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bobman

I prefer males

bobman

a pup that holds a point for 5 minutes is doing great

bobman

this is an answer I gave to A guy that had made his GSP afraid of the gun its not an exact answer to your question but outlines a good way to intro your dog to guns. He had foolishly taken the pup out to stand near some people shooting clays in a gravel pit "to see if it was gunshy" here was my answ...

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I had a dog doing this and they finally looked up there with a fiberoptic scope and pulled a weed about the diameter of a pencil and three inches long out of his nose. It was way up there too. It was in there for a year while several vets screwed around with different drugs ect. It was not expensive...

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your worried about nothing if he eats a mole that doesn't agree with him he will upchuck it on your wifes carpet without any ill effect

my dogs eat every nasty thing they come across

bobman

I didn't even know mine had a bark counter but it sure did calm down and quiet the dog

bobman

do starlings nest on the ground??

If killing birds ruined bird dogs all of them would be ruined, and punishing a kid for doing something they didn't even know was wrong is worse than beating a dog for the same reason.

Both the kid and the dog sound perfectly normal to me.

bobman

a little bit of cortisone creme available and any drug store or walmart would help that irritation

bobman

How many think that FF'ing a dog tends to take something out of them once done? I do. I also have an article describing an easier method of force fectch written by James Spencer if anyone wants it. Its a word document so you have to pm me aemail address that I can attach it to. The article has a ju...

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Could you give a more detailed description of how you are doing your steadiness drills off birds? Sounds interesting and I'd like to hear more if you'd care to share. Start a new topic if you think it is needed, I'd really like to hear your method of doing this. I second that request I would really...

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the whole thread is a slap at me by blanked read this http://www.uplandjournal.com/cgi-bin/ikonboard312a/ikonboard.cgi?act=ST;f=2;t=31673 I am not going to get into it again I was stupid enough to let myself get caught up with it once. I do appreciate that the folks that repsonded here agree with my...

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there is a product for rubber coating tools you can get at a supply house that you could dip the first few inches of chain in. or maybe somehow slip over and tie a piece of clear plastic hose over the first few inches of the chain. That might make it less abrasive otherwise maybe a real short sectio...

bobman

Hes striking no doubt, looks real nice.

Why is there that bare spot on his neck?

bobman

I suppose you can choose to believe that but science is science so you might want to discuss it with your vet. The onion thing is a real mistake I personally know a man whos lab ate half an onion and died. I didn't know about the raisin thing but you can bet I will be discussiong it with my vet next...

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http://www.snopes.com/critters/crusader/raisins.asp

I don't know why they are toxic but apparently they are. My dogs love muscadines and they are a common wild grape down here.

One more thing to have to worry about.

bobman

two young dogs and a pup? no problem

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I was aware of the dangers of chocolate and onions but didn't know about this I checked it out and its true. Written by: Laurinda Morris, DVM Danville Veterinary Clinic Danville , Ohio This week I had the first case in history of raisin toxicity ever seen at MedVet. My patient was a 56-pound, 5 yr o...

bobman

I've spent the better part of the last 8 months rehabing a big DK Shorthair I adopted that was confused about his rank in the human pack. It was a real problem and I'm still working at it he has shown a lot of improvement. Its not something to take lightly or to let go so I would start a program of ...

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I once looked out my kitchen window to just see the tip of my 90lb german shepards tail at ground level he had about a 4 foot deep hole dug after a gopher

bobman

fat chance, political correctness will have to get a lot of Americans killed before our govt admits the obvious

bobman

I had one like that and put him a a big dose of glucosomine condroitin and it really helped him

bobman

since I quit training other folks dogs an got rid of my quail pens my dog hardly see a game bird other than the occasional woodcock or wild quail ( rare) from season to season. they hunt fine its either in them or it isn't, its breeding bloodlines blah blah, birds do help but the type of bird is imm...

bobman

You need to tell your er..friends your dog is your best friend, and if they don't like it they are in for a licking

bobman

"bleep" birds are way better than no birds and down here in ga no birds is what the reality is, unless you plant them. You are blessed to live in the mid west.

Its been years since I heard the term ""bleep" birds" I laughed when I read that, I was raised in WI in the 60's.

bobman

gas companyines make an average of 8 cent per gallon profit the government averages over 50 cent per gallon who do you think does all the work

bobman

I had one about twenty years ago that I found starving by a dumpster, of all places. I felt sorry for her and brought her home. She was a wonderful dog and one heck of a bird dog. I think there are plenty of good Irish setters, and setters in general are not hardheaded dogs they just are slow to mat...

