Squirrel_Basher
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Dont wish to sound a knowall but -pups do not need jabbing until they are 8weeks old.Up until this time they are covered by the bitches antibodies ,passed to the pups from the bitches colostrum[first milk available to pups].This colostrum contains antibodies against all the diseases the bitch has been in contact with.At 8 weeks the antibodies passed to the pup by the bitch are sufficiently weekened to allow us to jab the youngster with the 3 main diseases in this country, namely- parvo-virus,kennel cough and leptospirosis[wiels disease].Jab a pup any younger than 8weeks and the antibodies from
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The reason I thought this was shite was because my dogs are kennelled and Im not affected by the scratchings of nettles stings in the house .Never gave it a thought that other people would be affected.As to my account of my dig,I may not be the best at putting actions into readable text but it was a true account of what occured.Like I said before ,anybody wishing to have a dig down with us is more than welcome .Im sure we could set up a secure meet somehow .Cant say fairer than that can I.Mik from whales -COME ON DOWN.
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Quality pics mate, looks like you have a cracking team around you
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One more thing-If you kow the dog is hard and you know the quarry and the earth why prolong the enevitable.Get down to the dog ,do the deed and save the dog for another dig.Im not knocking the long digs, we all enjoy them and can be proud of our dogs for it ,after all thats what we have all strived for over the years, adog that will stay until dug to but to sit back and let a hard dog get smashed is foolish and serves no purpose at all.My terriers will work until exausted but once settled in a place ,the digging begins to minimise the lay up period after wards.Save the cups of coffee for after
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f**k me look at the time .!
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there are plenty of hard,small dogs about,what sorts these into another category is whether or not the smaller dogs get pushed about at all.Just because a dog likes to mix it ,latch on, dosnt mean it can keep the quarry in a stop end to be dug,especially if the quarry has seen a dog before.A bit of weight behind any dog does no harm,PROVIDING THE DOG WANTS TO BE THERE.The baying dogs O.K in my books but they need to bay right up to it and be prepared to mix it on the break through.Dogs that stand off abit are the ones that are prepared to back up when rushed and at worst let quarry pass them.D
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Next time take him out ferretting rats ,at least they dont get mixie.
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Our local vet tells me the symptoms of bird flu to look out for in humans are-swollen heads and irritated glans, personally Ive got nothing to worry about as it only affects the small cocks of a species!
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tape some socks to your dogs feet and one on their tales in winter. :11: I agree SHITE post.
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Just an observation,but I would have thought it was commen sense to put your dogs on leads IF THERE WAS THE SLIGHTEST CHANCE OF MEETING OTHER DOG WALKERS.My pat terrier was savaged by a black lab when she was a pup,she was on the lead and the lab came charging round a blind corner.I could see it was not going to be a playful greeting but couldnt get the bitch off the ground in time.Bloody thing picked my pup up and shook it before a swift kick sent it back from where it came .Whilst I was checking mine out ,a bloke came round the corner and asked me what Id done to HIS dog .As you can imagine
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Kye-Not sure who you are but when you lived in Swindon ,did you know a lad called Steve Y--.Used to work with him as a keeper over near Cirencester.Well into his terriers and liked the moonlight digs!
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Wazcor-Not quite V.W.H but in between there and the A.V.H.
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Nice to see you boys getting along again[honest].Sorry if I caused a stir by printing my dig in a way not all of us could appreciate.The type of digging we tend to do nessatates the on dark aproach.but not because we have no business to be there.Anybody wishing to make the journey to Wiltshire would be more than welcome,providing the invite was returned! Its good to see peoples dogs in action and the way they treat situations.The bitch I was using last sunday has 2 totally different voices depending on what shes at which is why I like to listen at holes.In future my posts will be more reader f
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I love listening to the sound of terriers making contact and working their quarry its what makes us feel alive.Perhaps some on here dare not waste a second listening and have to dig straight away incase their dogs come away. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> some of us have dogs that dont make a sound they get in latch on and do the job .......... <{POST_SNAPBACK}> totally agree.good shout.
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Cheers mate, the 2 dog tommies of this world have all shut up.
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RobW71.Hardly ever use nets.Crack shot with the gun and anyway I dont kill everything the terriers go to as you can only kill them once.this paticular time the desire to see a result got the better of me.
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Of course Ive got pics but until someone shows me how to get them on here,text will have to do.Does anyone out there know the whitewarrior and I mean really know the lad as he will vouch for me.As to the bitch shes a Nuttall bred black of 31/2yrs.Got her from a lad down at the Silverton, Devon.
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Are you telling me youve never listened at a hole to find the direction to start locating in.Bit of advice- youll save a lt of time wandering about if you can walk in the direction of the sound!.
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Just because the dig was not straight forword ,I suppose your tiny brain cant take it in.sad very sad. :realmad:
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To Dillan.-You seem to be the only one with any experience of my kind of single handed digging , of course I used the torch to see what I was shooting!. Im new to this computer lark but , but unlike most of the people who replied previous to you,digging is something I have always done.Why do 70% of my replies not believe a word of it. Might it be they dont get out much?I personally would give someone the O.k until I knew better.The dig was 20 paces from the hole if you none believers want to split hairs.The spoil outside the hole was no more than the other 2 but well trampled
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Went out for to try a 3 holer on a farm nearby this evening ,cutting it a bit fine with the fading light.Parked as close as poss to give myself valuable minutes of daylight,and save a half mile walk.Place in question was padded to fu@k just as it was last week.Collared up the bitch near to a steaming entrance only to see her fly to the far end and disappear into one covered in leaves[dont you feel humbled when they know best].Anyway it wasnt long before she spoke in this small [or so I thought] place. We had always dug this spot same place ,about 10 ft back from the entrances and just off to t
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cracking combo -foxdropper.
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Are those the long greyhound type hobs?personnel choice I suppose but the jills are smaller,faster and Idont want to put you off but I once had a hob return with his knackers half off!. Decent ratting ferrets are like the terrier that stays to his quarry week after week.
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Any body still use ferrets for ratting?what ive found in the past is that a place ferretted never recovers as quick as when using the engines.The stink of ferrets must linger a lot longer than the fumes!.WE have found that after smoking , and the bolting is over ,if you move on to the next warren and then return after doing that, the rats that refused to bolt will have bottled up in stop ends and the dogs can mark them for you to dig with no fear of a terrier being overcome by fumes as Ive seen more than a few times.good hunting. foxdropper.
