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My son will be three next month and he's been helping me to clean the ferrets out for about a year now, he particularly likes throwing the wood shavings all over the floor. I've only let him handle the ferrets for the last six months or so though and one (both rescued) is still a tad nippy so he only gets one in and out while we clean them. I've got a lovely photo of him completely inside the bed box after he disappeared inside it when I popped inside to get a fresh bin bag but I'm no good at putting up photos.
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D'oh! Didn't think of that as I just tend to wear sandels in the summer and put up with wet feet. Actually, having said that, my Keen sandels are waterproof...it says so on a label on the side! Though why on earth you want waterproof material on a sandel.
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How about Crocs or Keen sandels. I think crocs make a style with a lining called the mammoth.
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Great post by Malt. We should get someone to flag that so that it comes up as advice before anybody considers reading a thread or posting in the lurcher section. You do get some good advice there but you do need either a brass neck or a conscience like a duck's back. Hi and welcome Jamie! If you let us know which area you live in I'm sure there'll be others as helpful as Skycat.
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Ironically, the first three I thought of are all names I'd consider for dogs too: Trigger (Only Fools and Horses), Fletch (Porridge) and Boyd (Waking the Dead).
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Mine get the occasional egg as well as any shells leftover from cooking with eggs. Oh, and they also sometimes sneak into the chicken run to help themselves.
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Yes! I think a few other people on here have them too as someone on here was selling them about a year or so ago. Incidentally, I just put "Grubbs stalker" into google and one of the first sites that came up was a thread on a site called bushcraft uk entitled "Grub's Stalker Boots - an alternative to Muck Boots." Apparently they're even lighter than Muck Boots. However, there were a few people on the thread claiming that, after a while, they start to let in water. I must admit that near the end of last winter mine were occasionaly damp inside but I just put it down to me wearing them when it
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If you like the idea of the muck boots but are unsure of the grip then how about Grubbs stalkers. They're similar in design but with a vibram sole.
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I had a pair of Tay Muck Boots and while I found them very warm and comfortable to walk in, I also found they had poor grip, for a wellie, and wore down quickly, as has been said above.
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Congratulations Tyla. Although sorting out the root of the problem should have a better and more long term effect than treating the symptoms it can be so difficult to find the root sometimes. Thinking outside the box can help which is where a forum like this, with so many people ready to bounce some ideas around, can help.
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I bought one of these last year and the hype about them really is true. It's a phenomenal jacket. My only gripe is that, being a bit of a little hairy hobbit, I tend to run warm so find it a bit warm for all year round use. As for their claim that you could fill it with pins and it would still work: I've caught it many a time on brambles and holly and have pulled out dozens of bramble thorns from it but it keeps on pumping that water out.
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Every death in my family, as far as I'm aware, has been cancer related. The most recent was my nan this very morning. I'd love to have won the EuroMillions last week and to have split the money between the main charities as well as my local hospice, the Rowans. However, my feelings are governed by the effect it's had on my life and I certainly wouldn't think badly of anyone who didn't contribute. Life is for living. I have a three year old son, a beautiful wife and some great dogs. Stay happy. Thinking of you Stig.
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It's the age old problem of "bad people" giving good dogs a bad name. About fifteen to twenty years ago, when I lived in Gosport, I met a chap walking two rottweilers very late one evening. They were both lovely dogs with great temperaments which got on fine with my little collie x whippet once he'd let them off the lead. Unfortunately, he told me he had to resort to walking them in the dark because he was fed up with other dog walkers assuming his dogs were dangerous and running away from him. That's just jogged my memory: around the same time I knew another chap with a German Shepher
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Completely agree with you Skycat. I have a similar situation at the moment where my middle kelpie, who's the most extreme one-man-dog(bitch) I've ever known, simply doesn't like my son. I tried to rehome her soon after he was born as, although not showing any signs of out and out aggression, she avoided him at all costs and my wife claimed to have heard a couple of growls. However, understandably, nobody wanted to rehome a six year old sensitive kelpie which chases rabbits and dislikes all other dogs and people (can't think why not ) so she's still with me but only comes indoors when my s
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I find this whole issue of dominance, pack instinct etc in dogs fascinating. The problem is that, like most things, the perceived "right thing to do" keeps changing and eventually goes full circle. My wife bought me a book for Christmas by that bloke from Devon who's lived with a pack of wolves in the wild. Although I disagreed with some things in it, a lot made sense and I found a lot of it was echoed by a recent run of articles by Jackie Drakeford in the CW. The main things was that hierarchy in packs isn't defined (according to the book) in the same way that most people think. One
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the fox ?? Yeah! There's a great honeymoon cottage in Belstone. One of the most beautiful spots in Devon.
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I've not seen the film or read the book...but I saw the star on my honeymoon!
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I've got three kelpies so I tend to get the opposite problem: mine spend all day trying to find the hottest place in the garden or run to lie in. When it's eventually hot enough to melt tarmac they occasionaly seek some shade in the kennel. Daft buggers! I hasten to add that despite this, they do always have access to water (which they rarely drink) and shade.
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Good luck mate. The only reason I asked is that I have a pair of 8s here that need a loving home.
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Many thanks to Ideation, Undisputed, Tomm Parr and anybody else who's sticking up for the likes of myself and my wife: we're both teachers. To be fair, I'm a supply teacher. Not one of those crap ones who's only doing it because they can't get a job, but one who's been doing it out of choice for a decade and a half. As a result of my choice, I have to admit that I am fortunate in getting thirteen weeks holiday per year. However, the downside of being a supply teacher is that I only get paid for the days I work. Back to my wife: a "proper" teacher. As has been said above, it's not 9 til
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What size are you Jigsaw? Genuine enquiry, not being rude!
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I've found exactly the same as Stroller. Whenever I try putting in any kind of litter tray it just makes them crap outside it, even if I wait a day and put some of their own in. They're a law unto themselves. I've even got a rescued ferret at the moment which does it on top of their sleeping box.
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...which reminds me of when one of my ferrets went missing. I used to have a walled in garden, so when I cleaned out the court at the end of the garden I'd put down some food on the drain cover at the other end of the garden and run like mad down to their court and close the door before they got a chance to get back in so I could clean it out in peace (one of them had a thing about attacking the poop scoop I used). One day, when I'd finished cleaning, I put back two of the hobs but couldn't find the third...then I noticed the lurcher standing by the door of his run looking sheepish. When I
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I'm looking at the moment too and Timberbuild seem to get nothing but praise. Seem to be mid price ie not as much as Reeves, Sherlock's etc but more than the ones on ebay.
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My Countryside Alliance magazine came through the post today and included a leaflet about a new "corvid research project" on this very subject. The website is www.songbird-survival.org.uk
