Off season for the dogs

[ResearchinStuff]

Just got back from a training morning with my local HRC club. My lab puppy is really making some progress, it's starting to get quite fun. All water work this morning, it's hot out.

 

[KurtR]

Just got back from a training morning with my local HRC club. My lab puppy is really making some progress, it's starting to get quite fun. All water work this morning, it's hot out.

Ya im ready for the heat to go away. Water starting to get blue green algae.

 

[Mosby]

My Vizsla tested positive for heartworm this year and is going through the standard treatment program. He gets re-tested on August 23rd and assuming he is negative, he will still be restricted from exercise until the 3rd week of September. So no pre-season work for him. We'll just hunt when he can and work our way into shape.

 

[sndmn11]

My Vizsla tested positive for heartworm this year and is going through the standard treatment program. He gets re-tested on August 23rd and assuming he is negative, he will still be restricted from exercise until the 3rd week of September. So no pre-season work for him. We'll just hunt when he can and work our way into shape.

Was the dog on a heartworm pill?

 

[Mosby]

Was the dog on a heartworm pill?

Yep. Sentinel every month....waste of money. They wouldn't help me with vet bills either because I bought the medicine through Chewy. I switched all my dogs off Sentinel.

 

[ResearchinStuff]

That's rough man, sorry to hear it

 

[jmez]

Wild birds Several finds this am.

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[sndmn11]

Wild birds Several finds this am.

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When you train on wilds, do you just walk in and flush, or bang a starter pistol, or toss something to retrieve, or...?

 

[jmez]

Sometimes I use a blank pistol but not very often. I just walk in and flush the birds. Dogs don't move until I go release them. My older black dog won't retrieve, the young white dog is natural and loves it. I grew up hunting and field trialing English Pointers so retrieving isn't that important to me.

The black dog will point a dead bird. He'll also stop and stand on a cripple until I go pick it up. Little female brings them back. I throw bumpers and dead birds for the female. That is about all the retrieving work that I do.