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  1. Maximus Ferret
    Sorry to hear it didn't work out for them Liam. In this economic climate it's not easy to keep it together. I'll look forward to seeing the photos as I was hoping to see the pup in the flesh.
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    Yes, it's rough but that's deliberate. I try to get her on rough forest or rocky ground once or twice a week at least. If they're going to run on ground like that I believe they need to learn about it before they can really run fast. If you rear a pup to only run on smooth good going then they'll learn to enjoy really letting it rip. When they first get on rough ground and try to do the same they can destroy themselves very fast, especially if they're chasing and have high drive.
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    Five months old now and 24 at the shoulder. Sorry about the quality of pictures. They're from a tiny pocket camera. The older bitch is a 25 inch collie grey type.
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    There's salmos, phezzies and lobbies too.
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    The grounds still hard here in cork. It got so dry in summer that the drizzle we've had hasn't done a lot to it. I had a poor season on the local river too with hardly enough water for the fish to come up. I reckon the river only rose once during the whole summer.
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    Hotmeat,I know what you're saying. I'd prefer if mine didn't get any bigger than 29 inches and 27 to 28 would be ideal, in spite of what Gaffer says. There are two things though, that are more important than height. First and foremost a gutsy temperament and second a strong build. (good bone and muscle,strong feet and no narrow chests, weak necks etc.)
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    I have one of these, still a pup at the moment. I don't expect her to clock up "a good few hundred bunnies a season". I have a lurcher for bunnies. She wasn't bought to look pretty either though I hope she looks prettier than your avatar.
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    Nikon Monarch5 8x42. Lightweight and very good quality and clarity and low light performance for the price.(You can get them around £250 new). If you want to spend less, their are cheaper monarch models that are also good for the money. High end second hand can be good if theirs nothing wrong with them but bins can be delicate so buying second hand can be risky.
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    My son's bitch broke the windscreen of my Passat estate when a rabbit ran into the road in front of the car. She was in the boot and leapt straight through the car leaving a dog shaped windscreen. It felt like a mighty wind blasting past my left ear.
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    What does your vet think he should eat? Dogs evolved eating meat and I'v got a feeling that they didn't cook it before eating it .
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    over 100 yrs of breeding for purpose and as i understand it quite ruthlessly.............our deerhound breeders have been breeding for size or show points (with a few excellent exceptions) .............as i see it they have all the grit the bully guys like, the stature and determination for the pre ban deer guys, they sure have as much stamina as anything we have and now they're putting collie brains into the mix.......but the biggest thing they have is the opportunity to test these qualities and discuss them openly which it looks like we sadly never will again I understand what you're sa
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    I'm feeding Gain record breaker, first ingredient, chicken, second ingredient chicken meal. It's expensive at thirty euro but at least it's not 55 so I'm not a nob. I only feed a very small amount to keep them used to it in case I can't get meat. Most weeks I'm buying 10 kilo of chicken legs and 10 kilo of necks or whatever else I can get cheap, like beef hearts, kidneys etc. I also mix in leftover veg and scraps. I feed a bit of fish too and rabbits of course. If your going to feed much dry food I'd say look for one based on meat rather than soya and avoid any with lots of dyes and prese
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    Fine strong and well balanced animal .
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    The deadly blackberry worm FFS.
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    It's hard to say without seeing it in the flesh but one week or even two doesn't sound like enough rest for a damaged toe joint. The greyhound vet will give the best advice but I'd say don't be in a hurry to get the toe off if it's still straight. I'd be thinking of six weeks on the lead for a damaged toe joint, even if the swelling went down after one or two. The time off is a pain in the ass but the toe could well be sound again, although remaining calloused. (big). Best of luck with him anyway.
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    Generally they were, especially the bitches, but with deerhound blood you'll always get some pups growing tall and 30 inches isn't the biggest you'll see. I've a bitch here 1 of her parents were cooksland and the other was doxhope, and she's only made 26tts In my opinion that's a good allround size. Have you any pictures of her? What's she like as a worker?
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    Generally they were, especially the bitches, but with deerhound blood you'll always get some pups growing tall and 30 inches isn't the biggest you'll see.
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    You're right there. Taking an unvaccinated pup to a place where everyone takes sick dogs is a risk in itself. I buy vaccinations for less than a tenner at a local chemist.
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    Different dog But same program.
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    I used to take part in a similar competition on a spearfishing forum. A "fish of the month" was voted for after the end of the month. Entry was by photograph with the days newspaper in the picture. The winner was the one which got most votes in the poll as best catch rather than the biggest, as different species were entered. At the end of the autumn the 8 fish of the month were voted on for "fish of the year". The comp. was UK and Ireland based and relied on the honour system as to weights etc. That forum was a little different to this one - many people voted for another persons fish if the
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    Spot on, you posted while I was typing.
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    It all depends which fen your on. I've been in Ireland over 20 years now but I used to do some rabbiting on the fens a lot of years ago with various people, some of them on here. In case you've never been to the fens, it's low lying land drained by canal-like drains of various widths and depths. Many of these have raised earth banks on both sides and that's where hares can escape into cover and where pockets of rabbits sometimes get well dug in. Obviously you can ferret or lamp but the banks are good for a daytime mooch too. You need to take a stout stick and lightly fill in the holes as you
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    Here's another ebook and on page 371 is the description of the trial with knife:- http://archive.org/stream/wildbeaststheirw00bakeiala#page/370/mode/2up
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    It was Sir Samuel Baker who tried the pair of deerhounds and the knife.It was at Blair Atholl and the deerhounds belonged to the Duke of Atholl who allowed him to use them without charge. The hounds brought the stag to bay in a river but they went in and locked on once they saw him going in. (There's a free ebook of his here:- http://www.gutenberg.org/files/3231/3231-h/3231-h.htm ) Enjoy!!!
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    It's a bit off topic Mik but what did that salmon in your avatar weigh? Looks a belter!
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