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Our old flattie Boomer was by your definition a show dog, but he spent he later years as a working retriever, hauling geese back... don;'t count them out as a nice personal hunting dog!

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I've had it happen before with dogs & also have to 2nd the post about the women in the same household as I've experienced that as well. I have seen it with a group of women in the workplace as well. You get a group of women that work together fairly closely and within a year or so, it seems like th...

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So sorry to hear about your boy... take good care of your wife.

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When you are breeding, every dog has "good genes" and "not so good genes". Hopefully the "not so good" ones are not apparent or hidden in places that don't matter to you, but NO DOG IS PERFECT! If you take the two best dogs in the world (in your opinion) and breed them, maybe one might be better the...

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I got into Labradors 30 years ago looking for a "family dog". I had siberian huskies and my husband had a weim. When they had passed on, we went looking to get a dog both of us liked and that would be good with our infant daughter. She learned to walk sandwiched between two yellow labradors. I start...

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Too much cuteness there! Thanks for sharing!

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That said, there are some dog toys that are just plain annoying. My in-laws mutt has a couple of furred creatures that make animal noises - a duck that goes "quack, quack, quack" and a cow that goes moo. That little dog LOVES to make those critters make noise. :roll: Meg has a screaming monkey that...

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Been there, done that.... hated it, threw up afterwards... but ya gotta do what ya gotta do. I would do it again if it became necessary.

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I win with lucky 13!! Congrats on the great litter!!!!

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I'll guess a lucky 13

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Just off the top of my head, some of the drawbacks are:
Some dogs are gluttons... they will eat until they burst (or weigh 800 lbs).
They are more likely to become picky eaters than dogs fed at set times.
You don't know if/when a dog is off their feed.

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Thanks guys for one of the MOST HELPFUL threads I have ever seen on any forum. There was lots of "vet school" info as well as practical experienced based advise. I have used an aggressive shot program for almost 30 years now after having Parvo problems in the early 80's. Every so often I start to se...

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Sorry to hear you were hurt... glad that you are on the mend. I'll jump on the helmet bandwagon too. I was as western as they get all my life. I started training a "problem" horse for a client about 10 years ago and she came from a heavy english/dressage background as well as had broken her neck (li...

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What kind of pup and what king of food? It's impossible to advise without some additional info.

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Dave said a real mouthful there... pretty much EXACTLY what I was gonna say... I now feed Taste of the Wild (which is a Diamond product) and am thrilled with the results. I will feed that to my next puppy right from the get go. Science Diet is over priced and has serious palatability problems (IMHO)...

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Spaying and neutering young reduces the amt of hormones in the system that tell the growth plates when to stop. Consequently the long bones grow longer than they would in an unspayed/neutered dog. Longer bones mean that the stresses on the joints are greater, thus a greater chance of torn ACLs. I mu...

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ezzy333 wrote: Sounds like early spaying when they end up too long legged and have the the fuzzy coat. She is a dog you will want to watch the ligaments on.

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Yep, I keep the weight off her for just that reason. She is a textbook example of what spaying too early does to a dog.

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Meg is an oversized rescue dog. Literally found on the side of the road, never claimed... she was probably 10-12 months at the time. She grew way too tall (probably because she had already been spayed) and has a completely inappropriate supersoft fuzzy coat (almost definately because of being spayed...

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I have a 22" female that I try to keep about 38lbs. She is nice and trim, and well muscled up.

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Had a Flat-Coat for a number of years. Great duck/goose dog (out of show lines, finished show CH). Temperament of a upbeat Labrador, easy in the house and great in the field. Loved the snow and ice! Will always miss that boy!

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If you are going to trial or show, tail set can be very important. A poor tail set if a conformational fault and it can very definately breed thru. If not, I would be way more concerned with hunting ability.

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OldDog wrote:That's good to hear. Is that Freckles picture I see? I like the tail length.

That was Freckles at 8 weeks. Ill try to get a pic of her tomorrow and show you how it looks as an adult

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I have had several people tell me to dock britts with a nickle, including the breeder I got Freckles from. Im sure they will be fine, if anything I think Freck's tail is borderline too short.

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Foxtail in the ear maybe?

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Love those IRWS! Some day Im going to have to add one to my kennel... they are just lovely!

