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V-John thanks for the post. Congrats on Grady!

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Wow! Thanks those pics are awesome. Ran our dogs on our one piece of public land in the county on Friday morning (I am in the Quad Cities) and saw about 8 birds!!!!

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Ruth we all are just doing our best! I give you great credit for taking the "blame" but I am not sure you are at fault. Sometimes things happen we have no control over.... just like kids raise them all the same one becomes a Dr. and the other a bum. Sometimes things are out of our control.

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Way cool! Thanks for sharing!

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Sorry for your loss!

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Awesome News!!!! I couldn't be happier for you!

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Joe as someone who has had a couple of setbacks the last few years....let me guarantee you that everything will work out! You mentioned a young family...remember they love you not the things you provide. Best of Luck!

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Good Luck Ezzy! Godspeed!

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Am i the only one that couldnt get past the "$1500 later" part of this post?! Holy Crap, you need to find a cheaper vet. Your getting hosed! Or maybe I'm not charging enough...... :wink: :wink: Doc, am I alone? My vet always tells me to give the dog a break and watch it for infection...the wound wi...

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Ezzy glad to hear you are doing well!

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The two we often get is our oldest will catch ground squirrels, she loves the chase, but they quickly die and she runs around the yard throwing them in the air trying to get them to continue the game. The youngest brought in a baby bunny this summer my wife was reading in bed and when she looked dow...

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I know you are excited and she is a great looking pup! I have two Vs myself. Please let her be a puppy and build your relationship. Plenty of time to train down the road! I made the mistake of rushing it with one and continue to regret it! Best of Luck!

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Congrats and thanks for the contest!

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Count me in!

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Only experience is with Vizslas. The are incredibly affectionate---sometimes to much so! I love the breed but they can be soft talk to your breeder and make sure the dog you get matches your training style. They do best as an in door dog as they love to be around people.

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Not a big time trainer but I think you have the dogs on the wrong side of the barrier!

Hey, great looking dogs!

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So sorry to hear about your loss.....remember the good times.

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I thank all that have PMed and FB messaged words of support over the past couple of days. It helps. To the two mean-spirited PMers. You were not there and have no idea how this occurred. "Blue sky": Yes. I did. Just not enough. I will further say this: anyone that has ever shot a wild bird without ...

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So sorry about your loss. I will say a quick prayer for you.

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Iowa is not #2 anymore! I live in Iowa EC and birds are hard to find. In fact, I saw a contest to hit the top 5 pheasant states and Iowa wasn't even listed. Sad really.... we are 49th in state land only ahead of Rhode Island. Most of my hunting is preserve hunts.

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She is a Vizsla. Yes I taught sit before. I continue to try to stand her but any pressure and her butt goes down. Need to keep working, Thanks,

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Just started with FF and the dog seems to be doing well. Just started fetch and she is already reaching before pressure....but is sitting. Is this a concern?

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DGFavor wrote: If someone upsets you then conduct yourself like you would in a face to face situation. I tried that a few times but felt really silly yelling "you chicken%#!* m%&!!!843e4er, I'll kick your #$$!!" at my computer then jumping up, running in a serpentine fashion thru the house, outside ...

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All right know that is an easy straight line! But what I am asking is where to go to bird hunt? Live in EC Iowa and there are no birds over here anymore! Last year we went to NW Iowa and saw birds but that is a 6 hour drive so the thought process why not invest more time driving and get somewhere gr...

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Jester, I can tell you if you get a a started dog from Rob you should be very happy. He has good dogs and works with them quite a bit..... I don't believe you will be disappointed by your dog from Rob. Also, he stands behind every dog he sells! I bought a pup from him 3 years ago and she is all abou...

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More East Central but sometimes they train around Wapello and are a great bunch of folks. I have trained with them a couple of times and they are very welcoming. http://www.westernillinoisnavhda.org/

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It will pass both my dogs did but I am a bigger guy with a booming voice. As others have said when first coming back don't greet the dog and ignore them and when you do acknowledge them squat to their level....not as intimidating. Just my thoughts.

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UPDATE: After much training as to pack order and spaying my dog my dog has made a 180 degree turn she is doing great. With that stated I know this is a dog I will always have to pay attention to in the aggression area. Also, my vet never pushed to spay her until this and she did say her uterus didn'...

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Yeah, I'm gonna guess we were both at the newer facility on State Street. While it was pricey, it was nice to know that place is available for those odd emergencies when no one else is. Yes. I was actually in the old building but my vet said they do try to drive for the sale. But I agree great to h...

