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I almost killed my dog
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Took my dog dove hunting. She's 11 months old. We've only ever quail hunted. That was always in cool weather. I got to the lease at 6pm on Saterday and was seeing lots of quail so I let her find some before the dove hunt. She did good despite the heat there was a good breeze.
Then I brought her to the dove field and the action was fast. She instantly knew how to retrieve. I worked with her all summer with bumpers. Boy she does not like holding the doves though. She mostly likes chasing them and She even lost a few cause she would drop them and take off if I or someone else shot while she was returning with a bird. I had plenty of water for her but it was really hot and she kept taking off at every shot chasing under birds. She did a few really really long retrieves on birds that ran out of steam 3 or 4 hundred yards away. She did fine that first evening. Sunday I started at first light and hunted till 11. Then returned at 4:30 to hunt again. That evening there was no breeze. I was watering her out of a small cooler. It has a small compartment on the top for a snack but works perfect for watering your dog. Somehow the cooler tipped over and I lost all the water I had. Then the dove action really picked up and she did 4 back to back retrieves. I knew she needed water so I headed back to the truck for more. It didn't seem to bad but her tongue was hanging. That night she was super lethargic and wasn't with it. I thought she'd be fine and just needed rest. I kept bringing her water all night and shed drink small amounts every time. We left her in the cabin and hunted two hours in the morning and she still hadn't recovered. Tonight she finally snapped out of it. Poor girl, I feel awful. I just want to say to everyone to watch your dog close and if it's breathing hard with it's tongue hanging low you need to call it a day. Alway have water with you. I Am so lucky and thankful she pulled through.
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Re: I almost killed my dog
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09/07/16 10:32 AM
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Re: I almost killed my dog
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09/07/16 12:03 PM
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On these hot dove hunts, you have to make sure you bring enough water for the dog and you have to keep providing her a drink. If you can, try and hunt near a tank or pond. She'll cool off there too.
If you run low immediately take her to the truck and water her. In the afternoon I ALWAYS sit in shade with my dog.
I'm glad she is doing well. They love to go, just make sure they get what they need in the field.
"Give me an Army of West Point graduates and I'll win a battle... Give me a handful of Texas Aggies and I'll win a war." - General Patton
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Re: I almost killed my dog
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09/07/16 12:42 PM
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Drinking water is not enough to keep them cool. You need to put them in water. Take a 1 gallon pump-up sprayer if there is not a pond available. They run trials in NSTRA when the temperature is in the 90s, but water barrels are always in the fields. The dogs learn the use the water barrels on their first outing.
Quail hunting is like walking into, and out of a beautiful painting all day long. Gene Hill
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Re: I almost killed my dog
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09/07/16 12:58 PM
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I carry a 15 gallon sprayer on my truck when I quail hunt. When I used to have a Lab, I would put a bath towel in an ice chest, then lay the cold, wet towel on the dogs' belly and chest. Right over her radiator.
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Re: I almost killed my dog
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09/07/16 01:14 PM
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Here she is after the Sunday evening hunt She's much better now but still not totally herself. I like the sprayer idea I'll defiantly drop on in my rig next weekend.
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Re: I almost killed my dog
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09/07/16 01:24 PM
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Photos from the hunt we had my son and my brothers two girls out there. A few friends in from out of town.
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Re: I almost killed my dog
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09/07/16 01:35 PM
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I am constantly worried about mine getting too hot, if we aren't working to a pond or windmill, we set a bucket or cooler of water out ahead before we start the run. I gave up on the hot azz dove hunting thing years ago. Glad your pup is ok.
Haven't had it in years but never spit any out. I am a sucker for happy endings and strapped cowboys.
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Re: I almost killed my dog
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09/07/16 01:59 PM
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I find a shady spot, and have one of those big rubber tubs filled with water from Tractor supply. You need to work with her on not breaking at the shot. That way you can control just how much she's running in the hot weather.
Shopping with your husband is like hunting with the game warden. Experience is what you get, when you didn't get what you wanted.
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Re: I almost killed my dog
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09/07/16 02:15 PM
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I take an big ice chest full of water so they can jump in and cool off all the time need to keep there leg and belly wet
Zeva,Buck & Sandy
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Re: I almost killed my dog
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09/07/16 03:48 PM
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I was in Alaska last week and had a chance to see sled dogs pulling a four wheeler. The air temperature was in the mid 50-s and they ran the dogs about a quarter mile. When they returned, they put the dogs in a pen and turned on a misting system to put water on the dogs - managing a dogs temperature and providing a cool down is just not a Texas thing.
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Re: I almost killed my dog
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09/07/16 07:46 PM
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I've heard not to water your dogs at stock tanks cause of bacteria.
