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Other Hunting => Bird Dogs => Topic started by: 8404DevilDoc on October 29, 2010, 03:36:11 PM

Title: lookn for a pup
Post by: 8404DevilDoc on October 29, 2010, 03:36:11 PM: just got the go ahead for a new 4 legged hunting partner, just need some advice and maybe a hook up from a breeder ;) a few pros and cons that will influence which breed will get...
pro: dog will not be left alone for more then 3 hour intervals in the day, will be used for waterfowl and upland hunting, like the outdoors and will be able to spend hours burning dogs energy...
con: I live in a apt.... :bash:
so my queston is what would make a good breed that can factor what i want it to do all while being able to live in a apt.... any breeders let me know, it also has to be a family dog :tup:
thanks
the DOC
Title: Re: lookn for a pup
Post by: Holg3107 on October 29, 2010, 03:39:37 PM: Im a lab guy, remember you are going to buy a dog that will live for 10+ years, do you plan on living in that apt for 10 years? I would say buy a dog thta fits your criteria and move if you have to, thats just my opinion. If you can run the dog every 3-4 hours and can kennel train your dog a lab should do fine. once again I am a lab guy though, Am just starting to do my research on breeder to hopefully buy a new pup this spring. Good luck.
Title: Re: lookn for a pup
Post by: Machias on October 29, 2010, 04:03:27 PM: Might read up on the Wirehaired Pointing Griffon....but pups are hard to come by. :(
Title: Re: lookn for a pup
Post by: king on October 29, 2010, 04:06:51 PM: Springer Spaniel!
Title: Re: lookn for a pup
Post by: 8404DevilDoc on October 29, 2010, 04:58:00 PM: nice thanks guys anyone know a good lab or springer breeder near lynnwood or seattle? no i dont plan on living in the apt for 10 years haha thanks again
Title: Re: lookn for a pup
Post by: Ellensburg on October 29, 2010, 05:48:39 PM: Springer spaniel
Title: Re: lookn for a pup
Post by: Copperwood on November 01, 2010, 09:11:02 AM: Longhollowretrievers.com> great labs. look him up. I lived in an apartment for a while and my dog did just fine. Buy a crate. Good luck
Title: Re: lookn for a pup
Post by: 8404DevilDoc on November 01, 2010, 11:06:05 AM: longhollws website is disconnected thanks tho
Title: Re: lookn for a pup
Post by: benbo30 on November 01, 2010, 11:41:03 AM: my dog just had a litter of black lab pups , will be ready dec. 22
Title: Re: lookn for a pup
Post by: 8404DevilDoc on November 01, 2010, 01:08:31 PM: how much you selling them for?
Title: Re: lookn for a pup
Post by: Copperwood on November 01, 2010, 05:13:58 PM: http://www.longhollowretrievers.com/ (http://www.longhollowretrievers.com/)
I don't know why that came up but try this. You will not be disappointed.
Title: Re: lookn for a pup
Post by: benbo30 on November 01, 2010, 06:39:56 PM: Quote from: 8404DevilDoc on November 01, 2010, 01:08:31 PM
how much you selling them for?

probably gonna be around $450
Title: Re: lookn for a pup
Post by: 8404DevilDoc on November 01, 2010, 07:18:28 PM: and theyre all black labs? how many and how many are spokeen for? ??? and male female ratio
Title: Re: lookn for a pup
Post by: lawdog on November 01, 2010, 07:42:55 PM: i have a lab mix thats probably going to be a great bird dog. and im willing to give it away to anyone who lives out in the country or has some acres for him to play on. hes currently about 5 months old
Title: Re: lookn for a pup
Post by: ecnclan on November 01, 2010, 09:36:22 PM: Quote
Springer Spaniel!

