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I am in trouble, meet the new girl in my life
« on: December 06, 2011, 10:07:54 PM »
It has been just a little over 2 yrs since i had to put down my GSP, i said i was done with hunting dogs then. Yeah like you can stick to that, always leaves a hole when your without a hunting dog, so after much pleading from Lady Buckmark and making the mistake of saying "Hey i want a springer as my next dog, when i am ready" she decided we were ready.
Meet Raynee moo moo, (Lb says her markings make her look like a cow) or as i call her Ray for short.
I am in big trouble now.....
On a serious note, any recommendations for a hunting dog trainer in snohomish/skagit areas??? I hunt mostly upland, and have only had GSP's so a flusher will be different..
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Re: I am in trouble, meet the new girl in my life
« Reply #1 on: December 06, 2011, 10:36:01 PM »
My first pup was a springer, they are amazing dogs.
get yourself a copy of "A Rough shooting dog" its a great read.
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Re: I am in trouble, meet the new girl in my life
« Reply #2 on: December 07, 2011, 07:29:17 AM »
cute pup!!! yep your in trouble  :chuckle: Depending on how much you want to put into it,Alfred Defalco on San Juan Island is an accomplished amateur trainer in the spaniel world,He trains with pro Tom Ness in North Dakota every summer with his  field cockers .Tom Ness owns Oahe kennels,Search for that on the web he may have book.Another accomplished spaniel man is in Island county Chuck Dryke at Sunneydell shooting grounds in Sequim.

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Re: I am in trouble, meet the new girl in my life
« Reply #3 on: December 07, 2011, 07:42:20 AM »
She looks like a real biotch! Have fun!  :chuckle:
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Re: I am in trouble, meet the new girl in my life
« Reply #4 on: December 07, 2011, 07:56:36 AM »
Omgosh I wanna squish her little face...sooooo cute....and huggable......and ok all done....have fun with all the house breaking and chewing and stuff  :chuckle:

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Re: I am in trouble, meet the new girl in my life
« Reply #5 on: December 08, 2011, 08:19:14 PM »
They grow up so fast!!


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Re: I am in trouble, meet the new girl in my life
« Reply #6 on: December 09, 2011, 10:05:22 AM »
We love our springer, great family dog, does better than I deserve in the field.  Hardly any time training, works great and finds the birds.

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Re: I am in trouble, meet the new girl in my life
« Reply #7 on: December 17, 2011, 06:49:21 PM »
Showed the wife the photo today. This could be trouble. We are going to start looking for a new pup for the spring.

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Re: I am in trouble, meet the new girl in my life
« Reply #8 on: December 17, 2011, 06:54:50 PM »
Cute little pup.  I so miss having a dog...
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Re: I am in trouble, meet the new girl in my life
« Reply #9 on: December 17, 2011, 06:58:39 PM »
I'm shopping a HOT running trials quality golden and she thinks she is 'darlin' I could lose this argument.  :chuckle:

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Re: I am in trouble, meet the new girl in my life
« Reply #10 on: December 17, 2011, 07:07:00 PM »
Pretty Pup!

We are getting our second mid Jan. A little girl. Our current Springer (Jack) blew out his ACL. Waiting for his platelet count to get back up (some kind of auto-immune thingy) so we can get his knee fixed.

These dogs are awesome! Smart. Loving.

I know Al. But I train with WWESSC on fort Lewis. There are some other clubs around too.

It has really helped me. There is a lot to learn. I am very lucky to have one of the best minds when it comes to Springers to help me. That is where we got Jack.

Good luck and let me know if you need any advice on training.
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Re: I am in trouble, meet the new girl in my life
« Reply #11 on: December 17, 2011, 07:10:11 PM »
yEAH THEY ARE CUTE for sure and I owned 2 in my life and they were awesome huntin dogs but the 2 most hard headed son of beeches I ever delt with .....My black & white one was a good dog then when he was 4 he started eating my birds ..never could brake him from it ...that was crazy ..... :dunno: Gave him to a family who still has him today ...

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Re: I am in trouble, meet the new girl in my life
« Reply #12 on: December 17, 2011, 10:40:54 PM »
Nothing more cute than a springer pup. Great looking dog. I have one. He is 1.5 years old.

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Re: I am in trouble, meet the new girl in my life
« Reply #13 on: December 17, 2011, 11:03:33 PM »
Cute looking pup  :tup:
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Re: I am in trouble, meet the new girl in my life
« Reply #14 on: December 19, 2011, 03:16:25 PM »
Looks like she's already getting an attitude.  Like most women she'll think she owns the place in no time - if not already.
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