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Chloe is 14 weeks this morning, I got her to actually look at the camera last night so I thought I'd post a picture. She goes to the vet on Tuesday morning, so I can get a more exact weight then, but I believe she weighs in at around 17-18 pounds or so.

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Flushed a few farms yesterday, only flushed 2 roosters. Seems those particular farms have a great deal of cover, but nothing for the birds to eat. We got started at around 9:30 or so, so the birds may have been off looking for food. Should have more luck Sunday, with more people and more dogs.

-John

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The Pike Run WPRA survey is tomorrow, Sunday and next Thursday / Sunday. I'm gonna go along and see what we kick out. Will let everyone know what we find.

-John

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That one worked, 40 hens and 37 roosters. Pretty close to a 1:1 ratio. I wonder how the other pheasant recovery area's are doing?

-John

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I think that link isnt working, can you try again?

-John

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Your pup will get the hang of it, I thought mine was never gonna learn either and we've been accident free for a few days now. I don't give her any water after about 7:45 or so and she only goes out once now at night. Usually around 3:30AM. and then sleeps till morning.

-John

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It was 67 degrees here in Western PA last week, I was goose hunting in short sleeves...now we have around 7-8inches of snow.

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Her is a standing shot for those of you that asked to see what she looked like standing up, she's 11 weeks now. We took her to the park on Sunday. She's looking at some dogs on the other side of the lake.

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I've been trying to take her out every two hours, (12:30, 2:30, 4:30, 6:00) Her bed usually isn't wet in the morning, maybe I'll cut her back to just once a night this week, and if she does OK, I'll try and go all night.

-John

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Chloe is doing very well at crate training, she lays right down and goes to sleep when put inside. However when I wake up to take her potty in the middle of the night she doesn't want to get out. I open the door and she just lays back down. I usually have to reach in and pull her out. It's not that ...

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I took some yesterday Ultra, but they're on my phone. I forgot to bring the camera with us when we went out again. I'll try and get some soon.

-John

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Chloe is 10.5 weeks and weighed in at 13.4lbs on Tuesday. Here are a few recent photos the wife took with her new Camera.

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Great looking puppy...How old?

-John

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There was actually a whole article in last months Delta Waterfowl magazine about how competition (in this case with DU) breeds innovation and produces better outcomes for all involved. It seems likely that the same would hold true with Quail conservation orgs.

-John

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I just posed the same question to the Dokkens company themselves, They said to tape the throw rope to the body, until the pup learns to pick it up there. Then you can remove the tape and use the throw rope.

-John

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Congrats onk!!

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Thanks guys, She did much better yesterday. The first day, I slipped her leash through the eye bolt, and put her on ( I walked outta Lowes without "S" hooks for my chain). Yesterday I went and got the hooks and made an actual chain for her. She's only ever been on a leash to go potty. Is it possible...

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North Country Brewing Co. - Slippery Rock Pennsylvania. Great food and beer after a day in the outdoors!

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I started putting my puppy on a stakeout chain tonight for short time periods. The chain is inside the house, attached to the baseboard with an eye bolt. Both times I have had her on it tonight, she has gone to the bathroom while on it, and I let her of to take her outside to finish up. Should I con...

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Congratulations, its exciting to see so many other people with new puppy's and watching them grow up "together"!
-John

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Pittsburgh is a sad town this morning.

-John

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Another pic.

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I picked up the 2nd DVD in that set...Training the Upland Gundog, The Wildrose Way. Unfortunately they forget to mention on the package the dog needs to know how to retrieve and it is basically geared towards retrievers (which would be fine in the original posters case) does nothing to address whoa ...

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Feeding Whole Earth Farms Puppy formula 28 / 17 to 1 puppy

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Thanks Everybody,

Gundogs, she slept well last night, she cried for a bit, but I layed down next to her crate for 10mins or so and she settled down. I got back in bed and she was good to go.

