my dog is regularly laid up because hes allways cutting his feet!!! what can i do to prevent this??????

[whin 463]

when you got him as apup did you lok at the parents feet and see what stamp of a dog they were etc first think i lok at in aworking dog is feet etc as there nothing worse than bad feet and afast dog

[cooper101 86]

Out of curiosity how old is the dog and how old was he when you started working him ???

 

hes just turned two!!! i started ferreting with him at eight months and lamped him for the first time at one year!!

Sounds like a poor feet gene been passed on to him for sure, you have done every thing right by the dog and hes getting regular road work really hope you solve the problem mate it must be frustrating for you when hes laid up after working

 

well hes my first collie cross!! i allways had suluki xz when i was growing up and they were bomb proof ive never had this problem before hes by far the best rabbiting dog ive had and i will defaniatly get another!! i brought him from hancock up at sutton coldfield i know they get a lot of stick his dogs but apart from the feet this dog is a diamond fast agile fearless ive got only praise for the dogs of his ive seen that my friends and i have brought down here!! but mine is the only one with this problem???? thanks for the help

[whin 463]

its not the only one saw lots of hanckocks over the years with bad feet in twenty years ive saw plenty , you would be better getting a well bred saluki type cross collie ive bred several no complaints whatever pace feet stamina, or get agood collie and get a good greyhound one thtas 5 and still got all her toes best way mate

[cooper101 86]

when you got him as apup did you lok at the parents feet and see what stamp of a dog they were etc first think i lok at in aworking dog is feet etc as there nothing worse than bad feet and afast dog

 

i brought him from david hancock as i had never run collie x greyhounds before i felt this was the best man to turn too!! ive allways had suluki crosses and they never let me down like this!! apart from the feet the dogs mustard!! but no i didnt look at the bitches feet when we were there didnt ever suffer with this problem before this dog so i never felt the need!! u live and u learn i suppose!!

[cooper101 86]

its not the only one saw lots of hanckocks over the years with bad feet in twenty years ive saw plenty , you would be better getting a well bred saluki type cross collie ive bred several no complaints whatever pace feet stamina, or get agood collie and get a good greyhound one thtas 5 and still got all her toes best way mate

 

do u think theres any way i could breed it out of him buy crossing with a suluki or is it a strong problem that wont go away???

[hedz31 1,308]

its a gamble really pal you could end up with pups having good feet from the saluki or bad feet from your dog there is no way certain of knowing and it might pass it down the line again i wouldnt breed from him to be fair also if you did breed a litter from him you may get pups with good feet you cant be sure at a young age but any one that comes to look at the pups may notice the sires bad feet and decide not to have a pup so you may end up with a litter you cant find homes for i would just try and cure your present dogs feet and enjoy your hunting time with him

[cooper101 86]

i dont know anyone whos tryed it sorry i came across i looking at other stuff

http://www.greyhoundmegastore.com/page90.html?offset=10

have a look mate

i used it on lurchers it helps but not a cure for bad feet.i used potash for bad feet hope this helps.

 

whats potash??? were can i get that?? thanks my dogs gunna love this [bANNED TEXT] i start trying diffrent cures for his feet!!!

[poacher3161 1,766]

i dont know anyone whos tryed it sorry i came across i looking at other stuff

http://www.greyhound....html?offset=10

have a look mate

i used it on lurchers it helps but not a cure for bad feet.i used potash for bad feet hope this helps.

 

whats potash??? were can i get that?? thanks my dogs gunna love this [bANNED TEXT] i start trying diffrent cures for his feet!!!

If its pottasium permanganate hes on about you get it from the chemist its usualy in a small plastic container or jar and to look at it looks like purple crystals i put a small tea spoon in about 2 pints of warm water then bathe the dogs feet however wear rubber gloves as it stains the hands a nicotene coulour.It is a fault [bANNED TEXT] buying of hancock as he will breed of any greyhound as long as its in season or ready for comeing inseason [bANNED TEXT] he gets them.You will just have to use common sence [bANNED TEXT] you run him.atvb dell

[cooper101 86]

i dont know anyone whos tryed it sorry i came across i looking at other stuff

http://www.greyhound....html?offset=10

have a look mate

i used it on lurchers it helps but not a cure for bad feet.i used potash for bad feet hope this helps.

 

whats potash??? were can i get that?? thanks my dogs gunna love this [bANNED TEXT] i start trying diffrent cures for his feet!!!

If its pottasium permanganate hes on about you get it from the chemist its usualy in a small plastic container or jar and to look at it looks like purple crystals i put a small tea spoon in about 2 pints of warm water then bathe the dogs feet however wear rubber gloves as it stains the hands a nicotene coulour.It is a fault [bANNED TEXT] buying of hancock as he will breed of any greyhound as long as its in season or ready for comeing inseason [bANNED TEXT] he gets them.You will just have to use common sence [bANNED TEXT] you run him.atvb dell

thanks for that thats a massive help thats really the kind of help i needed i'll give that a go!! any ideas on how long it takes to start to take effect sorry do keep on at u!!!

