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    Like most things in life, lots of different opinions! I suppose at the end of the day it depends why you are breeding and what you want the dogs for. Do you have homes lined up for each and every one? Will you take responsibility for the ones that don't sell? What will you do with the ones that have your line stamp on them but are not up to standard? What would you do if your bitch died? There is a lot more to breeding than just a few questions considering there are tons of perfectly good dogs out there sitting unwanted, or being given out to free, if you know the right folk. Ju
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    I agree - work him alone getting him to bring stuff (toys to start with) back to you, just you. Competition leads to jealousy and then the desire to keep the quarry from the other dogs and therefore you. Make it all into a game which you are obviously enjoying too. If you are bored, the dog gets bored very quickly. If you see training as a chore, then so does the dog. If it is part of daily life with enthusiasm, the dog can see the point. They will also work out which buttons to press that wind you up. Do not get disheartened and give up. Most dogs go through the "teenage" ye
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    Just watch out for the shits - they are known for giving it both humans and dogs, I think! It is not an allergic reaction, just a side-effect. Poo and pee will smell of the antibiotic too. But if the wound does not look like it is healing over the next few days, I would definitely get the animal to the vet. Broad-spectrum antibiotics are all well and good but they are not cure-alls so you may require something else and by that stage you should be looking for professional expert help having done your best.
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    Glad the link was some use and I hope you have success with your treatment. But do keep an eye and be vigilant. You want the wound to heal from inside out, so keep it open to push the pus out rather than let it heal over and store the pus making it worse. It will heal over once the infection has gone and there is clean skin coming up from the inside of the wound to create the scab and finally a scar.
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    How much does the dog weigh? What is the wound weeping? Pus, clear fluid, blood? Does the wound or its exudent (stuff coming out) smell? http://www.1800petmeds.com/Tetracycline-prod10119.html Have you got enough tablets for a course of these pills or just leftovers in the cupboard? If it were me, I would go to the vet. If the wound is not a pretty sight, DIY'ing it could lead to further complications. I also found this Terriermen and Antibiotics
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    All mine are trained to the word "dead". If we are playing fetch/retrieve in the garden with a ball or ring, the minute I say "dead", the dog drops the object and there is no argument and I can take it. It is a good word to use because it is short/sharp and there is no confusion with any other command. I would play lots of retrieiving games in a safe enclosed place using either praise or a treat as a reward. Get the dog bringing you back things, you say "****(insert name of dog) dead", they drop it. If the dog won't give up the quarry, look it in the eyes and use a very low tone
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    I got my lurcher when he was about 10 months old. Of course you can train him. Decide what you want to achieve and then work with him regularly in an enclosed safe area with few distractions to start with. Get his attention. See what his motivations are - food, appreciation, whatever and work with what succeeds. My dog wouldn't give you a thank you for a reward, but if you up your voice and sound enthusiastic, then he thinks it is worthwhile coming back to be "thanked". Reward good behaviour and either ignore the bad, or respond to the bad but remember you only have 3 seconds from
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    We sometimes use purple spray (antibiotic sheep spray) on our animals if desperate. If the wound looks raised, red, swollen and hot, oozing anything that is smelly then get some antibiotics.
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    My lurcher does not like the car much. He is old now and puts up with it. I only take him in the car if necessary like if we are going to the beach for a walk or to the vet. He isn't sick now anymore, though he can dribble if you are out for more than 30 minutes. But as a pup, he used to salivate, defaecate and throw up. I would check with your vet first, but I used to give him half a stugeron before we would go out in the car. It worked and I used to drive him everyday when I went to get the kids to and from their school. He soon got used to the car travel though the stugeron can
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    Agree with the above. I would go to the vets if you have diagnosed dehydration using the symptoms described before. If he is not obviously drinking, does he have a wet food diet or dried? Is he out and about alot and getting water from puddles? Are his faeces dry and crumbly or wet, formed and solid? Does he find it difficult to defaecate and is it daily? When he urinates, is it very smelly, very dark or cloudy? Has he got a cold wet nose? A few things to think about but if you are convinced, then really only a vet can do the tests.
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    Mine is quarter collie, quarter greyhound (Mum from Plummer line) and half whippet (Dad). He works and works. Catches anything you want for the pot (brings you a rabbit with just the neck broken), herds sheep (more a grip-dog but good), keeps horses off the fences and will herd them too, catches hares, rabbits, digs, works with terriers, jumps about 4 foot no bother, runs as fast as my horse can gallop and could go faster. Easy to train, does what you think and never runs away. Gentle at home with a superb temperament. Loves swimming too!
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    Try and work one to one in an enclosed area (somewhere safe). Fill your pockets up with treats and make it into a game. Make it fun, play with the dog, interact with the dog, not just "oi, you, come". Young dogs like fun and games. If it is boring, would you bother to come back when called every minute?
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    A friend of a friend's mother died and left her daughter a pile of mink furs. She put loads of them on Ebay and one hat didn't sell. So, knowing I have Patterdale terriers, she gifted the unsold hat to my dogs! Bean is one very happy terriorist! She is so happy and absolutely not prepared to share! On the downside, this hat is not putting up much of a fight!
