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by Birddogz
Mon Nov 07, 2011 12:04 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Watching wrong kind of cooking show!
Replies: 12
Views: 4355

Re: Watching wrong kind of cooking show!

I save the scraps of venison from my deer and my friends deer. Nothing keeps a dog going in the cold like raw meat scraps and watered down quality kibble. I also throw my dogs broccoli, beans, apples, cabbage (They love cabbage), etc. When I peel carrots/potatoes, I simply peel them onto the floor a...
by Birddogz
Thu Nov 03, 2011 1:06 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Breed help?
Replies: 26
Views: 8207

Re: Breed help?

Ruffshooter wrote:Pudel Pointers cedarwoodgundogs.com

GSP's Walnut creek. Shooting Star, Thunderhead kennels, Most Dogs adapt to cover.

French Brits: Mark Dinsmore on here has great dogs. http://www.frenchbrittany.org/
Now this is a great list. Pick any one of these, and you will be happy. :)
by Birddogz
Thu Nov 03, 2011 12:07 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Had a co-worker send me this, food for thought
Replies: 12
Views: 4159

Re: Had a co-worker send me this, food for thought

Right on! Great post.
by Birddogz
Thu Nov 03, 2011 8:20 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Breed help?
Replies: 26
Views: 8207

Re: Breed help?

I would go with a GSP out of proven NAVHDA lines. Thunderhead is the kennel that I would go with if I were getting a GSP. I can tell you that a PP from a NAPPA breeder would be my first suggestion. Great personalities, phenomenal hunters, the best NAVHDA record of any breed. Especially those out of ...
by Birddogz
Thu Nov 03, 2011 6:10 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Best hot weather quail dog?
Replies: 18
Views: 6308

Re: Best hot weather quail dog?

Pointers are zero trouble inside. Very calm. They have a tendency to be more independent in the field, thus the stereotype that they don't care about you.
by Birddogz
Wed Nov 02, 2011 9:12 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Lab Breeders in ND
Replies: 17
Views: 5372

Re: Lab Breeders in ND

I can hook you up with the folks I got both my dogs from. I have a 3 y/o lab that "points" kind of, when she wants to (provided that I'm not hunting with any other pointers). I also just picked up a lab/German Wirehair cross. She's just 3 months old, so I can't tell you what she'll be like, but I'm...
by Birddogz
Tue Nov 01, 2011 8:49 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Best hot weather quail dog?
Replies: 18
Views: 6308

Re: Best hot weather quail dog?

English Pointer, end of story. They handle the heat better than any dog, and then obviously have a harder time with severe cold. If I lived in KS and south I would own at least 1 pointer. :D
by Birddogz
Mon Oct 31, 2011 4:07 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Lab Breeders in ND
Replies: 17
Views: 5372

Re: Lab Breeders in ND

I understand that Labs have been over bred and have issues, anyone know of any reputable kennels in ND/MN/SD/MT?
by Birddogz
Mon Oct 31, 2011 9:38 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Lab Breeders in ND
Replies: 17
Views: 5372

Lab Breeders in ND

Have a friend that lost everything in a fire. House, 2 dogs, all his vehicles, etc. Very tough deal. I was wanting to surprise him in the future by getting him a pointing Lab. I live in ND. Any advice would be great. Thanks. :)
by Birddogz
Mon Oct 31, 2011 6:55 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: When is it TOO cold?
Replies: 42
Views: 21579

Re: When is it TOO cold?

Dogs that live inside, live longer on average, and have less joint problems. Ideally, leave them out in a kennel when the weather is nice for 4-6 hours per day, but bring them in at night. They bond with you with out any trouble. Ask any Vet which is better. If you can't have a dog in the house, tha...
by Birddogz
Fri Oct 28, 2011 4:13 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Best NSTRA Britts?
Replies: 24
Views: 9298

Re: Best NSTRA Britts?

"Aside from NLB, who has some of the best NSTRA Brittanys from around the country?" Me!!!.......jk.....I'd look for something that is heavy in Ban-Dee lines, jmo. My dog Sandy, took a first place in Lubbock at 1 year and 10 months, her second placement, she got a 2nd at 1 year and 4 months last spr...
by Birddogz
Thu Oct 27, 2011 12:55 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Animal Chiropractic yes or no?
Replies: 35
Views: 7898

Re: Animal Chiropractic yes or no?

