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The funniest part is reading all of the comments on the bottom. I think I'm going to be sick

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I don't really have an opinion on keeping or getting rid of the dog, to each their own, their family, their dog. There is a difference between a "bite" and a "nip" as well. A snap of get away from me is alot different then a bite of I want to destroy you. Some won't accept either, some will except b...

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There is a line that everyone is missing. I was curious if anybody else would bring it up, since they didn't I'll stoke the fire. Up here in the North West there has been a well kept secret of Britts for many years. The first Regional Championship for the NW was won buy a Britt back in 81 I think, a...

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From time to time I like to go all Doc Favor and leave the gun down and snap photos, did that on a few coveys of Huns today, thought I'd share. For the afternoon: Cage, the liver dog, had 8 productive coveys. Sunny, the white pup had 3. In Sunny's defense not many dogs are going to find birds over C...

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2dogs wrote:OMG too funny! Does that pad cote really work?

It works better on their feet then their head. It's by no means a cure all. I found its better then nothing, tend to heal up faster if anything. Pretty cheap, but can be messy as you can tell. I'll probably always use it on the first timers

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I teach my dogs "Doctor" at a young age. Basically lay down and stay down. Handy for throwing some Super Glue in barbwire gashes, pulling thorns, trimming nails, and appling Pad Kote to the young dogs that haven't toughened their feet up yet. Well.....................I don't think I let the Pad Kote...

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OK, I'll play too. Though mine aren't near as impressive. This is how we role :) http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k182/hustonmc/4x5packout.jpg http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k182/hustonmc/packout.jpg http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k182/hustonmc/jesseselk.jpg http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/...

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I'd keep your eye out on your pups foot. Could acquire Nocardiosis. Its basically an uncommon infection in dogs and cats. Most commonly from cheat grass, The organism is a soil saprophyte that enters the body through contamination of wounds (such as thcaustic on your dove hunt) or respiratory inhala...

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Bin Laden was maybe to much and still fresh. I just find it odd that their is a town of Quanah and Nocona in Texas. But to play devils advocate we have many towns and cities named after murdering fore fathers. Nothing against you at all Quanah labs, the name does speak of determination and relentles...

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I should have guessed this would happen :(. First the Commanche were not a small group. Tens of thousands of Commanche controlling an area roughly 240,000 square miles seems pretty large to me. Also the word peaceful didn't work to well with a tribe of Indians that was just as violent twoards enemy ...

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Just curious, but isn't having a kennel name of quanah in Texas, kinda like having a kennel in NewYork called BinLaden kennels. Since commanches killed more Americans then any single enemy in American history???? Not trying to be a prick, just find it ironic there is a town of Nocona and Quanah in T...

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female with the black eye patch and ear

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My money is on Aims High Beetle Juice, just saying

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Matt Huston, might as well just send it now

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Steve gets his dogs from Berg Brothers up in Minnesota or Michigan. A Barbaro bred dog, super classy male. Jane's good dog Sage is from a breeding between 2 long time NW NSTRA members: Mike Ouchida and Ray Middleton. They have a few other dogs, and I believe Steve has another nice pup coming up thro...

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Welcome Gertie. Steve Skipworth and his sister Jane Burgess have some nice Setters around your area that run NSTRA. Your closest trail will be Wamic this next Spring, usually last weekend in March. We have our only fall trial up here in Tri-Cities, about 5+hours from you the 17th-18th. The blessing ...

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DGFavor wrote: Biggest hole in GSP's in my opinion is their stamina/heat tolerance and unless we push 'em to find and propogate the ones that can perform in tougher than ideal conditions, it will always be a hole.

Or they could just keeping throwing Pointer in the wood pile

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Welcome, like anything on the Internet be prepared for information overload. What part of Oregon?

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It doesn't sound like somebody's opinion to me. It sounds like somebody with first hand experience. I also think it was appropriate to post this knowledge and the potential buyers can make their own decision based on what they have learned. JMO Charlie Last I checked a fact needed some factual docu...

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I would stay away from anything on the bottom side of a ped with the Kraftsman Kocain bitch in it! She throws a genetic flaw that is passed through females. Just an fyi. I believe the Harris' have nice dogs. I've never got one from them but wouldn't shy away from it. The only thing I would avoid is...

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Ugh consider yourself lucky. Those Setter folk running around with their yellow shooting glasses and L.L. Bean hunting vest, sipping on their expensive wine and puffing on their cuban cigars gets a little old. But on the plus side they leave plenty of birds for the people with real bird dogs.

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The Tan dog backing in the middle picture, what breed is it? He's built like and has a head like your pointers. I know the Pointers you boys have across the pond are a almostly a completely different dog then we have here, but that tan throws a curveball.............

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If you can get ahold of some Mule Magic or Schnriners Horse Spray you'll never even be able to tell she had that much skin missing. All the skin wil grow back as well as the hair.

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markj wrote:Pointing deer now? must have some shorthair in it somehow some way....

The dog is pointing a covey of about a dozen Hun's. He's pointing down hill. The deer was sneaking up on the dog wondering what was going on. If he had shorthair in him he'd be chasing the deer, not pointing it.

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Just thought this was kind of neat.

And zoomed all................................the way in.

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I will try my best to explain. the way the birds are "pointed" is a product of many variables to include scenting conditions, at what point the dog hit the scent cone, training, the dogs desire to point and so on This quote is absolutley correct. Although I think the biggest variable is the dog. Som...

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I finally remembered to bring my camera with me on a hunt and told myself that priority #1 take pictures even if I have to let some birds fly. If anyone has hunted Hun's in 30mph winds you know your not going to get much killing done anyways so it was set up for a good afternoon of capturing some me...

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Don't know why everyone else entered, I'm going to win?

