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Don't be a mardy grump Socks: its nice to see that some folks take the time to train their dogs. Whilst there might be nowt to it for you, everyone has to start somewhere and a dog that will lie and stay is a pleasure to own. At one time I used to have much better trained dogs than I do now: must admit I've gotten a bit lazy over the years, but they still sit and stay LOL though I can imagine I'd only have got a blur if a rabbit ran across in front of them when I was taking this pic LOL!!
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Brilliant: thanks for putting that up.
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how much protein in 1lb mince meat
skycat replied to munsterlurcher's topic in Working Dog Health & Training Talk
Feed meat: evolution hasn't yet been proved wrong. -
Superb: thanks for explaining all that: I can only try and imagine how fantastic it must be to see them working as a team like that. Please do some more vids!
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Those vids are amazing! Never actually seen a film of dogs and hawk running/flying together before. Did you raise them all together or did you have to train the dogs first, the bird first or what? Does it ever go wrong? Like what happens if the bird takes the hare just as the dogs are going in for the strike? Love to hear some more info on how you train them and hunt..............please!
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IMO not a good idea to let a young pup maul a terrier: I've known a terrier kill a 16 week old lurcher pup because it had had enough (not mine I have to say) Fine to let them play as long as the terrier (you didn't say how old it was and how it reacts to the pup< and is the pup a lurcher or terrier?) isn't giving out real warning signs that it has had enough. Some adult dogs are so patient they put up with more than they should. Is the terrier showing signs of having had enough? Has it snapped the pup off and made it squeal? Is the pup still ignoring the warning? Answer yours
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Some nice photos there: tell T. seeing that pic of him striding across the field reminded me of yesteryear: bar the ferret box of course!
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Some good and sensible replies so far, but I'd add that whether you go for a dog or a bitch, I'd definitely choose a reasonably submissive pup for your first dog. If you pick a dominant temperament you could find yourself in a spot of bother as all dogs are excellent at reading their owners and it takes them no time at all to suss out if you have the necessary minerals and experience at dealing with them. If you go and look at a litter of pups make sure you see both the parents and see what their temperaments are like. Make sure they are both good working animals, and their parents befor
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Terrier wheening problems - advice please
skycat replied to bucknut's topic in Working Dog Health & Training Talk
Contact Dorwest Herbs on 01308 897272 and order some Urtica Urens: homeopathic remedy: make sure you tell them its to dry the bitch up as there are two strengths of this stuff: one increases milk supply and the other reduces the production of milk. When you get the tabs don't touch them with your fingers: the lid of the tube unscrews and you just twist to let a couple of tabs into the lid, then tip from the lid into the bitch's mouth: they dissolve instantly. This stuff really works! But there's no point in giving any remedy if you keep the bitch with the pups all the time. They are m -
Far more likely to be the result of straining the lungs on a hard run if the dogs weren't used to such runs. Most dogs will cough if they get a hard run and its the first in a while, even if they are relatively fit beforehand. Also, their throats get sore when running hard: an old remedy used to be to give the dog a lump of goose fat to swallow before they ran! Don't know if it worked or not. Give them a teaspoon of honey on their tongue as that will help to ease a sore throat. And in future, make sure they have plenty of galloping exercise before letting them run game that runs far. T
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Spider ferreting . . . . . . I'm SOOOO proud of him!!
skycat replied to Hannah4181's topic in Lurchers & Running Dogs
Cracking pics there: I still manage to stand and watch and forget I've got the camera round my neck when the dogs are running something! Doh! I've probably missed it somewhere, but how old is Spider? Sounds like he's a really bright dog too: many pups wouldn't have even thought about putting themselves in the right place when they start ferreting. -
I've only had experience with domesticated goats, but they were mountain goats and hardy little things. Don't try and eat the old ones: smelly and tough as old boots! We used to eat the male kids by the time they were 6 months old maximum: very tender. Cook like lamb. I suppose you could always hang female adults like you would venison, but I've never tried it.
