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How do you go on when the bitch is in season ?? I'm not interested in breeding my dogs so..............the bitch is speyed. Good point also in Skycat's post about using a cage. Not all visitors like dogs - putting them in a cage is a good way of keeping them safely out of the way - less stress for the visitors and the dogs.
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Cheers for the recipe for tomato chutney. I had a go at making it but i left out the raisins - i hate raisins but put in some celery to bulk it up as i had some handy. It tastes good in sandwiches - especially as i know what went into it..........but it looks a bit ugly, never mind, it tastes good and it has used up all the wee green tomatoes - i kept the larger ones to ripen on the kitchen window sill. Better luck next year, eh?
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What about the ones that hide in hedges and jump out to bite the wheels of passing cars and biles?
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I have one dog and one bitch and they get on very well as long as the dog remembers that the bitch is the boss! The bitch seems to naturally get on better with male dogs. I know they all have different personalities but i think i was always be swayed to keeping one of each sex after seeing they way these two get on. It is quite harmonious - important i think especially if they are living in your house with family etc. Good luck with whatever you choose.
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Hopefully as she is so young and light and her bones have a lot of growing still to do she can make a good recovery. My terrier pup had a broken back leg at about 12 weeks and it was splinted and she recovered well. I believe keeping her as quiet and still as possible (as you can with a young pup) (immobilized in a cage moslty) helped. Good luck. Keep us posted on her progress.
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My tomatoes did not do so well this year - perhaps due to too much rain and not enough sun? The plants have had a right battering in the last few days and they are ready to be scrapped now. There is still quite a lot of small green tomatoes on them and i was thinking of having a go at making chutney. I have never made chutney before so if anyone has any simple recipies i would be grateful if you could put them up. Cheers
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I have been feeding mine raw now for about 3 months - i was worried about the change to their digestive systems but have only seen changes for the better. The bitch has had no diarrhoea and the dog has a much healthier waxy coat, also he smells a lot better and never seems to fart now. Both their teeth were coated in hard brown plaque but they have very clean white teeth now. I give mine marrow bones to chew as well as chicken wings, legs, ribs, whatever i can get really. They love the veg too, they were almost pulling lumps out of each other last week over..........brussell sprouts! The
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Thanks for the replies. I still have some more left, so i will leave them for a while to see what happens. I have some carrots growing now, so hopefully they will grow downwards and not outwards. The carrots are in tubs about 18 inches deep. I grew the parsnips in compost from B&Q, maybe this is why they were squat, maybe a rougher soil might have got a better result? Thanks for your advice so far. The parsnips tasted ok by the way, just looked a bit rare.
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I have pulled up some parsnips today. It was my first attempt at growing them. They grew loads of big green healthy leaves but the roots were quite small and round, like sort of stunted Anyways, i scraped them and chopped them into cubes. They are roasting in the oven now with a few home grown onions and some herbs.........they smell delicious, can't wait til they are cooked. Has anyone else had parsnips grow like this before?
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I have pulled up some parsnips today. It was my first attempt at growing them. They grew loads of big green healthy leaves but the roots were quite small and round, like sort of stunted Anyways, i scraped them and chopped them into cubes. They are roasting in the oven now with a few home grown onions and.? some herbs.........they smell delicious, can't wait til they are cooked. Has anyone else had parsnips grow like this before?
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You might be better joining a general dog training club which works on socialising and training for good behaviour rather than fruiting about with rosette hunting kennel club lovies tut-tutting at your dog. On the other hand some dogs can be scary and perhaps people are genuinely intimidated by your dog. I think it might be a good idea to send them a polite card thanking them for helping you get the improvement in your dog so far. It might redden somebody's face and make them think twice next time if it was a genuine case of picking on your dog. Good luck with your showing.
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Blimey what next! - try googling the "Irish Jacks" website and check out how much they are selling for. Pick any one you want - any shape, size or colour - pay yer dollars, take your choice!
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Well Scottishlass, did any gentlemen offer to help you?
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I'm glad it didn't fly into my house!! What size was it?
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Cheers Jacob - i have a load of carrot seedlings ready to go in some of the bags. Iv'e already got some beetroots planted in some of them and they seem to be coming on well in all this rain and heat. Hopefully they will do ok in the potato compost. I keep finding little pea sized potatoes among the compost, i'm just wondering if they will grow and maybe produce more potatoes. It is very interesting to watch things grow - nothing beats picking stuff from your own garden and cooking it fresh. I can't wait for the tomatoes to be ready next!
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I bought it a few years ago to treat a terrier who had scabby weepy skin. I had to buy the whole kit for about £30 including special shampoo etc. Indeed i forgot all about it until i saw this thread. I tried using it - the dog licked it straight back off and it was all very messy to use - i felt using Vaseline would have been as effective. The write up on their site and in the magazines made it look like a miracle worker but my dogs skin cleared up when i washed in in good old Head & Shoulders shampoo - more convenient to use and a hell of a lot cheaper - i don't want to sound stingy
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I bought it a few years ago to treat a terrier who had scabby weepy skin. I had to buy the whole kit for about £30 including special shampoo etc. Indeed i forgot all about it until i saw this thread. I tried using it - the dog licked it straight back off and it was all very messy to use - i felt using Vaseline would have been as effective. The write up on their site and in the magazines made it look like a miracle worker but my dogs skin cleared up when i washed in in good old Head & Shoulders shampoo - more convenient to use and a hell of a lot cheaper - i don't want to sound stingy
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What do yous all think about the attractiveness of someone with a fag hanging out of thier mouth? Do they look/smell less attractive or more attractive?
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Well done to all who have managed to give up and good luck to those who are still trying
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Grass snake in me garden
littlefish replied to swanseajack's topic in Wildlife and General Photography
Brilliant photos. Did he just sit there and pose for a long time while you photographed him? What sort of camera did you use? When those snakes move, do they move very fast? -
I have just harvested my first two bags of potatoes - i got almost a full bucket of potatoes from four seed potatoes and am very pleased that they grew. Thanks to everyone on here who helped with my questions about growing potatoes. Now another........... I grew them in bags because my garden is all concrete. There is still a lot of compost left in the bags but it is full of little rooty bits from the potatoes. Can i use this compost to grow something else in now? I don't want to waste it or just use it for growing flowers - i'd rather grow something to eat. Is it ok to maybe put
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You could try using old towels/sweaters/curtains etc - they would do for the dogs to lie on and might not be as exciting for them to rip up as stuff with fluffy filling in such as dog beds and duvets etc. When they are minging you can just throw them out and get more from friends or charity shops? I used to buy quilted dog beds but one of my pups used to chew them up then piss on them - very frustrating. Now they get old stuff to lie on but i make sure buttons, zips etc have been removed.
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And Gordon Brown still insists that the UK would be better with eve closer links to Europe - F**k that I say! Bunch of savages!!!
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So Ditch - do you feel you have 'come home'? I must say, Leitrim sounds a lot more civilized than what you described there on th mainland.....
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Aw now, have ye not tried it with ginger ale? Jameson's or Bush with ginger...........go on...........give it a go! Oh no, glass empty - must go and pour another!