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- Sat Dec 04, 2010 7:48 am
- Forum: Training
- Topic: Pigeon help in South Carolina
- Replies: 22
- Views: 6801
Re: Pigeon help in South Carolina
I wondered about that, but didn't make any calls. I'll check into it. I just put an add in Craigslist yesterday, so we'll see how that works out.
- Fri Dec 03, 2010 9:24 pm
- Forum: Training
- Topic: Pigeon help in South Carolina
- Replies: 22
- Views: 6801
Re: Pigeon help in South Carolina
If you were closer I would definitely take you up on that, and I appreciate the offer. I'm really looking for someone closer to me that might have some homers to start a loft. I know it's a long shot. Where are you close to? I take I 26 to 77 and on up when I go back to WV.
- Fri Dec 03, 2010 7:54 pm
- Forum: Training
- Topic: Pigeon help in South Carolina
- Replies: 22
- Views: 6801
Pigeon help in South Carolina
I've had very little success trapping wild ones. I have a couple that I'm carding just to get some drive into my pup. Anyone in SC have any suggestions on who I might get some from. I've talked to a couple people at feed stores and they're keeping an ear out. They say some guys come through looking ...
- Thu Dec 02, 2010 6:53 pm
- Forum: Health and Nutrition
- Topic: Changing dog food
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4509
Re: Changing dog food
Redman, Do your self and your pup a favor and forget about reading whats on the bag and feed what your pup needs to stay in the shape you want him. Those are guidelines on the bag for people who have no idea how to feed an animal. And since no two animals are alike they have little value in actuali...
- Thu Dec 02, 2010 10:18 am
- Forum: Health and Nutrition
- Topic: Changing dog food
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4509
Re: Changing dog food
You would be amazed what a 10% reduction in food does for stool quality. Also, pups are not known for producing stools as firm as adults, so take that into account. Make small reductions amd you will see a big difference. ALS is pretty caloric so he must not need the calories. Yeah, as usual this i...
- Thu Dec 02, 2010 9:27 am
- Forum: Health and Nutrition
- Topic: Changing dog food
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4509
Re: Changing dog food
He's a 4 1\2 month GSP. I'm feeding 3 cups per day. It calls for 2-4 cups for puppies up to 6 months between 25 and 50 lbs. He's at 40 lbs now. The sire to him is around 70, so he's going to be a bigger dog I think. He's not the type to gobble his food at all. If he's not exercised on a given day, h...
- Wed Dec 01, 2010 8:46 pm
- Forum: Health and Nutrition
- Topic: Changing dog food
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4509
Changing dog food
I've been feeding Canidae Lamb and rice as well as All Life Stages for the first four months of my pups life. He's doing fine on it I guess, as he's gaining weight at a good rate according to the vet. On the other hand he has terrible gas, and the stool is never really solid, so I'm thinking about c...
- Tue Nov 30, 2010 4:45 pm
- Forum: Health and Nutrition
- Topic: K9 Advantix
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1087
Re: K9 Advantix
Just want to add that he's a GSP not a retriever, so my worries are mostly about bathing. He loves the water, but I don't expose him to it much.
- Tue Nov 30, 2010 4:43 pm
- Forum: Health and Nutrition
- Topic: K9 Advantix
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1087
K9 Advantix
The ticks are terrible this year in SC and I can't run my pup at all without finding some on him and myself, no matter the weather. I treated him 2 days ago with the K9 Advantix, and was wondering how TRULY waterproof it is? I know you're only suppose to bath a dog in non detergent shampoo after tre...
- Sun Nov 28, 2010 9:39 pm
- Forum: Training
- Topic: Need Help Training my GSP to Point...
- Replies: 18
- Views: 6313
Re: Need Help Training my GSP to Point...
I have the Perfection Kennels perfect start dvds and they do the check cord together with the launchers. They launch as soon as the dog shows scent, and they have dogs from 4 months to well over a year old that have never seen a bird and are running in, pointing solid within a few birds. It's amazin...
- Fri Nov 26, 2010 5:22 pm
- Forum: Hunting
- Topic: Grouse Hunting in Potter County Pa
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3137
Re: Grouse Hunting in Potter County Pa
Always great pics Mr. Dave! Has me anxious to get my pup up to southern WV for some hometown grouse shooting. Keep the pics coming.
