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    I know you might think its pretty funny that I use a Dane to hunt but you would actually be surprised at how good he is considering. Despite his size he actually is good at turning, stopping etc. We have very little choice in Australia as to what we hunt with, most breeders would never sell a dog into a hunting home and I don't fancy lying through my teeth to get a dog that's bred for the bench. Most dogs used in my part of the world are 35kg-60kg in weight so he's nothing unusual here. He comes out regularly with us and always does his fair share of the work without fail. I'm happy to sa
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    Haha nope he's a Dane, the pics are deceiving in making him appear smaller than he really is, his working weight is 58kg
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    Not sure if this is really the right section as my boy isn't a lurcher or a sighthound - however I do use him for the same purpose as some people use the above. He runs down a rabbit pretty well & although he might not have the endurance of some of the dogs here I reckon he does OK in the Aussie climate & over our terrain. Waiting for bunnies to pop up Looking handsome On the run Feel free to remove or move to a more appropriate area
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    We actually don't have a big issue with adrenal disease here to be honest.For example a lady I know and trust Has had 64 ferrets owned in 15 years only three have died or become ill from Adrenal disease, another 125 over the last 20 years and has lost not one to adrenal disease. Most of us wait until ferrets are a year + in age before desexing, most pet ferret owners desex in Western Australia due the ferrets coming into season constantly all year round, you literally bring the jills out of season, they go through a phantom then bam , back in season. Boys tend to be in rut all year here to
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    Definitely had em both out completely! I was there monitoring his anaesthetic . he successfully brings them out of season every time. It's really handy because he doesn't come into rut, can live with other entire hobs without an issue and still brings the girls out if I'm not breeding . Over here quite a few boys that have been castrated still bring girls out of season, perhaps something here (castration method, living conditions, breeding randier boys lol) is done differently? Who knows! But I'm certainly not the only one who has this "problem" in Western Australia. He was castrated at 3
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    On the hunt, he was left entire until the age of two, perhaps he still thinks he is a boy? Many male animals ie geldings, neutered dogs and in my case my neutered ferret, will still attempt to mate once castrated.
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    Sorry I should clarify to avoid confusion - Jill's here come into season every 6-9 weeks once being bought out of season each time. Hope that makes sense
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    Sorry to hear about your ferret, I hope you got some answers as to why she passed away As for leaving a Jill in season I think it really depends on the Jill and the level of care provided plus a whole lot of other environmental factors. While I was a vet nurse in a clinic that sees 99% of Western Australia's ferrets ( not that many ) we had a few come in with aplastic anaemia due to being left in season for periods in excess of two months. Packed cell volume was 2% -3% in all cases and all were euthanised due to owners not wanting to persevere with treatment (likely poor outcome). O
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    Welcome to the forum
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    Welcome to the forum
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    Welcome to the forum! Hope you enjoy it as much as I am
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    Welcome to the forum
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    Lets see if this works
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    Whoops didn't do that properly, files too large will have to resize!
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    Hehe not me Chelsea! Although I'm in Melbourne at the moment while my partner races his motorbike. Trying to attach a photo of Arrow our male Dane that we take out with us, not in working condition in the pic but you get the idea
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    Thankfully the snakes near us bugger off pretty quickly when the weather gets cooler Keepdiggin, means I havent had to encounter that one yet! It gets way to hot for the ferts to go out in summer (40c +) so we only head out in the cooler seasons. The jills come into season during the summer months so instead of working they are usually raising young if I have chosen to breed any that year
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    Thanks for the welcome Will endevour to get some photos up tomorrow!
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    Hi Everyone, My name is Megan, I am a 23 year old sheila from Western Australia. I joined to speak with people that are like minded when it comes to hunting with ferrets & dogs. There are not too may women that hunt near me, and even fewer that do it properly & have a passion for it. I am quite lucky in the respect that my old man owns a farm - we (being my partner and myself) usually hunt kangaroo, emus, rabbits and the odd fox, feral cat or wild dog. The majority of animals that are hunted are all used for either human consumption or pet meat, nothing goes to waste except the
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