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KwikIrish

Wow. Reminds me of dwarfism from that view. The head screams Brittany but the legs......

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he said: If the timing isn't close regarding day layed/date expected to hatch, the foster parents will stop setting the eggs. The ones that are foster parenting haven't laid any eggs in about 6 weeks, they had just finished with two babies that flew the nest about two weeks ago. She. If the fosters...

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In order to produced more young out of our top racing pairs, we will take their eggs and swap them into nests of our lesser race birds who laid at a similar time. If the timing isn't close regarding day layed/date expected to hatch, the foster parents will stop setting the eggs. We have never attemp...

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Seeing a rib, IMO, would be very different than seeing "ribs". That being said, different people hold their dog/breed to different standards. The statement about overweight is directed at my dogs, not all hunting breeds:)

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Different breeds are not to maintain different weights. If I can't see a rib or two on a sight hound or a trial/hunting conditioned dog, they are probably overweight. That being said, I don't want to see ribs on must working or toy breeds. Generalized statements about dog condition rarely applies to...

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This year, my client asked me to drive her 3 dogs from CA to the national in OH. Generally we only use Delta, but the summer embargo combined with the temps in CA made ground the best option for her dogs this time. If I wasn't able to drive out there and pick them up, I'm not sure she would send the...

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I believe I just read that this was tabled yesterday. We can only hope it's indefinitely!

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+1 to Steve's post. Army I assume? Where did your V come from? We have a house full of red dogs, V's and Irish. Welcome aboard.
Kelli

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Glad to hear they are having sightings! Crossing my fingers.

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If they are on eggs, you will have a very high chance of training mom and dad to home to your loft. We had a high success rate with ferals homing.

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AZ Brittany Guy wrote:I also compete in AF AFTCA occasionally. you need to include those orgs in your poll.

+1 /NBHA

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Pick a method and stick with it. There are many roads leading to the goal. Chose one and go for it. That being said, we use MrLindly's methods and its awesome for us. He is on here frequently and always quick to reply. Screen name is Maurice. Finally, this is just a baby! Enjoy your puppy stages and...

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First, I would stop planting birds in the same spots over and then over.
Second, I would get some launchers. Once that puppy establishes point, launch the bird the second the dog makes any kind of move. This will teach the dog that any kind of forward progress will cause the bird to flush.
Enjoy!

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This is very exciting!

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I Have seen it used on multiple occasions with no issues. Your vet would be the best source for discussing risks though, not the internet. Good luck with whatever route you choose.

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Way to go, Pete!

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Give us a break Neil,.. Fair enough, you don't do that at field trials, what about people that just hunt? What's wrong that? So what do you do if your dog points and for what ever reason you can't get in front of the dog to flush the bird? Throw stones?? Whistle Dixie ?? What do you do?? I've climb...

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Give us a break Neil,.. Fair enough, you don't do that at field trials, what about people that just hunt? What's wrong that? So what do you do if your dog points and for what ever reason you can't get in front of the dog to flush the bird? Throw stones?? Whistle Dixie ?? What do you do?? I've climb...

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Timing is everything. Pending how long she has been in season and where her hormone levels are, you may be in the clear. Lutalyse is the name of the shot that will abort the litter if there is one. Talk to your vet and we will cross our fingers for you!

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I hope I'm understanding this right. The dog is moving cross wind (perpendicular), hits scent, and stops. Do you want the dog to turn into the wind? Any further movement from the dog could cause the bird to flush. Their job is to stop when they hit scent, not to draw you a map. Your job is to interp...

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Correct. Each heat generally lasts 3-ish weeks.

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Donnytpburge wrote:I need cows

I like the ribeye cut
RARE of course!

Db

Filet... Rare. I NEED cows, too.

KwikIrish

A Couple days and it should be on its way out. You need to be sure to only give robitussin DM! Generic is fine but it needs to be DM!

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Isn't that what restricted stakes are for? So individuals are compared to their own breed? If someone, or a body of breed enthusiasts, wants the best Vizsla of Vizslas, the best Spin of Spins, the best Gordon of Gordons, they ought to run amongst their brethren rather than impose a dozen or so diff...

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Isn't that what restricted stakes are for? So individuals are compared to their own breed? If someone, or a body of breed enthusiasts, wants the best Vizsla of Vizslas, the best Spin of Spins, the best Gordon of Gordons, they ought to run amongst their brethren rather than impose a dozen or so diff...

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[quote=wyndancer"]Kwik...please explain, much better than I, about how judges "get" certain breeds to judge.[/quote] I'll keep it short as its a big gap from the topic at hand. Essentially you Apply, do some provisional judging, Get a breed mentor, do some sweepstakes judging, and attend a judges ed...