Adam
Adam
- Thu Nov 25, 2010 8:17 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Happy Thanksgiving!!!!
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1784
Re: Happy Thanksgiving!!!!
Let the napping begin...... Have a blessed one.
- Mon Nov 22, 2010 11:14 am
- Forum: Training
- Topic: Pigeon training
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3299
Re: Pigeon training
I'll definitely take plenty of pics. Does anyone have any suggestions on trapping wild pigeons. I can get pen raised quail, but at 8 dollars a piece it's not very economical for me at the moment. I've found a few areas with wild pigeons though. I live in the suburbs, so setting up a loft isn't in th...
- Sun Nov 21, 2010 9:08 pm
- Forum: Training
- Topic: Pigeon training
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3299
Re: Pigeon training
His first run on wild birds will likely be on ruffed grouse. Should be interesting........
- Sun Nov 21, 2010 5:53 pm
- Forum: Training
- Topic: Pigeon training
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3299
Re: Pigeon training
Thanks. I'm excited to get going!
- Sun Nov 21, 2010 4:05 pm
- Forum: Training
- Topic: Pigeon training
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3299
Pigeon training
About to start my 4 month old gsp on pigeons, and was wondering what the transition is like for a dog from pigeons to wild game birds...quail, grouse, etc..... Is it fairly seamless, or should I try to acquire some pen raised quail before I turn him loose on wild birds? I'm new, as if that wasn't ob...
- Fri Nov 19, 2010 8:10 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: In-Laws, Whiskey.
- Replies: 30
- Views: 10996
Re: In-Laws, Whiskey.
Their website is indeed still under construction, but while googling I found that you can buy it at bizrate.com. It came up about 5 links down when I searched bird dog whiskey. 25.99 for a fifth. It's the same price as Crown Royal.... :roll:
- Thu Nov 18, 2010 11:04 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: In-Laws, Whiskey.
- Replies: 30
- Views: 10996
Re: In-Laws, Whiskey.
Yes sir! Not sure about blackberry whiskey, but they got me with the marketing for sure. I'll be acquiring a bottle asap....
- Wed Nov 17, 2010 7:33 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: English Pointer
- Replies: 19
- Views: 6044
Re: English Pointer
We did share emails Ross, and thanks again for the quick response. That's right, email ...not phone. Sorry. :D BTW, I picked up Rocky, my dog that just won the New England Championship and Jack, my avatar, from George Tracy today. I'm going to work them before the SC Championship. The SC Championsh...
- Wed Nov 17, 2010 6:26 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Bad Day!
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2054
Re: Bad Day!
I probably need that sometimes. I was less upset with him as I was wondering what I might have done to bring it on.....AzHusker wrote:redman25 wrote:Don wrote:He's a pup!
I know I know It's just that he's been so good that I forget how young he is sometimes.
He's just reminding you, that's all.
- Wed Nov 17, 2010 6:09 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Bad Day!
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2054
Re: Bad Day!
Don wrote:He's a pup!
I know I know It's just that he's been so good that I forget how young he is sometimes.
- Wed Nov 17, 2010 5:54 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Bad Day!
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2054
Bad Day!
I picked up my gsp pup at 7 weeks of age and we had him house broken at 10 weeks. Not a single accident since. He's 4 months old today and has urinated TWICE in the floor right in front of me!! I almost came unglued the second time. What would cause a pup to act like that?
- Wed Nov 17, 2010 3:03 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: English Pointer
- Replies: 19
- Views: 6044
Re: English Pointer
We did share emails Ross, and thanks again for the quick response.
Everyone on here has been very helpful, and it's amazing how supportive of each other that you all are.....very refreshing in todays world. I'll be taking my time on this one, and it's great to have so many choices.
Everyone on here has been very helpful, and it's amazing how supportive of each other that you all are.....very refreshing in todays world. I'll be taking my time on this one, and it's great to have so many choices.
- Mon Nov 15, 2010 10:38 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: English Pointer
- Replies: 19
- Views: 6044
Re: English Pointer
Thanks for the help everyone. Keep it coming.....
- Mon Nov 15, 2010 8:17 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: English Pointer
- Replies: 19
- Views: 6044
Re: English Pointer
No field trials. I'll be ruff hunting in the WV mountains a good bit in the winter months, and trying to find what quail I can here in the lowcountry of SC, so varying cover. A closer ranging EP would probably suit me a little better, I think. I like the white/liver markings best I think, but the wh...