My husband works in a hospital and all his family are doctors or nurses, so take this with a grain of salt. :) Because chiropractic medicine flies in the face of what science knows about how the body works, in other words as their premise is wrong from the start, things are never right. My father i...
by Birddogz
Mon Oct 24, 2011 9:15 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: coyotes
Replies: 55
Views: 12501

Re: coyotes

Irish wolf hounds are hard on yotes. I had a friend who had 4 of them. I can't imagine how many coyotes they killed in a year in KS.
by Birddogz
Sat Oct 22, 2011 8:32 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Which line of Pointer do you think is the most intelligent?
Replies: 51
Views: 14639

Re: Which line of Pointer do you think is the most intelligent?

I believe dogs can reason some what. I have seen my dogs learn to half arc on running roosters. Some never learn it, but the ones that do must be reasoning in some way. Also, I had a Britt that would open the bread drawer and eat all the bread, open the fridge, open fences, etc.
by Birddogz
Fri Oct 21, 2011 11:02 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: coyotes
Replies: 55
Views: 12501

Re: coyotes

Coyotes in Maine have actually interbred with wolves. I read an article about DNA analysis that stated the fact. Maine loses more deer to Coyotes than any other state because of their large size.
by Birddogz
Tue Oct 18, 2011 8:50 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: An Air Kennel Worth a Darn
Replies: 3
Views: 1261

An Air Kennel Worth a Darn

I have had it. Every air kennel I buy is a piece of crap. Are there any DURABLE air kennels? I would appreciate any help in this regard. Thank you in advance. :)
by Birddogz
Sat Oct 15, 2011 8:54 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: I think I've got a problem
Replies: 19
Views: 5309

Re: I think I've got a problem

Wow, fantastic looking pups!! Congrats!
by Birddogz
Sat Oct 15, 2011 8:02 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: year old Setter
Replies: 4
Views: 1447

Re: year old Setter

Depends a lot on how much conditioning the dog has had, and temperature. If it is hot, try to hunt near creeks and lakes. I usually hunt for 2 hours, take a break, hunt 2 more.
by Birddogz
Fri Oct 14, 2011 12:13 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Cover Dog Question
Replies: 44
Views: 8727

Re: Cover Dog Question

Why do pointers and setters get dominated in NAVHDA? Same reason, they don't enter as much.
by Birddogz
Thu Oct 13, 2011 7:01 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Which line of Pointer do you think is the most intelligent?
Replies: 51
Views: 14639

Re: Which line of Pointer do you think is the most intelligent?

A truly smart dog can be an unbelievable PIA to train and keep trained...If the dog is truly smart, they will constantly be trying to anticipate you and what it is you want them to do...The mensa candidate dog might decide to invent their own way to find, point and take game...The smart dog will ev...
by Birddogz
Wed Oct 12, 2011 1:17 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Cover Dog Question
Replies: 44
Views: 8727

Re: Cover Dog Question

Always wondered that too. They certainly don't dominate the hunting seen any where I have ever lived with the exception of KS. Certainly not in the northern grouse woods. GSPs and Britts FAR out number them. I know 2 Grouse guides that hunt Ruffs for a living, and they have always owned Britts and G...
by Birddogz
Tue Oct 11, 2011 8:31 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Which line of Pointer do you think is the most intelligent?
Replies: 51
Views: 14639

Re: Which line of Pointer do you think is the most intelligent?

:D ......"Hello, this is my brother Darryl, this is my other brother Darryl." :D Sorry couldn't resist.
by Birddogz
Wed Oct 05, 2011 1:59 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: A pointing lab is just a lab/cross
Replies: 363
Views: 154754

Re: A pointing lab is just a lab/cross

I am really surprised at the number of people who think if you don't agree with them that you haven't had much experience when in reality you will see it is the older people who have a lot of experience with each that have learned how to handle the birds so you will have the same experience with mo...
by Birddogz
Wed Oct 05, 2011 1:27 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Gave my dog away today
Replies: 25
Views: 10788

Re: Gave my dog away today

Howie isn't it funny how these dogs can make GROWN MEN act like babies? We handle most other things with out getting emoitonal about it but a dog can make us weep with no shame. I am not ashamed to say my dogs have brought tears to my eyes more then once.They are the most Loyal creatures on earth,w...
by Birddogz
Wed Oct 05, 2011 1:26 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Gave my dog away today
Replies: 25
Views: 10788

Re: Gave my dog away today

I could never do it. You are a generous man. :D
by Birddogz
Wed Oct 05, 2011 11:50 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: A pointing lab is just a lab/cross
Replies: 363
Views: 154754