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my pups all start on meadow larks and it works just fine, I know hickox is a real good dog trainer but if he said that they have to be game birds he is wrong. My pups love to chase tweety birds of all types and learn to point them the transition to game birds has never been a problem. A pointer pup ...

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dogs learn a lot watching their masters and how they interact with their
er... friends

bobman

I think its a good idea to put them through a couple commands they know so they get in the frame of mind to listen.

but.... when I go hunting I'm just like them and can't wait to get into the field

so do as I say not as I do

bobman

the dosage is one tenth ml or one tenth cc ( a ml and a CC are nearly identical) per 10 lbs body weight per my vet this will also kill some other parasites. I've been using this dosage for many years in my kennel shorthairs, labs EPs Boykins note this dosage is based on 1% ivermec solution do not gi...

bobman

I have a shorthair that had a tick borne lameness and the strange thing was the laneness moved from leg to leg. My vet put her on antibiotics and it went away.

bobman

the first line of the first post in the thread says its an 11 month old shorthair

bobman

I don't like beepers but this is one case where it may be the best solution, the dog may only be a 150-200 yards away which is a very reasonable range for a pointer. Take the dog to some prairie area and let him run so you an get a good feel for his natural range visually. Range is what it is and yo...

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a trip to ND might be cheaper than all the bird hes buying :lol: seriously this dog doesn't need more trainining( on birds) in my opinion at his age he just needs to get hunted in a few months september will be here soon and ND is only a day away from wi. I would save my bird money for that trip if ...

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Dons advice is sound I have a couple dogs that are real smart and they know what the coller is even though they both wore dummy collars for 6 weeks prior to ever haveing one used on them.

IF I'm going to be in a situation where I can't trust them they have a Ecollar on.

bobman

if one of my dogs were doing this I would cease the planted bird use entirely and make a trip to North dakota for a week and let the dog work wild birds. The dogs already demonstrated he is birdy and intense he just needs to learn to respect the scent cone and not get to close. He will teach himself...

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or already have one in the area considering they came back.

The next three months are months wildlife needs to not be chased by dogs, not condeming you, just as an informational post

bobman

Call your congressman and let him know how you feel about this, thats about 10,000 acres in each state affected lost to hunters forever News you should know. I don't subscribe but yesterday I received a copy of "Under Wild Skies" in the mail. As I was paging through and reading some articals I find ...

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I've seen that robot like, nervous, joyless retrieve on FF dogs also at times, that why the Sanborn method does the jumping drills to lighten things up at the end of the training cycle. As to the question of the effect of FF on other things I dont think is any different than what regular OB training...

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I wouldn't FF a pointing breed until its hunted atleast one good season, there is no reason to rush it they can always be FF at any age. labs can be done earlier they are a lot tougher in that regard but even with them I let them mature first and do it after thay have agood season behind them. Even ...

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I have an excellent article written by James Spencer on the gentler Sanborn method which was developed for FF softer bird dog breeds like setters ect, although I've used it on my labs also. I saved it on a word document, it gives good info on how to proceed and how to read the dogs progress so you k...

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Simply get a lawyer to write a letter to the local sheriff and the county commissioner. Tell him to make it clear in the letter that the purpose of the letter is to use it in court to hold the sheriffs dept and the country liable if the strays do any harm. I've used this tactic several times over th...

bobman

There are a couple different courses of action you can take depending on wether the dog is a retriever or an upland dog like a pointer or spaniel. IF its a retriever get it retrieveing crazy then throw the dummies in a high arc so the dog can almost catch it as it falls,for this training let it brea...

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double post

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Should be fine

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Again, just my opinion, but here is what I would do...get the Bill Tarrant/Delmar Smith book, read the section on developing a young dog and then put it away and dedicate yourself to that task for *over* a year. I really don't like the strong obedience flavor of Hickox's material. That first year o...

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I would forget the electric blanket also, you won't need the vest either. Feed the dogs at night so they have a full belly and do what I suggested with the crate and they will be warm. Its a big difference in temp from here to ND and my shorthairs never ever seem to notice. I think they like it cold...

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Hickox videoes are pretty good all the big name trainers have good programs you just have to follow them and not mix and match, they have reasons why they do the stuff they do, and the sequence they do it in. Don't let your pointer flush birds on command especially when its young it will start doing...

bobman

I take mine from Georgia to North dakota ( its very cold 5-30 degrees most days) in December every year with no ill affects. I would be more concerned about being in the crates in a garage at night. I would get those insulated covers for the crates and also put some heavy blankets under the crates t...

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Ward I'm near Monroe out in the country, kind of near Athens if you don't know where Monroe is

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