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Karen

How much to spend is a personal decision.

As for how to end it, we found a mobile vet that will come to our home without committing extortion in the process.

Karen

First, I want appropriate health clearances. For Brittanys, a passing OFA score and CERF. For me, I want to see a dual quality bitch...nice conformation and field ability. Titles aren't necessarily important, but potential is to me. There are also lines that cross well, and lines that don't, or when...

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Everyone just needs to be patient. AKC's rules WILL catch up with technology. IMO, they've been very good at that over the last few days. It just doesn't happen overnight. If you have an iron in this fire, if you really want to be able to use the DC-50, contact the performance department at AKC and ...

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I guess the bottom line is that if people want to cheat, they'll find a way. Whose to say the receiver they're handing you is the one paired with the collar? The scout could have the real one in a saddle bag or in his pocket and you'd never know it. With the addition of collars that you can train an...

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I have to agree with AKC. Just looked up pics of the DC40, DC50 and alpha 100. I can't tell the DC50 and Alpha apart.

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I've found the training section absolutely nasty so I refuse to go there anymore. I will occasionally look for something specific in the health section, and I mostly browse the general section, but more frequently than not I'm selling something, or looking for advise in the off topic section. Where ...

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Thanks guys! Sounds like we need to replace the pump. John hiked the heat WAY up in the bedroom so it would actually kick on, then turned it down to a normal temp, and that seems to have closed the valve p(or whatever it is), and the temp is now droping in there, thank goodness!

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Yes, it cools down when emergency switch is off. Had it looked at last time it did this and was told the pump was off And tgey couldnt find anything wrong. Could it still leak? And the thermostat has slready been replaced twice.

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Zones r controlled with pumps. Had the issue briefly in the spring but when we turned emergency switch off and back on it resolved. That didnt work this time.

Karen

Bought our house last year.....ranch with full, unfinished basement. Maybe 1600 sq. feet. Hot water baseboard oil heat with 3 zones. The master bedroom & bath is 1 zone The rest of the main floor is another zone (2 bedrooms, 1 bath, living room, dining room, kitchen, office) We had a 3rd zone put in...

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Took the plunge! Worked a deal out with her owner that we'd pick her up next weekend, bring her to a couple field trials, work with her at home a bit, and if we like her, we'll buy her in December. If we don't think she'll work out, we'll feed her for the winter and bring her back in March. http://i...

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Got to see the Ruff Tough crates in person today. They look like they'll be perfect for our needs.

Karen

Here's our dilemma. We have a 3 horse living quarters trailer (I know...that doesn't sound like a dilemma). We HAD 2 horses, so we used the 3rd stall as a mid-tack/dog room (access from outside and inside the trailer). Worked GREAT! Hubby built dog boxes (2 wide, 3 high with a shelf on top for stora...

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http://www.rufftoughkennels.com/

Anyone using these? Reviews? Worth the extra $$?

Karen

Hunter Wilcox in NJ.

Karen

Got our first flat on our LQ trailer this weekend. This would have been a disaster if not for the Jiffy Jack! http://www.valleyvet.com/ct_detail.html?pgguid=2e87c5fe-7b6a-11d5-a192-00b0d0204ae5 It was one of the things on my Christmas list when I got my horse 8 years ago (my mom is great for working...

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Yeah, I'm talking working up to an hour and 15 minutes 2-3 times a week, not all-day/multi-day hunts. Something that is easy to put on, and doesn't fall off would be ideal.

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Thanks! I'm glad there are options out there.

Karen

Thanks jetjockey! That's EXACTLY the info I was looking for! We live on a a private dirt/gravel road with only a few houses on it so if I can find decent boots that stay on, I can road the dogs from ATV on the road. It would really extend my roading area dramatically, and allow me to exercise the do...

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Looking for dog boots for a small Brittany to protect her pads when running on gravel road.

Any suggestions? Thanks!

Karen

Make sure you seal the floor also. Our trailer has a wood floor with stall mats on top of it, and we still get a fair amount of dust and dirt in it.

Karen

Are you sure it's the dog and not seasonal allergies, which have been absolutely brutal in my neck of the woods this year?

Karen

I stand corrected. The Middle Atlantic Amateur Shooting Dog Classic follows the National Pheasant Shooting Dog Championship in Baldwinsville this year. End result is the same. The futurity starts next Monday....no grounds until probably Wednesday of next week, depending on futurity entries.

Karen

Looks like the Nat'l Pheasant OSD Championship started yesterday, the Amateur will follow and then the futurity starts on Monday, Sept. 30th, so no training for at least the week. The running orders usually get posted on http://www.thefieldtrialer.com/forum/index.php in the field trial announcements...

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I'm excited! We worked out the terms of the lease today so we'll be picking up our new horse this time next month. There goes the dog boxes we built 18 months ago....oh well.

Karen

I switched mine onto 4 Health recently (maybe 3 months ago) and so far, so good. My one girl with food allergies is doing well on it (we think she's allergic to a preservative), I had another who had a pretty fried coat....we were calling her Brillo Butt :D and her coat has grown in beautifully sinc...

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Definitely check out collar clinic. We misplaced our collar (Tritronics Flyway G3). I called Collar Clinic on Thursday (I bought it from them), Saturday I received my replacement collar. $149 with shipping. WAY better than replacing the entire unit with something comparable.

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Thanks guys! Our horses had some injuries over the past few months (all healthy now, knock on wood), but it really drove home the point that, if we have the room to keep, trailer space to transport, and the money to feed another, having an extra horse wouldn't be a bad thing. She sounds like a reall...

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Trainer should be able to pull her track off the garmin to confirm if she was standing or not. Several years ago found out that one of mine was chasing away in the woods, then went on point when she heard us coming. We thought everything was in order...until we pulled the track from the collar. BOY ...

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Anyone keep a mixed herd of geldings & mares? We have 2 geldings currently, but I have the opportunity to lease/purchase a very well bred, nicely gaited mare. She's the right age (11 yrs old), has been extensively trail ridden, and her owner, who I've known via the web for years) says she's quite in...

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Marjos Brittany just whelped a litter that was out of Petey's sister (Gretchen who has done some AWESOME winning herself) and Chloe's half-brother, Sam (who is by DC Havapal's Renegade Billy Boy). Those should make some awesome puppies. If I had room for another....

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Absolutely. I've been on the receiving end of being judged "tougher". I've also been on the receiving end of someone I've trained with for years taking my dog no less than 6 times in a row when we got separated from our bracemate. 6 times seems a bit excessive. The last time (and it will most defini...

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You referring to Hit's For Pete's Sake? Yeah, used to train with him. He's a nice dog, National Gun Dog Champion at something like 3 yrs old. Has produced some real nice dogs too.

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I've got 2 stellar dogs that are Renegade's Kansas Kid bred (Courage, who never field trialed but could FLY in his prime), and Chloe (Woodland's Money Pit) who is double-bred kansas kid, was 4th at the 2012 ABC NGDC and has been just an awesome dog. Lots of style, lots of run, and extremely biddable.

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You're one of 2 judges. 2 dogs come to the line. 1 you've trained with, used the same trainer, and hung out with every weekend for 3+ years, the other you've seen around before, you know the handler from seeing him at other trials. The other judge has seen both dogs and handlers at trials before but...

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Let the handlers make the call. If Dog A's handler decides to treat it as a divided find, that works in my mind. If Dog A's handler decides to take it as a back, that works too (if he didn't have his normal style, I'd personally take it as a back as long as I had other bird work). From your descript...

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Wow! I want to run under you guys!

Last I checked a dog carrying around a live bird could not have possibly had manners on his birds....if he did, the bird would not be in his mouth.

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Well the tractor was returned the middle of last week with the newly installed backhoe...and it's SO COOL!!! I spent about 2 1/2 hours on it last night digging up rocks on a section of what's to be our riding and roading trails. WAY more to do, but I put a pretty good dent in this section. The day i...

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Don't forget Cruise in the NGDC....he's a 2x winner (or is that who you meant when you said Jack...Hit's All Jack'd Up = Cruise)

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dog dr, wish you were in my neck of the woods! I struggle with vets here! In March, I paid $900 for surgery for an obstruction where nothing was ever found blocking anything (although barium DID sit in her stomach for 12 hours without moving and lots of x-rays were taken), and her stomach and intest...

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Thanks guys. This particular vet is the most highly recommended in our area, so she will be our emergency go-to vet, although I will be giving shots in the future. Her bill was double what we paid last year (the vet we used last year won't come to the new house). The vet was aware that we had moved ...

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http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c383/travelerGirl/08228ef4-a588-4b29-9748-1510ebfbaa38_zps6a55a076.jpg Horse vet was just out at the new place for the first time. There's a tree in the front of our paddock that I think is half dead, but the vet thought might be a red maple. I'm about 95% sure it'...

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Looking for recommendation on brand/model. Hubby spends 4-5 hours every other week weed whacking around the house and I'd like to find a weed eater that doesn't frustrate him (is that possible?).

Karen

It's usually not an issue of the female NOT coming into season, it's the issue of TIMING when she comes into season to not ruin hunting or competition season. YOU can use Bromocriptine, 2.5 mg tablets. It is off label to use to bring a dog in. Dosing is 3/4 of a tablet per day for a 45/50 lb female ...

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Is the dam's owner more experienced than you? If so, get them to help you pick the one with the attributes you are looking for. If not, you might want to enlist the help of an experienced breeder to help you pick. We had our first litter 2 yrs ago and I got the dam's breeder to stop by the house and...

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Yeah, did some checking. This horse had a bout of laminitis, which is how the owner finally zoned in on IR. No rotation, and is sound. She's feeding tested hay 3-4 times a day, and supplementing with minerals that the hay is lacking. Not soaking hay, and putting a closed muzzle on him when he's out ...

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Has anyone ever dealt with an insulin resistant horse? We have an opportunity to take on a very well trained horse for the cost of transport but I don't want to get in over our heads. Our property is pretty much a dry lot, so we hay year round as it is with our horses getting a pittence of grain. Th...

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Ray, we have a neighbor with a commercial chipper. He's been piling mulch upclose to the property line for the last couple months, and has used some of it to fix his trails. We're going to flag him down the next time we see him to see if we can use the mulch that's left over there. We've also been l...

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Glad to hear Mike is still making stakes! We purchased 2 from him last year and they're wonderful. I wouldn't hesitate to buy more from him.

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Tractor arrived last Friday, the backhoe is on it's way from WV and should be here sometime this week or early next week. As soon as it arrives, the dealer will pick the tractor up, install the backhoe and return it. We have a couple dozen stumps from trees we've already cut down and cleared away th...

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