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  1. skycat
    Slightly off topic, but there was a programme on TV a few years ago on the plight of Indian women who are married off and get pregnant whilst still very young. The programme focussed on the incontinence problems they suffered after having to give birth whilst still immature physically, many suffering rupture of the bladder, a distressing condition which meant they were then seen as unclean and were forced to live in isolation from the rest of the community. Shows that child marriage doesn't just happen in the Arab world.
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    Good idea Where is it exactly and how much?
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    Cicada! Long time since I saw one of those: one of the things I loved about living in the South of France: really miss that noise.
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    First photo is superb
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    Just lurcher to lurcher for generations: the straw colour is supposed to be typical of the 'true' lurcher. There's an interesting little book published in 1790 where the lurcher is described as a breed of dog, and described as typically having a reddish or sandy coloured coat, if I remember rightly. Here's a link: http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=dWw-AAAAcAAJ&pg=PA236&lpg=PA236&dq=the+lurcher+in+the+history+of+the+quadruped&source=bl&ots=r69EMaHSha&sig=L2XjLAwlnrJIZ6a5MaJ4Fh4wAIE&hl=en&sa=X&ei=DnssUr38GYm-0QXuiIHgAw&ved=0CE8Q6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=the%
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    When I bred a few litters I never let anyone choose a pup until they were 6 weeks old. Pups change a lot from birth to 6 weeks, and their characters don't really show until they are weaned and running about. Even then, it would be hard to predict exactly how they'll turn out. Some pups don't show their true natures and temperaments until they are away from the rest of the litter. As far as ability is concerned, you can only go by the parents and ancestors, though experienced breeders may will pick out a future star from little things in the way the pups behave.
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    What if they are all the same colour: say black, like both parents?
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    The only time I've seen coursing dogs with their legs bandaged has been to protect the stoppers> hard ground or a particular style of running and the conformation of some dogs mean that some are more prone to damaging their stoppers. Most people I've seen do it have used stretchy Elastoplast type strapping: I don't actually think that Vetwrap would stand up to a lot of hammer on rough fields as dogs lay the backs of their legs, below wrist or hock, right down on the ground when running hard/turning tight ... unlike horses.
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    It's harder for a dog to learn by itself what to do. Dogs are social creatures, and pups learn by watching their elders hunt, same as any pack animal. Can you not get your pup out with a dog that is already working cover? That would be the ideal. If not, you will have to lead the hunt. Go where there are rabbits, get excited when you see one; watch carefully to see where it goes. When the rabbit hops into a bramble (I'm assuming you have hedges, brambles etc) then get in there yourself: not completely obviously but poke around, talk to the pup, saying "Where is it?" in an excited tone of voic
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    I honestly don't know the answer to that one: best ask a vet. Horses which are susceptible to tendon problems wear bandages while working, but their leg structure is completely different to that of a dog. I would imagine that if the bandage was tight enough to stay on when the dog was running hard, it might interfere with blood flow to the foot: just wondering. I've never yet heard a bone man or vet recommend it. Thing is, the tendons are what attach the muscles to the bones, so if you put a bandage on tight enough to support an injury or fragile area, would it interfere with the leg move
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    Good point: even the best bone man in the world hasn't got x ray eyes, which is why a really good greyhound vet covers both sides of things.
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    Driven, intelligent with good spatial awareness: be hard to beat all those traits in one dog
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    Bone Radiol is basically a gentler way of blistering, which is what they used to do with hot irons on horses with tendon problems. Nonetheless, BR is pretty harsh stuff, and overuse can definitely cause skin problems: I've seen dogs where the hair has fallen out completely, as well as the skin being very sore to the touch. I guess it is OK if used with caution, but use it sparingly. IMO, Zheng Gu Shui works just as well but without any problems. I haven't conducted any 'scientific' experiments with either product, so I can only say what works for me and mine.
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    Be nice to see the photos with a clear white background and not against the tools: sorry, being picky there I know, but it does detract from the animals' shape.
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    Well that is good news. The bitch I had who detached her tendon completely did go on to run again after a 4-5 month lay off, but she was never quite the same again, not that it worried her unduly but she couldn't turn the same as she once did. Hopefully yours will be fine. Zheng Gu Shui is amazing for tendon damage: get it on Amazon. Don't over do the application: one day on, one day off for a week, then lay off for a week, then same again. I use it for my tennis elbow and it is good stuff, though a vet did tell me that it shouldn't be used day in day out on a permanent basis. Like anything,
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    Very pretty animals, I wonder if anyone actually works them.
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    Don't believe what the manufacturers tell you, that puppies need 30% protein. It is all a sales pitch to get you to buy their food and feel guilty that you may be depriving your precious pup of something it needs. Nature has been supplying wild animals with all they need for millennia, and look how strong and big wolves can be: not a nugget of complete food in sight. Yes, they need good quality protein, but it is just as important to balance the food: complete manufactured foods take all the guess work out of it, so they claim, but as long as you are feeding a varied diet, and have a worki
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    Tragic and so unfair: my condolences.
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    Ya I think you might be onto something. HAHA! Great post. It's unbelievable what you see at game fairs here people taking 7+ dog up so they have a dog to race in every class most of them being full greyhounds or very near it and eloctrolytes the give to a dog before a race when all it's doing is sprinting for 300 yards and back in the trailer. They take it far to serious and all they win is a bag of dog food and a rosette. Can't understand why they don't race greyhounds at least there would be good money in it for winning Cuz 99% of them don't wanna spend the money that it takes to
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    the 2 cracking looking dogs pal Aren't they just
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    Really lovely chubby pups Bitch looks well too
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    There's good to be said for both scenarios. The dam may help give her pup confidence, but if you only take them out together, the pup may learn to rely on her too much. Two pups together can be great, IF you know what you're doing, and give them plenty of one to one time with you alone, but they are usually company for each other in the kennel, and provide a play mate for one another. Also, if something happens to one, you still have the other to continue the line. The down side of having two pups together is double the work, and there is always a possibility, especially if you keep two bi
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    Whatever you do, please get the dog to the greyhound vet. The chances of the dog running again are increased enormously if you do. Not saying that it will for certain, but as you obviously care a lot about the dog, give it the best possible chance by seeing someone who treats this sort of injury every day. Pet vets are fine for bits and pieces: infections, disease control etc, but the bio-mechanics of the running dog are nearly always beyond their experience and scope. Any vet can take a toe off a pet dog which isn't an athlete, and it won't really matter if the dog ends up flat-footed or
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    Is your vet a specialist greyhound vet?
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    Truly lucky kids you lot have. So good to see that some kids are still being reared in the right way Torchey: those pics are just brilliant: particularly like the one of the lad carrying the ferret with the dog following on close behind.
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