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  1. skycat
    He obviously hadn't wormed the pups. So many people say they have wormed them because it makes them sound caring. And sometimes they have wormed them, but with some cheap over the counter rubbish which doesn't do the job. Either way, you've done the right thing by worming the pup with a decent wormer. Just remember to keep up the good work and worm every 3 weeks. No need to do it every 2 weeks, because round worms have a 3 week life cycle.
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    What a tidy looking bitch.
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    There is that much preservative in manufactured dog food that it still smells like food when it comes out the other end. Never had a dog eat it's own crap if fed on a raw diet. Also, if a pup is having to sit in a cage so long that it has to crap in there, it ain't being let out often enough. Also, try feeding at different times: if the pup has its last meal quite late, around 9 pm, it should be able to go all night without needing to crap. Also, make sure it does empty itself before you go to bed, even if it means wandering around the yard/garden for a while. Have a good game with the pup be
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    If you read the thread all the way through, you'll see that there is no way to prevent a dog from running too hard once it is off the lead and in pursuit of something. Look at it this way: I'm a sprinter, but someone gets me to run in a marathon, at sprint speed. What happens? After a fairly short while, my heart can't pump the oxygenated blood to my leg muscles fast enough. Damage occurs. Of course this wouldn't really happen in a human, because our brains tell us when we have done too much. Look at Paula Radcliffe during the Greek Olympic marathon. She was ill, couldn't run properly, and lit
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    Paulus: were you going to pin this? Would be really useful, especially at this time of year, still warm, and with peoples' dogs not yet properly fit. Even fit dogs which are out running rabbit after rabbit during a night, can come unstuck if they get an unexpected long run on something which takes them a lot further than a bunny. The dog may be fine for repeated short runs on rabbits, but it is the sustained effort behind something else that can do the damage, especially if the dog has a big heart and pushes itself beyond its limits.
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    Steep yes, but no more than some pet insurance plans, which I know are not the same thing, but it's a form of insurance all the same. pet insurance for 3 quid a day???? 90 quid a month? surely nobody is paying that much for pet insurance?? I've edited my post to add the payments: different if you buy the collar as opposed to renting it.
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    Steep yes, but no more than some pet insurance plans, which I know are not the same thing, but it's a form of insurance all the same. Edited to add: just looked at the prices on the website: you can buy a medium size collar for £249, then pay usage fee of £ per year thereafter. OK, still expensive, but what price peace of mind? Edited again because I was looking at the 'limitations of use' clause. So does that mean it can't 'see' into a building, below a roof? I don't know. The combination of technologies ensures that this product is the most advanced and most reliable of its kind. H
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    I once owned a dog,old Blue,the original type HJKC,lamped him,ferreted him,coursed him and worked him with the terriers,the dog was a working machine.At times he would have his Blue days and attack anything in range,quarry,dog or human,he rarely gave signals of his intention,just did what he saw best at times,no amount of training or education could account for his drive,mood,or manner,if he was not such a reliable catching and killing machine the dog would have been a cull,none of my hunting partners at the time would take a dog out with him,or enter a vehicle he was in,he was that unpredicta
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    No axe to grind whatsoever, so I'll say that these dogs are tough as old boots, temperaments to die for, and hard willing workers as well who can turn their hands to most things. Proper lurchers. Great write up there from someone who really does live for his dogs.
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    So in that case it is purely his build and shape which don't lend themselves to sustained running on the back of a hare. I used to see it a lot when I ran hares with 'hairy' dogs, heavier built and more muscley than Saluki types. Even at their fittest, they couldn't last behind a good hare, and they paid for it afterwards. It's a bit like asking Linford Christie to run a marathon.
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    Rather than go a bit off topic from the other thread, I've copied Casso's post to introduce a little bit I've just put together to illustrate a high drive dog and how I manage him, without squashing his drive, or resorting to brute force, something which wouldn't work anyway. That's it in a nutshell: working with the drive rather than trying to damp it down by brute force. Here's a totally different example of what drive makes a dog do: Picture this: Chance, highly-driven Saluki type, more like a raging bull in his head His drive is so big that he's a sod when getting worked up a
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    From the photo, and I know that photos can be deceiving, the dog, if it is the rough coated one, doesn't look that fit to me. There is a great deal of difference between working fit and running around fit. The dog, and again, forgive me if appearances have deceived, it also looks a bit overweight. Also, there is the breeding to consider: dogs with no, or hardly any, Saluki in their breeding, need a lot more fitness conditioning if they are not to suffer badly as a result of an unexpected long distance chase. There is a huge difference between running several rabbits, and sustained running for
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    VET: fast! If she has a womb infection, did the vet diagnose that? If so, chances are she'll need to be spayed or die. Pyometra is very serious: and one of the signs are drinking and peeing a lot. Get her to the vet asap.
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    Warm weather, dog not fit enough: causes the above problems, known as coursing thirst. Get some Recharge from the Greyhound shop, but above all, get properly fit before running.
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    I had a bitch who never came into season until she was 4 years old. Then came in once a year. Bred from her at 6 years old, and again at 9. She had pups like shelling peas and was a brilliant mother to her pups. Wish I had some like that now: they all come in every 6 months like clockwork
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    VHD?
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    I suppose you want the whole feckin book next
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    Looks like its been dislocated: the swelling you see is soft tissue damage: ligaments stretched or torn. Swelling occurs in order to protect the damaged joint. Whether or not it is still out of place is unknown. Sometimes, if you pull on the toe in a straight line away from the foot in the direction the other toes are pointing, and at the same angle, you can pull the joint back into place, but often, it has gone back into place by the time you notice it as the dog will have carried on running. Any injury like this needs a good few weeks' rest before you can run the dog again. Depending on ho
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    Hi Mel, Welcome. Is your daughter a veggie? Or does she just not like seeing animals killed? Showing kids where meat comes from can only be a good thing, not to mention teaching them a few survival lessons.
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    You're right there: first aid is what it says: something to keep the dog alive on the way to the vet. I got lucky once, not knowing what I was doing when a friend's dog crashed, winded herself and her heart stopped beating. I did some sort of cardiac massage without really knowing how to do it on dogs, and luckily her heart started up again OK.
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    Only get Neoprene if you're doing a lot of standing about: they are way too hot for much walking, unless it is well below zero. The uppers are quite soft, so have a fair bit of give in them. They come in half sizes as well, so unless you plan on wearing 2 pairs of ski socks with them, get a half size bigger than your shoe size to allow for a thick winter sock.
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    What forums do you want to put it on? Copy and paste away to your heart's content as long as you say where the excerpt is from: Running Dog Maintenance.
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    What is her background? Where did she come from and what sort of upbringing did she have? If she was neglected, not necessarily abused or ill treated, but neglected in that she may have been shut in a kennel with no interaction with people, never learned to bond with someone, play, have fun etc, then she'll not have learned anything. She will be institutionalised, retarded in a sense that her brain has not developed properly in the way that most pups do when they play with other pups. If she has fun with other dogs, but won't interact with you, then she's missed out on human contact. Tell us
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    Great photos. Couldn't help noticing in the first photo the little hoverfly racing in from the right with its legs trailing
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