion - unles syou have observed the litter every day for the last 5 months. One litter I got to pick the pup 1st and we went up every week and checked them out and we changed our minds a couple times. In the end the dog picked us. If you don't need conformation...

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Be very careful here. I had a dog just like this and she still does not point for me. First, keep her on a check cord. Put a good flying bird down (in a trap wouldl be best). Work her in at a right angle to the scent cone. You will see the dogs body language change when they smell the bird. Have a h...

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I ran under Mr Paretti at our walking nationals last year. He is a square guy. Whistles can be used for lots of things and are not totally useless - Ultra. Get on whistle, come whistle, turn whistle, notification to the scout when they are out of site to get back to the gallery, etc. Ask questions, ...

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I'm talking pointing breeds here. Labs are in a different league all together.

Still amazing

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I stand corrected.

246 GSP Duals and 172 Vizsla Duals. Still, for the number of vizslas versus the number of GSPs I think that is pretty impressive.

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Ezzy - I don't think what they said was totally off base. Go read a standard definition about any of the sporting breeds and they only mildly mention hunting characteristics. They mention many other things that have nothing to do with hunting capability. It is about looks. Vizslas in particular have...

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The onyl studs I have seen at field trials acted like complete idiots when tied up to a trailer or stakeout. Granted I haven't seen any other than that, but man - why would you risk it?

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I can go to a Dog Show and pretty much pull the ones out who have never been hunted for their intended purpose. Shame, really.

I have a DC and paid a handler because I can't stand being there in person and I want to grab the judges and show them FORM really means.

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Any of the new generation crossovers will be able to do what you are asking. The only TRUE SUV in the mid-size market is the Toyota 4-runner, Nissan Xterra and the Jeep. Everything else is not a true truck chasis. That being said, we have a GM crossover that seats 7 comfortably, is AWD, and with the...

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I know it is not the Oirinal topic, but Ultra - in no way should there be an age limit on JH. What about the guy who has never done an AKC event before and has a really nice hunting dog who is 4,5,6,7,8,9 or 10 and he wants to try it out? I had an 8 year old dog that took me years to get her to poin...

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We have a dog that was diagnosed as dysplastic and when we do not fdeed the supplements we can see the hitchh in her step. When we feed them to her on a regular basis she acts like a pup. We have found there is no replacement for keeping her at a good weight and giving her moderate exercise. She is ...

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I agree with Brenda. i am not sure that this new systems provides any real value to the dog or handler.

I want to say more, but it is Monday and I don't want to start the week off badly.

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What do most horses love? FOOD! While they are eating I take my blank gun down to the paddock with me and put feed down and then walk back towards the house and fire the gun. Every day i got a little closer. Then eventually I fired the gun within feet of the horse and all they would do is jerk their...

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I wouldn't do that. I would expose your next dog to loud noises while eating. Then I would transition to a pop gun in the field while they were in full chase of a bird. I would hold the gun behind back or away from the dog. Gradually start firing closer and closer to the dog. I would repeat the same...

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I agree with the last 2 posters. I think you are fine. I would have neither praised the dog or scolded. Just have taken the bird and moved on.

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I've worked young dogs through it, but not older dogs.

It takes lots of patience and lots of birds.

I've also worked 2 horse through it as well. Funny how the process is the same, but using different stimulants.

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