Re: A pointing lab is just a lab/cross

I am really surprised at the number of people who think there isn't a difference between throw down and wild birds. If all or most of what you have to hunt are preserve/pen birds that stinks but better than nothing, but lets not get crazy and pretend that wild and pen birds act the same. You are ki...
by Birddogz
Wed Oct 05, 2011 9:18 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: A pointing lab is just a lab/cross
Replies: 363
Views: 154754

Re: A pointing lab is just a lab/cross

Hunt them on a variety of wild birds, in different conditions.
by Birddogz
Tue Oct 04, 2011 8:47 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Few Pics of LB & Wendy dog (I Brought this up for Birddogz)
Replies: 20
Views: 5350

Re: Few Pics of LB & Wendy dog (I Brought this up for Birddogz)

Beautiful looking dogs. I used to live in Ohio, and had good bird dogs. I traveled a lot to get them that way. I had FT dogs as well. There are many FT bred dogs that are tremendous dogs. It is my experience that DDs and PPs and EPs and NAVHDA bred GSPs/DKs are the easiest to get to hunt for you. To...
by Birddogz
Tue Oct 04, 2011 8:03 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: A pointing lab is just a lab/cross
Replies: 363
Views: 154754

Re: A pointing lab is just a lab/cross

In my opinion if you want a well rounded dog your best bet is to use both pen raised birds and wild birds. Pen raised birds are not going to teach a dog how to hunt its wild counterpart as well as actually running the dog on wild birds. On the flip side using pen raised birds for training offers th...
by Birddogz
Tue Oct 04, 2011 8:02 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: A pointing lab is just a lab/cross
Replies: 363
Views: 154754

Re: A pointing lab is just a lab/cross

gittrdonebritts wrote:Birddogz the only thing that bothers me is what a Know it all you are and how much better you think you are than the rest of us.
How you get that I don't know. I will say that my opinion that wild birds are best isn't a rare opinion. I find it odd that my comments would spark a comment like yours.
by Birddogz
Tue Oct 04, 2011 7:53 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: A pointing lab is just a lab/cross
Replies: 363
Views: 154754

Re: A pointing lab is just a lab/cross

The Plethora of people who raise crappy birds is what colors most peoples opinions.......I hear the complaints day in and day out where I work. We on the other hand never get complaints on our birds. I will say there is a tremendous difference between places. If the birds are released ahead of time...
by Birddogz
Tue Oct 04, 2011 3:02 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: A pointing lab is just a lab/cross
Replies: 363
Views: 154754

Re: A pointing lab is just a lab/cross

Good to see Birddogz is back and he brought his High horse with too :roll: I enjoy reading posts from people who cut on me for being right and honest. I'll prove my point, Gittrdone, please share with us, if you are able, exactly what do you disagree with? Is it your position that some how dogs hav...
by Birddogz
Tue Oct 04, 2011 2:05 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: A pointing lab is just a lab/cross
Replies: 363
Views: 154754

Re: A pointing lab is just a lab/cross

I'm from the East kinda like the dead sea,should be called the dead East.When I started we had wild quail out the wahzoo,I did very little training then just went hunting & had pretty good success. There are not enough wild birds here to train on anymore if you have a dog that is still hunting hard...
by Birddogz
Tue Oct 04, 2011 1:57 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: A pointing lab is just a lab/cross
Replies: 363
Views: 154754

Re: A pointing lab is just a lab/cross

I have never seen a birddog who needed the life history of a bird before it would point it; That is absolutely silly to say a dog is better if it can find a wild bird. Dogs find birds, dog points bird, the rest is up to you. Ezzy Huh? Are you insinuating that a wild bird and a pen raised bird are o...
by Birddogz
Mon Oct 03, 2011 9:44 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Oklahoma Quail not looking good
Replies: 15
Views: 4025

Re: Oklahoma Quail not looking good

I can tell you that ND roadside counts are way down, but when I run my dogs, there are plenty. I think that the amount of cover is a big factor. There are grazed pastures that look like CRP this year.
by Birddogz
Sun Oct 02, 2011 5:32 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: A pointing lab is just a lab/cross
Replies: 363
Views: 154754

Re: A pointing lab is just a lab/cross

No I haven't taught mine that, but both adults will run with their nose on the ground after wounded birds, even the new pup ground tracked a running unwounded phez yesterday, before she pinned it between a weedy patch of fence line and a lake. Nice. How are the prairie grouse populations in the san...
by Birddogz
Sun Oct 02, 2011 12:37 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: A pointing lab is just a lab/cross
Replies: 363
Views: 154754

