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Bron: you have pm.
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Both links very interesting indeed. But both links only mention the feeding of leg or other large bones, though someone in the wolves link mentioned that they didn't feed wolves on rib bones as they passed bloody stools when fed rib bones. I normally feed my dogs chicken carcases, but only occasionally the leg bones, rabbit (containing crushed and minced bones, legs as well as body. Breast of lamb, therefore lamb rib bones. I've NEVER had any problem feeding any of the above but I do think it is worth considering that the rabbit bones are finely minced: but I've also never found tin
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If you don't tell a dog off or correct it when it does the wrong thing then how is it to know that it is doing wrong. I knock any sign of aggression between my dogs on the head straight away. I'm not talking about when they are play fighting, but any serious sign of a snap gets grabbed by the scruff and shaken with a growl from me! I'm the boss and I won't tolerate bad behaviour. Your two both being males and young are probably vying for top position in their pack. Which one do you think is the top dog? Below you of course! Watch how they behave with eachother and you should see wh
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Thje only problem with not feeding any bone is that the dog isn't getting enough calcium, and its not just growing pups that need calcium either. Could you not mince up whole rabbits and chicken carcases? We mince our rabbits skinned and gutted; then the bone is in tiny pieces and won't do any harm at all. Or if you haven't got a mincer, just lay them on a board and smash them up with an axe: our mincer is only small so we have to do that anyway to put the rabbits through. And before anyone says why not feed them whole, we mix the raw veg in with it so all the dogs get their veg: some w
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It was supposed to be tongue in cheek: OK, I should have put the smiley shouldn't I.
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Brilliant!
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No its not! Been breeding lurcher to lurcher for 20 years plus and never had to put Greyhound in at all. Still more than fast enough to catch all legal quarry pre ban: and the stamina.
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The problem is that if a dog is fixated on a certain quarry and obviously has loads of want in its head, you're always going to have a problem when it sees that quarry. The other thing is that there is bound to be a certain amount of sibling rivalry, especially between two males: all that testosterone bubbling away can cause fights! I was being slightly facetious when I suggested you rehome the dog with someone who wants to use it for what the dog wants to do! However, if you do want to keep both then I'd suggest that you give them more exercise: as much free running as you can. Youn
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For f*cks sake: who gives a sh*t about this or that percentage! If the parents are working well then sod the fractions of this or that! Do you really think that people who have been breeding worker to worker for generations actually bother to work out the finer degrees of percentages? There is more instinct, experience and art in breeding good working dogs than the scientists will ever understand. If you want a decent dog then go to a decent breeder with a good reputation and listen to them! I'll bet they don't start spouting on about percentages! Rant over LOL
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I'd rehome the one that really wants foxes to someone who would make full use of its potential!
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Adam: how is the Airedale that belongs to a friend of a friend coming on: any chance of getting some pics?
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Here's a little poem about farts.............. A sigh is but a breath of wind, Coming from the heart, But when it takes the downward path It's sometimes called a fart. To fart.....it is a pleasure, It gives the bowels ease, It warms and scents the bed clothes And suffocates the fleas! LOL
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Very well indeed: hunts like a demon non stop, air scenting for rabbits then following the scent to the rabbit or the hole. How shall I put it? Let's just say that she's not scared of cover LOL. I'm used to the terriers scuttling about in the cover after rabbits, putting them out or killing in: the Airedale pup, who must now be coming up 8 months old (I think!) is a bit like an armoured car: she wants into some cover, she just puts her head down and pushes: really funny to see. Very biddable: we had a bit of a time where she was deafing me out, but we had a little talk about that which e
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Boredom and lack of space create an animal close to insanity: when you say the cage is alright, just exactly how big is it? You need to make it as big as you possibly can and put loads of pipes etc for the ferret to race up and down and in and out of. Do a search on here for ferret courts: there's been loads of good threads with some great set ups for ferrets pictured. And yes: ferrets do far better if they have another ferret to play with as they're very social animals.
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Says it all! I've had very little to do with pedigree dog breeders, but I am sad to say that many of the ones I have met seem totally unconcerned about their dogs' welfare as long as they are winning in the ring and churning out pups for ridiculous prices. Just imagine if us lurcher and working terrier people bred from something that had fits, a brain problem like those Cavaliers, or a dog which could barely walk, like those Shepherds! Defies belief! For f*ck's sake, even breeding from a lurcher which opens up or isn't committed to its job would be downright daft, though I must admi
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My lurcher is slowing down - any advice
skycat replied to Pignut's topic in Working Dog Health & Training Talk
Having to run around or even go for an hour's walk in 20C is a lot different to 'seeking out' warmth and lying in it, even for an old dog. My old girl who is 10 trundles along quite happily AS LONG AS SHE CAN GET IN THE LAKE TO COOL OFF. I wouldn't dream of taking any dog for a walk in this temperature unless they can get into water to cool down and drink. If your old dog is still going out at 12 then I reckon he's doing pretty well. I don't know how old YOU are, but when you get as old as your dog is now (in human terms) then you'll realise that old bones struggle to do much at all! -
Mybe you should get someone to come and do a bit of dowsing or feng shui on your house: bad vibes? LOL
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What materials are they made from?
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My own vet said that it is not really necessary to boost them every year, though she did reccomend having the first puppy jabs then the first booster at about 14 months old. After that, providing the dog comes into regular contact with all sorts then it should be OK: obviously if a dog NEVER comes into contact with bugs and bacteria and other dogs then it's immune system won't be as strong. However, the leptospirosis jab doesn't give lifetime immunity so if your dog is regularly ratting or going near rat infested water/ditches etc it would be sensible to boost it with lepto only. We ha
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Well that is the weirdest photo I've seen yet of pups for sale: pups in plastic box! Wouldn't it be better to put up a pic of them with their dam? Just a thought! P.S. Not trying to knock your pups: but all you can see is what colours they are, nothing else.
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I agree: if it does it once it will do it again at the first opportunity: a dog killing dog can never be trusted: only one way to go.
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They have! Ooops: just checked: no, not that actual phrase!
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If you take the dog on then you'll need to get it fit before you can do any hunting with it. First off worm it, trim its claws: (bet they overgrown if it hasn't had any exercise), then start walking it, not running it, but walking it on the lead: 3 miles a day to begin with, then gradually more. Watch out its pads don't get sore if its not used to walking on roads. Don't let it tear about like a lunatic for at least 3 weeks or it'll damage its tendons and muscles. Let it off the lead for the first time in an enclosed area in case it buggers off: by the way, the lead walking to begin with w
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I reallythink there should be a pinned notice at the top of the running dog and training/health forums giving basic information on good Greyhound vet and bone men, plus maybe a short indication of how long it takes muscles/tendons to heal: 6 weeks for a torn muscle, 3 months PLUS for tendon and ligament damage. As I've said before: the 2 weeks rest most pet dog vets prescribe for a vague diagnosis of lameness is nowhere near enough time for a tendon/ligament injury to heal. The problem is that if you let the dog run again once it is sound on the lead, you just further prolong the damage a
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I did run her and she did fine, she brought back live to hand but would she hand it over would she feck, she squashed them befor she would let me have them, it started to piss me off by the end of the evening. Whats the fatty tissue ting? It's not running them in season that causes a build up of fatty tissue: its a perfectly normal after effect of being in season. When a bitch's body thinks it might be in pup it lays down fat around the internal organs: all part of the process of getting ready to have pups: a wild canine would need to stack on the weight prior to being laid up in her