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ezzy333 wrote:
mask wrote:How close up and how much setter and or pointer blood can a brit have and still be considered pure or regesterable?
The same amount as every other breed.

Ezzy

That doesn't answer the question.

KwikIrish

Every breed has a breed standard, it's up to each breeder to abide by it... Or disregard it completely. But if someone wants a dog that is big like a pointer and runs like a pointer, get a pointer. Why ruin another breed's standard and integrity to make it into everything it in not meant to be? Ever...

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Great post, thanks for sharing!

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You can give him one bean-o a day with a meal and that should help.

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It was Akc horse back at Santa Nella, I believe...?

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Thanks Brad I'll look at that. You going up to Cal City? Brazos, I did a circuit in CA last spring. I didn't take pictures at every trial(including a vizsla trial)but here are some from one trial out there ever I saw three V's run in. Know these dogs? https://m.facebook.com/home.php?__user=0&soft=s...

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brad27 wrote: how many generations away from a small e carrier makes it ok to breed to that dog? 3, 9?

Genetically, the answer is one, isn't it? A non carrier out of a carrier is clear so long as you breed it to a non carrier if producing carriers is what you're avoiding.

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Jmack, Where are you located? I am uploading a picture from my tack box that I use. On the left is a mars coat king, middle is a stripping stone and the right is a fine stripping knife and a course knife. The coat king is used like a comb or brush The stones are held in your hand, and you can either...

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Regardless of the rate in which it will produce -e carriers, when did it become okay to sidetrack a whole thread into belittling other people's breeding concepts? Perhaps when a moderator agrees with the opposing side? Hanshaw, people might not agree to your breeding concepts but stuff like this is ...

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Thank your stars it's not razor wire as we mostly see in our area. Regardless, it's pretty ridiculous and IMO irresponsible to leave this garbage down like that. While I was in the army, we were always doing area patrols after training to ensure we left nothing. Some units/individuals are flat out ...

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I strongly recommend that you don't take him in if you know it's kc and that only perpetuates the spread of this highly contagious annoying sickness A dose of robitussin DM when it flares up should make it comfortable for him. He may lose appetite for a day or two, but they can almost always recover...

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Thank your stars it's not razor wire as we mostly see in our area. Regardless, it's pretty ridiculous and IMO irresponsible to leave this garbage down like that. While I was in the army, we were always doing area patrols after training to ensure we left nothing. Some units/individuals are flat out l...

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Yes it is. Is that the dog in the pictures?

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Russell is a good friend of mine and has produced some nice dogs. I spent about 4 months with her in Canada and on the California circuit picking her brain. Knowledgable woman. She recently new a bitch to a Brophy dog out of California. I'm excited to see these puppies develop. Thanks for sharing p...

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Wildweeds wrote:Russell as in Susan?

Yes

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Russell is a good friend of mine and has produced some nice dogs. I spent about 4 months with her in Canada and on the California circuit picking her brain. Knowledgable woman. She recently new a bitch to a Brophy dog out of California. I'm excited to see these puppies develop. Thanks for sharing pi...

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Breeders are one of the core pieces of our sport. If it wasn't for the breeder, we might not have the dogs we share our lives with. With being a breeder comes the responsibility of producing dogs who not only exhibit the traits we desire but have the health to ensure longevity. As a breeder, what he...

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:roll:
I had hoped they would stop with the show grand championship... Then they add "advanced" to the hunt tests. We should have seen this coming.

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Some dogs go through poor eating phases, it can be the age or a genetic trait. Mine quickly had me trained, and I was constantly having to change their feed to keep them eating. Soon after, I learned that with the right amount of exercise, and lack of me being willing to give in and buy new feed, th...

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Meller wrote:+1 on Maurice

+2

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AZ Brittany Guy wrote:
Stoneface wrote:B, I wish all my customers' dogs looked as good as that youngster. They make the collars look good!
You know these modles get a bad rap for being too skinny

I think this is one place we could all get a laugh out of a "plus size model"

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Conformation is about the "look" of a dog. Looks is the only thing that separates breeds in many cases. if you want to do away with conformation, you are basically arguing to do away with breeds. How does that explain that for over 100 years, without a written breed standard, AF Pointers and AF Eng...

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It is the parent breed club that sets the standards and can change them. It doesn't happen very often, but it does happen. We went to AKC to try and get Epagneul Breton's split from from "Brittany's" and recognized as a distincy breed. They referred it to the "American Brittany Club", as the ones t...

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Trek- small white patches 1-2 inches in diameter are common, even in the show world. I believe breeders have an obligation to make good moral choices about their breedings. Produce healthy dogs, proper temperaments, cull (neuter/spay) animals with traits such as bad bites, mon orchids, bloats, epile...

