We have a puppy

[Tanks]

Got an email from Ryglen Gun Dogs that there were two males in a recent litter four weeks ago. They have been whelped this week and I will go and get him next month. I get to pick first as my deposit has been there the longest.

Here is the pic of the two males.

 

[KJE81]

Got an email from Ryglen Gun Dogs that there were two males in a recent litter four weeks ago. They have been whelped this week and I will go and get him next month. I get to pick first as my deposit has been there the longest.

Here is the pic of the two males.

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Cute little ones, what breed is that, some kind of Spaniel?

 

[Tanks]

English Cocker Spaniel from working lines.

 

[Markis]

cute as a button

 

[CBH Australia]

Nice

 

[Hunt anything]

Are you going to put him to work on some of those California quail?

 

[Tanks]

Are you going to put him to work on some of those California quail?

I don't hunt in CA if you don't count the pest rabbits and squirrels in my yard (10mm steel ball headshot works real well with a slingshot). He'll be hunting pheasants in SD and UT.

 

[Rimbaud]

Congrats. I've heard a lot of good words spoken about Ryglen. Spoke to the owner a few years back after my Drahthaar passed. Back then the wait was about 18 months or so. I opted to get a Brittany as I couldn't wait that long. How long was your wait?

 

[375er]

One of the best pheasant dogs I ever hunted behind was an English Cocker.

 

[Tanks]

Congrats. I've heard a lot of good words spoken about Ryglen. Spoke to the owner a few years back after my Drahthaar passed. Back then the wait was about 18 months or so. I opted to get a Brittany as I couldn't wait that long. How long was your wait?

About two years but I wanted a liver colored male. He had one that became available last year but I was heading to Africa, so couldn't take it. This one is perfectly timed as I will not be traveling internationally together with my girlfriend until March. I am hoping to get him trained enough to hunt next fall.

 

[Rimbaud]

About two years but I wanted a liver colored male. He had one that became available last year but I was heading to Africa, so couldn't take it. This one is perfectly timed as I will not be traveling internationally together with my girlfriend until March. I am hoping to get him trained enough to hunt next fall.

Enjoy your pup. Hope you have many happy days together in the field. I've enjoyed my Brittany. He is excellent on upland and has often pointed birds that older, more experienced dogs missed. He comes deer hunting, too. Look forward to some posts when you bring him home.

 

[Tanks]

Meet Rusty

 

[Tanks]

Working on acclimating the two dogs. It will be a while before both are out at the same time as the bigger one can hurt the puppy unintentionally. Not the mention, at this age puppies are basically teeth with legs and can piss off older dogs.

 

[CBH Australia]

Working on acclimating the two dogs. It will be a while before both are out at the same time as the bigger one can hurt the puppy unintentionally. Not the mention, at this age puppies are basically teeth with legs and can piss off older dogs.

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And now the puppy is the reason the older dog is in jail, that will go down well. I’d like to know how they see it.

 

[Dewald]

Congratulations. They are wonderful dogs. My Cocker Spaniel bitch is 8 months old now. Her parents are both working dogs and she has been a joy to train so far.

 

[Tanks]

And now the puppy is the reason the older dog is in jail, that will go down well. I’d like to know how they see it.

Actually, he loves his crate. We have to keep the door closed or he will go in it during the day. We alternate both in crate, he is out puppy in crate. Outside puppy in a pen he is running around. Both in crate is just one session
He still gets plenty of attention.

We will introduce the cat next with the cat on tree n puppy in crate and big dog also out.

 

[Altitude sickness]

Puppies should be trained from day one that the crate is their space. So they go in to sleep. And will travel in the crate. Go in happily when necessary.

This is Sumo’s area in the mud room. He has 3 beds throughout the house but usually chooses this as his lair. The Radient floor heat makes it his favorite winter spot. When we need him put away. It isn’t punishment. It’s just one of his beds.

 

[Tanks]

Exactly, sometimes I stay a little late in my home office at night. Corwin (the Bouvier) will come in and nudge me to put him to bed. I let him out first and then he will literally jump into his crate and settle down. I close the door, kill the lights and go to bed myself.

Rusty is staying in either in my home office as pictured below or living room during family time. We move the crate to upstairs landing during the night as we take him out every 3 hours at this point. Once he is old enough and big enough and sleeps through the night he will graduate to his Impact crate.

 

[PARA45]

 

[Altitude sickness]

Sumo in his crate 5 years ago