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V-John

Please forgive the terrible spelling and typos. Dang smart phone and fat fingers.

V-John

It would be very easy... Just like the softball forum we visit saddle, you simply post a thread about the other guy and your experience ypu had with them. Good or bad feedback. It would be pretty simple. And when ypu dobfuturre business with someone, you can look them up and their feedback. I know s...

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Like the others, we've weened probably nine or so, with about three close to being ready to send to one loft races, and all others at different points of development. They are eating a mixed grain, that one of the racers puts together, and I also feed them some pellets to supplement them.

V-John

Don't let distance (within reason of course) be a determining factor in deciding on a trainer. If you can find one you like, trust, and are comfortable with, then do what you have to do.

At least that's my opinion.

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I have bought a few homing pigeons but had one falcon hit all of the white birds (12) within two weeks of free flying. I hit a guy up on craogslist who had young homers that had never been flown for 5.00 and I bought 10. He said they were good birds and after a week and a half I had them free flyin...

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Are you using the gallon jug for water or feed? What are most feeding out of? Or do yoi through on floor I'm sorry, that was just a stock picture, I found online. That's not my loft. But for water, I use these. http://www.foyspigeonsupplies.com/drinkers-feeders/258-queens-feeder-drinker It seems li...

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Rustyoar wrote:Thanks for the advice V-John!

No worries, good luck!

V-John

That wire care on the left actually goes over that hole on the left as well, its kind of a mini aviary to look around outside of the loft. I could block that hole and just put the birds in that cage set on the bench in front of the bobs to achieve what you are talking about. Yeah you could but seri...

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Here is a picture of a settling cage. Obviously, it's bigger then what you need, but hopefully it gives you a general idea of it's purpose. (it's the cage on top of the aviary)

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Here's what I do. Build you a little "settling cage" that is a cage that is wire all around and fits over the landing board. The pigeon is enclosed, and the only opening is back through the bobs. Take the cage, and place the bird on the landing board, with the settling cage over it. Step back away a...

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I had a pigeon that came back from a race probably three months after the race was held. Granted, he didn't place that race :) but he (rather, she) did real well in a couple races earlier. Another thing is to make sure that the pigeons know how to get back in the loft, as part of the settling proces...

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Neil wrote:V-John

please tell me your or your dog's name?

And I did not know I was repeating an old joke, honest.

Neil, PM heading your way.

As an aside, I didnt mean anything about the joke comment either.

V-John

I was once braced with a longtime pointer guy, owner of the NBHA NC, who told the judges he didn't think his dog would back a dog without a tail. I told him if his dog beat mine to the birds, it shouldn't be a problem. The judges and the gallery all laughed, we took 3rd, he didn't place. There are ...

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Saddle wrote:I was just about to use you as an example John I'm glad you chimed in.

Yeah, a lot of times, I feel like I'm beating my head against a wall.
But I guess it's all part of it.

V-John

Answer my last question would you please. You seem to be avoiding it. In AFTCA trials you hardly see any continentals at the walking level. In Kansas alone you won't find any non pointer/setter dog of the year recipients. And it's not because there haven't been nice dogs run they just won't win You...

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doco wrote:
With no disrespect, I would rather see them close their trials to "Spinoni" only, before I would like to see other breeds getting titles at Spinone trials or Pointing Lab Trials! I'm sure that will be the next AKC title if it is not already in the works.

Good for them!

Good point here.

V-John

Ive read through this thread and several others discussing these breed trials.... Here is how I see it. There are a million athletes out there, but only some of them choose to play basketball. However basketball takes a specific set of skills, but ALL basketball players are essentially evaluted on ...

V-John

This is my spin.The fc is a performance based title,not a standard based title. There should be a minimum standard of performance to get championship points,and the best way to ensure this is to have enough entries to have a dog clearly perform at the level required. I ask you this,is a breed who w...

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All the coyotes I have seen in UT, ID, NV and WY are about 20-25 lbs. I cant imagine a 50lb coyote, though I would bet there was something else mixed in! I was kind of thinking the same thing but a guess is all it is because I don't know enough about it. I do know however, that around here coyotes ...

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I am in the process of buying some land, and was out on it last night doing and "inspection" with the dogs for possible quail infestation. Glad to say there is. But the dogs and I were going down the south side of the property which has a tree row on it. Indy ran down the line and was working his w...

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Sorry if it sounded defensive, it really was intended to be realistic. I'm thinking of retiring him soon so I can concentrate on other dogs. If you save your VCA News Magazines he is on the cover of the Nov. 2010 edition. In the Bio I even refer to him as my "yuppie" dog so I don't know why I took ...

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Have had the dogs run them before, so I've had to shock them off of them. I've had a coyote cross within twenty yards of me, in front me while being chased. They still have the fear of man, thank God, but I'm sure I'm going to continue to keep that fear in them. Had a friend lose a real nice red set...

