Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunter's Campfire Dear providers of sage advice

Print Thread

Hop To

Page 2 of 4

Re: Dear providers of sage advice Bluedreaux #9051048 07/25/14
Joined: Sep 2012 Posts: 18,243 North Central Idaho FieldGrade Campfire Ranger
FieldGrade Campfire Ranger Joined: Sep 2012 Posts: 18,243 North Central Idaho	Cat's are great,,, to big for my tastes these days though. Buddy's got one that's awful hard on Coon and Skunks.

GB1

Re: Dear providers of sage advice RWE #9051195 07/25/14
Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 9,237 Tejas JohnnyLoco Campfire Outfitter
JohnnyLoco Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 9,237 Tejas	If you don't care if it hunts and just looking for company, get a stuffed dog.

Re: Dear providers of sage advice JohnnyLoco #9051217 07/25/14
Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 20,554 Alaska AkMtnHntr Campfire Ranger
AkMtnHntr Campfire Ranger Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 20,554 Alaska	Give the cocker spaniel to the pants (wife) and get yourself a lab, like this one, he use to love to go for rides in my truck. That's ok, I'll ass shoot a dink. Steelhead

Re: Dear providers of sage advice RWE #9051272 07/25/14
Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,640 Eaton Rapids, Mi JoeMama Campfire Regular
JoeMama Campfire Regular Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,640 Eaton Rapids, Mi	Much good advice already given. I have seen some outstanding beagle-Jack Russel crosses. We, personally, owned two beagle-cocker crosses that were great dogs. A beagle is a 25 pound dog with a 125 pound voice. Terriers are ferocious defenders and very attuned to scratching noises. A beagle sized dog is about the minimum size dog that is practical in Michigan. Shorter and they don't want to go out in the snow to do their necessary business. Lighter and they get too cold, too quickly. We are currently a German Shepherd family and will probably stay that way. Unless you have very high quality information, most mutts are a crap shoot because you do not really know the male parent(s). We also once picked up a dog from the pound. In hindsight, I am 90% sure that the original owners dumped the dog because it would vomit pools of phlegm from May 15 until July 1. Folks with fancy houses and lots of carpet cannot work around that issue. We figured out a way but it was a pain in the butt. In the end, dogs are individuals. Every breed or cross has good individuals....ones that would die for you and you, in return, would kill for them...and ones that are an embarrassment to the species. Super-popular breeds, especially ones that just recently ascended to peak popularity (like the French Bulldog), and super-rare breeds have more than their fair share of clunkers. The super-popular because unscrupulous breeders breed every fertile bitch to cash in while they can. The super-rare (like foxhounds) because of the narrow gene pool. An exception is if you know that most of the dogs are NOT registered but are owned by people who work them and cull ruthlessly. For example, people who hunt raccoons or keep ratting terriers in barns seldom care about "papers". They care about dogs that get the job done. You are blessed if people like this will sell you a puppy. It is my unscientific opinion that you are very likely to be a happy man if you choose any breed that has been popular for more than 20 years and is in the top 20 registered breeds Link . A further piece of advice is to pick a dog that looks like, well, a dog. Dogs that have punched in noses or other extreme features have "issues" and are often in-bred. English Bulldog and Basset Hounds is an example of this kind of dog. Best regards and good fortune -Joe Last edited by JoeMama; 07/25/14. I am a conservative with a lowercase "c".

Re: Dear providers of sage advice JoeMama #9051664 07/25/14
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 33,683 Either Texas or Idaho E EdM Campfire 'Bwana
EdM Campfire 'Bwana E Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 33,683 Either Texas or Idaho	This. Conduct is the best proof of character.

