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Wehle and Miller clearly understood, that is why they produced many litters, Maybe some of the puppies exceeded their expectations, Probably not and some were were eliminated. I never knew Miller, But, I had many conversations with Wehle. He was the breeder of my first and last pointer. One of the ...

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I believe those who would profess that they can master genetics are plagued with a terrible social liability known in the science of psychological circles as an inferiority complex, and known to the rest of us just trying to enjoy the day, an activity, maybe a life ... as know-it-alls. I have studi...

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Genetics is like the universe, always changing. Or at least our knowledge of it is. How many years has it been since the theories on the X factor and mitochondrial DNA came to knowledge. We are learning more about genetics every year. What you learned 20 years, 10 years, 5 years ago, has likely in s...

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i don't give a hoot about political correctness. It's all about responsible selectivity. Doesn't matter if you're outcrossing or tight inbreeding, a responsible breeder will have excellent selective skills. Non-vital puppies usually show themselves early and must be culled. It's painful, but part of...

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Inbreeding; mother to son, father to daughter, and full brother to full sister. Line breeding; granddaughter to grandsire, half sister to half brother (different sire or dam), or any number of combinations with grandparents or great grandparents mixed in the pedigree more than once. Outcrossing, bre...

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Some would say any gun designed for the killing of as many humans as possible would be an assault rifle. But, what about handguns, they're not rifles. but weren't they designed for killing people? Many more of these are used to kill people than any form a an assault rifle. Thanks goodness for the NR...

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My Lucy retrieved a rabbit carcass the other day while out running in grouse country. It smelled like maggots, but was too old to carry them. As I took it from her (thanks a lot Lucy) she bit off a back leg and chomped it down before I could grab it. She passed away the next day!!! Just KIDDING, it ...

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shags wrote: Butter wouldn't melt in her mouth.

Now that is funny!!!!

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All my pointers are Branscum Nickel bred. You will find they have excellent noses and brains, with lots of drive to find birds.

Steve

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Bottom...ie, power and endurance to the end, never wanting to quit. A very important trait IMO.

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Some good comments already. Here's a scenario, My 16 month old pup started holding point and allowing me to get in front of him to flush at 13 weeks old. His littermate sister would scent the bird, run in and flush, and chase a long ways at the same age. My male pup became very calm and collected on...

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I haven't read it but heard it was good. Have you tried to contact Hoyle. He had a website a while back. Google Riggin's White Knight.

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Very nice, and beautiful puppies!

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Yeah, nothing a little honey won't solve;-)

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in my experience, when one of these questionable, not-black-and-white things happen, leaving the dog down usually works out, as it will either redeem itself or hang itself as the brace goes on. I'd rather reward a great perfomance with a possible "hmmm" in it, than a mediocre one with perfect adhes...

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polmaise wrote:And the hot weather humidity in 'Louisiana' is a bitch I hear ?

Not yet, it'll get worse!

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Also, who's to say all those dogs had glycemic problems. Maybe they were just out of condition. My dogs often times go on week long trips where they run 4-5 days in a row. Never had a glycemic issue, but I've seen dogs get stronger every day which concludes they were not in top condition to begin wi...

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How about sled doggers, they often have 50 dogs. Do they feed before a run? Their runs can go a lot longer than 4-5 hours.

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I feed a light meal in the morning in addition to a night feeding even on hunting days. I get up at 5, or sometimes to 4 on hunting days and feed right when I get up. By the time the dog is turned loose to hunt is around 8-9 AM so the dog has had 3-4 hours to digest said meal. It gives her the ener...

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I never feed before a morning run or hunt. It will inhibit a dogs performance. Don't care how old it is.

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Actually I still feed a smaller meal in the morning besides their big evening meal.

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4-6 months.

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They are still testing it this spring and summer and will likely be available this fall. They won't add it to their website until they decide on a release date.

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There is more dogs trained on pigions than any other bird . most do it on a chack cord where they have control of the puppy or dog that way you can make him point the bird & make him stay untail you or some one relices the bird depending on breed some let the dog chase or stay study to shot or unta...

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I think you two (cjhills and Gertie) got off on the wrong foot and I believe your breeding goals are likely very similar. Let's all get a glass of lemonade and hold a toast in honor of the men and women who came before us with desire to breed the great field athletes that we love. I stand on the sho...

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Quality breeders are not around every corner. Anyone can sell puppies, it's got to be about the easiest thing in the world to do. Some people can even make money at it depending on the breed and/or quantity, but ask someone who has bred quality dogs how expensive, time consuming, and sometimes heart...

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Definitely looking forward to finding out more about this unit.

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Cjhills, I have no doubt you are right. I dread the day that something shows up in the skeleton, organs or nervous system, that debilitates one of my dogs. Like I said, if that happens I will be looking at my whole program and selective process, not just that dog. I will never breed a lot of litters...

