Ratreeper
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I genuinely don't know if it is or not bud, I was thinking they might say you're not in full control of the bike or something? I used to walk my rottie on the bike quite often. I never had any problems controlling the bike as he would just get in 'the zone' and ignore everything else, which is something I couldn't replicate on foot to the same standard. Much more fun off lead though, I never even considered people would think it was cruel...maybe if you are trying to get a dog sprinting in the sun mile after mile but I would always take lots of breaks and only go a bit quicker than walk
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I genuinely don't know if it is or not bud, I was thinking they might say you're not in full control of the bike or something? I used to walk my rottie on the bike quite often. I never had any problems controlling the bike as he would just get in 'the zone' and ignore everything else, which is something I couldn't replicate on foot to the same standard. Much more fun off lead though, I never even considered people would think it was cruel...maybe if you are trying to get a dog sprinting in the sun mile after mile but I would always take lots of breaks and only go a bit quicker than walk
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I used to do a bit of ferreting and shooting on an old railway that hadn't been used since a coal mine shut. It was perfect, with banks of warrens for miles which also hid you from view. All except for when we passed over a bridge and the train passing under us called the police. Fortunately though police cars don't drive too quick on granite rocks and we saw it coming so I ended up hiding on the outside of a bridge. It was absolutely bloody terrifying because I was only just out of sight and I didn't know how long I should wait, gripping for dear life. This isn't incriminating as I was on
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How much does it cost to vaccinate a herd of cattle? Compared to having to pay out compensation for TB. Realistically you can't wipe out all the badgers that may get in contact with cattle and it wouldn't be right to persecute one of the only native animals you can find in the countryside. I think they need to be controlled, but wouldn't you need to get rid of all of the local badgers to prevent TB? which surely is more expensive than vaccinating and a bit of control?
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if it is illegal then I have even more reason to be a grumpy bugger about horses, although I wouldn't try it on a busy road it's just common sense as it's tricky to stop.
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What dogs do you have? If you are referring to labradors or spaniels or something then fair do's maybe you never need to be physical. I was talking about a rescue rottweiler that was left in a yard as a guard and not socialised properly. It took 6 months before he would approach my girlfriend for food, he was extremely dominating but not aggressive with it. He was always fine with me from day one when I was volunteering at the centre I found him, I didn't intend to keep him at the time but he wouldn't let anyone else near him and they were muppets. Anyway, some hippies with your mentality say
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Just did a quick search, not the best vid but this is what I am on about http://www.youtube.c...?v=O2thVALjjvE. The older dog isn't harming the pup, he is just using body language etc to keep the other dog down until it relaxes and submits. If you watch any dogs interact for a period of time one will eventually show signs of dominating the other, older dogs show younger dogs how to behave when they get out of line. If neither backs down they have a scuffle. Saying you just need to feed treats and bribe a dog into behaving is hippy bollocks in my opinion. Edit: check this out greg a
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Sorry mate but this sounds like a contradiction to me "ratreeper - pinning a dog is just as bad, dogs dont pin each other and neither do wolfs - the alpha myth was debunked a long time ago a leader should never show any form of agression and that includes pinning." How can there not be an alpha but still be a leader? I agree a dog shouldn't cower, when my rottie did something wrong I would give a stern 'oi' and he would lower his head submissively (not scared) and respectfully walk over to heel. Not being anthropomorphic about it, he wasn't saying sorry he was showing his respect
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ha and i'm going to keep my girlfriend away from my xbox by wacking her with it, I tried staring at her but she keeps f*****g touching it
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these jokes are offensive, what do 50,000 abused women actually do wrong every year? They don't f*****g listen!
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Haha no not a woman, don't know what that says about either of us! Like I said I am not a hippy, wild dog packs and wolves aren't exactly cuddling each other. The leader will be pretty aggressive when putting another dog/wolf in its place but it isn't just taking its anger out on it and it stops when it submits. I am not the world best dog trainer, nowhere near but I follow the examples of people who get good results. The calmest packs I have seen are treated with authority and disclipline but always by a calm leader, who would never hurt them. Just beating a dog because you get angry is
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You can see faces in all sorts, we are good at recognising faces. It's why you see them in tree bark, towels...almost anything. Don't scare yourself away from shooting there for no reason!
