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  1. littlefish
    Some good ideas there.....initiating and ending the tugging behaviour is all part of 'the game' and has to be trained and rewarded. Regarding your last sentence - I had to stop swinging my 15 year old Jack Russell on the tug at shoulder height when I realised most of his teeth were loose.....
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    Dr Who......Nerdsville........
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    Life is short....yes.... but walking away from an ex should not mean walking away from responsibility to your children - emotionally, financially or time wise.....
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    Have many on here actually visited the property or have any regard to the quality or welfare of the brood stock there?
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    Rio

    littlefish replied to gnasher16's topic in General Talk

    I didn't see the programme on tv but of it read it in the paper. It reminded me of my own family situation. My father was widowed at 31 years of age with 2 kids aged 11 and 9. For sure, we had absolutely no money but we did have have community. The equally skint neighbours looked out for us kids while our father worked all hours. I'm near 50 now and my father is elderly. He still looks out for me, I now look out for him, the neighbours, the neighbours kids and their grandkids. Of course grief is grief and money may make things easier...but good friends/neighbours sometimes mean more.
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    So you were hoking through the belongings of the dead.......sounds a bit 'grave robberish' to me...each to their own.......
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    I had a dog that swelled up like that a few times when stung by a wasp. The weather here has been so mild recently......I saw a few wasps last week.
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    I wonder how many litters are bred out of the bitches?
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    Good news - I suppose it is better to happen to a pup who is still growing and not too heavy. I had a pup break a hock at 10 weeks old.....she is more or less blind and deaf but still running mad here at 15 years old....never limped!
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    Did it look like this one - I see it is missing?
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    Are you into the hobby yourself.....? Show us some of your work.
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    Put the new dog in a crate when you are not there to supervise. Crates are not cruel - get the dog used to it by feeding it in the crate and spending time in it and letting him sleep in it.. It is not fair or safe to leave a dog muzzled. You say you do not have a basket muzzle - what does the one you do have look like? The new dog is still a stranger to your old dog. It is not fair to leave them together with one muzzled - if a fight breaks out while you are not there, the muzzled dog could be at the mercy of the other. Get yourself a crate. Look on Gumtree.
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    Kate B - if you have spent time in Ireland then you will surely know the plight of abandoned/neglected lurcher type dogs - the pounds and rescue centres are bursting with them, even litters of young pups - so much so, that they are often shipped to the mainland and further abroad in Europe for re-homing. Why not do one of these dogs a favour and adopt one, rather than add to the problem by producing your own 'line of dogs' if you have no experience. These type of dogs often have very large litters - quality homes are hard to find for them all. The world is already overpopulated by 'wonder
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    Met a Neopolitan mastiff locally a few years ago. It was a mess...shuffling along with its eyes dropping and the smell of yeast from it.....it was pitiful really......
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    the breeder is supposed to microchip them. you may aswell get them chipped yourself as its a tenner i think to change the address on the chip anyway.yea i know mate,,,just some won't want them done ,some will just a difficult call. i wouldn;t expect them done myselfmy vet had a bit of a hissy fit when i took my pup in for his first jab about it. i picked him up a day of six weeks old as he was booked in for his first jab the next day at 6 weeks old. i told her i asked for it not to be chipped as i didnt want it done until it was older, she didnt like it lolSome say do it later don't they,as th
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    Very tidy! What is the round white thing in the photos?
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    I love Glastonbury.....from the comfort of my sofa.....it is comfortable, dry, chilled drinks and snacks to hand, proper flushing toilet and close ups/sound on tele that give the impression that you are on stage with the performers.........that's well close enough for me.......
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    If we did leave, I wonder would any other countries follow suit?
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    The pup looks good! What sort of breeding is the other dog?
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    Any reason it needs to be smooth coated? Surely that could be ruling out small for for purpose beddy/whippets etc?
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    A coat/fleece.......
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    Lovely fat, clean looking pups! What sort of height do you reckon they will make?
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    A good regular grooming.....use a furminator.....it takes out the dead topcoat and encourages new hair to come through
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    'Men who go through their lives, blaming this or that breed, for their own shortcomings are fools.' Very true......a dog is a dog.......make of it the best......the handlers training ability, experience, patience and realistic expectations count for A LOT.....of successes and failures.
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    Had a few pairs over the past 10 years or so. I would avoid the really thick ones, keep your big toe nails short and rinse them out by hand....avoid fabric conditioner.
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