[poacher3161 1,766]

i dont know anyone whos tryed it sorry i came across i looking at other stuff

http://www.greyhound....html?offset=10

have a look mate

i used it on lurchers it helps but not a cure for bad feet.i used potash for bad feet hope this helps.

 

whats potash??? were can i get that?? thanks my dogs gunna love this [bANNED TEXT] i start trying diffrent cures for his feet!!!

If its pottasium permanganate hes on about you get it from the chemist its usualy in a small plastic container or jar and to look at it looks like purple crystals i put a small tea spoon in about 2 pints of warm water then bathe the dogs feet however wear rubber gloves as it stains the hands a nicotene coulour.It is a fault [bANNED TEXT] buying of hancock as he will breed of any greyhound as long as its in season or ready for comeing inseason [bANNED TEXT] he gets them.You will just have to use common sence [bANNED TEXT] you run him.atvb dell

thanks for that thats a massive help thats really the kind of help i needed i'll give that a go!! any ideas on how long it takes to start to take effect sorry do keep on at u!!!

I just do it over a 3 or 4 day period you can tell its affect on your own hands if you dont wear gloves.I learned about it of old miners i worked with who would use it for cuts and grazes picked up on the coal face also to heal their whippets feet.atb dell

[cooper101 86]

i dont know anyone whos tryed it sorry i came across i looking at other stuff

http://www.greyhound....html?offset=10

have a look mate

i used it on lurchers it helps but not a cure for bad feet.i used potash for bad feet hope this helps.

 

whats potash??? were can i get that?? thanks my dogs gunna love this [bANNED TEXT] i start trying diffrent cures for his feet!!!

If its pottasium permanganate hes on about you get it from the chemist its usualy in a small plastic container or jar and to look at it looks like purple crystals i put a small tea spoon in about 2 pints of warm water then bathe the dogs feet however wear rubber gloves as it stains the hands a nicotene coulour.It is a fault [bANNED TEXT] buying of hancock as he will breed of any greyhound as long as its in season or ready for comeing inseason [bANNED TEXT] he gets them.You will just have to use common sence [bANNED TEXT] you run him.atvb dell

thanks for that thats a massive help thats really the kind of help i needed i'll give that a go!! any ideas on how long it takes to start to take effect sorry do keep on at u!!!

I just do it over a 3 or 4 day period you can tell its affect on your own hands if you dont wear gloves.I learned about it of old miners i worked with who would use it for cuts and grazes picked up on the coal face also to heal their whippets feet.atb dell

 

top man!!! thanks!!!

[scotty2306 37]

my saluki whip grey bull grey has often rubbed her pad clean off it seems to happen on the big back pad it dont happen much but when it does its annoying,i dont know if its maybe something she runs on thats in the ground or what.i find it happens more when her pad are dry and rough i put sudo crem on them each day and it seems to let them give a bit more.once she was chasing and the bunny went through the gate and on to the tarmac and up the dyke the dog jumped the gate flat out and turned when it landed that skinned most of them but that was a accident that couldnt be helped

[huntingalltheway 2]

Sounds like you have ended up with a dog with poor feet from his breeding if you are road walking him regular and his pad are not hardning and there spliting when you run him i would say soak his feet in heavy salted warm water to thicken the skin and kill infection take him to your vets to see if he has a skin condition on his feet if that does not work i also would be wary of breeding from the dog incase he passes his poor feet condition on hope you get it sorted pal

Regards Hedz

 

i know i am gutted hes a fantastic dog and this is his only pitfall such a shame theres a lot of intrest within my lamping an ferreting circle towards pups out of him your right though if i cant sort the problem i best not breed out of him!!! cheers

all you can do is try all the remedies and hope the best but just some dogs feet are just not up for it it can be for many reason. It doesnt help him being a 3 quarter cross .greyhounds are known for bad feet. Think you might of just been unlucky and had one with the bad.

[cooper101 86]

i dont know anyone whos tryed it sorry i came across i looking at other stuff

http://www.greyhound....html?offset=10

have a look mate

i used it on lurchers it helps but not a cure for bad feet.i used potash for bad feet hope this helps.

 

whats potash??? were can i get that?? thanks my dogs gunna love this [bANNED TEXT] i start trying diffrent cures for his feet!!!

If its pottasium permanganate hes on about you get it from the chemist its usualy in a small plastic container or jar and to look at it looks like purple crystals i put a small tea spoon in about 2 pints of warm water then bathe the dogs feet however wear rubber gloves as it stains the hands a nicotene coulour.It is a fault [bANNED TEXT] buying of hancock as he will breed of any greyhound as long as its in season or ready for comeing inseason [bANNED TEXT] he gets them.You will just have to use common sence [bANNED TEXT] you run him.atvb dell

thats it good stuf but as the man said wear gloves worked on my dogs and greyhound men use it to.

top stuff thanks again