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AZ Brittany Guy

Mike, Sorry I was not trying to preach to the choir. I spend a lot of time researching my breed and in particular my bloodlines. I recently kept 2 of the pups from a father / daughter breeding until they were 5 months old. You sure can tell a lot more at 5 months vs. 7 weeks :wink: They both shared ...

AZ Brittany Guy

It's all a crap shoot. You can do your homework and check OFAs, CERF and spend a lot of time talking to people who have seen the dogs in the PED's you are matching up but, its still in Mother Natures hands. Fortunatlely, the Brittany Fancy has kept very good records on our Champions since the late f...

AZ Brittany Guy

I am cross-posting Sharon Potters recap of Rick Smith's conditioning program for Pacolet Cheyenne Sam when he won a 3 hour Shooting Dog Championship. I think it says it all. OK, after much delay...here it is. This is what Rick did to prepare for a three hour endurance championship. First, some theor...

AZ Brittany Guy

I'm no expert on this but I have done a lot of reading on the subject. Here are a few comments and thoughts: Cattelmen have been doing it for years and for good reason, it works. You need to do your research before you commit. A close line breeding will either give you very good results or bad resul...

AZ Brittany Guy

Like Mother, Like Daughter. Way to go Talon and Julie! You guys need to start bird dog training for a living.

AZ Brittany Guy

Redneckdds, We lived in Phx since 81 and always brought our dogs in at night and super hot days. Since moving to the Mtns, we have built unheated kennels and with the temps in the teens it has been no problem. I think as long as your dogs have a chance to gradually get used to the temps, you keep th...

AZ Brittany Guy

My Britts are outside Kennel dogs..actually they have dog doors that lead into our Barn/Outbuilding. They sleep in 55gal drums with pine shavings, 2 dogs per drum. Like Don said, if one is sick, we let them stay inside until we know they are well. In the house we have a Aussie/Brittany rescue (the m...

AZ Brittany Guy

Did you send her to the trainer to "break" her? Sometimes that will shorten a dog up and they get "sticky" for a while. It can also be the result of too much pressure with the training. I have a dog I put too much pressure on and he started to run back to me every time he smelled a bird. (I think th...

AZ Brittany Guy

Very nice job! Just like mine only more professional. I used hardweare colth for the floor.

AZ Brittany Guy

Very nice job! Just like mine only more professional. I used hardweare colth for the floor.

AZ Brittany Guy

Once my pups have been introduced to the field and are building their range I will occasionally run them with one of my older females but generaly run them dry. Where I find it very helpful is when I have a trial dog that is 90% broke but will bust when the bracemate busts. I will use a pup who is s...

AZ Brittany Guy

sounds gun nervous, You mentioned hunting, you should not be hunting or shooting over a dog thats not after birds ever, are you? If so you need to stop and get her birdy first going thru the same steps you would with any pup then whens shes very birdy start introing her to the gun. I agree, I sound...

AZ Brittany Guy

Congratulations! The hook has been set! Next thing you will be doing is pricing TWH's, LQ Trailer's and F-450's.

AZ Brittany Guy

I think Amateur Juvenile points can be used toward the FC.

AZ Brittany Guy

Regarding the Field Trial Season, it starts in August out here and go's until January. In AKC the difference between Puppy, Derby and Adult is based on the actual age of the dog. I.E. Puppy - 6 month to 15 months Derby - 6 months to 24 months Adult - 6 months > I don't know who in their right mind w...

AZ Brittany Guy

This has been a very good post from my point of view. Neil, I think you have presented your thoughts very well and I know you appreciate good dogs regardless of the class......after all you have a Rocky dog :mrgreen: Although I don't have a horse, I always try to borrow one at every HB trial I enter...

AZ Brittany Guy

Good looking pups.....for me this would be the fun part of the training. No pressure, just fun!

AZ Brittany Guy

* Walking Handler Gun Dog range—In Walking Gun Dog Stakes, the dog’s range should be suitable for the walking handler. Horseback Handler Gun Dog range—In Horseback Handling Gun Dog Stakes, the dog’s range should be suitable for a horseback-mounted handler taking into consideration the cover and terr...

