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  1. hogdog
    Cracking looking pup, all the best with her
  2. hogdog
    The parents tell you far more than any piece of paper well ever be able to and that if it's correct...They're too unreliable to base a decision on.
  3. hogdog
    I'm a little confused about the breeding specifics too but... It could be the result of two recessive genes combining but both parents would need to carry at least one copy of the gene for it to be expressed in the pups. If that is the case then only 25% of the litter would be effected. To get a higher instance then one or both of the parents would need to carry two copies of the recessive gene and then they would be ill themselves. If it's a dominant gene then it would occur regularly in that line so a genetic cause seems unlikely. My suspicion is that some sort of pathogen is re
  4. hogdog
    According to a test case it can't be classed as hunting if it's unintentional so in order to be convicted they would have to prove intent...Extremely difficult unless you're lamping them lol. In theory you could still be done for your dog being out of control in a public place (if it was in a public place) but the chances of that happening over a squirrel are extremely remote, it would most likely be considered to 'not be in the public interest' (too expensive).
  5. hogdog
    I've done as much as 18 miles with my Bull Terrier and regularly do 15 at a near constant pace but it's not the sort of thing I'd do with a running dog in season. A gentle warm up and 5-10 miles of short (ish) sprints with rest in between would be better although I'm a cyclist and I wouldn't be able to keep pace with a sprinting running dog. Having said that I don't think there's anything wrong with the odd long distance trip as long as it's only part of the training and mainly out of season. P.S Keep an eye on their pads
  6. hogdog
    I'd say that I was disappointed at what's happened to this thread but it went a whole four pages before the bitching started...That must be a record for THL surely?
  7. hogdog
    LOL, more like waiting for a cat to go by.
  8. hogdog
    Thanks Gnasher, as requested here's a pic (admittedly not a great one) of him in a slightly leaner condition...
  9. hogdog
    Let's not forget Rubislaw, also known as 'The king of sires'...
  10. hogdog
    This a more recent picture. He was around three and a half in this picture and a year or two in the others...22" and 60-65lbs.
  11. hogdog
    There doesn't have to be an outcross for it to happen, I've seen it in a line of Staffords with no outcross. It's just a slightly different spinal conformation, it is just as likely to arise through inbreeding dogs as it is to occur through outcrossing.
  12. hogdog
    By far and away the best thing I've used (and I've used all sorts) is a plastic bag. They're cheap, light, don't create much drag and they're easy to get out of the dog's mouth.
  13. hogdog
    Agreed, in one generation you can only call it inbreeding, if you were to continue over several generations in a certain way then that's linebreeding. Linebreeeding is inbreeding, inbreeding is not necessarily linebreeding.
  14. hogdog
    Depends what you're trying to achieve. Line breeding is just a method of extracting as much genetic material from one particular dog as possible in each successive generation. People talk about it like it's a universally agreed on method of breeding but when you ask them for details they all have their different methods, some people even call it family breeding when it's a bitch they're trying to extract genetic material from. It's as risky method of breeding as the co-efficient of inbreeding can really stack up over several generations.
  15. hogdog
    Yes, grapes are poisonous to dogs and obviously raisins are too. It takes surprisingly few to do it as well, a small packet of raisins can kill a large dog. Best wishes to your mate and his dog.
  16. hogdog
    That's simply not true, almost all genetic diseases are recessive and so the mathematical chances of two unrelated dogs having the same recessive genes (and therefore allowing their expression) is infinitely higher than with a related dogs. Again, not true. The coefficient of inbreeding in mother-son/father-daughter is 12.5 %, the average* coefficient of inbreeding for brother-sister is 25%. *I will concede that brother-sister breedings can result in higher or lower than 25% COE. The other stuff you said makes alot of sense though, good stuff.
  17. hogdog
    Despite the look they're not running dogs. In fact you would struggle to pick a worse dog to put to a running dog because they're meant to hunt in packs so they're bred to yap. They're normally used in conjunction with ferrets on rocky ground and deep cover so they're built to jump and be agile but not to run full out like a running dog.
  18. hogdog
    White is recessive so both parents would need to carry the gene, more likely with close breeding.
  19. hogdog
    The genes for male fertility are located on the Y chromosome so if you wanted to maintain that line as much as possible and eradicate male infertility then you would need to use the males from another line (one with good male fertility) for a generation and not use any more males from the line with low male fertility from that point on.
  20. hogdog
    I'm no genetics expert but I've done my best to become competent at it and I believe your theory to be sound. As you say, the best outcross (if you want to retain type) is something that's of similar type but as unrelated as possible. Well selected show stock could vastly improve a line that was showing signs of inbreeding depression...*If that is the problem* Having said that I've heard people express lots of theories about breeding, very, very few have the time/money/inclination/confidence/stock to take it one step further and put the theory into practice. That may sound a little harsh b
  21. hogdog
    Evening primrose oil is excellent for clearing up dry skin and improving the coat's condition.
  22. hogdog
    My local vet had four dogs dead from parvo in one week recently, she said the last time she remembered it being that bad was when there was an outbreak in the 1980's. As far as the O.P's question goes I'd wait a while, it's not a time critical thing and most jabs last a fair bit longer than a year, that's just a guideline.
  23. hogdog
    The reason you have boosters is to protect against the latest strains of the disease as diseases are continually mutating. It is (obviously) up to you but there has been a recent outbreak of parvo in north London near me and I won't take the risk for the sake of £18-20, my vet also gives them a health check thrown in. Your dog can still die of parvo or lepto even if you have the jab but it does offer a good level of protection. If your dog dies of either of them at least you know you took all the precautions you could...If you have an objection to the jab then fair enough but not doing it
  24. hogdog
    He can't be done under any hunting laws as hunting has to be proven to be deliberate and the video proves the opposite. I'm sure he could be done for not being under control though, that's why he's keeping a low profile.
  25. hogdog
    You can't make a dog work by using one, you can stop it getting run over though. I DONT WORK MY DOGS ON THE M6, CAN THE COLLER TEACH DOGS THE GREEN CROSS CODE Well that's nice for you but you shouldn't knock it until you've tried it. It's not a replacement for training and you don't have to use it, it's a last resort that's there for you if you ever need it.
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