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Re: I almost killed my dog
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09/07/16 07:58 PM
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I've heard not to water your dogs at stock tanks cause of bacteria. It never hurt any of mine. How do you stop a thirsty dog from drinking out of a tank? A kick to the ribs?
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Re: I almost killed my dog
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09/07/16 08:11 PM
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I've heard not to water your dogs at stock tanks cause of bacteria. I take a morning walk around my neighborhood. Cracker drinks out of several mud holes and never gets sick.
Quail hunting is like walking into, and out of a beautiful painting all day long. Gene Hill
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Re: I almost killed my dog
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09/07/16 08:13 PM
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I was gonna say the same thing, no way you are stopping one of mine from drinking out of a tank when they are thirsty. I have seen them drink from places I wish they hadn't, but have never had a problem. They like to cool that belly.
Haven't had it in years but never spit any out. I am a sucker for happy endings and strapped cowboys.
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Re: I almost killed my dog
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09/07/16 08:28 PM
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Took my dog dove hunting. She's 11 months old. We've only ever quail hunted. That was always in cool weather. I got to the lease at 6pm on Saterday and was seeing lots of quail so I let her find some before the dove hunt. She did good despite the heat there was a good breeze.
Then I brought her to the dove field and the action was fast. She instantly knew how to retrieve. I worked with her all summer with bumpers. Boy she does not like holding the doves though. She mostly likes chasing them and She even lost a few cause she would drop them and take off if I or someone else shot while she was returning with a bird. I had plenty of water for her but it was really hot and she kept taking off at every shot chasing under birds. She did a few really really long retrieves on birds that ran out of steam 3 or 4 hundred yards away. She did fine that first evening. Sunday I started at first light and hunted till 11. Then returned at 4:30 to hunt again. That evening there was no breeze. I was watering her out of a small cooler. It has a small compartment on the top for a snack but works perfect for watering your dog. Somehow the cooler tipped over and I lost all the water I had. Then the dove action really picked up and she did 4 back to back retrieves. I knew she needed water so I headed back to the truck for more. It didn't seem to bad but her tongue was hanging. That night she was super lethargic and wasn't with it. I thought she'd be fine and just needed rest. I kept bringing her water all night and shed drink small amounts every time. We left her in the cabin and hunted two hours in the morning and she still hadn't recovered. Tonight she finally snapped out of it. Poor girl, I feel awful. I just want to say to everyone to watch your dog close and if it's breathing hard with it's tongue hanging low you need to call it a day. Alway have water with you. I Am so lucky and thankful she pulled through. this is called exercise enduced collapse, your dog was in the early stages, like bill says, water intake is not enough, you need to cool their underside..
Last edited by colt45; 09/07/16 08:31 PM.
hold on Newt, we got a runaway
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Re: I almost killed my dog
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09/07/16 08:41 PM
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My dog is insane and won't stop either. I have to tie him to my softsided cooler so he'll lay on it when I see him getting overheated.
Sometimes it's hard being me! But somebody has to do it.
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Re: I almost killed my dog
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09/07/16 08:45 PM
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I was gonna say the same thing, no way you are stopping one of mine from drinking out of a tank when they are thirsty. I have seen them drink from places I wish they hadn't, but have never had a problem. They like to cool that belly. 2x
Shopping with your husband is like hunting with the game warden. Experience is what you get, when you didn't get what you wanted.
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Re: I almost killed my dog
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09/08/16 12:00 AM
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I bought one of these to try on Buster. I soaked it in ice water and then as it dried out I would soak it with water from the Ice Chest. He stayed nice and cool with it. Didn't keep him from laying in the water bucket though. http://www.ruffwear.com/Swamp-Cooler-Dog...n-from-Ruffwear
Bobby Barnett
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Re: I almost killed my dog
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09/08/16 12:05 AM
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Used a swamp cooler vest this weekend for the first time. Worked well.
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Re: I almost killed my dog
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09/14/16 08:06 PM
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I take an big ice chest full of water so they can jump in and cool off all the time need to keep there leg and belly wet This X2! Put those old igloo coolers with broken hinges to use
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Re: I almost killed my dog
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09/21/16 07:22 PM
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Great family pix by the way
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Re: I almost killed my dog
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09/27/16 03:41 PM
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Here she is after the Sunday evening hunt She's much better now but still not totally herself. I like the sprayer idea I'll defiantly drop on in my rig next weekend. Heat stroke can cause permanent brain damage. Hope it was just stress not stroke.
Crotchety old bastidge
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Re: I almost killed my dog
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09/27/16 04:36 PM
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I ran licensed retriever trials for many years. And I learned a long time ago that a dove field will ruin a dog quickly ...... in more ways than one.
Glad your pup got through that alright. You likely were on the verge of a heat stroke.
. There's a fine line between BRAVE ... and STUPID.
The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.
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Re: I almost killed my dog
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09/28/16 03:40 PM
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bring a baby pool with ya
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