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AspenHill
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My Dog
      #73538 - 10/03/07 09:56 AM

This is my lab, Briar. I was out hunting varmints and as dogs do, she likes to tag along.



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Double_Trouble
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Re: My Dog [Re: AspenHill]
      #74373 - 23/03/07 02:21 AM

thats one keen looking pooch!
nice photo!

DT

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Re: My Dog [Re: Double_Trouble]
      #74404 - 23/03/07 11:22 AM

Beautiful dog. How old?

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Re: My Dog [Re: NitroX]
      #74406 - 23/03/07 11:32 AM

She is going to be 6 on October 1. Other than some white chin hairs she shows no signs of aging, joints are all solid! We are looking at getting another dog, I have my eye on an 80 pound neutered pit bull yearling that was rescued from NYC. He's very friendly and loves people, cats and I hope he will also like the chickens I have. His job will be to guard the farm from predators while I am at work and be a play mate for Briar. My lab pictured here is friendly to even the varmints. I have a lot of mink and fisher (a large member of the weasle family) here and they like chicken. The pit bull, being a terrier breed, will have a more protective instinct than a labrador.

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Re: My Dog [Re: AspenHill]
      #74460 - 24/03/07 11:20 AM



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Re: My Dog [Re: bonanza]
      #74462 - 24/03/07 11:38 AM

Bonanza,

That is a good looking birddog! AND, That is how every DOG (remember folks, doG is just God spelled backwards) should be treated!!

Ann,

Good looking Lab!!!

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Re: My Dog [Re: bonanza]
      #74492 - 25/03/07 12:09 AM

Bonanza:
its just too bad that dog of yours just doesnt know how to relax and take it easy.... its hard to see in the photo but if you look close enough you can see that the television remote control is firmly lodged under one of the fore paws.

We are in the process of getting a GSP in the near future, presently looking at two different litters... is it just me or all breeders of GSP's this finicky? hell, they are interviewing US to see if we can purchase one of their pups.

questions like:
Children in the house?
Ages of the children?
Size of the yard?
Hunting with it or not?
Previous dog owners?
If so, what breeds?
and on and on....

one of the breeders gave a family their deposit back after learning that they had two toddlers in the household.


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Re: My Dog [Re: Double_Trouble]
      #74522 - 25/03/07 05:54 AM

Those are valid questions. My experience is that the GSP is among the most intelligent of dogs. And as such will demand attention and love. I don't believe they need as much exercisers as breeders say, however they are energetic breeds. They are not god dogs to rough house with because they can be explosive and will knock flat on your ass. They have a nervous demeanor and pace a lot.

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Re: My Dog [Re: AspenHill]
      #74560 - 25/03/07 05:21 PM

Nice black lab I love them though I don't own one yet.A friend of mine breeds black labs his winners blood lines go back to the late 1800's (UK) unbroken he(John) has a great rep for gundog's and breeds national winners.

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Re: My Dog [Re: bonanza]
      #74654 - 26/03/07 10:43 PM

Bonanza:
I have some experience with GSP's and I have not yet met one that could put me on my ass but I know what you mean by explosive especially when on a hard running Jack Rabbit when we were supposed to be hunting pheasant.... there was no calling that dog back! she was gone! the owner was livid and all my brother and I could do was laugh as I explained to him (the owner) that hunting with his dog once or twice a year did not make her a hunting dog.... aside from her rabbit forray, she did surprizingly well considering her lack of experience.

he had just taken her off of the training collar moments before she bolted.... who says dogs dont know whats up?

My experience with the two GSP's that I am familiar with is that they love to be around people and somtimes I think that they confuse themselves for people and will hang around the kitchen table with you wether there is food on top or you are just sitting around with the guys shooting the breeze over the days events in the field.

We are sending the deposit cheque/check today and will go see the litter in person next weekend most likely.
Seems rather ironic or maybe fitting that my Sister in law just put down her Husky of 11 years yesterday and is devastated by her loss of a good dog while we are celebrating the decision to get a new pup in the house.

DT

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Re: My Dog [Re: bonanza]
      #74687 - 27/03/07 06:34 AM

That's a contented looking GSP and typical behaviour for the main member of the family. A big boofhead.

My GSP definitely thought he was a person and used to talk to us. When I teased him about us not understanding him, everytime he got upset and usually barked at me for being stupid.

I had been told that if you talk to your GSP (or many dogs) a lot they show the sort of behaviour ie understand a lot more words than you might think.

For example, I would ask him - "Is that Christine coming?" and he would run around the corner to look for her car.

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Re: My Dog [Re: NitroX]
      #74801 - 28/03/07 08:55 AM

Dogs are definitly that smart, John, I have even seen my horse respond as if he understood what I was saying. Sometimes animals seem much smarter than the "people" around them! I just got word my new dog arrives Thursday.

Heck, even my cats learn English faster than most humans!

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