Re: A pointing lab is just a lab/cross

I wasn't trying to bust your chops, sorry if that is how it came across. I have hunted with pointers that retrieved as well as any dog. What I have never seen, is a pointer do is trail ground scent on a wounded rooster. Have you trained your pointer to do that? I'm curious, not challenging you. As f...
by Birddogz
Sun Oct 02, 2011 9:34 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: A pointing lab is just a lab/cross
Replies: 363
Views: 154754

Re: A pointing lab is just a lab/cross

I felt compelled to make a silly statement that would come close to Nike's stirring the soup posts :lol: and as for pointers that don't retrieve I had a GSP fella on the preserve last year, he sailed a phez way over an adjoining patch of thick woods.....I said "let that one go (it was obviously gon...
by Birddogz
Sun Oct 02, 2011 9:26 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: A pointing lab is just a lab/cross
Replies: 363
Views: 154754

Re: A pointing lab is just a lab/cross

I have never figured out why so many people want to judge every breed by a pointer standard. I do not want my Brits to hunt or point like a pointer and yet we have people breeding for just that. And you see it constantly in the Shorthairs. If all of the breeds are supposed to look and act like a po...
by Birddogz
Fri Sep 30, 2011 1:13 pm
Forum: Guns and Ammo
Topic: Wtat's your favorit shotgun?
Replies: 57
Views: 24103

Re: Wtat's your favorit shotgun?

Benelli M-1
by Birddogz
Fri Sep 23, 2011 2:02 pm
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: Dog will not eat
Replies: 26
Views: 7371

Re: Dog will not eat

Dogs get bored. Alternate between 3 quality foods. Should fix it.
by Birddogz
Fri Sep 23, 2011 11:16 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Hardest Gamebirds
Replies: 26
Views: 8336

Re: Hardest Gamebirds

1.) Late season pheasants/ snipe. My dogs don't seem to even think snipe are game birds.

2.) Ruffs

3.) Prairie chickens after the first 2 weeks of season.

4.) Scaled quail

5.) Huns
by Birddogz
Wed Sep 07, 2011 1:56 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Tomorrow is a big first
Replies: 25
Views: 8062

Re: Tomorrow is a big first

7.5s and an open choke.
by Birddogz
Wed Sep 07, 2011 1:46 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: What bird was that?
Replies: 13
Views: 3554

Re: What bird was that?

Ptarmigan before the phase change.
by Birddogz
Sun Jun 26, 2011 10:45 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: which of you hangs birds like ruffed grouse before cooking
Replies: 13
Views: 4514

Re: which of you hangs birds like ruffed grouse before cooking

Gordon Guy wrote:I'll let upland birds age a week to 10 days in the refrigerator before cleaning. I've eaten freshly killed and cleaned birds along side the birds I've let age and the aged birds are more tender and have more flavor.
Absolutely correct. I have done the same. Aging is the way to go. :D
by Birddogz
Sun Jun 26, 2011 6:33 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: OT Truffle Dogs?
Replies: 12
Views: 5074

OT Truffle Dogs?

Have any of you in the NW ever known anyone who hunts truffles with dogs? I've heard of bird dogs being used for sheds, why not truffles? I know this is way off topic, just curious if anyone has any experience with finding truffles with dogs.
by Birddogz
Sun Jun 26, 2011 6:25 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: US Open Pheasant Championship
Replies: 63
Views: 15540

Re: US Open Pheasant Championship

Is it safe? Nope. Does it happen? Yep.[/quote] Anyone who has hunted pheasants has run at one time or another. Jogging at least, not really running.[/quote] You betcha...but there is a safe way to do it. My Pop taught it to me and kinda insisted I do it his way. You throw the magazine lock lever on ...
by Birddogz
Sun Jun 26, 2011 5:53 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: US Open Pheasant Championship
Replies: 63
Views: 15540

Re: US Open Pheasant Championship

I know a lot of people say that they don't run when hunting. I call BS. Just sayin' . I've run while hunting so many times that I can't even count, sometimes it happens and I don't even realize it. Is it safe? Nope. Does it happen? Yep. Anyone who has hunted pheasants has run at one time or another...
by Birddogz
Fri Jun 24, 2011 7:52 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: US Open Pheasant Championship
Replies: 63
Views: 15540

Re: US Open Pheasant Championship

nikegundog wrote:The rules are awefull, you have to actually shot a pheasant, then they make the dog actually retrieve it (thats what gets me), and on top of that the dog with the most finds and retrieves wins. DUMB concept.
Funny post. :lol: