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now im open to correction here, but i would have thought that a free range poultry set up would be fenced against foxes and wouldnt fox proof fencing be enough to keep dogs out? and if not, could you not make some pretty simple adaptations to do so? cats are admittedly a different kettle of fish, but i would think you could still fence against them if they are that much of a problem? i would have thought that say 2metre mesh with hotwires along bottom and top would do the job, as long as there are no overhanging branches to let the cats over? look long and hard at the fences, you should be abl
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some information/advice if you please! a friend who has been shooting for some years is interested in getting a dog for picking up on his small syndicate. he has owned dogs but never a working gundog and wants to train it himself. i suggested he should get a lab but he doesn't want one, and two breeds which he has had suggested to him are spinone and toller. i'm certainly no gundog expert, and dont know much about either of these breeds so wondered if anyone here could advise on the suitability of either breed for a first time owner, how easy they are to train, how easy to live with, how much
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jerry could be whin no jerrys spelling is too good im still confused, the man in the pub said the best dog man is someone called markbrick, so are all three of those names for the same person?
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landrover, are you plummer?
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but whin said he was the best dog man, and now you lot are saying baw is the best, therefore they are one and the same? QED
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im confused. is baw the same as whin?
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Working Dogs The Night- What To Do In The Day?
beast replied to spec's topic in Lurchers & Running Dogs
dont lamp much these days, but when i was doing a lot i used to give them a half hour strtech out on the common in the morning before a nights work. not enought o tire them out (they would have probably 14 hours rest anyway) but kept them losse and found it just helped them settle better in the kennels through the day -
The Great Lolly Ice Stick Conundrum....
beast replied to Bosun11's topic in Working Dog Health & Training Talk
in my experience, if a dog hasnt digested something hard and solid with the acid in its stomach, it will spew it up as it cant pass down into the intestines through the narrow opening, so i like to think that the lolly stick wasnt swallowed at all else he would have spewed it (if you get my drift). how many times have you seen a dog reach up a big fragment of bone for example? soft or flexible stuff is more of a problem in my opinion as it can work its way out of the stomach and into the intestine. stufff like grass is ok as it just moves along the bowel, but the narrow pipes can be easily -
here we go again, someone not knowledgeable or patient enough to own a running dog letting it ruun amok in the countryside and giving us all a bad name. why wasnt the dog sorted out with stock before it was ever le tloose round them? and why was it allowed to carry on after the first cock up? the boy needs to give the dog away and not get another one. and jonansuki, i would stop exercising your dog with his, even the steadiest dog can get drawn into this stupid behaviour, the excitement of watching another dog showing hunting behaviour can just be too much sometimes and by the way,if you'r
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coydogs are fertile. i remember reading about the experiments breeding coyotes to poodles, and they werent very scientific as the 3 generations were bred from brother/sister matings which is almost certainly the reason for the drop in fertility. in fact most hybrids which are fertile ( not sterile like mules) are actually usually more fertile than either parent breed as a result of heterosis (hybrid vigour)
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Feeding Fish - Salmon......
beast replied to BORDERSCOT's topic in Working Dog Health & Training Talk
i am lucky enough to get sprats, caplin and herring for pennies in reasonable quantities and feed it once or twice a week. good addition to a dogs diet as part of the variety i believe is required -
Thanks beast, I did. The tests are no joke, if you don't read the manual, and get an affinity with the type of deer, they can be tricky. But having said that, once you have done it you feel great, and realise how much you didn't know beforehand. However, the course I did with Jelen took my confidence to a whole new level and this was the clincher. Especially with memorising the legal Scottish/English&Welsh stuff, the deer ID (what features do you see?) was fantastic, and female drop dates. I also did the Online Learning Centre with Jelen Deer - access came with the course - and that was a
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yeah lot of the chavs in town have them instead of staffs now, always unruly and untrained. my two year old saw one the other day and said "look at that nasty wolf daddy!"!!!!
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nice work. did you find it difficult ?
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i remember you telling about this dog on one of the other forums, youve done a great job with him, looks the picture of health now
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proper old fashione dlooking dog that, turn his hand to anything in a year or two i'm sure. best of luck with him
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good advice on here already, but i would just say dont panic! keep on top of the regular worming and remeber it is good practice to change wormer at intervals (i use drontal for a year then milbemax for a year then back to drontal) as worms can build up a resistance to certain drugs. changing wormer can help to prevent this. good luck with the pup, i'm sure he will be fine
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Tips For An Inexperienced Owner And Dog?
beast replied to Vicky Steadman's topic in Lurchers & Running Dogs
many dogs learn over time what rabbits they feel are catchable and which not to bother with. if you just want the dog to knock about with you during the day and perhaps knock up the odd bunny then you need to let it just learn the art for itself by practice. but you can certainly help its confidence. letting it pick up myxy rabbits is always handy for a young dog, so that it not only gets the benefit of getting its mouth around something but also gets used to carrying something alive and squeaking and struggling. if you want more out of your dog, then yes you could get out early in the season -
at one time we used to hunt a lot of deer and the ones in areas of predominantly rape were always in good nick, plenty of condition on them and certainly not dopey or silly. seemed to hold the weight on well through the winter when feeding on rape. dont know about other species
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i think dogs associate certain places with certain actions or activities. ive had all sorts of wild and pet creatures on my premises over the years, and always allowed the dogs to meet and mingle with them. after an initial introduction i've never had any problems, and these have been dogs which have caught a lot of varied game. i think they just learn that home/garden is not a place to hunt, it is the place of calm and rest, and anybody or anything coming in is "one of us"
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any command which a dog can learn as a word can be easily taught to a different cue. when you have to correct the dog, simply blow the whistle (or any other noise you fancy) then as quickly as possible say "no" or whatever the dog has been taught previously. the dog will quickly learn that the word and the sound mean the same thing, then you can stop using the word and just use the noise. when i was a teenager i taught one of my dogs to stop whatevr it was doing if i clapped my hands, cant for the life of me remember why though!
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ive used it a lot over the years, find that some dogs take a day or two to get their bowels used to it and can be a little loose, but most are fine. the fatty stuff is really good if you are struggling to keep condition on a hard-working dog through a cold winter. all my dogs have done well on horse meat. i tried some myself a few years ago, very tasty it was too
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millet judging by the number of "my dog chases sheep, help me!" posts on here, you could make a few quid hiring that ewe out as a stockbreaker! nice to see your dog is so steady with them, obviously plenty of work been put in
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hope the pup doesnt suffer any long term bad effects. and yes, definitely get him round as many "nice" dogs as possible
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i certainly wouldnt eat it myself, but even meat which is pretty high is ok for the dogs if they are used to raw flesh (not rotten though!) guts are full of bacteria, and if they have bust open the meat will spoil a lot more quickly, but theres no reason you couldnt take say the legs and neck. if the carcase is pretty fresh just rinse well and freeze for a week or so to kill the worms before feeding
