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Re: Springer Spaniel Crazies
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08/07/17 02:56 AM
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I meant to say that even though Charlie has been a challenge and requires a lot of time and effort, I wouldn't trade him for any dog on the planet. He is one of the most loving and loyal animal's I've ever met and I love being able to play hard with him.
I don't want to pass quietly into the night. I want to slide in sideways kickin and screamin Life really is awesome ... Soak it up while you can ...
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Re: Springer Spaniel Crazies
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08/08/17 09:53 AM
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I have a 2.5 year old Field Bred English Cocker and she MUST have work. Abbey lives to retrieve. Endless energy in the field or at the park, loves the water. Smartest dog I have ever owned. I enjoy a dog with energy but it comes with responsibility to work them or it's a bad situation for owner and dog.
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Re: Springer Spaniel Crazies
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I will say having a second dog for her to play with helps as well We are seriously considering getting Charlie a little sister for this reason ... I enjoy a dog with energy but it comes with responsibility to work them or it's a bad situation for owner and dog. ^^^ This, truth ... nuff said
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Re: Springer Spaniel Crazies
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08/08/17 04:36 PM
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Thanks for the videos. I used to raise and train Springers up until about 20 years ago, field trialed when I lived in the Midwest. Had two females out of Dansmirths Kennels in Illinois. Cannot say enough good things about the breed. When he gets to 3 or 4, he'll start to settle down a bit, mine did. Smartest dogs I ever had. Don't know if you have ever seen a field trial dog perform, but you train them to hup (sit) by voice or whistle when they flush, then wait until 'sent' to go retrieve. As you can very well imagine, controlling a bundle of extreme energy to do that takes a lot of work!! A lot of folks don't realize the difference between field bred and show dogs. Two different breeds.
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Re: Springer Spaniel Crazies
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08/09/17 01:23 PM
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The wife said you are right on in handling Springers. We got Abby after a couple divorced and was about 1.5 years old. We aren't sure how she was treated. She was very meek, but mannerly, as loving as they come, and a real sweetheart. We or another dog can get her fired up, but retrieving and catching frisbies aren't in her repertoire.
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Re: Springer Spaniel Crazies
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08/10/17 02:42 PM
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Thanks for this. My dog is half show, half field. He definitely gets the crazies about 7 pm each night, and then right after that he starts winding down and is usually snoozing by around or 830. I try to get him plenty of exercise and he gets a lot on his own out in the yard chasing birds. He does laps around the house chasing the birds and squirrels he sees through the windows. He stays on constant patrol checking each window around the house to see if he sees any critters. He was a year old around April/May. I am teaching him to hup and wait for my release. I have been making him do that every time I feed him and he is good at it. Working on doing it for bumpers and he is doing well so far. This is just training inside right now, we will start working on it outside once the weather starts to improve. Been a miserably wet summer down here on the Coast. The biggest challenge right now is not him waiting for my release but in retrieving to hand and relinguishing the bumper, he wants to keep it and play with it on his own. He is a sweet dog when he is not going berserk. I hope to get him some time in the field this fall, if for nothing else then to get used to being out there. My Merlin looks a lot like your Charlie, Rocket. He has more liver than white and his tail was cut shorter (not my choice). Funny how much your videos remind me of him. Also amazing how he can be snoring on the floor, but if the doorbell rings, he is gone in an instant. If I can get some good pictures and videos and figure out how to post them, I will.
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Re: Springer Spaniel Crazies
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08/11/17 03:29 AM
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That's funny, Charlie is bird crazy too. We usually eat dinner on the back porch and we have bird feeders in the back yard. We let him run fee back there when we're eating. He tracks every single bird in view. When they light on a tree close by he runs them off. When they light in a tree out of range he watches them constantly, moving his head from one to the other to he other ... like he has a missile prepped and ready to launch if they do something he doesn't like haha
I'd love to see pics of Merlin, post em up
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