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butcherboy

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  1. BBC using a LACS spokesman, I am surprised. Some folk really don't help themselves but a lot of innuendo on that programme with no facts provided.
  2. See the BBC NI Spotlight programme are doing a piece tonight (4/10/22) on working terriers & alleged illegal hunting. Expect the usual hatchet job from them. BBC One - Spotlight, Exposed: Hunting With Dogs - Spotlight WWW.BBC.CO.UK Hunters using dogs to track and kill – Conor Spackman probes hunts condemned for cruelty.
  3. Its the type of Game Fair that really benefits from spending a couple of days at.
  4. The B.A.R.F diet is the way to go if you have access to the food & the time to do the prep. A lifetimes of info is available on the subject. If, like the majority of folk you only have the time to feed a kibble mix, then buy the best you can afford. Whatever way you go, I would start by doing what the breeder is doing & slowly transition to the method you want. Enjoy the pup ?
  5. I'm tempted to get this one. http://www.huntingdogseurope.com/dogs-for-sale/
  6. When I had a GWP she was excellent in the water & brought geese back for fun. No problems as long as the introduction to water is done correctly. Not sure I would have a GWP purely as a 'Fowling Dog but each to their own. "Flushing" a fox would have been the last thing it would have done if it was that near to one.
  7. There are no puppy trials in the UK. You either run against other Novice dogs or against other Open dogs (a Novice can run against Open dogs but you are unlikely to get an entry)
  8. You don't need a big run, its a place to keep the dog safe not an exercise pen.
  9. Some of mine. Sadly the Liver & White dog died last week at a grand old age.
  10. Lovely coat on the GWP. That was the same as my old GWP, far better than the "shaggy" coated version (I know it makes no working difference but....)
  11. Well the old boy so nearly made the end of the shooting season. Spent his life hunting in the woods so only right he gets to rest there. My first & well loved Cocker will be missed.
  12. Remember when the "shows" came to town and they had the air-rifle shooting stalls. Took about 5 go's before you worked out the rifle was shooting about 3 foot to the right..........................and that was only over 10 yards
  13. Excellent my friend. Far too many want to leave nothing behind and so destroy any future sport.
  14. Simply, the dog is not trained to a standard where it should be in the field. The longer you continue to let this happen the worse the poor dog will get. You do not say what type of dog it is but any dog used should not be that far away from you to need a long line, either in the field or the training pen. In fact I would be surprised if any keeper would allow you to run a long line & train a dog on a shoot day. Go back to the beginning , basics, basics & more basics. Do not rush a dog into the field & let it learn / make mistakes in an environment where it
  15. Been there, not nice. Hope you get them back. Keep an eye on the usual suspects (pets4homes, gumtree, preloved. etc)
  16. (Taken from web) Blood training It is advisable to get a pup started on blood trailing at an early age, I have started my own pup at about 4ths old, but she has had deer skin and feet to play with since her eyes where open . I have found a large syringe (without the needle) is very useful when collecting blood from a carcass, I also take an empty plastic milk carton with me , the small ones are ideal, they take little room up in the roe sack. Blood can be frozen and kept for many weeks but before I use any blood , fresh or frozen I use a small hand held blender to take out
  17. What do you want from the Stud? What are you looking to try and add to your Bitch to take the breed forward? Without knowing what you want to produce or where you want to go how can you pick a Stud? Is your bitch too small, need more drive, better coat, softer mouth etc etc Decide then look for that. Enjoy.
  18. I have been fortunate enough to beat on some very big shoots days & the dogs have been the usual mix of spaniels & labs. However when it came to areas we knew to be be holding hundreds of birds in a tiny area the best dog was the terriers used by one of the lads. These were dogs used on several of the local hunts so they had no interest in any of the birds and just pottered about gently bumb flushing a few birds at a time.....perfect. Some of them did go a bit AWOL if we came across ground game
  19. The original aims of the RSPCA were noble enough but this has become lost, partly due to changes in the public perception of what purpose animals serve. The fact they have become political doesn't even bother me, that is up to its members but the fact they are allowed to retain charitable status is beyond a joke.
  20. Nice thread. Great to read some honest assessments of people own dogs.
  21. When I enquired about a cocker a few years back they were no dearer that other dogs out of similar breeding (which compared to how the terrier lads operate is still toooooooo dear) & I say that as someone who buys / sells at that same price.
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