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Gertie and SCT go to great lengths to breed outstanding individuals and I commend them. I know there is a ton of time and expense dedicated to their endeavors and I appreciate that. I have never heard a bad word about either of these folks and I have heard very good things about their dogs. I belie...

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Good on you Gertie. It is fun to go hunting with people you sold pups to, and especially great to hear feedback from folks that have your pups. Here's a recent photo I received of one of my 6 mo pups. http://i1132.photobucket.com/albums/m571/Taithoods/3c613680-7658-4d84-bf5f-bdb7f27ad7b4_zps31hvbdgf...

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Mine have always been allowed to chase, and they've broke out for me really well. We trial, and to me there's no sense in insisting on steady puppies/derbies in the face of all the other hooligans out there :lol: I'd rather deal with the wild hair than yell and shout and ram around trying to stop t...

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My puppies chase every bird in sight and even chase an occasional airplane;-)

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Good post Ray. I'll keep running my pups at a young age and on wild birds and they'll keep being "staunch" before their a year old. I don't say a word to my pups around birds and most are holding for me to flush by 6-9 months old. Miller made a difference in trialing and breeding because he didn't ...

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Good post Ray. I'll keep running my pups at a young age and on wild birds and they'll keep being "staunch" before their a year old. I don't say a word to my pups around birds and most are holding for me to flush by 6-9 months old. Miller made a difference in trialing and breeding because he didn't ...

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Good post Ray. I'll keep running my pups at a young age and on wild birds and they'll keep being "staunch" before their a year old. I don't say a word to my pups around birds and most are holding for me to flush by 6-9 months old. Miller made a difference in trialing and breeding because he didn't h...

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Coyotes don't use any protection, why should your dog need it?

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I have a litter on the ground right now of double bred Branscum's Nickel, with some Millers blood. Give me a call at 801-six-nine-four-1553 or pm me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64u-lzZrSAk

Steve

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I'm needing to work on pointing with my pup. I've got pigeons and launchers. I had planned to use a hobble and 20-30' of light string tied to the launcher, along with a helper and a check cord. Would this work and will it harm the pigeons? That sounds like quite a complicated proposition. I know yo...

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Here's a medium range for a chukar dog! How far is he? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twuyZt7EOY8 200-250? This gets problematic in chucker country In my video the ridge was about 300 yards. Got a video of him hunting more than twice that far but it reveals too much. Yes, 1.02 miles can be fun esp...

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Here's a medium range for a chukar dog! How far is he?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twuyZt7EOY8

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Congratulations! So, is he qualified to go to the big dance, and if so, is he going?

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I feed mine a couple of raw sardines a day, but the bones are tiny and I haven't had a problem.

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Sounds just like the intact females I've tried to keep. I call it "going stupid". It lasted from before they came in, while they were in, and for a while after they came out. My friends with girl dogs mention that their dogs aren't always themselves around estrus, either. Good luck, and patience :)...

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From the original explanation of de-bolting I would not have thought it just meant "training to come". So, teaching to come during some yard work is de-bolting?? Vitamin 9s were a very effective method of teaching certain things back in the day. But, how common was it to lodge a BB in a tail, leg jo...

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You think All Age pros debolt their clients dogs Gonehuntin? Retriever guys maybe. A pro horseback field trialer wouldn't be in business very kind if he did it.

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Happy for you swampbilly, glad it works for you. I understand full well what bolting is and what de-bolting implies. Some folks need more control over their dogs than others. I encourage my dogs to bolt at breakaway along with many other forms of encouragement. I use leashes or stake out chains for ...

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The phrase "de-bolting" is interesting, and to me means you have a reason to believe your dog is going to bolt and be destroyed in his bolting. For that concern I can see it being very useful. It appears to also be an effort to strip all and any form of independence from the dog for at least a perio...

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Definitely a lot of nice options with the Sony gear. But, I paid $750 for my used zuiko 100-400 f2.8-f3.5 and it does a decent job. If I need a little more I slap on my 1.4 converter and have 560mm at f4.9. May not be as clean or fast as the 500mm f4 you posted, but at 1/10th the price I'm good with...

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If you really loved her you'd get the a7rii;-). I love what Sony has built in the a6000 and a7/a7r and I know they take fantastic photographs. But until they produce some fast zoom lenses I'm going to have to stay with my Olympus set up. Saving my nickels hoping to switch one day. I also prefer the ...

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Try him again on day 11 or whenever her progesterone tests indicated she was ovulating (5ng-10ng). If they don't tie, do the AI right then and there. It's a simple procedure and if you don't want to do it yourself your vet can do it and charge you $100-$150. Be sure to take good care of the male aft...

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