Dawn B
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Everything posted by Dawn B
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You know years ago dogs roamed in packs, kicked out in the morning, bought in at night. Nobody got attcked, dogs were not a problem and dogs ate whatever you gave them! They lived long lives and were very rarely ill! What went wrong?
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Im shocked at you DS, such a shy retiring type! Would of loved to of seen it though! I have a Squirrel somebody on here gave me, Im gonna go see if he has any tackle now!! See what you have started!
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I bet it doesnt hamper them though tyson? I know that bitch could move fast and turn on a sixpence.
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I must say I was surprised to say the least!! But he wont pinch any more sunflower seeds!
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Given the fact she has several totally fences acres the dogs run to their hearts content, but come back when they are ready, occasionally when they are called. She had a blue/black one that she could trust off lead all the time, however she has a spinal problem which now seems to be the reason for her "obedience" Re coats they do vary a lot, if you look at the one Vladimir posted (Taigan) it looked like a christmas tree! and you couldnt get a more "native" one than that! This bitch is my boss's she was 2yrs old in this pic. Obviously completely show bred (not shown though) you can s
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Snoop, some breeders of Afghans have bred incredibly thick and long coats on them, they are just awful, and recently they have been CLIPPING their necks, holding their tails up over their backs and generally copying everything in the US show circuit! The Kennel Club have now ammended the breed standard to say any evidence of clipping should be heavily penalised and so it should. You still get sparsley coated ones, bare pasterns and hocks too, my boss particularly likes these and has had one such bitch and the present one she has was also not heavily coated untill after she had to be spayed.
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No shock to me there, I know a couple that will do the same, but similar cannot be said of the majority.
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Im sorry, please point out where I said she couldnt control them? Or did I say she takes them racing and coursing, and I have seen dogs run past lures on a track and will not be caught? Who said they were her dogs? You need to read the posts properly! Its all well and good saying "if I had one" you dont, nor have you, you base your experience on one person you know that has a couple, its hardly a wealth of experience is it? I have only "lived" with them 15yrs, and I have seen a breed that will tolerate people but is not affectionate, that will perform well off lead one day then bug
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Perhaps you'd like to take that back, my boss does NOT show the dogs! She has done simulated coursing and racing, other than that they are pets. I tell you what, you buy an Affie, train it to a decent standard and work it consistently for 3 seasons without the dog pissing off and pleasing itself whenever it chooses, and Ill gladly give you £1000! Mind you, Id need to watch it work regularly to prove my point, you need just oblige to prove yours! and it wont cost you much there are a good few in rescue! Re Salukis, DIFFERENT kettle of fish altogether, temperaments are much more trainabl
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Never, he's retired!
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Shot this today, Orey pup kindly retrieved it for me LOOK at the size of his nuts!!
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Yes its too thin. Salukis, Afghans, Sloughis, Azawahks etc.. do have long, flatter muscle than Greyhounds etc... because they are bred for stamina, not speed bursts like the Greyhound. I never said they were dull Brookie, they are just not responsive to continual training, they are unreliable in our working field. Like I pointed out about running past the hare on the track etc.. they often just "switch off" and please themselves. I did say I appreciate they are good and capable animal in their native land, but its a far cry from what would be expected of them here. They also suffer from
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IMO and I think you'll find in most vets opinion, its too old. In comparitive terms, a 6yr old bitch would be about 50yrs old in human terms, as I said NOT ideal. I am not one to advocate using young animals to breed, perhaps about 3 and a half for a first litter, giving ample time, about 2 seasons to see if you are happy with the way the dog works. Many will like more seasons under their belt, I too appreciate that, but for bitches they are the ones that need to be fit, healthy and in their prime, your male, any male of any age, (say your 10yr old) is fine, he has the mating to think about
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I have heard a lot of stories too. You have to ask yourself why the smooth Afghans or crosses of normal Afghans are not commonly used, these dogs will run tirelessly for extensive periods of time, could be very useful IF they could be relied upon and trained to a decent standard. Dont get me wrong, I love the breed, as I said my boss has owned them for 35yrs, I have known the breed for 15yrs, since they bought the kennels, but they aint no working Hound, although I appreciate its a very capable animal in its native country. I run my Terriers at Afghan racing, on Greyhound tracks, I have
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Afghan, seriously? WORSE than the Husky crosses! Afghans are the worst dogs in the world for training, not to mention their coats. My boss has owned them for 35yrs, I can categorically state they are useless for working!
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Dawn B replied to SNYPER's topic in Optics and Night Vision
You can get a new one for £109 in Lidl!! http://www.lidl.co.uk/uk/home.nsf/pages/c....sion_Viewer.ar3 -
Yes Moll as Jukler says, sarcoptic mange is very itchy, its also contagious.
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yes sorry looking at it agen it is cannock do you no him ? I know who he is yes, hes a good friend of my neighbour, who is a gunmaker. Does good work, I am going to ask him to repair an ear off a Fox head I have here.
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Could be demodectic mange, only a skin scrape will tell. it usually affects round the dogs eyes, on the ears, muzzle and legs. They scratch too.
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Thats a great design, I like it! What size is it?
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Would that be Barry Williams "Cannock?"
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Not a bad start! Probably the first time she has chased something that doesnt run in a wide bend! Look forward to hearing her progress, and good to hear she came back to you.
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Typical of the Japs!! Good to hear you are helping them, what does the tagging do?
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NICE Tomo, those dogs look happy and content. My dogs live indoors, but at work (boarding kennels) we use the lamps like you have there over the dogs's beds. We used to use the "Kelwood" bar heaters, they were very expensive, about £65 ten years ago, lasted forever, think I still have one somewhere. They were on the wall types, which was why we changed to the infra red bulb lamps, we could move them up and down on a chain according to which type of dog was in the kennel, but the Kelwoods chuck out more heat, and secured on a wall I still feel are far better. Dawn.