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Please, as many productive comments we can get to go twoard the commission the stronger our voice will be heard. Please take a few moments and comment on the ODFW webiste. If anything copy and paste what I wrote, please, as a fellow hunter, trialer, trainer, Oregon needs your help.

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Hustonmc, did you get the copy of a letter sent by a Seattle area resident? I assume you are in NSTRA so you would know Mike Ouchita. He's putting out info on the thing. This really gives me the RA. I see it as nothing more than a back door to selling another permit down the road. Don, I'm now diss...

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http://www.dfw.state.or.us/wildlife/dog_training/docs/Dog_Training_Rules.pdf http://www.dfw.state.or.us/wildlife/dog_training/index.asp I attanded the Dec 6th ODFW meeting in Boardman, Or regarding: the proposed revision on competitive hunting dog trials, commercial and individual training for hunti...

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The American Field no longer recognizes NSTRA Championships, so I would be curious to know if his "CH" is still listed on pedigrees today. Does anyone have a current pedigree with CLJ on it that could answer that question? As of last week Crow's Little Joe's AF number were 162-81-827 Of course like...

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There is a difference between just running to run and running smartly, hunting objectives, hunting the wind, etc. Horseback trial dogs are going to show stamina, stamina and more stamina, exactly what I need hunting ridge tops and canyons for 3-5 hours. Shows the dog is biddable..........very biddab...

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I'll continue to "measure" dogs on wild birds...on the tough birds..mid/late season sharpies...roughed grouse when the wind is blowing....manners behind game on tough moving birds..... I'll agree with this 110% I also believe 110% that those dogs I speak of, those consistant winners are going to do...

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I have no NSTRA experience but from what I have heard it is more about playing in a fishbowl than actual hunting I would suggest you attend a trial before voicing incorrect statements on a National Organization that you admit to having no expirience with, my .02 ...so many birds in a confined area....

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Birddogz wrote: I would have no trouble buying the winingest dog in Navhda stud with the winingest bitch out of NSTRA.

Winningest bitch in NSTRA............we'll then you'd end up back into the pointer conversation with a pup out of 24x CH Ranger's Barshoe Angel. But we've allready beat that horse to death.

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Because she was a blue hen? Because she produced ...HOF producers. Guard Rail and Addition's Go Boy are not only HOF producers in their own right, they also produce producers. It's hard to find a Champion Shooting Dog that doesn't trace back to Guard Rail and the Miller x Go Boy female crosses in t...

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If the dogs allready licking it, don't worry about it. The dogs mouth will keep is clean and free from infection. Still keep your eye on her just in case. You could have kept an ugly scar from appearing with stitches right off the bat, but I would imagine in a few weeks you won't even be able to tel...

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So after years of prodding I finally convinced my buddy Mike to let me take him on a Hun hunt. Of course we'd have to go later in the day after he was done "duck hunting" which actually was duck sitting and shivering. So I took him to ole' reliable, not alot of birds but guaranteed not to get skunke...

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You have to like a dog with a ton of heart though and that is just "a lot of dog" to enjoy them. They aren't for novices unless you raise it from a pup and mold it the whole way. Very well said. I'd say majority of people don't have the desire to put in the time or the knowledge of how to apply the...

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Join the 3 Rivers Bird Dog Club up there in Tri-Cities. We have training days in the spring and many people you can meet that have pointing dogs. Any further info you can PM me.

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4 I'm going to sidestep the gsp vs ep topic, you find out the difference about January when your shooting birds over your 4 month old pointer as he's locked up on quail. BUT........................To help you on your pedigree, I don't know where this comes from, I've seen it before. But unless your ...

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Since I seem to get my NSTRA magazine 2 weeks later then everyone else, this is a little delayed, but congradulations Brenda and Walnut Hill Kennels for Rip aka (Snip' Ticked Off) election into NSTRA Hall Of Fame and taking his place next to his HOF mother. I guess now I know why you said you were g...

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Just to make sure there in no confusion. I would never sacrifice the exeprience my pups get on wild birds because of that one odd incident. We run all of our pups on wild birds for 1 season before we introduce pen raised birds, and we raise AWESOME pen raised birds. A dog can get the best training i...

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I haven't seen one ruined but I have had an instance were I had to work out qwirks that still raise their ugly head to this day. Example: 5 1/2 month old pup. At this time, has been running in quail country learning how to hunt for a month, pointing small coveys and singles like a veteran. Dog was o...

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Are you sure this dog is in HOF? I see 2 dogs listed in the magazine, and that dog is not one of them..... Unless NSTRA has major web master issues........................Miss Freckles Rex is on the NSTRA Hall Of Fame page, next to that very low fronted She's A Scooter bitch.............. I believe...

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So when I'm under the weather, Hun and Chukar season hasn't opened, and it drizzles all day I tend to keep myself busy by being a student of the game. Soak in knowledge and study up on rules books, field trail history, more rules, and guidelines to rules. A dog from my region was recently inducted i...

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2 weeks ago. Oregon Sage Grouse. Only allowed 2. Couldn't find one worth mounting, but shot this over this gorgeous point over Cage. Running full tilt, turned in mid air and this is how he landed, and of course stayed. http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k182/hustonmc/Cage/DSC00097-1.jpg http://i88.ph...

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I have a 20 month old Britt that has decided he is a "selective backer" On my home grounds and with the auto backer he is virtually perfect. There has always been a bird launched during backing drills. However, while on horseback where he has some room he will avert his gaze and pretend a dog on po...

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O.K......The E-collar reciever has to go on the non antenna side which is obvious. This means you have to un screw the DC-40 from the collar and make new 1/4in holes in the collar, either Garmins or your E-collars. I have the Reciever and DC-40 butted right next to each other so the reciever will be...

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