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    Raw fatty lamb breast does the trick for mine.
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    I was talking to a guy about this last year. He reckoned that the PDSA Vet in Bute Street down Cardiff Bay offered him the best price to vasectomise his hob and spay his jills. My local vet said about £70 last year. I ended up paying for two jill jabs which wasn't much cheaper.
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    My ferrets get them from time to time. I've tried vaseline and sprays but find the tick removel tools work best. Slip it over the tick, twist anti-clockwise and remember to kill the tick. This method can be difficult with a ferret that hasn't had a lot of handling.
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    I fed my bitch with raw meat (and some bone) with a small handful of biscuits from a pup. Lots of mates have their dogs on biscuits though, and they are fine. Buy a good brand and make sure you're feeding the puppy biscuits. If you are going to try meat, don't feed too much liver and kidney as they may be too rich for the pup. I'm sure you discussed this with the vet, but make sure he has been wormed and that you worm him appropriately (I do mine every 3 months).
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    TBH pegleg you've answered your own question you and your mate did nt know what you were doing and the 2 jills more than likely did nt either, SORRY if thats come across as a bit harsh but thats how it reads to myself Good Luck Y.I.S Leeview don't worry about being harsh mate,i don't know so i'm asking.if you don't ask you won't learn so has anyone got any pointers/tips for next time? This is not me trying to nab permission but take someone who is expereinced? I have my own shoot so plenty of land to go out but will help you out if you want the help? Ha
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    I've fed trout to ferrets and dogs in the past with no problems. The dog loves it.
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    Also, Arran you want the dog to retreive your rabbits alive and with as few marks as possible so as not to spoil the meat.
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    Agree with all the above. Spend plenty of time with him, always start as you mean to go on, make sure your timing is good and be patient. For what it's worth, and off the top of my head, here are some of the mistakes I have made with a couple of dogs in the past: Being inconsistant. Starting too young. It depends on the dog, but I've seen dogs lose confidence and become hard mouthed. Don't take him out/run him until the basics are spot on and he has a chance. Ending training sessions on a low. Losing my temper (collie crosses can be bit flighty). Letting dogs pick up bad habits from
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    She's getting better now, but a bitch that I have could be a right nuisance when trying to ferret a shoot. A mate of mine, a semi-pro ferreting man, will not let his lurchers show interest in anything apart from rabbits. Depends what you want them for I suppose. My old man had a 'pot dog' collie whipet grey and he used to catch, as well as pheasant and partridge, the occasional woodcock and wood pigeon.
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    She's from down here mate. It doesn't look to me like a lot of boys breeding these lines down my way anymore. Bull crosses are popular alrounders and I see quite a few beddie whippet fetteting dogs.
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    Fingers crossed. Cheers.
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    Never a truer word about it taking time mate, but that's half the game for me. The competitive issue is only really a problem on open banks or in woodland when the dogs are together, I do work alot of ground with hedges and you're right. Let's hope she's still going at 12!
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    I agree. Lurchers are selected for their prey drive so I won't complain too much when they're a bit overkeen for the quarry. White Shark sounds a good dog.
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    Cheers lads. Handy enough for me, we'll not go hungry. One of the things I've enjoyed the most over the last year is helping the bitch improve. Hopefully we can keep going!
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    Snowed in here and so thought I'd share some thoughts on my 20 month old whippet collie greyhound that a mate bred. I use her mainly for ferreting (twice a week in season) although I do take her lamping (2-3 times per week when weather good) even though all the bunnies are lamp shy for 20 miles around me. The places I ferret, a good bag would be 15-20 rabbits, average about 10-12. Lamping, the best bag we've had is 15 (with another dog as well), average 4 or 5. Positives: Marking very well - I can't remember a false mark (and I occasinally 'test' a bury that she hasn't marked). Totall
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    a bit off topic but on sunday i spotted a rabbit about 3ft up a tree eating the bark,has any one seen this before? no but do some times see were the bark is missing on trees with burys round them I ferret a few orchards and plantations and I find the rabbits hit the trees hardest when there's snow on the ground and they can't graze.
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    A mate of mine, serious ferreting man, bought a hancock dog 15-20 years ago. Says it's the best dog he ever owner (and he's had a few). Reckoned it taught him a thing or two!
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    I used to have a dog that was scared of the things I disliked. You mentioned you can't stand the paragliders, if this dog is particularly in tune with you perhaps it is fuelling his fear? Just a thought. Hope you manage to improve the situation.
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    My mate had a dog that didn't really mature and do what he wanted until its third season. He nearly gave up, but in the end he was very happy with the dog. My 17 month old bitch is already doing a lot of what I want i.e. marking holes correctly, working with terriers and spaniels and catching a few on the lamp. She is still occasionally cries when she's impatient and I hope this will stop as she matures, but if it doesn't I'll stil work her. My 'grade' isn't perhaps as high as a few of my mates that would probably get seriously p*ssed off with her if she carried on with this into her second or
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    I'll feed mine on most raw meats with a bit of mixer from a young age. Be a bit careful with bones though. As above, speak to your butcher, but supermarkets have some options that, while not as cheap as the butcher, you can feed at relatively low cost. Hearts, mince and rolled breast are all reasonable. I tend to steer clear of liver and kidneys as they are a bit rich for mine. Best to persist in finding a butcher though. If you can't then good quality puppy biscuits as mentioned above will have to do. Alot of my mates feed dry diet only and their lurchers are healthy enough. Aviod the tin
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    Cheers. It's looking a bit better today. I've already washed and keep will keep an eye on it. Thanks very much.
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    I had my 16 month old bitch out ferreting yesterday and she has been subdued ever since. I thought she was just tired after a hard day, but looking at her today she has 5 or 6 pustules (large septic spots) on her belly and underside of her legs. The largest is about the size of a one pence piece. She is eating and drinking and does not appear to have a temperature. I suspect a bacterial skin infection but am often wrong. There was quite a bit of ivy, nettles and brambles where we were yesterday and she did get a minor cut from jumping a barbed wire fence. Any thoughts? Worth a visit to th
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    Have any of your neighbours got chickens? A jill of mine has escaped twice and both times I found her in a neighbour's garden trying to get into the chicken coop.
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    I see. That'd probably be less of a problem down my way as most of the fields are pretty small...
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    What does it measure tts and what problems do you have with its height mate?
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