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Check Santorum's legislative record carefully.

Selection based on the results of just one DNA-based test is like looking at the Grand Canyon through a pinhole.

Lisa

Sorry to hear about your shooting, and glad you are mending well!

Yes, dogs get PTSD, and sometimes it can be a career-ender. I was on my way to a mid-winter event, hit a patch of black ice, slid...

You can't fool me. I know a Blue Lacy when I see one.

http://lacydog.com/

Where it comes in handy is poison-bird blinds. Poison mark is thrown L-R, heel dog on right. After mark is down, "no bird", and heel dog over to your left side, then prep to run the blind. Moving the...

Have to agree with Howard. To me, the only time what I'm wearing matters is in training. Then, I want to be 100% certain my dog can see every cast. Before I light a dog up for taking the wrong cast,...

Pete;

Agree.

Having judges with hunting experience was supposed to prevent "test creep". I don't see where this has worked. Anyone who has run an upper-level test in recent years can agree.
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Factors are for the dogs.

Realism is for the handlers.

Lisa

OK, all this territory marking aside, there are some things about the breed you will need to do some reading up on. Not to plug my site, but ChessieInfo.net has articles and links to research being...

You will definitely need a dog on the taller/bigger end for where you are hunting. Fortunately, the Chessie breed's founders were smart enough to allow dogs anywhere from 21" to 26" at the shoulders,...

Couple of drills help. Have a collar with a short piece of rope or short (about a foot or so) piece of a leash attached. I do not use electricity for these drills, but have a piece of rope...

You guys are a hoot!



Couldn't agree more. But people can't spoil an event for you unless you let them. I usually just shrug it off as them having the problem. Marshalls should be allowed to...

Gerbils Don't Gargle (well, you know it had to have rodents in there somewhere)

Welcome to RTF!

Lisa and the Rodents

You are getting a lot of good advice, that all could apply, depending on the dog and the training approach you are using.

What you need is a hands-on evaluation. Is there someone you train with...

What else is she getting to eat?

I feed ProPlan Performance to my 10-year old Chessie bitch. Usually she has little bouncers, but if she has been chewing grass, it will be as you described. I...

In my experience, if a dog is going to eat any bird, it will be a dove. Something about the feathers and the size just makes them so easy to slide down the throat...

Doesn't help that dove season...

Yup. And that hand-entering of data costs $. I may be wrong, but it seems more like a money-losing proposition from AKC's perspective. 1 JHR, 1 SHR, 1 MHR, and I forget what AKC charges per entry...

Yes, it refers to Commercial Breeders, AKA "those engaged in the commerce of breeding and selling dogs". It's regulatory legalese, aimed at primarily defining AKC's position regarding Commercial...

LOL, not defending AKC, just hate when people spout opinion as if it were fact. Guess I should stay off the internet, huh?

Yes, the Parent Clubs approached AKC. Some of the clubs have tried for...

Oh, they get it. NAIA has an article out this month about the rescue movement. I believe Patti Strand, a main mover and shaker at NAIA is still on AKC's BOD. Believe me, they get it.

OTOH,...

All you have to do is get The Labrador Retriever Club to agree. They are the ones who have to make the proposal to AKC.

Good luck with that.

Lisa

I just checked: HRC does allow any breed that falls into UKC "Gundog" group to run their Hunts. They also allow Airedales in their Hunts.

So there ya go, guess the world will end in October 2012...

While you guys are busy AKC-bashing, a few facts:

AKC does not allow a dog to get a ILP/PAL number unless the application is accompanied by a spay/neuter certificate. So no, the sky is not...

I guess it depends on why you are doing the testing. If it is general curiosity, then the cheapest is the way to go. But if you want to certify with OFA, you will need to use one on OFA's list of...

Sorry you have to turn in your ribbon. Too bad you got caught in a breeder dispute kerfluffle. These never turn out well.

Vicky is correct; ILP/PAL dogs have never been permitted at Field Trials...