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fishvik

See if your vet can give you a pill injector. I was given one to use on one of our cats that needed a antibiotic. Worked for the cat and works on the dog.
Otherwise grind it up in put in their food like I do with the daily dose of Dasuquin.

fishvik

When you take your pup out to an open area to run, hook up a 25' check cord to them and let the drag it. It will help to tire them out and also give you a better chance of grabbing them.

fishvik

I had a Weim/Chessie cross, Fawn, that was an avid waterfowl dog. We were hunting the upper end of an island in the Snake River. There was another hunter down at the downstream end of the island about 300 yds downstream. The shooting had slowed by about 8 am and I fell asleep in the blind. When I wo...

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Mike,I think anyone who has owned an older Lab, or any other dog, and then gotten a puppy has seen that look of "Oh boy, what a pest" Or the look in the older dogs eyes and and their actions when the pup gets into something it shouldn't have. It's kind of like "You have no idea what you have just do...

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My name is Zach. I'm 34 and live in Idaho. I've been hunting all my life, but am relatively new to upland hunting and very new to pointing dogs. Have always had labs, as my primary pursuit (in regards to birds) in the past was always waterfowl. The last couple years I've dabbled more in chukar and ...

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a GSP, a Lab X GWP cross and a Lab. They fit the bill for both upland and the Lab X GWP and Lab for waterfowl.

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Remington, Mossberg and Stoeger.

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Bells in thick cover.

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Chewy has the 24/20 50# bag for $35.

fishvik

I would work on having them sit in front of you and have them hold it. Give the command hold. As soon as they hold even for a couple of seconds praise them and give them a treat. Extend the time they have to hold before you give praise or a treat. When they will hold for while sitting work on bringi...

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Will he hold the dummy all the way back when you throw it for him?

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Congrats on getting a lab puppy. I have always believed that if there were only one breed of dog in the world it would be a lab, they are so bidable and versatile. Now before you bring it home move everything you don't want chewed up out of the way and everything on your coffee table off of it. Lab ...

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They are also helpful, (when wings a fresh, keep some of the ones off birds you kill in the freezer) to teach "Hunt dead".

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Irishwhistler wrote: ↑
Sun Feb 16, 2020 3:55 pm
Fishvik,
I shot the Gadwall photo yesterday, 2/15/20.

Mike

It is going be a while before our ponds have open water.

fishvik

Great photo, Mike. Gadwal drake flank feathers are fantastic fly tying feathers. We have a lot of them out here in the intermountain west. What time of year did you take the photo?

fishvik

I live in Idaho. My dogs; GSP, GWP and Lab; always ride in a kennel in the bed of an uncovered pickup. They sleep in at night, even during Dec. and January. I have an insulated cover for it and fill it with straw. When I open it on cold, 5-20 degree, mornings to let them out it is very warm inside j...

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Good to hear, enjoy her Reba.

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Reba, Here are a few in Eastern Idaho.

Moody Creek Shorthairs, Rigby, ID 208 351 7069 , rodbarber52@gmail.com, moodycreekkennel.com

Shooting Top Gun Kennels, 208 223 1230

Best Hunting Buddies, Ririe, ID, 208 821 0082, besthuntingbuddies.com

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Polmaise, Is it possible to keep a Lab out of water?

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Mike, If you want to come out here and hunt those masked bandits in their "introduced" native habitats you will see why we say out here," You hunt chukars the first time for fun and then from then on for revenge."

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Merry Christmas to you Sharon and all other GDF members.

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Bill, We're all pulling for you.

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H_D_O Welcome to the group. Good to have another member in SE Idaho. I hunt both upland and waterfowl with our dogs. (Lab, Lab/GWP and GSP) The GSP is too thin coated for waterfowl. I've trained a few dogs for both upland and waterfowl pointers, flushers and retrievers. If you want to get together a...

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I've had good golden eyes and bad golden eyes. The only Barrow's golden eye I ever shot (I wouldn't have shot it had I known it was Barrow's) was so nasty when I tried to grill it that I had to abort and throw it across the road. Some have been great though. I've shot a lot of both species of golde...

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I've found that goldeneye, a duck most people avoid eating, is very tasty. I fillet the meat off the keel bone (sternum), skin them (usually need a knife to do most of it). I cut off the legs and skin them too. I then soak them in salt water for a day and then fresh water the next day. When I cook t...

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I've had a couple of versatile breeds and live in town. I'm lucky enough to live close to public land so exercising them has not been a problem. Keeping my shorthair in the yard was when she was younger and talking to other shorthair owners I think some in their breeding some kangaroo is in there.