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I use Probios. Comes in a powder or paste at the feed store for horses and other livestock. I feed 1tsp of the powder (NOT GRANULES) sprinkled on their feed or about 1/2 inch squirt of paste licked off my finger. Works great to rehabilitate the GI tract. I give it to any animal (dog, horse, goat, do...

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As I see it, you have 2 choices... 1) put the crate in the kitchen or far end of the house and sleep with a pillow over your head until she gets used to the crate. 2) give up, bring the puppy into the bed with you and you can all get some sleep. I prefer the latter, but that is just my personal choi...

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Life seldom gives us clear-cut, easy answers. Wait for the ratings to come in and make the answer that you feel is the right one. You know what she has to offer, only you can make the decision...

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I have never done Penn hip so I won't comment on that, but for pretty much the reasons the KNine and Ezzy mentioned, I would be surprised if you got a good. I would more likely suspect they will be rated as fair. At fair, the the decision to breed would (for me) hinge on the hips of the parents, gra...

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Sadie__Marie wrote:Scunching up a slice of cheese around the pill has worked in the past for me.

I dont think I have EVER had this method fail... used it on a lot of dogs and they have all snarfed it down. Use american or velveeta cheese

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Contact the breeder...they can get you a duplicate

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Wave bye bye to his family jewels...I have never heard of them leaving them. Beyond making a dog sterile, much of the reason for neutering is to remove the major source of testosterone.

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If you have super diggers, I have gone so far as to dig a trench 12" deep and 24" wide (extending into the dog area). Lay 2"x2" galvanized wire mesh (that is 3' tall) in the trench and hog ring it to the bottom of the chainlink. Fill in the trench and voila.... no more dogs going under the fence!

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The last time I flew, a woman had a 9 week old Bernese Mountain Dog puppy in a sherpa and it did just fine. Since the BMD is a much larger breed, I would think that your pup would have plenty of room. She had been flying since dawn and it was then well into the evening. She said he had slept 90+% of...

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Yep, Lamb and Rice. Very pleased with it with my Brittanys.

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I liked the Home Again service package a little better, they were easy to obtain and most of the vets (as well as the local Humane Society) use Home Again so its one that they routinely scan for.

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I use Home Again and do my own. If you are used to giving shots, the microchips just use a bigger needle. If you feel uncomfortable with giving shots or doing simple procedures, have your vet do it.. they will typically give you a break on doing a litter or multiple dogs at once.

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Thanks for the warning! We are heading up to the high country this weekend (Dallas Divide) then will be in the Lake George area for a couple weeks with the dogs and horses. We will keep a sharp eye for rattlers Glad your boy is doing so well!

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THe horizontal leg tanks in the PU bed are great. We use one horse camping all the time. The thing I DONT like about the vertical tanks in the horse trailer that they can contribute to too much tongue weight in a bumper pull trailer. Just remember that water weighs 8#/gallon so a 30 gallon tank adds...

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Nice lookin' guy!! Bet he can really cover some ground... is he for you or your son?

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I have had a good number (a dozen +) labs over the years that got to be old girls. Some we spayed (mostly to eliminate estrous cycles) most we didnt. I never really noticed any pros or cons, none ever died of cancer, never had pyrometrea, the spayed ones did not become incontinent... Neither group l...

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Im not sure how much outside breeding he did but Diamond Hill Brittanys has several of his offspring that they kept. Trace (Diamond Hill Dangerous Man) is doing verry well in competition, both in the field and the show ring.

Their website is: http://www.diamondhillbrittanys.com

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Brittany

BIS DC Classic's Can Do Andrew

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Congratulations!!!

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OH GOD, now I have to run into town and get some Coldstone.... CURSES!!!!!

French vanilla with raspberries and gummi bears!!!!

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One, The stud dog is an hour away. I thought it would be easier for him if the dog were here. I know the owner. ( He may not want the dog to stay either. Just thought It would help. It is customary for the bitch to come to the stud, but whatever is agreeable to the two of you is fine. Two, I though...

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Ya gotta love those ears... they just beg to be rubbed!!!

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What exactly do you want to know? Is that her pedigree that you posted the link to? There are a lot of very well known show dogs and breeders in her pedigree, what information do you want?

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SHe needs to be at the vet NOW.

How old is she and is she drinking?

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Scott Linden wrote: what is ascripton? Thanks.

Buffered asprin

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