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Just finished watching what seasons that Netflix has up for "heck on Wheels".

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We kept two puppies from our litter. It wasn't planned. I let my husband choose our female "Franki" to keep, and I kept a male pup "Lucky" that wasn't spoken for. Lucky needed a baby canine tooth pulled, as it was leaning inward, and the vet wanted to wait until he was 10 weeks old. I was having wit...

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Randy is a friend, and owns Corn Country Bretons, near Wilton. I don't know if he has a Spring litter planned, but he might, and I'm sure he'd help you find other breeders in our area.

http://www.corncountrybreton.com/Corn_C ... lcome.html

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If you have a outside stud come in that was tested a year ago would that be ok? If you're really worried about Brucellosis, then year old results would be meaningless to me. As JKP mentioned, this is not just an STD. Just think of all the potential encounters a dog could have within a year, given h...

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I have 4 shorthairs in the house. 6.5 year old female, almost 5 year old female, and two of her 7.5 month old pups. I think I'm at my limit...

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Short points and I've marked my collar strap with a sharpie to make sure I'm consistent on how tight I buckle it at for that dog. That solved my problem of being a softy and sometimes not tightening it up like it should have been.

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I don't know if dogs ever have latex allergies like people, but maybe that toy has something in it like that? Seems doubtful though. Watch the bumps to make sure they don't turn into a staph infection. A few years back, after a Lepto shot, one of my dogs got welts on her muzzle. A few days later the...

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I use a Contour mounted on an old Garmin DC 20 harness. Here is a video from it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIlafoMW3lU&feature=c4-overview&list=UUHK-4ODbNa0qAMXt7P8vixA Enjoyed the video. Have to laugh--seeing the Contour on your head, the camera swinging from your neck, and then the Contour ...

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A little before and after of last years photos taken for our Christmas card. MERRY CHRISTMAS!

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I do believe you have multiple NAVHDA chapters in your area. Testing is not required to join, membership is pretty inexpensive, some chapters have equipment like launchers or even videos that can be loaned out, members will have resources for pigeons and gamebirds, some members will have land to tra...

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This is a 2013 study of 759 Golden Retrievers, done by UC Davis, that you might want to read also. Please note that "neuter" is a non-gender term used for both males and females. The 2nd link is the more comprehensive findings, with tables and explanations. http://news.ucdavis.edu/search/news_detail...

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I agree with what everyone is saying, more exercise is key, but also I would get some good bones from the Butcher for him to chew on that might help in trying to destroy everything. Instead of telling him what he can't do, give him something that he can do. Also letting a year old pup run lose in t...

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All are specific questions to ask your breeder. Some breeders actually go as far as picking puppies out for buyers, based on personality, usage, etc. I think most deals are first deposit gets first pick, and down the line in the order of deposit. That's the way both of the pups I bought were. I was ...

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This is Franki on Thursday 5/23, at 8 days old. It's hard to tell, as I picked a P.C. photo I hope, but the fringe of hair is ringing a very blunt exposed scabbed over end. I guess we were blessed, as none of our pups left with visible bald spots. http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa283/redhotroxi/...

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However she stitched with the redock, it stayed much better, although Blaze lost 99% of the white tip of her tail and definitely ended up with 40% length. I wish I had gone to my normal vet that morning, instead of back to the new one, as we never would have done it again. I know a lot of folks have...

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DonF wrote:I knew there was a reason he got quiet. He's pulling the stuffing out of my pillow again!

Aren't puppies great?

Pretty pup and I look forward to more photos.

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I can testify that not every vet does the best job, but while I've held puppies for a friend during docking, I don't think I could do it myself. This is my tail docking story, that didn't start well, but ended well. My vet wasn't able to get my pups in until day 5, which everyone told me was too lon...

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I wouldn't think the cold would be an issue normally, but if she is underweight and was soaked to the skin in cold weather, it could be a possibility. Did she recover to her normal self, now that you're not afield? If she's still sluggish, I would be worried about other possibilities. All 4 of my GS...

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Not quite the same as a tri, and I don't claim to know the origins or genetics behind it, but someone put up photos of a blue dilute today on "German Shorthaired Pointer" on FB. I'd never seen one, so it seems I'm getting my education on Facebook. Replace the liver color with weimaraner color, and t...

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Mine aren't very big, maybe 6" x 10" inside space, but the pigeons have no problems raising 2 chicks in them. They are removable plastic feed troughs, and slip over a 2x4.

nest boxes 1.jpg

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Very cool! Love the photo too.

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Love it. Thanks for sharing!

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I was on FB this morning, and had joined a group "I Love German Shorthaired Pointers" some time back. This morning there was a photo of a creme colored pup, that maybe has some lemon/tan spots, and the ad said. "Akc registered German Shorthair pups, ready for Christmas, dam is hunt titled and great ...

