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1/2 greyhound 1/4 saluki 1/4 collie pup for sale
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that pup has thrown heavily towards the collie if it only has a quarter in the make up ....... this bitch was of the exact same breeding ............ -
there is no need or no place for ANY dog on a dig except for the TERRIERS doing the work ................
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I DID THIS LAST WINTER ... HERE YOU GO HAVE A READ ................. I just thought that I would put this up with the big freeze on the way and according to the weather people this is going to be the worst winter on record …. I did a similar thing in the summer with regards to heat injurys … some of it may be teaching you to suck eggs but it may be of use to the new lads to the game … firstly lets remember that dogs can get hypothermic … this happens when a dog’s body temperature drops below 95 degrees Fahrenheit …. Elderly or very young dogs are sometimes unable to regulate t
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never mind about all these jokes what about the weather ... its freezing here .. still its warmer than ipswich its -5 there ............
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had he just finished with her mam in that pic .............
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miles apart mate i tried the beardie cross and although her prey drive was awsum and her obedience above average she just didnt have the qualitys i like that you get from a working border parent ... if the dog had come from a working background (on the hills with sheep) then things may have been different ... perhaps thats the problem with most beardie crosses they have lost the working drive that makes a good lurcher ...........
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nothing on there is a snide dig at you if i had something to say to you believe me i will say it and to your face if we ever met (as others off these sites have found out ) .... as i have said on these sites countless times i can never get accross what i am trying to say properly and sometimes it comes accross as being a bit harsh or people take it the wrong way ... have a re read of what i have said again and try and see it for what it was ... as i have said if i wanted to say something to you ... you will know otherwise just try and read around my poor posting and try to see where i am com
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I don't think 13 months is too old to introduce a dog to the nets, in fact there is a line of thought that says leave a dog to be a puppy until you start with the 'heavy' training. What happens if you put a board across your doorway and call the dog - does it run straight into it? Obviously not, because somewhere in it's life it would have learnt to jump over it! The same will be said for the net, it will soon learn to avoid it. As for what it will do with the rabbits in the net then it's pretty much in line with what it does with them out of the net (on the lamp); does it hold them, retri
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i have always started my pups as soon as i can as i find they soak a lot more in when they are young and are easyer to control ... when you leave them untill they are 6 months plus i find they are very hyper and want to chase and grab everything in site then training becomes a chore ... start them young when they dont really know what chasing is and when the penny drops that they can run and catch they do it in a very matter of fact way and are nice and calm about the whole afair .... but its each to his own ...........
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there are always trials and tribulations when first starting youngsters mate but it is down to us as the teachers to keep a cool head and guide them through as best we can .........
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very nice looking net there and plenty of bag aswell ............
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no mate i have trained her not to ........
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well my first cross collie grey bitch is just a shade over 4 months now and her obedience and and recall are spot on .... she has been out with the ferrets and nets a good few times and she is nice and steady and responding well to commands ... she is just starting to mark and getting a rough idea of what the game is all about ..... so i decided that this morning would be stage 2 of her apprenticeship in the art of being an all round mooching and rabbiting dog and decided to introduce her to the art of longnetting ..... it was a grey old start to the day and very misty but the weather
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hang on fellas who actually said they were definately ferreting rabbits for greyhound trainers ????? the antis would have a field day reading this as you lot are now stating that greyhound trainers buy live rabbits for their dogs ...... use some common sense lads .............
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i seriously doubt whether the guys that own this dog will stud him after just a seasons work under his belt ............
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you will never be behind the wheel and thats for sure ...........
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you obviously know cos you drive it every day ... divvy .........
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its a 2.5 petrol mate and i get 30 mpg ...........
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millet i like cheker plating even got it in the back ............
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clean as a whistle with only 64,000 on the clock and all for the bargain price of £2,900 ........ mine are trained to the whistle anyway mate ............
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its a an 84 model petrol and i reckon i could get some more checker plate on the roof ................
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picked this little beauty up today .... even the rabbits in the back of beyond wont be safe now :D ..................
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obviously it isnt the whole story as there isnt enough room on an internet forum to comprehensively go into a correct training regime for different types of lurcher depending on what quarry they run ... all i did was give the fella a quick idea on what needs to be done for an all round training regime ......... thats why i said if the dog is at its optimum muscle size meaning for its breed ................
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if the dog is at his optimum muscle capacity and not overloaded then he wont have any probs with injury ... you will have more chance of pulling a muscle by swimming a dog in this weather as the water temperature is to cold and the blood will be sent from the muscles to the vital organs causing cramp and leading to a pulled or strained muscle .............
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bigger muscles = more explosive energy = a quicker dog mate ...............