+1 The Rodriguezs are good people.JeremyS wrote:Jean and Joe Rodriguez, R Place Kennel. The are just west of Sioux Falls by Hartford. 605-528-7387 I don't really know them, but have met them a few times. They are true dog people and very friendly.
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- Tue Nov 20, 2012 5:25 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Boarding Kennel needed Sioux Falls
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1973
Re: Boarding Kennel needed Sioux Falls
- Thu Nov 08, 2012 12:54 pm
- Forum: Off Topic Forum
- Topic: Trapping set & bait for mink or weasel??
- Replies: 10
- Views: 6551
Re: Trapping set & bait for mink or weasel??
Thanks. I'm headed out the backyard to start my trapline
- Thu Nov 08, 2012 11:45 am
- Forum: Off Topic Forum
- Topic: Trapping set & bait for mink or weasel??
- Replies: 10
- Views: 6551
Trapping set & bait for mink or weasel??
I lost all 17 of my adult homers and 2 young ones in one night to a mink or weasel :cry: . I need to know easy sets and good baits to catch them(I won't get anymore homers until I catch them). They dug under the wall of my building where I keep my pigeons--holes are too small for anything but a mink...
- Fri Nov 02, 2012 7:32 pm
- Forum: Training
- Topic: What to do with runners
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3844
Re: What to do with runners
I agree--find a club with better birdsquailhunter wrote:Find a better club if you absolutely can't go wild bird hunting! I'm sure you have a couple of spots close to you up north.
- Fri Nov 02, 2012 7:26 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Puppy destroying my yard
- Replies: 14
- Views: 3373
Re: Puppy destroying my yard
X2Doc E wrote:One EXTREMELY simple answer --------------------- Kennel Run.
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- Fri Nov 02, 2012 9:15 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Judges
- Replies: 53
- Views: 13099
Re: Judges
Suddenly, passing a written test and apprenticing doesn't seem so bad. :lol: Brad...there is one huge difference. HT/FT judges don't make a living judging.....conformation judges do, or can. Do HT/FT judges receive any fee or do they judge for free? I do believe all NAVHDA judges judge for free wit...
- Tue Oct 30, 2012 12:01 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: New member to the family
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1284
New member to the family
This is the newest member to my family. This is the pup I kept out of Penny 4s litter. Her call name is Penny 6. Her registered name is DeSeeker's Totally Broke. I hope she is totally broke when she grows up :roll: She's checkin' out what her 1/2 sister and uncle got this morning. penny5 +penny6 008...
- Tue Oct 30, 2012 11:51 am
- Forum: Hunting
- Topic: Another good day on the rez
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2047
Another good day on the rez
There's no birds in Washington County, so I went back north to the indian rez. This morning I took Penny 5 and my male, Shooter. I hadn't even gone 75 yards until I had my first point over Penny 5--2 hens and a rooster--got the rooster. In that field I got another hen point from Penny5 and had about...
- Mon Oct 29, 2012 10:02 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Worst Hunt Test Ever
- Replies: 31
- Views: 7017
Re: Worst Hunt Test Ever
Just keep a list of judges you won't run under---then don't run your dog under them. Don't hold it against the club--unless that is the only judges they use. You can look in the AKC judges directory--look up the judge name, you can then look up past assignments to find out which clubs use that judge...
- Sat Oct 27, 2012 11:55 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Potty Breaks
- Replies: 14
- Views: 3300
Re: Potty Breaks
When we go to North Dakota it takes us 14 hours to get there, we usually stop about 1/2 way(7 hours). The dogs spend the nights(8 hours) in their kennels in the truck when we get there. They do 8 hours with no problem. They can last longer than I can :roll: It's heck to get old.
- Thu Oct 25, 2012 6:27 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Help with a pedigree
- Replies: 1
- Views: 816
Re: Help with a pedigree
The male's pedigree is real strong in both field & show. I know Sandy Sargent (breeder of the male) has field dogs that are hunted on wild birds along with being trialed--all her stuff will have hip OFAs(she is a vet). The female has very, very few titled dogs in the pedigree--that doesn't mean they...
- Thu Oct 25, 2012 10:04 am
- Forum: Hunting
- Topic: South Dakota pheasant hunting 2012
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4713
Re: South Dakota pheasant hunting 2012
Nice pictures. The one I like best is with Katie pointing and the setter backing. If I were you I'd go back again before the season is over--you still have a second 5 day period on your lic
- Wed Oct 24, 2012 7:33 am
- Forum: Health and Nutrition
- Topic: Eating Grass
- Replies: 22
- Views: 10104
Re: Eating Grass
You are very, very lucky your dog isn't dead. friend of mines shorthair ate a beany baby= very large vet billGeorgia Boy wrote:One of my dogs just ate and passed a 3 foot long leash, all she didnt eat was the clasp which she chewed off. Your dog should be fine.