IC B2

Re: Dear providers of sage advice EdM #9051804 07/25/14
Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 8,749 Central, Texas L LBP Campfire Outfitter
LBP Campfire Outfitter L Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 8,749 Central, Texas	Get a Chiweenie. Thank me later. Little rifles, Little dogs, and Big Girls, I always say... Will Munny: It's a hell of a thing, killing a man. Take away all he's got and all he's ever gonna have. The Schofield Kid: Yeah, well, I guess they had it coming. Will Munny: We all got it coming, kid.

Re: Dear providers of sage advice LBP #9051879 07/25/14
Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,575 AZ T Talus_in_Arizona Campfire Tracker
Talus_in_Arizona Campfire Tracker T Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,575 AZ	My first dog was a Cocker. A tough, rangy, hunting SOB he was. If for some reason he was chained up when I came outdoors with a gun, he went ballistic. I miss that dog... I do not entertain hypotheticals. The world itself is vexing enough. -- Col. Stonehill

Re: Dear providers of sage advice Talus_in_Arizona #9051883 07/25/14
Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 25,085 South Carolina MadMooner Campfire Ranger
MadMooner Campfire Ranger Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 25,085 South Carolina	Id get a heeler for a truck/companion/watch dog. “Life is life and fun is fun, but it's all so quiet when the goldfish die.”

Re: Dear providers of sage advice MadMooner #9051893 07/25/14
Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 30,938 Colorado A antelope_sniper Campfire 'Bwana
antelope_sniper Campfire 'Bwana A Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 30,938 Colorado	Another vote for a heeler, or Aussie Shepard. You didn't use logic or reason to get into this opinion, I cannot use logic or reason to get you out of it. You cannot over estimate the unimportance of nearly everything. John Maxwell

Re: Dear providers of sage advice JoeMama #9051934 07/25/14
Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 18,666 S sse Campfire Ranger
sse Campfire Ranger S Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 18,666	Originally Posted by JoeMama Much good advice already given. I have seen some outstanding beagle-Jack Russel crosses. We, personally, owned two beagle-cocker crosses that were great dogs. A beagle is a 25 pound dog with a 125 pound voice. Terriers are ferocious defenders and very attuned to scratching noises. A beagle sized dog is about the minimum size dog that is practical in Michigan. Shorter and they don't want to go out in the snow to do their necessary business. Lighter and they get too cold, too quickly. We are currently a German Shepherd family and will probably stay that way. Unless you have very high quality information, most mutts are a crap shoot because you do not really know the male parent(s). We also once picked up a dog from the pound. In hindsight, I am 90% sure that the original owners dumped the dog because it would vomit pools of phlegm from May 15 until July 1. Folks with fancy houses and lots of carpet cannot work around that issue. We figured out a way but it was a pain in the butt. In the end, dogs are individuals. Every breed or cross has good individuals....ones that would die for you and you, in return, would kill for them...and ones that are an embarrassment to the species. Super-popular breeds, especially ones that just recently ascended to peak popularity (like the French Bulldog), and super-rare breeds have more than their fair share of clunkers. The super-popular because unscrupulous breeders breed every fertile bitch to cash in while they can. The super-rare (like foxhounds) because of the narrow gene pool. An exception is if you know that most of the dogs are NOT registered but are owned by people who work them and cull ruthlessly. For example, people who hunt raccoons or keep ratting terriers in barns seldom care about "papers". They care about dogs that get the job done. You are blessed if people like this will sell you a puppy. It is my unscientific opinion that you are very likely to be a happy man if you choose any breed that has been popular for more than 20 years and is in the top 20 registered breeds Link . A further piece of advice is to pick a dog that looks like, well, a dog. Dogs that have punched in noses or other extreme features have "issues" and are often in-bred. English Bulldog and Basset Hounds is an example of this kind of dog. Best regards and good fortune -Joe FWIW, great words...

IC B3

Re: Dear providers of sage advice Bluedreaux #9052176 07/26/14
Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 14,708 North Shore, MA K kamo_gari Campfire Outfitter
kamo_gari Campfire Outfitter K Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 14,708 North Shore, MA	Originally Posted by Bluedreaux Bluedreaux. As a pup he'd bay our kids if they got too far ahead of us on hikes. Smartest dog I've ever seen. What an awesome looking beast!

