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Palliative Cancer Care Using Frequency-Specific Low Level Laser Therapy: Four Case Reports AHVMA Journal [American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association] Volume 35; Spring 2014; pp. 28-34 Jeff Grognet, DVM, BSc(Agr) and Louise Janes, BSc(Agr), DVM From British Columbia, Canada “Drs. Jeff Grognet a...

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The article said, "The department announced the discovery of the infected rabbit on Thursday." So finding ONE infected rabbit is considered an "OUTBREAK" :roll: Tularemia can be nasty if not treated, but to find ONE incected rabbit and calling it an "Outbreak" sure reeks of "sensationalized journali...

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I just looked at this page on the Purina site. While Purina has some top grade nutritionists on staff, I don't agree with some of what they say. We're leaving for an HRC Hunt Test today, so I won't have time to comment until we get back on the 7th or 8th -- but I'll come back to this thread when we ...

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i also supplemented with wet food heavy in protein and vitamins, for about 4 weeks while she was nursing puppies. once i started weaning the pups i decreased her wet food intake. i stopped feeding her wet food 2 weeks ago. she hasn't showed any bad signs until recently. Canned food is 74% WATER ! I...

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Sharon wrote:??????

Why would we have a 4th of July celebration?

I said NOTHING about a 4th of july celebration.
I ask my Canadian patients if they have a "4th of July" -- and the majority of them say, "No, we have a july 1 (Canada Day0 celebration.

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DonF wrote:Never needed a whistle signal for sit.

So your dog is on a Blind Retrieve -- out 150 yards -- in Lunging Water -- and you don't need a whistle :roll:

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Attn : Mods and Admin : THIS IS NOT A PUPPY AD (this litter has been sold out plus a BIG waiting list since before the female even went back to her home. Deposits have been full and a waiting list (17 people in all)) The Tucker x Annie breeding was successful. :mrgreen: Annie had an ultrasound today...

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I have a lot of Canadian patients. This time of year, I always wish them a "Happy Canada Day".................... And then ask them if they have a "4th of July" --------- They usually answer, "No we have Canada Day"............................ So I reply, "Does that mean that if I look at a Canadian...

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An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
Since it's too late for prevention, it's time for a cure and a well qualified pro is your best bet.

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gonehuntin' wrote:I found DOWN with a hand signal to be very useful. When a dog was coming in to a land blind with a bird, and another flight came in, it was handy to be able to down them on the way in with the bird.

Same here.

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? ? Sub-clinical Staph infection ? ?
? ? Yeast infection ? ?

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With my next pup, I'll probably eliminate the Hand Signal SIT.
I have virtually never found it to be very useful.

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For those of you who train SIT, what commands do you use ?
We use Verbal, Whistle, Gun Shot, and Hand Signal (hardly ever actually used).

With my next dog, I'm also going to do the above as well as train SIT to the Duck Call.

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When I have a dog that does that, I teach them to sit up. First, teach them down, then teach them sit up. I teach them sit up by gently stepping on their front toes and commanding sit up. I know it seems counter intuitive to cure a problem by teaching the command that's causing your problem, but th...

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jwnissen wrote:The reason I asked about 12 or 20 is because it seems that all of the pheasant I am shooting are fairly close and even with a 3 second head start, I am blowing the crap out of them.

Wild birds or pen raised/released ?

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I think I might be giving her too much flax seed. I just eyeball it and dump some in which explains why the loose stool happens every couple days. My wife feeds her 3-4 times a week, and measures the flax, and I just dump it in. What is your reason for using Flax Seed ? If it's for Omega-3's, you n...

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We like to untroduce even little puppies to geese at very young ages. This helps avoid any "size intimidation" issues later on. Here is a pic of a little puppy with it's first introduction to a Canada Goose. After trying a number of different (unsuccessful) attempts at picking it up (the goose was b...

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I have always huted with one and only one gun for everything (Grouse, Rabbit, Doves, Pheasants, Quail as well as Ducks and Geese). I have shot 870's my whole life, but decided to go to an autoloader now, so I got a Benelli SBE II -- Waterfowler Special (12 ga). For most all of our hunting, we don't ...

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I do like the way Doc does it, but I'd add more weight in it. The reason we like the gutted and breasted out version is because a puppy can retrieve one like this, where a "full weight" one would be too heavy. If I were introducing a nearly full grown dog, I'd want more weight, but we always introd...

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Get ahold of Dunfur Kennels.

