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Just leave him on the rubber mat. Thoroughly dry the dog off before he goes in.
Any bedding will just retain moisture and make the dog cold (as well as make a mess).
Getting the dog dry will ensure they don’t hold the cold and should warm up their sleeping space from their own heat if you ensure their sleeping area is the right size (not a massive shed but an appropriate size sleeping box) and draft free.
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On 18/09/2023 at 09:01, Chaff said:
Lot of good observations made in this book mate, I cant believe it's no longer in print.
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5 hours ago, tatsblisters said:
That's some bargain that is i think the hw80 out of the box is over 400 notes. I have one myself though have not shot it for years even though they are a workhorse of a gun i still prefer the BSA Mercury and airsporter tbh.
I’m sure I seen one recently in Sportsman for over £500!!-
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2 minutes ago, Lloyd90 said:
As usual, a lot of it comes down to cut backs in funding.
My mate has just got a job in the dog squad with the Police. The dog he was given was a Belgian Mali rescued from a puppy farm.
Dog was alright until it turned and bit him badly, was then failed off the programme.
A lot of Belgian Mali's are known for similar I believe, they get wound up (too much go in them) and from the frustration re-direct and bite the handler.
You couldn't gift me one of them things.
We also have lots of these dogs being bred by idiots who have no business owning them, breeding the wrong qualitites thinkig its great to have a go that'll go out and bite and be a loonatic, where in reality (especially in Police dog work I would think), 99% of the time you just want a dog that's a deterrant and doesn't bite, and a dog with a cool head that can switch it on and off when needed.
I forgot to say, I told my mate I thought it was unbelievable that they weren't breeding and running on their own pups so they can get dogs in with good backgrounds and stable dogs.
He said it costs too much. They buy some in from 'facilities' and certain places, then they also rescue some and just give them a go and then see if they pass the assessment.
After the initial dog failed the programme, my mate was given a Dutch Shephard and only had it 2 weeks. This one came from one of the 'facilities' and passed the Police assessment first time after only 2 weeks with him.
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On 04/08/2023 at 00:26, mushroom said:
Was reading about this, apparently it went nuts lol. My question is why? Was it an unstable dog? (Many questions follow that one). Was it a bad handler? Or was it just just a bad match between the both? Or maybe she was a crack fiend and the dog did it’s job
Either way it’s not a good show.
As usual, a lot of it comes down to cut backs in funding.
My mate has just got a job in the dog squad with the Police. The dog he was given was a Belgian Mali rescued from a puppy farm.
Dog was alright until it turned and bit him badly, was then failed off the programme.
A lot of Belgian Mali's are known for similar I believe, they get wound up (too much go in them) and from the frustration re-direct and bite the handler.
You couldn't gift me one of them things.
We also have lots of these dogs being bred by idiots who have no business owning them, breeding the wrong qualitites thinkig its great to have a go that'll go out and bite and be a loonatic, where in reality (especially in Police dog work I would think), 99% of the time you just want a dog that's a deterrant and doesn't bite, and a dog with a cool head that can switch it on and off when needed.
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31 minutes ago, dodger said:
I'm not looking for a stud I have my own was just interested in what is out there n currently throwing good stuff
As you say not everyone is interested in trialling I'd personally prefer a pup out of a tried n tested beating dog that's been to the moon n back 4 days a week for a good few seasons opposed to a trial winner but that's me..
The problem with that mentally is, simply taking a dog to a shoot 4 days weeek don't make it a good dog.
There's untold number of stud adverts out there saying "dog works [insert impressive number]+ days a season", but that's no way what so ever to measure if the dog is any good.
A beating dog these days on a driven shoot doesn't even have to do a lot, they run through a woodland with a big number of birds, spooking birds up, often not flushing them properly anyway (bumping birds), and after a few shoot days most of the birds run on anyways so you don't get that many hard contact flushes that shows what a decent dog really is.
I have seen many many dogs "taken beating", the owner snap photo's for their stud dog page, and proclaim to anyone who'll listen (or pay a stud fee) that the dog is a solid worker, yet I have seen those same dogs commit numerous major faults such as whining/yipping, chasing game, having hard mouth and crunching birds when retrieving, and just generally being out of control ... yet their rose tinted owner still proclaims what a great dog that are.
There are some very good, well trained dogs out there who "just go beating" but if I was ever going to consider it for stud I definitely wouldn't take the owners word for it sadly, I would want to see it worked extensively in the field.
Lads who take their dogs rough shooting would (you'd think) have their dogs to a higher standard. In order for the day to be a success, the dog needs to hunt and stay within the range of the gun. A beating dog can (and I have seen many that are) be miles outside of gunshot range, yet as long as the birds they are knocking up go over the gun line it doesn't matter. A good rough shooting dog needs to hunt in range, needs to properly flush birds or game sitting tight, and needs to mark and retrive back to hand. A trial dog should (in theory at least) be a very well polished shooting dog.
Personally I would take a trail awarded dog over someone's self-proclaimed best beating dog any day of the week.
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Watched this on Netflix, well worth a watch, loved it, even my Mrs enjoyed it.
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On 18/05/2023 at 16:31, grompz said:
a good friend of mine,only just recently put his dog into kennels, whilst in their care the dog suffered a serious injury, the kennels point blank refused to pay or help out on the vet fee costs, apparently most kennels get you to sign a disclaimer form, which safe guards them,and you have no chance of making a claim against them, may be this isnt the same for you jok, but if it was me i wouldnt be happy with your outcome, at the end of the day you expect your dog to be returned to you in the same health as he went in, wouldnt use them again after treatment like they gave you, atb.
