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My dog has been at the second trainer’s place for a couple of weeks and that was what he told me initially. Not what I would like to hear but it’s what I expected. We had fun the 2 weeks he was home in between. Went out with the local dog club once a week to do bird work. Did lots of running the fie...

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I think it’s gonna be pretty slick. I still have to put in the rest of the fence out back and a shade awning. As well as the dog door of course.

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Awesome! Thanks guys

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Sharon wrote:The open part of my dog door is 17 inches high- used by some medium - sized dogs.

Is that from the floor to the bottom of the dog door? That’s the measurement I’m trying to figure out. Thanks so much for the response!

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Directions say to measure from the ground to dog belly and this will determine height to place the dog, should be between 6”-12” high. I have a male Brittany or average size. He’s a little less than a year but should be between 40-50 pounds. He’s at the trainer so I asked the breeder to measure mom’...

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I was at the trainers yesterday picking up my dog. Wanted to see what the e collar feels like so took it off of my dog and held it to my neck. Had the trainer shock the collar. Couldn’t feel anything and he kept working the intensity up until we got to like 4 or 5 before realizing he was hitting the...

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Best of all I booked a week in September chasing sharpies and Huns at a lodge in SD and a week in MN in October for grouse and woodcock. Really look forward to watching the guides handle their dogs!

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I would suggest that whenever possible you work with the trainer and your dog. Dogs can often work great with the trainer, and then when they come home they aren't used to working with the owner. Yeah, that’s a great point. I probably need as much training as the dog does. I spent most of the day w...

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Seems sensible. Not going to argue that point. If that’s possible, it sounds like the best case scenario to me. That’s awesome!

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Latest update. Pretty reassuring.

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You don’t want to let perfect be the enemy of good. The options aren’t me training the dog myself at exactly the right pace and bonding or the trainer. It’s dog staying at home and chewing on a table leg getting walked a couple of times a day or the trainer. I don’t know about dude’s finances or how...

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Hard to believe it’s already that time. To you as well FF. Kind of crazy but they sent me to do some wells outside of Denver. I went from ND where it’s business as usual and practically no one has it to Covid central. Gotta stay healthy so I can put a few turkeys in the freezer when I go on days off...

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I would love to do it myself but my work schedule doesn’t allow it. I am away from home 2/3 of the time. That seems to imply that the trainer wouldn’t know what he was doing. I’m new at this and even I know that puppies should be trained for short amounts of time and it should be kept fun and pretty...

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At five months, I'd have never put that pup with a professional trainer. Pup is a baby yet. Pro's are not geared to training puppies and it's a terrible waste of your money. I just totally disagree but I understand there’s sort of an old Gaurd vs. next generation divergence on the issue. I know ol’...

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Wow, thanks! That’s all super helpful feedback. Sounds like this isn’t all that uncommon of an issue and it can be worked through. Excellent point FeatherFinder about needing to think through how to change the conditions that caused the behavior in the first place. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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Sounds to me that you have it pretty well figured out; with the wife and kids. He will be fine, and come out of this. :) Thanks. You’re probably right. He said that’s what I’m paying him for and they change so much at this age that he could be a totally different dog in 2 weeks. Just have to see ho...

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Trainer said my dog is doing really well with bird work, enthusiastic, starting to hold points a little bit, finding birds. However, he is being a big baby about other stuff. He said when he tries to do lead work Tubbs will pitch a fit and whine and howl. He said that the problem has been more persi...

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Seems like I’ve only gotten bad news as of late. Turkey season is pretty much screwed, almost certainly getting laid off because the world is awash in oil it doesn’t need at the moment, kids probably not going back to school at all this year and now starting to drive my wife crazy, etc. Thank god f...

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Pretty Pup! Thanks man! Likewise. I’ve enjoyed seeing what you’ve got going on with yours. I respect your effort and the thoughtful way you’ve been going about it. I’m jealous because I just don’t have the time to do it myself but I’d like to. Silver lining I guess, if I’m on hiatus from work more ...

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Seems like I’ve only gotten bad news as of late. Turkey season is pretty much screwed, almost certainly getting laid off because the world is awash in oil it doesn’t need at the moment, kids probably not going back to school at all this year and now starting to drive my wife crazy, etc. Thank god fo...

