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I've always considered it's about the density of the serving, more so than big differences in ingredient percentages (as you noted, puppy & adult high performance foods both have high fat & protein percentages). I liken it comparing a 1-1/4 ounce load of 8's to a 1-1/4 ounce load of 4's. Even...

Here's the short version. Puppies need calories to fuel the energy they expend, PLUS calories to fuel their body growth. Adult dogs need calories to fuel the energy they expend, but don't need them to fuel growth. So a quality puppy formula has few if any empty calories. Also, consider the...

This guy's last video was mostly defensive whining & deflecting blame from his companies for the current situation. Essentially, the message was "don't blame us, it's not our fault, look over there". Came off as condescending at best. The consensus of the gun shop guys I've talked to & deal...

Concur on all points. I use mini paint rollers for puppy bumpers at that age. Take the pup in a narrow hallway with all the doors closed (or it will grab the mini bumper and take off with it). Snap a light check cord to it's collar Hold the pup and tease it a bit with the mini-bumper, toss...

My 15 year old Betty tore an ACL in 2015 (9 years old at the time). With her stellar career I figured she had earned a replacement rather than a repair so I paid to have one of titanium put in. A vet came up from the University of Minn and did it with our regular vet assisting. I expected...

When you find shotgun shells, buy as much as you can afford/as much as they will sell you... But seriously, not so much learned as reiterated; trust your dog(s)...

Verbal commands: Sit, Stay, Here, Heel, Place (directs dog to go to a specific place & sit), Kennel (go into dog's crate, field blind, vehicle) Dog's Name (Harley, Jetta, Boogie, Betty, (command to retrieve a visual fall, using the dog's name tells which dog to go when hunting with multiple...

What to feed might be the second most debated gun dog topic, behind only what breed is best. Of course, everyone knows that is Labs... In my formative years as a trainer I was taught to feed a puppy formula for the first 16-18 months. Some switch to adult formula at 12 months and I can't...

I've never owned a "pointing" lab, but I've had a couple that seem to be utterly mesmerized by tight sitting birds and lock up over them in a fair approximation. Maybe it's having a nose absolutely full of bird scent, I don't know. Of the current Crew members, Harley and Jetta do this. If...

I think Remington will take care of you. I have a safe full of Remington 700 rifles (I used a Remington 700 Light Police Rifle in 308 back when I was an LE sniper, it's still one of my favorite & most accurate rifles) as well as a nice selection of 870s & even an 887, and Remington has always...

My go-to pheasant shotguns are a Browning Citori and a Winchester SX4, along with a Browning BPS 3.5" (my go-to waterfowl shotgun that occasionally get pressed into service for upland) and several Remington 870s. I probably take the Citori 40% of the time, the SX4 50% (usually start using the...

Depends on how much agriculture access they allow. Some PLOTS in ND are straight up row crop and it's not unusual to be plowed up bare flat dirt in late October. We tend to see more of these PLOTS south of Valley City/Jamestown rather than out west. Makes me wonder why they bother making...

These raw spots are known as hot spots and are commonly caused by the collar not being tight enough to hold the prongs in place. The receiver should be high on the neck just behind the jaw, tight enough to just slip a finger under, and the prongs should actually make contact with the dog's...

I enjoy The Flush and record each new episode. Although they have episodes where it's obvious they are shooting planted roosters at some lodge operation (I looked up one they were hunting on in SD and just about shot coffee out my nose when I saw their prices), most of the time it appears...

Short answer is no, it won't. In fact when it gets back, I would bet it's even a better companion and it will love to train even more. I send all of my pups to a pro trainer to do FF/CC, after their OB is rock solid and their adult choppers are fully in. This ends up being 10 to 12 months...

For what it's worth; I'm not a big auto guy, but the one I've settled on is a Winchester SX4. I like it primarily because it's light and LOP can be shortened to 13.75" which fits me perfectly. It gets the call when I'm hunting in conditions I don't want to subject the Citori too... My wife...

Not a doubt in my mind...

By & large I concur with Labrador. Everyone has their own expectations so I won't go there, I will just say that in my dog training experience you will get out of the dog the work you put into it. What are my expectations? To earn a place on the Wrecking Crew my labs have to be finished...

I call these "Existential Hunts". The kind where you slog resolutely on to the end with no hope for success, and are not disappointed. When you stare into the abyss, the abyss stares back, and neither likes what it saw...

Last year one time I carried my keys rather than leaving them in my truck (Expedition). Of course, I dropped them out of my pocket when I pulled out my phone. I backtracked for 45 minutes but no joy. Luckily I was close to the house and Toni was home, so she brought out her set. Cost me over...