Apparently, there are some animals/species more interesting than others. Darby will chase dove all day long. But he has ZERO interest in any other bird in the yard. It’s got wings, it’s flies, what’s the difference?
We got him from rescue as a puppy - I always wondered if he had some early hunting training with dove.
Other fun Britt traits: froggy legs in the back when they lay down and an inclination to swat things with their paws more like a cat than a dog!
He does the froggy leg thing when he lies down! My dear departed Lhasa Arlo used to do that, so I find it very endearing.
Have you taken him to a local shelter or vet to have him scanned for a microchip?
One of my local vets will do it for me for free and they aren’t even my vet. I have had 2 of them that came up with chips.
Check the lost & found sections of some of your local craigslist and in the pet section (maybe the farm/garden section too) Sometimes people post lost dog ads there.
Good luck with him.
Now where are pictures?
Brittanies are used for primarily quail here in Georgia.
Pictures? We haz them.:yes:
I haven’t had him scanned for a chip yet, but I will as soon as I can get a leash on him and get him to the vet. He’s full of ticks - which makes me think he came from elsewhere as oddly, we do not have ticks at my farm. Probably the Lizard Man eats them. :lol: Jamie’s skinnier than I first thought, so I’d like to take him in for a fecal and a check-up as well.
I’ve called all the local rescues, shelters, and vets, and read the bulletin boards and talked to the folks at the feed stores, but nothing so far. I wouldn’t have thought of CL, though - I’ll try that.
Jamie’s super-spooky, but after some lengthy negotiations, I was able to get a collar on him this morning.
It’s purple and says his name is Violet, but it also has my name and phone number in case he goes walkabout again.
So tonight we’re going to try attaching a leash to that collar. Wish us luck!
That is one really nice looking Brittany! Good luck with the whole leash thing!
aaahhhhh, what a cutipie! 
And remember: Hot Dogs are your friend! Nothing can convince a pup to do things like processed lips and a-holes 
If no one’s posted a “Lost” poster yet, they probably don’t want him back. He’s over a year old and still is still intact, which tells me that his owners either a)don’t believe in neutering, b) don’t have the money to neuter him, or c) are planning to make money off him by breeding him either to bitches they own or to anyone who asks. (It always amazes me that owners of male dogs just think bitch owners are dying to breed to unregistered, unshown, unproven males. Like I think so little of my bitch!)
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If no one’s posted a “Lost” poster yet, they probably don’t want him back. He’s over a year old and still is still intact, which tells me that his owners either a)don’t believe in neutering, b) don’t have the money to neuter him, or c) are planning to make money off him by breeding him either to bitches they own or to anyone who asks. (It always amazes me that owners of male dogs just think bitch owners are dying to breed to unregistered, unshown, unproven males. Like I think so little of my bitch!)[/QUOTE]
That’s exactly what I thought. There are guys here who get hunting dogs because their buddies all have hunting dogs. But some of these guys have absolutely no clue how to train a dog - so the dogs those guys get wind up in those little 10x10 chain link enclosures or chained in the back yard.
But no, they never neuter the dogs. Because that’s their last chance, in their minds, of getting any value out of the dog. I have a neighbor whose BF has kept a Lab in a chain link box for the past two years but won’t neuter him because y’know somebody might want to breed to the poor thing.
Bad part? Neighbor’s BF actually had a bitch owner ask about breeding!:eek: Dog ain’t done nothin but sit in a pen for two years.:no:
Anyway. If a dog were to run from one of those guys? They don’t look too hard. Because if the dog were worth anything, in their minds, he wouldn’t have run off.
Certainly don’t mean to tar all hunters with this brush. I have the pleasure of knowing many fine young hound men in my area. But I also know some guys who are knuckle-draggin’ moe-rons when it comes to a dog.
Oh, yeah - looked on the past month’s CL postings. Nada.
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That’s exactly what I thought. There are guys here who get hunting dogs because their buddies all have hunting dogs. But some of these guys have absolutely no clue how to train a dog - so the dogs those guys get wind up in those little 10x10 chain link enclosures or chained in the back yard.
