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    My old lurcher is losing weight again. Last time, vet examined him and put him on very expensive canine multivitamin tablets. They weren't that dissimilar to human ones (perhaps slightly less in vitamin content). Vitamins for humans are cheaper than the ones the vet gave the dog. So question is, can you give dogs multivitamins from the Chemist? Thanks Pignut
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    My Patt's bitch's first attempt was a mouse. My cats brought it in for entertainment and it ran under an old desk. My Patt thought she would stalk it for a while and then nodded off and went to sleep on the job! She did dig up a nest of rabbits and kill them. Pignut
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    I am not a fan of Finepix at all. Delayed shutter - so when you see the potential photo, press the button, there is a delay and you miss the thing. I love Canons. The Powershot G9 is a good solid little camera - there is a lot of variations stuffed into that small camera and you can put it on automatic and it makes the choices for you. I have taken so good shots with Canons. Do not get an old Canon as it is a false economy. Technology has moved on so much in the last couple of years so there are alot of cheap second hand cameras out there that have been superceded by much better model
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    Over my dead body!
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    This is her full sister (same litter). Apparently there is always one bl/tan in every litter. Mum has had two litters that I know of so far. Every one a coconut! This is mine. Very strange IMHO!
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    I completely agree. Sadly, where I live, there is no such thing!!! Just collie men everywhere. Not on these islands (Shetland). If there is one, please let me know. Cheers Pignut
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    you could well be right on both counts. Though the bl/tan would eat the ferret happily.
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    Cross country = out and about = get a Canon Powershot G9 - small, good lens and works well. Pignut
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    Serious stuff = when I go out on a shoot for the day and am earning my living with the results! As for lens, yes it is heavy but if I am using it, I do not have a 2 terrier and 1 lurcher attachment. If I took them, I would require someone to look after them on my behalf. Usual shoots do not include the dogs, sadly (though I wish it did, but I seriously know my limitations!) I also make sure I have a decent neck strap - this helps alot and I use the OP/TECH PRO LOOP CAMERA STRAP which is very good as it has a certain amount of give (spring) in it. I can thoroughly recommend that piec
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    My kit:- For the serious stuff:- Canon EOS-1D Mark III Lens EF70-200 2.8 IS USM EF24-70 2.8 EF180mm f/3.5L Macro USM 72mm Filter: HOYA Pro 1 Digital 77mm MC Protector For keeping in the car and emergencies:- Canon Powershot G9 Can't complain about any of it! All does the job very well. Cheers Pignut
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    I think IS is brilliant - I use the Canon EF 70-200mm F2.8 L IS USM and it takes great action shots. I was told by a pro that the Canon electronic image stabiliser is streets ahead of everything else. Good luck. Cheers PIGNUT
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    My lot consist of two Patts (Yes I know they are both completely different) - one bitch (2yr old - bl/tan) and one neutered dog (unknown age, rescued from the streets of England! - black) and an old lurcher (nearly 12). We go out and about every day and this is them at work. The black Patt is straight in there, working hard, digging and digging away, the lurcher will help while the black Patt often checks his holes and is focussed on the job. Sadly the Bl/tan bitch starts off well and then loses interest. She finished her day standing behind the lurcher trying to catch the earth h
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    You should smell some cat food - smells the same as when it goes in as when it comes out! Pignut
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    My lurcher is always crashing into things, coming home ripped to bits and the next morning is stiff and creeky. I tend to leave him to it. No painkillers as then he won't realise his limitations and over do it again. I would keep your dog somewhere warm, and comfortable. If you take him out, put him on a lead. Let his body recover at its own speed rather than mask the aches with painkillers. I would also invest in some arnica tablets - he will lick the cream off.
