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ohmymy111

They are great dogs, but then I am biased. I currently have 4 of them, and will be keeping a female from my upcomiong litter. They are often marketed as close working dogs, but that is not entirely true. Much depends on what you do with them when they are young. Vern and Chloe will get out as far as...

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French Brittany tiny?? Those are fightin words :lol: I prefer to think of mine as Pocket Rockets! Going from 2 dogs to 3 was a bigger transition for me. They all want attention at the same time, and here I am with only 2 hands. After that, adding the 4th was easy, and I will be adding a 5th this yea...

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Are you looking for doors for a doghouse, or a dogbox for a vehicle.

If it is for a dog box, I have 3 sets I bought and ended up not using, as I bought a trailer instead. Just let me know.

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I follow the French naming convention. The kennel name proceeded by a name that statrs with a letter based on the year. This is a "D" year so the names have been Darius, Derrick, Damascus... It is easy to see a dogs name and know about how old it is. As just starting in breeding, I also want people ...

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I use PedX by Breedmate, it can go back 25 generations for calculating COI, among many other things it does, and it is really not very expensive.

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All 3 of my dogs have flown. 2 of have flown to or from France, one round trip to AZ, and one from Canada. 50% of the puppies I have sold fly out of State. I never sedate, or would consider sedating them for the flight. Yes thet are happy to get out of the crate, but for that matter, I am happy to g...

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Vern is a pretty fast dog, but I don't think he can run out of the collar yet! = :mrgreen: Near as I can figure, one branch somewher along the line probably pulled the excess strap out, and once it was hanging free another one somwehere along the line caught it and unbuckled it. Luckily it was only ...

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I had the DC 30 collar come of Vern hunting Grouse this weekend. Was nice being able to know pretty much right where it was. Once I got within 10 yards, where it told me I was near, switched to the dog collar screen for that collar, and pinpointed it to 1 yard, where I found it. Would be nice if the...

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I use Pedigree Exploreer by PedX. It will determine a COI back as far as 25 generations. On my dogs I can trace back 17 to 18 generations. Took a little time to input all the information, but luckily the French have their Stud Book available online for free

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It varies widely by airline. The first time I flew to France with Vern, it was on Iceland Air and it was $250.00 round Trip. When I looked at going back with him this Spring it was $600.00 on NorthWest, as Iceland Air has cut back its flights from Minneapolis to Paris. Flying to AZ and back in 2007 ...

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KK where are ou getting your puppy from?

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I will be taking Vern in to start a course of treatment. I have pulled probably a 100 ticks off of him in the last several years, only two have ever produced a rash like this, this one, and one was last year, and the Vet treated him for Lymes, even thought the test came up negative. The Lymes test w...

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Seems the tics are early this year. I just took one off Vern last night. It had a bullseye rash. He had been vaccinated for lymes already this year. Do I need to be concerned?

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Another one chiming in for Chad Hines. He is just a plain nice guy in addition to being a good trainer.

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Hmmm Silk Sheets, that is kind of appealing, as if he gets them, then so do I, as he sleeps in bed with me!! He already has his own servant, and i am happy to fullfill that role!

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On Wednesday Vern won the FBGDA National Wild Braces trial in Salina Kansas. By doing so he has now achieved UKCs highest title, Grand Champion of the Field. He is the first dog of any breed to do so. In order to get this title a dog has to win 5 trials under 5 different Judges, 2 of the trials have...

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Hard to say, but it really comes down to her height and muscle tone. Chloe is at 9 months about 18 to 18.5 and she weighed 36.7. I am hoping heightwise she has about finished, but weight wise I am not concerned as she is solid muscle. Nern is 19 5/8 and weighs 37.7, and he is all muscle too. What ke...

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I found Vern had a deer tick on him last year, with a bullseye rash. We were at the Vet that afternoon. You can't test for Lymes for about 6 weeks after contact. I immediately had him put on antibiotics, and he recieved the vaccine too. This year I have already had him vaccinated. There are too mant...

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I think a French Brittany will do everything you are looking for. I have two now, and my dog Vern does it all. I have hunted Pheasant, Huns, Quail, Woodcock and Grouse with him. Chloe at 5 1/2 months was finding pointing and holding Pheasants and Huns. Typically a French Brittany is a closer working...

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I will probably be going on Saturday. This will be the first one for me, so I am really looking forward to it.

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Even inside the ABC it is generally recognized, albeit unofficially that they are seperate breeds. The French Brittany in the US as a general rule adheres to the standard much more closly than does the American Brittany. This does not mean that one is superior to the other, just that they are differ...

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I know one person who has a dog from the Maverick line, my girlfriend. Maverick's Golden Bailey. He is on of the best hunting dogs I know.

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Well I will definately say French Brittany, but then I am biased. Angel in the house , Demon in the Field , you must be looking at Mooneys dogs, as that is their motto. Yes Vern will bark when someone comes in the yard if he is in the house or out back in his kennel, but he settles right back down w...

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Couples is braced competition in UKC. Most trials in UKC as in Europe are Solo. Only Open Class dogs can run Couples in UKC.

Say hi to Todd for me. Is he going to run his dogs? It would be fun to see his dogs run.

