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    Map my walk or orux maps if you want to know various sectional speeds (better for endurance maybe - I use it to check average and top speeds on racers)
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    Hard decision to make under pressure but the zoos usually have dangerous animal protocols for incidents like these. In retrospect there has never been a recorded incident of a lowland gorilla injuring never mind killing a person and the child in this incident was discharged with no injuries at all. Tranq wasn't an option - the darts hurt and the actual drug can sting under the skin, wouldn't want to risk pissing off an animal that big with a child beside it
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    Dogs don't actually lose electrolytes like humans or say horses do. Because they can only sweat through their pads salt and mineral loss is minimal. Panting only loses water. If they've gone over the top and got to the wobbly stage glucose water is good (buy glucose in the baby section of any supermarket for cheap and add 1-2Tbsp to a litre of water). Feeding extra fat (oil, lards, fatty trimmings) helps replace the muscle sugar stores too.
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    If you can go to the depot in Clondalkin Carnivore Kellys is a €1/kg for duck and chicken necks, wings and carcass. They do other bits too and minces
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    The industrial places like BettwsHall can sell chicks and young birds for what it will cost a small place to rear them - numbers game. It's hard to see how the small places can compete
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    Thornit and give the dog some Kefir on his feed
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    Whistle doesn't matter - as long as you consistently use the same one for training.
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    Nutriment make a raw mince specifically for dogs with kidney diseases. It's the low purine and phosphorous one, can be got in some pet shops or online. Natural Instinct also doa "special diet" mince which is very similar.
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    Clean out the ears (gently!), use thornit once a week until the problem is gone then once a month. Don't feed corn/maize/wheat - rice and potato are better carb sources if you feel the dog needs them. Add 1/4 cup of Kefir to the dogs food twice a day for a month (can be got in Tesco in the fridge bit with the Polish stuff for about a £1 a bottle) - its a fermented milk a bit like butter milk but has an unusual form of yeast in it which can be useful in getting rid of the candida yeast most dogs have in their ears where they're itchy. Cheap too.
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    Just take it in to your local pet store and see what fits, I changed mine to a black American style grab collar from the local greyhound place.
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    Magnesium and calcium tablets for humans ground up in the feed
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    Does anyone have his contact details??
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    How is it best to contact Tom about these tickets??
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    It would be fine, a friend has one that she uses to flush to lurchers.
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    I feed NAF seweed as its cheaper. Good way to get vitamins and minerals that might be missing in the raw diet.
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    Have a second dummy, take the retrieve and hand her the second one, walk her at heel with it for a while then swap them again. Make it so she gets the reward of another dummy if the dummy is what she wants.
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    Do you want her to stop to flush? Or are you happy for her to chase/run in? The latter is the dream world of most cockers! Stop to flush/shot is the most time consuming bit of standard spaniel training as they'd love to chase! Take her out lone and get her confidence up that when you direct her to cover there is something there, even if that means going out yourself first and chucking rabbit skin dummies or balls into the cover for her to find. Lots of praise when she does go in!
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    Springers from certain lines tend to it - my Badgercourt is very territorial and possessive but the Buccleuch/Freecrow dog is soft as you like
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    Thanks so much
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    I'd love to see the photos too if someone could direct me to the Facebook page!
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    Despite the weather it was a great day, delighted to see Billy who my dog came second to in the Over 23 rough Lurchers take the championship - he was a lovely dog!
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