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  1. skycat
    Get it to the vet. That is NOT a floating rib.
  2. skycat
    If you do feel the need to give him something before you go out: a few hours before he starts work, then a small amount of fat will provide energy through the day. But dogs are designed to work on an empty stomach, so I'd see how he goes before feeding in the morning. If he looks as though he's tiring towards the end of the day (which he probably will anyway to begin with until he gets properly fit for a long day) then take a cheese sandwich: plenty of butter: to give him as a pick-me-up early afternoon. Some gundog owners give their dogs a Mars Bar, but although it gives an instant energy b
  3. skycat
    Does it look like this? http://kalaharirr.tripod.com/floatingrib.html
  4. skycat
    markus muehle is cooked, but pasteurised, as opposed to cooked at very high temperatures like most dog food. This means that fewer vitamins etc are destroyed in the process. Most top of the range £30 and over dog foods have an exact list of ingredients, unlike the cheap ones which are very sparing in their description of the ingredients, allowing them a lot more lee way in what they use.
  5. skycat
    Why not? A dog's digestive system is designed to process meat better than most other types of food. Thankfully, more and more people are beginning to realise this, and stop lining the pockets of some dog food manufacturer who only wants to get rich: using waste from human products, stuff that is deemed inedible or gone off: then heat treated to a very high temperature to kill all the nasty bacteria, which also kills most of the good bacteria and other vital nutrients, then loads of rice waste, beet pulp, wheat or soya added to bulk it out> and they call it the best food for dogs! :la
  6. skycat
    Top recipe there Making my mouth water just looking at it. I like to douse them liberally in lamb fat as well: grate hard lamb fat and sprinkle the layers with it.
  7. skycat
    Link to show schedule which was posted on Lurcher link website: http://www.lurcher.org/llink/forum/viewtopic.php?t=82436&sid=fbc8803ce026c976187a02ea757d997c
  8. skycat
    Fabulous! Photos just get better and better.
  9. skycat
    Brilliant! When's the book out????
  10. skycat
    That may work in the wild, but in a domestic situation, it is unwise to allow two young male dogs to actually start fighting: they can't run away or be banished from the pack like they would in the wild, and the problem could escalate and end up with two male dogs who are dog aggressive not only to each other, but other dogs as well. Even if the situation doesn't get completely out of hand, you could end up with one dog so cowed and lacking in confidence that it could be ruined as a worker, or both dogs so intent on beating the other one that they have their eyes more on their rival than o
  11. skycat
    REALLY BAD IDEA: never use shock collar when there is dog to dog aggression: can make things a whole lot worse as the dog that is being shocked can think it is down to the other dog, and will retaliate even more.
  12. skycat
    It's a shame that people don't take a little more thought when planning something like this: not during summer time, rabbits with young, not bolting well, crops up, deep bank warren: the list goes on. Years ago we did a little interview and ferreting with our local BBC Look East, when the marches were going on during the lead-up to the ban: we picked a shallow small warren we knew well, made sure there were rabbits at home before letting them turn on the cameras (used a dog to mark them first), then made sure that we both knew exactly what we were doing, and the crew also knew what was likely
  13. skycat
    Gotta be a wind up
  14. skycat
    It's only separated by fencing as it is held on the show jumping part of the showground: so literally within spitting distance of the stalls and the rest of the show: no more than 100 yards maximum. I can honestly say that this show is one of the nicest I know: I've been nearly every year for the past 20 odd years, and although it isn't a country fair as such, there are so many different animals to look at its great for anyone interested in livestock, poultry, anything from fancy mice right up to rare breed cattle. It started off as a rare breeds exhibition, and has quietly grown from there. A
  15. skycat
    I wouldn't normally comment on this type of thread as without seeing the dog in its home environment it is impossible to offer a valid opinion, but, a highly driven, excitable young male dog, in an environment that is very fluid, people constantly coming and going, too much stimulus of the wrong kind from people who don't necessarily understand a dog's needs, is always a risk. The family pet dogs which succeed in such environments are those with zero drive of any sort. They are very placid, most are neutered young, before those hormones start kicking in. It is easy to forget that young ma
  16. skycat
    Generally I've found that Saluki types are the worst, like has already been said: IMO there's no sense in throwing water over a whining/screaming/howling pup: all you end up with is a wet, even more miserable pup, and one that cowers away from you every time you go near it: is that really the start you want between you and your dog? Letting it scream the place down for a few nights may also not be an option if you have kids, missus, neighbours etc, or even if it's just you who wants a night's sleep! Easing them into your world gently never does any harm, and certainly doesn't create a clingy
  17. skycat
    How old is it? If it is a young pup, then sleep on a mattress next to the crate for the first few nights: that way it won't feel scared and alone: you just stick your hand into the crate and stroke it, but also, if the pup has been carefully reared, it won't want to pee in the crate: you take it outside every few hours for the first week or so by which time a pup will usually have the hang of the housetraining thing, but bear in mind that young pups can't hold their pee for very long at all: they need to go every couple of hours or so.
  18. skycat
    Not much use for the animals that live in the rain forests though....Sky cat i thought you were going to say cmw had gone out of print I don't think their readership is so big as to cause that danger
  19. skycat
    http://www.rainforestrealities.com/articles/after-a-lifetime-of-illegal-logging-12-families-learn-lawful-ways-to-feed-themselves/?utm_source=outbrain&utm_medium=appna2012&utm_content=After-a-lifetime-of-illegal-logging-12-f&utm_campaign=app
  20. skycat
    I had an amazing little lurcher once, bred from non yapping parents, but she was a pain on the lamp as she literally screamed her head off if she missed a rabbit on the turn. I used her to her strengths, as a cover dog, because she was one of the best bushing dogs I've ever had, and caught no end of stuff in brambles. Her nose was second to none, and it didn't matter if she yapped in cover because the other lurchers knew exactly where she was and in which direction she was pushing her quarry. If you have plenty of cover to work, then use the dog in that way and accept him for what he is.
  21. skycat
    It was lucky to have made it to 2 weeks if it had an imperforate anus: most die within a few days if it isn't diagnosed early. Or was it not totally closed over?
  22. skycat
    Many dogs won't stay behind another dog, especially if the dog is male and young and the bitch older and experienced: what did you expect him to do? Latch on to her tail and start ragging her?
  23. skycat
    I think he's a cracking looking little dog: and in mint condition. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder! I'd give him kennel room any day on looks alone, but what's he like in the field? How big is he?
  24. skycat
    I kept pet rabbits which ran around the garden and the lurchers never touched them. But they were a pale golden colour, quite unlike wild rabbits. One day, however, the terriers got out, and guess what: no more rabbits All I found were bits of bones and fur and a heap of fat terriers Also had a Collie lurcher which knew never to touch pheasants round the pens or near farm buildings, but out on the fens she treated them as fair game and nabbed a fair few during her life.
  25. skycat
    http://www.glennbeck.com/2012/06/04/economist-unstoppable-economic-collapse-is-imminent/
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