:yeah:
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Post by: Michelle_Nelson on November 01, 2010, 09:49:04 PM: Since you live in an apartment did you check to see if they limit the size of dog you are allowed to have?
Title: Re: lookn for a pup
Post by: 8404DevilDoc on November 02, 2010, 07:13:29 AM: we dont have weight restrictions only breed restrictions i.e rottweilers, pis, and such.....
Title: Re: lookn for a pup
Post by: 8404DevilDoc on November 02, 2010, 07:13:58 AM: lot of people saying springers but no point in direction of good breeder
Title: Re: lookn for a pup
Post by: Happy Gilmore on November 02, 2010, 08:37:40 AM: Boykins are awesome too. Nice small size, flushing dogs and durable enough for duck hunting in most conditions. I know of a breeder with a top GrandHRC dog. Roomed with him at a dog training seminar for a week. Great dog in the house and in the field. Truely an all around hunting dog. They just became recognized by the AKC. I think it is 100 years of documented pedigrees in breeding or something like that. The dog here in the picture is probably one of the top 10 in the country. He sired a litter this summer. Not sure if anymore around.

(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi463.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fqq357%2Fgilmore_spirits%2FEvan%2520Graham%2520Seminar%2FOhhLord.jpg&hash=e31d3eab9427d08791da905c663918bd648c2042)
Title: Re: lookn for a pup
Post by: Happy Gilmore on November 02, 2010, 08:40:32 AM: Originally, they were bred with American Spaniels and Chesapeake Bay Retrievers and a few other breeds if I remember correctly...could be wrong....ohh, here we go, internet-

http://boykinspaniel.org/boykin.html (http://boykinspaniel.org/boykin.html)
Title: Re: lookn for a pup
Post by: wildweeds on November 02, 2010, 12:12:56 PM: Fellow I shoot skeet with had a litter of Visla pups last week, hunting parents.......3 males 2 females in the litter.Field champions and Dual champions in both pedigrees.The male is a rebel rouser bred dog and the female came from a trialer/breeder in Idaho.
Title: Re: lookn for a pup
Post by: Emptyhanded on November 02, 2010, 07:21:44 PM: Quote from: Machias on October 29, 2010, 04:03:27 PM
Might read up on the Wirehaired Pointing Griffon....but pups are hard to come by. :(
:yeah: Griffons are great dogs, great family dogs, perfect upland dogs and they love the water also!
Title: Re: lookn for a pup
Post by: ecnclan on November 02, 2010, 08:14:42 PM: Breeding our springer in the spring but other that that we had to travel to northern Idaho to get ours. I have also heard good things about the Boykins.
Title: Re: lookn for a pup
Post by: huntingfool7 on November 02, 2010, 08:23:10 PM: www.english-springer-spaniels.com/ (http://www.english-springer-spaniels.com/)

Great springer pups, well behaved and mild mannered. Mine is from the 2008 litter.

This pic was taken in 2008. He is just under six months old at the time that this was taken during my annual trip to N. Dakota.
Title: Re: lookn for a pup
Post by: quadrafire on November 02, 2010, 08:28:54 PM: Quote from: Happy Gilmore on November 02, 2010, 08:37:40 AM
Boykins are awesome too. Nice small size, flushing dogs and durable enough for duck hunting in most conditions. I know of a breeder with a top GrandHRC dog. Roomed with him at a dog training seminar for a week. Great dog in the house and in the field. Truely an all around hunting dog. They just became recognized by the AKC. I think it is 100 years of documented pedigrees in breeding or something like that. The dog here in the picture is probably one of the top 10 in the country. He sired a litter this summer. Not sure if anymore around.

(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi463.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fqq357%2Fgilmore_spirits%2FEvan%2520Graham%2520Seminar%2FOhhLord.jpg&hash=e31d3eab9427d08791da905c663918bd648c2042)

Don't see many around, but They are huntin machines and small!
Title: Re: lookn for a pup
Post by: benbo30 on November 02, 2010, 08:44:07 PM: Quote from: 8404DevilDoc on November 01, 2010, 07:18:28 PM
and theyre all black labs? how many and how many are spokeen for? ??? and male female ratio

so far i have none spoken for as i have not let people come to look at them yet , probably after i get back from my late season hunt, ill start accepting deposits , but we have 5 females 2 males
Title: Re: lookn for a pup
Post by: benbo30 on November 02, 2010, 08:44:29 PM: Quote from: 8404DevilDoc on November 01, 2010, 07:18:28 PM
and theyre all black labs? how many and how many are spokeen for? ??? and male female ratio