- Wed Oct 24, 2012 7:27 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Tuff-pad
- Replies: 2
- Views: 986
Re: Tuff-pad
My buddy uses it on his shorthair--he doesn't keep the dog on concrete so it's pads aren't tough. He says it works. Helpful hint--put it in a spray bottle and spray it on their pads--otherwise you will waste alot of the product out of the pour bottle it is sent in.
- Mon Oct 22, 2012 7:57 pm
- Forum: Hunting
- Topic: Let the fun begin!
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1825
Re: Let the fun begin!
Well done! That is a great looking Brit you got there. And the tail on that one rooster is LONG! Did you measure that guy? Thanks, She's a pretty good phez dog(IMO :lol: ). The one tail feather just looks long because it was last years bird(long spurs) and the other 2 birds were young of this year(...
- Sun Oct 21, 2012 12:02 pm
- Forum: Hunting
- Topic: Let the fun begin!
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1825
Let the fun begin!
Penny4 rez 2012 002.JPG The season opened yesterday on the Omaha indian rez. Yesterday was a bust with 2 hen points, but today was a great day for my hunting buddy and myself. Four roosters over point--nothing better :D Mom might of just had a litter of pups in August, but she hasn't forgot how to ...
- Fri Oct 19, 2012 7:17 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Skunk be gone?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1758
Re: Skunk be gone?
This mixture of hydrogenperoxide, baking soda, and dawn works very well. My buddy has had to use it 3 times (twice on the dog & once on himself ) ---Willie Hunter wrote:http://www.dailypuppy.com/articles/how- ... g_746.html
better him than me :roll:
- Tue Oct 16, 2012 11:05 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Pup won't "hunt"
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4847
Re: Pup won't "hunt"
The pup is probably to young for long hunts---keep it short and fun. Since it is a lab, encourage him in catching birds--take some pigeons along with their flight feathers pulled and toss a few out when he isn't looking. Let him stumbled into them and encourage him catching them. He should then be a...
- Sun Oct 07, 2012 3:13 pm
- Forum: Training
- Topic: 2 year old spaniel. gun shy all of a sudden
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2485
Re: 2 year old spaniel. gun shy all of a sudden
Did you leave the dog outside early July when it might of got over exposed to fireworks. Even though my dogs love guns, I don't take a chance with fireworks. All it takes is a dog to pick up 1 firecracker with it's mouth and you'll have a gun shy dog. I just put my dogs in the house that time of yea...
- Sat Oct 06, 2012 9:13 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: New Britt pup. Can anyone tell me about the Pedigree
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3704
Re: New Britt pup. Can anyone tell me about the Pedigree
No AKC titled dogs in the first 3 generations(not saying they don't hunt just saying they don't run competion). Forth generation has 2 Hall Of Fame brittanys(national all age champs) and a National Gun Dog Champ in it. Good huntin' with your new huntin' partner.
- Sat Oct 06, 2012 1:12 pm
- Forum: Hunting
- Topic: Regular Season Opener
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1096
Re: Regular Season Opener
Very nice pup
- Wed Oct 03, 2012 1:26 pm
- Forum: Training
- Topic: My Mistake
- Replies: 19
- Views: 5405
Re: My Mistake
X2ACooper wrote:Stop using the wing on a string yesterday.
Do you have access to launchers or wild birds?
- Wed Oct 03, 2012 1:08 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Couple first time dog owner questions
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2199
Re: Couple first time dog owner questions
I'd think about a kennel cover to break air flow. 20 degree weather going down the hwy at 60mph sounds like a fairly low wind chill index to me. If nothing else you could duct tape the side vents shut--outside not inside or he might eat the tape.
- Mon Oct 01, 2012 8:00 pm
- Forum: Training
- Topic: Trainers in Illinois
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3558
Re: Trainers in Illinois
The good thing about if you find a GOOD pro close by is he can train you along with the dog since you'll be close.
- Wed Sep 26, 2012 9:22 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: What do I need to bring?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4927
Re: What do I need to bring?
Number 1 on my long distance hunt kit is a Skunk kit for getting rid of skunk oder :roll:
- Sun Sep 23, 2012 3:34 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: 22 starter pistol
- Replies: 1
- Views: 971
Re: 22 starter pistol
They will fit in a NEF, but it is no longer made--You might find one used every once in a while. Don't go higher than the brown loads and the lower power loads would be even better.