- Mon Nov 15, 2010 7:42 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: English Pointer
- Replies: 19
- Views: 6044
English Pointer
Can I get some recommendations on good english pointer breeders? I have a GSP pup that I love, but would like to eventually aquire and EP as well. Probably a couple years down the road, but it took me that long to find exactly what I wanted in a GSP
- Tue Nov 09, 2010 10:19 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: At what age is a child ready to hunt upland game?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 5712
Re: At what age is a child ready to hunt upland game?
I was carrying a shotgun and killing squirrels at 10, accompanied by my grandfather. By 12 I was hunting alone for small game with a shotgun within a confined area. That being said, I was carrying an empty 410 from the age of 6, learning gun safety until it was felt that I could be trusted in any si...
- Tue Nov 02, 2010 7:07 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Shorthair Advice-Do you know this pedigree?
- Replies: 34
- Views: 12699
Re: Shorthair Advice-Do you know this pedigree?
I'm willing to bet that guy is still ranting and raving to some poor soul about this...... So unfortunate that good folks have to be subjected to jacka$$es like that.
- Mon Oct 18, 2010 8:42 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: no hunting on sundays
- Replies: 36
- Views: 6335
Re: no hunting on sundays
I just don't want the gov't, which really means other people, telling me how I should be spending time with the family. That's what it boils down to. A bunch of people forcing their ideas on us. I don't want other folks...and keep in mind that's what the gov't is a proxy for other people...telling ...
- Fri Oct 15, 2010 7:32 am
- Forum: Health and Nutrition
- Topic: My EP swallowed a WHOLE cottontail rabbit
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4091
Re: My EP swallowed a WHOLE cottontail rabbit
I can absolutely see this happening. Rabbits aren't born full grown, and they are VERY brittle/delicate. Just a nugget!
- Wed Oct 13, 2010 6:40 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Are chukar or quail easier to keep in a johnny house?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 5708
Re: Are chukar or quail easier to keep in a johnny house?
no reason Wis Jumbos should cost anymore than anything else..... I used to get jumbo eggs just a cheap as northern bob eggs. You're exactly right about the eggs, but I'm not set up to incubate. I've been looking at day old chicks that are available, and from what I've found they are pricey in compa...
- Tue Oct 12, 2010 6:39 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Are chukar or quail easier to keep in a johnny house?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 5708
Re: Are chukar or quail easier to keep in a johnny house?
I've found a place that raises them, but they are EXPENSIVE.
- Tue Oct 12, 2010 5:44 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Are chukar or quail easier to keep in a johnny house?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 5708
Re: Are chukar or quail easier to keep in a johnny house?
I'm really glad someone posted this question, as I'd not given much thought to even considering chukar. That being said, -km planning to build a flight pen set up, and I've found a hatchery that has chukar for not much more than quail. I'm all for a tougher bird! I've heard keeping quail alive and h...
- Fri Oct 01, 2010 9:06 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: GSP Line Generalizations
- Replies: 78
- Views: 27039
Re: GSP Line Generalizations
Was just looking back through my pup's pedigree and there is also a heavy influence from the Hustler line along with the Poettsiepen line.
- Fri Oct 01, 2010 9:00 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: GSP Line Generalizations
- Replies: 78
- Views: 27039
Re: GSP Line Generalizations
My pup is from the Poettsiepen lines. He's hyper for sure, but only 11 weeks so we'll see how that progresses. Beautiful liver roan with blocky head.
- Tue Sep 28, 2010 6:17 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Cooler Weather = Happy Dogs
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4000
Re: Cooler Weather = Happy Dogs
PFP, Man if 76 is cool to you guys out in KS, you must have had some serious hot weather this summer. The 70's is still hot weather to us here in Pa, we like to have weather in the 60's or 50's to even start taking our dogs to the woods here, even better after the 1st real hard frost. RGD/Dave Noti...
- Tue Sep 28, 2010 5:22 am
- Forum: Hunting
- Topic: grousa polousa/fistful of grouse (pic heavy)
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3941
Re: grousa polousa/fistful of grouse (pic heavy)
Dirtysteve wrote:Blue grouse taste very good even when eating pine needles. Sage grouse on the other hand taste like a dirty old saddle!
