Neal
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I've done virtually no lamping myself, and the few times I did go out were several years ago with somebody elses lamp, so I can't add any advice, but would like to add a question: with regards to the weight issue; are the re-chargeable lamps any good ie I presume they are nice and light and easier to carry but what about the other concerns eg beam quality and battery life?
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The reason I use a juicer is because it's supposed to do a better job of breaking down the cells to make the nutrients etc available. I've never used a mixer or food processor though so can't give an unbiased comparison, it was simply a case of that's what I read in a book so used it and it seems to do the job ok ie it looks pretty much like fresh tripe to me!
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D'oh! And me a primary school teacher; don't tell my class. Sorry Ditch!
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It depends on the individual. One of mine doesn't trust anybody, but is completely besotted by me, whereas the other adult is everybody's friend. Apparently ACDs are more likely to be "a bit iffy with strangers." Having said that, my friendly one did once put a burglar off entering my house.
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Don't quote me on this but I've heard that grapes are a no-go too; no idea why though. I feed various fruit and veg, usually raw but sometimes cooked left-overs too. I put the raw through a juicer and then put the juice and pulp back together (not with sellotape). I then add egg, kelp, de-bittered brewers'yeast powder and flaxseed oil with some mince. Mmmmm, delicious!
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You could always try nettle soup as a starter before your rabbit casserole! Thanks for the tip about the short-long nets through the hedge; I doubt if the farmer would like me damaging his lovely thick blackthorn hedges thereby letting the cattle out, but I might find one or two thinner sections where I could pass one through.
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I got a good haul at the weekend which went part way to making up for the lack of rabbits because of the myxy but mine were generally small too; now I'm sure there's the potential for a smutty joke here somewhere!
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If people are going to blame their genes...........then why don't they just buy the next waist size up!
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A shepherd who lives a few miles from me uses kelpies and he says that one of the benefits of them over collies is that he can work them in blistering summer heat, when we get any, without any worries. In general they're not supposed to be too vocal and mine are so quiet that some of my neighbours took several months to discover I even had any dogs.
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One more bit of advice: don't do what I did once and throw what you don't want into a pond in the middle of the wood...it floats! Bloody plonker!
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Don't worry guys, same here too. Thick hawthorn, blackthorn etc with the added benefit of copious amounts of ivy, brambles and nettles which only seem to stop growing for about two days in mid January as I'm so far south. No point in suggesting long nets either as the rabbits never come out they only ever go along.
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I've read it off and on for about 17 years now. There were numerous times when I became so incensed with the opinions of one particular contributor, no prizes for guessing who, that I stopped reading it for several months at a time. As somebody has already mentioned though, we are not exactly spoilt for choice if our penchant (hark at me using Plummer words) is lurchers, terriers and ferrets. For anybody who's not read Earth Dog Running Dog yet I'd HIGHLY recommend that though; much more down to earth.
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Hi D.C. I missed your post as it took me so long to write mine as I was searching for the book to add the quote. I've heard good things about your dog from a variety of sources ie Chalkwarren and Sydney's owner. I believe my new pup is related to yours via Krypto. I only started using mine for ferreting last season but they certainly seem to be picking things up quicker than me. Another obvious benefit I forgot to mention above is their excellent nose.
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Hi D.C. I missed your post as it took me so long to write mine as I was searching for the book to add the quote. I've heard good things about your dog from a variety of sources ie Chalkwarren and Sydney's owner. I believe my new pup is related to yours via Krypto. I only started using mine for ferreting last season but they certainly seem to be picking things up quicker than me. Another obvious benefit I forgot to mention above is their excellent nose.
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They are very intelligent and have plenty of stamina, as you'd expect, but have some negatives. I think the biggest problem comes from the fact that most people think kelpies are simply "an Australian version of the Border Collie." Although there are similarities there are many differences too. One of the best quotes I've ever read was by Mike Donelan who was referring to an Englishman who'd fought in the First World War who's definition of a good handler of troops was, "plenty of discipline with the Tommies and plenty of freedom with the Aussies." Donelan then goes on to say that he feels thi
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Do you mean to tell me that your avatar's not really you?
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It's never too late to start; or too early. My three were fed on dry complete food by their breeders but went straight over to chicken wings from day one as young pups.
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I have three pure kelpies which I use for ferreting, well to be honest only two of them as the third's only 14 weeks old. Apparently, a gentleman by the name of Dave (but not Sleight), who I believe writes on this forum, has used his kelpie to breed lurchers but I believe these were greyhound crosses as opposed to whippet. Others on this forum will know a lot more about this than I though as I'm a relative forum virgin. Anybody else have any more information for ferretingkid?
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Sorry to hark back to the rabbit again...but; surely there are a fair few of us who've caught over-sized or under-sized or oddly coloured ones, so we can hardly comment that a rabbit's not genuine just because of the colour. I even caught a (presumably) pet one once with mottled fur and large white patches. It still ran bloody fast though!
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I don't go to shows often and work my dogs and ferrets on my tod so places like this are my way of chatting to like-minded individuals. To answer the initial question; I don't think the internet would effect my choice of dog but I do find it useful when in search of answers to questions, or even when I find an answer to a question I'd not thought of asking (if that makes sense).
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I agree completely. It's impossible to pick the perfect lurcher for others due to the massive variation in requirements because of terrain, available prey etc. If I were to name MY perfect lurcher it would be a pure kelpie. I know that sounds like a bloody stupid answer but it's simply because, due to the nature of my hunting area, I catch more now working my kelpies than I ever did before using lurchers. Must add though that if mine had to work in another area alongside a lurcher then it's fairly certain that mine would be found wanting for the simple reason that they're a tad on the slow
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I agree with WILF's well worded answer. My own policy was going to be to get a new pup every four to five years based on length of working life etc. However, although I've done that with the last three, ie they're eight, four and 14 weeks, I'm thinking of extending the gap as, due to the fact that they're kelpies, they seem to be working much longer than I anticipated.
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My last lurcher was used as a gun dog during his first season, as a result of which he got excited every time he heard a firework as he was expecting a dead rabbit to retrieve. In comparison, my oldest Kelpie hates them as he was knocked over by a van as a pup around that time of year and so any loud noise terrified him for about a year.
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My first bitch was Hancock bred, out of Remus, and I also once met a fantastic 3/4 greyhound 1/4 collie sired by Taffy out of his dam, Sally. But, as someone said above, that was a good few years ago when the dogs were completely different. Then again, to be fair, I can't comment on his present stock as I know nothing about them. Ouch! My arse is sore from sitting on this fence!
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As many have already said: an open fire and freshly cut grass. But also...puppies ( and I mean canine, not breasts!), wood shavings, earl grey tea, margaret merrill roses and last, but by no means least, my Mum's rhubarb crumble, which due to a b*****d of a thing which starts with C and ends with ancer I've sadly missed for seven years and one day.
