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  1. Luckee legs
    IMO 8 months is young for the type of interaction you describe. It's definitely possible to enter too early if the ground is not on the dogs side. For me, starting them ferreting with purse nets is that situation where a young dog can have beneficial experiences, they will get excited by whats happening and want to get involved. Compared to an experienced dog whos in the right place most of the time , Id expect to see a youngster unable to position well and also to hesitate briefly when a rabbit bolts. thats where the purse net saves the day with a 100% chance of a catch if it purses
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    Thats really impressive. Ive used one with much smaller square walls and dont really get on with it. but your design looks like there will be less bounce back
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    About 3 weeks ago my whippet started to bleed from a nail bed, despite salt water soaking and antiseptic the toe swelled and he ended up on a course of antibiotics. The swelling never completely disappeared and yesterday it started bleeding again, you can see the "tide marks" on the claw illustrating the time gap. I took him back to the vets and they want to remove the claw. Which seems an extreme response to say the least. Over many years I don't remember a nail injury that swelled like this does so I'm interested What's your experience with nail bed infections? Anyone with experien
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    I've a first cross border collie greyhound, over a long time with various collie crosses he is the only Hancock I've owned. He's significantly bigger than the rest i've had which were all border crosses from classic low slung sheepdogs, interestingly he has good top end speed for a first cross although at the expense of agility at speed IMO. Very tough, high prey drive, cant fault his intelligence although he can be pig headed. On balance he's a decent dog. Interestingly its common for lurcher owners to spot he's a hancock bred dog and most owners seem to have been very pleased with theirs
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    You are having a time of it... But just like grass seeds we also experienced it this early year. Apart from a difficult time getting the operation site to heal properly (thin skin, dog wanting to be active etc) it went well. Hope you also have a good result
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    For sure get to a vet. Most years we've got away with no grass seed issues but this summer our whippet has twice grass seeds lodged, one down the ear canal and one in the toe, both needed vet and antibiotics On the toe, I tried the usual soaking in salt solution and antiseptic sprays but it wouldnt settle, antibiotic course sorted it,
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    You are correct It's not very effective on dog fleas. I use the spot on for ferrets, seems ok on rabbit fleas
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    What drover said . Really important to vacuum everywhere that the dogs rest, wash any bedding, then get a residual insecticide spray into anywhere fleas might hide. I use vet bed at home and in the car, washes well and lasts a long time Otherwise dogs just get re infested after you've treated them. I wouldn't get hung up on active ingredients as long as it's a quality product. That said, it's worth alternating types to reduce the risk of resistance. On dogs and ferrets the active ingredients I use are fipronil sprays which nails ticks as well, alternate with ivermectin which also d
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    Sorry to hear. It's such a shitty thing to happen. Best wishes to you
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    With six v hobs over the years I've not seen this although they've never had more than three Jill's to serve. I have seen older Jill's be more difficult to mate. Also have heard from Essex ferret rescue that v hobs can become reluctant to mate if presented with too many bills in a short space of time. Unfortunately I don't have a great answer for you, only if you haven't tried the mating one to one in a separate cage that's worked for me with an old Jill who wouldn't easily mate. Last thing, interesting yours came back into season. All my Jill's also came back in this year
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    Tough day, although that's a decent age so he had a good life I'm sure Maybe a head injury although I've seen mine fall regularly in the aviary style pen I have and , god knows how, but never seen a serious injury. They seem to always cling on momentarily so their bum swings down and they slide / drop down arse first . Staggering is something I've often seen in aged and ill ferrets, so much so , I view it as a sign their end is coming, maybe days or months. Just once in many years, my ferret group at the time had ear mites and that made them stagger
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    Likely you've experienced foot injuries before but if not , unsurprisingly, my experience is running dogs are nightmare patients when gentle exercise is required. Four years ago i gave into buying greyhound specific boots, these stay on much better than cheap normal offerings. One of my dogs had slashed a pad on glass and it was 3 months before he was sound, the boots were vital once he began to feel better and we built up his walking.
