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  1. beast
    I think if I go by memory whilst you can keep them as farming purposes that is a good way of claiming a tax break, you cant put enclosed land up for shooting commercially there are certain estates where the deer are farmed but also people pay to shoot specimen deer, perhaps there is some regulation as to what constitutes "enclosed land" in terms of acreage or some other criteria? but certainly i suspect there are different regulations in regard to wild deer and captive deer and how they are to be harvested etc
  2. beast
    there are one or two of the old collie lines could do with a drop of new blood, and dogs of this type would be a perfect way to introduce it. likewise, i know a couple of people who have very racy, greyhoundy lurchers, real fast but really just mongrel greyhounds, and they would make a good cross to one of these collie curs.
  3. beast
    mate, if anybody gets in touch offering you a fully trained working ferreting dog, then it is NOT the genuine article i guarantee it.beware of getting ripped off!!!
  4. beast
    sorry bud! i was just funning didnt mean any offence
  5. beast
    yeah, glad its home. and as the man says, what were the circumstances? it may help other people who get their dogs stole to know how you got this one back
  6. beast
    should have given him a right hook seriously, where does this shit end?!! have his gran up for sale next week
  7. beast
    nice one. whats the breeding of the dog?
  8. beast
    seem to remember a few years ago a deerhound x beardie that was supposed to be handy (think it was called lucky?) think it sired some useful dogs too
  9. beast
    i thought lucas was out of brian plummers stuff?
  10. beast
    the important thing is to clean any wound as soon as possible, washing with clean water is as good as anything to really irrigate the wound because its not just bacteria which cause abscesses, any foreign matter can do so. run cold water into the wound for as long as you think you might need. i know people who will keep washing until the bleeding stops but i think this is unecessary. skin tears, even quite big ones, rarely go septic. i tend to just leave them unless they are big enough to need a stitch or staple. puncture wounds i flush with diluted pevidine (iodine based) at least once a day,
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    personally, i like the first cross better than a 3/4. a lot of 3/4s come out just too greyhoundy, but i have seen a couple which turned out like a big strong super fast first cross and they were awesome. seen very good border and beardie first crosses, but the best all-rounder i've ever seen was a border-beardie (hancocks mr jones) half cross, absolutely superb bitch. the best ferreting dog ive ever watched, would take birds anddeer with ease (up to fallow doe size) and was a tolerable hare courser, not just hunted up but with a fair slip. great nose and feet, and virtually indestructible. i
  12. beast
    its a very good book, ive had running dogs more years than i care to remember but i know that i dont know it all, and i am constantly dipping in and out of this book. well done skycat for putting it together
  13. beast
    collie grey for me, do pretty much anything i need it for, plus a good hob ferret
  14. beast
    i've had good dogs and good bitches. sometimes dogs will challenge yiou a bit when they reach adolescence but i think you should have got a good relationship long before that stage so it shouldnt be a problem. occasionally a really dominant bitch can be a handful but again simple enough to get the relationship on an even keel if you know your business. bitches can be mean with pups brought in, not always but often enough to bear it in mind (never seen a dog mean to a pup) and if you have more than one dog its a safer bet to keep a pack of males tham females, two males will have a scrap and the
  15. beast
    what is the neighbour complaining about specifically? is it just because she thinks its cruel to keep dogs outside or is there some specific issue such as noise, waste, smell or whatever?
  16. beast
    is there any desperate rush to get a pup? your other dog is your first dog so why dont you just spend the winter learning from each other and getting the work to the dog. a puppy around will distract the older dog, and the pup will also focus on the older dog instead of you if if is getting attention from it, wait till your big dog is older or you could end up with two spoiled dogs if you are still a novice yourself
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    the most important thing to remember in regard of preventing infection is to get the wound as clean as posible as quickly as possible. clean water is as good as anything else, just flush as much as you can through the wound . its not just bacteria which causes abscesses, foreign material left in a wound will cause them even a splinter will fester if left in. i knew a fella had a horse run through some fencing had some horrendous holes in it. he brought it up to the yard, just stuck a hosepipe into all the holes, some places it was going in one hole and coming out of another. not one of those w
  18. beast
    yep, she had mammary tumours when she got to about 15. lived to 17 though.
  19. beast
    collie crosses often make very good ferreting dogs
  20. beast
    thanks folks. none of my bitches has suffered from this to any degree so i'm no expert but we had a bitch when i was a kid which after every season would take to her bed with a squeaky toy and great udders full of milk and stay that way for what seemed ages. cant remember what my folks used to do , just let it run its course as i recollect, but would this not potentially lead to mastitis?
  21. beast
    and lets be honest, if they are walking into anything they must have the police there to serve the warrant, so if there is any threat the police would be able to flag that up themselves without allowing the wankers to access the information. personally i think that the rspca have gone so far from their original good work that they are now a political/money making organisation first and an animal care organistaion second. not right.
  22. beast
    didnt want to hijack the other thread, so here's a question. if a bitch suffers from phantoms, will taking a litter off her stop them in future? or do bitches ever have phantoms after their first litter if they have never had them before?
  23. beast
    why did she let them in?
  24. beast
    might be difficult, but if i were in your position i should be looking for a different mentor......
  25. beast
    there are a few points here, i feel first, some dogs simply will never take foxes, i've even sen a couple which as they got older didnt even bother chasing them. some will only learn after being run with another dog, some will catch them until they get bit, then hold back, others will not want to get involved but end up getting bit and thats the thing which switches them on. and some are just demons to fox by nature. all different. second, whether or not a dog takes foxes makes no difference at all to whether it will be a decent rabbit dog. although all the fox dogs i've seen would als
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