But no, they never neuter the dogs. Because that’s their last chance, in their minds, of getting any value out of the dog. I have a neighbor whose BF has kept a Lab in a chain link box for the past two years but won’t neuter him because y’know somebody might want to breed to the poor thing.
Bad part? Neighbor’s BF actually had a bitch owner ask about breeding!:eek: Dog ain’t done nothin but sit in a pen for two years.:no:
Anyway. If a dog were to run from one of those guys? They don’t look too hard. Because if the dog were worth anything, in their minds, he wouldn’t have run off.
Certainly don’t mean to tar all hunters with this brush. I have the pleasure of knowing many fine young hound men in my area. But I also know some guys who are knuckle-draggin’ moe-rons when it comes to a dog.
Oh, yeah - looked on the past month’s CL postings. Nada.[/QUOTE]
Just be sure to look in surrounding areas as well. If the dog is really skinny and covered in ticks - he may also have been fending for himself for a while…farther from home than you might think. Personally I would think a brittany of his age could cover 10+ miles/day without a lot of trouble…he could be 50-75 miles from home before someone befriends him.
But yes…your assessment of his hunter/owner could be spot on. Since he’s not neutered he’s unlikely to have come from a rescue, and doesn’t appear to be a show or dual dog. Does he have a long-ish tail? Hard to tell if it’s his tail or his feathering? But if his tail is over 4 inches it’s a dead give away that he’s a hunting only dog…(not a show/hunting home, because they would want the conformation title too).
Not to mention his skittish-ness…that suggests he wasn’t a “pet”. If my brittanys were lost they would absolutely go to someone who seemed friendly. So I am thinking this dog is a “kennel” kind of boy who snuck out. He looks pretty young, though. Maybe not even a year yet. Poor boy. :no: Glad he’s got a friend now, though.
If poor Jamie has been living in a cage, then I am glad he found you! Even if you don’t keep him for yourself, one of the rescues can help make sure he goes to a home where he is one of the family.
I just wanted to mention that there is another Brittany Rescue - National Brittany Rescue an Adoption Network: www.nbran.org I really like both NBRAN and ABR, which was previously mentioned on here.
You may want to contact the NBRAN state coordinators and see if anyone is looking for Jamie: http://www.nbran.org/contacts.asp
If Darby got out, that is who I would contact to help put out some feelers to find him.
In Austin, they recently made it illegal to chain dogs up on the property. It only applies to people within the city limits, of course, but that still affects a good number of people.
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Personally I would think a brittany of his age could cover 10+ miles/day without a lot of trouble…he could be 50-75 miles from home before someone befriends him.
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Does he have a long-ish tail? Hard to tell if it’s his tail or his feathering? But if his tail is over 4 inches it’s a dead give away that he’s a hunting only dog…(not a show/hunting home, because they would want the conformation title too).
Not to mention his skittish-ness…that suggests he wasn’t a “pet”. If my brittanys were lost they would absolutely go to someone who seemed friendly. So I am thinking this dog is a “kennel” kind of boy who snuck out. He looks pretty young, though. Maybe not even a year yet. Poor boy. :no: Glad he’s got a friend now, though. :)[/QUOTE]
:yes: I’ve contacted the shelters and vets and rescues within a fifty mile radius. Not just because the dog could cover so much ground, but also because if he was a hunting dog he could’ve been far from home when released and subsequently lost.
I think the tail is about four inches, but I haven’t measured. I haven’t read the breed standard, but I’d be surprised if this was anyone’s conformation dog. He’s extremely over-angulated and toes out in the rear.
You might be surprised how your dogs would act if lost (doG forbid!). Working in rescue, I’ve seen a lot of really disoriented lost dogs who were well-cared for and loved at home but who were leery of letting even their owners approach them at first. I think some dogs get really panicked at being on their own.
But I hear what you’re saying - the hunting hounds who come through my farm during the season generally give people a wide berth. Although for some reason I’m able to call one of my neighbor’s packs to me when they accidentally run across my farm. :lol: (He doesn’t find this trick nearly as funny as I do. 
