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Loving the optimism. Agree there was a time prior to RVHD when rabbits had less sensitivity to myxi. They'd often still get it but survive. Let's hope this type of tolerance builds to RVHD Where I am in East Anglia I see a few pockets with reasonable numbers. Although where I have permission, bonanza days are gone and we catch 20% of even five years ago. Interestingly numbers typically build in summer and then catastrophically collapse but with no carcasses seen. Unfortunately some areas like ThetFord forest seem not to show any signs of recovery
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Good to know as that's less than an hour from me
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Completely agree, at times I feel I am anthropomorphic about the best old ferrets but when you compare them to young ferrets I see a massive difference. I really trust them to stay down until the job is done and warren clear (most of my hobs will stay while we dig) and then return, or in hedgerows if a rabbits sneaks away I often spot them tracking it on the surface to the next holes
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That's tricky injury, I've only had to deal with it once and toe needed amputation, in this case the dog recovered well and could still run well, Our local vets are good, independent and I trust them with dogs and ferrets.....but their opinions on lameness is far from mine, unless the dog can hardly walk it's acceptable For orthopedic surgery in East there is the insurance place at Dick whites near Newmarket. Also East of England practice at Wimpole one of the partners lived 2 doors down from me when he trained at Dick White's and seemed a decent guy. And there is Robert m
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I have two older ferrets that I doubt will survive this winter and I'll miss them when they go. I completely trust these two The hob has outlived his litter brother by 2 years and the Jill a litter sister by 3 years and I find it's incredible that at 7 years old, long long past the typical lifespan of polecats in the wild, and despite their obvious tumours and associated thyroid swelling both those old ferrets are still keen to get out and do their thing very well .
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Whippets, thickets and working dog classes
Luckee legs replied to Luckee legs's topic in Lurchers & Running Dogs
Some fair points made. I should add that the although he's apparently made of paper the whippets skin heals incredibly quickly and even the one injury that needed professional stitching, it's barely visible a season on. The niggles from working I've seen over the years in our other lurchers, all primarily greyhound bloodlines, like feet and wrist injuries are much less in comparison -
These days I just do a bit of ferreting and while our collie x largely avoids trouble apart from the odd foot injury or wire cut , our whippet is always marked after ferreting. Yesterday giving my two oldest ferrets a quick outing, our whippet picked up several nasty cuts on bramble, no wire anywhere. This is not unusual for him as he's very game to the point of reckless / stupidity but it made me think that a working whippet must have scars. and yet at the few shows I go to , most other whippets seem pretty clean. Is my dog just a skin injury magnet or are many working whippets not getting mu
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Really impressed to see those swimming lurchers. So we do swim but honestly I've not had one of 11 I've owned in 45 years that enjoyed swimming for the hell of it. You can see here our current whippet and collie x showing lifeguarding skills in case anyone gets into trouble at the shallow end
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Great advice from the answers above. Young ferrets are often nervous hunting the first couple of times out and if they are not used to being picked up around your feet it's a recipe for reluctance to fully exit the holes. Consistent sounds or talking to them when handling at home definitely helps them come back to you and as they learn the game this really speeds things up I always work mine first season starting 4 to 5 months but don't expect much early on. Hopefully by February you'll see improvement and the benefit of careful starting. Good luck
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Great looking lurcher, I'll be interested to see how they go. I've preferred first cross collies for ferreting and after 45 years since my first dog I recently got my first whippet. Unbelievable athletic potential but he doesn't catch more than my bulky collie x as he has the attention span of a gnat
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Its incredible rats try to get in. I've not had them try to access hutches which are primarily ply and all off ground but they do make efforts to get into runs. Here they don't go for wire sections or thick ply 12mm , but where I used thin ply 4mm, rats have chewed through in the past
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There's a vet based in Uxbridge who was well respected for greyhound and whippet work. I have no experience of him and checking his details last year I saw He was investigated for malpractice signing off certification for Irish puppies so easy to find on internet search. That said it seems he was allowed to continue practicing. Two owners I know really rate him
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Absolutely, the ligaments take 3 months to heal. Hopefully not necessary to amputate but in the event, I had a Greyhound we had to remove the knocked up toe as it wouldn't stabilize and she still ran fairly well and without pain.
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Genius devices, genuinely I never thought that could work. Do they all use it
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A bloody tough year for you, be kind to yourself as viewed over the long term it sounds like you are lucky to have Buck and he s lucky to have you. Best wishes
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Absolutely right, whippet is a sandy colour (blue fawn apparently) and collie grey is black and white in classic border collie markings. Thanks , they are in good shape, great for hunting, bad news for arms and knees if they see something they like when on the lead . And the really bad news is now my children are long since away from home there are not many people who would walk them if me or my wife couldn't
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One is a collie greyhound, big lad at 25 inches, much bigger than two other first x and heavier than a 3/4 cross I had. Refused to chase a lure for 3 years until I got our Whippet and now he doesn't want to miss out Whippet is ped out of a dog called Stig, unfortunately he's a little too big for ped racing but we have a lot of fun at club and country fair lure coursing. On timed dashes he's one of the fastest, interestingly in same event Whippet x greyhounds of the same height are often quicker. Probably the reason mine are muscle packed is my wife and I run canicross with them, it
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I sympathise Ray, not sure many dog walkers would want my two. They are Jekyll and Hyde, going from sweet as you like to complete psycho for deer and unfortunately cats, in fact I had a similar injury to you earlier this year when they saw a muntjac, I didn't , and they pulled me so hard it wrenched my knee. After seeing a physio I used a brace with hinged metal struts and all was good after about 6 weeks Photo of my male whippet exactly as you describe, great fun for a bit of racing but loads of stress hunting as he has no concept of danger. Also at 36 lb he can pull like a train
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I've had similar thoughts about relocation but totally failed to act. Has the relocation worked ?
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It's a concern in East Anglia and if anyone comes across a hare with myxi or rvhd symptoms there is a study " This project is being run by Dr Diana Bell, a senior lecturer at the University of East Anglia School of Biological Science, Norwich. She is requesting members of the public who find or photograph hares to email her at d.bell@uea.ac.uk ".
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Another thanks, I've been putting off repairs recently and this is encouraging me to face up to the job . Don't forget to add top line and purse line videos
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Same for my area of East Anglia, creates some issues for me as the farmers and friends are very alert to hare coursing and I can't afford to be judged deliberately out on hares. When ferreting on land with hares I walk between warrens with the dogs on leads
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Sounds similar to mine, 22" and 18kg. Phenomenally quick but too game for his own good. Has to be on a lead if deer might be about. I walk both of mine on a lead to ferreting spots as there is a high risk they'll put up a muntjac left to their own devices
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For the hob I had done last year the vet was very careful in telling me everything that could go wrong . Fair enough. Equally I am on my fourth vasectomised hob and for each of them the op was successful with no side effects and another 5 years of service at least in each case
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That is amazing if still valid. I know they had several done and of course there is the issue that these hobs are entire and will need a separate cage for about half the year so they may be hogging cages