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Tubbs is at trainer number 1 in E MT. Very nice guy with a beautiful spot out on the prairie. I was pretty jealous when I saw it. I’d live next to a trout stream in a single wide without a neighbor in site if I could help it but my wife would be miserable and if mama ain’t happy then no one is. Real...

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cjhills wrote:Changes the meaning dogs eating grass......Cj

Remembering Up In Smoke when Cheech and Chong are smoking dog sh*t because the dog ate the stash [emoji1787]

“It’s Maui Wowie mixed with some Labrador”

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Fellow deadhead here OP and years back I was trimming my buddy's plants with him when I looked over and saw my Britt chewing down a nice lil' nugget. Sure enough, she went for a loop...head shaking, lack of coordination. I knew what it was so I just cracked her a beer and put on some Allman Bros. L...

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Thanks for the info. I’m pretty sure it was the devil’s lettuce, he had the reefer madness lol. I don’t partake because I have to wiz for my job but my wife and some friends have been known to burn one now and again. Talked to some other people who’ve had the same thing happen and they sounded like ...

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All the snow in our back yard melted recently so the only thing I can think of is there was a cigarette butt or roach in the snow that was on the ground after it melted and he found it. I guess really small amounts of either can have pretty strong effects on dogs, especially since he’s a little guy....

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Last night my wife was going to take out 4 mo old Brittany pup out to do his business before bed and said he was acting weird, kind of like he was drunk. She took him to the emergency vet. He threw up and was peeing a lot. They said seemed like he got into something. They gave him charcoal and kept ...

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About the only thing to really do with them would be to attach them to a bumper to get the dog used to having feathers in its mouth. Playing fetch and keeping it fun should help reduce any future retrieving challenges. Thanks. Yeah those were my thoughts. Use them for fetch. He freaking loves the s...

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I was wandering around sportsman’s after I got some stuff to pattern my turkey gun and made a few impulse buys. Hoppe’s air fresheners, a switchblade and these wild bird wings. Now that I’m poking around online it looks like maybe there’s not really a good use for them? Seems like the consensus is t...

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I think your doing everthing right and your going to give your dog ever chance to susscede your trainer will tell you how to train while he's away from him if not ask what you need to be doing I bet your dog turns out great keep up the good work Thanks buddy! I figure so long as I’m putting forth a...

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Your little guy is nice and square of body which is something folks look for in a Brittany. That was something my BIL was very concerned with and he was a pretty serious Brittany breeder at one time. There is tail set and there is tail carriage. Tail set is where the tail comes out of the back end,...

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I’m green with jealousy right now!!! It’s ski season in my neck of the woods. Spent the long weekend at Big Sky doing laps on the magic carpet with my 4 year old. As much as I enjoy coaching the snow plow, I have to say I’d rather be chasing birds! Very pretty dogs. I’ve never shot a quail but AZ or...

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Thanks. That clears things up. You’re right. I’m Just curious and I don’t have any frame of reference for what’s normal or not. I’m limited to looking at pictures online. Seems like people on here have looked at hundreds or maybe even thousands of dogs. I found a really cool looking pointing dog clu...

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The more I read and learn, books but especially stuff on here, the more considerations there are when picking dogs that I wasn’t aware of. How important is a 12 o’clock tail set? I read that the higher the tail the longer the pelvic drive muscles and therefore faster and more powerful the dog. My pu...

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It’s not all serious [emoji39] For the most part he’s just being a puppy. Biggest thing we’ve been trying to do is expose him to as many different positive experiences as possible. Different dogs, people, places etc. I wish I could keep him home but it’s not practical. My better half has a lot on he...

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I guess I’ll just have to take my chances [emoji38] I’m probably not giving the guy here in Montana enough credit. He did an apprenticeship at Ronnie Smith kennels, runs his own dogs in field trials somewhat successfully and has been training dogs professionally for 14 years. The guy I’m sending him...

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No worries. Thanks for your help. Sorry for being needy [emoji6]

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When I try to post it still says “post error. Topic does not exist.” Which I’m assuming is what it does when you guys still need to approve my posts.

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