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Urban_Redneck

Price of a pup is/ought to be an expression of risk of not getting what you desire or what the breeder is selling. All else being equal, if your desire is a CH AA pointer, sire and dam pedigrees stacked with 30 champions reduces the risk of not getting a champion and the price goes up. Yet, out of a...

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Handsome handful!

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What you can't see, her white teeth, her great blood panel, stamina, lack of malodorous breath, and strong coat. Interesting how people can feed themselves and their children, yet, Ezzy and the pet food mills insist you can't manage to feed a dog. :D Likewise, ever wonder why Veterinarians are the ...

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Nice post...anyone would like to let me know how many dogs have on this raw diet and what is the cost? I feed one dog on what's called "Prey Model Raw" or PMR, that is simply flesh/fat, liver, organs, and bone. She has been on raw since 4 weeks and is 19 months now. At 57lbs, she eats about 32oz ea...

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Nice post...anyone would like to let me know how many dogs have on this raw diet and what is the cost? I feed one dog on what's called "Prey Model Raw" or PMR, that is simply flesh/fat, liver, organs, and bone. She has been on raw since 4 weeks and is 19 months now. At 57lbs, she eats about 32oz ea...

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They ought to return. I had my entire coop stay out a night and half a day, after a hawk attack- that really sucked.

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Nice!

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Really nice!

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I have a lightweight aluminum double decker that holds 12 pigeons. The guy I got my homers from gave it to me, it's now in serious need of a rebuild- I need to replace the top and bottoms with FRP. This thread is a good reminder 8) It looks like the one Jedds sells for $100, nice and compact, but, c...

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I have the Sport Pro for a year, it's been great.

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The study suggests that small breeds are most susceptible. Many in the raw feeding world have been critical about the structure of the study and the emphasis placed on asymptomatic dogs testing positive for Campylobacter.

In any event, I don't regularly feed chicken necks.

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Good luck and do all the PT you can!

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Just a rule of thumb for straight running, bird dogging puppy hood involves stopping to evacuate and sniffing around- adjust accordingly

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Actually there are both pre and pro biotics

My pup gets a little goat milk kefir with meals, it seems to counteract the effects of eating rabbit poop.

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Consider adding a pre-biotic to pup's food.

A rule of thumb for excercise from my old my old vet: 5 minutes of running or vigorous exercise per month of age- i.e. 6mo pup gets 30min.

Good luck.

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Nice loft. I put predator door's on my loft. Drop the bobs, and close the door and nothing come's or goes. Made my bob's with threaded rod, nuts and heavy wire.nuts screwed on the rod and wire attached to nuts with liquid steel. What are predator doors? My birds pretty much come and go as they plea...

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Ideally, have a covered perch (they will poop on each other) for each bird, 3 or four shelves for nesting, and plenty of ventilation for warm weather. Raise it a foot or two off the ground to keep it dry and the critters out. Small coops are tricky because windows and in/out traps take up space for ...

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No reason not to use both.

One major benefit of pigeons is they get up and leave, hopefully, this give the dog less incentive to chase.

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I'm in PA. You don't need a pedigree to get a dog license, the nice ladies at the license bureau aren't impressed by such things. If you show them a photo of the dog and tell them it's a Duetch Draathaar they will write down "shaggy brown dog" :lol: If the dog has a chip or tattoo, bring that number...

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JONOV wrote:You can have this guy when we get him back up to 40-45 lbs. He's 28 right now and 2 years old we think, sprung from the pound yesterday. Actually, there were a bunch of puppies too, contact SE GSP Rescue...

A GSP breeder here in PA was raided early this month, 19 dogs seized

Urban_Redneck

Have you considered a Braque Francais? I don't know what your other requirements are, but, the size seems right.

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There is a chance that the species appropriate diet I feed my dog is not perfect, I accept that. I'm comfortable because I know exactly what my dog is eating and that her body isn't struggling to digest grains and starches.

It's not for everyone.

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TruPanion

My premium is $46.92/month $250 deductible, 90% paid

The first year it was $36.09/ month

Urban_Redneck

So what percent protein, fat, and fiber are you feeding? I don't exactly know. I feed actual meat, god handles balance of digestable protein and fat. The only time I add/subtract fat is when we are hunting 4+ days in a week or I score a ton of 73/27 ground beef on sale. That said, since beef and po...

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Once again, you put forward that it takes a lab coat to feed a dog. Here's a lab coat Raw and Natural Nutrition for Dogs by Lew Olson PhD. Many including my former vet (retired) have been raw feeding for decades. By rotating the source animal meat, bone, liver, organ, balance is easily achieved. I d...

