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I always thought it was spelled "meet dog" as if this was something you say when you took one of your buddies out hunting. For instance, hey pal-o-mine, "meet dog".... as in the kind of animal you should have but we both know your wife wears the pants in the family.

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Please don't take this as negative but you are talking about breeding a dog that you don't even own yet. Regardless of the research you have done, you are making a huge assumption that the dog you buy, regardless of the breed or line of dogs you purchase from, that your dog will qualify as breed sto...

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Expect all of the above... Talk to your breeder and find out what the nightly routine was like. I just sent 8 puppies home and all varied a bit in their first night at their new homes. Most of them whined a bit but settled in within a reasonable time frame at night. Even the one I kept was none to p...

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ACooper and Ckirsch pretty much covered it. Do as many as you have time for and remember that they all bring a little something different to the table. If you are still in the learning/investigation phase, you might try heading out to a couple of local events to see what they are like up front.

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I am not sure what made me laugh harder, the intent of the thread or the guy trying to hi-jack it! Either way, I spit my coffee out more than once. Thanks for the laughs!

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Thanks for the feedback!

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dbhowell23 wrote:Best one hands down

http://www.amazon.com/Dogtra-YS500-Wate ... B001928NVQ

Why?

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Never bought one and would love to hear opinions on which one to buy and why.

Thanks in advance!

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Nice job Brian!

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Congratulations. Its awesome that you retested knowing your pup was capable of getting a Prize I!

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Brian, Glad you had a good time and it sounds like your pup is really catching on. It was a bit confusing with a couple of groups training on the same grounds at the same time. It was the first time we had ever trained their and we were not only checking them out but also giving them an idea what ty...

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I should not have made the assumption you were going to an IL training day this weekend! I am guessing I shook your hand today as I am the secretary for the MO uplands club. Hopefully you had a good time. I was in a series time crunch today due to needing to delivery a puppy early this afternoon. Th...

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Have you had a skin scrap done? If it is a fungal infection, you might try selson blue.

I think I would be heading to the vet.

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it seems that each dog is at a different level so each drill is adjusted per where the dog is in the training. you do need to speak up and let everyone know where your dog is in its training and if your not sure ask for help. make sure you take plenty of water for you and your dog and make sure to ...

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why do these food questions always turn into a battle about the faults or attributes of Diamond :roll: Please bury the hatchet already.

A good all age food will work perfectly fine in place of puppy food. Check out the ingredients and see for yourself!

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Why do you think you puppy is underweight?

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If you look at a bag (any bag) of puppy food, you will find the calcium percentage to be around 1.1% where PPP is .9%. PPP is considered to be an all age formula feed. I would be surprised if someone told me .2% would make a difference but that is just my opinion. Vet's, in general, are not canine n...

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Lets flash forward about 30 years... You never joined the rat race, never got a decent job, never got decent health benefits, never made enough to save for retirement, never bought that .22 your kid deserved when he/she turned 13, you did marry a chick with hairy armpits, never took your family to D...

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I spoke to Maria at HQ this morning and there is a short answer and long. Short answer: Only your dog is required to have a number to test. Long answer: The local chapter members and people participating in sanctioned events are covered by the general liability policy International has if you are a ...

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You are required to join International to test at any level in NAVHDA. You and your dog will both need to have a membership number at the time you register for the test. Good Luck! Are you sure? Page 4 of Test Rules, inside the gray elgibility box, says "membership is not a prerequisite" unless you...

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You are required to join International to test at any level in NAVHDA. You and your dog will both need to have a membership number at the time you register for the test. Joining a local club will grant you access to training days, judging clinics or other workshops that individual chapter would happ...

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I commend you for reaching out for suggestions and information regarding breeding. Judging by the questions you are asking, I would suggest you start at your local library with some books written by professionals about the do's and don'ts. I would also try to get paired up with a local breed club an...

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I think all of the posts are spot on so far. I have and ATV and friends with a UTV. The ATV is nice when it is only me but the UTV is great when their are multiple people who will be riding along. For daily chores, the UTV is going to be a lot more handy because of the small dump bed. The ATV, even ...

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Thanks for the heads up. It looks like they have at the very least downloaded several different club's testing records. That should be a nice way to look up different breeding records. Dave and Larry must have put a ton of time into that little gem!