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You may want to contact the NBRAN state coordinators and see if anyone is looking for Jamie: http://www.nbran.org/contacts.asp
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In Austin, they recently made it illegal to chain dogs up on the property. It only applies to people within the city limits, of course, but that still affects a good number of people.[/QUOTE]
Thanks. I just emailed the SC/NC coordinators (I’m on the border, but it’s the same people for both states).
I don’t know that I’d want it made illegal to chain dogs - lots of working collies are chained for several hours during the day at home or at trials. My Violet once ate through one of those rubber-coated wire cables to get to the sheep her sister Faith was working. Keeping a dog on a chain all the time, of course, is wretchedly bad management and puts one in the “knuckle-draggin’ moe-ron” category.
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I think the tail is about four inches, but I haven’t measured. I haven’t read the breed standard, but I’d be surprised if this was anyone’s conformation dog. He’s extremely over-angulated and toes out in the rear.
You might be surprised how your dogs would act if lost (doG forbid!). Working in rescue, I’ve seen a lot of really disoriented lost dogs who were well-cared for and loved at home but who were leery of letting even their owners approach them at first. I think some dogs get really panicked at being on their own. [/QUOTE]
Yeah, I did think about that after I posted; remember the whippet that got out at JFK airport a couple years ago after Westminster and couldn’t be caught? But I think that if my dogs found someone like you they would allow themselves to be leashed…but I hope I never find out!
Regarding the tail - I thought it looked like he might have a long tail and it was wagging, but it is probably just his rear feathering. I agree he doesn’t look like a conformation dog from the pictures you’ve sent, but that doesn’t mean someone wasn’t still considering it (I’ve seen some uglies in the show ring before!!)
Good luck with him!
I have a 13 year old female brittany, and lost a 14 year old 3 years ago. Great, great dogs.
From what I understand, they will point, flush and retrieve when hunting, at least the brittany that the BO in CT had did all 3. The BO would buy a big box of quail, turn them loose on a Friday night, and then on Sunday (when the barn was closed), go hunting with his buddies and the dogs. Some of his friends had to have two dogs - a pointer and a retriever, but this BO did it all with one dog.
I think they also have different styles, our deceased brittany would run big large circles with her nose to the ground around us whenever we walked anywhere with her (never did get her to learn to walk on a leash), but I never saw her point at anything. This female points at everything, but mostly runs in straight lines until she picks up a scent, then zigzags until she finds the target and then points until we call her off.
I love brittanies, they are loyal, smart, obedient, and wonderful with children.
Went to the vet’s today. No chip. But no heartworms! Which must mean he is really young, cause I don’t think he was on preventative. He’s full of hookworms.
Which makes me not so eager to look for the past owners.
Brain surgery scheduled for June 28.
Definitely belonged to a young man. Had a fit over two young men in the vet’s office today (who came in with two clothes baskets full of pit bull puppies they intended to sell. Like the shelters here don’t euth two dozen pibbles a day.:mad:)
I got to see him point and work a zigzag line in my back pasture this morning.
Oh, and I estimate the length of the dock at maybe five inches, just going by the length of the tail compared to my hand.
Went to the vet’s today. No chip. But no heartworms! Which must mean he is really young, cause I don’t think he was on preventative.
Remember you need to HW test again in 6 & 12 months to be certain that he has no heartworms.
He looks & sounds like a lovely dog who’s found himself a wonderful new life :yes:
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Remember you need to HW test again in 6 & 12 months to be certain that he has no heartworms.
He looks & sounds like a lovely dog who’s found himself a wonderful new life :yes:[/QUOTE]
Thanks.
But why would I test again for HW? The SNAP test means there are no circulating microfilariae now. If I put him on preventative, any new microfilariae will be killed.
congrats to you and your new “son”.
Thanks. He is eating like a little orange wolf this morning - must feel better after getting rid of the hook load he was carrying.
Lucky lucky boy, to find someone to take good care of him!
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