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What sort of cross - first, second, 3/8 x 5/8??
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In my opinion,...an educated dog, (one that fully understands what you are on),.. adds another dimension to the ferreting game,....I've often had to catch rabbits in places that would not allow a dog to be present,..still caught plenty,..still got paid,.but always travelled home bored, unfulfilled and totally disillusioned. Also in a situation where there is only one or two rabbits,.laying up within an enclosed area or fenced plantation,.munching the tops of valuable plants, causing immense financial loss,..your reliable marking dog, will save you hours of wasteful searching... Most do
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Very good point about not calling it a lurcher
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They usually have more than one, but it certainly isn't unheard of. A mate of mine's had litters of 2 and 3 and the last litter I bred was 3. Don't worry about it. lf anything, be thankful she didn't have 12 or 13 which would eat you out of house and home.
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If you plan to work it, I would recommend insurance. If the dog gets a bad injury like a snapped achilles tendon or a broken leg (which is entirely possible, and both of which I have personal experience of) you'll be looking at well over a grand, and possibly considerably more if there are any complications. Depends on your financial situation, but for me I'd be hard pressed to come up with a lump sum like that out of the blue. So I'd rather just pay out £20-odd a month and know I'm covered if anything goes wrong. I've kept running dogs for 30 years now and have always insured them. Over t
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Like others have said, it's a bit of a lottery. (But then the same could be said of a pup - you get some litters where one or 2 turn out superb but some of the others are mediocre.) I've had 2 rescues; an 18 month old greyhound bitch that I knew the breeding of, and a 7 - 8 month old lurcher that I didn't know the first thing about. The greyhound was superb; fantastic, quiet temperament and very biddable. Terrific prey drive and superb freezer filler. To watch her come up on her quarry was unbelievably exciting. She hated cats with a passion - I was never able to cure her of that. And
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Is This Dog A Pedigree Whippet Or A Lurcher?
krawnden replied to Boopadoopadoop's topic in Lurchers & Running Dogs
Definitely a lurcher. Slight roach back suggests whippet in there somewhere. -
By the time I posted that last message Dn had already got his up about travel by car. So ignore what I said about flying.
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Just a warning on cost - if you plan to fly although you'll be able to get a cheapish flight for yourself, the total cost for the dog will make your eyes water. They have to travel in an approved crate (which is expensive) and with an approved airline - most airlines won't take them. Then when you get back to this country you're stung with a whole raft of costs of paperwork at Heathrow before they'll release the dog. The only way to avoid all that expense is to drive (but the dog will still need a pet passport).
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Has a hint of Pharoah hound about him
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I agree Gaz. That way you end up with plenty of greyhound blood, which is where the speed that Tomo's bitch had came from.
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I think a whip/deerhound back to a greyhound would be a belter. But personally I wouldn't fancy a whippet/deerhound first cross. (Though having said that, it depends what you'd want to do with it.) Yes, you'd have coat, good feet, stamina and I'm sure they'd be real lookers to boot, but what about speed? Pre-ban I did loads of coursing with both deerhounds and whippets. Both were slipped at 40 yards in theory. But in practice with a 40 yard slip it would often end up as nothing more than a chase with them never even getting a turn in. Yet compare that with greyhounds, slipped in theory at 100
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Here's how I choose a pup - I don't want anything timid, so if any of the pups are looking nervous and cringing in the background I dismiss them immediately. I don't want anything obviously unhealthy so check the rest - see they've got bright, clear eyes, clean noses, no signs of hernia, diarrhœa etc. They should be plump with clean good coats. Now I want to look for pups that are inquisitive and curious, so here's where I sit back and just observe. Which are the ones that notice a bird fly over? Or cock their heads and listen curiously at the sound of an engine/cow moo-ing/whateve
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After keeping lurchers for 30 years, last year I did something I've never done before (with a lurcher, though have also done it with a greyhound) and got a young adult from a rescue place without knowing anything about his breeding. He's a lovely dog and has a home for life but I don't think he's ever going to make a first class worker. Part of that is down to his early upbringing before I got him. From now on I'll revert back to what I've always done in the past and get them as pups. That way you can bring them up exactly the way you want. So whether you end up with a whippet or a lurcher I'd
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Thanks lads - have managed to get it going. The problem was that I hadn't taken the collars off - as soon as I did that it unscrewed no bother. Easy when you know how! Not sure if I've got a dodgy locator or not, but the led readout in feet seems way off the mark. Seems much more accurate just to listen to the pitch of its screechings. Is that normal?
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Have taken out the collar but can't see how to unscrew - there's no visible thread. And if you assume there IS a thread and just try to unscrew it anyway nothing happens. Does anybody know if there are different designs? Is it possible I've ended up with collars that open differently? (Or am I just being ridiculously over-the-top-thick-as-pigsh*t?)
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My Mk 1 box broke and I've recently bought a second hand mk 3 plus collars off Preloved. All look in reasonable nick but no instructions came with it. So I've got a few questions I'm hoping someone can answer for me - # how d'you open the battery compartment on the collars? # and once they're open, is it obvious which way round the battery goes? # how d'you turn the collars on and off (they have a magnetic switch thing that looks like a little hammer but I haven't a clue what you do with it!) Also, the box actually says Terrier Finder 3 (but the guy I bought it off was using it for f
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Skycat on here has one. Good busher and excellent ferreter as far as I know but I'm sure she can confirm.
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I've got a young dog I got from a rescue place a year ago and know absolutely nothing about the breeding - they couldn't tell me anything as he'd been through several homes. His coat has grown a bit so it's not as obvious now, but when I first got him he had the definite look of saluki about him. And from a lot of his mannerisms I'm pretty sure he's got a fair bit of collie in him. He's got a lovely temperament and makes a great family dog, but I don't think he'll ever make anything more than a very average lurcher to be honest. But it's early days, so time will tell. He caught his first rabbi
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Nylon (if so, what weight?) or poly? What size?
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If You Use Plastic Tent Pegs On Your Purse Nets...
krawnden replied to krawnden's topic in Ferrets & Ferreting
Thanks everyone - I've ordered 40 off fleabay and will give them a go. -
I was idly browsing past topics and read a thread about purse net pegs in which quite a few people extolled the virtues of plastic tent pegs. If you use them can you tell me - are they strong enough to push into hard ground?
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Wish my ferrets would use their wheel - as you say, it would be a great way of keeping them fit. But none of mine are interested in it.
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A cracking looking hound. Will be very interested to hear how things work out once it's entered.
