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hi all,will be taking my pup molly out for the first time on sunday,going to grab a few purse nets and 1 of my ferrets,and head for my nearest permission,where i have a couple of small warrens picked for starting her of (3-6 holers).not to much cover,so there is plenty room for her to see whats going on,an hour or 2 then back home,cheers......john
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ok mate thanks for taking the time to reply,cheers......john
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i would go with what longnetter has just said,the stuff you are describing sounds a bit like builders twine,can you put a pic up?cheers......john
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are you saying raw without dry food?
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i will soon be weaning my lurcher of puppy food,at the moment iam feeding her a mix of raw and dry food,the raw consists of rabbit,butcher meat,sardines,liver and egg,the dry food is called SKINNERS FIELD and TRIAL 28% protein,what dry food do you's recommend and what should i be looking for in protein ect to go along with the raw,she is a 3/4 whippet 1/4 beddy,5 1/2 months old,cheers......john
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most of my purse nets are made of spun poly,they are strong,tangle free and you can get really bright coloured ones,no chance of leaving them behind,if it's spun nylon you are talking about?they are also good aswell,a bit cheaper than spun poly,cheers......john
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thanks stewie,had her out today before i read your post, stuffed a rabbit skin with straw and what a difference it made threw 4 times and she retrieved to hand 4 times,1st throw she ran out,grabbed dummy and gave it a bit of a rag and brought it back,2nd throw she ran out past it,had a sniff around for about 30 seconds,then on way back picked up dummy and brought it back to hand,3rd + 4th throw she ran out and brought it straight back,i had to stuff the dummy in my jacket after that as she was mad to get at it,jumping up at me trying to grab it,was happy with that today,onwards and upwards,che
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hi all,was wondering what height my wee bitch will make,she is 17 1/2 - 18 tts and 5 mths 1 wk old,at what age do they stop growing taller,cheers......john
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hi wallop,i'm in the same boat as you regarding my first lurcher and no-one to show me the ropes,alot of the lads on here will give you good advice,i know of someone who uses the smartlite and he has no complaints,myself i have a 170 striker,12v 7.5amp battery and i bought a belt pouch for the battery all for 110 euros(£90).it suits me,atb and happy hunting,what breeding is in your lurcher,i have a 3/4 whippet 1/4 beddy,her training is doing well,she is 5 1/2 mths,cheers......john
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What kind of x is this any clues
jf1970 replied to Cold Ethyl's topic in Earthdogs & Working Terriers
hi, didnt catch your catch return for rabbits last season, rememeber in the mixi post, I was interested to know how many you had had, with the mixi being around? What has that got to do with the post title. but for the record i have no idea as i dont count them, i did when i was a child but i have now grown out of it. So you dont know what your dogs runs......... grown out of seeing if they have performed better than the last season, very strange.. thought your answer would have been sumkat like that.. just a question,do you know how many rabbit's your dogs catch every se -
was only doing this 3 x a day,i run around a bit with the dummy attached to her lead letting her chase and catch,let her tug it a little bit then i throw it for her,this is when she runs back and past me,i'm doing this in an open field,so maybe i should find somewhere a little less open,will give it a try today(if the rain will stop)let you know how i get on,cheers......john
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They just pick it up mate, if you encourage or praise them too much it can lead to false marking. how do you tell,does their body language change,my lurcher is only 5 1/2 mths old but my cocker ,when we are out,some burrows she will just ignore other she will stick her head or body down the hole as far as she can have a good then come back up,look at me then back for a sniff again,is this her marking?cheers......john
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a while ago my pup was retrieving around 50% of the time to hand,then she stopped for about 10 days,she was teething at the time and her gums were pretty sore looking,so i put it down to this,she is now retrieving well but has started running past me and dropping the dummy or ball about 10-12 feet behind me,she drops the dummy or ball and stands/lies down and waits for me to pick it up,should i be looking for her to retrieve to hand or am i expecting to much and should be happy with her as it is,or will she eventually bring back to hand,i have never had a lurcher before so any advice is most w
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can you teach a dog to mark or do they have to learn themselves?cheers......john
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no need for dogs long netting at night,buy the book longnetting from peg to peg by martin king,will tell you all you need to know to get started,and it's a good read,i bought my first net and this book around 5 mths ago,went up to the local playing field during the evening to practice setting it out,done this during daylight to get used to it,then after a while went out when it was getting dark,went out last week in a field where there were rabbits to try out for the first time and got 4,practice pays of,i bought the net from someone on this forum,but,you can buy them of a number of sites,jbs
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a while ago my pup was retrieving around 50% of the time to hand,then she stopped for about 10 days,she was teething at the time and her gums were pretty sore looking,so i put it down to this,she is now retrieving well but has started running past me and dropping the dummy or ball about 10-12 feet behind me,she drops the dummy or ball and stands/lies down and waits for me to pick it up,should i be looking for her to retrieve to hand or am i expecting to much and should be happy with her as it is,or will she eventually bring back to hand,i have never had a lurcher before so any advice is most w
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no need for dogs long netting at night,buy the book longnetting from peg to peg by martin king,will tell you all you need to know to get started,and it's a good read,i bought my first net and this book around 5 mths ago,went up to the local playing field during the evening to practice setting it out,done this during daylight to get used to it,then after a while went out when it was getting dark,went out last week in a field where there were rabbits to try out for the first time and got 4,practice pays of,i bought the net from someone on this forum,but,you can buy them of a number of sites,jbs
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no need for dogs long netting at night,buy the book longnetting from peg to peg by martin king,will tell you all you need to know to get started,and it's a good read,i bought my first net and this book around 5 mths ago,went up to the local playing field during the evening to practice setting it out,done this during daylight to get used to it,then after a while went out when it was getting dark,went out last week in a field where there were rabbits to try out for the first time and got 4,practice pays of,i bought the net from someone on this forum,but,you can buy them of a number of sites,jbs
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From the Veterinary Association for Wildlife Management.
jf1970 replied to Ideation's topic in Lurchers & Running Dogs
First of all guys let me stress that im pro-hunting with dogs, but i cant believe 'wounding rates with a rifle can be up to 48%'. If someone's getting a wounding rate that high the t**t shouldnt be bloody shooting! I aint saying im a spot on marksman by a long shot (no pun intended ) but i can put my hand on heart and say ive only lost 2 foxes in hundreds shot. Anyway i genuinly hope this government see's sense and makes hunting legal again. i hope so ,but it's not very often the government say they got it wrong and revert back to the way it was.cheers......john -
hi george i just measured mine and it is 19 1/2 inches at the widest point,the poles are 38 inches ,cheers......john
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lol,no mate it's only a small country vet,i think they deal more in the farm animals dept,time to change i think,not that i went to the vet that often anyway,once to get pups microchipped and she let me in to weigh my dogs aswell,cheers......john
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had to say that jigsaw,my wife is irish,lol
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will keep doing what i'm doing,when the vet said cook meat she was meaning remove bones,to much hassle if you ask me,lol
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i'm from glasgow now living in co.roscommon west ireland,although i stayed on the edge of the green-belt over in scotland nothing compares to over here,don't get me wrong i love scotland and proud to be scottish,but the west of ireland is so much more laid back and there is a fair bit of game aswell and the irish are sooooooo friendly,i would move here if i were you,cheers......john