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    Go for the 1.5" I've got the 2" on the Mastiff and it still looks pretty big on her....
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    Your getting better and better at this video editing lark! Nice vid. What program you using?
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    Skycat has done several threads about how the pups are doing...do a search on her profile and you will see them I had tried before but couldn't find much, just realised I was just searching the Lurcher section.... Thank you!
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    Yep. You can't hunt anything with a bow or crossbow in Britain. Target shooting only....
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    They are over a year old now, perhaps Skycat or anyone who got a pup could show us some pics of how they turned out? be interesting to hear if they worked out?
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    Even loaning to a pet home would be better than selling, you can always retrain after......
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    Off out for a run on the new permission, see if I can get some video too.

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    Won't let me play it. Is it the boxer and deer video from the hunting video section on this site?
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    Oi, nothing wrong with Bullmastiff crosses....
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    I'd prefer to keep it as it is. As the Hunting act states - It is illegal to 'Hunt' with a dog.... They've got to prove you were intentionally 'hunting' with your dog. Just carry a broken lead in your pocket and it's all good! lol "Sorry officer, the lead snapped and the dog buggered off. I've been out with this big torch looking for him all night....little buggers gone and caught this big Rabbit, I was just trying to take it to the vets poor little thing....."
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    Trouble with that is a dog thats not been taught to jump properly might try and scrabble over a fence (barbed or not) if their close enough behind the quarry and can see it the other side but a dog that's been taught to jump, will know to keep their feet off the fence when jumping .....
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    As expected the vet didn't find anything untoward, he got a torch and checked her pads and nails over thoroughly then felt her toes, wrists and shoulders then manipulated them all but couldn't feel any obvious problems. NOT as expected though, he admitted he's not a specialist so anything like slightly damaged ligaments or a torn muscles he wouldn't be able to spot unless it's obvious. So he apologised, said he'd sign any referral letter I required and didn't charge me a penny!!!! Man it's good to have an honest vet at last!!
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    The butcher won't be able to hang it for you as they can't guarantee the hygiene standards. It'll be more than his jobs worth to risk doing it. Get yourself an old fridge (www.freecycle.org) then just take the shelves out and put a bolt through the top/sides for a hook. It'll use a bit more electric compared to newer fridges but you won't have to use it that often. (don't forget to silicon/sikaflex the hole you drill or the insulation in older fridges can flake through)
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    Phoned two animal Osteopath's and they both said the same thing, they need me to go to the vets first and have him refer Tess for treatment. So I've got an appointment with him this evening, see what he says... That Number for Robert Meek was engaged every time I tried, so I'll give it a go this evening again. Thank you for the vets Number Sirius, I'll see what mine has to say then may give them a ring after. Thanks again for all the advise. Luke.
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    Many thanks for all the advise. Someone at a local dog show recommended massaging with a Witch-hazel rub but I must admit I didn't think it would do much good, thinking that if it was muscular it would of improved after the month's bed rest then gentle exercise? Guess I'll have to revise that and just give it a go, No harm in trying. I'm on the South East Somerset/Dorset Border and the nearest Greyhound tracks are Swindon or Poole both about 60miles. I wouldn't have a clue where any local Greyhound vets or Kennels are but I guess Robert Meek would be able to tell me if he comes this way? I'll
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    As Maximus said, I'd prefer to have some white on a dog just so I could see where they are! After about 60-80yds Tess is almost impossible to spot even with the lamp pointed straight at her. You just keep the beam on the quarry and hope the dogs still behind it! Helps in some situations though..... as long as you get the lamp turned off quick enough!
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    We tried the stuff you drip straight from the bottle onto the feed, then hand mix it through. To be truthful, I didn't notice much of a differance. Maybe you've got to use it from when you initailly get the birds in? once their used to it then maybe the normal stuff doesn't taste right to them? Gave up on it after one season.
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    So you don't let Spanials pick up or labs/retrievers in the beating line then......
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    Looking for a bit of advice if possible, Tess seems to have a niggling injury to one of her front legs. When we take her to a field for ball games, it will appear after 10-15 runs, if running by the bike then she'll start showing slight signs of a limp after only a mile, with the limp getting more noticeable the further you go. Because I get only get a few runs in a nights lamping (10 max in maybe 2-3 hrs), it's never really shown itself whilst working although It could be affecting her but I just can't spot it on the lamp? It doesn't seem to be affecting her too much and after a bit of res
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    Hope this helps...
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    You can cast a bloody long way!!
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    Managed to get out with a friend last night for a few runs and Tess did really well, missing only a few Rabbits. I took the camcorder as usual but had forgotten to turn the intelligent autosensor thingy on so it struggled to focus in the fast moving lamp light. When I checked the cam this morning I've just got a load of blurry footage with a sound track of us calling the dogs on, dogs thundering past and Rabbits squealing! There were some really good runs with some great strikes that had been turned back towards us so would of been great video One of the few that came out ok, hopeful
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    Probably the hard bit though will be getting the dog to lay down in the direction it's facing, Most youngsters will naturally want to turn round a bit as they lay down so they can watch you for the next command.
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    I think their just trying to get on the bandwagon where people are thinking the higher the protien level the better. Even our Spanial that was working 5-6 days a week and covering enormous distances wouldn't need that much! It isn't the protien content you should be looking at, it's the meat content instead.
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