Now that is much worse to the above, depending on what sort of injury and how exactly it came about. There is potential there that they may have been negligent, andare bang out of order. Again you would need a lot more details but I'd be more concerned about a dog coming back with an obvious injury than one coming back with a sickness.
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Unless the vet has given you very clear diagnosis of what it actually is then what can you do?
Your dog was put into an environment where a large number of other dogs are also housed, coming and going, and as such there is a hugely increased chance of coming across some sort of disease, infection or whatever.
Similar to people having little kids, who go off to school everyday spreading their coughts, infections and whatever else, then bring it back home to the whole family.
It's just one of those things in life.
If it was something your friend had done that was negligent then fair enough but it doesn't sound that way unless I have misread something.
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On 25/05/2023 at 22:22, dodger said:
Loads out there but what in your opinion are the current best producers cheers..
The only measureable way to look at "producers" is to look at which stud dogs have had pups go on to win at novice and open trial level.
Despite that, there will be plenty good dogs out there that have never been run in a trial.
What is it that you are looking for? What lines are your bitch? What is her good points and what are her downsides that you are wanting to improve on?
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On 11/05/2023 at 23:47, mC HULL said:
china earning ruining the usa only hundred odd years ago britain ruined and pillaged china with opium took al there gold
the cia started the crack epidemic in 80s selling the f****r in the ghetto ruining there own country the uk and usa are the biggest drug dealers in the world
That’s been heavily investigated and no evidence found.
You’ve been watching too many YouTube conspiracy videos lad.
They noted that rebels they were working with were also involved in supply of some drugs. That don’t mean the CIA personally smuggled drugs.
CIA involvement in Contra cocaine trafficking - Wikipedia
EN.M.WIKIPEDIA.ORG-
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3 hours ago, tatsblisters said:
It's something I have never heard of I also thought heroine had gone out of fashion these days amongst the younger generations. I believe the authorities could put a stop to it if they put the resources in to it.
Delusional or naive?
The amount of things coming into the country, lorries, cars, containers, flights, drug dealing probably one of the biggest industries in the world.
Huge drug just just the other week so many tons of coke and they prob just write it off as an operating cost.
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On 23/03/2023 at 05:18, thefensarefarbutistillgo said:
From my experience there would be very little heat being felt from that height, if it’s cold enough for it to be needed to be on it should be around 2 to 2 and a half feet above the bed, even at that height you don’t feel much heat if you hold your hand under it at the same level as the dog would be but if you turn your head to the side and put your face by where the dog would be and leave it there for a few seconds you can feel the heat more, I find that the best way to gauge what height to put the lamp
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3 minutes ago, jigsaw said:
That's same type I have,great job they are
Cheers, do you just use the red bulb?
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Not looking for other recommendations eg saying get a tube heater etc, just want a lamp for switching on briefly when the dogs get back from work and they are wet etc, give them a blast to dry off and warm up before bedding down.
Does it make a difference which lamp you get?
Does the bulb matter?
These ones on sale are cheap, I was thinking just buy the shade and get a ceramic bulb separate as I am sure I read ceramic bulbs are better? Maybe that the glass bulbs can shatter but the ceramic ones don’t?
Also if you get a 250w shade and 250w bulb, with the reduced switch, assume it would just be like using a 125w bulb when switched onto the half setting (sounds obvious don’t it but just checking).
This looks like a decent buy but if it’s just going to be cheap crap I’d rather buy a better one -
heat lamp incubator
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On 14/03/2023 at 13:45, Fox dog said:
As it says rabbiting spade ,ideal for two feet down to the ferret,last resort
What would you use?
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On 13/03/2023 at 23:46, Bakerboy said:
I'd use that as a last resort if it was the only thing to hand
What one would you use?
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21 minutes ago, jeemes said:
It cures arthritis.
Anything else? I’ll give it a go
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What's so good about it then? For dogs and humans ...
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I’m flat out over Xmas working in the emergency social work team… however for the first time in years I’ve got Xmas day off.
Home with the Mrs, will take the dogs up the common early morning to give them a good run out, might chase a hare like they did last year
, … I shouldn’t laugh they’re bloody spaniels… then back home to cook a goose and all the veg.
One of our mates was due to go back to Ireland but her plans collapsed last minute so we’re dragging her over to our house as we won’t have her spend Xmas home alone.
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Tell ya teenager the benefits of cold air and cold showers for sexual performance.
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19 hours ago, Wideboy said:
Great bit of advice. My sprocker bitch is going to be 2 this month and she’s been out twice. What a difference in her, compared to letting them at it a year sooner. Just worked on the training last season instead of letting her going shooting. I have her mother so it was no big deal holding her back, maybe different if you don’t have another gun dog.
All she wants to do is please me now, purely hunting for me and not herself.
I see loads of people bringing young dogs on shoots.
They say it’s nonsense to wait and how the dog is brilliant, or they bring it along and just keep it on a lead etc …
I go back a year or two later, the dogs pretty much always have major faults and they either don’t bring the dog anymore cos it’s totally wild, or even worse they still bring the dog and they think it’s brilliant, when in reality it’s out of control and totally shit.
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Some of the worst dog's I've ever seen on shoots belonged to the keepers
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Terrier x's
in Lurchers & Running Dogs
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You’d expect them to yap, which can be counter productive for a bit of discreet mooching.