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  1. Recall problems. Help.

    in Working Dog Health & Training Talk

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    Get out on a night with no moon and when ur running a rabbit as soon as he gets some thing aim the light at ur feet and just keep doing it take ur time worst thing u can do is run after the dog cos it will start too think that its a game and just too ask are u using any type of singnal when ur wanting too retrieve hand signals or whistle or talking are u praising the dog as its coming closer or are u waiting till the exact time when he gives something into ur hand cos out of all training with dogs I've found timing of praising works better then any thing and I would not concentrate on too many treats or ull find him only wanting too come back when he is wanting treats so u need too figure out if the dog is even food motavated or from u

  2. Increasing Fox Numbers

    in General Talk

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    Over the last 10 years it has went up and down not the changing weather but from rabbit numbers if we have high rabbit numbers one year we have less foxes but changes too the next year high foxes less rabbits only thing me and some friends find different is if the weather is not as cold as normal is that we will find cubs sizes are very varied going from are numbers we can take 120 one year too 60 the next just are 2 cents

  3. daytime jobs?

    in General Talk

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    Bit of evey thing when I left school Underkeeper/ welder and fabricator/ farm hand/ fruit picker/office worker in city /fencing /tractor contracting/ on the scallop boats/relief milker /know a dairy men start at 4 fin at 8 back too work at 12 for an hour then home till 2 too 7 then back out at 9 for half an hour good job I live on the farm and every 2nd weekend off so iam lucky I get my afternoons off and not got far too go too work my dogs

  4. Out tonight

    in Lurchers & Running Dogs

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    Had plans too but put me back out this morning at work so feeling sorry for me self on the sofa cant even shag me bird and I've still got too put up with her pish not happy

     

    Get her to do all the work then :laugh:

    So not going too work I'll just get the only reason iam round here is cos u can't go out lamping

  8. New Zealand Adventure

    in General Talk

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    Also don't pay for any packages that say they will sort out ur visa and banks and all that stuff just get online and sort it out for ur self not hard too set up a bank account or visa cos they rip u off mate like alot done it when I went too oz they charged me 700 pounds for some thing that took me 3 hours too do my self and cost me 100 quid when I went too Nz

  9. New Zealand Adventure

    in General Talk

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    U can find alot of jobs online mate lots of farm work in Nz that is easy too pick up lot of dairy work and beef and sheep plus most farm work comes with accommodation only thing I would say is make sure u got a driving licence and enuf money too buy a car or pick up when u get out there usaly lots of cheap backpackers cars and old bangers always handy too know if ur skint u got some were too sleep and if u get really stuck some hostels will let u work for ur acomadation usually cleaning rooms or some shit job usually 3 hours a day buts it's a bed and it will be the best decision of ur life I ended up going too Australia came home was home 2 weeks and said too balls with it 2 weeks later ended up buying a ticket for Nz had 700 pound spending money and had one of the best 2 years of my life also if ur working the now remember too ring the tax man and claim ur uk tax back before u leave and when ur fin ur year in Nz and are leaving claim ur tax back from there might not think it but I got a grand back from uk tax man the first time 2 grand back from the oz tax man and 1500 from the Nz tax man well worth doing a couple hours paper work for 4500 pound and good luck mate

  12. bit on the side?

    in General Talk

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    Gill nets during the summer in the bays and picking wulks an rabbits in the winter all can be done between milkings and relief milk on my weekends off some times when money is tight

     

    What you net BL ?

    Mullet and bass and sole

  20. Old dog new tricks

    in Lurchers & Running Dogs

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    It would be nice to here off of some other lads which have been in my situation and been successfully in training a dog that's not a pup. I like the dog and gonna try hard to get him on track. I can't go on like this its taking all the fun out of my sport. I just wasn't sure on taking him with us or waiting till he trained up but like you say I'll just keep him on his lead and he can watch the others.

     

    Been in the same situation as u once dog is now retired but it took a long time for him too get the picture what he was meant too be doing alough he was always generally happy but I found I never got the same loyalyte and wanting too work for me as I have had with other dogs that have been brought up from pups it put me off taking on any dog over the age of 14 weeks but u have Too get a real good bond with ur dog try and get him to want too work for you and not himself but and just keep up with he's manners and training it might just click like myne did or maybe not

  21. Filters

    in Lurchers & Running Dogs

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    Really don't like them tried red amber and green and must be my eye sight but I find I can't see as far with them or I miss odd ones that I know I could off seen with out it on

    Hope I'm never on a level crossing when you're approaching! :laugh:

    I use red or amber. I find red sometimes helps with Foxes or Rabbits that've been lamped before. An amber filter doesn't reduce the beam length as much as other colours, and cuts through any mist better. I personally find that amber also gives a better contrast which makes spotting at distance easier :thumbs:

     

    I have tried them a few times and always seem too be more of a hindrance too me and don't worry I hate driving

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  23. Road work

    in Lurchers & Running Dogs

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    lads when you give the dogs road work what kind of places do you go, like quiet roads, un-used roads etc? every where round me is busy as hell

     

    Farm roads that u know no one is going too be driving on and forest block roads my preferred places any way

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