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my wheatenx bitch had her pups on time
skycat replied to spiderpig's topic in Lurchers & Running Dogs
Should be a useful litter. Black is a dominant colour, so if either of the grandparents were black, and especially if 2 grandparents were black then a lot of black pups is to be expected. Good luck with them. -
14 weeks of age is slap bang in the middle of the 'fear of new things' period in a pup's life. Keep exposing him to new stuff, gently, just for short amounts of time: do this every day. As long as he is not a naturally scared of everything pup he will improve, though if he never had exposure to this sort of thing at around 6-8 weeks old he may always be a bit wary of certain things. Some dogs are very sensitive to traffic fumes/vibrations etc. Take it slowly and don't expect miracles all at once: it could be a couple of months before he calms down and realises that the vehicles are not
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Your'e not supposed to beat the game to death with them!
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Get the dog to a Greyhound vet or muscle man: its most likely torn a muscle. If you can't do that then lead walk ONLY the dog for 6 weeks, yes, thats how long it takes a torn muscle to heal. And rub linament or massage oil into the leg every day. If its only bruising then you won't need to wait so long before running the dog again, but how will you know if you don't take the dog to someone that knows what they're dealing with?? If its a tendon problem then that's worse than a broken bone and could always be a problem or take up to 3 months ot heal! I'm not trying to fill you with des
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As far as I know Brent are verboten (protected). As far as the others are concerned they are all edible but exactly how edible depends on how old the bird is! What they've been feeding on can alter the taste as well. An old Canada is like a lump of shoe leather! A young one is one of the most delicious birds you could eat.
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to Fenner. You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear, but how many ptentially good dogs have NEVER had a chance to prove themselves because they've been owned by numpties who don't know how to either condition, train or treat a dog. The amount of times I've heard lads bragging that their dog never jacked, but was peeing blood so they ran it some more, and then some more: and the next season its f**ked.
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When you say 'take him out' do you mean working or just for exercise? If you can't even get to walk the dog, free running etc then it would be fairer on the dog to rehome it, IF you can find a really good home. If your'e just talking about actually working it, then how would you answer the following questions? Is the dog desperate to work? How old is it? Does it have a good quality of life, plenty of exercise and time with you without actually working it? Is it happy without actually working? Is it depressed/bored etc with the life you give it at the moment? Do you have another d
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quote: only thing is I can't ignore him because he follows me everywhere biting me. It hurts unquote. Get an indooor cage or a kennel and run outside: the dog is clearly boss of you and your'e heading for a serious problem if you don't break the behaviour NOW! If the dog lives inside, which I assume it does, then the cage is somewhere you can put the dog when a) you want peace and quiet, if you can't control the dog mentally then at least once it is in the cage it cannot continue to follow you everywhere. Prepare for tantrums, but seriously I would get in touch with a good behav
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I know that milk chocolate in small quantities isn't supposed to be dangerous to dogs, but I'd sooner have the dog on a very good diet, get it really fit before running it hard on game and use recharge after a particularly long run and when we get home. Recharge is so much better than just glucose and water (see Doris' post). Giving glucose, either in the form or honey, sugar or chocolate just creates a 'black hole' of energy. Its a quick fix for low blood sugar and if the dog is allowed to carry on working hard afterwards it falls into an even bigger 'black hole' energywise. Dogs deriv
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dog just keeps barking and diging outside hole?
skycat replied to a topic in Earthdogs & Working Terriers
Digging at the mouth of the hole and barking is a clear sign that the dog would like to go in but dare not. If the dog is ony 6 month old then, as has already been said: lay off until next season or there could be another ruined youngster that was never given a chance. I wonder just how many young dogs are classed as no good by owners who are no good themselves. Not having a go at you, but if the dog is that young then its still a pup: give it a chance to grow up: keep getting it out in the field, and if possible get it out checking holes with an experienced dog, but don't let it go dow -
IMO it all depends on the angle and size of the dew claws: my lurchers traditionally only have very small dew claws with hardly any pad bit to it. In over 20 years I've never had a problem with leaving them on, though I've seen dogs with big sticking out dew claws get them damaged badly and have to be removed. If in doubt take them off, but I don't need to with mine. And they do serve a useful purpose acting as props when turning at speed and they can also be moved independantly when the dog wants, such as when holding a bone they are chewing: fascinating to see a dog move its dew claw l
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We have only found marble sized young in the does up until last weekend: no young at all yet! so we're still out every weekend at the moment. And the snow has kept the wheat from growing as fast as usual so we'll still be out lamping as well until it gets too tall: so many rabbits round here!