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I always thought it was to give the carcass the smell of that individual dog/wolf to mark it as its own and that the act of rolling in shite was to cover the other animals scent marking it's territory I believe that it is just a instinct to mark the dogs territory just like dogs pissing on lamp posts etc I got this theory from watching 'Wolf man' or whatever it was when a man lived in a caravan next to a pack of wolves. It was a good programme, but he would drag a deer to make a trail then roll in it to get the scent. Then he would go back to the pack so they knew to follow the scent an
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I wear camo when ferreting/shooting etc because my normal clothes smell like cleaning powder and I don't mind getting the camo filthy. I can't afford to keep replacing normal clothes. Also the colours might not help with some animals, but it helps to stop humans seeing you. Not just poaching, but to stop nosey buggers spotting you and causing bother. I would wear it at night because it's the warmest jacket I have and since it's dark who cares what you wear anyway? But why people where it elsewhere is beyond me, I rather see someone dressed in realtree than with baggy trousers around their
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your f****n right i lost my temper,it ate my f****n chickens,what would you have done,naughty naughty dog,bad boy, If I kept chickens and a dog, I would have made sure it was stock broken. If this was a one-off which does happen then if you are trully in control of your dog you can make it submit with a stern look and body language. If you really need to you can pin it down until it relaxes and fully submits and it will learn it's lesson. You have to be the leader and a good leader stays calm, anger makes you look unstable. Same in the human world actually, would you respect a boss who
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I know what I believe and I stick by it, I don't think you need to beat a dog and I would always act on it if I saw someone do so, even if I got my head kicked in. If that makes me arrogant then I suppose I will have to live with that because I would never condone something I see as wrong. Greg, let me quote what you said : "i batterd that dog with those dead chickens and i mean batterd,there was nothing left of those chickens,when i,d finnished hitting the dog with them," To me it sounds like you lost your temper and took it out on the dog. I think that makes you a coward, but it
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ive never heard so much shit,i had an english bull terrier that killed six of my chickens,now i batterd that dog with those dead chickens and i mean batterd,there was nothing left of those chickens,when i,d finnished hitting the dog with them,i was left standing there with just the chicken legs in my hand with a white bull terrier,which was now totally red with chicken blood,,that dog never looked at those chickens again,lesson learnt,now if some one had filmed me do that,they might have thought i was a lunatic,because they would,nt no why i was doing it, idont know why that guy hit his dog an
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no I don't think it was as bad as it could be, we have all seen dogs being skinned alive in china for example. But there is never a reason to hit a dog if you actually know what you are doing, hitting is counter-productive. He wasn't discliplining that dog he was wacking it with a stick because he was angry it wanted to come in. It is no more than I expect a lot to do, but on this forum people claim to be 'dog men' when in reality they know f**k all and set a bad example, whilst looking down on the public.
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I think dogs/wolves often roll in carcasses so they can let the rest of the pack know what they have found. A wolf can't tell the pack to follow, possibly also to do with the alpha not following a lower animal too but if they smell like meat they instantly let everyone know they have found food and of what type. Bit like a bee dance with smell in a small way. But the poo thing is stranger, I can only think it is to mask their smell in a way other things can't. I also thought most dogs only eat it if they are lacking something in their diet, so I don't think they would see it as a food source f
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My mate started smoking and he was a bit thick so his only excuse for getting home smelling like smoke was either a barbecue or bonfire. So you can guess what we had to do.
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Do you keep dogs? I would like to think you won't for long if you have that kind of attitude. 'You don't know what the dog had done', most ignorant thing I have heard on here and that really is saying something. You sound like a total prick and anyone reading this comment, anti or not is going to be left thinking an opinion like yours is common in the hunting world. You give the sport a bad name and I hope you get what's coming to you if you have ever treated your animals the way you imply.
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He does some very impressive tricks, but for the most part it's just elaborate showmanship which is what he says all along anyway. You have to be pretty gullible if you think he is really reading someones mind based on their body language. But he is clever enough to deduce about as much as it seems possible. He has created this mystical image which helps when it comes to his suggestion acts, it's very clever but you have to take it for what it is, entertainment and nothing more. If you find out he has a secret accomplish or hidden microphones in the audience it wouldn't be a very good show wou
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shut the f**k up about 'oh what if it was a kid what possibly would have happened'. Ignorant wankers, it's still a dog getting abused
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I think there is a link between the callousness to animals and humans. After all many serial killers start out by torturing animals, being brought up to see tortured animals as normal or even funny must f**k with your head. All the animal loving nations seem to have higher morals, I can't think of an exeption to the rule.
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he seems to be on the mend now, he had it cauterised and seems OK. I should point out this ferret is over 6 years old now and lives a normal life. He is lacking a certain blood clotting agent but does heal. This incident is particularly bad because it is the roof of his mouth, the other time was when he got castrated a couple of years ago and it was the first sign he had any problem. So usually I would agree PTS might be the right thing to do, but he isn't wrapped in cotton wool he play fights with the other ferret we have and has no ill affect. Also, she really does love the silly little
