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Mountaineer's post is right on. No gunfire, just go out and play. Start alone in the field but spend time around other people and dogs (controlled dogs!!!) when NOT hunting. Pup needs to get used to groups and other dogs, just not everything all at once. Back up and keep things slow and fun. If you ...

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Which on of the older books reccomeds introducing puppies to gunfire at a shooting range or similar wording? One of them does I think. I know in my pursuits of all things training I have read this somewhere. Anyway, glad your pups doing well. Be cautious even the next few times you shoot. Many peopl...

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Anybody else also notice that while the puppies grow the tail length to body ratio seem to fluctuate back and forth?

dog dr, would you say a tail vertebrae would be about an inch or so long in a GSP?

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The op can correct me, but I think the problem is not the dog rushing birds, but MISSING them if not seeing them? As in never finding a bird by smell, or rarely. Is this the case maybe?

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Anyone ever redocked or known of someone who redocked a over long docked tail? I am talking as an adult or older pup with full sedation at the vet. I have two that are growing out much longer than I like. Just curious of options or experience on this.
Is this taboo or fine or thoughts?

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As cj states, all my dogs want the bird in their mouth. The stopping to honor has come pretty natural but the holding through the retrieve for another dog is harder for them. I have one that was getting soft and looking back at me during this and weight shifting on his front legs. So I gave himself ...

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For pointing dog people do you and if so how do you prefer to reward your dog for a correct honor? Fully through a retrieve, master level honoring...

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Find a better way in and out. Open the door in or block him somehow. I also throw a handful of treats on the floor as I leave so they have a temporary reason to stay... Don't be to tough on him or he'll hate the kennel and or become afraid of people when they are in the doorway. This sets up fear ba...

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True. I'll just add that the last mentioned possibility above is most common currently. Simply because you do not see too many solid to solid breedings.

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What are you feeding? We found on wheat they die or scratch when young they could not process as it gets caught In craw. Some of my squeakers seem to gorge and eat too much when I feed. Their crops would be packed full to overflowing. Ii always wondered if the dry food expanded more than they could...

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Add in antibiotics while babies are present or now or both?
I have an all in one pigeon med I can give again.

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I have one pair of pigeons who's babies never mature. They hatch and make anywhere from few days to a few weeks and the die. They don't seem sick or weak prior to dying I just go in the coop one day and find one dead and the next day I find the next on dead. Today I found both dead at about 4 days o...

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Revolution
Call name Rev

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Indy (independence)
Parade
Soldier
Freedom
Patriot
Flag
Picnic
Summer
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Pledge
Justice

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I have ecollars, box launchers, dummy launchers, leashes, check cords, placeboards.... You know the drill, I am sure. My spouse is about to run me out... And I have this pile/ corner of room that is always rearranged and a mess. Show me some ideas. I am fixing up my "dog room" but we don't have powe...

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Ez4 wrote:Female chessie came in at 8-9 months. Would have been nice to have the 12-18 months that other folks are mentioning. Do smaller dogs have their cycles later?

Had Shelties as a kid and 7 months was pretty typical for them. And they were pretty small...

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16 months and still waiting for mine. Frankly, I personally have never had one go past 13 months before this. I am glad of this thread and other breeders comments or I would be getting concerned.n

All in all I glad to have so long without it!

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Every single time I visit this page now from my mobile devise I am prompted to download Tapatalk app for forums. Anybody have this? Reviews are mixed and I don't need it, but the constant pop up prompt is annoying. Mildly. But still.

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Love that first pic. Very cute long tails

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Big big congrats!

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Neil wrote:
So to answer the question I do believe you could fully train a hunting dog with rewards only, but it would take a lot of time with no benefit.

+1

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Just want to mention delaying a reward is not denying reward. The dog can learn the difference, but it is training and repetition that give them CONFIDENCE that the reward has not been denied but is just delayed and hopefully if you are training well, it is also dependent on their behavior.

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Some gun dogs can be trained without aversive techniques. I use as few as possible, but here and stop are musts and most of my dogs get some form of immediate correction if they refuse. But with six tons of patience and the right dog, impulse control, and delaying gratification can be accomplished. ...

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Glad everyone is okay. It's just a test. It does not make a dog just puts a ribbon on it. We missed ours entirely due to missing the first one and second nine being full well in advance. She'll age out before another test within 8 hrs and stinks, but oh well. We will just have to work harder towards...

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Sounds like the right match

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I give very high doses of fish oil 4-5 tabs a day starting 2weeks before, feed high quality food, and wash weekly for a few weeks before. Do not wash the day before if you can avoid it. 2-3 days before gives the coat time to harshening up correctly again. Brush out loose dead hair I use the zoom gro...