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V-John, check your PM' and let me know if you got the one I sent you. I wanna make it clear that I never meant to imply that my dogs could win National's but the OP asked about hunting. Everything I stated is facts about what we have achieved. If titles like MH, MHA and FT placements including wins...

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Congrats. You coming to NVAs in March?

V-John

My "yuppieville" Vizsla got his Master Hunt title at 17 months; is the first dog of any breed to earn the MHA title and has 19 Field Trial placements including 2 four point major wins. He also has 15 Master Hunt legs and is one the most honest birddogs I've ever seen yet he handles like a dream. I ...

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My "yuppieville" Vizsla got his Master Hunt title at 17 months; is the first dog of any breed to earn the MHA title and has 19 Field Trial placements including 2 four point major wins. He also has 15 Master Hunt legs and is one the most honest birddogs I've ever seen yet he handles like a dream. I ...

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Maybe the next time you win a AGD stake that has 50% finished dogs in it you know you had to beat a quality dog in order to finish. And that's how the bar gets raised, for both the handler and the dog. I sense this "push" to not allow finished dogs to run, and yes, some are even going as far as say...

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I feel like Ross is posting under another name.... Gauge1.

Ray that was a very interesting read. Thanks for posting that.

V-John

I feel like gauge1 is actually Ross posting under another name.

Ray, thank you for that insight. I had not known that and found it a very interesting read.

V-John

You guys are worse then Junior High School girls , let a guy have an opinion. Instead of picking apart posts and teaming up on particular posts. Get out and hunt/trial your dogs This forum has really slid downhill, the last year. Too many know it alls , and not enough help/encouragement. Good luck ...

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This is the website of a small breeder in Wisconsin with a specific set of beliefs and a couple of examples from a controlled point of view. Why are you using this in something simply entitled "range" are you professing that this is germane to quail in Texas, huns in Montana, or Chukar where Chukar...

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Www.pineyrunkennel.com

This is where Mo runs his seminar. He doesnt like to travel much, so he does this one yearly. Jonesy used to travel more but with a little one around I think he likes to stick closer to home.

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In AF the topn2 finishers in an Open or amateur stake must submit DNA samples within 30 days. This isnt quite correct. http://americanfield.villagesoup.com/p/requirements-for-field-trial-recognition/150536?cid=3699724 May not be 100 % correct but when kona placed at the AF futurity we had thirty da...

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Brazosvalleyvizslas wrote: In AF the topn2 finishers in an Open or amateur stake must submit DNA samples within 30 days.

This isnt quite correct.

http://americanfield.villagesoup.com/p/ ... id=3699724

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Stoneface wrote:You guys better wrap this up or the Gustapo... I mean, Ezzy... is liable to shut you down.

Funny, I thought the same thing.
Am glad the thread is still going however.

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ibbowhunting wrote:
Meller wrote:I would look into something with Maurice Lindly or David Jones aka(Jonesy) on here; and see what they have sceduled this year.
do you know were i could find a schedule i look at both there web sites no schedule

I'll shoot them both a message and see what I can come up with.

V-John

Posting a part of the text in the link is helpful, along with the link so that the reader doesn't necessarily have to go to the site itself. On occasion, those links can be untrustworthy, or have various unwanted "things" attached to them. You just don't know these days.

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Meller wrote:I would look into something with Maurice Lindly or David Jones aka(Jonesy) on here; and see what they have sceduled this year.

This. Highly recommend either guy and they are both very reasonably priced.

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When I was looking for the dog, I was about a mile north of where the dog was found. After walking the area for about two hours I called another guy that was out looking and he had told me that they found the dog but couldn't get him in. I went over where they were parked and Bullit wanted to come o...

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dog has been found

V-John

And some members can be eliminated when they get too full of themselves.Al I see no reason to justify this threat that I recieved via pm. I didnt attack anyone personally or publicly. I didnt specify you either, but apparently you took it that way. As an aside, Ive been hunting and looking for a boa...

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Instead of picking and choosing what got deleted the entire thread should be deleted, a new post can be started when the results are in. This right here. And Im very well aware of mods do. It isnt rocket science contray to what some might think. Nor are mods special or superhuman contrary to what t...

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ACooper wrote:
V-John wrote:Why did the last two posts get deleted?
More than that got deleted.

I figured that when Ezzy made a reference to you. Guess that what getting to be a mod here does.

V-John

A school shooting at an Elementary School... 27 dead. Many young children. I hope there is a special place in heck for the shooter.

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Why did the last two posts get deleted?

V-John

SetterNut wrote:I will keep and eye out for the dog.

Ditto. May have to try and head that way.

V-John

Passed the message along to a couple of real good friends of mine who are rangers up there. Good luck.

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It's odd with all of the knowledgable breeders on this board, no one is answering these questions...

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Stoneface on here has some nice ones. Put a nameplate on them too.

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Meller wrote:+1 on Maurice

+1,243 on Maurice.

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