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I have been very pleased with my SD-1200. I thought about going to a Tritronics but why? Im having no problems.

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I say you shoot whatever you whoot best. As my friend days, "Beware the man with one gun." However, but if your going to shoot the 870. get yourself a beautiful 870 wingmaster.

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I havent noticed but that would chap me a little too. However, If the bloodlines are there I might go for it. The breeder doesnt make the dog, the dogs do. However, I would have a hard time buying from anyone but a reputable breader.

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First, Its a free country. Im not defending these guys but if they want to sell some pups for half of what good Hall of Fame and FC line will cost I say let go for it. I say you get what you pay for. I may breed my GSP someday but Ihave already decided that I will not until she has earned an FC titl...

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PLant birds that will fly away if he runs in on them. Once your dog realizes he cannot catch them he will start flash pointing and then finally pointing. If you can plant strong flying birds let him figure it out on his own.

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Great guns. I decided to buy one for my wife after my friend bought one for his daughter for skeet shooting. I will probably buy one for myself. Darn soft shooting gun. No problems yet.

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Not as much fat and protein content. I am getting really tired of people who dont seem to get that dogs do not have the same nutritional requirements we as people do. A lot of that "High Quality" dog food is too rich and overkill. I would agree with whoever challenged the gentleman who was stating D...

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I disagree. I find Diamond's formula to be better then many foods that cost more. Diamond Premium has ground whole corn which contrary to popular myth is actually good for the dog and not just a filler. There is a difference between corn meal and ground whole corn. Ground whole corn provides fats an...

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I have heard of a lot of people having loose stools with the hi-energy. The Premium is an excellent option. Its what I feed my dog. A friend of mine feeds his labs Ol Roy hi performance and their coats look bad and their stools are very loose. I dont usually dog a particular food but Ol Roy is not y...

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I would not even say you can do better than Diamond. You have to judge on a per dog basis. You may be able to do better than Diamond for dog A but Diamond may be the best thing for dog B. If your pleased with the performance why change it?

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Thats what I mean I thought maybe I was holding it wrong but I just cant see myself getting used to that.

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I feed my GSP Diamond Premium. It has been great for her. Great coat, energy and maintained her weight very well. Every vet in the world says you have to use science diet. Problem is most vets do not understand what a sporting dog needs. I find science diet to be lacking in energy levels for my GSP....

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Because I am poor and cannot hardly afford my hunting addiction already. All I need to file bankruptcy is a horse.

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If you dont have a horse I would sugggest looking into NSTRA. Probably the only trial I will ever run.

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I can attest to the quality of their O/U's. I am sure their SxS's are just as high of quality. I thought about pickign one up but when I held it I realized I did not really care for the fore-stock. I like the ones that wrap around the barrels.

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This is a little trick I picked up while camping one year. Hang zip-loc bags filled with water all around your kennel high enough that your dogs cannot get to them. I do not know why but we did that around our camp one year and it kept the flys away and they were horrible. I have not tried it with m...

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Make sure the dog knows any command %100 on a check cord before you begin to overlay the collar though.

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I wouldnt see the harm in it as long as she cannot catch them. The main thing to rememberif you do that is it is all for play for her. Do not expect anything of her. If you do that you have to be willing to let her bump those birds and chase them knowing she cannot catch them. Make everything fun fo...

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I am just hoping her personality is pretty much the same. She is a sweet dog who just cannot hardly wait for me to open the kennel gait because she knows I will give her attention before I do anything else. I hope she is just as excited to see me as I will be to see her.

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Its what my vet recommends and I have used it with good results.

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My dog started wearing hers at about 3 months and i started light basic training on the "come" command at 4 months

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I would suggest wating until at least 2 yrs old.

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Thats what I have been wondering. I hope I get my same girl back.

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My dog has been gone 2 1/2 months and its killing me. She will be gone until the end of June and I cannot wait to go get her. I know she is having fun and my money is being well spent though so thats how I console myself at night.

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Give the dog an incentice to come to you. Slice up a hot dog and when the dogs attention is else where call its name drop to one knee and produce a piece of hot dog. Any dog with a stomach will come running. Reward him and praise him. Once you know he has the concept down start witholding the treat ...

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Dont let the dog put its nose to the ground on walks. Walk the dog at heel and use a heeling stick to keep the head up. Worked on my dog.

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The dog is only 8 months. Don't worry about they are just being pups. I was a little worried about the same thing with mine but I started training her with an older dog that wanted to hunt and nothing to do with horseplay and let her know about it and she figured out quickly that other dogs around a...

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I think I would have said, "Well that's funny because I don't recall asking your opinion one way or the other and I don't appreciate you."

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Or you could just send them on another cast when they start to come back to you.

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train her on pigeons. Catch a few or buy a few. They will fly hard and typically cannot be caught as easily as pen raised quail.

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I was having the same problem with my GSP when I sent her off to the trainer. He noticed it and told me and then I realized what was happening is she was tracking my scent to the bird rather than winding the birds scent. I took her back to the check cord and worked on heel and a number of other thin...

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Put mine outside from day one. I just made sure I spent time with her everyday. Dog needs to get used to being outside.

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My diamond premium adult went from $17 to 23

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Good Lookin dogin good shape. I won't be getting my girl back until the first of July and its killing me.

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SOunds loike a good way to start her out. Its always good to see a dog that young pointing scent naturally.

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Not to Hijack but I thought this thread was going to be how expensive is it to own and train and maintain a hunting dog? My response would be, "I don't want to talk about it."

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I will have her checked when she gets back from the trainer. I talked to the vet a minute ago and she said if she was only off for November and December it is very unlikely that she had contracted any but since her annual exam is coming up, its a good idea to have her checked then when she gets back...

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Kind if off topic but if you dont mind me asking. What are the symptoms you noticed that your dog has heartworms. My dog went a couple of months without heartworm preventative but is back on Revolution since January I think. I ran out of it and was unable to get more and forgot that the Revolution a...

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It is called hard shot. It does look a bit bigger compared to the other stuff I am finishing off but I cant tell if its just because it does not have that shiny finish. It breaks clays though so I am happy with it.

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There is a guy that owns the skeet range I go to that is selling lead shot for 39.99 a bag. It is the cheapest thing around here and seems to perform pretty well.

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I may look into that. Im from Moore so not far away. I would really just be looking some strong flying shooters. Quail cost too much.

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I wonder just how similar a cloned dog would be. Would they have the same mannerisms, and behavior. I wonder if it would be like having basically the same dog as you had before.

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For mostly waterfowl I would go with a lab. GSP' are great dogs but I could never see mine sitting still long enough to hunt ducks.

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CZ makes a good gun. Some like them, some don't but they are quality guns with pretty good balance and finish. I know one thing about the Spartans is you cannot break them even by driving over them. However, they are heavy and clunky and horribly balanced. I would go cz.

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It's what my vet recommends and it seems to work well so far.

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I already talked to the trainer about that and he said it would be fine if I spent a couple of days going over everything with him. Im looking forward to it.

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I have really missed her around here. It was hard to send her away but I know it will be well worth it. I'm not sure what else she will need as far as training when I get her back other than being force broke to retrieve, and continuation of what she has learned. I am hoping to enter her in a handfu...

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Thanks. I really have high hopes for her.

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When I get her back she will be right at 1 yr.

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