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    Absolutely agree, never thought it at the time but it's great to look back even if it's just a few pics
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    Fabulous set of photos
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    Superb, pretty sure I went to that Lambourn. There was a short but bloody prize fight at the bottom of the hill? Some good racing and decent beer tent. Heady days
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    Very impressive catch.
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    From Harlow in Essex, they had the dam but I only saw a photo of sire
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    Sorting through my mums house we came across pictures of my first lurcher, 1979 so I gave the pup an of the era name "toyah" ?. We had terriers and ferrets but this bitch was a game changer for mooching. Lurcher to lurcher cross, she was a dream to work although in part I put that down to the time one can devote at 17 when the world is yet to discover current electronic distraction. She was insanely committed to catching game, near miss accidents were frequent and sadly a tree collision was her undoing. Despite the look of her white beard she didn't make 3 years. Ever since i am not a fan of d
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    In my ferreting which is virtually all hedgerow work, digging is usually a result of work by more experienced Ferrets, most hobs I've had and more aggressive Jill's will need the odd dig to from 2nd year onwards. I do it because we can and it definitely means more rabbits in the bag. Much as I hate the actual digging because roots etc make it tough, I really like the relationship between me and ferrets that will stay when being dug to. They back off when you break through, then look up and move to where the rabbit is. If it's only one backed up then once that's out they then shin up the hole y
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    Got to say that's unusual. Now well fed adult ferrets are not going to eat all of a rabbit, they don't have teeth and jaws of hyenas and they definitely have preferences for easy to eat parts. That said if it's fresh they always have something. My experience is Ferrets don't eat meat that's going off so it's important to use fridge and freezer to manage quality. Unless it's a freezing day I portion control and bin any meat they don't eat in 24 hours. I do prep rabbits to maximise use by ferrets / dogs / humans. Providing the rabbits look healthy I will dump diseased livers and freeze the meat
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    What bearinator and netmaker said ?. There's always ticks and fleas on rabbits and in their burrows. Fleas I am not that worried about and just focus on once a week cleaning of joins and corners in ferret sleeping areas plus bedding change to reduce numbers of fleas in hutches, I rarely treat ferrets themselves with insecticide. Ticks I do deal with straight away (when I see them swelling up with blood,
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    I am sure battery testing is not new to many but was to me so thought I'd share. one of my collars was playing up and even after swapping batteries it wasn't consistent. I just bought a battery tester and turns out that the life of even quite new cells of 394 is not consistent. Two good batteries and all was well. This Ansmann analogue tester is £5, it's a faff to use for button cells but works and given the price of cells I reckon it's a useful tool
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    Looks like a great place. Can't help comparing that at 7am today in East Anglia it's pitch black and the ground is saturated with water
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    Absolutely classes are useful for socialising, really, having a trainer there cuts out all the bollocks most dogs owners talk and act out . It is an arse ache though, Reactive dogs are frustrating for everyone involved and hard not to get tense. If the dog is scared then belting or zapping it isn't positive IMO, save that for aggressive actions. A rabbit skin or commercial tug toy can be a useful distraction if used before the barking kicks off. Otherwise seek out dogs they do get on with to maximise positive interactions. Good luck
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    Reassuring, everything about him is incredible, speed, stamina and commitment. But...it's shown me even when you think you've seen a lot there's more to learn, in comparison to collie type lurchers, his focus on the job is like a mayfly. The penny will drop, (without distraction he's very obedient) but until then there's going to be a lot more swearing you'll probably hear in Oz?
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    Our year old whippet is learning the ferreting game. Wet and clay soil made it a challenge today, operating solo I could have done without a deep dig in the hedge. I blame myself for too much shouting at the whippet to stop being an arsehat ??. Still, ferrets and collie X did their thing so we had a good morning
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    impressive set up ? . God knows how ferrets cope with the heat, we had up to 37C on a few days this year and even with wet tea towels and ice packs plus getting them wet a couple of times a day mine looked near death a lot of the time. Just before christmas we had 5 days down to -8C at night and they coped with that a lot better
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    I'm pretty confident If any of our toes swelled up to that size we'd be rushing to A and E. However expensive it might seem, I'd take him to a vet ASAP. They can do the emergency bit although most have no concept of full recovery for a running dog. Be prepared it will take weeks, maybe months to heal before he can lamp again but it's a lot cheaper than and less time than starting with another dog. There could be many reasons , I have had collie lurchers on and off for 40 years and they don't have particularly bad feet, accidents can still f...k them up, knocking a toe up on stones, tho
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    Based on a sample of one whippet, I have to say mine has a great nose and is willing to go into cover, an unexpected surprise. On the downside, compared to 10 (mostly collie crosses ) we have had; he is a complete arsehat, very trainable and keen to please in a controlled situation, but with any kind of distraction he's 100% focused on what he wants to do ?
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    Our whippet missed this trend, lb for lb he is the most destructive dog I've ever owned. Just when I think there's nothing left on show he can f... up it's not unusual to come home and the collie lurcher is at the front door like "it wasn't me" and the whippet is by the back door ready to get ejected ?
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    Best wishes for a good recovery
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    393 are correct for the transmitter that screws shut. There was a push shut mk2 that took 394
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    What's it look like cutting open the liver? I've not seen that on livers before but it's not unusual to see similar looking white flecks in cysts in rabbit muscles. Those muscle cysts are a life stage of a protozoan parasite and I don't feed those rabbits to ferrets. So I don't know about livers but fat accumulation around kidneys comes away leaving no mark on the kidney or skin
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    Another vote for letting them put on weight. Ferrets should be looking great at this time of year with a dense coat. You never know what's coming, tough weather, illness etc winter is hard on little critters
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    I've had 2 vasectomised hobs over the years, The most Jill's I had in the group was 5. in the first year for the hob and also the last couple of their life they didn't do a perfect job. I don't keep records but do remember needing the occasional Jill jabbed up. It works perfectly when hob and Jill are in prime of their lives
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    Really appreciate that, thanks. It's helpful, I need to check an anatomy book. I have a lot of time for our vets practice, one of few independents left in the region and after years with my ferrets and a nearby rescue they are good on them. The problem I find with running dogs is the needs and expectations we have are a world away from what's ok for a pet owner. On a run up this dog looks fine to a vet, but he can't tolerate braking or turning at speed without a little moan and then pulling up, lifting his leg
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    Just on 3rd day. Last time I experienced a similar issue it took 3 attempts with first rests not long enough, needed 3 months on lead in the end
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