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Teeth should be white, not brown. It is very easy to tell if a dog has tooth problems: its teeth will be covered with brownish hard plaque, or just a layer at the top of the teeth nearest the gum this leads to gum disease. Teeth should be checked every week, just the same as claws or any other part of a dog's body. Chicken carcases and lamb ribs are nature's finest tooth brushes for dogs, but as Socks says, if she has had molars removed she may well struggle to cope with chewing anything much now. Hopefully this will be a lesson for you in the future with any new dogs you may have. I've
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How old is she? Teeth shouldn't need to be pulled at any age unless the dog has a habit of chewing on rocks, or its been fed a crap diet and its teeth were all covered in tartar which had led to very bad gum disease.
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...and although they are a rescue charity, they are not anti hunting, and if someone is looking for a working dog through their site, they'd be happy to let it go to a working home, plus they check all the homes before they let dogs go.
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Not at all: the man I spoke to couldn't remember the name of the MP who was bleating on about it being cruel to dogs getting bitten by rats, etc etc but it was on the radio: didn't ask him how long ago as we got ranting about the state of the country in general But I do remember that the MP also said that lamping should be banned because night time was the only respite wild animals had from being hunted: the usual misinformed bollocks that antis spout.
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I've just been talking to a friend from Lincolnshire. He told me he'd heard a radio interview with an MP (sorry, don't know which one) who said that Labour were determined to bring about a total ban on all forms of hunting with dogs: including rabbits and rats, when they get into power again. Just wondered if anyone else had heard about this: apparently it is Labour Party Policy.
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Great photo: just shows how mad the weather is nowadays: adders not yet hibernating and it's mid November!
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Maybe if you think of the dog more as a hound on speed than a lurcher it would help you to cope with the barking Seriously, as long as you aren't working the dog at night where you want silence all round, does it really matter if its only working by day? I once had a screamer: fantastic little dog in cover, small lurcher. She nailed foxes deep in cover or bolted them, ditto rabbits. Couldn't have lived with her if I'd just wanted to lamp her, but as part of a flushing pack by day she was invaluable, and you always knew where she was
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Ah! Flailed hedges! Don't you just love um Some nice action there
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Doesn't matter: any negative experience while the dog is chasing may stifle its drive.
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I'm trying to be polite here, BUT, FFS: have you actually got a brain? Yes, dog may stop barking, but its 100% guaranteed to stop dog chasing as well: do the math! Dog chases, gets zapped, dog stops chasing: I shouldn't have to spell it out, but maybe in this case it is necessary.
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A lot depends on the foot shape as to whether or not road work alone keeps the claws short.
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Use one of these for their claws: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Wahl-Smartgroom-Nail-Grinder-Blue/dp/B00486DBL2/ref=sr_1_1?s=pet-supplies&ie=UTF8&qid=1353409554&sr=1-1 Even the spookiest of my dogs seem to accept the buzzing vibration well, once they realise it isn't going to hurt. Tie up dog and muzzle it too: restricting it in a non-violent manner makes the dog more likely to accept that you are in charge.
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Sulphur based ointments have been used for ages for a lot of skin conditions and minor wounds: http://www.herbalhealer.com/nustock.html and have a read of this: http://www.gnclivewell.com.au/health-knowledge-details.asp?id=32&t=MSM+and+the+Healing+Power+of+Sulfur&cid=5
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Don't feed a whole rack. Chop a few ribs off and feed that instead. Simple. Not good for dogs to crap white concrete marbles. The body tries to absorb moisture internally to deal with all that bone: again not good. Cut down on the bone and increase fibre (veg, bread or whatever) and proper meat. Racks may be cheap, but the most bone I ever give a dog in a day is two ribs, plus a chicken carcase along with the rest of their food.
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Most of all have fun with the pup: set gentle boundaries: no biting fingers for example. If pup wants to bite your fingers direct it on to a soft toy it can play with instead. Don't shout NO at it, just yelp to let it know that biting hurts: just like another pup would do. Try NEVER to give any negative feedback at this stage. Let the pup know that you are THE best place to be close to. Don't even try to do heel work for a long time: t'aint a natural thing for a dog to do at all. That comes later, once you have a rock solid bond. If the pup wants to bring you an old sock that you chuck fo
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Cheers: I'll ask him.
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What's the breeding and has the dog learned how to find rabbits in grass by day?
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Get some real meat into the pup: most of what you are feeding is cheap cereals, stuff to bulk out the food, with not really enough good nutrients for a growing pup. I've sent you a pm.
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Charts: is that Australian Borzoi bred from different lines to the show ones over there? Or was it bred down from original show stock that has now been working for generations in Oz?
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Strong looking pup Good idea to worm them now as well: immature round worms are nearly always present at birth, even if the bitch has been wormed. Worm the pups every three weeks: the length of the round worm cycle: amazing what a difference it makes to growth rate if they are wormed early and regularly. That's what I do at any rate.
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I'm not being a hypocrite at all: I merely said that I wouldn't have risked leaving a bitch with someone else: that is completely different to having an accident myself, but does show how easily it could happen! To be honest, I'd be more worried about something happening to a bitch of mine in someone else's hands: what if she got out, run over, run off? Even if it was someone I knew very well, I wouldn't like to put that responsibility on them.
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No. He is a canine osteopath: different thing altogether, though he knows a lot about tendon injuries. On a different note, I've seen plenty of dogs carry on running with a flat toe and never have a problem, especially if its a hind foot.
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Like I already said, it all depends on the temperament and type of the individual dog or pup. There have been sad cases where the owner didn't realise that the pup was driving a very tolerant adult dog mad, until the day it cracked and killed the younger one. Alternatively, an over-the-top pup, which is not mature enough to control itself, can have its behaviour forever altered ... for the worse ... if it receives what it perceives to be an unwarranted thrashing from an older dog. It can either become over submissive and fearful, or very aggressive when it matures. Take Chance for example
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I'd sooner have a Deer/Grey cross than the straight Grey cross any day: better feet, probably a steadier temperament, more biddable, more robust: I could go on! Look forward to seeing how they develop: useful in the right hands no doubt.
