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    This will probably really upset some people but I fed a litter of cubs for a month or so a couple of years back: this was not on farm/shoot land but locally near some fishing lakes and nature reserves: my dogs found and killed a vixen in a terrible state: skin and bone,but heavy in milk and so weak she could barely walk: her gums and tongue were completely white: lack of blood? Anaemia? Internal injuries? Anyway, I knew where the cubs were and for a month left them meat and bones outside the earth: which vanished within hours of me putting it there. Now there's quite a few foxes around t
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    I hope that no one minds if I bump this every now and again: still need lots of photos, and many thanks to those who have already contacted me: I've got until the end of June to get the pics together so keep them coming.
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    Great read that: I wonder if the terrier, once she'd had her own pups, then had a totally different view to anything else's young? I've found that with some of my lurcher bitches, whilst they love all young pups before they have their own, once they've had their own litter they become a lot less tolerant towards pups in general: having said that it sometimes works the other way round too! Ain't nature marvellous!
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    Had a Lakeland terrier many years ago. Hard as nails, but if she found cubs in an earth she would bring them out unharmed: went on to be a good mother herself: also my hard black bitch now won't touch tiny cubs: not known this happen with any terrier males I've had: no such maternal instinct in them.
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    Wow! Fat pups indeed: bitch still looks well too: well done for keeping the weight on her like that. Some bitches just do it all so easily don't they.
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    I wanted to things under wraps a bit longer, but these are for a book on lurcher and sighthound maintenance which will cover just about everything to do with running dogs: feeding, conditioning, injuries, (specific chapters on foot injuries and problems, knocked up and flat toes, stopper problems, skin wounds:when to allow to heal naturally and when to treat surgically (sutures),how to recognise and treat and when to go to the vet, housing, parasites I know there's a huge amount of info on the net, but the same questions are continually asked over and over again on lots of forums and it st
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    I know that some people have already sent me pics of their dogs' injuries, but finally my project is coming together, and I need -good, clear close up pics of injuries: specifically to feet: split webs, cut pads, stoppers etc. And any other interesting injuries dogs might have had: need pics of fresh injury, during the healing process and once its healed. Also, could the people who have alread sent me pics please resend them as I had a problem with my computer and lost a lot of them! Your photos if used will be credited to you and a complimentary copy of the finished product will be
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    Science says that dogs can't tolerate lactose, but I've never had a problem giving mine a bit: milk a bit gone off, dregs from cereal bowls, sometimes just a cupful because I feel like it: never a problem, but I wouldn't give them loads of the stuff as they don't need it.
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    My own vet just told me that there is no great difference between Milbemax and Drontal apart from the fact that Milbemax will do lungworm, BUT only if you follow the correct protocol. A course of Milbemax is needed to kill lung worm, not quite sure over how many days or doses, but one dose alone won't kill lungworm.
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    Brilliant that you you managed to catch the bird: well done: incredible how such small animals have such resistance and will to survive:hope to see more photos of it fit and well.
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    I've worked terriers in cover for many years, and some never do get the hang of sticking near you and working with other dogs: problem is if the pup has no older dog to teach it how to hunt close by and listen to commands your'e in for a rough ride. My young pups learn from the older ones, and I only keep dogs which have more of a pack mentality rather than a go it alone attitude. Make yourself the pack leader, make sure the dog respects your authority, and also be aware that at 8 months old this pup is a teenageer and desperate to do its own thing, so it will run amok and be a pain in th
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    Use antibacterial hand wash: I know your'e not supposed to use human stuff on dogs but I've found that any of these work: for really bad smells like rotten fish I just spray the dog with Dettol antibacterial surface cleaner, rub well in and rinse straight off: never had a dog keel over on me yet for doing that, and it works. You could always set the dog up by planting mouse traps all round a previously sussed out pile of fox sh't: then when the dog goes to roll in it the traps all start going off: they won't hurt the dog but they might give its toes a nip LOL Hopefully it will then associ
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    Best way is to put dog on lead without trying to take rabbit off it, carry on walking: when you next spot a rabbit in the beam light it up well, and if the dog has half a brain it will drop the rabbit it is carrying and be eager to go and catch the next. But you must start walking straight away once the dog comes back to you carrying that first rabit: dogs are less likely to crunch a rabbit if they are moving along and looking for the next catch. When you see that the dog is ready to let go of the rabbit say 'give': you'll see its jaws relax a little and if its pricking its ears and looking a
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    Just google jandjgreenwood to find his website: contact details are on there.