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Most pet insurance doesn't pay the vet, you do. You then file a claim and the insurance reimburses the stated percentage of the bill(s). I believe there are other plans where the much of your premium goes to discount routine items like vaccines, wellness visits, and tick control. My policy has a $2...

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A raw diet can be good but none of us are equipped to do it right, If I asked you what the protein level on your feed is you would tell me what? And the same with every other guarantee that is required on every sack of feed you buy. How many people would buy a feed with a guarantee that says X% or ...

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Most pet insurance doesn't pay the vet, you do. You then file a claim and the insurance reimburses the stated percentage of the bill(s). I believe there are other plans where the much of your premium goes to discount routine items like vaccines, wellness visits, and tick control. My policy has a $27...

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I agree with Ezzy(!) food allergies in dogs are less common in dogs than the public believes. Of course that doesn't stop the the feed mills from producing a myriad of "solutions" ;) Among the genuine food allergies, chicken seems to be the most common, eliminate chicken for 6 weeks and see how the ...

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I'm most curious about French dogs as I own a Braque d'Auvergne. Craig Koshyk's incredible tome: Pointing Dogs Volume 1 The Continentals is rife with stories of breeds on the edge of extinction brought back through careful out crossing. While the exact details of the programs are not delved into, th...

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Merry Christmas Ezzzy!

More about what? My opinion or the empirical fact I stated?

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A commitment to finding good homes for the 5,6,7,8,9, puppies that you and your friend don't keep, is the only responsibility you owe anyone. Plenty of continental breeds have been "refreshed" and even recreated through out-crossing.

$0.02

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Is the dog steady flush, shot, and fall?

I think if he was my dog, I'd consult or hire a professional trainer before he becomes full gun shy.

YMMV

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I guess I'm just old, but all this food talk makes me wonder. When my Dad and I bred beagles for around 20 years , 55-years ago starting, I remember one kind of dry Purina food available. When times were lean ,Dad picked up left overs from the construction site food truck weekly- hamburgers, sandwi...

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The federal labeling laws are very specific about what you list, where it is listed, size of the print, etc. Carbs are not listed on any feed that I know of but protein, fats, fiber, some minerals, and some vitamins are. Carbs are included in the calorie count that is on the back of the bag as I re...

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Sure it is. Ezzy as an veteran industry PhD expert, I've always been curious why the feed companies list protein and fat percentages on the front of the bag, but not these vital carbohydrates. Why is that? Likewise, if it's the carbohydrates that are so valuable to dog performance, why are "high pe...

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No worry . No antifreeze or poinsettias available for my dogs. :) Now if that racoon in the back yard doesn't move on soon ..............I don't need 2 bit up dogs for Christmas. :( As I explained a dozen times to my sweet, but, wacky neighbor, put only enough seed in the feeder for the day and the...

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Sharon wrote:and mine climb up to the outside bird seed table and mow down on that...

Dogs will also drink anti-freeze. Where does the spark plug go?

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Ok, I'll play... I feed 4% of my dog's optimum weight during hunting season, that breaks down to: 23 oz of muscle meat (~20% fat). 3oz of heart 5 oz of green tripe 3.75 oz of edible bone 2 oz of liver 2 oz of another secreting organ (spleen, kidney, brain, sweetbreads, etc) and a frozen chicken foot...

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I'll need to find my earphones.

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Always amazes me how people are so willing to believe something from an unknown source with unknown knowledge and then disparage the companies and institutions that research and pay animal nutritionist that apparently know nothing about dogs or how and what to feed them. On top of this they don't s...

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It was not something I thought about until while counting the days for a litter to be born, my breeder sent me an email saying she weens the pups onto raw and if I planned to feed kibble she would transition my pup to the kibble of my choice before pickup. This started a flurry of research... 15 mon...

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Nice

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I just wanted to add... There's no law that says you can only belong to one club, you can access more training days by joining multiple clubs/chapters.

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It's hard to say what's best as no matter what type of club or organization you follow, you are on your own the other 28 or 29 days of the month. Therefore: Do you have training ground you can access 7 days a week or at least weekends? If not, you'll do well to seek out a club that has training grou...

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I use the Mendota skidplate as well, good visibility and protection.

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My birds eat 65/35 Purgrain "Legend" and cheap birdseed. I feed and water 2x a day, 30 birds leave the coop after breakfast and don't return until 4:15, so they may feeding elsewhere too

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I feed raw. Chicken, beef, pork, venison, duck, goose, lamb, goat, pheasant, chukar, and fish, flesh and bones. Liver, spleen, kidney, brain, tripe, tounge, and testes, from various species round things out.

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26" is likely IC/Mod ****/ ** or Skeet/ Skeet

28" is likely Mod/Full **/*

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