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Rally
NC Minnesota
Sorry about the sideways pictures. Not sure how they got that way from my phone.
This is Cash a five month old Springer Spaniel I just adopted. It was given to my oldest Grandson as a wedding gift. A bit presumptuous, seing as they live in a townhouse that doesn't allow pets. They had planned to move in December to a country home, but that fell through. They just had a new baby girl 2 months ago and the puppy wasn't too good around the baby, always wanting to jump up on everything. Every time they had to go somewhere Grandpa got to puppy sit. They called a week ago and asked if I would take him. Hadn't figured on a new puppy, and I'm a Lab man, but I have a new puppy anyway. The wife thinks he's cute so that was half the battle.
The little guy shows promise, has his nose into everything, and loves eating beaver. Should work out well (fingers crossed).
This is Cash a five month old Springer Spaniel I just adopted. It was given to my oldest Grandson as a wedding gift. A bit presumptuous, seing as they live in a townhouse that doesn't allow pets. They had planned to move in December to a country home, but that fell through. They just had a new baby girl 2 months ago and the puppy wasn't too good around the baby, always wanting to jump up on everything. Every time they had to go somewhere Grandpa got to puppy sit. They called a week ago and asked if I would take him. Hadn't figured on a new puppy, and I'm a Lab man, but I have a new puppy anyway. The wife thinks he's cute so that was half the battle.
The little guy shows promise, has his nose into everything, and loves eating beaver. Should work out well (fingers crossed).
RicinYakima
High Steppes of Eastern Washington
Springers are good dogs, just have to work with them more than labs. Hunted behind one for a couple of years jump shooting teal and really liked her.
35 shooter
Well-Known Member
That is one fine looking Springer there!
Bret4207
At the casting bench in the sky. RIP Bret.
I had a Boykin which is a cousin to the Springer. Great dogs. The high strung part depends on breeding I think. Mine was energetic, but not crazy like a pointer. That dog was the most "focused on me" dog I've ever seen. Made training super easy. Best duck dog I ever had! Hope this one works out the same for you.
Paul Gauthier
Active Member
Nice pup.
Rally
NC Minnesota
My Dad had a Springer for 11 years. It went on the job with us just about everywhere. Would chase squirrels and keep them treed until we opened a lunch box! LOL She was a great companion for my dad. Learned young not to grab fishing lures out of the air. Those jowels make for a pretty good hook-up.
Cash is all go, but came with some bad habits. He's been in a townhouse most of his life except the time he spent with me on the trapline this summer. They let him up on the furniture and he jumps up on everybody he wants to, or did. He doesn't like it when I step on his back feet when he jumps up on me, so quit that in a hurry. I have a couple pallets outside the back door to my shop where I keep skun beaver carcass' for my dogs frozen and to sell to guys looking for trapping bait. The local squirrels chew the fat off them, and Cash figured out he needs to be the first one out the door to chase them. Not much snow now, but when it gets deeper, he's likely to catch one before they get to the woodline. He jumped on a live muskrat I had in a trap once and found out they bite back. Wants nothing to do with Mink, I image because of the odor. He has to check out every muskrat and beaver that comes into the shop. Buddy of mine was here today to get some beaver tails I skin for him to make knife sheathes out of. He dropped one half way to his truck and Cash picked it up and took it the rest of the way to the truck for him. He chases leaves blowing across the driveway most every time he sees one. Kinda clings to me now, but the change of homes and owners that is expected. My three year old chocolate lab and him are the best of buddies already and just run circles around each other when I run them morning and evening. He'll have a blast in SD when I go next month chasing pheasant. Just took 5 dogs to the vet on Thursday for check ups and vaccines. It was $629.00 for all of them. That's getting a bit out of hand, but the rabies vaccine can't even be shipped into Mn. except to a vet clinic. What a racket!
Cash is all go, but came with some bad habits. He's been in a townhouse most of his life except the time he spent with me on the trapline this summer. They let him up on the furniture and he jumps up on everybody he wants to, or did. He doesn't like it when I step on his back feet when he jumps up on me, so quit that in a hurry. I have a couple pallets outside the back door to my shop where I keep skun beaver carcass' for my dogs frozen and to sell to guys looking for trapping bait. The local squirrels chew the fat off them, and Cash figured out he needs to be the first one out the door to chase them. Not much snow now, but when it gets deeper, he's likely to catch one before they get to the woodline. He jumped on a live muskrat I had in a trap once and found out they bite back. Wants nothing to do with Mink, I image because of the odor. He has to check out every muskrat and beaver that comes into the shop. Buddy of mine was here today to get some beaver tails I skin for him to make knife sheathes out of. He dropped one half way to his truck and Cash picked it up and took it the rest of the way to the truck for him. He chases leaves blowing across the driveway most every time he sees one. Kinda clings to me now, but the change of homes and owners that is expected. My three year old chocolate lab and him are the best of buddies already and just run circles around each other when I run them morning and evening. He'll have a blast in SD when I go next month chasing pheasant. Just took 5 dogs to the vet on Thursday for check ups and vaccines. It was $629.00 for all of them. That's getting a bit out of hand, but the rabies vaccine can't even be shipped into Mn. except to a vet clinic. What a racket!
