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  1. skycat
    What I can't understand is how thieves get away with dogs so easily: why don't the dogs create hell barking like mad if a stranger comes near their kennels? I know mine would go insane if a stranger got into the yard: the noise would wake the whole neighbourhood, and the dogs that are loose at night wouldn't let anyone leave either: it would be a blood bath.
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    That's the age to start getting them out: good stuff
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    It's not so much the exercise that is important at a young age, but the socialisation: which means the pup getting out and about in the big wide world. Pups that never see beyond their yard or garden until over the age of 12 weeks often remain nervous of new things throughout their lives. This is because the neural connections in their brains finish joining up by 16 weeks at the latest, some say earlier. Remember the cases of those Romanian orphans that were left tied to beds from being tiny babies? None of them grew up normal: for a similar reason: deprived of stimulation, the brain fails to
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    Love it: I like seeing a bitch telling a up off in the same way, picking out the one that is getting too big for its boots, then pinning it down and pretending to kill it: mums really do know best
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    The aggression you're seeing between the pups is prey drive with nowhere to go. Personally, I'd separate them, don't kennel together, and definitely take out that bit of fur/carcase that's hanging there, even if the pups aren't together. Brilliant advice from Bosun Regarding exercise: I had two 'softer' Russell types pull me on my bike for over a mile at the age of 5 months down a farm track: I didn't intentionally set out to do this, just to exercise them, but the little sods pulled me at a gallop the whole way, and they didn't even know they'd done it. Terriers are bred to be as hard
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    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2482520/So-loyal-brave-dog-flew-Luftwaffe-awarded-animal-version-Victoria-Cross.html
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    Think that behaviourist hit the nail on the head when she told you he wasn't as nervous as you thought he was. So many owners get the wrong idea of what their dogs are feeling, trying to put a human perspective on the dog, and actually making the situation a lot worse, as you explained about the pub scenario. Sadly, it's usually the case, where the owner actually gives the dog something to be nervous about. My dogs know immediately, when we are out on 'exercise' if I'm happy or angry to meet another dog walker: some I tolerate, most I try to avoid, and most my dogs ignore, but there's a
  8. skycat
    Probably this: cheyletiella: http://vetmedicine.about.com/od/diseasesandconditions/a/CW-Cheyletiella.htm Easy to treat with Frontline SPRAY, not the spot on: get it from a vet, but just as well to get a correct diagnosis as well.
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    The new law doesn't apply to dog biting an intruder or burglar.
  10. skycat
    Head like a snake
  11. skycat
    That's a sharp and beautiful looking animal
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    I honestly don't have much experience with Beddy crosses, but someone far more knowledgeable than me told me that training a Beddy cross needs far more sensitivity than a Collie lurcher. Most Collie lurchers, in his opinion, are far more forgiving of an owner's mistakes than Beddy types. Whatever type you go for as a first dog, I'd be looking more at the temperaments of the parents, and their parents, as well as choosing the most laid back pup in the litter, than worrying about what exact breed to go for. One thing I would avoid is something with more than a teeny tiny dash of Saluki in i
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    Just love reading about your hunting with mink
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    The ball is a low value play item: the rabbit skin dummy is a high value item that resembles prey: which is why the dog becomes possessive over it. You need to go back to basics starting with a furry toy, then an old dried rabbit skin, but you also need to teach the dog that 'everything' is yours, not the dog's. I've sent you a pm.
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    How can anyone judge a whole type or breed based on one, or even three, examples?
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    Just as a matter of interest: why don't horse vets want to stitch up that type of wound? You'd stitch up a dog with a big skin tear like that, especially with a big flap of skin. Why doesn't it work on horses?
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    What are you feeding at the moment?
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    That's a weird thing to say when talking about dogs. Fair enough if you're talking about yourself, trying something new, and failing, but when you are responsible for the welfare of another living creature, I can't see how that would apply. Yes, we may lose something, such as a bit of sleep, or worry endlessly about how our pups are doing, but that is nothing compared to the lifetime of pain/neglect which is suffered by so many dogs whose owners don't seem to see the difference between an inanimate object (such as a car/gun/nintendo etc etc) and a living, sentient creature. Fair enough if
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    They're the difference between making a night's lamping a chore or a pleasure: when we first got ours, loads of times I had to keep checking it was still in my pocket as I thought I'd lost it! I'd never go back to the old ones. Even old, weak people don't know they're carrying them
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    Seems to me that too many people have a mistaken idea of how easy it is to sell a litter. Or do they just say hey, I'll breed a litter cos I like the bitch, and I'm sure to find other people who think the same? Nowadays there's so many lurchers being bred that unless your dog/bitch are really well known, and in the right circles, even a smaller litter is hard to find homes for. Trouble is, no one listens to those who have been in that unhappy situation. It's a case of learning by experience, and whilst that might be hard enough for the breeder of a litter, it's a damn sight harder for the pup
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    It's hardly worth arguing about is it Some do, some don't: not the end of the world so long as a dog ( or child) can tolerate the lactose. But with reference to children: in some parts of the world mothers breast feed their children until 3 or 4 years old: a good idea if the adult diet is poor in calcium.
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    That's a blast from the past: used to hunt with them many, many years ago. One thing you need is a horse with a really big jump: most hedges have reens (rhynes) on one side: which are bloody great ditches. They're probably a bit more safety conscious these days: hopefully! Dangerous big country without the right sort of horse when I used to live there. Have fun!
  23. skycat
    Welcome! What sort of dogs do you run?
  24. skycat
    Toes off: not a leg
  25. skycat
    Seems a shame to stuff them: I'd sooner have a nice hat out of them
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