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Iowa_Dude wrote: ↑
Sun Oct 03, 2021 5:37 pm
I'll be switching to Eukanuba puppy large breed per vet reccomendation (from blue buffalo puppy).

Good call IMO

Max2 wrote: ↑
Sun Oct 03, 2021 5:10 am
A friend who feeds raw seems to think if I fed raw his sheding may deminish. IDK ?

Is there anything that proponents of feeding RAW don't claim it will cure?

As for the original post - I tried Pro Plan but didn't find it as good as the Eukanuba. Won't save any money with that switch though.

Wouldn't take much thought here. Sorry, I failed to mention, I am a connoisseur of sorts and have my beans shipped from a small batch roaster who continually win “best cup of coffee” in competition. :lol: Way better and still cheaper than Starbucks! I have three blends I choose between depending on...

Sharon wrote: ↑
Sat Oct 02, 2021 10:41 am
Would have to think about that.... Starbucks or dog food?

Wouldn't take much thought here.

Two of the best shorthairs I have had the priviledge to watch work a hunting field and compete in trials were solid liver dogs.

I like the Gonia

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I think your money would be well spent on this book.
http://bcsetterpress.com/publications/

Bird flying means whoa, dead bird falling means whoa and live bird walking around means whoa. Works really well. Draw back one time. Little pointer I was working in the field with had a bird fly over and she hit the brakes till I sent her on. She turned into a really nice dog! I certainly wouldn't ...

Best Way to Train your Gundog by Bill Tarrant.
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I read about raw dog food, that its much better to feed my dog in this way. I Also found this typo of food: Dehydrated raw dog food from this company: https://gorocketo.com/ Have anybody of you guys try this out? Maybe know difference between it or any recommendations? P.s my dog is French bulldog ...

You have seen the dog run and hunt - no need to work on that. You have seen the dog point - no need to work on that. You are back to the yard to work on the next step. Work on your whoa. I assume he will stop and stand on whoa. Work him on extending the time he will stay on whoa with no real distrac...

My experience has been that English Pointers, Setters, and Brittany's have a better on/off switch than GSP's and GWP's. Other folks mileage may vary.

Individual dogs aside, I have found it to be generally true that the setters are a little more touchy feely than the pointers.

Good luck with your new pup

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cjhills wrote: ↑
Mon Jul 26, 2021 5:01 am
Well, I could be wrong. There is a first time for everything.
I did think I read a few posts about getting rid of the dog because the OP picked the wrong one, so I thought it was relevent.

I didn't go back to find the post it was in, but that is why I thought it was relevant as well.

I've always like what Delmar has to say.

Good post Shags

Slistoe, I feed twice a day. He really isn't that food crazy. I can pick up his food/bully stick/bone or whatever anytime straight from his mouth and won't get any type of negative reaction from him. That is good - but you really need to find a way to safely and quickly cure him of thinking he can ...

Does your dog get fed free choice or do you put feed out once/twice a day. I would suggest you put it out once per day and take control of the feed bowl. He doesn't get to eat till you say he can. Work on it so that if you tell him to stop eating and let you have the bowl back he will stop and let y...

Sad to hear. Those were some nice dogs you have had.

RyanDoolittle wrote: ↑
Sat Jun 05, 2021 9:46 am
Dan Hoke is out there. Don't think youncan do much better with a shorthair.

I'll second that.

Ear infection causing excessive head shaking was the probable cause for one of the cases I had - been vigilant about the ears since then.

That is excellent news.

Have had it happen twice. Treatment was as shags has described.

Are we talking a rock climbing cliff face that is impassable except for goats and some supernatural humans?

I would walk up the "cliff" and carry on... the dog will find a way.

If you feed him when YOU don't want to, you're reinforcing an undesirable behavior. Telling them to "shush" doesn't work. It'll take work on your part. EVERY time pup barks, go right back to the kennel, open the gate, pinch the pups jowls on his upper canines, and command NO!. One word, that's it. ...

Which is the pup and which is the stuffy?

Nyzk wrote: ↑
Sun May 23, 2021 8:31 am
What is a false pregnancy exactly? I cant find any good information on it

https://vcahospitals.com/know-your-pet/ ... cy-in-dogs

I really doubt that the young pregnancy had anything to do with the fact the dog had painful joint problems - sounds more like a case of dysplasia which is genetic. Although it is generally recommended to have a dog at least 2 years of age before breeding, there are a good number of dogs bred at a y...

When I was a kid a buddy had a husky that loved to retrieve - but he was more than a little hard mouthed. But he sure was good at fetching shot muskrats and beaver - he would never back down even on ones that were chewing his lip as he brought them in.

I guess I don't understand exactly what you think might be the problem.

I got mine from the wholesaler I get my stuff from - but it seems that combo has gone the way of the dodo - but there is good selection of them in leather and various types of coated material, even right from this board sponsor https://www.gundogsupply.com/search2.html?query=collar

All my Brittanys are wearing 1" nylon collars with center ring and D-ring. Bought them from the same place I bought the ones for my Lab. Not sure what the trouble is? And at 1" of length extra means .3" of bigger diameter - If you are using a finger width or slack as a guage I sure can't see a need ...

If she is a well bred GSP by a year old I would challenge any but the most arduous of running folks (I'm thinking Ultramarathon) to outlast the dog if you are running with them on a lead.

I can fit 3 travel kennels across the front of the truck box. Strap them in, load them with dogs and we are good to go for the day.

In order for training to be effective you must be in control of the situation - find someone with a dog that is willing to assist you in training your dog. Set the dog up to meet in a familiar training place where your dog is quite familiar with obeying commands - with a staged situation and an acco...

No way to say really - too varied of a spectrum of opinion on "ideal". But I'm pretty sure that there would be almost unanimous agreement that a dog which you do not have control over would not be ideal.

NICE!!!

Dogs rarely see everyone as equal, just as they do not perceive all situations and locations the same. Just as they need to be taught that the rules they learned in one location apply to all locations, they need to be taught that their response to one person needs to apply to all persons. This can b...

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Not sure why I jumped in this wormhole. Inukshuk 32/32 - 720 kcal/cup PPP 30/20 Salmon - 527 kcal/cup 720-527=193 193/527x100=36.6% So the Inukshuk 32/32 has 37% more calories per cup of food than PPP Salmon. Most folks I know feeding PPP are feeding the Chicken formula. PPP 30/20 Chicken - 484 kcal...

weimdogman wrote: ↑
Thu Apr 15, 2021 3:05 pm

slistoe wrote: ↑
Thu Apr 15, 2021 11:07 am
Maybe it would be easier if you let the dog food company add the fat for you https://www.inukshukpro.com/inukshuk-3232
Less then 200kcal per cup different then ppp 30/20

37% more calories in every cup.

Doing the math on it - if you are feeding 3 cups of proplan 30/20 and add 2 tablespoons of lard you would then be at 30% fat content from the 20%.

Maybe it would be easier if you let the dog food company add the fat for you https://www.inukshukpro.com/inukshuk-3232

weimdogman wrote: ↑
Wed Apr 14, 2021 11:10 am
So if you use lard , 1 tblspn for how many cups?

Corn oil tblspn per ?

Lard - a good dollop. Oil - a heavy glug.

He should be able to learn the difference in species and location.

With the past year, we have had more time to run and train, so that may have something to do with it. He is out of DK breeding, so he is a larger framed dog. As for the second dog, just got a pointer puppy who will be pulling light duty. In the summer, we typically don’t put on as many miles due to...

I'll have to see if they have the meclazine in town - haven't tried it yet but the other two didn't work.

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