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I recommend staying away from "real wood" floors with or without dogs. It will scratch and also requires a lot of maintenance. I would go with one of the new laminate floors. They look just like real wood, are very durable and will provide years of maintenance free service. Have you looked at a pie...

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Perfect Start, Perfect Finish sure helped me a lot.

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I was speaking with a fellow on Saturday night who releases 1000 birds every year. He said he loses fully 80% to predators. He lives in Southern Alabama.

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I am trying to find one gun to fill a variety of needs; training and field trials (AKC and AFTCA trials for pointing breeds), some hunting and something for my 9 & 10 year old boys to learn to shoot with. Does anyone know any reason not to use a 20 ga for field trials and training? I would use Empty...

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Who loves you more, your dog or your spouse?

To find out, put them both in the trunk of your car for an hour. Open the trunk and see which one of them is happy to see you.

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AFTCA. It is a shooting dog stakes that has been run at Sedgefield Plantation (previously Maytag Plantation) in Union Springs, AL since at least the '50's.

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We rode the two afternoon braces today. To my eye, the first brace, was the best run I have seen yet.

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Here are some snaps from the first morning at Sedgefield. Only one dog finished out of the morning braces and there seem to be plenty of birds out there. http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/s720x720/419960_2816838576503_1125007966_32329886_37142594_n.jpg?dl=1 http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hp...

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Here's Fletcher roading off a gator for the first time on his first day in Alabama. The two liver and white dogs are my father-in-law's dogs. One of the, Jed, will run on Saturday on the Nat'l Am Free-for-all. http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/s720x720/431370_2789162204611_1125007966_3231...

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We are making our plans to attend and ride in the gallery this year. Anybody else planning to be there?

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I believe that to be the case. Smart was out of Potato Patch Sue, after whom I named my first EP, Briar Patch Sue.

The question makes me think to ask my father-in-law if he has any of Doc's old breeding records.

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Just briefly, and he had already had a stroke and wasn't in the best health. We have a couple of trophies and some other memorabilia of him (like this photo) around the house. We also visit his old place in AL at least once a year. I can't wait to bring my new EP there in February!

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I thought I would share this photo. Sorry about the poor scan quality, but I can't take it out of the frame. The back is inscribed as follows: "Ch Rotolactor - Mar 31, 1943 - Homerun Harrigan - Flying Girl 33 wins 2 Championships - runner-up in 2 other championships" The inscription was made by my w...

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At the top of my wish list is finding out if my rescued EP was ever registered and getting the papers or getting him registered, so I can run him in some trials. It's a long shot, but I do have one angle to work...

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Sounds to me like he is bored. Can you reinstitute the play and exercise?

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Fun thread. My Pointers get mistaken for a lot of things around here. The most common thing is GSP. When people ask me if they are German Shorthairs, I always smile and say " Nope. These are bird dogs." :D :D I also hear springer spaniel, and dalmation. I had one guy tell me he had never seen a sett...

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Is anybody using this e-collar (http://www.lcsupply.com/LCS-Bird-Dog-Tr ... info/BDT2/)from LCS? Comments? Criticisms? Endorsements?

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By PES do you mean Purina Equine Senior? That's nuts!! I can't tell if you're serious or not. 15 lbs of grain per day. Don't you have a pasture?

We cut her grain completely and she is gaining weight and putting on muscle on forage alone.

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Thanks, Ezzy. I cut him down from 4 to 3 cups per day and his stool seems a lot more "normal". I also haven't noticed the complete emptying, but who knows what happens when he is off running.

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Christmas is now about caring about US (We the People), encouraging American small businesses to keep plugging away to follow their dreams Sorry, but this is not even close to what Christmas is about. Christmas is about one specific event in history. That's why it's called Christ-mas and not gift-m...

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Anybody currently feeding or previously tried this food? The woman we now board our horse with is a distributor and our horse has done well on the Dynamite supplements. Previously, the horse was eating over 2lbs. of Purina Senior Feed per day and still not gaining weight. At the new place, she is ga...

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First time running Fletcher off horseback.

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Thanks this is really great to hear. I would love to get a puppy and all but I don't really have the time and money for a purebred pup. So, I guess a follow up question would be, what would I look for in a dog at a shelter or rescue to indicate that he/she would be a good hunting dog? Here's what l...