Re: Dear providers of sage advice kamo_gari #9052206 07/26/14
Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 1,801 North Carolina M Moses Campfire Regular
Moses Campfire Regular M Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 1,801 North Carolina	What about a Boykin Spaniel?

Re: Dear providers of sage advice Moses #9052231 07/26/14
Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 9,919 SE, Iowa B blanket Campfire Outfitter
blanket Campfire Outfitter B Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 9,919 SE, Iowa	I have a mountain cur and a healer/border collie cross, both are good truck dogs

Re: Dear providers of sage advice blanket #9056089 07/27/14
Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 43,842 Hi-Line SamOlson Campfire 'Bwana
SamOlson Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 43,842 Hi-Line	Heelers are good dogs but they leave a lot to be desired when it comes to actually driving the truck.

Re: Dear providers of sage advice SamOlson #9056188 07/27/14
Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 25,848 West Treasure Valley, Idaho I Idaho_Shooter Campfire Ranger
Idaho_Shooter Campfire Ranger I Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 25,848 West Treasure Valley, Idaho	It appears the silly bitch dropped half your load onto the ground. People who choose to brew up their own storms bitch loudest about the rain.

Re: Dear providers of sage advice FieldGrade #9056220 07/27/14
Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 1,508 North Texas S smithwr Campfire Regular
smithwr Campfire Regular S Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 1,508 North Texas	Absolutely need a heeler. Im also a big fan of the JRT. I own two terriers and 1 heeler, a real man will not go wrong with these two creatures.

Re: Dear providers of sage advice smithwr #9056237 07/27/14
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 24,487 Bozeman, MT shrapnel Campfire Ranger
shrapnel Campfire Ranger Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 24,487 Bozeman, MT	Of course, everyone thinks theirs is the best. Take my advice and get a "Seeing eye dog". They are easy keepers and can drive you home when you are drunk. On top of that, if you do get in a wreck, the "Seeing eye dog" can get you home safely if you can still walk...

Re: Dear providers of sage advice shrapnel #9056688 07/27/14
Joined: May 2007 Posts: 14,653 Texas Bluedreaux Campfire Outfitter
Bluedreaux Campfire Outfitter Joined: May 2007 Posts: 14,653 Texas	I saw a dog this afternoon with no back legs, with it's hind end strapped to a two wheeled cart rig, chugging along with only it's two front feet. And the owner gave me a dirty look when I stared. Originally Posted by SBTCO your flippant remarks which you so adeptly sling

Re: Dear providers of sage advice Bluedreaux #9056756 07/27/14
Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 18,215 OK Deerwhacker444 Campfire Ranger
Deerwhacker444 Campfire Ranger Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 18,215 OK	Anderson Pooper..?

Re: Dear providers of sage advice Deerwhacker444 #9056781 07/27/14
Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 78,300 Southwestern Montucky ingwe Campfire Oracle
ingwe Campfire Oracle Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 78,300 Southwestern Montucky	RWE- Im with all those that said a heeler. Caveat: you need to do your homework and be smarter than the dog. "...the left considers you vermin, and they'll kill you given the chance..." Bristoe

Page 2 of 4

Moderated by RickBin

Link Copied to Clipboard

AX24

611 members (160user, 17CalFan, 007FJ, 10ring1, 10Glocks, 1234, 69 invisible), 2,296 guests, and 1,173 robots.

Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod

April
S	M	T	W	T	F	S
	1	2	3	4	5	6
7	8	9	10	11	12	13
14	15	16	17	18	19	20
21	22	23	24	25	26	27
28	29	30

Forum Statistics

Forums81

Topics1,191,096

Posts18,464,125

Members73,923

Most Online11,491
Jul 7th, 2023