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    Years ago the club for which I was secretary tried to put on a 'working' competition. OK, obviously not a working in the field comp,but there was a retrieving test, a jumping test, a walk round the ring off the lead thingy as well as the beauty show part of it: not many entered: probably because most people's dogs wouldn't have walked to heel round the ring LOL There was not enough interest in the comp to warrant doing it again: IMO, those who really work their dogs to a high standard as opposed to point and slip wouldn't be likely to enter a beauty show. I know there's exceptions but I thi
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    Top answer there: one of the most sensible posts I have read, and I'd agree completely. But a lot depends on what sort of work a dogs does as well: like hare coursing, running in top gear for several minutes at a time and several times in a day really takes it out of a dog: even when fully fit I wouldn't want to do that more than twice a week: it really takes time for the muscles etc to recover. Many's the dog that has been over run on hares and dumped/passed on as a jacker when all the dog needed was a bit of rest and better food. If your'e talking about pack hunting that is a tota
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    The only way your'e going to get anywhere with an adult dog is to take it back to step one: train as if it were an 8 week old pup, well, a bit older. Start with recall on lead, long lead of about 6foot. Retreive train the same way, though to be honest if you don't know what your'e doing (not trying to be nasty and I don't know you at all) then it's much more difficult to re train or train an adult dog that has maybe got loads of issues, than it is to train a pup. How about contacting Jim Greenwood? He's the mutt's nuts when it comes to understanding dogs, their behaviour and believe me this
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    I've had some very awkward lurchers to do but I've found that they generally panic less if you do them standing up: the dog that is. Tie the dog up very short to something solid: I use the kennel bars, then kneel beside the dog and pick one foot up at a time, as if you were shoeing a horse: like Hannah says, just do a tiny bit on one claw to begin with. Take no notice of any screaming, struggling: get someone else to hold her steady if you can. Don't shout, get agitated or stressed yourself. Just do one claw, then praise and release the dog. Sooner or later the dog will give in a put up w
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    Heartfelt sympathy for you and the lad.
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    That might well be the cause of the problem: try him on a raw diet: a lot of dogs are intolerant to cereals, certain additives and preservatives found in dry food, on top of which it's hardly natural for a dog to eat just dry cooked food: which of course is what complete food is. Do a Google search on BARf or raw feeding: its not a cure all but in my experience solves 99% of skin problems providing you have eliminated fleas and mange first. If the dog lives outside it could also be mosquito bites if you live near a lot of water: puppy skin is thinner than adult dog skin and they seem t
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    ONly one person has mentioned fitness in this thread, and I think that this has got to be one of the main issues, unless the dog has a serious undiagnosed health problem. Miles and miles of walking won't get a dog running fit: OK, so it does tone up feet, legs etc, but it doesn't raise the heart rate enough to get that muscle fit, nor does it build up stamina. THE WHOLE BODY needs to be conditioned slowly and carefully to a point where the dog is able to trot briskly beside a bike for at least 3 miles, then do a minute's gallop without being over tired before you should consider slipping the
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    Plough is OK if it isn't rock hard: round here we have clay which sticks like glue when its wet and is concrete hard when its dry: horrible. I just don't run on it when its hard. Black land is great, though bottomless when its wet, but you can run on it when its bone dry too: just dust.
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    Superb photo. Glorious colours on that bird: does it really say: ah, Jim lad??? LOL
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    Forgot to say: in young dogs (between 8 and 18 months old depending on type, sex etc) this is the age they will be challenging you to see if you are up to standard of being the boss. Be firm but fair and never let the dog get away with anything when it does challenge you: mine often show it by running round like fools with dummy in mouth taunting me to try and chase them: just try not to put the dog in a situation where it can actually do that, so the long line thing also helps in that sort of scenario. The trouble with any advice in writing is that it is difficult to know how to behave t
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    Right, something has happened to traumatize the pup and he's reliving it in his sleep> my old dog Rattis had meningitis when she was 6 months old, was in the vet's for a week on drips etc. To this day, and from the moment she came back from the vets she will gallop like mad in her sleep, yelping as though she is trying to run away from something> when I wake her you can see the fear in her eyes: the rest of the time she is as fine as an 11 year old arthritic lurcher can be. 'Nother tale: lurcher pup of 5 weeks got out of the yard (escape artist)went under some leaning boards one day
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