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Give Ann Marie Martucci a call. She has an ad in the "Dogs for sale" section. She's in the Jackson, NJ area, and has some really top notch pups on the ground right now. Sire is a 2 x NGDC, Dam is the littermate to another NGDC. Those pups should do it all, and are only a couple hours from you. http...

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Thanks for the replies so far everyone. It's nice to have a comprehensive list to start with. I'll start making phone calls after the holidays and attend some navhda tests and hunt tests in the spring hopefully to some of the dogs in action.

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AZ Brittany Guy wrote:You looking for French or American?

I really have no preference. I really like the looks of the tri color french brits, but it mostly comes down to which will fill my needs.

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Thanks for the reply. I will certainly add him to the list. I don't mind heading out that far for a weakened or something. It's just not something I can do on a regular basis to meet breeders and dogs.

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Need some recommendations on Brittany breeders within a half day drive of South Central PA. I am looking for a Britt that will hunt well with my setter, but at a closer range, and waterfowl. My setter likes to range out and work at a very fast pace in the open. He closes in a little in the thick stu...

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The first ingredient listed is "chicken". Doesn't that mean it is the main ingredient and there is more chicken than anything else in the food? I was comparing it to nutro high energy all life stages which cost more and the first ingredient is chicken meal, although they are both 30/20. So i figure...

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I am quite aware it is your opinion and you are welcome to that but your assumptions are not based on anything but that opinion. You can't tell how much chicken or gluten is being used, you can not make a cse for how much animal verses vegetable protein is best for today's dog, and you sure can't m...

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There is no way we can tell how much of the protein comes from animal or vegetable from the list of ingredients. Would be my guess you would find they are getting as much from the chicken as they are from the corn? As far as why they use what they do, I would guess they are able to provide the same...

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Corn Gluten isn't really gluten as we know it today. The name has been around for 60 years and more. All it is is the corn with the hull and starch removed. It is a great feed and has been for all of these years. Ezzy Ok. Why not just use chicken meal and whole grain corn then instead of chicken an...

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Chicken may be the first ingredient, but Corn Gluten is the main protein source. That is why I do not feed Purina. I like a food to be meat based and meat as the main protein source. I am also not a fan of corn gluten. Gluten only stops nutrient absorption if the dog has coeliac disease or is aller...

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Chicken may be the first ingredient, but Corn Gluten is the main protein source. That is why I do not feed Purina. I like a food to be meat based and meat as the main protein source. I am also not a fan of corn gluten.

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Atta boy Blitz!!!!

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Wow fantastic!!! Snow on the ground already and a jolly mixed bag.

Does look like some woodcock mixed in there.

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Congratulations on a successful hunt.

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I'm kinda in the same boat. We really like our current vet who my wife and their family have used forever. They are very good and understand our dogs are hunters and farm dogs. They do not offer emergency care after hours and defer you to 24hr emergency clinics. We had to use one of the emergency cl...

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How much are you feeding the dog? What are you feeding the dog?

Pics would help.

providing more food or some olive oil on the food are easy, cheap, and works.

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Who do you think will make it to the Super Bowl this year? My preseason pics were the Steelers and 49ers. I'm still standing by that though the Steelers need to get with the program.

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I just wanted to say that there is a new Quail Forever chapter started in South Central PA. The Mason DIxon chapter covers South Central PA, and North Central Maryland. It all came together last wednsday the 17th. Anyone interested in quail preservation, habitat improvement, or just general upland b...

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Anytime you want to switch him to an adult food go ahead. Most dogs are fed an ALS feed or adult feed from the beginning. Most of the time the food has everything the dog needs. No need to supplement unless there is an issue with the dog. My dogs get no treats in the field. My dogs rarely get treats...

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I have never fed Fromm's, but have looked into their different feeds many times. It looks like a quality food that I would not be worried about feeding.

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I also agree with the other posters that it could be too much food. I would cut bck to around 3c per day for a few days and see how it goes. If the dog starts losing weight then increase the amount of food slowly until weight is maintained or stools loosen up.

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As Mike said, it all comes down to how your dogs do on it. ALS foods work well for pups to old dogs for the most part. There are adult feeds that have high fat/protein as well, but most seem to be als formulas today. A few companies also make a 24/20 food and many people like it.

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Is the dog getting into anything when outside? Is the dog crated, loose in house, or kenneled when you are not home? Any possibility of eating something other than his food? Is it diarrhea with 2hr trips outside all of the time, or just loose stool most of the time with diarrhea here and there? I've...

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I feed twice a day every day. I feed less in the morning than I do in teh evening all year. Haven't had any issues related to the feeding schedule. I think it is more based on teh dog than anything. Some are fine, and some aren't.

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Victor since it's made in Texas. It seems to be a really good feed. After that anything that you can afford and your dog does well on will work great. I start to transition pups to adult food the day they come home. There are many good foods out there that are ALS foods. Labs can get fat pretty fast...

