Saltgrass Retrievers LLC

06/24/2024

Dog of the day! Today’s featured star is “Jax”! Just beginning his advanced training, Jax is proving to be a very trainable and hard charging pup with a bright future and, I suspect, a very busy waterfowl season ahead.

06/23/2024

If you one of those that take your dog to Canada to hunt you need to read this.
https://deltawaterfowl.org/new-regs-for-bringing-dogs-into-the-us-set-to-begin-august-1-2024/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2KDfiuaytE7TKAeblmJWMKSxbNKgi8ETlRlX9uzHU3dlGfiIvB9PfdStA_aem_us8yK7Ks5GTKfJTW8lQn6g

New Regs for Bringing Dogs Into the US Set to Begin August 1, 2024 What hunters need to know to return their dogs home from Canada and elsewhere this fall By Bill Miller The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has implemented new restrictions on bringing dogs into the United States that....

06/22/2024

Repeat breeding - Watermark's Captain Black SH (Cosmo son) x Seco Valley's Dulce Chick MH (Boss daughter)
This is a repeat breeding which produced some very talented pups from the first litter. One of those from the first litter was Watermark's Chevalier, the 2023 High Point Derby Dog. There are multiple other siblings that are AKC Senior titled and working on Master titles. This is a great pedigree from a long list of outstanding performers!!!
Three yellow males currently available.
Click link to see pedigree:
https://www.huntinglabpedigree.com/puppy.asp?id=59567
Both Sire and Dam have all health clearances and are EIC/CNM clear.
Feel free to contact me through Facebook for more info, or pull up the link on Hunting Lab Pedigree for further contact info.

06/22/2024

The Winner of the 2024 National Amateur Retriever Club Championship is …

#77. FC-AFC BAYOU-STAR FLEURTY GIRL
“Fleurt”

Owned by Mark & Sussie Menzies
Handled by Mark Menzies

Congratulations Mark and Fleurt!!

06/21/2024

06/21/2024

What a wonderful water blind! Best of luck to those still competing!

06/21/2024

“Cooper” Is our dog of the day! Just starting the advanced retriever program, he’s a big go get it done type dog. Always ready for a good time, “Cooper” Is everyone’s buddy!

06/20/2024

Dog of the day! “Gus” is about 5 months old and has been with us as part of our puppy headstart program. He loves to retrieve and of course, chew on anything as he breaks in his new teef ! 😬

06/19/2024

06/19/2024

Dog of the day is Charlee! Great things come in small packages! At 10 months old she’s in our advanced retriever program currently learning to run blind retrieves.

06/19/2024

06/19/2024

06/18/2024

Dog of the day! This big goofy teddy bear is “Goldie”, a 3 year old male who is sired by our own dog “Trooper”. Goldie came to us initially with very little desire to retrieve. He completed our basic and advanced obedience training then tried some hunting trips with his owner and the switch was flipped. He’s now entering the later stages of our advanced retriever program and is an absolute machine!

06/17/2024

Dog of the day! Meet Ryder! He’ll be a year old next month, he’s currently working in our advanced retriever program.

06/14/2024

Dog of the day! Meet Llano, she’s almost 1 year old and is working her way through our advanced retriever program. She loves a good belly rub but then, who doesn’t!? Have a great Friday ! Get out there and spend time with your dog.

06/13/2024

06/13/2024

Dog of the day! Meet “Gunner”, on 11 month old male enrolled in the gun dog program. Don’t let the scary teeth fool you, he’s a big lover!

06/12/2024

Is my dog Bloating?

Recognising GDV/Bloat – Signs & Symptoms

Someone asked in a group "How can you tell the difference between extreme anxiety in dogs to that of bloat?"

The most important thing is to understand what is normal for YOUR dog, you can not understand abnormal if you don't understand what is normal, every dog is different, and bloat presents differently in many dogs.
Do you understand how to check for a Pulse? CRT? Mucous Membrane Colour? Breathing? Signs of Shock? If not, find a good canine first aid course by an experienced instructor and learn.
Even for experienced people bloat can be very difficult to recognise in its early stage, this is where knowing YOUR dog is important.