AZ Brittany Guy

I would not walk at a HB trial. Actually all AKC trials are walking. Horseback handling is PERMITTED, not required. So its kinda like a golf tournament where the handicapped are allowed to ride a cart? I can see why Delmar, a Pro, lobbied for the horse. It would be hard for a Pro to make a living h...

AZ Brittany Guy

snips wrote:I would not walk at a HB trial.

If you don't own a horse and can't borrow one you have to walk when walking trials are few and far between.

AZ Brittany Guy

Neil, you may be right, but from my relatively short time in this sport I believe that if your dog hunts forward, hits objectives, handles kindly and is honest, you will have a dog that gets used regardless of what the handler is doing. Your suggestion regarding the bracing is a good one and I belie...

AZ Brittany Guy

I guess we don't live in a "perfect world" and we have to deal with the human element. :( There are many more things going on in a trial that effect the outcome besides walking or riding. Dry conditions, wet conditions, windy, not windy, green dog blowing up another dog, on and on an on. :roll: You ...

AZ Brittany Guy

Brittguy wrote:
AZ Brittany Guy wrote:The trials I have competed in, the Clubs always try to match walker with walkers when possible. So much for "luck of the draw"

You want to see luck of the draw? Look at the bracing sheets that have a Pro with 15 enteries in a 30 dog stake

AZ Brittany Guy

The trials I have competed in, the Clubs always try to match walker with walkers when possible. From what I hear, we all are participating in a dying sport and I think it is in everyone's best interest to be Ambassadors and encourage the new comers. Most people get their start by walking and graduat...

AZ Brittany Guy

Martin speaks the truth,,,,,,,,,,,,I've watched em do it. Martin, I understand that you had a frank discussion with the "all age horseback judge" at Greens Peak ....good for you.

AZ Brittany Guy

A nice bed inside the house....... I have always felt the same way, and ours have the run of the house. But now that we've got 11 dogs, my perspective has changed. I feel the same way too! I have 11 dogs and use the K-9 Kondo and it works great. 55 gal barrels from a car wash or soft drink distribu...

AZ Brittany Guy

Most pups go through a stage where they defy you. Just a few suggestions...never give a command you can't enforce.......forget about the sit command it is counter productive for a pointing dog to learn it......teach your dog to stand still .....teach your dog to heel....anticipate, anticipate, antic...

AZ Brittany Guy

You need to be really careful with this process. I turned my first Britt into a blinker trying to use it without help. Your pup is too young for the ecollar and like the other post said, let the pup be a pup for now. Go ahead and start training your pup on a check cord to come to you and go with you...

AZ Brittany Guy

Charlie, If were both around in 33 years, I will ask you that question again! Even after 32 years I love my wife very much but l needed to compromise with her. As she always says, "be reasonable, do it my way". :roll: On a different note, will you be at the CNMBC trial in October? I will, trying out...

AZ Brittany Guy

I was right on two counts?? WOW!! That does not happen around our house very often, which brings me to the deep deep question. As a husband, if you state an opinion and your wife is not around to hear it, are you still wrong??

AZ Brittany Guy

Ray, I would think that regardless if you were walking or riding, if your dog can steer clear of a backing situation it would be a good idea. There are too many opportunities for things to go wrong in a backing situation. Not to say my dogs can't back, they can and do, but I do not try to handel the...

AZ Brittany Guy

I would agree that running is inappropriate for a walking sportsman in a field trial but as was mentioned earlier, if a walking handler was being left in the dust by a horseback handler, I would think it would be ok for the WH to run. If the judges were observant and mindfull of the rules, they woul...

AZ Brittany Guy

Flat walk for humans right!? Your making a joke right?

I would like to see the AKC or AF definations that refer to humans when defining or discussing a "flat walK".

AZ Brittany Guy

romeo212000 wrote:My dog eats Diamond Premium Adult. About $23 a 44lb bag.

I am paying $32 for 50# out here.