Bret4207
At the casting bench in the sky. RIP Bret.
Rally, my sheep vet will do our dogs if we pay for the farm call. I had the choice between a $100.00 farm call plus the vaccines ($5.00 each for rabies) or $35 a head just to walk through the door plus vaccines and all the "extras" they add on for 12 dogs! Pretty easy choice for us. Might look into something like that in the future.
Rally
NC Minnesota
Bret,
Farm visit here is $160.00 plus vaccine costs. In office is $68.00 for the first dog and then $38.00 each. Rabies vaccine is $26.15 per and DAPP-L/C is $39.80 each and the puppy booster I give him two weeks later is also $39.80. I'm looking into getting my dogs treated in SD, while out there hunting next time.
Farm visit here is $160.00 plus vaccine costs. In office is $68.00 for the first dog and then $38.00 each. Rabies vaccine is $26.15 per and DAPP-L/C is $39.80 each and the puppy booster I give him two weeks later is also $39.80. I'm looking into getting my dogs treated in SD, while out there hunting next time.
Bret4207
At the casting bench in the sky. RIP Bret.
Holy crap. And I thought our "puppy and kitten" vets were thieves! Our town, and many others in our county, hold a free rabies clinic once a year. I can't imagine why they'd hit you 26 bucks for a 5 dollar vaccines that probably actually costs $1.50. Don't know what DAPP-L/C is. Sometimes NY seems very reasonable comapred to other places.
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freebullet
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Congratulations!
Once the ground rules are established there ain't nothin much better'na good dog.
Once the ground rules are established there ain't nothin much better'na good dog.
Rally
NC Minnesota
Brent,
It's distemper vaccine. Did you catch the part above where Mn. doesn't allow the Rabies vaccine imported into the state except to a vet? They can charge what they want and do. Lots of folks close to the borders going there instead of Mn. There are a couple other states that do the same thing to my understanding, but couldn't tell you which ones. The old vet here that used to own the clinic I use, has sold out to a co-op. All young vets, like barely legal. They all seem to be into selling wellness programs for single dog families. Emergency charges are crazy.
Freebullet,
I agree. Was cutting firewood today with Cash out and about. Saw him eyeballing the end of the chainsaw bar as I was cutting a log. I put him in his pet porter inside. The thought of him trying to mouth that bar was a terrible thought. He has to nose everything and every piece of wood. Big new world out there for a "Curious George", they just don't realize what can hurt them. I have to be real careful with him as he is fast as lightening. He has two speeds, 110 MPH and sound asleep!
It's distemper vaccine. Did you catch the part above where Mn. doesn't allow the Rabies vaccine imported into the state except to a vet? They can charge what they want and do. Lots of folks close to the borders going there instead of Mn. There are a couple other states that do the same thing to my understanding, but couldn't tell you which ones. The old vet here that used to own the clinic I use, has sold out to a co-op. All young vets, like barely legal. They all seem to be into selling wellness programs for single dog families. Emergency charges are crazy.
Freebullet,
I agree. Was cutting firewood today with Cash out and about. Saw him eyeballing the end of the chainsaw bar as I was cutting a log. I put him in his pet porter inside. The thought of him trying to mouth that bar was a terrible thought. He has to nose everything and every piece of wood. Big new world out there for a "Curious George", they just don't realize what can hurt them. I have to be real careful with him as he is fast as lightening. He has two speeds, 110 MPH and sound asleep!
Maybe a good wife? Just realize that she sets the ground rules. Not much different from having a cat really.
Bret4207
At the casting bench in the sky. RIP Bret.
Yeah, you can't get rabies vaccine here either except through a vet, but it still seems like you're getting raped. The Province of Ontario actually pays for rabies vaccine bait drops here in Northern NYS. IIRC, for a while at least, they were using their Canadian military aircraft to do the drops. That's how seriously the issue of rabid coons, fox, coyote, etc is taken here. It's why we offer free rabies clinics even on our small town. We actually cut the $300.00 a year from the budget in an attempt to keep below our tax cap this year. Another board member and myself are going to foot the bill. It's a real issue here. I probably put down 4 or 5 suspected rabid coon, fox or feral cats every year when I was working and I was just one of 12 or 15 guys out of my station. It was common.
Rally
NC Minnesota
There have been several state efforts to combat rabies, parvo, and distemper. Still aerial gunning of coyotes in many western states and same for hogs. My guess is, without a fur market, it's only going to get worse and beaver control will be very expensive for several states, mine included. The politics will get in the way, like wild horse and wolf programs. Sd. had a pilot predator program which paid bounties this last year, for skunk, raccoon, and fox. Stay tuned.