- Wed Sep 19, 2012 7:24 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Brittany Pedigree: New Pup
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3030
Re: Brittany Pedigree: New Pup
Same thing as ezzy said, plus your pup is out of a 1/2 brother mating a 1/2 sister(linebred on Shadows Frecked Sue). In your 4 generation pedigree you have 2 hall of fame britts, 5 national champs, and the best all breed nstra dog ever. It is a good field pedigree. Good luck with the dog. I was wor...
- Wed Sep 19, 2012 2:11 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Brittany Pedigree: New Pup
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3030
Re: Brittany Pedigree: New Pup
Same thing as ezzy said, plus your pup is out of a 1/2 brother mating a 1/2 sister(linebred on Shadows Frecked Sue). In your 4 generation pedigree you have 2 hall of fame britts, 5 national champs, and the best all breed nstra dog ever. It is a good field pedigree. Good luck with the dog.
- Wed Sep 19, 2012 1:49 pm
- Forum: Please Welcome New Members - Introduce Yourself Here!
- Topic: aNOTHER nEW mEMBER FROM ny
- Replies: 2
- Views: 736
Re: aNOTHER nEW mEMBER FROM ny
Welcome to the forum. I see your britt is pretty laid back
- Tue Sep 18, 2012 6:08 pm
- Forum: Training
- Topic: Professional Trainer?????
- Replies: 29
- Views: 7093
Re: Professional Trainer?????
If the dog was doing okay last Fall on birds, It sounds to me like it is too hard a trainer for a soft dog. This is just my opinion :!: A lot of soft dogs need soft trainers or they will shut down. You might have to shot a lot of fun birds over the dog where there isn't much presure on him so it get...
- Sun Sep 16, 2012 9:10 pm
- Forum: Brags
- Topic: Off to a good start
- Replies: 20
- Views: 7576
Re: Off to a good start
Great start
- Sun Sep 16, 2012 8:24 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Coon Dog Paralysis - update
- Replies: 22
- Views: 9490
Re: Coon Dog Paralysis
One of my friends coon hounds had this. He rigged a sling off his basment rafters to support the dog in an upright position so he could move the dogs legs up, down, and back & forth. I know it was a fairly long recovery on his dog, but he was able to get it back where he could use it on coon.
- Fri Sep 14, 2012 8:51 pm
- Forum: Training
- Topic: Wont retrieve
- Replies: 19
- Views: 5429
Re: Wont retrieve
Try bribing her with a dog treats. reel her in with the check cord and trade the bird for a dog treat. After she is doing it everytime with the cord, try it without the cord. If she is doing it without the cord everytime, cut back on the treats less and less and switch to praise. Or wait til she get...
- Wed Sep 12, 2012 9:21 pm
- Forum: Please Welcome New Members - Introduce Yourself Here!
- Topic: Hello from Iowa
- Replies: 3
- Views: 769
Re: Hello from Iowa
Welcome to the forum.
- Mon Sep 10, 2012 10:31 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Buying my first hunting dog
- Replies: 38
- Views: 9226
Re: Buying my first hunting dog
You might be able to get a good dog from the paper, but I think you will have better chances of getting a good dog by doing your homework--looking at pedigrees, looking at parents, looking at dogs at events. Don't be afraid of spending a little more on a better pup---the original price of a pup is a...
- Thu Sep 06, 2012 11:19 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: GPS for tracking wild birds.
- Replies: 17
- Views: 5665
Re: GPS for tracking wild birds.
etrex is one around $100(sometimes a little cheaper when someone has a sale)---it's made by Garmin. I mainly use it to try to relocate underwater islands and points when I go fishing in Canada(plus finding my way back home if it is after dark or I had too many beers at shore lunch :roll: ). It's abo...
- Wed Sep 05, 2012 10:40 am
- Forum: Hunting
- Topic: Excited, Dazed, and Confused!!! (NoDak)
- Replies: 13
- Views: 5849
Re: Excited, Dazed, and Confused!!! (NoDak)
My buddy and I hunt the SW corner of the state--mostly wheat country there. We hunt mostly phez but will pick up a few huns and sharpies hunting the same areas we hunt the phez in. We hunt mainly CRP along the crop edges or creeks along the crop edges---it seems like the crop edges(food) is what dra...
- Tue Sep 04, 2012 12:52 pm
- Forum: Events
- Topic: Pointing Dog Hunt Tests Oct 6th & 7th--Nebr.
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1077
Pointing Dog Hunt Tests Oct 6th & 7th--Nebr.