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The Olympic Rainshadow HRC will be hosting HRC Hunt Tests on August 2 and August 3. This will be in Quilcene WA (home of the internationally famous Quilcene Oysters). There will be a Quad Upland for the weekend as well (2X on Sat and 2X on Sunday). The Premium should be up on Huntsecretary.com by Ju...

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I had always been a fan of Eagle Pack Power (30/20). This year I had been reading a lot of posts about Victor dog food, so I gave it a try. I moved to their 26/18 and I am truly impressed. (might go to the 24/20 for winter?). Dogs have great stools. great energy and coat. The Victor 26/18 is easily ...

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I don't know about Lyme in MT, but there has to be a period of time where night temperatures don't drop below a certain temp (50* ? ). Here in WA, that never occurs, thus no heartworms. The only time we use heartworm prevention medication is when we travel out of state to areas that actually do hav...

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Here's what we do.
Click Here : http://www.refugeforums.com/refuge/show ... p?t=753947

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A lot of dogs (even those who were properly and completely FF) have a problem with their first number of Goose retrieves, regardless of how many other kinds birds they have retrieved before.
So, what method(s) do folks use to make goose retrieves a 'piece of cake' right off the bat ?

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Do you train for and use your dog to retrieve geese ?

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What did your Vet say when you asked the same question ?

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mtlhdr wrote:Go the freezer section of your nearest Raley's meat department and pick up a few packages of beef soup bones. Give your dog one every few days and you should be good to go.

Great way to break molars :roll:

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Brazosvalleyvizslas wrote:
Doc E wrote:One (USA) Pig Ear per day.

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That has little help....sorry

Huh

I have NEVER had a dog with dirty teeth or tartar (plaque) when I used Pig Ears.

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What was the reason for waiting until the pup was 7 months old to introduce birds

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One (USA) Pig Ear per day.

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Here's the Heartworm map from 2013.
Click here : http://www.heartwormsociety.org/downloa ... ce-Map.pdf

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As far as I know, there have been less than a handful of Heartworm cases in WA -- and those dogs were most likely exposed in a different state.

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Ha!!! We don't have heartworm or lyme desease either.....yet. I'm calling BS on this. Me too. Especially the heartworm part. I don't know about Lyme in MT, but there has to be a period of time where night temperatures don't drop below a certain temp (50* ? ). Here in WA, that never occurs, thus no ...

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Montana wrote:Ha!!! We don't have heartworm or lyme desease either.....yet.

Lots of those "wonderful" wolves though

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There is ONE type of Tapeworm that comes from raw meat.
It's called Echinococcus. The genus Echinococcus includes six species of cyclophyllid tapeworms.

Click here for the Wikipedia article : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echinococcus

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Sharon said : "All the pictures are great in this thread, , but I don't think they will be very encouraging to the O.P. who's saying his pup won't retrieve. ezzy said : "The pics have nothing to do with what this post is about." I beg to differ. The pics submitted by three of us show what Proper Bir...

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PIC 6 First Grouse retrieve (at 8 weeks of age)
PIC 7 First Goose "Retrieve" at 3 months (Just like crackerd ! )

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PIC 5 The Delivery

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CONTINUED from above post
PIC 3 The pick up
PIC 4 The return

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Intro to live wing-clip pigeon at 7.5 weeks.
PIC 1 Bird is tossed and the chase is on
PIC 2 The "pounce"

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QuillGordon wrote:Speaking of baseball for retrievers, did Wolters invent the game or was it already in practice amongst Lab trainers before him/his writings???

What Wolters called "Baseball" is what we actually call "Three Hand Casting".
They are two totally different things.

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Doc E

There are a lot of misconceptions about what "Walking Baseball" is.
Evan has it right on the money.

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Don't take my first post wrong.
There is certainly nothing wrong with other Dog Games.
It's just that for us, between actual hunting and Hunting Dog Games, we don't have time for anything else.

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No "parlor games" for me.
If it's not directly related to the dog's real purpose in life (hunting) I say No Thanks.

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Balderdash I say, balderdash ! !

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gundogguy wrote: You need to find some one that is field training spaniels or cockers in your locale.

I agree 100%.
There are NO folks better at planting birds than Spaniel people.

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They don't need to spam. They are one of the finest kennels in the USA and VERY well known. I know that, but according to the Rules, the line "We have puppies available at this time" certainly makes it SPAM I expect ezzy will let it pass though. Of course if I did the same, I'd get booted (time out...

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Doc E wrote:
ezzy333 wrote: He said nothing about using it internally
Where do you think it goes (for 30 days) after it's applied :roll:

If I ask this again, will this be considered "taunting" ?

If so, please forget that I asked and don't worry about replying.

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Cool way to SPAM

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