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I can't speak for the DT Systems Rapt 1450 but if I was you I'd take a serious look at the Dogtra 2500T&B. I have the 2502T&B and it has been absolutely great. I know it's a little more money than the DT but well worth it in my opinion. Not sure how the two stack up feature to feature but they appea...

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nhachman wrote:At Rock Creek, A field is 35 acres, B field is 26 acres. This video was of B field.

I thought they were a little larger than that but I did a Google Map calculation of the fields and that's about what they are. Up here in the Mid-North Region our field tend to be closer to 40 acres each.

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There is a litter in Urbanan, Iowa. Posted on Facebook under American Brittanys For Sale.

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Check out Ben's Brittanys in LeRoy, MN. LeRoy is right on the Minnesota/Iowa border a little over 200 miles from you. I have no direct experience with Ben's but have heard and read good things about their dogs. Here's a link to their web site:

http://www.bensbrittanys.com/

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Your friend has a real problem with his dog. The fact that it is still intact has little to do with it. I know in the long run he would be better off parting ways with the dog and finding one from better breeding and with a better temperament. In the mean time I would keep my dog away and if he asks...

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Wowzer! $875 for a kennel. It certainly is tough but perhaps a little over kill. Not too many dog kennels are being shot with a shotgun. But I guess if you have the dough and it trips your trigger go for it. Rough Tough kennels are very nice for about a 1/4 the cost.

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Since she already has a 16 ga. buy her one of the new Browning A5 Sweet Sixteens coming out later this year.

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Depending on what you are looking to hunt I would go to Montana as I believe they have populations of upland birds. Sharptails, Huns, pheasants, etc. Montana also has a lot of Block Management hunting areas open to public hunting. Here's their web site: http://fwp.mt.gov/hunting/default.html I've ne...

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Are you looking for a plastic kennel or a wire crate?

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Geez guys, you have beat this thread to death. I wasn't going to respond anymore but felt I had to one last time. I appears to me that several of you that are questioning the judging at NSTRA trials have never participated in a NSTRA trial and/or have never gone to a NSTRA judging seminar. I would i...

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[/quote]I have judged a lot of NSTRA trials in the past. left NSTRA about 1992 and went to AKC, I've judged a good many of their trials too. I was also in the first group of judge's for the AKC Pointing dog test's in the N.W. Even judged a couple AF trials. I got a pretty good idea how to judge. See...

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The video footage really didn't show the entire brace and focused mainly on the dog on point. But if you listen to the narrative she does say that the judge must be able to see the dog in order to judge the find. The judges don't usually pressure the dog but stay at a distance that still allows them...

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Where's the video?

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the field size in NSTRA events is such that you can see the entire field from one vantage point. Surely the judge doesn't need to ride up in front of the hunter and at one point pass the dog as shown in the video. That is not always true. Here in the Mid-North region and other regions I've run NSTR...

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ezzy, you are spot on. Very difficult to tell simply from what you read on the bag. Certainly some are better than others. But the bottom line is how is your dog doing on a specific food. If the dog is doing great why change foods. Lots of advertising hype out there.

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[/quote]Who is "They"?[/quote] Ya know what? That's a good question. I guess it just comes from the various things I've read over the years but I have no scientific proof to back it up. So perhaps meat meal or meat by products are just as nutritious as whole meat. Need to research this issue a littl...

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Claybuster on here turned me on to this food and it is fantastic. http://www.therobertabadydogfoodcoltd.com/Abady_Classic.htm Just an observation on the Abady dog food. The first ingredient is chicken by-product meal and there isn't any whole meat in the formula. They say the first ingredient shoul...

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[/quote] The facts as you see them but it sure isn't the way anything else is judged and sure not the way I would judge. There is no way I want a judge on a 4 wheeler between me and my dog. Our dogs will run with a 4 wheeler and that just promotes the dog to hunt for the judge and not the handler. I...

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Had to chuckle. Wouldn't take Don to lightly. I've had Shorthairs for 40 years. I'd put my knowledge of dogs, pigeons, training, trialing, and dog people at about 10 percent of what Don knows. That may be. But when it comes to how to judge a dog in NSTRA Don is just flat wrong for all the reason st...

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Instead of beating this to death on this forum it would seem the way to solve the issue would be for DonF to attend a judges training seminar. Get instructions as to the judging guidelines and raise his questions there. I've been to NSTRA trials in a lot of the country and the judge always stays wit...

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If the 4 Health doesn't work give NutriSource a try. I buy it at Runnings on sale for $37.99 for a 33 lb. bag and after I buy 12 bags I get one free. Probably no Runnings in your part of the country but someone must have it. Been feeding NutriSource for 7 years and couldn't be happier. It also gets ...

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In today's NSTRA, it is understood that it is the judge's responsibility to scout their assigned dog and to do their best to indicate to the handler when the dog goes on point. Depending on the cover and the topography of the field, it could take the form of being 100 yards away or you could have t...

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Good job Nick. Looks like Waverly had a fair amount of rain. Those fields can be some wet ones. I've run on them a few times myself.

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If we didn't breed dogs outside the standard Crow's Little Joe never would have been breed. Look at the placements by his offspring, from NSTRA to AA. I would agree to some extend. Look at the Brittany Nolan's Last Bullet (Buddy) a 32X NSTRA champion and has sired many excellent dogs. Buddy was und...

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AKC says the breed standard is 17.5 to 20.5 inches from the ground to the highest point of the shoulder and 30-40 lbs. Personally, I don't mind a little bit larger Brittany, especially for the pheasant hunting I do. In fact I much prefer it to the little 20-30 lb. dogs. My female in tip top conditio...