Just as with heat injury, rapid recognition and treatment is key to survival.

The following is from a previous post...

There seems to be some confusion in posts I read about this so this is what I have learn't from professionals and my own experience...

We often hear "catch it early and get to a vet fast", which ofcourse is correct but, its not always so simple. In an ideal world we would catch it early but rarely is everyone so lucky.
Many will know the common signs which are passed around to make everyone aware but, its very important to note the common signs are not always present early on, or even at all, one reason it can be easily missed and one reason which makes it so dangerous.
The most common sign everyone knows as retching or unproductive vomiting which would clearly indicate bloat as a major possibility to many of us is not always present, so do not rely on it being present to indicate a bloat.
Pale MMs and slow CRT are not always an early sign of shock, it can be the opposite, early (acute compensatory) shock can show as brick red gums (hyperemic) with a fast CRT, before progressing to the next (early decompensatory) stage of shock, which will then show as pale MMs and slow CRT, by then it's very serious.
The abdominal swelling behind the ribs is also not always present, that is a common sign in less fit dogs, well conditioned dogs such as sporting or working dogs, or if you do any fitness with your pet, can have a good strong abdominal core which can hold the stomach up under the rib cage, then when the stomach expands will show as distention in the rib cage with a more barrel like shape to the whole body.
If the stomach is distended and taut it will sound like a drum when you tap it.
Tripod stance, legs apart to take pressure off the abdomen.
A rapid thready pulse.
Shallow, rapid breathing as the stomach puts pressure on the diaghram and lungs, preventing the lungs from inflating.
Drooling, excessive salivation, foaming at the mouth.
The most common earliest sign is often your dog just not seeming himself, unable to get comfortable, just keep a close watch, palpate the abdomen, it should feel soft, you should be able to get your fingers partially up under the ribs, know what feels normal for YOUR dog.
If you have any doubt at all at anytime, just go to a Vet, in some cases it can and does progress very fast, many think it builds up slowly over a few hours, it can, but not always, it can in some cases progress and kill in less than 30 mins, GDV kills in 2 ways, rapid or slow, rapid is due to obstructive shock and can progress fast!

Understand what is normal for YOUR dog, and the signs of GDV, the signs are not always clear, they are never the same for every dog.

The following are some videos but understand not all dogs present like this and many will not in the early stage...

Bloating Akita
A video showing a dog in the middle to late middle stages of bloat. Used by some as a training video, some may find it a difficult watch. This dog, Roscoe, was saved.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=U1WrT2719yo&feature=youtu.be

Another video example of a dog bloating, it doesn't look as serious as the previous example but this dog is in a serious condition, apart from his stomach distension he looks pretty good in himself while at the vet waiting to go to the ER, those who might not have a good understanding of bloat may be tempted to wait and see.
This video along with the previous shows the variation in how bloat can present, it is never the same for every dog, know what is normal for YOUR dog.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=37Xs10PQEmk&feature=youtu.be

A good visual presentation of what GDV/Bloat is, and does, if you are not familiar, and may help you understand why it may present with some of the signs & symptoms which it sometimes does.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rf3bZUpMlN8&feature=youtu.be

06/12/2024

Purina Pro Club experts, Ronnie & Susanna Smith from Smith Kennels discuss the 3 Foundational Bird Dog Behaviors that every bird dog needs to know: go with y...

06/12/2024

Dog of the day! This is Clyde, he’s a 7 month old lab here to work on his obedience skills. He’s one cool dude and likes to keep it that way. He enjoys hanging out in the shade with anyone who will scratch his ears.

06/11/2024

Dog of the day! Rue is a 7 month old Chesapeake Bay retriever. She’s currently in our basic gun dog program. She loves playing in her water bowl and dragging around the biggest stick she can find.

06/11/2024

This journey of life is better spent traveling with a dog.

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06/07/2024

Going to miss this big goofball!

06/06/2024

When you find that just right mix of shade and sun.

06/01/2024

It's that time of year again when we need to be extra vigilant with our dog's safety as temps increase. And with our high humidity, it doesn't take a very high air temp to put your dog at risk.