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    pigs or deer ,nobody is interested in small game apart from going out for a night shoot on the back of a truck driven by the farmer ,its like world war 3 and not my style .
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    Jett is a ruff coated working lurcher ,1/2 greyhound 1/4 wirehaired pointer ,1/4 lab .He's about a year old in that picture & now he's about 4 years old ,hes filled out nicely .He gives 120% every day and has accounted for a huge number of rabbits and a good number of hares .
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    For those of you that cant recall this is one of two pups I bred & kept that had the condition of shakey puppy syndrome up until they were 11/12 weeks old .Carla i(greyhound x whippet )s now about 2-1/2 years old and a good keen worker.
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    I DONE ! it ,now I think its best to start my own post off .
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    ok here's the problem ,How do you post pictures up they load to about 90% then shuts down ?
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    At present I have a total of 30 odd dogs ,amongst this number are some great dogs brought on to be used to get the job done one out .Some are pure bred ,but most are crosses of some type or other ,working lines of 25 years plus .Target is only hares and rabbits,no foxes in Nz.It is my view that good dogs are found in any breed regardless of breed however the breed must be fit for purpose .I've known some as pups that they had or have the x factor and once broken it they went on to be hard workers .We only breed the best with the best, most times this results in a dog that's ok(fit for purp
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    The life of a working dog has many dangers ,many are a close miss however every now and again it has a cost to be met ,all just part of the game .The only way to go is forward like you have training up another ,those gone are never forgotten & live on in our minds .
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    That's very interesting,great to see a old breed making a working comeback .
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    Sorry to hear that ,sounds like you have the pups doing better with a bit more age and solid food.
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    pups doing well
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    The hound looks like hes ready for more .
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    I agree .My dogs are kept for rabbits and them only . Im in payed pest work but I enjoy it just like sport . We don't have foxies here in New zealand but there other small animals that they dogs would enjoy as much as chasing rabbits . While most farmers don't want these other pests, they above all want the rabbits controlled ,targeted and hammered .So I only want dogs to target them as that makes for a better team for the reasons I've outlined. I need the dogs to tell me I need spend more time in that area. Its the owner choice what animals he wants to target for sport.There are no rul
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    The key to this problem is two fold ,all my whippets including crosses along with my two greyhound whippets are fussy eaters .The first thing Id do is get a coat for her & next Id up the fat content of her food ,this can be a problem as most don't like the fat but I sneak it in but mixing it up after mixing and feeding it warm .
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    I use old dench containers which I cut in half length ways & fill them up with dry sand ,they last about a week before its requires cleaning .It catches all the piss which helps to keep the smell down .
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    I worked a kelpie x greyhound ,a big dark red dog with plenty of wheels & ....huge ears lol nice enough dog ,He shifted away so I didn't get to find out how the dog went long term.
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    It is sad that a person thats looking for a new pup chooses to buy from a " puppy breeding kennel" when they are so many working types out there ,doing the hard yards then bred for a replacement .I'm a very firm believer in breeding from good working stock not that I ,a time or two, have not tried non workers but Id rather know that the parents can do the job to a high standard .I bred about 6 litters over the winter ,sounds a huge amount but Ive kept a pup or two from each litter for replacements ,this has allowed me to spit the dogs into two teams ,the rest of the pups were on sold as this
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    Another up date ,all three pups have shown no signs of this problem since they were 2 months and all 3 are now working .I still have my two ,who have been lightly worked till now .Both weight about 50lb at 9 months old ,I will measure them today.
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    I had a golden lab x golden retriever that I used for bushing and over the ferrets using both gun and nets .He was a great bushing dog & could catch a rabbit on the fly due to his long wheel base ,bloody handy dog on a big river too on ducks,swam like a seal & had a very good tracking nose ,he just didn't know the word quit.
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    No Bundy89 ,it appears while their bodies did not make enough white myelin ,which is the coating that surrounds the nerves ,once the lucky ones get to about 9-12 weeks old the body starts make enough and they fully recover ,however if it affects the spine and liver they outlook is grim .I will see if I can upload some pictures ,they are very very fast and seem to be able to run pass and around objects with slit second timing,they are honing the act of chasing and catching on each other. I usually start to take pups out about 5/6 months old but that depends on breed as I like to have they al
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    Ive had the best outcome possible,I was able to give the smallest bitch to a friend who is another full time rabbitter ,and I kept a lovey brindle bitch and a black dog with white toes.By the age of 9 weeks old all 3 pups had made a full recovery.The bitch at this point is faster than the dog but a little smaller ,I doubt either one will be any taller than the average whippet .They have spent their days chasing each other at high speed around tree stumps ,kennels etc up till now . I started the bitch yesterday and will take one each day till they are fully broken in ,at this stage they have go
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    I have a number of beagle x terriers ,I find you get a good tracking dog that can also catch well.i only bush with them after rabbits .
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    I also Agree
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    Ive called out to him a time or two.Lol
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    That makes a lot of sense to me morton ,great post .
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