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    I know I will be shot down in flames by everyone, but hey, this is what I do. I have two Patts and a lurcher (collie x whippet x greyhound). They live on my farm. I feed them a dry base (one of those complete food ones) with any scraps from the table, ie leftover gravy, cut up cooked veg (either trimmings cooked when I was cooking supper) or leftover veg, a tin of sardines (you can get 3 tins for £1 in our supermarket) or meat. Sometimes I boil up fish that has been sitting in the freezer for ages. I get free lamb so they get a boiled neck, or liver or stuff with freezer burn. If
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    Definitely the fish route - mine get sardines or pilchards once/twice a week. Also, a raw egg in their feed does alot for coat condition, I think. Pignut
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    Thanks chaps for all advice. I think my problem is that I have two of the little feckers so they egg each other on and hunt together! On their own, they stay with me. Together they bugger off. I have now got a new training regime and it seems to be working. We are on Day 2 so I am not actually holding my breath and obviously Day1 was a good day. I am working them in an indoor school (used for riding mostly) and making them walk with me and turn with me and listen to me. You teach them to "wait" and to go "this way" and they get a reward. Then you migrate onto a longer lead and kee
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    I have two Patts (one female 18 months and one male unknown age). Both neutered. They usually potter about my farm and stay with us while we work. They have recently taken to buggering off to look for rabbits in the open hill grazing land (sheep). They don't come back and someone has to get them. The situation is becoming impossible as they were found in the next door farm and the farmer is less than happy. They don't chase sheep but are looking for rabbits. They sneak off when our attention is elsewhere and have gone in a flash. They will not come back until someone gets th
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    My bitch is ok off a lead and is used to coming with me when I am working, so is fairly obedient. But when she is in the hill, a red mist descends and she is gone, not listening and hunting. I like the definition "self employed". It sums her up. She is also easily led by my dog patterdale who buggers off all the time into the hill, wandering far and wide for miles. He is kept on a lead now and never to be trusted off it. Here, farmers shoot dogs and tell you afterwards, just for being the vicinity of sheep. My lurcher is very good - buggers off and comes back. Pignut
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    Well these are my two and, before I get laughed out of this thread, they are both Patterdales. The first is definitely a patterdale and her full sister looks like the short-haired black one and so do all her litter mates. The second one is a "rescue", so who knows. Maybe a hint of Scottie dog in him for the ears. Keep looking - finding the right pup is always fun. Pignut
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    He looks lovely and a fine boy. FYI, Patterdales are addictive and you will find one is not enough - two is great!!! Good luck Pignut
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    Here is the latest addition to our motley crew - Walter - now known, I think, as Gonzo the Great! he was found wandering the streets of Hereford, a stray with no home or background. He has settled in quickly, paws under the proverbial table, and seems happy enough. Here he is with various members of the family and apart from one dead chicken, which we have had words about, he seems to be learning quickly and settling in!!!! With eldest daughter and Bean watching Dr Who! Patterdale standard tummy tickle On our walk - those ears! Terriers of the World untie!!! E
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    Thanks Dawn - I really appreciate your input. I will up-end and see what like. Poor wee thing. She is not her usual bouncy little self. Pignut
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    No, I have noticed extra drinking. She is always licking her bottom in the last 24 hours and the tits are quite pronounced now! I am sure she is not pregnant. She has not been wandering - she doesn't. She just doesn't. I think it is a phantom pregnancy. She can get into the garden and has to climb over a fence to get really out. The other dog can't get out so she would not go on her own. Surely there would be dogs calling at the house if there were any around. I live in the middle of nowhere, real nowhere. I promise. I will be going to the vet tomorrow and I know he will say it
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    My patterdale bitch had her first season, she was abit hormonal but fine in herself. She seemed to have a large bottom for a while (longer than I remember my other bitch having) but it receded eventually. She was also very horny and walking backwards into my mystified castrated lurcher! I have noticed recently (a few weeks later, and one week before she is due to be spayed) that she is licking her bottom alot, she is very quiet, taking herself off to lie on the kids beds or sitting on the settee with all the cushions around her, and has put on weight and has very noticeable tits which ar
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