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  1. matt1979
    Look a great litter tbf not sure how you could resist keeping a pup back tbh not sure I would have the same will power they are all belters atb
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    Paid about £15 pound for a 5 metre roll fairly recently on eBay it's good stuff. I went to buy some vet bed about two years ago and they wanted 48 euro a meter so i just use duvets.
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    Agreed I wouldn't want them to be the next big thing and get ruined but there are so few it's a fine line between keeping them decent and a breed dying out. Here in the U.K. They are a predominantly show breed anyway thankfully those very few that own and show them do seem to appreciate their qualities as a guarding and herding breed and are sensible about where pups end up and they continue to do a job on the continent where most of the bloodlines come from atb
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    She is around 25tts and weighs around 37kg she is bred from a foreign working line that is generally smaller than many bouviers but they are all pretty closely related tbh. Her brothers ended up about 28-29tts and around 55kg I would guess and her dad 30tts he was a serious dog, they tend to look alot bigger with there thick coat but they have a fair bit of bone and a big powerful head on them. Iam probably biased but Great breed a lot more popular on the continent and are used pretty widely as police dogs in Europe.despite my incompetence I managed to train her to a pretty high standard back
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    very nice dog you have there. I love the breed as I believe they are the most underestimated protection dogs their are. I have had a couple of them and have a friend who has a line of his own and they all have one thing in common, no stranger can touch them. With that said they are very loving with kids and their own family. Agreed this bitch of mine never forgets a face and once introduced is very laid back different dog with strangers though and won't let anybody barring my family and parents into the house unless unless I am around. Very smart breed, pic of her back in her heyday 40kg of pu
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    Have to agree with the bouvier comment great dogs and a natural guard with some brains. This bitch is now 11 years old and has taught me more about dogs than any other dog I have known or had. In truth in her youth she was too much for me too handle but I learnt quickly too work with her rather than against her with regards her guarding as I had never had a guarding breed previously. Got her as a pet and guard for when I was away on long stints in the forces and she has been a top dog and bomb proof with the family. She has travelled everywhere with me over the years and once trained up has be
  8. matt1979
    I am a fan of the ridgeback as a breed but you must have some seriously big bushes round your way lol. I would just get it fit and enjoy it tagging along with your pack sire it will enjoy a mooch atb
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    Great to here the updates on the bouvier x always wondered what my bouvier would have produced x to a grey. She is very much in her twilight nowadays but I may be biased but think they have some serious intelligence and cracking coat and bit more racy than they look with their coat stripped out atb
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    Too mutch too soon I would hold back till September/October then very steady with the odd run plus hope fully you have not damaged the dogs heart or lungs or anything else as regards a young developing pup.What would he have damaged his heart or lungs or am I missing something here? Heart or lungs 'or anything else'. The anything else will be injuries, however slight, to tendons, ligaments etc, in toes, shoulders, hips, down the spine, things like that, which many pups ran too young or developed enough will pick up and niggle them throughout their lives. Not saying it happens every time,
  11. matt1979
    Too mutch too soon I would hold back till September/October then very steady with the odd run plus hope fully you have not damaged the dogs heart or lungs or anything else as regards a young developing pup.What would he have damaged his heart or lungs or am I missing something here? Heart or lungs 'or anything else'. The anything else will be injuries, however slight, to tendons, ligaments etc, in toes, shoulders, hips, down the spine, things like that, which many pups ran too young or developed enough will pick up and niggle them throughout their lives. Not saying it happens every time,
  12. matt1979
    Too mutch too soon I would hold back till September/October then very steady with the odd run plus hope fully you have not damaged the dogs heart or lungs or anything else as regards a young developing pup. What would he have damaged his heart or lungs or am I missing something here?
  13. matt1979
    . This his where experience comes in,knowing when one can see a said type animal with excitable levels and entering accordingly little habits such has these often stay with said animal that in hindsight could off been avoided .then of course with the right type one can have em out from six weeks through cover any terrain all sorts put before them and they Neva put a foot wrong temperament the King of all jukel s makes a hell of a lot a difference .atb bunnys.. It's a balancing act in my eyes and a difficult one at that. I new full well having a young pup off the lead at a young age eager t
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    Had the same issue with my young lurcher, he would occasionally yip on the back of stuff, my fault in all honesty as he has been out since a 12 week old pup on daily mooches and the terrier invariably pushes stuff out and he has run stuff he shouldnt have and whilst too young (unintentionally). He has never done this in the lamp tbh but this habit has disappeared with age I mainly put this down to the dog maturing both physically and mentally and also because he has seen more action and therefore the excitement levels have steadied up. If he hasn't seen much for a few days he will occasionally
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    Few recents ones I like of the terrier and young lurcher mooching about atb Youngster taking a local mooch in atb
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    The collie cannot be the sire so you will just have to wait for the ugly duckling and swan syndrome to take effect.Did you source the pup in Haworth?,he sold a beagle that made 23" at 9 months and a Bedlington terrier that became a good sized lurcher. Out of interest why couldn't the collie be the sire? Accepting that it is unlikely but certainly not impossible unless I am missing something.
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    Old man has one as a pet pay over the road from me lovely looking dog tbf sadly it tries to kill anything that goes near it and I have never seen it off the lead in the 2 years I have known him. Sad state of affairs in my eyes.
  18. matt1979
    Don't have this cross but my experience is all dogs settle down with age and consistent handling just my experience. Have a little lurcher at the moment far to enthusiastic for his own good, little Slt was the same in her youth flue around like a headless chicken second season different dog. Personally I would be worried if they weren't a bit 100mph in there youth tbh
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    Having worked on the raf mountain rescue and being an old mlt always shocked how People don't really associate some of the higher land we have in the U.K. as dangerous ... big mistake. In fairness other than a good map (as socks sugggested 1:25000) sounds like you were better prepared than most and all ended well. I have been walking in beautiliful conditions in snowdonian numerous times and with 30mins you can't see you hand in front of you, tough going even for the experienced. Sometimes the safest option is to sit tight but that's only an option of you have the right kit with you. As has be
  20. matt1979
    Great read and great tribute rip
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    Shes no Flymo to be fair and does have a bit of leg but at 11tts still a dot atb
  22. matt1979
    Good stuff would have thought the fact the tear was near the calf muscle tissue means healing should be much better as muscle has an excellent blood supply to aid the healing process as oppose to tendon which has very little atb with the recovery. Seen plenty of people recover well from Achilles ruptures so given time and a bit of luck hopefully be a good outcome cheers
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    Not something I have used her for tbh she naturally took care of a few when we kept chickens and I have no doubt she would be decent enough. But they aren't the most nimble terrier in the world with the stumpy legs atb
  24. matt1979
    Not something I have used her for tbh she naturally took care of a few when we kept chickens and I have no doubt she would be decent enough. But they aren't the most nimble terrier in the world with the stumpy legs atb
  25. matt1979
    Seen the prices on some ridiculous and the price on the sealyhams is worse.Agreed about the price tags sadly they do seem to be attracting some chancers after the ££££s sadly there are a few decent folk about having the odd litter for sensible prices if your willing to wait though atb
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