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My Hanna is an 11 yo GSP that still hunts like the Everready Bunny. When she gets home she eats and then crashes on the couch, unless there is food around. If I get ready to go again the next day with one of the other dogs she stands in front of the door and does the "I'm ready to go again" dance.

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It' interesting that fall is tick season in PA, here in ID we have them in spring and they are gone by mid summer, none in the fall.

fishvik

Hunting in Nevada can lead to that. When I lived there my dogs often broke nails and were always sore footed after the first day of hunting or if hunted them on a number of successive days later in the season. There is a lot of lava rock (basalt) and obsidian in that landscape, particularly in north...

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Featherfinder wrote: ↑
Sun Oct 20, 2019 6:05 am
Brilliant!! Love the rock fence too!

And the autumn colors are brilliant. I miss that.

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Pretty picture, Mike.

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There is nothing like watching a good retriever chase down a cripple in a current. It's even better when they catch it, swim back to the bank and return it to the blind. Out here on the Snake River they get a lot of practice doing just that. Looks like you have a pro at that game.

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Way to go Mike and Trad.

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Out o' the heavens, into some customers brawn...hmmmm I'm not sure that way of saying it really works. Perhaps…INTO SOME CUSTOMER'S COMPUTER. Yeah...I like that one better. Out of the heavens comes a well-known player. Think I'm talking about a deity or astronaut burger king feedback ? Nope, actuall...

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cjhills wrote: ↑
Sat Sep 14, 2019 1:42 pm
This is exactly my thoughts. Some people take This way to seriously. They are just dogs and it is only hunting. It should be fun......Cj

Exactly

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A lot of the country I hunt has both types of ground bordering each other. My brush dog not only hunts the thick stuff but is also a better retriever and very rarely if ever loses a cripple whether its on land or over water. A lot of the pheasant and quail habitat I hunt is along the Snake River. Be...

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I hunt two most of the time. One hunts the edges and open areas well, the other is a beast in thick stuff.

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Top photo is classic GSP, when they aren't running, eating or hunting, it's couch potato mode.

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Start doing a fake hunt. Get out early in the dark, set up a blind, set decoys, bring a gun with blanks, call and throw a dummy with duck wings (or a dead duck). If you use a boat start practicing behavior and getting back in now, during the summer. This is critical if it is a small boat like a cano...

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If you live in a fairly low humidity area, swimming is a great way to keep a dog cool. Not only is the water a cooler when they are in it, but they also cool from the evaporation as they dry. Swimming also gives them a chance to get some exercise. Dogs will also get some cooling effect in high humid...

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I don't think there is an app for that. Sorry I just couldn't resist that in the electronic world we live in. Mute as many of them as possible. Then hopefully she will start to ignore the rest.

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First a couple of questions before I answer. 1. Do you want to hunt rabbits with this dog? 2. Are these cottontails and are they a game species in Kansas? If you don't want this dog to be a rabbit hunter, I'd be lighting this dog up when he hits a rabbit trail, much like snake breaking or breaking a...

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Rips Dad, Good to have you aboard. I too am an avid bird hunter and fly fisher/tyer. I did my practical clinical requirement for my EMT certification at Deaconess in Spokane. If you want to work your pup on some sage or sharptails here in SE Idaho let me know.

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Sorry AG but you provided no proof other than your opinion on pet labs. Fact of the matter is the hunting genes are alive and well in the Labrador lines, American and British. Labradors are thriving as Gundogs and Pets for the warriors of the weekend world wide. Even after multiple decades of “poor...

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Have you considered a Boykin? Nope. 1 spaniel is more than enough for my mental health lol. And no offense to those that love boykins but I don't think they can match an ECS or ESS in the uplands. They are bred for a different skill set. Well then I'd go with the wirehair. I have a 9 yo GWP x Lab c...

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Have you considered a Boykin?

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RIP Ezzy, you'll be missed.

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Easiest way to get a pup exploring is with an older dog. Just let them romp around, no pressure. Doesn't matter the type, could be a Schnauzer. Working on obedience at a young age can also make them clingy. I'm with the others; he's a baby, give him time. My feelings exactly. Find a buddy with a ob...

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Adowyn wrote: ↑
Wed Apr 03, 2019 8:02 am
Hello forum members. I am a novice hunter. My name is Jayden. I will be glad to new acquaintances and experience.

Glad to have you on board Jayden. Let us know how we can help. It would help to know where you are from.

fishvik

A little nick with an E collar works wonders. If you don't have an E collar a wonder lead or power stick are good tools for teaching heel and whoa. Read up on their proper use. My own experience has been that a check cord is hard to teach heel because the dog has to much lead. But getting back to my...

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