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Go for it!

I have rescued/adopted two pointers. One was worthless as a hunter but has been a great pet. The other I have inly had a short ime but he is making great progress. There are breed specific rescues, some even have started dogs.

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What's the solution? Can you erect an 8x10 run (or smaller) throw a cover on top,place a kennel inside along with food/water bowls? I just got a big running, 2 year old pointer. He got out the third day I had him and ran for 45 minuts, crossing the busiest street in town. On another occasion, he ran...

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Well, I borrowed a collar from a friend until I can get one bought. Fletcher wore it every time he went out since Tuesday morning and I started tying it to HERE this morning. He did so well with it that I was able to work him off horseback, this afternoon. He preformed great all day, even from out o...

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Congrats on your new friend. Rescue dofs are the best! I would encourage you to pursue the matter in court. I would wager that you will be making about $100/hour for the time you invest. This a$$hole will keep doing this until people stand up to him. Go file a complaint with the police for theft by ...

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Vision wrote:Can you heel your dog off leash from the horse? Getting the dog used to staying on one side of the horse is a good first step.

Thanks!! That give me a great place to start. I will start teaching him to come to the side of the horse while standing still.

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I'd like to work Fletch off my horse when I ride. The problem is that when I get him aroubd the hors on a check cord he wants to run circles around the horse. Obviously, this presents problems. The hors does fine, I just don't want her to get caught up in the check cord. Any tips on how to introduce...

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You do have some legal avenues at your command as "all" contracts of this kind must have a forseeable completion date. Also a question. Did you actually sign a contract or does it just day that the deposit will be rolled over to the next litter? If you did not sign a contact, you cannot be bound by...

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Thanks for all the replies. It's pretty clear that this is to be expected. I am shopping for an e-collar so I can have the control to make sure he doesn't get hit by a car. Check the Cabela's bargain cave. I just picked up a refurbished Tri tronics sport basic from there for pretty cheap. Didn't co...

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That says that there has to be consideration on both sides, or the contract is NOT valid. My point was that the consideration provided by the breeder was not sufficient (a requisite for a valid contract) because the purpose of the contract was to purchase a dog. Not to give a deposit. The missing o...

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That says that there has to be consideration on both sides, or the contract is NOT valid. My point was that the consideration provided by the breeder was not sufficient (a requisite for a valid contract) because the purpose of the contract was to purchase a dog. Not to give a deposit. The missing of...

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I am not an attorney, nor do I think you need one. I don't play one on TV. I do, however have some experience with small claims court and with winning cases pro se against attorneys in civil court, in the US. This is not legal advice. Write a letter to the breeder demanding return of your deposit wi...

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Birdman250 wrote:I will be in the Rochester area the second week of opening..Send me PM. I'm always looking for someone to chit-chat with.

PM sent.

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Thanks for all the replies. It's pretty clear that this is to be expected. I am shopping for an e-collar so I can have the control to make sure he doesn't get hit by a car. I took him to another dog park yesterday, It is basically just a field, about 300 yards by 40 yards. There are wetlands just on...

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Which dog park did this supposedly happen at? I take my dog to MN dog parks almost daily.

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I didn't grow up hunting so I have no experience. My pup won't be ready until next year, but my 11 year old son is ready now. We've been to a PF family shoot and firing a 20 ga really piqued his interest. Anybody in Southern MN willing to let the two of us walk along with you for part of a day afiel...

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My English Pointer got out today. He ran the neighborhood for 2 hours and 45 minutes. We have had this dog three weeks today. I have been working with him (short sessions) every day on "heel" and "here". I use a 50 ft check cord and have been able to walk many laps around our yard with him on heel j...

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Congratulations! Now share some of the wisdom that helped you get there. I plan on putting Fletcher through his NA test in the spring.

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Congrats on the adoption. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1071144/index.htm http://www.tias.com/12580/PictPage/3923700547.html Had to look your wifes grandfather up. Thanks. I hadn't seen that SI link before. Doc bred, trained and ran many champions, including National Op...

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I have been digging around on the forum for some info and figured I might as well join. I just got my second English Pointer. Our first was rescued as a stray in AL and has never really been very birdy. Actually, she was a wreck, but she has aged into a nice house dog. Last week we just adopted a 2 ...

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