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I think I might've seen a post related to this, with a photo, on Hunting GSPs on Facebook. I think folks determined it looked more like an "S" for spayed. I'd never heard of anyone tattooing for that, but evidently it's done at shelters sometimes.

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A possibility...

http://www.woodhavenlabs.com/ins-outs.html

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Shhhhh, nobody was suppose to see that! Thanks.

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I had posted in early Summer, asking what people's opinions were of testing young pups in NAVHDA's Natural Ability test. It was a question of testing 4-5 month old puppies, and would they be ready. So this is a follow up on the two pups we kept from our litter. I dropped the ball on getting a photo ...

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By the way you can use those numbers to breed the numbers lower in the whole group. It has been done many times to reduce the rate of disyplasia in the over all of a breed that had horendous hips. The only way for this statement to be valid is for entire litters to be x rayed time and time again. T...

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Cabela's style if it's cold out. Not because it's cold out, but because it adds more protection. Medota skid plate style if it's warm. People hunt different areas and you can easily see that by the photos folks put up. Different cover, different risks. Hunting trip last year, very first stop and I t...

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When we hunt long days, and back to back days, this happens. First year we went to NW Iowa, by day 3 or 4, their nail beds just looked awful, and the dogs were starting to get ouchy. They'd still hunt, but when they weren't driven by that, they were hurting. I take some boots with me for trips like ...

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A shorthair treeing a squirrel is a long ways away from a DL killing a fox on command for a judge to see. With testing requirements like that how safe is a a yapping pup? Do they use live fox? Is that a regional thing? I've only seen coons used here and heard about cats, but I don't personally part...

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I saw this post on Facebook, and in opening the link, just couldn't believe some of these x-rays.

http://media.animalnetwork.com/channelm ... t_2013.pdf

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If you still need this, PM me your email, and I'll send a photo. GDF doesn't want to upload my photos.

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I took one of mine in twice in August to the vet, for vaccinations/etc, and had him look at her eyes each time...for a slight yellow discharge. Each time he said her eyes looked great and he thinks it's a seasonal allergy. I did go out on a whim and buy Vetericyn, and it seemed like it lessened imme...

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Congrats M! All your hard work paid off.

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I am at a loss for words and so sorry this happened to you and pup.

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That's awesome. Congrats!

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Congrats! Nice looking boy.

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Welcome to GDF Gene. I have a friend that breeds and tests EBs. Great little dogs!

Denise
(Eastern Iowa)

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You've come a long way baby! I hope you have many great years together.

Previously "Dozer" at 15 days old.

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I took my 6 year old Roxi to Iowa State Vet school on Tuesday, where they say she "likely" has a partial tear of a CCL. I first noticed Roxi's limping back in February, but honestly didn't have the funds at the time. We tried house rest at that time, with no impressive results. Since then she's kind...

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I just thought to ask on a Canine Fertility group I'm in on FB, and it appears I'm just out of the loop, and this is normal. I'll leave this up though, if anyone wants to add to the conversation.

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Eight days after one of my female pups went home, her new owners got concerned about a urinary tract infection. She was acting fine, but squatting a lot, and having accidents that she hadn't prior. It was yesterday, so they took her to an Emergency after hours clinic, that is not their normal vet. T...

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You say you take him out all the time. Does that mean at night too? I've seen different formulas for this, but they'd all pretty much agree, that a 9 week old pup may not be able to hold it that long. If they do, you're golden, but it's an unrealistic expectation. My husband could sleep through a fr...

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They are something fierce on this side of Iowa too. Too much rain! I live in timber and we always have a lot of deer flies. I also use to have horses, and had some Absorbine Ultrashield Wipes, for the horses faces...that are labeled for and worked great on the dogs for different insects. I don't lik...

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Thanks! No, I'm still working on my pick, and it may not happen until the last minute. It would be easier if I just took whichever pup was last, but I think I'm too greedy to do that. And darn it, if the two little girls we favor aren't so similar in personality, and the first two to curl up on my l...

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Sharp looking pups and great pointing pics!

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I was more curious, if others had tested young, and what the results were. I tested Cage at 5mths. earned a prize 1 110 pts. If we test Kate in thelast Na test in Minnesota she'll be a little over 4mths. Other wise we'll wait until first part of June next year. I enjoy handling NA dogs and run all ...

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I started using one last year, when I broke my shorthair. I started with a half pallet that I put some scrap sheeting on, and went later to a more portable piece of plyboard sheeting. When I was gone for the weekend training at a friends house, and forgot the board, I used the entry mat to my camper...

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