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We're not makin this easy on him, are we? Lots of dogs to be proud of. Yup. But that's the point of the exercise. That, and showing off our dogs....
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Hi Jent:
I love your post as it reflects my experience with a dog that I adopted.
My PP rescue was shipped from Salt Lake City to Baltimore. He was free. Only cost me $600.00 to get him to Baltimore! lol
I do not think that I could have done much better!
If you wish to hear the rest of the story, call me at 717-526-3334.
Remember, never spoil your bird dog!
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I have pretty much tried em all...I settled on Brittanies..Amarillo Mikes dogs are among the best, if you stay upwind of them....
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Very hard decision. You didn't mention about a long hair or short haired dog. If in the house I would think you would want a short-haired dog like a Pointer, German Short Hair, Vizula, Griffon, or any of the wire haired dogs, plus now the pointing retrievers, the best of both worlds. If you don't mind your wife or you vacuuming the house every day, then a loong hair. I have had Brittanies, and they are a very good dog, gentle, easy to train and like to retrieve, but I to prefer setters. The one I have now is a 75 lb. male, Max. Very gentle, smart and a very birdy dog, however, it takes me a long time to clean him after some hunts, he has very long feathers on his chest, belly and legs, plus a very full tail. I built a quail return pen when he was about 4 months old, here is a picture of him then. Here is a picture of him in the yard in January of this year, 4 1/2 years old.
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Amarillo Mikes dogs are among the best Chuck I agree with you and must also say that you are an excellent judge of bird dogs!
I am glad to be here.
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Very nice setter, JDW.
Personally I will never ever take dual dog again. It seems to me dual dogs can't take all heavy duty stuff of real huntings. I lost my dual red setter because of it last year. Also I will never take working American dog of broken strings such as EP, ES, IS and Gordon. These strings belongs to UK and Ireland and dogs have to be looked like original. Brittany's that I saw here sounds logical. We have plenty of these dogs here and they are all good working dogs (besides show strings). What about short and long haired dogs for home - its huge missunderstanding short haired dogs do not leave their hair indooors. Its much easy to clean home from long hairs of long haired dogs, than from short hairs. These short hairs are everywhere and its not possible to get them whith vacuum cleaner or such from fabric covers at home and in the car.
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Well, if we're posting dog pictures. Here's the picking up team. Two of my Chesapeakes on the right: 'Well, I found it but I'm not fetching it!'
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5 month old Britt Abby locked down on dove. Dove flew to limb and still on point. Hard to train her to point on two legs, but it helped cross-train her to do the Macarena and break dance.
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Great looking dogs Lagopus. Is that a deer furrowed down in the grass in the second picture? Or a fawn? Or a buck and a fawn?
Best,
Mike
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Great looking dogs Lagopus. Is that a deer furrowed down in the grass in the second picture? Or a fawn? Or a buck and a fawn?
Best,
Mike Mike: Fallow deer have spots, it looks like a Fallow buck to me....?......... Best,
Doug
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