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It's never easy, and feels as though part of the family has gone when an old dog dies. But better than being cut down in its prime.
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I vote we start a fund to raise the necessary fees that the lawyers will want. Is there any way we can get this set up so we can donate via Paypal, for example?
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fay: sometimes you get a pup that seems to be genetically way too defensive/aggressive: it is something they are born with. I've had a couple of pups like that: Schucky, one of my Airedale lurchers, drew blood for no reason at all until she was around 10 weeks old. She didn't know how to inhibit her bite: brain wiring not correctly installed? LOL She did calm down and grew up to be very submissive to me, very bonded to me. I never hit her for it, just laughed and held her while she growled and snapped like a demon. It was truly something she couldn't help at the time. This was never over food
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Correct, but if someone is not experienced in the ways of dogs, then they may not understand what is going on in the pup's head. Just because the domestic dog has been around humans for thousands of years doesn't mean that all humans are born understanding them: we as a species have a long way to go before we are anywhere near as adept at reading dogs as they are at reading humans.
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Wrong maybe, but what about this guy? http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1196755/The-astonishing-story-man-born-arms-legs--world-famous-swimmer-surfer-footballer.html
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Fantastic to see that: never fails to bring a huge smile to my face when I see something as intrinsically wild as a hare in a domestic situation. Love the one of the hare and terrier sitting side by side By all accounts they are not the easiest of animals to maintain as adults: love to see some more photos.
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A dog should never see you as someone it has to defend its food from. Dog should see you as GIVING food, not taking it away. This way you build up complete trust between you and the dog. Trouble is, if the pup hasn't yet learned this, you slapping it, scruffing it, will only make the pup more defensive and potentially ruin a good relationship between you and the dog. Never feed a pup when there are other dogs around which could make if more defensive. Only hand feed for at least 3 days. Sit next to pup so you don't loom over it like a big giant. You are trying to build trust and confidence
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Mumbled, slathered on, given a good mushing but not crushed: brilliant read
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Very often the dog won't be helped, but if you hold the bitch, and discreetly move her arse end into the right place while the dog is trying, it can help. Be prepared to spend a few days trying though! If the dog starts to come outside the bitch move her away fast and take her away for a few moments. Dog will get more and more frustrated and also more confident at you holding the bitch, so long as you don't touch him. I've had a couple of dogs like that, and once they realised that me holding the bitch helped them they were much more confident.
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I think they deliberately choose a few really useless ones just to make the show more interesting. It would be pretty boring for most of the public if some of us went on an island and sorted out water, fire, food without batting an eyelid! That lot had no organisation of any sort at all.
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Holistic Dog Food
skycat replied to *The*Field*Marshall*'s topic in Working Dog Health & Training Talk
Looks like it's a mixer, but as they don't list any ingredients or protein content how are we to know? -
Keep at it: strength to you
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Old Derelict Place & A Few Randoms
skycat replied to Kay's topic in Wildlife and General Photography
The art of being a really good photographer is being able to see the interest in an every day object, and catch it from an unusual perspective: I reckon you've got that -
Speechless with rage Get top advice and don't let it rest.
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Need Advice On 11 Year Old Cross Patterdale
skycat replied to Fennster16's topic in Earthdogs & Working Terriers
Whatever the reason he has lost the use of his hind legs, do the right thing and end his suffering. I know that many dogs do live longer than 11 years old, but it is a good age all the same. The dog has nothing to gain by being kept alive, and I'm afraid to say some owners just can't face bearing the responsibility of having their dog put down, but that is part and parcel of owning dogs: we owe it to them to end their lives before there is too much pointless suffering. Different if it is a young dog with its life before it, but an old one who has served us well deserves the final act of respe -
Maybe he was trying to tell you that he needed more oil/fat in his diet
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Yes, I agree, whole carcases take a lot more room in freezer, though I just hate the pink slurry they turn into when minced I guess I'm lucky in that we get carcases from the butcher several times a week so no need to try and freeze: just fridge them. But you really don't need to weigh stuff: how the dog looks will tell you better than anything if the dog is getting the right amount of food. If it starts putting on too much weight just decrease the amount of food! And all dogs have different rates of metabolism: I have a lurcher who gets less to eat than most terriers and she's still a pu
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Don't forget that the first months of a dog's life are the most formative. If she had never been exposed to the sort of life you are now showing her, it will take a bit longer for her to 'click'. Working dog people generally take their young pups out in the fields as soon as they have had their vaccinations; not to work, but to accustom them to everything: different types of ground, the feel of different things under their feet. Pups learn about nettles, wire etc, different sights and sounds. Also, as someone else has said, the nettles are vicious at this time of year: even my experienced do
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Why would you want to mince chicken carcases? Chewing is an important part of how a dog feeds: exercises jaws, cleans teeth, psychologically calming to chew bones as well.
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You should never feed just bones: bones should make up no more than 20-30% of the total diet, or the dog gets constipated, not to mention getting an imbalance in nutrients. Best way to feed bones is to use chicken or rabbit carcases, adding a lamb rib or substituting breast of lamb including the ribs from time to time. Large animal leg bones are too hard for dogs and they are liable to break their teeth cracking them open, as well as sometimes causing splinters. Rabbit and chicken leg bones are fine, or very young lamb, but anything the size of a sheep, pig or cow, or deer (very hard bones in
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When feeding raw it is important to know exactly what the different types of meat, offal etc contain. A lot of people say that raw doesn't suit their dogs, but it is sometimes because they aren't adding enough fat to the diet. I have one bitch who needs a lot of extra fat in her diet: she gets a good lump of hard lamb or beef fat added to the raw meat and carcases. Also, the minced tripe for sale generally has most of the fat cut out: nowhere near as good as buying whole tripes and cutting them into chunks, fat and all. Some types of lurcher do need more carbs: especially the Saluki types.
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The sparrow is excellent
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Advocate. One dose should do it, but you may need to treat twice: just a capsule on the back of the neck. Best stuff IMO
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And that someone must be the human. There can be no fighting 'in the ranks' ... ever. If a dog has overstepped the mark even in play, and hurt the other one, the victim never forgets and there will always be tension between them. Trouble is, big tough thugs such as some male Salukis often don't have the same mentality as more delicate little dogs. The 'victim' may always be on edge around the bigger dog, but as Chook said, just act normal, at the same time as being very observant: watch for the bigger dog to see if he looms over the smaller one, pushes him around. Dogs live in a world where
