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    I'd take an out and out ferreting cur that has brains and an opportunist outlook. I mainly ferret and certainly don't want any coursing machine. Pure rabbiting dog suits me. Doesn't mean what I like is and better or worse than any other dog. It is like saying who is the best: Bolt, Farrah, Ali, Messi, Ennis, Pendleton or wilkinson. All awesome at what they do.
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    Dad and daughter's first trip out
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    After the initial cross it means very little because the actual allocation of genes is random. In the 1/4 bull grey he may get all grey dna and no bull.
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    All the best with the litter Phil, nice to see a few more purpose built rabbiting curs out there.
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    A lot of the guys that keep collie lines just dont post much about them because they get bored of grief. Get on colliecurs.co.uk and use same user name as here. Ther are some working lines on there and some very good topics on the subject. The dogs are out there and they are working and doing what is required of them.
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    No question, a collie based lurcher.
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    Patience, the dog is still only 12 months old. As has been said walk him out to rabbits and slip him on them only when he has seen them. Dont worry the penny will drop. Some dogs just take longer than others. Just be patient, he has many seasons bunny bashing ahead. This will be his first and so dont have great expectations. Dont worry about all that you read on here - it might not all be utterly true lol. Good luck and enjoy them gusty nights.
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    Good advice, the dog is going to be with your for hopefully a decade or more. How good the dog will be is going deopend largely on how much time you spend training and entering it over first two years. As to the breed it can make a difference but given you want something about 21" mark that cuts a lot of options out. Good luck and all the best with your pup
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    Really interesting post. Thank you for putting that up Hannah. Africa's just a little bit addictive eh?
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    It is only my opinion and it is just what I like to work. Something linebred with oodles of collie, concentrate all day long and have the knack of being in right place for a bolt.
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    PHOTOBUCKET Set up an account, similar to registering on here. Then upload photos to photobucket from your pc. when your pic is on photobucket and you select it, you will see a load of links alongside it. just copy bottom option and paste that into a post on here and bingo. you have a picture. Hope helps
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    We all have differing tastes, but we all like hunting dogs and if they are doing the game well then does it matter?
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    Go for something you like the look of, at the end of the day that dog is going to be with you for until you are nearly 30! No point having somthing you dont like. If its is your first dog then try and get a bitch, dogs need a little be more work as they can be more dominant than a bitch. (appreciate this is a sweeping statement but more often than not holds true). Also, if it is your first dog avoid anything with too much collie or too much Bedlington terrier in it they can be hard work and if it is your first dog then you dont need that. If you can get something that will level out a
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    Glad to see that you are thinking about what sort of cross will suit you. Instead of just getting the first puppy that comes along and then realsing all lurchers are not the same. The best thing you can do is pick a dog that you like. This may sound stupid but I'm constantly surprised by the numbers of people that get the dog they think they need. The dog will probably be with you for the next dozen years, that is a ling time to have a dog that you dont really like. Try and pick a puppy that is going to suit your personality. For example I dont like overly sycophantic dogs and overly pushy
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    I think the typical stereotypes of the border type and the beardie type dont ring so true these days. The only real difference for sure is the coat length. Recently I came across a bunch of supposedly working beardies (they wont) and they all had temparements more akin to borders. I've a couple of border blooded curs here and they are very unborder like. What I am saying is that pick the actual collie with care and go for one that suits your disposition. This also goes for the build, border really do vary an awful lot between heavy cloddy brutes and ones that look like a half-cross. B
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    An awful lot depends on the collie that is used in the mix. There are collies and there are collies. I've seen pure collies that are racier than some half-cross collies. Plus there is a huge variation in attitude. Don't just get the first collie blooded lurcher that you come across. Think about what you want the dog to do and ask around people that know collie crosses.
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    Take your time, dont push the pup and dont expect too much too soon. Depending on breeding and sex pups will mature at different rates. DONT worry about the guy whose pup is catching regular at 8months. Dont expect anything from it until i is at least finished growing. Purdey's progress is a great help. Dont be afraid to ask advice of folks. Most of all enjoy it and have fun. Good luck with your pup.
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    The more kits a jill is carrying the greater the load on her body, given what you have said IE numbers of kits and change in diet I would almost certainly say toxemia is the cause. Get her back on meat ASAP, if your mate is worried about flies feed smaller portions more frequently and get a Red Top fly trap: RED TOP FLY TRAPS
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    It sounds a little like it could be toxemia, it can occur in stinkers but is pretty rare. Usually either jills are carrying a lot of young and or ther has been a change in diet or they have missed some feeds. Tell him to give his third Jill as much good grub as he can DEF not the dried stuff. Pigeons are perfect. Let them have an egg as well. Let us know how he gets on Good luck.
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    You are definitely heading down the right track getting more than one to keep, they are social creatures and it makes me sad as hell when I come across a lone ferret. The first one I ever had was such a thing - I was too young to know any different and taking advice from the wrong person. But hey we live a learn. Don't be afraid to ask any questions, it is a cliche but there are no stupid questions just stupid answers. A jill hob pairing can work well, in the theory that you have the best of both worlds. You will still need to watch out that your hob doesn't drag your nets about when h
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    By Alex mate. Looking forward to it. I've geard very good things about how his pups have been turning out. Keep us all posted be intersting to wach the pup develop.
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    There is no real problem with the size of the ferret in terms of getting down rabbit holes. Hobs have the advantage tha they are pgysically stronger than jills and are better able to bully stubborn rabbits and also not get knocked about if the rabbits are up for a dust-up. There is no real difference in jills and hobs killing and lying up. I have a hob that kills and moves on so quickly you can never dig to him, (I would never have worked out exactly what was going on without the dog either). The big advantages of jills in my book are: 1) Jills are smaller and so a lot LESS likely to
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    Good luck with the little pup. Is it by the their Border/Beardie stud?
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    That is going back a little way LOL, I had a Taffy son and I was looking back at some pics of him the other day and wishing I'd gone back for a bitch too. Good luck with the pup Staines! get some pics up on here be interesting to see the youngster.
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