-John

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Chloe will run and pick up anything I throw for her and sometimes bring it back. She stops about halfway back to shake the toy side to side. Is this something to worry about, or will this eventually stop?

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thanks, haha funny texan. wife took a bunch of pics with the cell phone but most were blurry.

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Just picked this little girl up today! She slept the whole way home.

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Hey everybody,

"Training the Sporting Dog,"©2002, Second Edition, by Don Smith and Ervin E. Jones

This book was recommended to me, but I've never seen any mention of it here on this forum. Any body have any experience with it?

Thanks,

-John

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Left Pennsylvania to visit my in-laws in Dallas, TX. Unfortunately it went from 70 ( the day before I got there) to 20's - 30's the week I was there. So much for my break from the weather.

-John

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I know the feeling wills,

I got three more weeks myself. Our gsp comes home the 29th. Hang in there!

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Is the Premium Edge brand a good feed? My wife and I have a membership at Costco, but were considering switching to Sams Club simply for the Exceed dog food.

-John

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Just ordered some collars and new puppy stuff from them. They took the time and answered all my questions thoroughly, I'd definitely order from them again.

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Thanks for the contest! What a great prize!

-John

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Looks like a bunch of us in the same position. I'm really glad I found this site. Our new pup comes home at the end of January!

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I suppose your right Mike, It just seems after reading these forums, that a majority of people have their dogs on a "higher grade" of food than what my breeder is feeding her litter of pups. I assumed this was a cost / benefit analysis thing for her. But after reading here, it seems people think tha...

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Well as many of you know, my wife and I have been expecting a gsp puppy for a few months now. The pups have begun being born this evening and there are enough female pups for our order in the picking. We are both pretty excited! It will be a long 8 weeks until pickup day.

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I guess what I was asking is; is the 24/16 an acceptable food for our new puppy, or should we switch to something more like 30/20 or 30/22 ASAP. I'm not gonna argue with a breeders decision of food. They've been raising GSP's for 30 years.

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The pup will be a female GSP. We live in western PA.

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My breeder feeds the pups Iams Smart Puppy Large Breed, Which according to the website is 26/14. Id like to switch over to something like diamond or PPP or the Exceed brand, is this something I should do immediately, or is the Iam's feed sufficient to start on?

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Thanks everybody, does anybody have a link to the post of Gregs?

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Hello for those of you who haven't heard, my wife and I are due to bring home a GSP puppy in late January ( due to be born Sunday). I realize it will be very cold when the pup comes home and while I'm not worried about the cold myself, how do I ensure the pup gets the required level of exercise, whi...

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Perhaps I'm over-thinking this a bit, but it seems to me with all the quality foods that are being fed out there, it would stand to reason that dog treats should be quality as well. What brands of treats are you guys feeding your dogs

Thanks.

-John

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The "white ground" could indicate the presence of alkali salts. Does the milky color occur more heavily after a rain. If so, this is probably an indication of calcium, magnesium, potassium, and sodium cations dispersing into the water from the clay. This could be the case if the drained area is agri...

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Thanks Chukar.

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Could someone please define roading for me and how its done safely.

-John

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I'm thinking not, but don't eat them all at once...lol

-John

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In that case...the active ingredient in Spike 20P herbicide is Tebuthiuron ECOLOGICAL EFFECTS Effects on Birds Tebuthiuron is not hazardous to birds. The oral LD50 for mallard ducks is greater than 2,000 mg/kg (8). A 30-day feeding of 1,000 mg/kg tebuthiuron to hens had no effect. Breakdown of Chemi...

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My wife and I are picking up our first GSP pup in late January. While not set in stone (and still open to other suggestions) I've been leaning towards one of the following methods. The A)George Hickox videos, B)The Perfect start / Perfect finish videos / or C) the NAVHDA green book and video. Opinio...

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As far as the Dam determining 60% offspring, Id suggest you revisit genetics 101...there's a interesting thread of this nature on the board in the last week or two. So your suggesting that it is the field titles that make the dog...not the genes / training? You do realize that with the number of dog...

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