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Okay, than head crank... How's that for fluff? The point of all of this is that some things make the picture look better though they don't help the do do its job. This applies to both show and field world. We often place emphasis on those traits in times when we are coming down to the nitty gritty d...

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:roll: Winchey- Believe it or not, some dogs who are shown also do the job they were bred for also. I know, hard to follow... No need for a pity party, we are all here for the same passion, bird dogs. Some can't fathom any ideas but their own, but paramount to these differences is maintaining our ab...

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ultracarry wrote:
It's also a point brought up by those who have a dog that doesn't perform and they say it is because of the tail set.

100% true, and rarely is the tail set the defining feature, correct?

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On the subject of tails...too much is made of the position and carriage of tails. it is most certainly a factor but in average club trials it's a hair splitting factor whether it be carriage or position. it is spoken of frequently because in big stakes I.e. championships it is likely we are splitti...

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Brad, I would ventur to compare a trait like the field person's desire to have a "12 o'clock tail" to a a show persons desire for their dog to have something such as excessive coat or what ever breed standard calls for... The tail doesn't make the field dog find birds any better than its brace mate ...

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I liked the Britt as well, duck toller looked pretty good too. They were going on about count noble when the setter was up, count noble looks more like my setter than the one up there. I hope no ones dog looks like these dogs... My opinion not one of them are a true test of what the dogs should be....

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Though these breeds aren't better known for their duals, the English is from setter ridge kennels which has produced several DC's, but I am not aware of this dog has any of the DC's in the closer part of the pedigree. The Irish is out of fyrethorn Irish setters. They produce some very trainable dogs...

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I liked the Britt as well, duck toller looked pretty good too. They were going on about count noble when the setter was up, count noble looks more like my setter than the one up there. I hope no ones dog looks like these dogs... My opinion not one of them are a true test of what the dogs should be....

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http://gundogforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=69&t=38243 The origional poster here deleted all his posts, but there is some good info on here regardless with a dog in a similar situation just a bit more extreme. Good luck and do some searches on here, there are lots of threads about this filled with ...

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Cajun Casey wrote:
KwikIrish wrote:
ultracarry wrote:I didn't know they had a protection order against people like me picking on dogs that are wasting their time hunting.
Now you know, you can thank me later.
Volunteering to work the ISCA NWFT in March?

Hope to have my girl ready too, but always there to lend a hand. See you there?

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ultracarry wrote:I didn't know they had a protection order against people like me picking on dogs that are wasting their time hunting.

Now you know, you can thank me later.

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I think he was meaning 17.4 or 17.6 lbs?

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Ever been to an Irish Setter Club Hunt Test? :) I threw up in my mouth when the guy was walking faster than the setter, searching for game better by looking in every bush and moving it apart to get a better look, call the dog over and hold its collar to point. Good times. Or the show dog that was 5...

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The other setter, kind of like the other white meat...

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Wyndancer wrote:
KwikIrish wrote:Dan,
Congrats on your great year. I wish I had been able to make it, but cest la vi. Did you like T's new mare?
Perhaps next year!
Kelli
The bay? or the blue roan?

The blue roan.

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Dan,
Congrats on your great year. I wish I had been able to make it, but cest la vi. Did you like T's new mare?
Perhaps next year!
Kelli

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Mitch,
I'm from Colorado and own show bred Irish. Is this Natalie owned by Ashleigh? I'm guessing I know the litter your pup is from, too! Small world.
welcome to the forum and watch out, lots of breed envy out there

Kelli

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I've heard they mature quicker than Irish. Not something I would complain about

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Did she come in season recently? Bitches generally blow coat around their season.

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It doesn't always occur but things like a dog sleeping on the bed or moving humans on a couch or chair can manifest themselves into dominance behaviors, seperation anxiety can and does occur, and too much dependence on people are all risks when dwelling directly with humans. Valid and important poi...

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Three options. Heel along fence lines, walls etc. heel in the open. Keep a quick pace, then sudden 90 deg turns into the dog Last would be to place a rope around the waist of the dog and bring it behind you to your right hand while using your left to hold the collared lead. Make corrections to his w...

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Was at a trial last year and a Vizsla whomped all the white dogs to take first in the derby and her two "brothers" (they all have the same last name ;) ) placed second and third in the gun dog. This was all against da white dogs. All three, to the best of my knowledge, are the epitome of a house do...

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For what it's worth, The Morris Foundation has strong ties to HSUS Where can I confirm this ?. On their website. They share a BOD member witb HSUS. If you can't find it, I can link it later when I'm off mobil. I see that they are connected to Petco -- who (Ithink) is a HSUS supporter -- but I can't...

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Hands down, Delta is the way to go.

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Anyone mind explaining what a "tower shoot" is?

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How does one adaquetly express their sympathy during a time like this. A terrible loss, we all feel for you. Cherish the memories. My prayers are with you.

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