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    Poundsign Passion.

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    If your dog isn't steady to wing and shot you're on a pretty good fast track to potentially killing your dog in September... that and being in shape ought to about sum it up
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    Labs are built to retain heat so that they can tolerate and thrive in cold water. Upland dogs are designed to shed heat.

    My shorthair has been running in the heat all summer and knows his limits. I'll still be careful and have ice jugs and shade for him. If we have to leave the field, it's more likely to be because of my inability to take the heat.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tha Dick View Post
    I have one of your pups

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    Quote Originally Posted by NUTZ View Post
    And please don’t miss too many. He doesn’t like it when you miss.
    ha
    i'm sure now that he's 1.5 he wont act a fool like that IF I miss.... we've been training hard all summer.

    (that felt funny to even type BS like that....)
    Ugh. Stupid people piss me off.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Memeduck6969 View Post
    I have one of your pups
    Sweet! Out of which bitch?

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    My son's Lab had a heatstroke on an 83 degree shady windy day that cost me over $3000 for 8 days at the emergency vet clinic here in Columbia. Dr. Feeder (not sure of spelling) later found that he had a paralyzed larynx that is common in labs but more common in yellow labs than others. He could not get enough air in to cool his body off. He died the next year at 4 1/2 years old due to kidney failure from the previous years stroke. I have seen one dog die and 3 others suffer from heat stroke. It is not pretty. Do what you want, but every dog is different just like humans and any dog can have a problem with heat. I have an 86 degree rule now for my dogs and will not take them if hotter.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tha Dick View Post
    Sweet! Out of which bitch?
    I know his pops is Husker and the bitch is orange crush or something...All I can remember is how bad ass husker was.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 2thDoc View Post
    ha
    i'm sure now that he's 1.5 he wont act a fool like that IF I miss.... we've been training hard all summer.

    (that felt funny to even type BS like that....)
    my dog survived and picked up my birds. I guess I dodged another bullet....
    Ugh. Stupid people piss me off.

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