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If you can't tell by my dog's names, I am an English Professor.

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IMO a good bird finder will do well in both trial and hunting ! Decipline makes the dogs excel in trials. Going to trials will give you a good idea what is out there. Better for someone wanting a dog to go to some trials on a variety of breeds, that will help you decide on what you like. Now I am g...

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Let's see. Shorthairs tend to orver run game, chew downed bird, and generally have noses that mislead. Britts tend to find game at any range, have soft mouths, and know the difference between "bleep" and game birds. You can also keep them in the house. As for the "little groundhog, crack, even my s...

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Try tying the pup up on the other side of the truck from where you are training. If the pups can't see you, it will relax a bit sooner. If it sees you, it will want to be where you are. I would also move from a leash to a stake out chain which will give a bit of stimulation to the pup and help to ca...

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Let's see. Shorthairs tend to orver run game, chew downed bird, and generally have noses that mislead. Britts tend to find game at any range, have soft mouths, and know the difference between "bleep" and game birds. You can also keep them in the house. As for the "little groundhog, crack, even my sm...

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I don't have to know what type of dog or venues you do, Brittanys rule.

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I noticed that all of those who are truely answering the opening question do not have hunting dogs. Only nike and I are qualified to answer this question as we both have true hunting dogs that can trial. Go Team Brittany!!!

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It's my liver female that won't eat and whines when they are kept apart.

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I started with my neighbor's britts and my friends EP. Later, I had a Springer and moved to Britts when the Springer died, I just couldn't replace that Springer. Now I have four and won't be going anywhere else.

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I've been doing my dogs for years with no ill effects. You can get the same vaccines that your vet gets. Make sure that you get one that is geared for the age your pup is.
I'll be doing a litter today with Solo-Jec 5 in 1. You should be fine with the Spectra 7.

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I have 5 Vizslas, 4 of which hunt - it has only helped my dogs to have others around! One of mine is 2 years old, with 3 legs of her MH and field trial placements. Adding younger, inexperienced dogs did not cause any setbacks in her training. I am in a similar situation. I have 3 adult Brittanys an...

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I would be careful about taking a dog that young out with too many hunters firing overhead. Too many can set any training back. Good luck and good hunting.

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Utah bird hunting centers arourn chuckar. Pheasant populations in Utah aren't as great as they are back east. Quail is good, partridge also.
I enjoy it.

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He told me not to fix him if he is going to hunt. That surely has to be the dumbest thing I've ever heard. If a dog is neutered or not doesnt make one bit of difference in the hunting ability of a dog. Over the years I've hunted over many many dogs, most intact, some not. The breeding, the exposure...

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Thanks all, I am looking forward to all that is to come with Missie.
Doug, I have never had a pup this white before, she kind of surprised me.

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Just thought that I would introduce our newest addition, Upperridge's Merry Mistress Quickly, aka Missie.
She is from our female Tania's last litter.

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I will do mine about two weeks before a show. If there is no show, I let them be.

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Let them play. They will tell you when they have had enough.

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JIM K wrote:
Cajun Casey wrote:I feed an all life stage from six weeks.

you feed it dry or wet?

softened adult feed for about a week and and a half, after that I move to dry.

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Wait until your dog is at least 18 months. Best done after the growing is complete.

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If you want the pups to hunt close, try letting them go (you decide the distance, then call them back and treat them. A few session like this and you will find the dogs will hunt close. I should mention that this should be done when they are still pups.

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I had a springer for many years and never saw him get mad, except when the neighbor boy tried to put my dogs leg in a position that it shouldn't be in. Most my dog did in that case was growl loudly. My oldest son learned to stand by pulling himself to a standing position using the dog's ear while my...

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First of all, are you talking runt, as in smaller and weaker with health problems, or are you talking about a smaller dog. Size does not matter in ability, but health does. I have two large Brittanys and one small Brittany who is every bit the bird dog as the other two. In fact, she has placed in ev...

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There are some good breeders in MN, those that I know of live near Buffalo and southeast. Best advice that I can give is to find a breeder that you trust and a breeding that you like and go with it. Good luck. There is a breeder, Doug at Deseeker Britts, in Nebraska that I have gone with who breeds ...

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I don't much like preserves myself, but where else are you going to go so that kids will get a good chance to shot birds. Taking two 8 and one 11 year old to the chuckar hills when they are just starting is a disaster. They get tired. Where going to a game farm get them really excited about hunting ...

