LCS Customer Service, Amy Bravis
The flat sided kennel pail comes in two sizes, 2qt and 6qt. They are made well and the larger size is great for outdoor dog kennels. I attached the 6qt pail to my kennel with a zip tie so my lab doesn’t knock it over. The flat side keeps the pail close to the kennel and when it needs cleaning a I find that a brillo pad works great!
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At $39.95, the LCS Wooden Shotgun for Hunt Tests is a “real deal” to substitute for an expensive shotgun in a Hunt Test setting. It requires a few steps to produce this realistic-looking “dummy” shotgun.
First, the stock outline is cut out with a band saw from 1 ½” thick dimensional lumber. The barrel groove is then cut into the front portion of the stock using a dado blade in the table saw. The stock blank is then routed on all exterior edges to produce a smooth, rounded surface. A stock barrel groove plug is glued into the rear of the groove to receive the barrel at a flush fit. Final sanding is then completed on all stock blank surfaces.
The stocks are then stained with a Walnut penetrating oil stain and permitted to dry properly. The PVC pipe barrels are cut to length, drilled for the two mounting screws, and painted black.
When the stain is dry, the stock receiver areas are masked off and painted black. The barrels are mounted to the stocks, and the final step is to varnish the stocks with a high-quality polyurethane varnish.
LCS Staff Review by Andy Purnell, Customer Service
These days you are inviting trouble if you do not have water available to you dogs at all times when traveling. While well meaning, People that don’t spend as much time with their dogs as we do, cannot understand or have no way of knowing how long it has been since the dogs have had access to water and how comfortable they actually are in a good solid crate in the back of a truck after running 6 hours. Because of this I have looked high and low for a device that would allow the dogs constant access to water, even while travelling. The Buddy Bowl has proven to be my answer. The 3 piece construction does not allow any water to spill no matter how rough the road is! It gives the dogs a half a gallon of cool water whenever they need it and never lets a drop hit the bedding in the box.
By Randy Carlson – LCS General Manager
The Gundog Veterinary Bible is a new book that just came out and we began to carry this fall. If you are like me you have couple of first aid references around the house somewhere, but this one will find it’s home in my truck so it is always on hand when I am in the field with my lab.
Dr. Harvey Carruthers covers a wide range of topics ranging from the most basic of issue such as what constitutes normal vital signs all the way to a dog in full arrest and not breathing after an accident. The essential information you need on each topic is provide in a very clear, concise manner allowing you to read the essential information and treat your dog quickly with first aid measures before getting them to the vet. The book has a hard cover, but interally is spiral bound and sections tabbed for quick reference, and it’s printed on water resistant paper.
It’s a great addition to my first aid kit and would make a great gift to some of my friends for the coming holidays.
LCS Staff Review by Andy Purnell, Customer Service
I am always looking for a product to carry along hunting to give my hounds when we are having a particularly long day in the field. I believe I have found that product in the SportDOG brand C9 Performance bars. These bars are very easy to carry and the dogs love them! I have noticed quite a difference in stamina of the dogs if I give them a partial bar in the morning and then the rest at mid day, it is a very noticeable difference in how hard the dogs hunt during the 2nd half of the day.
Canine Athletic Performance Bar
by Doug Wennick - LCS Customer Service
The K9 Komfort collar is a quality product made in the USA. It is a very attractive heavy duty collar with heavy duty brass hardware. The collar is fairly thick, but the leather is very soft; so the collar is very flexible and comfortable on the dog. The stitching is nicely done; so durability should be excellent. This would make a very nice collar for field use or for presentation. My new beagle Molly looks great with hers.
by Jack Sankey - LCS Customer Service
If you need a dog house in a hurry, I would recommend the LCS Easy Build Dog House which is available in two sizes.
I have put a couple of these dog houses together and found them to be easy and simple to construct. The house is made of pre-cut, one-inch plywood panels. You get the six basic pieces in your shipment, along with the screws and appropriate screw bit for assembly. The screw holes are pre-drilled which makes it very easy to fasten the base and four sides together. The roof is removable for easy cleaning and placement of fresh bedding.
The plywood panels come with a primer coating on the exterior. The first thing I would suggest you do after assembling your dog house is to paint it with two coats of good exterior paint to protect the outside surfaces. Also—and this is very important—get a piece of rolled roofing with the granular coating and contact-cement this roofing material to the roof of your dog house. This will give good protection to the roof and keep your dog nice and dry!
DO NOT nail the roofing material to the roof of the dog house. The nail points may protrude through the roof and become a potential injury hazard for your dog.
Considering the price of building materials today, this dog house is a great value!
by Amy Bravis - LCS Customer Service
I started giving SportDog Canine Senior Aches Supplement (inflammation) to my 13 1/2 year old boxer. I’ve noticed that he moves and can get up after laying down more easily. We all want to have our dogs as long as possible, and if this helps make that journey less painful it’s worth trying!
Review by Cathy Carlson - LCS Customer Service
Shedding Blade for Dogs
Rita is a black lab that sheds quite a bit. I have found that the shedding blade removes a lot of the dead hair that a regular brushing does not remove. We use the shedding blade during the time she sheds and we have a lot less hair in the house when we vacuum.
The NightRazor Light is a NEW revolutionary LED Hunting Light . Visit the NightRazor product page on LCSupply.com to read our LCS Staff Review.