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Been there and done that! In fact quite possibly at the same E-Vet. Mine was on a Sunday morning run.... very hard to say no when you have vet and tech looking at you saying it was the best thing for your dog. Also, when you have 1 or 2 dogs your view of them is different. I would say you got off ch...

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birddog1968 thanks I will continue to work with her. The hold of the neck could be one problem I am doing....I usually shake the scruff but your saying just hold I will try this. Thanks!

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It is a Vizsla... I have a call into the breeder. And yes the dog is more important to me than my kids....you got me! As I said I understand the risks and the kids have had a frank conversation. I am not talking about toddlers here.....if I was she would have been long gone

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Thanks everyone! I believe that is a another reason our vet wants her in is to observe her. We have also gone back to the gentle leader while in the house and that has helped out tremendously. Thanks again.
Dave

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Breeding was a nice breeding from a reputable breeder. That was the other suggestion from the vet was she earns everything she gets ( was already doing it somewhat) like eating kids (older not talking about toddlers) hand feed her etc...

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Windswept, Thank you for your reply ( I mean it). I know how much a risk I have here and have had a frank conversation with the kids about that situation. She is on a short leash (no pun intended). Your reply was heartfelt and honest when I wrote my post I was more describing the people who want to ...

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Alright I know I am gonna get hammered here to get rid of the dog and if it was just up to me I would but I promised the kids we would try to work with her. I have a female that as always been a bit of a pain (after hunting could be a pill low growl to kids). Lately, though it has gotten worse she w...

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Great Post! On another site I posted favorite non-hunt part of the hunt. With wife and kids I rarely get time for "guy time". That what I love breakfast before the hunt talking about past ones and giving each other a hard time about past misses. Again Great Post!

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Sailor jerry your bio just says Iowa if you are on the Eastern side of Iowa I can get you some names for birds. Just let me know.

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I may get blasted for this suggestion! But many people command hunt dead and the dog has no idea what to do..... I have cut up hot dogs in the past and thrown them into cover with the dog watching then I command hunt dead. Do this a few times and the dogs will get the idea to get their noses to the ...

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56-26 Bob Hodges is in Colona, IL. Great guy and know the bloodlines. Just stating this again because you said Ia or Il and he is right there.

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56-26 not sure where you are located but Bob Hodges with Heartland Vizslas has put some really nice litters on the ground. Even if he doesn't have any pups currently he is a great person to talk to about Vizslas.

www.heartlandvizslas.com

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Hard to say without knowing more what is actually going on. Some things to watch is greeting pup when returning home don't acknowledge right away let the pup calm down and watch excited voice. Also, with submissive urination watch how you greet I am a big guy with a deep voice and loud....get down t...

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Denise, don't worry about stealing my thread you are right on! Snips that is exactly the problem put her on planted birds (quail or pigeons) and she runs right over them. This is situation is increased on the check cord. She is my hard headed dog as I said in the first post. Runs great can find bird...

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Denise, This is my younger dog and they both avoid pigeons. The older one will point planted quail but not the younger on she will run right over them. With that said she will point wild quail.... do you all believe it could be the check cord? Should I just use the launcher without the check cord? T...

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I am sorry... here is the history. Got her as a pup started on birds at about three months just running and fun on public hunting grounds. Unfortunately, we have been lacking in wild birds in my part of Iowa the past couple of years. Had some challenges business wise that took away from training tim...

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Alright folks I am having a challenge with my 2 1/2 year Vizsla. She is a driven dog....great prey drive as far as I can tell. My two challenges are even after being exposed to game birds she still chases song birds through the yard etc... will this ever stop. She is fixated and will just stare at t...

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Beautiful Pup! Like other said it is all about different experience right now. Lots of walks in cover and singing to her as you walk keeping her in front of you. Then I would recommend Perfect Start and Finish. Lastly when you do start training don't skimp on birds. Best of Luck and enjoy the trip.

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I saw this thread and had to jump in here with my recent frustration with DT. I read on these forums how great the customer service is from TT, Sportdog etc... I must say I have had no luck with customer service from DT. I just sent a beeper collar in for repair (not working on point only) and they ...

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I have a two year V dog and she has been sneezing as late. Vet said could be drainage from eyes causing her to sneeze. Might consider flushing the dogs eyes after hunting. Not a vet just a thought.

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Let this pup get out and learn. I would also say to make sure when he does start moving away from you build his confidence by following him. That way when you looks back he sees you there and following.

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