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I'm convinced its frustration. My current whippet will occasionally yap when ferreting if he marked and knows there are rabbits about but none are bolting. Its annoying as I've never had a lurcher yap, but its maybe a few occasions in a few hours and it has'nt made my collie x yap and losing my shit just makes more noise Now he's never made a noise when running any quarry or during racing (mental while others are racing though) . But he is a serious athlete at nearly 40 lb and about 22" so he gets up to quarry quickly and is in the mix when racing or lure coursing I love whippets a

out of interest how easy is it to get the rabbits out compared to a conventional long net with plenty of bag?

In response to all the smart kids who were out yesterday. We went today, It started wet, then it snowed . Looked to have lots of potential but Rabbits were very reluctant to move. We ended up soaking wet and called it a day with five in the bag.........just in time for the rain to stop

No rabbit kits bolting in my part of east Anglia....yet. Although all does I've caught recently were pregnant in various stages so season will be over very soon. When I started ferreting in 1976 we would go to mid march

I bought one of the new design collars compatible with MK3 and MK1 locators from a small business in the Netherlands It cost £134 including postage. They only accept euros by bank transfer so I opened a Revolut account on a free trial as it's cheaper than using my bank account. I like the MK3, the boxes seem bulletproof although over time I've had a couple of collars malfunction. The Dutch collar is on the left of two original MK3 . I tried It this afternoon, It works well and bonus we caught some rabbits

I believe this is correct, my eyes see an amazing pool of white light from my HT18 LED but not the detail seen with my conventional lamp. We've all seen there are LEDs with different white light spectrums (eg house lighting) but it seems manufacturers favour the bright white

I've a Fenix HT18. It's impressive and can be used for lamping. There's a newer version offering even better performance. Whatever brand you use i suggest looking at the HT18 specifications as that's where you need to be for lumens , range etc Personally, being pocketable it has a place, but I don't use it as first choice and much prefer a conventional lamp like a clulite

If they are not used to dried food it maybe worth trying a couple of brands. I feed mine mostly on dried in the late spring to summer and flesh when its cooler. They are fussy about switching to dried and clearly prefer some brands. no longer made but James Wellbeloved was the best, I use vitalin now. some other brands they dont like particularly. this year I started giving some lactose free milk when they are on dried. In Tesco its £2.45 for 1.5 L so goes a long way. They dont scour as they do on normal milk

IMO 8 months is young for the type of interaction you describe. It's definitely possible to enter too early if the ground is not on the dogs side. For me, starting them ferreting with purse nets is that situation where a young dog can have beneficial experiences, they will get excited by whats happening and want to get involved. Compared to an experienced dog whos in the right place most of the time , Id expect to see a youngster unable to position well and also to hesitate briefly when a rabbit bolts. thats where the purse net saves the day with a 100% chance of a catch if it purses

Thats really impressive. Ive used one with much smaller square walls and dont really get on with it. but your design looks like there will be less bounce back

About 3 weeks ago my whippet started to bleed from a nail bed, despite salt water soaking and antiseptic the toe swelled and he ended up on a course of antibiotics. The swelling never completely disappeared and yesterday it started bleeding again, you can see the "tide marks" on the claw illustrating the time gap. I took him back to the vets and they want to remove the claw. Which seems an extreme response to say the least. Over many years I don't remember a nail injury that swelled like this does so I'm interested What's your experience with nail bed infections? Anyone with experien

I've a first cross border collie greyhound, over a long time with various collie crosses he is the only Hancock I've owned. He's significantly bigger than the rest i've had which were all border crosses from classic low slung sheepdogs, interestingly he has good top end speed for a first cross although at the expense of agility at speed IMO. Very tough, high prey drive, cant fault his intelligence although he can be pig headed. On balance he's a decent dog. Interestingly its common for lurcher owners to spot he's a hancock bred dog and most owners seem to have been very pleased with theirs

You are having a time of it... But just like grass seeds we also experienced it this early year. Apart from a difficult time getting the operation site to heal properly (thin skin, dog wanting to be active etc) it went well. Hope you also have a good result

For sure get to a vet. Most years we've got away with no grass seed issues but this summer our whippet has twice grass seeds lodged, one down the ear canal and one in the toe, both needed vet and antibiotics On the toe, I tried the usual soaking in salt solution and antiseptic sprays but it wouldnt settle, antibiotic course sorted it,

You are correct It's not very effective on dog fleas. I use the spot on for ferrets, seems ok on rabbit fleas