AZ Brittany Guy

romeo, I think most of the premium brands are a meat based formula. Quality levels range of meat by-products to real meat i.e. ground chicken, beef or lamb. The Diamond Hi Energy appears to be a chicken by-product with a lower protein / higher fat ratio. I think I will try my dogs out on it for a mo...

AZ Brittany Guy

Big Steve,

Were they just off their feed (not eating) or was there a change in stool, weight loss, etc. ? I know that dogs take a little while to adjust when you change the feed.

AZ Brittany Guy

I also feed Diamond Premium adult. I am a hobby breeder and currently have 12 dogs in my kennels. I receintly spoke with the Diamond folks and they have a kennel program that gives reductions on pallets of food. Steve, have you ever used their High Energy and if so, what do you think? The Regional d...

AZ Brittany Guy

It is better to ride but if your dog is not used to seeing you up on a horse it may be a disadvantage. I know people that have put AFC and FC's on their dogs and they walk. If you have a good / fair judge and a sportsman as a brace mate, they may help you keep a location on your dog.....right Charli...

AZ Brittany Guy

I am on my 2nd pair of Caballas L/W Kangaroo and like them a lot. I ware a size 12 B and it is hard for me to get a good boot in that size.

AZ Brittany Guy

Hi Helen, Hope you and Brian are doing well. Doc?.....well Doc is doing well but his problem is he thinks he is the Alfa dog and over the past 6 months he got his butt kicked twice. He is the most gentel tolerant boy you could want with the pups, bitches and people, but he has mixed it up at several...

AZ Brittany Guy

Way to go Travis, #4 out of 20 dogs is very good! It's FUN.....great people in the great outdoors with dogs! What could be better? Keep the fun in it and don't take yourself too seriously and remember its just a game (that you want to win).

AZ Brittany Guy

Thanx for getting back to me Rick. The loft is the small starter loft pictured in the LCS cataglog, 4'X4' with a sloped shed style roof. I have been told that it should be large enough to accomodate about a dozen birds. I let the birds out each afternoon betweed 4pm and 5pm and change water and feed...

AZ Brittany Guy

About 7 months ago a friend helped me start my own pigeon loft. He gave me 2 pairs of breeders, and 6 peepers (young birds who had not been out of the loft yet.) Everything was going great until several days ago. My peepers have turned into strong flyers that I can release up to 2 miles away and the...

AZ Brittany Guy

I see TJ on the top and bottom. He was a great dog. I am not familiar with the other dogs, (I know Ban Dee is back their somewhere but anyone who ownes a Britt probably has Ban Dee somewhere) and the Kinwashikly lines are good. What type of trial dog are you looking for? AA, GD? I think you need to ...

AZ Brittany Guy

Nebraska, I would really reconsider the solid floor if I were you. I know too many guys that did not use the 1/2 hardware cloth and regretted it. As far as size and number of nesting boxes, I would use what was recommended in the plans. I built the same loft from the same plans and I think that 12-...

AZ Brittany Guy

Nebraska, I would really reconsider the solid floor if I were you. I know too many guys that did not use the 1/2 hardware cloth and regretted it. As far as size and number of nesting boxes, I would use what was recommended in the plans. I built the same loft from the same plans and I think that 12-1...

AZ Brittany Guy

I think the point that was trying to be made is that combining two firsts, birds and guns, has the potential to make the dog birdshy. if the dog loves birds, chases like a fiend, then you shoot the gun after a month of sessions, then the dog doesn't hear the shot. if both are introduced at the same...

AZ Brittany Guy

Interesting Randy.

I have two males that are O&W with their Sir Liver and White. Thanks for the input.

AZ Brittany Guy

No Ezzy Another stupid question EZZY. Can two O&W Britts conceive a Liver and White pup? This time could you make you answer a litter shorter?? :wink: As long as the dogs inquestion have liver in one of their pedigrees it is possible to have two O&W britts have a l&w pup. That is interesting. Some ...

AZ Brittany Guy

ezzy333 wrote:No

Ezzy

Another stupid question EZZY. Can two O&W Britts conceive a Liver and White pup?

This time could you make you answer a litter shorter??

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