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Nothing wrong with a 50 lb. male Brittany as long as the dog isn't over weight and still has good stamina. I had a 50 lb. male several years back that was one of the best dogs I've owned. He was a muscular and solid dog. Here's a pic of him in his prime.

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NutriSource

http://nutrisourcedogfood.com/nutrisource/

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Sorry I mis-read your location. NSTRA doesn't have much of a presence in the northeast.

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She will go back to it in the fall. No problem. However, getting her on some birds in the off season certainly will not hurt. As someone suggested, maybe an occasional visit to a game farm or getting involved with a local NAVHDA group. Myself, I have been running my Brittany in NSTRA field trials in...

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NSTRA is a fun game and you can take it as serious as you want. I started for something to do with my dog in the off season. Little did I know when I started that my dog would Champion herself with absolutely no field trial training. For the most part the best dogs are going to win more often but an...

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I would wait until they are fully grown. 12-24 months. I feed once a day (late afternoon) as from everything I've read and heard, a dog runs and hunts harder on an empty stomach. They are getting the same amount of ration, just once a day. I have also had both a vet and a breeder tell me that it's e...

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I understand the fun part of the data. What would be fun to know is what percentage of dogs that ever compete in NSTRA ever achieve their Chanmpionship? I would think that percentage would be quite low if only 40% that ever get a placement become at least a 1X Champion. With running as few trials as...

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Nick, for Buddy to be a 32X champion wouldn't he have needed 288 first place points (32x9)?? I think it's tough to compare your dog, or any dog, to these statistics. Like you said, how many trials did Buddy participate in? Dogs like Buddy and Adam Feller's Nose who is a 20X champion must be running ...

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I road my dog (40 lb. Brittany) with my bicycle and she pulls me hard for 5-7 miles. All I have ever used is a simple harness I bought at Runnings. http://www.runnings.com/dog-collars-har ... arness.htm It's worked great for 6 years.

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oldbeek wrote:congrats. Nstra is always fun but better when you are finding birds. My best was almost back to back braces. 5 birds found. 1031 points and came in 3rd. RATS. 74 years old.

I had a 5 bird run once where I only got a 4th place. But also had a 1st once with 3/3 and a back. Go figure?

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I think you need to go with the boot that fits you best. It's difficult for someone else to select a boot for you. A previous poster said the Irish Setters didn't fit him right and caused blisters but the Danners were just fine. My experience, with my feet, is the exact opposite. Danners just don't ...

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Elle finally did it. She got a 1st place at a trial on Saturday and that finally championed her. Should of had another 1st place on Sunday as she moved 7 birds in one brace. Unfortunately 4 of those birds were ones that just popped (marked birds). She caught one, 2 flew out of bounds and the 4th fle...

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You might consider a check cord to enforce the "here" command. If the dog is not responding to the e-collar then it would be my opinion that the stimulation was not set high enough. But be careful with using the e-collar. The stimulation should be just high enough to get his attention. If the dog vo...

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Ok, so I'm realizing that I have been misinformed about the details of this gun. I get that the gun isn't out yet and that it is due for distribution late summer/early fall 2016. However, I was under the impression that this was basically an updated version of the old Sweet 16 and it sounds like th...

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The A5's made in Japan will not have the "round knob" stock. This is not correct. The Sweets made in Japan have the "round knob". Belgium made Sweets also had a "round knob" up until 1967 when they went to the "flat knob". I'm still kind of confused my the OP's original post: So, I'm kinda lusting ...

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Your dog is still a pup at 9 months. I think you are expecting too much from her at this age. Why not put the horse away and walk with her and see if she will run out a little more since you have a feeling the horse might be effecting her in the field. Once you get her running to your liking with yo...

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Snow is great unless there is too much. It keeps those roosters from running and they sit tight under the snow. Here's a photo of my Brittany Elle on point in the snow. There was a rooster buried in the snow right under her nose.

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What kind of trial? NSTRA?

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Congratulations on your new pup. Shags, and others, have given great advice already. It sounds like you have a normal 4 month old pup who is ready to start obedience classes with her handler. It would be helpful to get some hands on advice at class, and your dog will love the outing. Basic good man...

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At 4 months you pup is too young to start using an e-collar. Looks like you have some obedience training to work on. Remember, an e-collar is to re-enforce what the dog already knows. Not a quick method to correct improper behavior. If you are new to dog training try reading some books on the subjec...

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I was having the same problem. Sent the powers to be an email and never heard a word. I finally went in and entered all the information without using any apostrophes or dashes and it appear to take without the error message.

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Trekmoor/Bill Thanks again for another thoughtful response. I guess I was of the impression (maybe across the pond is different) that here Brittanys are of 2 types, American and French. The French being sometimes called Epagneul Breton. I made that comment about a French Britt being more "versatile...

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Ortho Acres Booker T - what I found OK. That's the name of the stud dog which I'm assuming is no longer living. But I find nothing of his offspring and who may be breeding any of the offspring. For a dog to have a resume like that, I'm amazed I've never heard of the dog nor seen him listed in any p...

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Hard to argue that one of the most successful line of Brittanys the last few years have been Booker T bred Brittanys. I don't know of any other line with the production of Booker dogs the last couple years. Booker offspring have either won, or finished RU in 5 of the last 6 NFC's. He's had offsprin...

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I agree. You won't go wrong with a well bred Brittany. My female is a spoiled rotten house dog but a tremendous hunter and field trialer. She loves water and retrieves great on land and from the water. But bear in mind a Brittany won't withstand the cold in the water as well as some other breeds. If...

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