Oh well, maybe soak 'em in some buttermilk, roll 'em in flour, and drop 'em in some hot grease! That will even flavor up a dirty old saddle.....
- Mon Sep 27, 2010 4:43 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Need help
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1502
Need help
I posted about my 10 week old gsp's constant chewing the other day, and I understand that this is going to happen. On the other hand, he has a BAD habit of nipping at my girlfriend and our 6 year old little boy while playing. Only on occasion, and it's not aggressive, but I know this could progress ...
- Mon Sep 27, 2010 7:29 am
- Forum: Hunting
- Topic: grousa polousa/fistful of grouse (pic heavy)
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3941
Re: grousa polousa/fistful of grouse (pic heavy)
Looks like a GREAT time! I have the same question.....how do they taste?
- Mon Sep 27, 2010 7:20 am
- Forum: Training
- Topic: Perfection Kennels DVDs "Perfect Start" and "Perfect Finish"
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4640
Re: Perfection Kennels DVDs "Perfect Start" and "Perfect Finish"
I just received the Perfect Start video a couple of days ago and I've watched both dvds two times already. Very informative and being a beginner I FEEL like it was a very good choice. Like others have said, they use numerous dogs of various ages, temperaments, and skill levels in a variety of situat...
- Thu Sep 23, 2010 1:00 pm
- Forum: Hunting
- Topic: opening day hunt, late aftrenoon after work
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1988
Re: opening day hunt, late aftrenoon after work
Killin' me!! Stuck in the south............. Nice birds
- Thu Sep 23, 2010 12:53 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Southern hunting
- Replies: 49
- Views: 16535
Re: Southern hunting
Amen to that!northern cajun wrote:Its ALL gods country!!! If you dont think so you just not looking at it right.
- Wed Sep 22, 2010 9:22 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Southern hunting
- Replies: 49
- Views: 16535
Re: Southern hunting
Oops, college football just ruins everything!ezzy333 wrote:What was it we were hunting? And where?
Ezzy
- Wed Sep 22, 2010 9:19 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Puppy chewing everything
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4493
Re: Puppy chewing everything
Most all of my dogs I've owned (and that's been a number of em) have curbed their chewing by the time they matured around age 2. However almost all dogs like to chew at some point if their teeth and gums are healthy enuf for it. I always keep rawhide squares on had and let them have a few a couple ...
- Wed Sep 22, 2010 9:17 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Puppy chewing everything
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4493
Re: Puppy chewing everything
Mine's 3 and still chews everything. Just had foreign body ingestion surgery to prove it. Thank goodness for pet insurance. We tried the stern "No", Bitter Apple, Bitter Orange, Bitter Lime, Hot sauce, etc.... He ate everything and went back for more. The only thing in the world Dyson won't chew is...
- Wed Sep 22, 2010 5:14 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Southern hunting
- Replies: 49
- Views: 16535
Re: Southern hunting
Hope they have "Country Roads" on standby in Baton Rouge. They're gonna need it.........Go Eers!daniel77 wrote:Geauuuuuuuuuuux Tigeeeeerrrrrrrrs!
- Tue Sep 21, 2010 5:22 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Puppy chewing everything
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4493
Re: Puppy chewing everything
That's hilarious! That's sounds just like my girlfriend. SHE hates it.nooblet wrote:my 1.5 year old pup still chews... i hate it.
- Tue Sep 21, 2010 10:58 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Puppy chewing everything
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4493
Puppy chewing everything
My GSP is a little over 9 weeks old, and his chewing is getting a little frustrating. He wants to chew on everything! Obviously , we discourage it as best we can. I know that the baby teeth do not last very long and was wondering if what he is doing is normal? He gets quite a bit of exercise, so anx...
- Fri Sep 17, 2010 8:36 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Dog gets confused/lost
- Replies: 20
- Views: 6383
Re: Dog gets confused/lost
It sounds like a hearing problem from the description of symptoms. A trip to the vet could probably answer that relatively quickly.....
- Fri Sep 17, 2010 4:42 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Southern hunting
- Replies: 49
- Views: 16535
Re: Southern hunting
Just an observation. I'm from southern WV, and when I was a teenager, early 90's, the grouse population was fantastic. The timber stands were nearing maturity, but our wild grapes, laurel thickets, and greenbriar ridges always held birds. This habitat is still there by the way. Grouse hunters were e...