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Yes cause children of today with modern teaching are sooooo more behaved than the kids of years ago that got a clip round the ear... I can see you don't condone any form of physical correction in dogs...that's great, that's your choice. But some dogs do like to push the boundaries and a quick correction like shown in the video is enough to stop it. Consistency of commands is the key. Time and effort also are 100% needed in the training of a dog. I do not agree with being 'heavy handed' with a pup. When a pup does not know the commands it is wrong to try and hit it into learning. I think th
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Any type of negative reinforcement produces an extreme reaction. We learn not to put our fingers in the fire: that's negative reinforcement, but in a good way. If we learn to sit quietly at table as children because we are scared of being smacked, that, IMO, is bad kind of negative reinforcement. Children were regularly beaten at school in the past, and many would say that it never harmed them, merely taught them to respect those in authority, BUT times have changed. Really good teachers know that you can get a much better result by engaging the child's curiosity, but making lessons interestin
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A brilliant answer! So many people have no idea how a dog's mind works, or don't even know if their dogs are stressed, unhappy etc. Anyone keeping dogs of any sort should read something like Jackie Drakeford's 'Dogs in Mind' book.
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Sometimes very frequent seasons can be caused by cysts on the ovaries. Spaying is the only answer if that is the case ... or used to be, whether or not they can operate to remove them nowadays I don't know. I copied the following from this site:http://www.labbies.com/reproduction2.htm Recurrent Estrus (Shortened Interestrus Intervals or Polyestrus). In some cases, bitches will experience only brief (shorter than 4 months) interludes between estrus cycles. It has been observed that such bitches usually have a higher rate of infertility. The shortened intervals, however, are believed to be
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IN this day of over-protection of animals, where the public see any kind of chastisement as cruelty, I can see why carrying the dog by its neck and smacking it on the bum to make it sit could be construed as over harsh. Personally, I have never had to resort to anything like that when teaching a young dog to sit and stay. I wouldn't like to see any of my dogs glue themselves to the ground in total submission for fear of another slap, and I have had some very hard-headed pups to deal with over the years, though not spaniels. Sitting and staying is simply a matter of repetition, and although it
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What a truly enjoyable read that was. I really was there with you. So pleased that the terrier: I see you're calling her a terrier now is working her socks off. Mine isn't doing too bad either, though she isn't seeing as much work as yours. I'd say that she's really come into her own this last 6 months or so though.
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So sad for a strong dog to go like that. Reminds me of when I lost my Beardie lurcher many years ago. She had been on an incredibly long run, came back, seemed fine, ate her supper as normal, and died in her sleep at the foot of my bed that night. Just whined a couple of times, I thought she was dreaming. I wonder something like that can be a blood clot, maybe from many years before, stirred up and getting lodged in the heart or brain. Just a thought.
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2015 latest update. Original report was made in 2013. There is no clear report on the current state of affairs there.
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Sheeps' eyes show up completely different in the beam: white and glittery, whereas a fox's eyes show up more yellowish.
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Raspberry leaf has been used for a very long time to help women give birth more easily. It is supposed to strengthen the muscles of the uterus. But for drying up milk in a bitch I would use this: Urtica Urens 3C . Be very careful NOT to buy the 30C as this will increase milk production!!!!! Get it here: http://www.dorwest.com/products/URN3C/urtica-urens-3c-three-100-pillules It definitely works, as does the higher potency for bitches who are struggling to make enough milk for pups. But obviously, if a bitch hasn't enough milk you should first make sure the diet is adequate: lots o
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Got loads of them round here: it's a member of the Lesser Noirus Moggius.
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That's the conclusion they have come up with over here. Hunters releasing them for more hunting opportunities. A couple states have banned hunting them in an effort to stop this. Interesting remedy! So what happens next? The wild boar just continue to increase in numbers?
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All types of dog can be headstrong and defiant if we don't know how to channel their needs/instincts in a way they can understand. We have to be able to speak their language. By this, I mean that we train them, and be with them in a way they can respond to. For example, a dog with a lot of the hunter in it will quickly see us as a pretty meaningless part of their lives if all we do is try to force them to do what we want. Just because there is a lot of Collie in a dog doesn't mean that it will be a Crufts obedience contender. Working sheepdogs are wired to work from the day they are born, almo
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Absolutely correct Phil. Trouble is, most of us need to experience several breeds or types before we find the one that suits us perfectly. It can be a hard road to finding that dog, and the ones that go before it pay the price of our learning curve.
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To me, temperament is the most important thing, that and the way the dog works. I can't stand lazy dogs that just hang around waiting for something to happen. I want a dog that MAKES things happen ... for mooching and bushing at any rate. Even the catch dogs need to be sharp and on the ball, not just pottering along while others do all the work. For me there is no such thing as purely a catch dog. I have never had any Bull in my lurchers, and with the Airedale things I certainly don't need it. I certainly know what you mean about the Collie thing though.
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Having Googled Robins Page's book, The Hunting Gene, which I have never actually read, I then discovered this bit of info on Google https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunter_vs._farmer_hypothesis I always knew that it had to be genetic, but what about the link with ADHD and hunting? Interesting or nonsensical theorizing?
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That's why it's so important to socialise pups with men, women and children, as much as possible and right from the start. Mind you, negative experiences with any one of those can have a lasting effect on a pup as well.
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The thing is that once the pup has turned somewhere between 12 and 16 weeks (depends on the individual) the window of creating neural pathways has closed, almost. If the pup hasn't been able, through intensive socialisation, build the type of brain we as humans need for the dog to be able to learn new things in our world, then it remains somewhat autistic, for want of a better word. Having tried, in the past, to bring on such pups, I would say that for hunting, one of the most primitive and basic drives in a dog, you might be pleasantly surprised. But for anything else, such as feeling comfo
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Forgot to say: I've just done an article for the CMW on it as well. Will be in next week's issue. Pretty much saying the same thing you said, and a few more inflammatory observations on today's society.
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Great statement and well written. Has it been sent to the BBC?
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Old Traveller Picture First Saluki Type
skycat replied to marshman's topic in Lurchers & Running Dogs
What an incredible photo. They all look a damn sight healthier than many youngsters these days, travellers or not, but the older woman ... I bet she's a lot younger than we'd guess. How I would love to be able to read their lives from a photo. -
Made the complaint too, though I doubt it will do any more good than all the marching we did all those years ago. The sheeple are always going to vote with their brainwashed minds. It was Matt Baker's words "They're safe now" that got to me the most. But why, oh why, did the idiot have to put incriminating evidence on his phone? Half a brain cell springs to mind. These sort of people are no better than those who condemn them. Is it just me, or is the human race as a whole becoming more and more stupid? Or am I just world-weary!
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it made my blood boil too ... but there was phone evidence and dogs with incorrectly treated wounds ....by their standards at any rate. I would think that the phone evidence would be the most damning. What made me want to smash the TV was that Matt Baker saying at the end, 'they're safe now', about the dogs as they took them away. Does he know absolutely nothing at all. We all know what happens to working dogs once they get into the clutches of those unmentionables. And another thing, all those dogs looked healthy, well treated and friendly, and apart from the limping one, and an almost heal
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There is something commonly known as Collie nose: it is an inherited auto-immune condition. http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?c=2+2111&aid=412
