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Other Hunting => Bird Dogs => Topic started by: LLEWELLIN on December 29, 2009, 03:53:24 PM

Title: burr removal
Post by: LLEWELLIN on December 29, 2009, 03:53:24 PM: I spent about 45 min cutting out burrs etc after quail hunting on the Rez. Sunday. Anyone have any tips on how to better deal with this?
Title: Re: burr removal
Post by: JackOfAllTrades on December 29, 2009, 04:10:07 PM: Cutting them out of what?
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Post by: 10Key on December 29, 2009, 04:35:55 PM: I would assume the fur of his dog.
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Post by: JackOfAllTrades on December 29, 2009, 04:37:41 PM: Buy a short hair? :chuckle:
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Post by: LLEWELLIN on December 29, 2009, 04:45:29 PM: I knew that shorthair comment was coming 8)
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Post by: Rowdy on December 29, 2009, 04:49:10 PM: Quote from: JackOfAllTrades on December 29, 2009, 04:37:41 PM
Buy a short hair? :chuckle:

Sounds about right ;)
Not sure but I'll keep my eye on this thread cause I just might have a setter in my future ;)

Jake
Title: Re: burr removal
Post by: TEX-X on December 29, 2009, 04:54:21 PM: you going to the darkside rowdy? i would think cutting them out would be the only way... maybe take some shears and shave your dog? wouldn't have to worry about the burrs
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Post by: Buckmark on December 29, 2009, 04:57:51 PM: I have had good results with a curry comb..
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Post by: sisu on December 29, 2009, 05:25:40 PM: There are many options:
1. Hair cut
2. Use peanut butter on burrs to ease removal
3. Spray on hair conditioner. This will loosen the burr for removal then just wash doggie & keep in house until nice and dry.
Title: Re: burr removal
Post by: Rowdy on December 30, 2009, 09:53:16 AM: Quote from: TEX-X on December 29, 2009, 04:54:21 PM
you going to the darkside rowdy? i would think cutting them out would be the only way... maybe take some shears and shave your dog? wouldn't have to worry about the burrs

My plan is to always have a shorthair but I'm going to get a new pup every 5 or 6 years. That way I always have a dog in their prime, a pup, and most likely an old retired veteran for the couch. I want to try other breeds so my next will probably be a Setter then 5 or 6 years later another shorthair and so on. I figure it's a good way to try different breeds while always keeping one of the best (shorthairs) ;).

Jake
Title: Re: burr removal
Post by: salish on December 30, 2009, 12:26:40 PM: Hello, I'm new here. I had a Lewellin with long hair that used to get burred-up a lot, especially on the Yakama reservation, in fields near the Toppenish WR that are sometimes flooded. I used Pam cooking oil spray before heading into the fields and it helped a lot at brushing the burrs out. I have an English setter now with shorter hair so I don't have the same problem.

Cliff
Title: Re: burr removal
Post by: lokidog on December 30, 2009, 01:45:05 PM: You could put a vest on the dog. OK for this time of year when it's cold I would think. That way you only have legs, groin and tail to deal with.
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Post by: DDFever on January 03, 2010, 04:47:26 PM: I second the Pam post. I have used it with great success after a long day on the rez
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Post by: 509 on January 03, 2010, 05:10:38 PM: Get a good set of electric clippers.

I also use them for trimming my beard.

The good news is that the dogs slowly learn which areas to avoid. My ten year old longhair did not want to go into a patch of cover. I finally told her "just do it".

Well, no pheasants came out and two hours later I was still removing burrs from her coat. After that if she did not want to hunt the cover, neither did I.

She did go into the cover if there were birds there. So it was another two hours, but at least there were several pheasant flushes for the price.
Title: Re: burr removal
Post by: salish on January 05, 2010, 06:03:34 PM: Quote from: DDFever on January 03, 2010, 04:47:26 PM
I second the Pam post. I have used it with great success after a long day on the rez

Unfortunately, I didn't follow my own advice while hunting quail along the Yakima River this weekend. It took me at least an hour to cut the little buggers out of my setter's fur.
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fsalish.smugmug.com%2FUpland-Bird-Hunting%2FYakama-Rex-1210%2FIMG4506%2F758381288_vZhKG-M.jpg&hash=a09d921a1d46753b7883a444497b9945ce58a526)

And these are the culprits. The little ones pull off easily, but the larger nastier one is awful. Gets right into the skin if you don't cut them out soon. Anyone know what species these are?
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fsalish.smugmug.com%2FUpland-Bird-Hunting%2FYakama-Rex-1210%2FIMG4519%2F758383793_B3VDq-M.jpg&hash=89bd1f849a7260ae3000f1c4ffd645982c75dff4)

Cliff
Title: Re: burr removal
Post by: LLEWELLIN on January 06, 2010, 08:47:00 AM: :yike: Yah, that's what I'm talking about. That's what my llew looked like after i hunted the rez for quail after Christmas.