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Meant to say fight waiting to happen cheers
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As already stated every dog should accept its food being taken away, it's not an issue of why you need to do this, it's just basic training in my eyes for reasons that have already been mentioned. Not hard to do with a pup, but might be harder to train out the aggression especially if it has worked for the dog. I would guess he has been geed with other dogs and had to show some teeth to get his food, or simply starved and now possessive sad really. I have always found control over food to be one of the most important parts of training a dog personally as it is a good means of demonstrating who
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If your just getting into terriers and your looking at getting a digging dog my advice (and I am no expert in this area by the way) would be to hold off get some experience with digging, if you can get it as it's hard to come by. If you get a terrier that needs the work and you can't give it to the dog you will have a liability on your hands. It can be a tough game and don't think just because you get a Bayer all will be dander, terriers going to ground always at risk it part of the game I guess, but tough when it goes wrong. If your inexperienced then the chances of things going wrong obvious
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Finally figured out how to add the videos. This is an old one from a month or so back and bit pointless but trying it out, pup after the local tree rats. I will get some better ones done of her doing a bit of work, now i know what I am doing atb
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These are the type of dog i will be looking to get next in the near future. From the research i have done i think i will be going for 3/4 whippet x bedlington, just to ensure it has enough speed and i dont really need a cover dog, more a catcher if that makes sense. It seems the 2nd generation dogs seem to produce a better coat from what i have seen, although this is mainly pictures rather than first hand experience. My old man has a bedlington greyhound lurcher and you cant really fault his work, but his coat is poor to be honest, doesnt effect his capabilities, but i would prefer a nice thic
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I guess it depends a lot on the distance covered like anything start them off slowly and build them up. Realistically ask yourself how far do they run when off the lead compared to when jogging on it and it is most likely a fraction of what they cover off the lead. The ground you jog on might be a factor, covered a lot of miles with my dogs running up to about 20 miles at times, road work can be very hard on their feet if you don't build them up steadily or if they have a break from jogging. Far point about growth plates but depends a lot on the individual dog and breed type and I think too mu
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I wish they could find truffle mate, schnauzer and black bear aka bouvier both getting on a bit now can't fault their efforts to be fair and they enjoy a mooch. I will be adding a small lurcher or whippet in the future for the time being have to get out with the old mans dogs as much as possible which is a shame as the pup is keen as mustard atb
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I wish they could find truffle mate, schnauzer and black bear aka bouvier both getting on a bit now. I will be adding a small lurcher or whippet in the future for the time being have to get out with the old mans dogs as much as possible which is a shame as the pup is keen as mustard atb
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Cheers will do
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http://s1359.photobucket.com/user/Morrell1979/library/Mobile%20Uploads Just a quick video of the pup to see if it works will get some better stuff up as she gets going. 7 month sporting Lucas ad proving a keen little bitch so far entering any cover offered up so far atb
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I would be very careful massaging any dog this close to any bruising/ internal injury occurring as more harm than good can be done at this at stage. Few week down the line sure this would be of use though atb.
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We have had track dogs with problem toes and always ended up having them removed as reoccurrence of these injuries is common, saying that this was a few years back and treatment is probably better nowadays. I would be more worried about tightening of tendons and ligaments / mobility around the joints effected in the long run atb with the recovery
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I don't go lamping so can't comment on that exactly, but a young dog learns plenty from an older well behaved dog no doubt. Somebody mentioned can another dog learn to sit and stay from other, yes they can or certainly can help. If you have a pack of dogs and bring a pup in generally I have found the pup learns far faster than a pup brought on on its own and I am talking about everything from heel work to where to do its business. I would have thought taking a young dog along with an older dog would settle it if nothing else but as I say I don't lamp so no expert atb
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If that question is aimed at me Glc the. I don't take a single dog out always together to be fair. For an old pet bouvier that does occasionally get left behind but she is bothered one bit sure the younger dogs wouldn't e to happy about beig left behind though. Accip I can't image that scenario and hope it never happens bit I will continue to keep them together as I works for me, I should say my family has kept working dogs for generations I can trace dogs back over years all runners or terriers never had a dog lost through fighting maybe we are lucky I don't know but that's just my experienc
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I and my family have never kennelled seperately including terriers and lurchers together never had an issue, but understand other peoples opinions and experiences are different. All I know is having had a single dog at times and then added more to the pack the dogs are no doubt much happier and settled in company, but I guess the older dog has always been a good role model in fairness. I should say my dogs know live in he utility room and into the main house during the evenings and it is much easier to mould a pack and maintain it, the more contact you have with a dog if that makes sense. The
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My dad has a Beddie greyhound good honest dog getting on a bit now at 7 but still catching plenty. Not as chilled as other lurchers we have had but plenty of drive. A few pics of him on my profile I think.
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Good luck with the pup, would w nice to see a few pics as it grows cheers
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Yes thanks seen a few pics of sky cats, be interesting to see other xs cheers
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Planning on adding a whippet or probably 3/4 whippet x in a year or so just wondering if anyone has an experience with them. Seen plenty of Beddie x whippets, but has anyone got any other whippet x terriers on the go. I have grown up with bigger lurchers but after something whippet size max 19 inches ideally, like the pure whippet but concerned about their durability on the ground I like to work. Should say it would be a bunny dog to work alongside the terrier and possible ferreting dog cheers
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Good luck with the pup andy, is it not worth tracing the sire and meeting him in the flesh. As Iam sure you are aware terriers can be very variable in temperament and pics don't tell you anything about a dog other than looks and even looks can differ in reality. Ten plus years with a dog is a long time atb
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I wouldn't be parting with hard earned money if you can't see both the sire and dam in the flesh even if it's only for a pet. If you are after a genuine worker then a lot more research is needed, good luck matt
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Fair reply sky cat and good to here from your experiences. All I base my thoughts on we're my and my families dogs and none have ever been aggressive in anyway to other dogs yet have taken all game over the years. I would still have thought a nervous dog would take easier options than fight in most instances certainly when the stakes are high, but I can see the point about attack as a line of defence. But don't accept Craig's point about dogs that kill game not knowing the difference between game and other dogs. My experience is most dogs have an inbuilt dislike for foxes irrelevant of the per
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Nice looking Russell lee, when you say he doesn't drop because he hadn't been taught to, I don't think they need teaching but appreciate you can encourage or discourage. Got a 7 month old here, just a pup done no work but has dropped to ground a few times already thankfully she has popped in and been called out, just got to be wary especially on hot scent atb.
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Craig if that's your experience then that's far enough and as you say your entitled to express it, I think the point I was trying to make along with others was dogs can differentiate between a fox and another dog probs. if you have had experience of dogs turning on other dogs then perhaps it had nothing to do with the dog having caught game, maybe another underlying issue, as the vast majority of lurcher owners don't have problems with dog on dog aggression unless Iam way off the mark atb.