Pointing dog hunt test held at Oak Creek Sporting Club---Brainard, Nebraska(north of Lincoln) on the 6th & 7th of October. All 3 levels will be held both days. All pointing breeds and newcomers welcome. If you are interested in starting hunting tests, this is a good place to start---judges and worke...
- Tue Sep 04, 2012 7:38 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Finding AKC HT Judges
- Replies: 24
- Views: 8495
Re: Finding AKC HT Judges
I've been trying to get into a seminar to become a HT judge for 4 years now. Every year I contact AKC looking for a seminar and if there are any within 300 miles, I make phone calls and emails. I have never received a return phone call or email from the person doing the seminar so I could attend. W...
- Mon Sep 03, 2012 7:17 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: In your opinion, are trials a true gauge of...
- Replies: 78
- Views: 17457
Re: In your opinion, are trials a true gauge of...
DG---
Nice slide show I always like looking at your pictures
Nice slide show I always like looking at your pictures
- Fri Aug 31, 2012 12:55 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Dog aggression
- Replies: 23
- Views: 5167
Re: Dog aggression
You must not be running him in AKC stuff---two fights with write ups in their events that are his fault and AKC will ban the dog from competing. They don't put up with aggressive dogs.
- Thu Aug 30, 2012 6:25 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: AKC Hunt Tests (Senior & Master)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4766
Re: AKC Hunt Tests (Senior & Master)
Minn. judges require a blank on a stop to flush. Got DQ'd in Indiana for blanking a stop to flush. Seems to be nothing in the book either way. Best ask the judge and when in Rome do as th Romans do. Cj It's in the rule book---Senior is on page 23 under trainability 2nd paragraph. Master is on page ...
- Thu Aug 30, 2012 6:05 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: AKC Hunt Tests (Senior & Master)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4766
Re: AKC Hunt Tests (Senior & Master)
They changed the rule a couple of years ago. For senior it now reads "The firing of a blank gun for a stop to flush is at the option of the handler. The dog must adequately disply its steadiness to wing before the optional shot can be fired. A senior dog may be collared away from a stop to flush." M...
- Wed Aug 29, 2012 12:42 pm
- Forum: Training
- Topic: Failure to Honor
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3661
Re: Failure to Honor
How did you teach him to honor and how is his stop to flush? I agree with Brad---launch birds in front of the pointing dog when your dog is moving & lookin' at the pointing dog---your dog might think his movement flushed the bird. He MIGHT then start backing--thinking it's his fault the bird flushed.
- Wed Aug 29, 2012 12:32 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: What Breed Did You Start With
- Replies: 40
- Views: 10012
Re: What Breed Did You Start With
I was wondering about a Gordon Setter. I have never hunted with one and dont know anyone else in Kentucky that does. But there are some people close to me who just had a litter and I was considering trying one. Started with EP, then went to ES, Brit, now I have Gordon's. Love the breed, all the bre...
- Wed Aug 29, 2012 12:28 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Advice What Starter Pistol
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1297
Re: Advice What Starter Pistol
I like NEF (I've got one in 32 & 22---had them since 1993---they last forever) but they don't make them anymore. You will see some used ones come up in the dog equipment section every once in a while. Only disadvantage to NEF is you have to watch the cylinder pin---If it falls out you lose the cylin...
- Thu Aug 23, 2012 10:11 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Look Dad
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3796
Re: Look Dad
Just wait until he proudly brings you back a skunk
- Mon Aug 20, 2012 8:15 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: hunting a dog in heat.... thoughts?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 8221
Re: hunting a dog in heat.... thoughts?
I've hunted mine in heat when nobody is around and it has been okay. But you need to realize SOME FEMALES GET REAL FUNNY IN THE HEAD when they are in heat---some just don't act normal when they are in heat !: We're talkin' dogs here, right? I was going to answer females in general, but I know bette...
- Mon Aug 20, 2012 8:12 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: What makes a good trial horse?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 7555
Re: What makes a good trial horse?
I haven't seen anyone mention you have to have a horse that is okay being by itself looking for your dog or scouting someone else's dog. It also has to be part bulldozer going thru heavy brush, trees, etc. You need one that will go thru water or across narrow bridges(both concrete & wooden). One tha...
- Mon Aug 20, 2012 8:00 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: hunting a dog in heat.... thoughts?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 8221
Re: hunting a dog in heat.... thoughts?
I've hunted mine in heat when nobody is around and it has been okay. But you need to realize SOME FEMALES GET REAL FUNNY IN THE HEAD when they are in heat---some just don't act normal when they are in heat !: