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  3. A "jaw drop" - any info appreciated

    in Lurchers & Running Dogs

    Posted · Edited by ijf

    Hi All,

    Went out to the kennels tuesday evening and one of the bitches had her mouth open and drooling. Thought first she had swallowed something or got a sting from a wasp but couldn't find anything. Brought to vets and a few quid later after an x-ray etc was told she had trigeminal neuropathy. The vet said it was very rare and had to read up on it herself. Left with 2 weeks of anti inflammatories. 

    Anyone else ever see this? Typical time to recover? Are they susceptible to it again? I have a big syringe now for hand feeding and keeping her hydrated but wonder if it is all in vain. 

    Any info or experience of it much appreciated. 

     

    Google tells me the below. 

    A "jaw drop" in dogs, medically known as trigeminal neuropathy or neuritis, refers to the inability to close the mouth due to nerve damage or inflammation. The most common cause is idiopathic trigeminal neuropathy, where the inflammation of the trigeminal nerve, which controls jaw muscles, is of unknown origin. This leads to a dropped jaw, making it difficult for the dog to eat and drink. 

  13. Good deer dogs (pure)

    in Lurchers & Running Dogs

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    I have killed a few white tail with a bow :) . They are similar size to a fallow. 

    In Maryland and Virgina where I have hunted it seems ideal country for working a lurcher or 2. Small blocks of wood surrounded by big corn fields. I've seen and owned a few types. Best to take deer I have seen was a collie hound. Can't see why a big 1/4 bred collie hound wouldn't take deer regularly. Those blocks of wood seem perfect for a lurcher to find and course deer from. A lot of the wood land in that part of the country that I have seen is mature and open, would def see a lurcher killing deer in it, but would also see one kill itself. 

    Game wardens and rangers are a lot more plentiful over there and laws are a lot stricter from what I have experienced. You can get a fine for purposely lighting up a field with your car head lights, not to mind a lamp. 

     

     

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  15. Working wheatean terriers any about

    in Earthdogs & Working Terriers

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    On 22/12/2021 at 00:45, Setenta said:

    Unless, you’re one of these clowns that posts your business all over the Internet, no one really knows what people do and don’t do with their dogs. It’s all hear say. I would be extremely wary of anyone who openly shares on the Internet what they do with their strong dogs in this country. 

    He openly states he doesn't work his dogs - for legal or illegal hunting. He has a lot of opinions on working breeds(not just strong dogs), how they work, and what crosses would work and what wouldn't. Yet he doesn't work dogs. I am sure he is a nice fella, he is entitled to an opinion and is clearly passionate about dogs, but any person preaching about working dogs without working them ?....  saying people should cross a Pitbull with a Kerry Blue as a Kerry Blue would bring more to a cross than a working Wheaton.... 

     

     

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  16. Nancy At Six Months.

    in Lurchers & Running Dogs

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    She will be a fast bitch. From my experience with dh's I'd be leaving her till 24 months but, you know your own dog.  Really like them as a breed of dog, brains to burn but can frustrate the hell out of ya at the same time. Only my experiences of a few dogs tho. I have seen some top dogs and some that would be best suited as an enormous lapdog. 

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  18. Working wheatean terriers any about

    in Earthdogs & Working Terriers

    Posted · Edited by ijf

    On 08/11/2021 at 23:47, Setenta said:

    My lad knows the fella who runs that website and he has never said a bad word about him. I also spoke to him a few times as he was interested in some of the dogs I kept in the 80’s and he was always very pleasant and eager to learn. Which is more that can be said for most on here!

    I don't know the guy but he is very opinionated on working dogs, yet he doesn't work dogs...

     

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