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Do you know the dates for your wild bird trial? Also will you be having a "Couples" Trial in Open Class? Will you be holding one or two trials over the weekend? I know that this is a ways out. But I am beginning to plan my trial season for Vern, and I would really like to come out for the trial, but...

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Rick, When I took her to the vet, before we headed to Montana, at 5.5 months I think she was 22.9 pounds. She is going to be a big strong girl. She wrestles on a daily basis with my mix breed dog who weighs 95+. And she keeps up with Vern and Bailey, my girlfriends American Brittany, in the Field. I...

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Hello, In AZ they did not have a Spectator wagon. Unlike Georgia it was much more open terrain, and you could see pretty much everything from the staging areas. Chloe is appearing to be a little dynamo. We took her to Montana at 5 1/2 months old where she found and pointed her first Huns, and was ra...

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Ruffshooter, I would not do much if any cutting of the coat if it . That can seriously damage a coat if it gets cut too short, I have seen it a number of times. I would just do a little trimming of the hair between the toes, and as Vern tends to get an extra tail of fur that grows our longer than hi...

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Chris,

Denise and I are heading out the evening of the 18th of Oct and returning sometime on the 28th. We could probably stuff all 4 dogs into my car, but I am concerned Chloe could have her first heat cycle at that time.

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Does anyone know where I might be able to rent a dog trailer? I am in Minnesota, and we are going to Montana for 11 days, and want to take 4 dogs out with us.

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Thank you John,

Vern has been doing pretty well this year, probably because Denise has been handling him. Denise says "hi". Hope Chicago is a pleasure trip, not a business one.

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Hey Chris,

Do you know when the run order will be posted for the trial this weekend. Vern, Denise and I will see Boomer and you there. We are probably heading up Thursday night.

ohmymy111

OK I think I remember you. The dog he ran was Vern. Those trials were the start of vern's Field Trialing.

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I was wondering if I had met you in GA. Vern got hid first placement in Ga 06, so perhaps we did meet.

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I would say the bigger breeders, like the Mooney's , Dillions, Dalrymple, Shipleys, to mention just a few, breed to standard and hunting. French Brittanys Field Trialing is relatively new. The smaller breeders, not as much towards conformation mainly as they don't always have the level of knowledge,...

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Rick, I agree wholeheartedly with you. I like UKC, but i think they could take a page from the French CEB. They require that a dog to recieve a "Trialer" title to not only recieve the required number of CACTs, but also class "Excellent" in the show ring. and for a show Title, they have to classify "...

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While I was in France, we went over to Pierre Terran's house and met him. He has quite the interesting setup, with all the exotic waterfowl. I saw a number of his dogs, and was considering buying a female for breeding, but sadly it was not in the budget at this time. Pierre is a very nice guy, I tho...

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Yes I do plan on going back to either France, or perhaps Spain. One of the Judges from Europe said he would like to see Vern run in Spain, where there could be 500 dogs in a trial. I do get around a bit, but not as much this year, as the price of fuel is ridiculous. I have been blessed with a girlfr...

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Vern had his 3rd placement for this year, taking 2nd in the Open Gun Dog Stake at the Minnesota Brittany Field trial.

Better watch out, looks like the French Britts are starting to come into their own!!

ohmymy111

Chris,

Ian handled him both days. And he is a tough dog to beat, when he runs.

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Chris, In Open, Jake edged Vern out. The Judges said they had him first all the way, till Jakes run at the end so we had to settle for 2nd. Of course I wish it were 1st place, but the main thing is he is consistant, he has found at least one bird every trial this year, and has been clean on every co...

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Hello,

I am in Elk River Minnesota,

I got a bag at the Game Fair, and would like to switch to it for my Field Trial dog. Will you have a distibutor in the Elk River area?

ohmymy111

Hey Dan,

Can you send me a premium ohmymy111@yahoo.com

ohmymy111

I have always been confused by the whole Futurity concept. but then having French Brittanys I probably don't have to worry about it, as I doubt I would ever get a dog nominated. As far as what does it take to have a dog be competitive? It all depends on the Judge. I don't run AA Trials, Vern is not,...

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I never vaccinated my dogs for Lymes. This year two days after a Hunt Test in an area that was thick with ticks, I was checking Vern and found a Deer Tick with a Bulls Eye rash around it. Into the Vet that afternoon, and even though the Lymes antibody can't be detected for 6 weeks, started him on an...

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Terry,

Noah is a good kid. I was only too happy to pay off my bet to him when he bit into that lime. I thought I almost had my 5 spot back when I offered to trade three coins to him, 36 cents. He thought about it for a minute, and then said no! LOL

ohmymy111

I believe the full results will be posted on SCVBC page today or tomorrow.

ohmymy111

Good morning Chris, I believe that there are 8 or 9 signups at this time. I know two people who have not signed up that may be coming also. While we would like to encourage people to sign up ahead of time, it is not necessary. We will certainly accomodate all attend. If you would like more informati...

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Vern and I will be going. We will be running OGD and AGD

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Hey Chris,

Do you know if the run order has been posted yet for the trial coming up this weekend, or do I need to call Dan.

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