Never Spoil your Bird Dog!

Ricky C

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Hey,

So when I was growing up most bird dogs stayed outside, were fed table scraps and cheap dog food. They certainly weren't spoiled. So here's what happens in my house now. This is my soon to be 13 year old Brit. She's an incredible bird dog, I'll hunt her half days this year and it'll probably be her last big hunting year.
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Love Brittany's! Easiest dogs to train. I grew up with lemon and liver pointers. I don't think God ever made a more stubborn dog. A friend gave me a Brit nearly forty years ago and I never looked back. I have owned and trained a half dozen since, a German short haired and a couple of Weimaraner. My son owns a Weimar I trained now. The only way to have a good bird dog is to spoil them. Use to have one that would go to the truck and load up if you missed more than three or four birds in a row! 😂 Said he wasn't hunting for free. 😂 My Grand father used to feed him the heads. Ole Joe was definitely spoiled.
 

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Mine has cancer has picked up over 2500 birds in his life time. My buddy. I trained was my shadow. Still my best friend. The quail was something I never do which is shoot the quail at my house but I had a weak moment and he was 3 months post surgery so away we went. Had a vet appointment today. Cancer is back nothing more we can do really our options were another surgery or chemo. He's 8.5 and we just can't swing it. Beyond proud of my spoiled bird dog.
 

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