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  1. skycat
    How horrible: devastated for you and the dog.
  2. skycat
    I've rescued many dogs in the past with terrible coat problems. A good raw meat-based diet often sorts things out better than any shampoos, products, medicines. The skin/coat is usually a reflection on how healthy the dog is inside its body. I've sent you a pm.
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    it's very unfortunate that those who shout loudest are heard the most: goes for each side of the fence. It's a bit like the reputation the Brits have abroad in certain holiday resorts: the locals think that the females are all sluts, and the males are booze addicted. They could be forgiven for thinking that the UK is made up of this sort of idiot. Same goes for hunting: the general public, who know nothing apart from what they read in the press, and as usual, those of us who aren't bloody thirsty killing idiots keep our heads down, and don't do anything to change public perception of either h
  4. skycat
    Not many breeders would either bother to do that, or be able to assess the individual pups in this way. In an ideal world, all pups and new owners would be compatible with one another: there'd be far fewer unwanted dogs around if this was the case.
  5. skycat
    I read somewhere that any disinfectant that goes cloudy when diluted can be dangerous for dogs: needs rinsing off thoroughly after using. I'll try and find out where I saw this.
  6. skycat
    It is interesting to see that people seem to be voting for content rather than anything else. I think the vixen suckling her cubs is an amazing shot, but in terms of clarity, sharpness, obviously due to the low light, leaves a lot to be desired. Just my thoughts on the matter, but I thought that a photo competition should be about more than just the subject: anyone else have any thoughts on this?
  7. skycat
    What are you feeding him?
  8. skycat
    Brilliant fun Love the slo mo bit at the end.
  9. skycat
    I think what you mean is called common sense, even though it ain't that common. Common sense will tell you to be patient, to observe, to learn from others, plus a whole lot of other things.
  10. skycat
    Brilliant: in recent years I've found myself getting just as excited at taking a photo of some wildlife as I do at actually killing it. I suppose it is still hunting in one respect: sneaking up on something, seeing how close you can get. The kill becomes less and less important as you get older, though I still want my dogs to try their utmost to succeed. I feel more of a spectator sometimes: enjoying watching them hunt is just as satisfying as the catch and kill, which is why I said I expect more of my dogs: the poor buggers have to do it all themselves these days whilst I observe
  11. skycat
    I've made my mind up: it was a toss up between 1 and 4, but decided on 4: cracking composition, a 'real' situation, and good focus. A winner all round IMO.
  12. skycat
    Terriers.
    This is overall winner. Good focus, brilliant composition, and best of all, it is a second in time during a hunt, plus would look great framed and on a wall.
  13. skycat
    I find that as I get older, I may do less, but I expect more from a dog, which doesn't make a lot of sense, because most dogs get better the more they practice at something. But with the dogs that are really good naturally, you can recognise the signs even as a pup, and even if I'm not pushing them so hard, the good ones push the bar higher themselves. Almost as if they are trying to prove themselves. That last statement is anthropomorphic to an extreme, for a dog is only doing what its instinct and drive are telling it to do. I guess I need a dog that is continually trying hard these days,
  14. skycat
    This is really hard. To take into account not only the subject, but the overall composition, feeling and content. I really don't know!
  15. skycat
    Oh, but that's cheating Half the art is in the pastry making, and I'm not a lot of good at that. For the record, half lard and half butter makes a great short pastry. Main problems are caused by making the pastry too wet: turns out like tough cardboard.
  16. skycat
    IMO the most important qualities are patience, humility, and the desire to learn. You can even learn from an idiot, even if it is just how NOT to do something!
  17. skycat
    The following four lines from If by Rudyard Kipling are the most pertinent in my opinion: I try to remember them when the going gets tough. If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster And treat those two impostors just the same; If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
  18. skycat
    Will you be Father Christmas for me this year Tomo? Those pies look as good as the ones my mum used to make
  19. skycat
    the good ones are good and always stand out from the rest I have seen people that couldn't train a budgie to whistle with a good dog its down to naturel ability that they are born with the best dog I ever had was reared with its mother running the streets eating out of dustbins I got her at 10 months old it had the naturel ability no amount of training can put it there we are talking about lurchers which are mongrels when it comes down to it not pure bred greyhounds I hear what you're saying, and agree to a certain extent. I've had dogs that stood out from day one, dogs that wanted it so
  20. skycat
    No matter how well bred a litter is, very few will be given the correct rearing, training, and sufficient exposure to work to be able to say whether or not they make the grade, in which case, it would be impossible to judge them fairly.
  21. skycat
    I don't see why we couldn't train a ferret to drag a rabbit back to a carrying cage, but the problem would arise if the rabbit won't bolt, and sits hunched in a stop end. What would a mink do with an animal that blocks the tunnel with its back end, and simply lets it scratch away at its hindquarters? Would they eventually give up and hunt elsewhere for something they could get a neck bite into? Or would they sit there scratching away like a ferret does? There is a big difference between hunting and traditional ferreting, when we have to try and get as many rabbits as possible to satisfy the la
  22. skycat
    The thing is you are what you eat, and while a young person, or a young dog, can survive and work on a crap diet, later on it comes back to bite you in the butt in a big way. Some people don't care if the dog is healthy on the inside, they can't think more than two weeks ahead in their own lives, let alone in their dogs' lives. So they fail to see how a decent diet can actually prolong the working life of a dog by keeping its body in optimum condition. More and more people lead unhealthy lives themselves, so what chance have their dogs got!
  23. skycat
    Well he must be thick as sh*t if he can't see the difference between his dogs and yours. But, as they say, you can't teach a blind man to see.
  24. skycat
    A mate of mine feeds his dogs cheap £8 a bag dry food from supermarket and says the same as you. They look alright on it. Seem happy enough. And his dogs are fine in the off season. But when we start grafting them it shows. All day ferreting then lamping at night and then out the next morning. His dogs start lacking, over the weeks the coats start to dull and his dogs take longer to recover. Whereas my bitch seems to thrive the harder I graft her, coat shines and muscles start bulging etc. I think good grub does make a difference when they are being worked hard. If he's a mate the
  25. skycat
    Where did it catch the squirrel?
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