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we got payback coming.........put it that way.
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hard luck wales.
if you are going to blame the ref for the loss then you are only pissing on the men who played there guts out despite being a man down............... you lost because you couldn't convert any kicks into points.
france were on the back foot for most of the game......... wales played brilliantly, let down by the boot not the ref.
fingers crossed for tonite.
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best of luck wales........ the whole of nz is backing you guys.
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This is my cocker dog who's rising two now, bred with more FTCH than ive had hot dinners and probably the best dog i'll ever own, my only problem with him is that he wants to please toomuch, maybe not a bad thing...but im worried because he hunts so hard, he looks about done by the third drive.
i know thats there nature but is there anything other than change food that would calm him slightly.....he's not getting the snip before anyone asks!
Regards
Tom
mate, [bANNED TEXT] an awesome dog.............wanna sell him to a new zealand home ?
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Hi all,
Im thinking about adding a German wirehaired pointer to the kennels.
I'd be using it for retrieving, flushing from cover and marking when out ferreting.
Whats everyones opinion on them? From what i've read there a nice alround dog.
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Go to www.mustwork.co.uk these are one of the best working gwp kennels in the country!!!
Okay, here's my question. Do you want a German Wirehaired Pointer or a Deutsche Drahthaar? Deutsche Drahthaar translates to German Wirehair Pointer, but they are not the same dog breed. The two breeds are growing very much apart. From my understanding of what I've read the German Wirehaired Pointer has more flexiability in how it's bred because it doesn't have to adhere to the strict German Standards; that has good and bad points. In the USA German Wirehaired Pointers appear to be focusing more on bird hunting; whereas, the Deutsche Drahthaar focus is to maintain strict standards and the ability to be well rounded versatile / continental hunting dog; focusing more on fur, feather, blood trialing, etc... There is much discussionj in the USA about these two breeds. Spend the extra money and get a Pudelpointer. Cheers. -- Steve
Last time i did German deutsche drahthaar WAS german for German Wirehair............. explain difference please. Kimmax have been running these for years and they advertise them as drahthaar or GWP....................................... IMO this just sounds a bit more "exotic" but I'll bow to anybody who has better knowledge
drahthaar is just the german translation for wirehair yes, they are the same breed yes, but the working quality in the drahthaar and health is much more refined and pure.
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some good ideas steve but you need to keep in mind the american gwp is different from the uk bred gwp.
show breeders have imported u/s gwps however which won't do the gene pool any good.
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take the dummy in your hand and with the other hand lift up the bit of flank skin between the back leg and the ribs at the same time saying your release command works every time.
at his age i wouldn't put too much pressure on him, have fun with him he's only a pup.
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trust me there's fit and fit and then there's cockers, when my gwps have knocked off for the day these little b*****ds are still working til ya put them in the dog box.
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the springer has more stamina compared to a cocker who will tire easier
i think you will find it's the opposite mate...
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sounds like there may have been a bit of sideways damage going on while you have been away.
you are right never chastise a pup for having something in it's mouth, more so for hit and miss retrievers like britts.
put any sort of retriving on the back burner for a while and just try and encourage her to return to you when she does pic stuff up..... a dummy left lying around the yard for her to find as soon as you let her out and full of beans would be a good start
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a GWP isnt really the dog for a driven shoot then hey.
Kiwi how many dogs do you have man?
we have 3 wires at home but own another 4 that are worked by mates and have another couple coming into the country next year..
we also have 4 cockers at home and another 2 worked by mates, and a few more booked from wales, working cockers are pretty rare in this country, we imported from cumbria and wales and hope to get them more established here.
i can see some jagd terriers coming in time
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part of the wirehairs arsenal is the indicate or point.
on driven shoots in the beating line it simply is not required, i no longer use my wirehairs for this role other than for a young pup and as an intro to finding birds.
i have spaniels that do the job much better at least from a built for purpose role.
for deer and pigs while stalking them i expect them to indicate the same as hunting walked up gamebirds but without the casting and range... they can hunt them the same way as a normal pigdog by finding them and bailing them no worries at all, in fact turn ya back on them or miss the early signs and all my dogs will slip off for some fun....not always welcome if you are after a deer at the time.
wild cats and gwp's are just made for each other.
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HAD THEM ON THE ROPES
yeah i must of watched a different game
the one i saw was the welsh trying to win by kicking penalties against a team scoring tries well done to the men in red you showed plenty of skill regardless of the outcome.
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a few scots were on the list and the 17 year old was due to start work the following day but started a day early.
the min silence at the welsh/all black game was good to see.
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hi is your ess a working or show type ?
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Only around 30% of the dogs genes go in to the pup. 70% is from the bitch.
I have got to question where you get you percentages from? Wont the genes be split 50/50 between both parents?
All your other points make good sense though.
genetic's 101.
bitch= x x
dog = x y
the y chromo is basically zero in a dogs make up so the bitch makes up 75% where as the dog makes up only 25%
that 25% from the dog brings plenty to any future pups and stamps common traits both good and bad.
a bit like adding a bit of bully to a lurcher line.
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the only problem they have is thier body grows faster than thier brain.
both the water and cover issue can be fixed by dummy work, however try not to teach her to be a spaniel by hunting her like one in the cover.
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mustwork
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yes lisa is.
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just keep in mind for that sort of money you are only buying half a gwp and what half from the cross is the good bits you mention is anyones guess, both breeds are great gundogs but breed to do different jobs.
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rubbish.
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labs are great, but they still require the same amount of training as any other breed.
if you do alot of rough shooting a spaniel or hpr will do the job, just watch the temp of your chosen breed some like gsp's and visla's don't have the patience for sitting in the mud for hours on end.
the wirehair is my pick, but i use my cockers at times.
both are aussie black swans the biggest birds we get to shoot in nz.
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Yes, we said as much to the breeder! She didn't seem to know what hip scores were, despite working the dogs, which might explain why she went on to breed from the sire. Worrying. They were labrador pups, by the way.
Kiwi, interesting that some hips can be so uneven - injury or otherwise - could an injury cause that much difference in scores?
It's just so risky breeding from a sire like that and worrying that it seems to have happened. On the other hand, I know what you mean about there being a lot of the percentage from upbringing etc.
Still...3/34?!
Ruth.
i've recently had issues with hips after having a pup i bred show up with a weak back end, was a panic situation as i had just repeated the mating and had 8 pups a month old and the dogs sister at home,the owner came down for a few days hunting so i was able to see first hand the problem go from a slight gait issue to a druncken wobble as the dog tired,have since been through a major rollercoaster with alot of vets and different veiws, the common responce from the vets was 50/50 on the genetic's vrs injury,diet and over exercise,we have hip scored all our dogs and the sire was hip scored as well, end result after the first vet who looked at the young dog and stated HD was the cause was two more vets and x rays with hips coming back at 3/3, the problem was actually the front end of the dog and the result of a bad upbringing.
the young dog was actually a replacement for a pup sired by one of my dogs, that first dog had major over size issues and this young dog was also huge, turns out the owner was feeding them on the best dry food and limiting the pups movements so much to avoid over exercise that he was cause of the problem in the end.
if he was a car, the dog is running around with a truck chassis but with a cars wiring, hence the neck problems affecting his back end.....
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sounds more like injury rather than genetic's, what was the breed ?
GSP,GWP or ESS ??
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completely different genetics, 4 breeds used including the korthals griffon.
gwps are more laid back compared to the gsp and have a more robust nature,,,, aloof and sharp.
i like the spaniels as well as my wirehairs, both work well, depending on what i want to hunt over for the day, pointer or flusher.