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I hope your trainer works for you, OP
Aside from that I am disappointed in the progression of this thread. Distasteful to say the least.

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Lab litters are just really high for some reason. I had a bit of a shock when I started shopping. But there are still good litters closer to 1000 out there. Health testing would be more important to me than zillions of hunt titles. The breed has a lot of hidden health concerns. I agree with checking...

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Still waiting for a personal statement of the harm caused by GMO's. This argument could be reversed. Show me a double blind long term multi generation study of safety for BT toxin producing GMOs( not funded by Monsanto or comparable company would be particularly useful.) Do you assume safe until pr...

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Also click vs voice: We use our voices all day long in lots of ways and dogs (like husbands) tune them out to a degree, but then jump up and run when they hear the cheese wrapper or cookie jar opened. This is because the sound is unique to that and it cuts through the background noise and snaps thei...

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.......... 3 - GSP - I have two. Exercise is required, but we're active. I have a large fenced yard and have no issues. Can be rambunctious but settle in with kids. Coat will handle all types of weather but doesnt fare as well as other long haired dogs in extreme cold (below freezing). Look into NA...

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One of my son's first words (one of the first 5!) was "katie-no" Katie being our dog and Katie, NO! Being stated rather often as she was growing up. He would stand in his Pj's at the storm door, point his finger at the door and say "katie-no" all like one word.

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This forum has this feature where you can "hide" posts from certain users. Very handy little tool that has kept me from stressing over the opinions of some few who have never met me yet presume to believe that I can't possibly have any knowledge on any topic that does not 100% agree with their opini...

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I have the most common dog type on the planet :wink: a Black Lab. Still he is nicely behaved and good looking and gets comments constantly on how nice looking he is. I am of course biased. He gets VERY hot in the dove season and we have to really be careful. But he is a great all around dog, lives f...

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http://youtu.be/PzyxsnMidSU This is fall 2012 I think when he was just steadying up pretty reliably for me.... the birds do not help, or they do depending on the way you view it I guess :roll: (and hey I forgot I had this video... this is the dog I have for sale, but he is better and steadier now)

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Yep as long as your black was Bb and not BB

pretty cool stuff I love color genetics. (but not in peas, corn, fruit flies)

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Frank Hanwright is very affordable
+ 1 Brenda Roe and Rick Hopkins

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probably the whole issue is over the use of the word "complete"
I am sure you could remove it for the point to be more accurate.

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Oh extra story: Our first lab I trained the obedience, (not so well in these days but we all start somewhere :roll: ) But my hubby used to let her roam. She would get really bad about bolting off when you were not paying attention even when hunting, and exploring if the duck hunting was slow. I used...

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agree with Ezzy one this one. We all know there are always lots of exceptions to everything, but as a general rule you need to let your pointing dog develop independence to go find. And you usually end up holding in your retriever tight in the upland and doing way more stay the go in a duck blind or...

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Now I would not be surprised if half the litter was "solid." That would be normal when a parent is solid. It gets even more interesting is you breed a liver and white ticked GSP to a solid black GSP, but I digress. :wink: Why does that get more interesting. I must be missing something. you need one...

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Now I would not be surprised if half the litter was "solid." That would be normal when a parent is solid. It gets even more interesting is you breed a liver and white ticked GSP to a solid black GSP, but I digress.

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Well, I do love my 2 labs, also. But one is spayed and 12yrs and the other a young male. But he is a heck of nearly perfect dog. Exactly what I think a lab should be. IMHO

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Yes calcium levels need to be appropriate as I said. As in not too high, and not exceeding the proper ratio with phosphorous. Meaning buy a food that guarantees the analysis of these important minerals, don't just assume they are correct.

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GSP (what else is there?

) Excited to be breeding Sky to one of Walnut Hill's amazing stud dogs.

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I feed a performance food. Not particularly puppy food, but I do want appropriate calcium levels, DHA and such in it. 4Health performance is readily available to me and most likely what I will feed this next time.

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Training, Lots of work on waterwork and retrieveing, Kennel repair and grounds maintenance and this summer... PUPPIES WOOHOO! more soon on dogs for sale page

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http://www.dogstuff.info/coat_colour_gsp_byrne.html You are right. Black is dominant so if a dog has the gene at all it will show it. No "hidden" black. So a parent must BE black either solid or ticked to pass on black. I would strongly suspect that that litter had someone other "babydaddy" involve...

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