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Here is what I have found and what I keep hearing those breeders and trainers that I trust say. A good bird dog will hunt according to the cover. The type of cover shouldn't matter to a good bird dog. My Ron hunts larger in the desert areas where I hunt quail and chuckar, he will hunt closer in the ...

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The big problem with "balls to the walls" dogs is the amount of birds they miss. I took a group out about a month ago and had no problem finding game, while the two "balls to the walls" dogs in a neighboring field couldn't find many at all. After they left, I hit the field with my dog and he found 6...

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Tell you what, go with a sprinter and have your hunting done in less than an hour. A marathon runner will go all day, find more birds and not fart with it is done and in the back seat of the truck.

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I've got to go with the mid-sized, 30 to 40 lbs, dogs as well. Mine with gooooooooo all day where my buddies larger dogs will not.
As for people, when is the last time you saw a 6 foot plus, 200 lbs person win a marathon?

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I guess my first question is, what do you think of as a larger breed and a smaller breed?

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After reading how wolves need special feed and care requirements, the instructions that I heard given for raising gsp's makes more sense.
Apparently, shorthairs require a tankard of beer with their evening meal as their origin comes from Germany.

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Hey guys, I don't think the holding it will be the problems as the puppy will be in the dog run and can go when it wants.
If you are worried, set up a TV with vhs player in the garage so that it can watch soaps all day. That should keep it happy.

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The problem with judging a dog for conformation at 8 weeks is that they may or may not grow too little or too much, they can also grow too long or too short in body length. It doesn't happen very often, but it does happen. I always plan to show a pup at 8 weeks but wait to make a firm decision until...

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For those of you wondering what titers testing is and if you should do it:
http://www.caberfeidh.com/CanineTiters.htm
This is just one of many articles on the subject.

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I said that you should always check with your vet from the start of this thread. It was you that said you had a bad experience with a vaccine. I have never, knock on wood, seen a bad reaction from using a 7 in 1. Others on this thread have said that you should always get the shot from a vet as thing...

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At six weeks a good breeder can tell the conformation the dog will have when grown and the rest should be from what his line is in genes. Mario Gee, wish you hadn't told me this. Here I have been doing this for 50 some years and not only do I not qualify but I don't know any that do. Know a slug of...

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Contracts , why not just hand out toliet paper. I'll give a female pup to someone and get a pup back down the road. Too true, as most contracts are not worth the paper they are written on. I think that the contracts do serve to remind the new owner that there is someone who will always be there for...

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Show me a breeder who already has plans on breeding an 8 week old pup later in life, and I'll show you a breeder that has average dogs! I think exactly the opposite It has been my experience that the best breeders have a good idea of how good a pup will be. They evaluate the pups for perspective ow...

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Let's see, you have had problems giving shots, and I have not. I wonder who is doing it right.

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I own a bitch this way. The breeder (VERY reputable, great eye and 2nd generation in the breed) called me out of the blue and offered me a 9 week old bitch...for FREE. She grew up into everything he thought she would, and more. The deal was pretty simple. Tess lives with me Breeder grooms her for s...

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How about, Hay-mer. See info below. http://www.texasranger.org/artifacts/Women_RangersPt1.htm Gladys Hamer ("Hay-mer'), the wife of legendary Texas Ranger Captain Frank Hamer, was not afraid to jump in and help out her husband in a fight. On October 1, 1917 the Hamers drove into Sweetwater, Texas. S...

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True. Training is a lot more fun with you have someone to work with.

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Capsules are good. Just don't let them eat fish or you will have their breath to deal with.

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The english setters I've known have been more playful and entertaining personality-wise than the Britts I've known. Britts seem to be all business, all the time while ES are goof-balls when not hunting. Of course, this is purely anecdotal and it may just come down to breeding. You have never met my...

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Well, I hope that it works out well for you. The vets that I have spoken to, along with the biochemists that work at my university, agree with the method that I use and, so far, I have never had a problem with the regiment. I also us a 7 in 1 that is designed for puppies. I'll continue to trust it, ...

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I have three Britts, all run at differing ranges, all great dogs to hunt with. The one benefit that I can see for having a Britt over a Setter is that you don't have to worry about a Britt knocking a class or can off the coffee table with that long tail the Setter has.

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Here is a page from you to try.
http://www.justmommies.com/baby-names/girls/q

I am lining the name Qadira, which means powerful, and would call her Dira.

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I really don't see much use for a chain with only one pup. The stimulation that they get on a chain come from the movement from other dogs. I also don't put mine on a stakeout chain until I start their training, informally with my other dogs.

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