most people prefer to have them off when they are pups. imo it isnt the end of the world if you dog has them on as you can always have them removed off a adult dog. my old dog whos 7 has got his front dew claws on they have never caused him a problem. my 8 month old pup also has his on.
had a visit today from bird (ray). we had a quick pit stop at the cafe for a breakfast each then went on to walk the dogs for a few hours, the weather wasnt the best as it was foggy and we had to do a different walk to what i had planned. but all in all it wasnt a bad outing the dogs enjoyed there selves.
a couple of pics.
bryn
my pup
bryn and Tod. bryns sure theres one in there
the pack
the pack again. bryns farely well hid
a water stop
i believe that fallow bucks take some catching, but depending on ground and weather all breeds of quarry at one time or another can be a challange for a dog.
i always choose the smallest warrens i can for the first few outings with my young ferrets then gradually put them in bigger and bigger warrens as the season goes on. i like to try and treat a young ferret like a young dog make life as easy as possible when starting them off. it also helps to have a good marking dog so as you know theres a rabbit in warren almost every time, then you know if the ferrets doing his/her job.
i dont understand how you can say that rabbits are not a test for a dog. if you go out and catch decent or large bags regular with a dog doesnt that test it both mentally and physically?
yes mate,,, then whatever it was from yours to mine
bloody hell. i took a wrong turn on my way home which made my overall traveling to just over 500 miles. well worth it though.
HEY! Don't knock squirrel coursing, i'll have you know it's one of the finest days sport you can have!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rgel6WISvY
hes a top dog is brian.
There you go mate, is this what you mean. This is Don's litter sister, and she does a HELL of a lot more than just rabbits mate.
nice looking bitch that.
i feed my dogs cooked rabbit, raw venison and dried food. ive found that if my dogs are worked and run hard on dry food alone that they dont seem to posses the same amount of stamina on hard nights.