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    what do you mean to report to the authorities ? what so your saying is you would grass when i bet every ones poached at some time time in there life.poachers arnt to know its someone elses permission.but dont get the authorities involved First off, I've poached (fish, and not with dogs) when I was much younger. Of course I knew I was poaching. Second - I don't give a flying fcuk about keeping poachers away from my permission - I'm not looking to win any popularity contests. Finally, according to the OP, we're not looking at one or two chasing the odd bunny. What we have been presented wi
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    what do you mean to report to the authorities ? what so your saying is you would grass when i bet every ones poached at some time time in there life.poachers arnt to know its someone elses permission.but dont get the authorities involved First off, I've poached (fish, and not with dogs) when I was much younger. Of course I knew I was poaching. Second - I don't give a flying fcuk about keeping poachers away from my permission - I'm not looking to win any popularity contests. Finally, according to the OP, we're not looking at one or two chasing the odd bunny. What we have been presented wi
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    what do you mean to report to the authorities ? what so your saying is you would grass when i bet every ones poached at some time time in there life.poachers arnt to know its someone elses permission.but dont get the authorities involved First off, I've poached (fish, and not with dogs) when I was much younger. Of course I knew I was poaching. Second - I don't give a flying fcuk about keeping poachers away from my permission - I'm not looking to win any popularity contests. Finally, according to the OP, we're not looking at one or two chasing the odd bunny. What we have been presented wi
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    I would make bloody sure to distance myself from this behaviour. It's illegal on mainland UK, and all it does is gives the rest of us a bad name. Report where you can, and make sure people know that you hunt responsibly. I only have one small permission currently - but I would have no problem in either kicking unauthorised/illegal hunters off, or reporting them so that the authorities/farmer could deal with them.
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    Good thread, and some good answers. I was told in no uncertain terms by an ex-gamekeeper friend that "your fecking dog already knows how to chase feckin rabbits. You need to work on his feckin recall". I use a whistle (I may call him as well, but softly) because "it's feckin undignified to be shouting out his feckin name all over the place". I've worked on his recall in the same field for two or more months, just a little every day. He's now at the point where, unless he's chasing, he'll come straight in, with only the odd lapse. Next will be lying and staying - he lies on hand co
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    Raw food?

    Taz-n-Lily replied to Josh1996's topic in BARF Diet

    Raw rabbit is fine, but watch out for worms. I feed mine raw rabbits (the whole beast) but not frequently. Rabbits carry tapeworms which can transfer to your dog. Discard or cook any rabbits which have obvious liver disease or tapeworm cysts. Mixy rabbits, as long as they're not too far gone, can also be fed to your dog raw. You can also freeze whole rabbits for a month or so which evidently kills tapeworms and their eggs, but haven't tried that. Obviously keep up your normal worming programme, with proper worming tablets (not the ones from the petshop). My dog was eleven or twelve month
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    Absolute rubbish,a dog needs conditioning before it ever enters a field or even runs hard.When the hard work is done,on the road,lane etc.[this is the part a lot of owners tend to skip because of the time and toil involved},then its time to fine tune the mutt in the field,the easy bit.To many take shortcuts to get a dog at its optimum condition,shortcuts risk injury to the mutt and a dog thats exercised that way rarely reaches the potential of a littermate that was conditioned in the best interest of the dog,not the owner. if you take a top class greyhound on average it will get 2 20 minute r
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    There's the odd "expert" comes on here. I've noticed . I like this forum, me.
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    Well done both!
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    You need to be more specific. What size dog do you want? Do you want a dog or a bitch? What temperament are you happy training? Instead of buying a dog, consider a lurcher rescue. My dogs a rescue (see below). That's all.
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    Luckily not true. It may happen once or twice - if the dog feels secure, and has been thoroughly emptied beforehand there should be no problem. This really should be a nice quick and permanent fix.
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    What?
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    My "go to" antiseptic of choice is saline solution applied with a wetted pad or flannel and pressed gently to the wound for 5 seconds or so. Handful of table salt to a basin of water is about the right strength, but for small cuts and scratches make it up in a cup. You would think it would sting, but it's roughly the same Ph as blood, so doesn't (try it on yourself if unsure). Apply twice a day until the wound starts to dry up. Saline is good for human patients too - a bit out of fashion now, and of course no-one is making any money out of a bit of salt - but it does work, and is easy to
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    Get out and about with your pup. Don't try to rush things - you'll meet someone who can mentor you at some stage. Look at basic training and find a field or two that you can run your pup in, all the better if there are rabbits there too. Permission for use of a field should be easy to find, especially if you offer to keep your eye on stock while you're there. You need to be able to call your dog in, and know that your dog won't attack or bother stock. That on it's own will keep you busy for a while. And don't worry about people being suspicious on here. It's part and parcel of hunting an
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    Yep, forgot eggs. I give mine eggs once in a while - raw, just mixed in with their food. Good luck with the pup.
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    The tan dog is very similar to my deerhound X pup. Less fur up the back though.
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    My staffie X was not house-trained when I got her at one year old. I followed the same advice given here - take the dog outside and stay with her until she does something, then loads of praise. It only took a week for her to realise that it's better to use outside as a toilet.
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    I'm not sure about putting a big dog over a small bitch. I had a Visla/Red Setter X - daft as a brush but good at catching mice and shrews. Overall, I can't see that Visla would add anything to the already established lurcher mixes. Mind you, I'm a novice.
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    Don't take this the wrong way - is it only me, or is that too much dog for legal quarry (ie - rats and rabbits) in the UK? Just asking.....................
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    Guys, You can't diagnose on a forum. You just can't. Get the dog to a vet and let them check it out.
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    Inclusion cyst round a piece of thorn? My dog had similar a month or so ago - it worked it's way out along with some pus - healed up nicely without any interference from me.
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    fair comment. My dog was badly treated for the first year (before I got her), and TBH I didn't do the work with her that I should. Her recall is useless, and if she sees a fox - that's it! Worrying when she's not properly stockbroken. Lovely housedog, but at seven I don't think there's much I can do with her (unless someone on here knows different?). The contrast between her and my deerhound X pup is amazing. He's laid-back, comes in to the whistle from 100 yards+ most times, will stand at my side when told to, and has been hard-mouthed (when catching squirrels in the Park) and is now s
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    Lovely! My bitch looked a little like that at that age but she's far less fit now (7 years old).
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    I have a staffie/whippet X, probably 50/50 - she was a rescue so can't know for certain. What I do know is that she is not a "collie type" which is what the rescue put on her papers. She's a great little dog, but very headstrong and with a very high prey drive. She would have been good on some (now illegal) quarry, because she is very strong, and won't back off, but she's no good on rabbits becaiuse she's only fast in a straight line. Good on rats though. There is no comparison to my staffie X and a beddy X I used to go out ferreting with. The beddy was fast, could go round corners, and ha
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    Fish is good - where are you going to be hunting? Seriously, A bit of fish a few times a week is a good idea (watch for bones). I feed mine a little tinned tuna with mixer every day. Their main meal at night is meat, usually cooked, with mixer. Our butcher does dogmince for 50p a bag - its scraps of normal butchers meat/fat which can't be sold (fallen on the floor etc). Worth finding a butcher near you who can do the same, because it's a cheap way to feed your dog well. One bag with mixer does a good meal each for my deerhound X lump and my staffie/whippet X. Other good foods are:
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