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    The thing with the tups was tried with my whippet but didn't work, but she was a confirmed and hardened sheep chaser. ANY dog can turn into a sheep killer, even a previously good working collie. My pup never looked at the sheep at the stables until one day recently when she chased them and one dropped down dead, she never touched it and although she had the chance she didn't bite any of the sheep, I think she was just in it for the thrill of the chase. Luckily the owner was Ok about it as I know them and they refused my offer to pay for the sheep as there was obviously something wrong wi
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    We use it on the horses too, bit of a bummer if its windy and you get it all over your face though! I find it helps keep flies off the wound too.
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    Raw eggs three times a week and tinned sardines on the other days (Fly loves the ones in tomato sauce!)
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    Great Scotty, I would be interested to hear how you get on, I know it's a pain and will need to be done slowly over time, but like others say, the older he gets hopefully the easier it will be! Remember to always end on a good note, when he is doing well, and that sometimes you may need to go back a step to help him remember the previous lesson. It certainly worked with my whippet and it was great to be able to leave her loose in the house and not have to crate her. At least you're starting with a clean slate and not a dog that someone else has ruined like I was (she was shut is a dark shed
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    In my experience vet's can be very helpful if you want to do certain things yourself, but I have been with my vet for 15 years and he knows what I can do and trusts me to go to him if it is too much for me. Obviously stapling is something that needs experience of wounds, to know whether it is just a skin wound or whether some deep tissue or muscle is involved, and making sure there is no dirt or other foreign bodies inside is extremely important. Personally I wouldn't feel happy stapling a wound myself, and so far none of my animals have needed it except after an operation, despite some pret
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    Thanks for that, I am planning to get my dog done, I am in Fife if there is anyone closer than those on the list that can do it I would be interested to hear from them. I do have a couple of questions, is it particularly painful, and is it like a human tattoo or not as deep?
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    Well as far as I can see at the moment the only thing to do (and I need to do it myself, but it is hard to find the time!) is to remove the dogs to somewhere else and leave the pup, go just out of sight and wait for a short period of time, as soon as there is a lull in the noise go in and praise him, perhaps give him something nice and try to build it up from there. He is only a baby and any form of punishment is not going to help him to settle. Most lurchers are fairly quiet, and I'm sure he will grow out of it but only once he feels secure.
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    My first aid kit has sterilised water (for washing dirt out of wounds also good as an eye wash), salt (ditto), sterile wound dressings (also dare I say sanitary towels for larger wounds - good ones not cheap rubbish), nappies, hibiscrub (cheap enough in large amounts from vets, will last you for ages, you can put a small amount into a clean bottle for carrying in car), vetwrap (expensive but worth it), medical tape, paper stitches, plasters, soothing wipes for wasp/bee stings, crepe bandages, conforming bandages, and a great thing from a company called Red Rum which is a roll-on tea-tree and a
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    Of course the makers of the collar say that, they just want the sales. You need to think about it from the pup's point of view, he's always lived with his mum and litter mates, he's had a big change moving to a new house with new people and dogs and suddenly he's being left on his own. Like a small child he has no concept of time and he doesn't know whether you are ever going to come back. Have you tried tiring him out first before you leave him, and perhaps giving him something safe to chew on like a stuffed kong? Putting a shock collar on him is like putting grass reins on a bucking hors
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    I hope you don't mean you've been using a static shock collar on a young pup? I wish I had an answer to your question (I have the same problem with my pup whether she is with another dog or not) but I only leave her occasionally and I'm afraid my neighbours will just have to lump it! I managed to work through a quite severe case of separation anxiety with my whippet, but she was a house-destroyer not a howler. Fly never touches anything, just sits and howls! Please don't use a shock collar though, it won't work.
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    Just forget about the idiots who phoned the RSPCA, there are people like that everywhere with nothing better to do than waste these people's time when they could be dealing with a real case of neglect. It happens all the time, a few people I know have a visit when there was nothing wrong (including me, ok the pony was severely underweight but I had only owned him for about 2 weeks and it actually took about 6 months to get him right - if the person had asked me they would have known that) - maybe the folks who phoned think your dogs should be like 50% of the dogs in this country who are over-
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    My last dog (well, bitch) was a pure Whippet, working type so not too fragile, she was great with my wee boy, on the odd occasion he accidentally hurt her she just yelped, never ever offered to bite him. Also, she would defend him with her life, my ex was playing holding my son up by his ankles with my son screeching, the whippet took a lump out of my ex's leg and jeans - I made sure she was on the lead if anyone was playing rough with him after that! (I could do anything and she never touched me though) My current Grey/Collie/Saluki/Bull is also great with my son, a low growl if he hurts
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    I have a couple of pictures from yesterday, they probably won't interest anyone as my camera is crap and my little boy took most of them, also we don't seem to have any of any of the prize winners, but here they are anyway! My friend Jill's Harris hawk (on the stand next to the Cobby Dog stuff): The child handler class: And some of the other dogs and owners that were there: We really enjoyed ourselves, despite the mud! Fly won the wooden spoon in the gundog scurry for using it as a racetrack, she also raced the terriers in the main ring,
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    Racing takes up a lot of space and also time, with all the heats to run etc! If you are interested in speed have you tried coursing? It should be the dogs with the best conformation and movement that win in showing classes, and a dog's build helps with its speed, also with soundness which is surely important with working dogs?
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    On my, what a carry on! I had it written down that lurchers were on Sat but can't remember where I got that from! Is there a general lurcher show on too, or just championship?
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    Glamis Castle is the 5th and 6th September, says on website terrier and lurcher show on both days, also dog scurry and kids dog show. If this information is wrong can anyone let me know cos we hope to be there. Cheers
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    No probs
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    http://www.thewhippetforum.com/forums/index.php?act=idx You will need to join the forum of course!
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    Stuart, try The Whippet Forum, they have quite a few coursing fans on there and they might know somewhere
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    See you there then!
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    Hi, I can't remember the name of the dog she's up against for the final, it was a large pure black lurcher or greyhound, belonging to a bloke whose name I also can't remember - well, it was getting late and we were all tired! The only thing is that if they get beaten then they can't race again, til the "fun" races at the end. That's great if you're going to be there next month - I really don't mind if Fly does get beaten, I was just happy that she ran on her first time out because I understand that a lot of dogs don't - some of the deerhounds have been loads of times and stick give up hal
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    Cheers guys
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    Well, we went lure coursing on Friday evening, it was Fly's first time and she not only ran but she won all three of her races to get into the final! She ran against a beddie x, a whippet and a lurcher. Unfortunately by then it was 10.30 and pitch dark so we are hoping to run the final at next month's meeting. I was well chuffed with Fly's performance, especially as she beat a dog that was a previous overall winner, when I wasn't even sure if she would run at all.
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    Good on you for fostering, I foster dogs and it's very satisfying, but sad when they go!
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    Thanks very much Del for an informative and lovely day, the cakes were lovely too! PS didn't see you sneak that shot of us, but Fly obviously did!
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