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At some point in their history all breeds of dogs had some sort of purpose in their existence. Some breeds were lap dogs for royalty, some were bred to be draft animals or hunt lions, but most were...

I think old dogs are like old people, their mental functions fail along with physical abilities. Small strokes & other ailments don't help the overall situation. I am going through the same issues...

If being honest is what constitutes a poor ambassador then I guess I fill the bill. I will congratulate someone & their dog for a
good job but I will not lie about the job if it is obviously a poor...

I have a lab that I used to give fish oil to. Every dose that I gave her she would break out in hives, has anyone else seen this?

I think a vocal dog on a water retrieve is a case of frustration, the dog wants to get to the bird faster than what the water will let them. The same applies to a dog running a land blind with a lot...

Wasn't there an Eddie Bauer fur company in St. Louis years ago?

I think that one issue with any situation where a person & their dog is under judgement is that in many cases it is viewed through their own eyes. An impartial observer can ask about how the dog did...

How many of these traits (trainability, desire, willingness to please) are diminished or altered by the training process or trainer? I would say that the trainer has a very large part in how well the...

In my mind more of what is called work ethic is related to prey drive rather than desire to please the owner, the stronger the prey drive the stronger the work ethic.

I used to give my older dog fish oil & she would break out in hives, stopped the fish oil no more hives.

An old beagle man when asked how to train dogs replied " first you have to be smarter than the dog".

In the area that I live housing development has taken a lot of areas that were used for hunting & dog training, on the remaining land suitable for these purposes the landowners are beseiged with...

What about using a tick collar in conjunction with a topical? I have heard that this was not a good idea.

The first dog that I ever trained was a very good dog that made you look like a trainer. She had an HRCH & MH at 3 & ran the MN at 4, she was a very good dog to hunt with & just a nice dog to be...

I use Ramset loads in the green or brown box. You can buy these at construction supply stores.

Some events have one entry fee for early entries & another (higher fee) for later entries, this might provide some motivation. If this were to happen I would think that the club should receive the...

I think I read someplace that one of the big name west coast pros uses pattern blinds for a lot of his blind work. I know it seems to take some maintenance to maintain skills in my dogs, maybe it is...

I have had real good luck with a product called Vanish made by Cut-Heal, healed up some deep pad cuts with this.

I have seen a lot of hunters not make much of an effort to retrieve game, I don't think a dog would change much.

I think that I read recently that fuel had become the number one export from this country for the first time since the mid fifties. I also saw that the price of crude had dropped over the last year...

The city near where I live has a newspaper with a birding column. The editor of this column has several times stated that he has been birding in a public hunting area and has been disgusted by the...

I also had the A70 with the telescoping antennae it seems that there was a white booster on the antennae also. The first collar I ever used had a red wire for an antennae woven in the collar.

You have a lot to lose & very little to gain. As has been said I would first ask the trainer & see if he thinks the pup is ready, if I did hunt I would only hunt with one other person, & devote...

I have run a Master level (Master Natl. Qual.) test where this was done. The blind was planted in an area that was marked off & you handled the dog to that area, once inside the area you could no...

The first dog made you look like a trainer, the 2nd is a test to see if you are a trainer.