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Bruce,

That was a nice read. I have never attended an event like that but I felt like I could see everything that happen with your descriptions. Pretty cool!

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[ Come on. We all know if you process meats you need to have stainless steel to clean. Cardboard is just stupid. How long was it there? No one knows but still unacceptable.[/quote] Cardboard is a common item found in food processing plants and used for transportation of bulk food products everyday. ...

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How many of you wash your hands before you clean your birds? How many of you sanitize your zip lock bags before you store your birds? How many of you wash down your refigerators before you put your birds in them? How many of you sanitze your hunting knives before you breast a bird out? How many of y...

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ezzy333 wrote:I am impressed that many of you have expressed educated opinion of that report. IEzzy

Thanks.... I think?

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The first thing that runs through my mind when I read a report like that is... What a load of crap! I am not a USDA inspector but do have first hand knowledge of the goings on in food production plants. That report reads just like every other USDA, OSHA, EPA or pick your department of BS. There is n...

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Holy smokes! That is one of the funniest posts I have ever read!

Thanks!

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If you are used to a lab in the house then a GSP wont be a huge adjustment. not quite as much tail to clear the coffee table, and a little bit different hair on everything, but as far as energy goes, my lab and GSP were very similar house mates. they would park on the couch and watch football with ...

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It is pretty neat to get a NA breeders award but even cooler to get it all in one day! Congratulations on a successful breeding.

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Now we're talking! More great pictures of a truely versatile hunting dog. If you don't mind me asking, what the heck is that your dog has fetched in the last picture? It looks like a pope and young squirrel or a raccoon who left the paint shop too early.

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There are couple of thoughts that come to mind as I read this. I would wager the reason most folks never hear of dew claw issues is because most dogs used by serious hunter or trialers have them removed. If you have ever seen a dew claw injury, I can tell you they are not pretty. The one that comes ...

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Welcome to the forum!

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Georgia Boy.... Great pics!

Quail, chukers, pheasants, woodcock, grouse, rabbits... they all eat. There are just not enough days in the field to be picky for some of us.

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Welcome to the forum!

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Great post Hookadooka. Now if I could only remember one or two of those at the appropriate time!

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Great looking pup! Who is she out of?

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Sorry to hear about you loss.

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There may be a reverse arguement to this... to which I am all ears, but I do not see how teaching sit can confuse a dog. Sit does not sound like whoa, come, down, out, kennel, fetch, shake, roll over, get me a beer... If taught properly, I do not beleive there should be a problem. I believe the fear...

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I have been told by 3 different vets: .1ml per 10lbs weight is safe and effective for Ivermec.

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If it were me... I would not commit till the puppy is older, say 5 wks or so. That way you can see how much he has caught up to the rest of the bunch. Some very little puppies just don't make it at all, others catch up and you would never know they were they were the smallest. Dual +1 I would wait ...

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Congratulations to both you and your daughter!

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Anyone who states they are a Mizzou fan and then goes on to say that a Self deserved the B12-2-2+2 COY award is like someone saying I'm a supporter of the NRA but I agree with Eric Holder's anti-gun policies. Say what you want about college sports but your only fooling yourself to think that it has ...

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You might take a look at the Meindl's from Cabelas. They take a while to break in but have held up better than any pair of Danners or Irish Setters I have ever had. The bonus is they come with Cabelas ledgendary guarantee. Personally, I am going to have a hard time ever going back to something else.

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Excerpt from an interesting article re-printed in Gun Dog: An almost totally undocumented but long-time rule of thumb in part of Europe is that at 10 weeks the pup is a scale model of what it will be as an adult. Anyone ever watching pups grow knows that one day the feet are too large for the ears,...

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A Mizzou fan and a Chicken hawk are hunting when they stumble upon a sheep with its head stuck in the fence. The Mizzou fan says.... I'm sure you all have been around long enough to know how this one ends.... something about the Chicken hawk sticking his head through the fence. It's too bad it is th...

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My of my dogs ate nearly all of one of my kids plastic shovels. The thing is... er... was about 30 inches long. She threw some of it up and passed the rest over a couple of days. I agree with OM, if she continues to air out then I think you are in good shape. Otherwise, I would get to the vet asap.

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I keep a length of paracord with me. I had a friend whose dog went thru thin ice on a pond year back. Ever since then, I keep about thirty feet with me incase I need to tie it on to something at the bank so I make it back with the dog.

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