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Squeamish5

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  1. I would be tempted to confit the back legs. (Not just because I don't have a slow cooker).
  2. Looks and sounds delicious. Never tasted hare. (Only ever seen 2 hares in my life. I thought they were rare and precious, til I came on here). (Although 'on here' is probs not the most unbiased view) Mint aero sponge sounds intriguing/ revolting/ amazing.
  3. If it's a present for someone, and you don't know their preference, I'd avoid the Islays as not everyone likes that smokey creosote flavour. (Fools).
  4. Pinnacle I love your photos. Thanks so much for sharing them.
  5. I normally serve them with a crispy leek & cheese bake. http://www.thehuntinglife.com/forums/topic/252852-pigeon-breast/?do=findComment&comment=2735228 TC Ah well that does look rather yummy. (Seriously through, what is it with men and cheese?)
  6. Hmmm .... looks yummy (as does Terry's)..... but ..... fried 3 mins each side. Set aside to rest in warm oven. Add some lardon thing to pan til crispy edges. Remove to resting meat plate. Deglaze pan with plain brown stock and some port or red wine. Spoonful of tart cherry jam or similar. Thicken sauce with butter and chestnut flour. S+P. Serve with parsley mash and dark cabbage. Ha! (Squeamish drops mic)
  7. You've probs tried all of these... cozy den (crate with duvet over; soft nest under kitchen table), loud radio, behaving as though there's nothing scary happening, gradual acclimatising (obvs not so useful right now, but my old greyhound definitely benefitted from recorded 'New Year on the Telly' drip fed played now and again while all just hanging out relaxing over the year).
  8. just out of interest, was the slow cooker any advantage? (Tried using one a coupla times and just couldn't make it work for me)
  9. I would have said (Percentage A) x (volume A) / (Percentage = (volume In this case 6 x 500 / 5 = 600. So you'd need to add 100ml water. No?
  10. Wowsers! That looks so good. And I didn't have to shut my eyes for any of the pics this time. (As an aside, I've been using chestnut flour to thicken venison stews and sauces for game for the past couple of years. Anyone else do this?)
  11. Enjoyed those vids, thanks. I've recently realised that I'm doing pretty much the same body language (arm up/ hand tense) for 'Stay' and 'Wait'. (Not that I'm having enviable success with either). How does one differentiate between them, so that the dog understands the difference between 'hang on a sec', 'stay here til I come back' and 'Stop Urgently!' ? (Assuming that he wants to do what you asked).
  12. Pretty sky yesterday evening-this will probs be upside down. A dimbo guide to posting pics off an iPhone (or any smartphone that's not going to blow up) would be very handy
  13. I came across a lone bush of big sloes, wondered if they might be bullaces? They weren't as turn-your-mouth-insideout as sloes generally taste.
  14. i would not give them to the dog, because you said they been cooked 1st, good chance they will splinter . i can't see the point of boiling bones , just give them raw from the butcher, then you know they will be safe. i give small bones when i can get them= knuckle ,ribs from either cow,sheep,pig, what ever i can get. i used to give big marrow beef bones, but after few days the dogs got bored with them , so give small ones now and the like them and eat the bloody lot lol I get what you're saying, and I wouldn't cook a bone I was giving just as a bone. But I sometimes use meat on the bone fo
  15. Someone (??maybe Socks??) said, on a fairly recent dog-feeding thread, 'boiled bones are fine' in some context. I've just cooked up some lamb breasts and ribs that we didn't eat and needed using up, for Pups's stew. Ordinarily I de-bone before feeding. But as they are 'non-supporting' bones, and he can chew pretty much everything, what's your advice/ experience? (Seriously, his teeth could probs chew Chuck Norris's teeth, judging by the decimation of my garden and stuff since he arrived!) Posting this in more than one section, hoping someone has time to reply. Thanks. (PS Dog is nearly 1
  16. Someone (??maybe Socks??) said, on a fairly recent dog-feeding thread, 'boiled bones are fine' in some context. I've just cooked up some lamb breasts and ribs that we didn't eat and needed using up, for Pups's stew. Ordinarily I de-bone before feeding. But as they are 'non-supporting' bones, and he can chew pretty much everything, what's your advice/ experience? (Seriously, his teeth could probs chew Chuck Norris's teeth, judging by the decimation of my garden and stuff since he arrived!) Posting this in more than one section, hoping someone has time to reply. Thanks. (PS Dog is nearly 1
  17. Lol. Ironically, after posting on here, it all went to absolute custard yesterday morning. The dog wouldn't come back to me for about 10 minutes. First time it's happened. It was extremely dispiriting. That'll learn me.
  18. Ah this thread has made me feel so very nostalgic.Lovely photos. Like others on here, I haven't seen one for years but also kept them (in an old tin bath) when I was little. Felt like forever but it was probs just one or two summers. Happy days.
  19. Terryd, Ha and lol. Pupsicles the same now. Dead rats, Disembowled birds, large (and rather beautiful) dogfish, fox shit, other dogs etc... have all, recently, turned out to be a lot more appealing than me. To say nothing of the general autumnal under-cover sniffs. I just thought that, at least as a starting point, my initial recall forays might be of use. Meanwhile I'm in total envy of your box training stuff. Pupsicles is just not getting the hang of 'Off!'. Am hoping that 'softly softly catchee monkee' will eventually pay off, at least before Pups electrocutes or poisons himself. Re
  20. This may not be very useful, as I'm not a natural dog-handler, and my little rescue dog is a pet, not a worker. But this is what I did, after reading millions of 'recall' threads on here and the lurcher link forum. Bought a whistle. Found a 'high-value' tasty, smelly food that the dog loved. (Smoked mackerel). Accepted that it might take a while to train recall, but that a few months concentrated and committed training would likely give many years of a happy, relaxed relationship with my dog, and that the training process itself would help me bond with Pupsicles. Starting at home, whe
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