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judged to their individual standard to the best of the judges ability And there's the money. Dan It's interpretation of the standard with a side of politics. I had a judge who knew I was handling the bitch who had won the national. She put me up and told me how pleased so and so judge would be with...

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To me, if I am running in an all breed stake, it's what the judge is looking for, not if my Irish or vizsla performed best to its own breed's standard. We run all breed because we prefer dogs who preform like the rouges we compete with, despite the color. If people desire to have dogs preform as the...

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Your fishing for the worst to back up your bias. My dog was t-boned on point . nothing vicious about the other dog. Just wild like I said. I'm not fishing for anything. I've quoted your exact words trying to make sense out of it in the context of the OP wanting to learn about field trials. I offere...

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You're the one telling me to look....give a place to start....cite a publication. WyndancerRank: 5X Champion Posts: 1094Joined: Mon Aug 06, 2007 1:33 pmLocation: Central MN http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/inbreeding.htm Inbreeding is the mating together of closely related dogs, for example ... Laborato...

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It's majority show people who run the AKC Breed clubs. They define the breed standard and they and judges interpreted it at will. I can't get on board with saying show people have done a disservice to all breeds. I see a lot of money from the show people in my breed going towards health studies and ...

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I hope they don't for the sake of genetics. I know you pointer men/women don't want to run to a show dog to sire a litter, and I know show people aren't breaking down your door to breed to your recent championship winners... But splitting the breeds would inhibit that ability like it was with Irish ...

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See you ladies there.

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A thought him me today regarding this. What if this lull is in part caused by technology? More people raised living gaming, computers, phones... And less people raised appreciating the outdoors? A change in the direction of our country as a whole. No desire to give it a try. Less wildlife, less expo...

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Videos of the bird work, or of the dog hunting? We have a hard time producing video of the dog hunting because of the range our dogs have, but I have videos of the bird work.

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Steve, In my expierence, false pregnancies either happen or they don't. The only way to assume a normal cycle is to track the progesterone and lh surge. The falsie has no indication of anything except she knows she went in season and now she thinks she is pregnant. I can't imagine why someone would ...

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Would counties be sufficient or would you prefer gps coordinates?
I recommend you get out there and scout/hunt like the rest of us instead of asking for locations on a public forum... Most of us put in a lot of man and dog hours finding the birds. I can't help but laugh at this request... Sorry.

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Today, the Irish community lost a truly significant force in our breed. Ken Ruff passed away today. His family requests donations be made in his memory to the ISCA Foundation. I only saw Ken once a year at our National Field Trial, but he was always kind, and incredibly welcoming. His history and co...

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Did you do all of this in one day? I would keep your sessions short and end on a positive note. I probably would have ended it on your third bird. Depending on its age and experience, it's possible she was just over excited/frustrated. Some days, a dog will take 3-5 birds before we quit, while other...

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I'd bring him to the vet and have him run a blood panel for Lymes and other possible tick born stuff , he may be in pain the way you describe his movement. A two year old dog should not move like that unless he's been hunted hard that day or the day before. Rule that out first, its not something yo...

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Mountaineer wrote:How much is an Iowa hunting license?

http://www.iowadnr.gov/portals/idnr/upl ... ;tabid=473

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Side not, my friends bitch just whelped 17 puppies. All are healthy and happy. These numbers can happen with the larger breeds. Finding homes for the ones you aren't keeping can be exhausting!

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I would have both of you wear camo all the time around the house. Desensitize her to it.
Once that is achieved, I would slow it's appearance. Feeding time, walk time, play time... Turn it into a very exciting event. Don't rush it!

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People under estimate genetics. I would strongly encourage you to research your bitch's genetics and gain as much understanding about them as possible. Things like history of hips/eyes/elbows/bloat/temperament/mon or crypt orchid/ etc are all things you, as a future breeder, need to know and underst...

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Kczie, I would recommend that you locate a breeder or two of each breed (and trust us when we say the most important thing is to peruse quality breeders) and visit them and their dogs. Getting a feel for what each breed is like is probably one of the most important factors. People call the vizslas v...

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Mr.Higgins, I enjoyed the video but am left with a few questions. How do you feel about the creeping? What that acceptable at this dogs stage in training(given he is only 9 months)? How would you go about correcting this in this scenario as the dog was still rewarded with a bird at the end, despite ...

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I think he'll make the cut.
Sounds like one heck of a puppy. Congrats!

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Not that long

duckn66 wrote:Where not to go would be a long list! LOL

1.Kansas

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Why don't we just out and ask for spot on gps coordinates of the honey holes! :roll:
Drive, scout, look at the maps and walk. That's how you find the hot spots.

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In Irish setters, we have a higher occurrence than most other sporting breeds of a horrible thing called HOD. HOD is something that affects puppies. Our breeding program has had HOD in about one pup per litter for several years. One day about 6 years ago we found a study that linked overweight puppi...

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