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I have looked a little at those cedarwood pudlepointers. Look like nice dogs. I may have to try and check them out qhen I am up there.

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You won't find much difference personality wise between DD, GWP, PP. You mean to say that the PP has the same weariness with strangers and independent attitude of a GWP? Why can't you use your britts for all of these pursuits? They are a versatile dog. If your line of dogs can't do the tasks, perha...

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Some dogs are softer to the cover and have a harder time with it than others genetically. Work on building boldness. Never coddle the dog, run him more in the terrain you will hunt and don't talk. Run him without the check cord and in an area you won't really need to use any commands to save his but...

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I know this isn't really a versatile hunting dog forum but I have a pretty simple question I have researched to death for those who know both griffons and pudlepointers. In 2-3 years I might be looking to get a different kind of hunting dog to add to the family. I will always have my britts or anoth...

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The gun has to fit. Function over form.

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How would this data base be established and without testing how would you know anything. How would you know if what the dog has was genetic and if so what are the chances of passing it on. maybe I am missing something. It seems like it would cause more problems than it would cure. I had a puppy tha...

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I have a 4x3 which is 12 square feet. I think of 16 as sustainable in there in the spring disease cycle and pecking issues. I currently have 23 birds in there. I'll probably loose a bunch in spring training but need to shoot at least 3 before winter. If you own (I rent for now but looking), go ahead...

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Reminds me of when my Brittany helped me find my keys! Somehow they got buried under a brush pile while I was working outside. He just kept going back to it and digging at the pile. I trained him to be able to find anything I just give him a little sniff of whatever it is, keep him in the bathroom o...

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Sometimes LCS has something I want that GDS doesn't. Otherwise....

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I am not talking about testing I am talking about a health database to tag along pedigrees managed by the AKC or AVMA for all breeds as a prevention and early detection platform. Lots of big lines have common amcestry and that can happen fast. There literally is no good reason not to have something ...

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Thanks, feel good about the sharpies now, sounds a lot like dusky grouse but different habitat. The mountain quail vs cali is still a concern but I will study the photos and hope they arent where I plan to look for Calis.

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I have some simple questions about a trip coming up. 1) How can I tell the difference between california quail and mountain quail. 2) What about Hungarians and sharpies These are all new species for me. I know I will learn out in the field but don't want to have to pass up a bunch of coveys before I...

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When my first brittany was diagnosed with mitral valve insufficiency last year at the age of 7 I started to wonder about how we can prevent early heart disease in brittanies through better breeding. Look at the king Charles spaniel for motivation if you must. Nobody wants to come out and post a pedi...

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found it:

https://gundogcentral.com/view_pedigree ... erations=4

Microdot and NLB. Two of the more famous Brittany's.

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I am not a Brittany guy, but I did a bit of checking. I would say that the best bred dog in that pedigree might well be the sire. The sire's dam is by NLB and out of a Microdot gyp whose lineage goes back to some of the very best Field trial Brittanys. I'd say there was plenty of "juice" in that pe...

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Judging by there not being much for AKC titles I bet a lot of those are NASTRA dogs but usually the breeder will write those out. The best way to study a pedigree is search the records of NASTRA if you are looking at a brittany. I like to see a little DC in the lines I get. Some of those heavy NLB N...

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Some places sell those tail guards, not sure o
How good they are.

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Man I felt lucky to buy my first shotgun when I was a sophmore in college. My first bird dog was my graduation present. I think you should just go hunt the dog you have and wait until after school. You may want to do some line of work that has you in the field and traveling.

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I think I'd get a GSP. I've worked brits and GSP's for about 35 years and both breeds are good hunters either in cover or out on open ground and both breeds would retrieve the geese I shot but the GSP's extra size and strength made carrying a goose a bit easier for it. Both breeds are good house do...

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I started trying something different with my 8 year old brittany this year. At the beginning of the season he is all about himself, every year. It usually takes a few hunts to reel him in and correct him for chasing, ranging out to 400 yards in the grouse woods, etc. This year nothing was working, s...

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Haha. Well I like that comment about the dogs beeing spotting scopes. Good to hear they are vocal. Getting stoked for Thanksgiving week!

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Can anyone see the value in having a spotting scope along on a chukar hunt aside from looking at other game just for fun? Like any way your going to maybe utilize it for success on chukar?

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Dogs are pretty good at hiding marking. If it is just a dribble I would still think marking. Try cleaning your carpet with a steam cleaner with vinegar in it.

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That is called sticky. I have a dog with a photo memory and he stickies on places where we found coveys more than a year ago. Don't you?

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I have learned that we can't plan for all of the mistakes, and there are going to be a lot of them. When things happen in the field and I realize I have no control over the situation, like a dog catching a bird, I just default to ignoring it. Make non-events out of mistakes. No running, petting, yel...

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Get a smaller crate to avoid the going in crate deal. Move crate where you can't here it. He may still have accidents but by 7 months that should be finished. Just don't give in.

