Recent content by Leftyhunter

I know its great to have a dig I get that. Its also great to get someone to pay for gas and food. Leftyhunter

The wife says no. I do want one but I would have to pay someone to board the dog . Leftyhunter

Hi , I just got settled into Sioux Falls. I used to live in the LA area and have done some upland, waterfowl and deer hunting in mostly California. I have never hunted ring neck pheasants as the California Fish and Wildlife Service as far as I know stopped planting them years ago and the local...

Which very much applies to the world of modern canine ownership. Its a very good descriptor of the current debates within the canine ownership community . Leftyhunter

I don't own a dog but am interested in getting one in the future. There is a school of thought never get a dog spayed or neutered unless it's medically necessary . There's another school of thought that for first time owners its easier to train a female dog then a male dog and female dog's...

Is it possible to teach dogs not to drink water that is not provided by the owner or his/her family? Leftyhunter

Here's a common sense way to train ones dogs in water retrieval. Leftyhunter

Funny vid. I am guessing the first dog is young and not experienced in water retrieval. Stoney Kennels has a video how to introduce ones dog to water retrieval. Even a pheasant hunter just might shoot a pheasant over water so its better that his or her hunting dog can do a water retrieval then...

What do you think about pet insurance? Definitely a competitive market. Leftyhunter

Can't criticize success. Compared to spending money at sleazy expensive motels plus the savings of not driving back and forth from hunting spots @Musher might be on to something. Leftyhunter

https://www.petco.com/shop/en/petcostore/product/purina-pro-plan-sport-performance-3020-formula-dry-dog-food So if one has a fifty pound active healthy hunting dog he or she would eat one pound of Pro Purenia 32/20 a day at a cost of $1.78 a day and if you don't live near a Petco no problem as...

That's a good article. So would it be fair to say that the general consensus in the community of field-trial competitor's and hunters is they basically buy what's ever on sale from top quality dog food brand formulas such has but not restricted to Purenia and Euknambia? Is there say a list of...

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8174467/ It would be very difficult to conduct a true double blind study of which is better between a raw food diet vs commercial dog food. All dogs would have to be divided into equal size groups of the same breed and age, receive the same care such...

Do you avoid brands that have any particular ingredients such has corn or soy? Leftyhunter

Not to say any dog breed is truly hypoallergenic but do Puddle pointers have relatively limited shedding on par with Griffon's and GWSPs? Leftyhunter