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    So anyone ever seen it been done before? My spinger is a rough shooting dog used mainly for woodcock, duck and pheasent, but i was curious to see has anyone ever seen a springer been used for the purpose for ratting before?
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    Whats a lewellin setter look like ??????? looks like an english setter. it can also be argued all day whether she's a lewellin or an english setter. the breed isnt officially recognised in ireland under the kennel club, but they have been bred in ireland from some priest for years. here's a picture of my little lady called molly the day after the duck season opened on september 1st last year.
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    i agree. the irish brown hare is scarce to say the least and not in the same population densitys that is described here. to be honest i was shocked to see people actually had driven hare shoots in the uk. i know nobody in ireland would even think of the prospect. in most cases the shooting of a hare in ireland in frowned upon. i have even been told that to shoot a hare is bad luck. the irish brown hare though is a beautifil creature. i had the delight of seeing two on saturday and one on sunday morning. my setter on the other hand see much more delight than i when she chases them across th
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    here in ireland mostly we all rough shoot and its folly to do so without a dog. you need your dog to flush opoint or set pheasent , snipe and woodcock. we are lucky here in ireland that rough shooting is mostly the only way people shoot so you have to work really really hard for some feathers but its all worth it. i shoot over a lewellin setter myslef.
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    I used to have an English Setter that I used for ferreting she could mark a bunny hole from about 5yrds...she was no good for shooting as she used to freeze the way only setters can and you'd be ready with the gun only to find it was a bloody fly how old was she when she was doing that? Mine is 18 months old now and is running in very hard to control but i have every bit of confidence in her. Im working hard on her and hope she comes along. i made one major boo boo with her though. i shot a rabbit over her a month ago and it has totally confused her so it has.
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    Do we have any setter men here who adore and love to work the breeds?
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    wow frank that is just amazing. i'l be doing great if i can get a court like that built so i will!!!!
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    alls great and the sun is shining here in ireland (for once). thanks kay!
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    Hi kay.... long time since iv spoke to you last hope all is good! Sorry perhaps i should have been more to the point, yeah it is in fact a court that we are building. im thinks 4 foot by 8 foot at the smallest but i need some plans to work off or to get an idea from.....
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    hi folks, Me and a mate of mine are beginning construction on a new ferret hutch and it will be needed to house up to 15 ferrets. Problem is that i want to do it right but i cant seem to find any plans for a hutch of this size on the internet. Does anyone know where i can find plans or has anyone got any that they could email on to me. Any help would be much apprecaited. Regards, stevo
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    whats the problom with taking out a 6 month old onece she's with her father to learn off. i have watched my grandfather for years take his dogs out as pups wih older dogs and he always produced top class workers. everywhere i go the dog goes too. dont forget as i said we rough shoot here in ireland. people can think im mad if they like but working these dogs like this hasnt failed any of the dogs yet.
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    no to be honest i dont think im doing too much with her. i watched my grandfather raise springer pups for years and he alwaya had them out with ;him as soon as they where a few months old. in my opinion thats what makes a good dog. in fairness she's not gun shy and her confidence is already through the roof and thats half the battle of having a great dog. i see other people there keeping a dog for 18 months and tip toeing around it and firing cap guns in the air and all the rest, but at the end of the day the pup being out with its father watching him work and seeing birds being shot and enjoy
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    well lads. i have a lovely 6 month old llewellin setter and she is and is going to be a dinger!! she's out with me every weekend rough shooting (i take her along with her father) and she's had loads of shots fired over her and she's not a tad bit shy. she also set her first bird last sunday. the only problem is she's a bit skinny. i was up showing her to the breeder the other day and he thinks the same. im feeding her dry food everyday but what would you dog men recomend feeeding her to build her up. I'l take a few pics tonite and post them up for ye. cheers stephen
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    thanks kay thats what i'l do. i want to breed next year, my girlfriend has a baby of her own on the way in spring so i think that will be my hands full!!!! but i do want to breed them the year after so thats what i will do. thanks a million for the advice
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    well lads. my 2 does will be coming into season in the next few months and its time i started to worry. i dont want to breed them this year and i dont know anybody around here in ireland that has a vesectimated ferret to "service" them. im aware if they dont breed they can get sick and its not too good for them. any suggestion from you guys would be great. ps - merry christmas!
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    great ferreting fair play to ya mate
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    [quote name='Kay' [ I can knit you a pair can you throw in a jumper too?
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    very funny kay!!!
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    well folks. im looking to invest in a new pair of gloves for when my proper ferreting season kicks off in january. i will be rooting through a lot of briors and i need something that will protect my hands but at the same time give me enough feeling in my fingers to work the nets and untangle them. whay whould you lads recomend? thanks stevo
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    yeah true they have been breeding the same line for 20 years. he's only down the road from me so thats good. i have been given access to the sire and mother for training the pup so that a big bonus.
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    well folks. i need some advice if there is anybody on the forum that has had any experience. i bought a five month old bitch yesterday as i was shooting over her father all weekend and i found him brilliant. does anyone know is it hard to train one of these setter and also i wanted to know will they retreive or do you have to put mountains of work into them to get them to. i hope somebody here has a good knowlegde of these dogs. thanks stephen
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    i have 2. one alboino jill and one dolly mixture of everything jill ( and she's a beauty!)
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    their massive sized jills compared to mine!
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    i use strw for bedding and they love it espeically this time of year when its getting very cold. on the other side of the the i pour kitty litter in the corners and they do their business there and i just go out and clean it everyday and spray some hutch cleaner on it aswell every second day. its a fairly clean way to keep them.
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    have fun. just as a matter of ineterst how do you plan on catching wild horses??? if all come to all you could take gareth brooks with you
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