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Going forward get the dog neutered, unless she is an exception dog with an exceptional pedigree... There are exceptional dogs without exceptional pedigrees. If not, I think it would be kind of boring and bottle necked. Those dogs can become the exceptional in a pedigree, though that is the exceptio...

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2 things have to happen before we get reliable pointing. 1) Exposure 2) Maturity My young pup rocks pigeons. They are easy. He has busted maybe 15 wild birds/coveys so far this season with a few close points. He is getting it though. I expect my 8 year old dog to do well. I don't really start expect...

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Hmmmm. Having more than 1 dog gives us more dog power, but another huge benefit is having a backup. At least you have two dogs! Sorry I can't help, no experience there.

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I really don't like running my new pup with the older dog. Neither of them do well. It will take some time to establish that team. I wouldn't see that as a training asset, but you can maybe hunt him a little before he is too old and give him a good home.

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Pigeons are doves. Kind of like what is the difference between citrus fruit and oranges.

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I recently purchased the quieter, calmer pup of a brittany litter. That pup just ranged out to 200+ yards in the grouse woods at 7 months old. He is the biggest love bug. Really happy with my choice there. I have to say, I doubt I will ever buy the hard ball rambling pup of the bunch again like my f...

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Make sure you put the ecollar on only when doing fun stuff that she loves for a while without stimulation. Sounds like time to revisit the conditioning phase, IE collar turned off but put on the dog and go run and do fun stuff.

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Double front dungarees are great until you discover hawthorn and mesquite. That being said it is the only thing I could find for my wife that fit.

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I was trying to think about what it was the old timers used before ecollars and then I remembered a quote from an old book about how the only piece of training equipment you needed was a shotgun. We have come a long way since peppering dogs, if not I wouldn't be in this sport. Your only approach le...

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Just bought some Patagonia field hacking pants. They are awesome but do get sweaty if it is warm and you are going uphill. They need vent zips but so do all of the upland pants out there.

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I was trying to think about what it was the old timers used before ecollars and then I remembered a quote from an old book about how the only piece of training equipment you needed was a shotgun. We have come a long way since peppering dogs, if not I wouldn't be in this sport. Your only approach lef...

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Positive only training sounds like a spinoff of the new human child rearing trends, only at least those have some research to back them.... I would think there is no hope with this approach. Like momma yote or momma fox or wolf, etc raising their kids like little marshmallows; if I did only positive...

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Just IMHO... if an 870 fits you and you want an autoloader, stick with remington or browning. Maybe look at the weatherby as a more affordable option. Maybe the winchester sx's. I loved my benelli, it is THE gun for some folks. But if you shoot an 870 well, as I do, then look at browning, winchester...

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Hunting dog podcast did an episode with a guy from NC who only uses rescues anymore and has had a very good history of positive results. You might try to find that podcast episode

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Keep in mind there is fit and then there is picture. I can't shoot a recessed rib. I have to have a raised rib coming out from the receiver on pumps and autoloaders. This basically means that almost all benelli shotguns will NOT fit me. Franchi was a little better but the American guns are my ticket...

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I tried to make a shotgun that didn't fit me well and had a recessed vent rib that didn't work for me. After years I finally sold it and bought an expensive over under that fits very nicely. Went from 6 in 25 birds to 20 in 25. Buy the shotgun that fits and gives you the picture you need looking dow...

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Compare the dimensions with the Rough Tuff kennel medium, that is perfect for my American Britt... for a frenchy I would doubt any medium would be too small.

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I have been following most of your posts. I think you are going through what a lot of us went through on our first bird dog. Maybe you chose one of the litter's real hard dogs, thinking you wanted the best hunting dog of the bunch (they all ended up the same by this point though), now you are wonder...

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Turn the collar on and get him conditioned to come with the collar, he is old enough. This is low stim. Second, the last thing you want is for your dog to bolt on the high stim avoidance training level for trash breaking. Get him conditioned and the recall command solid. Then if he chases deer or ru...

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I trap some and I don't think body grip traps are used often enough on land and mostly for Beaver, a bucket set for Badger and maybe Bobcat, to be of a concern. Bobcat season doesn't start until later in the winter months. Generally leg holds or Body grip traps will be within close range of roads a...

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DonF wrote:I wouldn't hunt where I knew there were traps out. Not worth the risk for me.

That only works if you know where the traps are. Not being a trapper myself, I don't. It seems like there should be some general guidelines though, as opposed to avoiding the whole state altogether.

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The rattlesnAke avoidance guy will be around here on the 1st. I might be canceling my southern quail hunt this year and going to northern rockies states instead where snakes do exist but not sure what the extent will be. I would like to take my five month old britt to the clinic but I am also still ...

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I am probably going to cancel my Thanksgiving quail hunt due to the drought this year. Looking for somewhere that got moisture in the past year. I am thinking about Southern Idaho but have some questions. Specifically, I have never hunted partridge or sharpies before and my timing will be off for sh...

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I have a hard enough time hunting with one other person, let alone more than that. It isn't hunting to me if there is a group. That is personal preference of course, but to me the whole thing about hunting is to get away from all of the idiots of the world, my friends included (this leaves one idiot...

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