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Since 2013 you can bring a dog over to the uk when it's been vacinated and wormed and you can show for it in it's passport. Bringing one over shouldn't be a big problem. I think €360 is quite a fair price, a ferry crossing is €100 from calais to Dover, driving from and to both harbours with current petrol prices isn't cheap as well. A GW(P) can be had for €350 from working parents but really wouldn't know how much work. Before buying one I'd really look into where to get one! They have become quite a popular breed amongst the posh and popular who like the hunting/country lifestyle which cert
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Does it have to be a ped heidewachtel/small münster or just from working parents? I can check what's available atm over here. Picking up would be up to you.
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When out ferreting/rabbiting/lamping even on permissions without large numbers, wouldn't you want you dog to be physically able to catch big numbers? I think a dog that can handle big numbers physcially/stamina wise will be a lot better and recover faster when he just has to take small numbers. A dog capable of 30 runs on the lamp or during the day will be faster/better/more capable on just 10-15 runs compared to a dog that can only handle 10-15 runs and actually does these 10-15 runs. Just like others said, maximum performance is paramount and as an owner it's your responsibility to h
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Wouldn't you (those following the thread) think that due to their size and posture a teckel wouldn't be the best bushing dog when rabbit is the chosen quarry? I can see them being a usefull member of a pack, to work thick bramble/cover/hedges etc but to really get the rabbit moving, don't no if they will be fast enough to provide enough pressure. I realise you can't get more dog in such a small size, but use is it if it's not the right dog for the job. If using one, I'd probably try to find one with the most leg as possible. I've seen some being used below ground and tracking wounded game bu
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With some technical assistance I can. I live in a area with a dense population and hunting my Epagneul Breton without e-collar would be very stupid. (came from a shelter when he was 6.5, recall was absent) Actual use is almost non existent, just there for a situation like you described.
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Imho a pack is to big if you can no longer control the dogs which you've brought.
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I want drive, obedience, nose, stamina, balls, intelligence, speed, giving tongue and the right size in a bushing dog. To me a bushing dog should be a ferreting companion as well. Which means that I also require him to mark and be ok with ferrets. Since bushing only is fun when you have enough dogs, the dogs should be able to work in a pack. I don't like overly dominant dogs. Some of my permissions are quite big with only three dogs, I like my dog to range quite a bit. Not only should he be physically able to cover a lot of ground, he should desire to do so. I bush with a Epagneul B
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Wouldn't a JR x Beagle be a Jeagle or Reagle? I know some call a Beagle Teckel cross a Teagle over here.
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So basically if you keep breeding it back to a good steady working ferret eventually after many generations you get yep a ferret , Certainly, if you keep watering the polecat percentage down.
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Is £20-30 considered expensive?? No, that's the normal price for ferrets from working stock over here.
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Although some members will be calling this bullocks or whatever, don't care. Probably never handled a real polecat-ferret cross. The ferret- EU (wild) polecat crosses, at least the half crosses I've seen and handled, would be of no use ferreting. They are nervous, fast, strong and fierce. The kill and hunt drive is more than I would like. Not a nice creature to be around. The 1/4 starts can be handy but you will be digging. The 1/8 starts to be of some use but still, generally you will still be digging quite frequently compared to a normal decent working ferret. The jills can be pretty smal
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I think another member (Jachtterrier) asked almost the same question a few weeks back. A dog/bitch he was looking at did not have a perfect bite. People over here said, he'd better look for another dog/bitch with good working blood and perfect/good bite/jaw. They motivated that it was harder to remove a undesirable trait from your line/breeding oposed to introducing a flaw, which I agree with. However I'd rather have a dog with the right attitude and mentality, at least if it is healthy and does not have any faults which could be a problem for him or her. All depends on how bad his bite
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Lovely to see she's recovering! Must be a great feeling for her and yourself. How do you rate the hydro therapy? I've seen a dog physio nearby who offers it not only as a recovery tool but as a muscle buildup program for working dogs. Based on your experience, do you think it would be able to achieve that with hydro therapy?
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The Beddy X Whippet - The Greatest Dog In The World?
Bossie replied to Ideation's topic in Lurchers & Running Dogs
I do wonder how it is possible to have such an abundance when it comes to good beddy/whipp and beddy/grey dogs, when everytime pure/ped beddy comes up everyone says there are just very few out there, and are extremely rare. Are all these very hard to find pure dogs studs to the crosses that are being worked? How is it possible that the beddy whippet is such a good dog when there is such little good blood left to start with? I'm a fan of small lurchers so not being sarcastic or anything, just a genuine question I've been asking myself. -
Seen some nice JR - Whippet crosses, I'd imagine they would be a handy ferreting companion. When looking for a dedicated ferreting rabbit dog I'd like to get the fastest of the mark in the smallest possible package. But since you have to work the dog and take care of him for many years to come, buy one you like!
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You could use some yoghurt to make the dog food more appealing to him. That's what I do with the dogs. Works great, just don't overdo it. A little bit mixed with his food will get you a long way.
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Completely agree, you can get good and bad from good working stock as well as from parents that might be muts/pets. Even with a pup from a working line it's in gods hands. However just like you said, you try to stack the odds in you favour by getting something which is bred right.
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Also wanted to mention this, good point. Some horsebreeders also stay away from winterbred animals.
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I don't see any sense in a malamatu cross but that's just my opinion. However a Malinois/GSD/DS cross, that I like. Why? Well you can find extremely good working lines quite easy. Everywhere on this board I read how important working parents are when breeding. Everyone with a few hours to spare could locate a great stud. If you combine the right parents and have some luck (which you need in every breeding) you can get some very nice traits I guess from these dogs in your breeding. Physically: The dogs are very healthy and sound They are very athletic They have stamina to spare Th
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Any Pictures Of Gsdxg Or Gsdxlurchers
Bossie replied to blackgreyhound's topic in Lurchers & Running Dogs
looks a fecking beast that me1. put a couple of better pics up if you can get some. Very nice dog, looks very athletic. -
Just came across a thread on a US coyote hunting board. Someone mentioned he'd been using whippets to hunt coyote but only 1 out of 10 would be able to take them. I have no experience with fox/coyote and I realise they are not the same.
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Lovely dog! Haha, stubborn bugger. Maybe his puberty coming through.....
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Nice dog, she looks a lot like a dutch shepherd.
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Exactly! I feel a very strong responsibility with the dogs. I would only breed from those that are up to scratch. But as a dog owner I feel I'm responsible for every dog in my care, worker or pet, good and bad.
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Hypothetically speaking: I'd import a large population of rabbits onto his land. So next year you can come with as many dogs as you like