and they are all black
Title: Re: lookn for a pup
Post by: 8404DevilDoc on November 02, 2010, 09:34:53 PM: benbo30 keep me posted man i would be interested in seeing your pups when ur ready lookin for a male good luck late season im headin out to for BT down southwest
Title: Re: lookn for a pup
Post by: 6 Point on November 03, 2010, 07:24:03 AM: Just got a new pup from OakHaven Kennels in Dallas, Oregon and I think He has a couple left. They are 8 weeks old and their Dad is Downtown Doadie Brown Who has 35 National plates. They had feathers in their mouths at 4 weeks and at 7 1/2 weeks mine is making 40 foot retrievals already.
Title: Re: lookn for a pup
Post by: Happy Gilmore on November 03, 2010, 08:18:58 AM: Quote from: 6 Point on November 03, 2010, 07:24:03 AM
Just got a new pup from OakHaven Kennels in Dallas, Oregon and I think He has a couple left. They are 8 weeks old and their Dad is Downtown Doadie Brown Who has 35 National plates. They had feathers in their mouths at 4 weeks and at 7 1/2 weeks mine is making 40 foot retrievals already.

What does "National Plates" mean? never heard that term used.
Title: Re: lookn for a pup
Post by: Schmalzfam on November 03, 2010, 10:28:51 PM: Maybe the dog got 35 MN plates!!? JK That'd be a new record, in many ways!
Title: Re: lookn for a pup
Post by: Schmalzfam on November 03, 2010, 10:33:22 PM: I have black lab pups ready to go home Dec.6th. Dam is 57lb smaller build Dad 78lbs. 3males 3females left.

http://hunting-washington.com/classifieds/showproduct.php?product=2358&title=akc-black-lab-puppies&cat=14 (http://hunting-washington.com/classifieds/showproduct.php?product=2358&title=akc-black-lab-puppies&cat=14)
Title: Re: lookn for a pup
Post by: Happy Gilmore on November 04, 2010, 10:29:20 AM: Quote from: Schmalzfam on November 03, 2010, 10:28:51 PM
Maybe the dog got 35 MN plates!!? JK That'd be a new record, in many ways!

I was thinking that but, you can only get one plate per dog, per pass? That would be an old dog!
Title: Re: lookn for a pup
Post by: 8404DevilDoc on November 04, 2010, 12:49:38 PM: how many males/females and how much are you selling them for? and where are you located? :llam:
Title: Re: lookn for a pup
Post by: Schmalzfam on November 04, 2010, 05:33:41 PM: We have 3 black girls(2nd pick female) and 3 Black males(1st pick male) avail. $700. They will have their vaccines, wormed, dew claws are already removed, micro chipped, introduced to birds, well socialized and their eyes will be cerf'd before going home.
$200. deposit hold pick, they will be ready to go home on Dec. 6th.
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Post by: wildweeds on November 04, 2010, 08:03:40 PM: hmmmmmmmmmmmmm schmalz? UA 26?
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Post by: Schmalzfam on November 04, 2010, 11:02:22 PM: Hi Ernie(?)

How are you? Great sight and small world.!
Eric
Title: Re: lookn for a pup
Post by: benbo30 on November 05, 2010, 01:38:48 AM: Quote from: 8404DevilDoc on November 02, 2010, 09:34:53 PM
benbo30 keep me posted man i would be interested in seeing your pups when ur ready lookin for a male good luck late season im headin out to for BT down southwest

will do thanks
Title: Re: lookn for a pup
Post by: wildweeds on November 05, 2010, 07:13:10 AM: Eric,

Had a sneaking suspicion I was right. I been allright getting ready for a trip to South Dakota. I see your not cursed and can get some pups on the ground.Everytime I even think about a litter I just end up with a big vet bill.

Ernie
Title: Re: lookn for a pup
Post by: Schmalzfam on November 05, 2010, 09:53:42 AM: Ernie,

Have a fun trip. You working? Finally have a day off and am heading out to train with a group up here. Mom was super healthy no problems and pups are doing great. They say no to bank on money from litters because, there can be so many problems. Keep in touch. Spread the word if you know anyone seeking a lab.
Thanks