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  1. Joe Spoo

    Feeding dog before or after hunt?

    Honestly I just use the injectable 50% dextrose given orally. I previously would premeasure syringes when upland hunting but now I just carry it in a FuelBelt or Nathan brand gel flask and eye ball it. I only do this when grouse hunting prairie birds and don't when pheasant hunting or waterfowl...
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    Feeding dog before or after hunt?

    To answer most of the questions. These dogs are still working and I would view their work like interval training rather than pure endurance...at the end of the day it's still work and exercise and so the same rules apply. In reference to the sitting in the cold part, I would answer that with a...
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    Feeding dog before or after hunt?

    So I'll preface this with the disclaimer that I am a canine sports medicine specialist, and the only boarded specialist whose focus is on hunting dogs. My answer is based on what the research has shown and my career experience that has predominantly been with hunting dogs. This isn't meant to...
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    Dog beds, crate cushions?

    I second the Mud River crate pads and I use the standard Orvis beds at home as well as some of the cheap Costco beds.
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    Week 2

    She has a Mya pup.
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    Week 2

    Intense and this line go hand in hand. You want to see the most intense dog in the world stop by the clinic next time you are in town and I'll introduce you to my tech's dog. Are you doing anything with the NAVHDA club here?
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    A bit of a close call, but not dangerous.

    I had a client come in two years ago going on and on about how great his grouse opener was the weekend before...he was so embarrassed when I told him it was the coming weekend that his wife has brought the dogs ever since. Initially he got defensive and when I asked how many other hunters he saw...
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    Urn decoy

    I have tribute decoys carved by each of the above carvers and you will not go wrong with either I could not have been happier.
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    March workbench thread.

    Can't wait to see the final pics of that bird.
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    Question for those who like to smoke stuff

    I'll echo the Bradley recommendations. I absolutely love mine and couldn't imagine getting any better results with anything else and it is very easy to learn and use.
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    A lab having some fun

    I love eye shots of dogs as well. Does he happen to have a uveal cyst (small black ball like mass) in the lower portion of his left eye?
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    Breathables vs neoprene

    I went back to breathables this season after years in the hot sweaty neoprene. We froze up really early this year and I was standing in water that was making ice on multiple occasions this season including the day we locked up tight. I had jeans and bibs on and was perfectly fine and feet were...
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    Teach my about rivers and appropriate boats

    Thank you all for the input. And maybe fear was a bad choice of words but rather a healthy respect would be more appropriate, I have spent a lot of time on the water, including small rivers, but I'm thinking about making a different leap (at least in my mind) with winter bigger water rivers...
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    Teach my about rivers and appropriate boats

    I'll preface this post that I have always hunted water and out of boats, and even some good sized lakes. With that being said rivers scare me, and rivers when the temps are single digits or below scare me even more. I'm looking for suggestions on boats and motors for hunting a river that stays...
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    Thanks To Guys That Keep Us Going

    I have to echo the thanks that everyone else has stated. While I will admit to not being a regular contributor, I come daily to take it all in. This site has shaped my life more than you would ever know. In the early days of the site, as a young veterinary student, I met some "old guys on the...
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    Ideas for a duck boat cart

    This is a thread I had bookmarked with a setup I liked: http://www.duckboats.net/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=199386#199386
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    Salt Marsh Puddle Duck Video

    THanks for posting that...great job with the captures and productions. I really enjoyed it!
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    It's going to be tough... (puppy pics) Update 2/8

    Do I recognize the collar on grandma....is that Gretta? And mom is Maya?
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    Neutering, Yes or No?

    This discussion is exactly why for years I have refrained from internet veterinary discussions. For decades we have heard the benefits of spay/neuter, I apologize I did not preface my post with an exhaustive literature review for this peer-reviewed site....I am shocked that the editorial board...
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    Neutering, Yes or No?

    Bob, Just saw your address. My wife practiced for the last eight years in Coral Springs before I convinced her to move to sunny South Dakota. Travis, I wish the lab world agreed with you, if they did we wouldn't have so many popular studs that have gone through ACL surgeries. You are correct...
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