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    And also some vets are very good, I find them increasingly cautious about outcomes as many Brits are increasingly always looking to blame someone else, ignoring the severity of situations or consequences of their own decisions. That's my grumpy older man view anyway. Hopefully the fact you went to the vet, they cleaned it up will see it right so best wishes for a successful recovery
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    They appear from time to time 2nd hand. I find them very reliable so unlucky in your case I think . Collars are not so reliable and I'm getting a fault every couple of seasons which is depressing now they are no longer available. Having first got ferrets in the late 1970s I'm hoping mine will see me out . I'd only buy a second hand MK3 collar that was definitely working. Prices are good so another option maybe start again with the new MK1 and set value of your collars against that ?
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    Time for me to confess one of my hob ferrets after three years of perfect behaviour became randomly aggressive in last month, is it heat? I needed a few lemon juice interactions to sort this. Also all three of my Jill's came back into season
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    Bitten while on holiday in Africa I understand
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    And for anyone who can travel I recommend talking to Essex ferret welfare, they often get hobs vasectomised. Jill's can be mated for a reasonable fee. Their vet knows the job and does it cheaply, you can get a v hob from Wendy at the rescue that's been done, last time about £120. My vet charged £180 three years ago and that has probably gone up. Just a castration now costs £90
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    I'm in Cambridgeshire so unfortunately can't help, reason for replying is hopefully your v hob was successful, did you give enough time after the op? I've always understood up to 3 months is needed for all the viable sperm in their testes to die off. Iny experience it makes it very difficult for a young hob to get to maturity then be vasectomised and mate Jills in good time in the first year. I've only had five hobs vasectomised over the years but each one was successful so hopefully that hob is going to do the business for you in future
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    Hopefully that Pharaoh hound is made of the right stuff for your line. The only one I have seen work was very good on rabbits, not enthusiastic about recall, it was obviously smart and very prey driven. Will be interesting to see if yours takes on bigger quarry
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    Sorry to hear of Phil's death, sympathy to his family and friends. His consistency in writing and filming about lurchers over a long period really impressed. And obvious willingness to travel. In current language I guess we would say he was probably the major influencer in the last 45 years
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    That's the one.
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    Whether or not they bred great dogs or were the best owners .......there are a few ladies and gentlemen who put pen to paper that have done a lot of good for the game IMO. That said I do think also the change in attitude from public, landowners, police and lurcher owners has completely changed the game so it's hard to compare over the years. There are still plenty of good dogs about I went from catching rats and foxes with our Jack Russells to owning lurchers and ferrets thanks to Plummers books in the 1980s. I met him a couple of times as a teenager and he wasn't disrespectful des
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    Anyone looking for a Vasectomised hob could check out Essex ferret welfare. They need to cover costs but it's cheaper than my last v hob done locally at an independent vet.. About £110 max. I've had two vasectomised Hobs from there in recent years so their vet does a decent job as well as being low cost They also get a wide range of ferrets in and IMO, brilliant format rescue ,are not opposed to working homes and will let you know if any came from working stock
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    Great you got him back. I do find my hobs that are still entire are a pain in the arse. Doesn't make a difference if vasectomized they seem to be desperate to get out in the summer long after Jill's are mated. I've had them Godzilla their way out shaking a door so hard the bolt slipped and even had one dig out through the roof of a hutch so you are not the only one Currently I have one hob with three bolts on his door and another with a bolt and a sledgehammer propped against it
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    Pet subject of mine, as in my experience Muntjacs are a huge pain in the arse distracting dogs from rabbiting Hard to find a dog that isn't keen on them and they will run even from impenetrable cover when they sense a dog is very close. Dogs lose them in dense cover for sure, but any keen dog will put them up initially and given muntjacs seem to like to be close to manmade environments I end up keeping my dogs on leash more than Id like. A decent dog quickly closes on a muntjac, there's a lot of noise and it's not a risk I will take. Completely different to Roe which will embarrass
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