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    I admire and envy the close relationship you obviously have with your dogs, OneRedTrim. It is something I have to admit to not having achieved. If this is a quick fix of sorts with a lot missed, then it had to be as I was running out of time fast. I am due in hospital for a few weeks (serious emergency back operation and then immobile for weeks). My OH will be walking the dogs, there are wild sheep everywhere we go as we live in open hill and we neither have the luxury of your knowledge, time or ability - I doubt I will be walking very much afterwards for a while and then there is the lamb
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    Chewing shoes - my pups have their own toys kept in their own box. They are never encouraged to take anything that isn't their's, ie there is no old shoe for a dog to chew on coz how can they tell which are the latest Jimmy Choo's and the old knackered brogue for them. Same with cuddly toys. I do not buy my dogs toys that look like human toys, ie teddy bears with ropes attached. How do they know the difference between that and my kids' toys? All dog toys everyday get put back into a little basket (yes, very anal, I know) under a chair that has only dog toys in it including old bones. My
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    "Ins and outs?" Simoman, were that I had two out-of-control Patterdales with a f**k-you attitude when they put up a rabbit. Then it got to the stage they could only be walked on leads in our own 50 acres as they got through fences and pissed off into the open hill to look for more rabbits. Then it got to the stage when Patt2 (spayed bitch) was cornering sheep she found in the hill to rip open and would not come home. They would go out for hours on end - if you gave them any chance. We were at our wits' end. They both come home 60% of the time when you called if they were nearby but She
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    Well, I realise that no one is writing back on this thread, but 70 of you have read it so...... Day 3. I took them out. Patt 1 (rescue runaway) immediately has got the plot. Just say his name, and he is there. If he is too far away, then a ping and he arrives. Instant reward (dog choccie drops) and off he goes again, happy and much much more confident in himself. Patt 2 - cringeing spayed bitch who has been ruling the world and manipulating us all. Put the collar on and off she cringed. Gave her a choccie drop, lots of encouragement to join us and she finally managed to come too
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    Today, first Patt (runaway rescue) has totally got the plot and is so happy. Full of confidence around the house, in the garden and on his walk. Knows exactly what is required. If he goes very far away, head down a rabbit hole and we are moving on, I call him, he can't hear, so I ping him and he comes to me instantly, tail a-wagging, treat and praise given and off we go. He doesn't mind the ping at all and sees it as the answer to all his prayers. He wants to do good but can't hear us half the time (wind blowing, gone too far away). Second Patt hates the pinging and has got herself i
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    First Patt - castrated male known wanderer (rescued) - red mist comes down, hunting mode on and off he goes. Not now. Collar on - ping ping ping and he comes back from miles away and has a biccie. Second Patt - spayed bitch known sheep killer and ruler of all known civilisations - red mist comes down, hunting mode on and off she goes, hearing every word but ignoring it because it is not convenient. So, ping, ping, ping and Mummy, mummy, mummy did you call? Here I am? 4 rabbits put up and I don't want them to vanish into 25 miles of hill so I let them chase until it goes to ground an
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    Hmmm.... questions that come to mind immediately:- 1. What sex are they? That will play an important part - boy and girl? Two girls? Related? 2. Are they part of your family, ie live indoors with you or out in kennels? 3. What did you do when she bit? 4. Are you having her spayed - was she in season at the time? They can go very odd during their season? 5. What game was the child playing with the dog? What were the rules? Was it a game of dominance or I'll have that toy? 6. How does she behave on a lead when she meets other dogs. 7. What is her position in the family? D
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    Dogs, who'd have 'em? Well done, you did everything you could and you're coming out the other side now. Scary and always on a sodding weekend too. With mine it is usually a Bank holiday Sunday!!! Keep an eye on the others. Take things slowly. Weight gain is not everything, hydration is more important. Feed little and often and light stuff. I would also, again, keep a diary. You have more than one dog and it could get all muddled up of who shits when and where and what it was like! Cheers Pignut.
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    Poor you - how horrible and scary. I would definitely take with me a good first aid kit of stuff you need - like a hypothermia blanket (those silver ones), a towel if she is soaking wet to vigourously dry her, maybe hypostop (which is a gel you put in the mouth that is quickly absorbed. You can use this if she is unconcious though I am not sure if your vet can get it - I have used it on humans as a nurse). Mobile phone always charged and preferably on. Slow your hunting down, maybe go one to one with the dog and concentrate on her, monitoring her working blood sugar levels for a while.
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    Ok, it is official, my Patt tried to kill a sheep yesterday. I live in open scattald (hill) and we are surrounded by sheep. My patt bitch (2 1/2 - spayed) has suddenly got it in for sheep and not just chasing. Who knows? Could be full moon but it has to stop now before lambing. She hasn't actually killed one yet but it won't be long. So collars...... I have been lent the world's oldest probably original Pac collar that I am charging that refuses to work. So the choices are :- Buy a Pac collar - £210 Rent a Pac collar - £60 per month Buy a second hand other type/make
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    I am busy a-charging - attached to the mains. I will phone Pac tomorrow also to get them to talk me through as I have no instructions and it is one of the older types. Failing that, i will spend that £210 and buy one because it is worth every penny if it stops her. (there are also plenty of folk up here who would make a small "donation" to borrow it!). Bloody terriers. Bloody sheep. Bloody hell.
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    Well.....I've just been lent a Pac colllar (old type) and I can't flippin' get it to work so I am looking at buying one now. It is that desperate where I live and I have no option. They are not cheap. Is there a cheaper UK version? Cheers Pignut
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