Gun Dog Forum

My vet told me that you should not run your dog for more than a mile or 2 until she is at least 12 months old and that I should wait until she is 18 months. The theory behind it is that her joints arent fully devoleped, or finished growing, until 12 to 18 months. So running them that much could, pot...

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I have an 8 month old female GSP.

R.J. has trained 8 dogs for me now and will continue to get more,the end product is very good................. I sent the first two and I had them kind of screwed up and he fixed em.................. did such a good job with the junk I sent him that I've just got the rest of them started pretty goo...

Thank you. How do you know him and why do you recommend him?

Anyone know of a good bird dog school/trainer in the Northwest? I dont have access to a lot of area and need some professional help. Thanks.

blue buffalo wilderness

Blue Buffalo wilderness please. This is an awsome idea especially for those of us doing a lot of reasearch on what to feed our dogs. Thank you.

ENJOY IT!!!!! It doesnt last, soon you will have a 4 legged jumping bean on your habds! An you will soon wish the calm, doscile puppy would show back up, even if occasionally.

I was considering breeding my GSP but now am considering getting her spayed. My vet recommended to get it done as young as possible, i was raised to let them have at least 1 litter and have been told to wait till she has her first heat. Thoughts?????

jwnissen...Just out of curiousity, what's the significance of 36% protein She seems to do a lot better with less food. I was feeding her some food with less protein and fewer calories per serving and she looked too skinny so I kept feeding her more to help her gain weight. I was up to almost 3 cups...

The breeder I bought my GSP from feeds his puppies 1 tablespoon of real whole fat yogurt and 1 tablespood of 4% cottage cheese or higher fat content with every meal. He said an "old timer" he knew told him about this. He usually pulls one of the puppies out of his litter at 5 weeks to keep. He feeds...

I meant to say the judge in the case didnt know as well and Ted has to do a bi-weekly broadcast about what he did and air it on his shows.

If you look into it more, the article I read on Fox news said that he didnt even know that law existed! His guide should have known and should have been held accountable as well. He has apologized, paid his $10,000 fine and is not allowed to hunt or fish for a year. Everyone makes a mistake and he i...

I myself have been asking this question a lot. I just met a man who has been training dogs for over 50 years and he told me that the "only" book you need is called Training pointing dogs by Paul long. I have breifly looked through it but it breaks the dogs, and training, down in a way that is easy t...

Better eat your wheaties!!!! This is my frst dog and she is nothing but energy! Wasnt bad when she was only a couple months old, the routine was play, sleep, play and now it is just play, play play. But I love her personality and with lots of attention and training, an all around awsome dog. Good lu...

My 8 month old GSP eats EVERYTHING!!! Frisbees, balls, wood, siding on the house, garden hoses, towels, stuffed animals, dog beds, some of which I don't even know where she got it, to name a few. She is finally starting to grow out of that phase. I did take her to the vet because of vomiting and dir...

I bought VPI, recommended by our vet, and it was the best thing I could have done. I pay 33 a month and it has already paid for itself. Had a 284 vet bill and after the 100 deductible, I got 184 back. Just about to file the next for 84 and I expect to get most of that back. I did a lot of research a...

So I see its a mixture of feeding once a day and twice a day. Which do you think is better and why?

I have been talking to people and reading a lot about how much I need to feed my dog. She is an 8 month old GSP, 52 lbs, and only get her out into the field once or twice a week. For the most part we play fetch in my yard for about 30 minutes a day and she spends a few hours outside entertaining her...

I own an 8 month old GSP and was advised to use K9 Advantix for flea and tick protection. What are people using and does it seem to work? Thanks for your experiences and expertise.

Four weeks? Who let you take a pup out of the litter at four weeks? No reason at all why a dog can't be a house pet and a hunting dog. Both of mine are! I know 4 weeks is young, but her mother died when she was 9 days old. So they were bottle fed and I took her as soon as she was eating dry food. S...

My name is John and I am the proud owner of a 7 month old GSP named Daisie, which I have had since she was just 4 weeks old. This is my first bird dog and the first dog I have ever tried to train. Im not sure how to inteligently word this so I am going to try to get all of my thoughts out. I've done...

Thank you all for your help, just like I was thinking, its the whole Ford, Dodge and Chevy thing except with dog collars. It looks like I still have a lot of research to do.

John

I am new to the area and I am looking for someone willing to maybe help, or give pointers, on training my 7 month old GSP and areas to hunt upland birds.

I own my first 7 month old GSP and I am looking to purchase a collar for upland hunting. Can anyone recommend and good collars? I have been doing some research and I really like the Tri-tronics sport upland hunter with the beeper. I think the beeper is an awsome Idea. Please let me know what you use...