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I have a mix breed that was gonna be put down as a pup. My cousins lab was mated by something and I talked him into giving away the puppies. They were gone within a week, and from what he has heard in feed back they all turned out great. Setter or poodle seem to be the top candidates for the father...

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I have a mix breed that was gonna be put down as a pup. My cousins lab was mated by something and I talked him into giving away the puppies. They were gone within a week, and from what he has heard in feed back they all turned out great. Setter or poodle seem to be the top candidates for the father....

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I do not feed Sportmix, but have looked hard at it. I do feed Pro Pac which is from the same company that makes SPortmix. If I were to feed Sportmix the black bag would be my choice. Then have to see if it agrees with the dogs. I fed the Black Bag for a while and liked it back when I couldn't get t...

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I do not feed Sportmix, but have looked hard at it. I do feed Pro Pac which is from the same company that makes SPortmix. If I were to feed Sportmix the black bag would be my choice. Then have to see if it agrees with the dogs.

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Looks fine. My setter pup is thinner than your dog. Keep doing what you're doing, and stop worrying.

Some may say he actually looks a bit heavy.

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There is a lot of good info in this thread if you know how to pick it out. Most food/nutrition threads boil down to opinions, and everybody's opinion is the correct one. There is a lot of data thrown around and some very good points made. It all boils down to the same old thing. Trial and error on a...

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Yes it works. The trainer I use has chukars in a normal johnny house. They recall same as quail. LCS has chukar return funnels. I'm in the process of building one at the moment.

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I have always had luck with TOTW wetlands blend for my labs. It didn't work too well for my setter pup, but the labs did well on it. Even when they became couch potatoes later in life they were not too heavy. My current old lab mix is heavy because he is eating Pro Pac Performance with the setter pu...

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I use Pro Pac Performance and am very happy with it. Eagle Pack, Nutrisource, Tuffy's, Sportmix, Earthborn, Canidae, Fromms... all good feeds. I don't think there has been a bad feed mentioned, only different opinions on different feeds.

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Oh, cats are carnivores, but this sin't a cat site. So your source got something right.

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If I were to only get my info from a corn mill and list it, I'd expect it to be pro corn. Just because you believe the source and it's info, doesn't make it correct. In fact I would say that your source is completely wrong.

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Dogs are Omnivores. They've evolved as dogs and not wolves. Now meat should be a large part of their diet and the number 1 protein source IN MY OPINION, they do fine and live healthy happy lives with grains, berries, and veggies mixed in.

100% protein diet would kill a dog. Have with that.

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Beet pulp doesn't have any nutritional value whatsoever. Beet pulp is a controversial filler but is also a fiber source. Example, Beneful has no nutritious value whatsoever. Beneful is like feeding your dog a bottle of store bought syrup for every meal. Beneful Original ingredients: Ground yellow c...

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I would feed Taste of The Wild before I'd feed Blue Buffalo. TOTW and BB are so much better than Pro Plan. Pro Plan is not a food that you would want to feed a dog. Feeding 3 different foods in 5 weeks isn't going to effect your dog's GI tract if you mix a little bit of his old food in with his new...

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Beet pulp doesn't have any nutritional value whatsoever. Beet pulp is a controversial filler but is also a fiber source. Example, Beneful has no nutritious value whatsoever. Beneful is like feeding your dog a bottle of store bought syrup for every meal. Beneful Original ingredients: Ground yellow c...

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Pro Pac all the way. Also look for earthborn, eagle pack, sportmix. All good feeds and priced right in the states.

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There is some very good advice given in this thread. I've never had less than 2 or more dogs. They've all eaten the same feed, we just vary the amounts fed. Twice a day, time limit on feeding. Dogs always eat close to each other while we monitor. They all eat their amount because there are other dog...

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It seems to be a pretty good food. Right in line with Sportmix, Pro Pac, or Eagle Pack imo. My trainer feeds it in his kennel and my pup did fine on it for the month he was there. I do not know about the ash content or anything about the quality of the feed, but it seems to work great.

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Thanks. More people are getting on board with this. I'm pretty excited at the response this is receiving in pa. People not even close to the area want to join which is surprising and wonderful. We still need to have our first meeting with shon so, anyone is welcome.

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Thanks.

I thought there were more SC PA and NC MD guys on this board. Got about 10 or so right now to start.

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I am trying to get a group of people together that would be interested in starting a new chapter of Quail Forever in Adams County PA. The PGC will be implementing their new Quail plan and Adams county appears to be a hot spot. A quail forever chapter could do a lot of good in Adams county and surrou...

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Regular Preen is what it is. Preen for veggie gardens is 100% Corn Gluten.

Salt is needed for survival.

While I do agree that much of it is not connected. I just do not see any need for Corn Gluten in dog food for anything other than a protein booster.

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HAHA. Only one I can fit into is the "Drink Beer Everyday". I may be or get fat, but my dog sure isn't.

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