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  1. skycat
    Or she could panic and eat them all: it does happen. Better to leave them undisturbed until they start to explore their surroundings. But it does all depend on the jill's temperament. If she's very laid back and confident and not nervous at all it may be fine to move them: you know your jill.
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    A beautifully healthy little animal there. Great to see how you are giving her the sort of education she'll need to become fearless in any situation.
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    Please do.
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    3 of my lurchers came in contact with a mangy fox. One got mange, the others didn't: it all depends on how good the dog's immune system is and the amount of contact it actually had with the mange mites. Personally I'd treat all the dogs with Advocate just to be on the safe side.
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    I didn't realise he would be near full growth at that age mate. Not that I need him to grow anymore. He hasn't grown much (in height) now over the last 3 months. He looks as though he has at least 1 to 2 centimetres left to grow upwards. It's not just the amount of knuckle left, but the distance between his wrists and the ground you need to look at. Compare him to an adult dog of the same type. Once he's finished growing upwards he will still need another 6 months to a year to build adult muscles and strength. A dog of that size doesn't completely finish maturing until it is around 3 year
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    I reckon Anne Powers' line were like that. I bought into her line many years ago, they all retrieve naturally, really need no training at all. Good ferreting, lamping. mouching, opportunistic and easy to live with: just lurcher to lurcher for I don't know how many years as they were lurchers through and through when she got her first one. Nowadays its all this cross and that cross: what happened to lurchers? The ones where you can't say what's in them but they just get out there and do the job low key. Not as high maintenance as some, and certainly more canny, but they all want wonder dog thes
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    A course of antibiotics will not shift a virus: like there is nothing that cures the common cold: it's a virus. It has to run its course. The only time when antibiotics are effective is if a bacterial infection has been brought on by the virus, as in pneumonia, which sometimes happens in dogs which get kennel cough if they are old, under par, already ill or in bad condition: hence the idea that the BARF diet helps, which it does as the dog's body is getting optimum nutrition rather than having to cope with food that isn't ideal for dogs, as in a mostly cereal-based diet, even though some seem
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    And if you're weeding, make sure to have a walk round the garden first with the home owner: a lot of people nowadays are growing what to some may appear to be weeds: wildlife-friendly native flowering plants etc. Wouldn't do to rip out or spray some mini wild flower meadow
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    Panacur is OK if you follow the correct protocol: http://www.msd-animal-health.co.uk/products_public/panacur_10__liquid/090_product_datasheet.aspx One dose is never enough, especially if the pup wasn't wormed from 2 weeks of age. I have found this through experience. If a pup doesn't get wormed until the buyer takes it home, it will be, 9/10 times, full of worms. Panacur has to be given daily for at least 3 days to get rid of the worms, and even then, if the pup is really infested, Panacur may not shift them all. If you think the pup is very wormy: pot bellied, bug eyed, bad coat, then use
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    Those have to be two of the luckiest ferrets ever: what a life they're having. At this rate you'll have them retrieving their rabbits as well
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    Glad you're back in business: how about getting some CCTV and serious fencing?
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    The Dog Factory

    skycat replied to dare's topic in General Talk

    I can see both sides. On the other side of the coin what's wrong with a man breeding from his time served worker just because he wants to? Does it matter that she isn't the best working dog in the world? Who's business is it but his own? When he will rear them to the best of his ability and find them suitable homes when the time comes. What's wrong with that? Hardly "adding to the problem" is he? When these dog factories are churning out hundreds. The problem is that the dog market is saturated, working dogs as well as show/pet dogs. I kept my little line going for over 25
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    And I thought I'd got away with a few things over the years: that really takes the biscuit! having seen my vet extract a barbed grass seed from right behind the eye the other year, I managed to do the same with one of my terriers last year. All I could see was the tiniest speck of something that had been bothering her for a few days. Pulled very gently with tweezers and out came a huge grass seed ... but a piece of bark???????????
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    ~Tunnel vision, lack of self preservation and spatial awareness and high prey drive. Not a good combination. Definitely not desirable in a working dog, and I've buried a few like that at a young age.
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    You need to make sure that they are real hernias, and not just a bit of fatty tissue that got trapped when the umbilical opening closed up. A true hernia can be depressed, pushed back into the abdominal cavity; a small ball of fatty tissue cannot be pushed back in like that, and these aren't any problem whatsoever. Get a vet to check them out if you are unsure.
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    Wish I had your dad!
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    Yes, but surely that prey drive has to be tempered with a certain degree of self preservation and common sense? Prey drive alone makes for a very short life in the running dog.
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    Jeez that's as bad as I've seen. Thumbs up to you for trying to save him: hope to God he does come right and have some quality of life. On the plus front, if it was only that muscle involved then maybe he'll be a bit alright: a very badly ruptured muscle would have a similar degree of scarring, and I've seen dogs with completely withered inner thigh muscles run fairly well ... in a straight line. Dogs are surely ten times as tough as us humans. Good luck.
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    I started replying to your post with this: Very good point that ... about not letting young dogs play with adults. I am very careful on that score, though having bred most of my own, they do get to play with their dams, who teach them manners without any problems that might be incurred when playing with a non-related adult. and then I changed my mind and thought of this ... that when you have a group of dogs, most of whom share common ancestry/breeding/type, pups grow up in a pack situation which in itself instils confidence. Yes, there may sometimes be times when a pup gets told off for n
  20. skycat
    No, she wasn't 'wrong' in any way towards people, quite the opposite. Ultra obedient, affectionate, cuddly even. Very clever, knew which side her bread was buttered, but with a temper on her you wouldn't believe when it came to other dogs. Everything had to be on her terms: she was very rough in her play even as a pup, but the moment a dog got rough with her in return she flipped and the red mist came down and she acted outraged and trashed the other dog. Not so much that there were bits of dog flying through the air, it was controlled to the extent that it was a lot of noise, snarling, wet sc
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    I had one like that a while back: acted very submissive generally, but gradually creeping (literally) to where she wanted to be, whether that was where another dog was lying, or nearer another dog's food. Little by little she cajoled and crept her way to the extent that the other dogs just let her get on with it, but woe betide any that tried to stand up for themselves or their bed: horrible little bitch she was, but ever so obedient to me. I admit to heaving a sigh of relief when she finally ran into a wall and ended her campaign for world dominance.
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    Might have to add a wee cocker to my team!
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    New Kennells

    skycat replied to mr scent's topic in General Talk

    I know what you mean about kids bothering dogs: difficult when you have to compromise for the sake of kids' safety and family peace.
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    New Kennells

    skycat replied to mr scent's topic in General Talk

    Look well made, but it would be better if they could get some sun on their backs. Dogs need sunshine for Vitamin D, as well as being able to lie out in the sun when they feel like it. Staring at four walls all day can lead to boredom/chewing/barking etc.
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    Personally I wouldn't be doing too much of this sort of exercise at the moment, while the dog is still growing. There can be a tendency for very cow-hocked dogs to be weaker on the knee joint than those with straight legs. I agree with the exercise in principle as a good strengthening workout but I'd sooner concentrate on getting the skeletal growth finished properly and moving the legs forwards at a slower speed until the pup is more mature. Just my opinion, and I've used the chase the lure in a circle technique a lot. Without knowing the dog's height, breeding, general fitness levels it is e
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