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Correct, mine said this also. Once Barney turned a year old we had him done. They live longer also

 

Thanks. I bought Scout from a hunt breeder in Oregon. I got the second pick of the litter. I wanted a yellow because a) cooler in the heat than black and b) easier to find ticks on her which are quite prevalent here. At about 5 months old I sent her to a trainer for a couple of months and finished training her at home. She has a great nose and tremendous prey drive (at times too much). My only complaint is that I primarily use her for quail hunting where the terrain is pretty rocky and steep. Hard on a lab that is on the tall side. She’s my buddy. Like her better than most, if not all people, except of course for my wife.

 

Whether they live longer or not is debatable. I think vets and government agencies mostly say that to curb accidental breeding. My neighbor had an Aussie Shepherd that lived almost 18 years with his balls attached and all till the day he died. He was the runt of the litter but he outlived all of his sibling that were neutered or spayed by almost 4-5 years, go figure.

Now, who the hell mentioned gundogsupply.com? I ended up spending $300.00 there over the weekend,

 

How do you deal with ticks? Mine's on a Nexgard and I also spray him with Advantage once a week. Before the Advantage he brought a few ticks home during a tick season and I was even bitten once too. I fount that succer crawling on my pillow that same day. I didn't even tell my wife, she would've evicted both of us immediately, lol.

 

Yeah, I think the "living longer" thing depends on a lot of other factors. A male that doesn't roam is probably less likely to get lost or hit by a vehicle.

 

Our lab was one week short of 16, and he was "fixed" right around 8 months.
Pug might have been fixed earlier than 8 months (6 months-ish?), and he outlived his littermates by 2-3 years.

There's some conspiracy meat to chew on.

The big contributor would more likely be diet, exercise and lifestyle...much like humans. Fucking Satan's cat is in my basement, and she is a healthy 18, not going anywhere soon.

 

I had Scout on nextgard but discontinued that after her seizure. I really think the seizure was a result of algae in the water rather than nextgard but I never felt comfortable with that stuff running through her body. Now I use a flea/tick collar and I also check her out inch by inch when we get back from a hunt or hike. I’ve gotten them on me, dug in in fact, as it’s pretty scary with Lyme disease and all.

 

It bit me 3 times in my armpit but it didn't dig in for some reason. I had to fumigate the entire house to make sure they're gone! Petfood Express sells good stuff that lasts up to 7 months: https://www.petfood.express/products/advantage-household-fogger.html

 

Absolutely nothing positive about a tick. Dirty,nasty things

 

Thanks. It’s up past shaver lake. It’s called George lake trail. You get upper and lower twin lakes and George lake in 5 miles and 2k elevation gain bringing you to 9k feet. It’s amazing up there.

He does pretty good with them. They are more of when needed and not all the time on the trail.

 

Wrigley

 

All legs.

 

She's giving you a look.

 

I hadn’t seen that. Using a phone.

 

Yup you are getting the stink eye

 

I miss my German Shorthair... one of the best dogs I've ever had. A damn good snake dog too. I don't know how many times he got bitten by copperheads in his life... he got to the point where he barely even swelled up anymore. After getting bit and subsequently shaking them to pieces, he would just walk up to the house, drink some water, lie down on the front porch, I'd give him a benadryl in some lunch meat, he'd take a nap, wake up and eat some kibble, and be right back at it. I don't hunt (not opposed to it, I just never got into it personally), so he never got trained as a bird dog, but still you could tell he was packed full of instinct from his breeding. He'd always point and had a beautiful posture/stance when he did. He looked like a statue or a stuffed dog when he'd point too. Still as can be. We're surrounded by cow pastures with big ol' ponds on them, and he'd spend all day chasing things (mostly birds) across the lengths of them. You'd just see him on the horizon looking like a cheetah in full stride, and the next thing you know he'd jump off in a pond and swim the length of it, still chasing the bird or whatever it was at the time. He was in ridiculously good shape when he was young. Anyway, I have a soft spot in my heart for those pointers.

Is yours super sensitive? I never knew if it was his breed or if it was just him, but good golly that dog would get his feelings hurt easily. He'd break your heart if you ever had to scold him for anything! He'd drop his head, he'd drop his neck between his shoulders, hell, he'd droop his little nubby tail even. He wouldn't make eye contact or anything. It'd make you think twice before scolding him about something, you'd have to decide if it was really worth it or not, lol. He was probably just playing me all those years...

Edit: Forgot to say what the thing I made this post for to begin with... Beautiful dog, man! Very pretty coloring.

 

GSH’s are great bird dogs. My buddy has one it and works great with my lab. His points, mine flushes

 

I think I may have asked you before, and if I did I apologize for asking again, but where did you get that Lab sticker?

 

Labs and GSP’s go together like peas and carrots, Forrest Gump voice



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