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  1. Mick C.
    Shit hot! rat rabbit and a bit of feather of course.
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    Now thats what i call a big ferret. What you feeding him on.
  3. Mick C.
    Spot on-known it for years- money comes first with a lot of vets. if Sharing info can help working lads keep a few quid in there pocket then i will drink to that
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    Kept a bitch and a dog on out of an accident mating years ago.These were the only two that resembled a lurcher-the rest looked like labs. Turned out to be top mooching dogs.They worked with ferrets,never gave a false mark,bushed like ive never seen.Very good on rabbits and feather,most of the game was taken out of the seat or in brambles and sometimes off water with the catty. The dog greatest talent was to find mallards nests - had many a duck egg on me breakfast after a walk around. The only draw back -a bit of speed would have been nice but obviously not essential.
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    A dog thats kept in poor conditions will end up in poor condition. furthermore the dog will be unable to carry out its working role to its full potential.Not forgetting the moral issues.Thats not what most dog owners are about. Its an open forum and open to opinion.People are bound to differ from there own personal experiances.Thats the essence of a good healthy debate. To be fair the question was very open ended and subject to loads of different interpretation. Does been spoilt affect the way a dog works? That is also the title....
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    Ithink thats about the size of it. youve just got to be able to read it thats all.Unless theres an underlying health problem of course
  7. Mick C.
    Some good ideas on here
  8. Mick C.
    Hooray1! Here Here! To see the grey winter bloom come through on a bedi lurchers coat is worth all the effort in making a decent kennel. This occurance never happened when i kept her inside.
  9. Mick C.
    Looks to me like he could have the makings of a very game dog ,judjing by those eyes. I would be interested in hearing how he goes on, CATCH YER LATER
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    Of course house dogs will work.I Have the old bitch which is still working by me right now.The point im trying to make is if youve got the room and time (sounds like a lot of people havent)then build yourself a decent kennel and a good sized run. The lurcher is a natural born hunter/theif, thats what the travs, drovers and any other people that lived of the fat of the land bred them for(they didnt have houses).I wouldnt be looking to supress these qualities with house rules and over zelous momicodling,i would be seeking to activley encourage it. Moreover a hard standing and plenty of l
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    thing is with dogs if there not used to a house environment they wont behave well inside its common sense if you bring a pup up and set him his boundries like you do with everything else he will know what he is or isnt aloud to do in the house. generally the prat dogs are dogs that have been kenneled for ages and then aloud in so its all new to them so they will push the limits. i dont mind doing it either depends on my circumstances as i agree with that having them in the house doesnt change there work ability but when needed there outside ie full house or going out I personally find
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    Most lurchers are the biggest piss takers going give them a nice comfortable house to live in and they will repay you by taking your bacon from under the grill..... while its on even after they have been fed. My dog lives in the outhouse at the minute.when ihave finished my kennel she will go in there along with the new dog.I had my old team all kennelled, to me they seemed to be much sharper when living together outside.Seems nearer to a dogs natural enviroment to me.
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    foxes

    Mick C. replied to bradbury2522's topic in Longnetting

    Iwould imagine he would rip his way out pretty sharpish only guessing though
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    To be honest mate i personally dont know.I would imagine if they did they would have had to be very fit.Twenty plus rabbits and yards of wet hemp netting would be no easy task to carry home.Although i suppose they could have hidden some of the gear and picked it up later. Im not hundred percent sure but i think silk yarn was used as a netting material when it was available because it was lighter.Unfortunatley i have never had the good fortune to speak to one of the real old boys in the flesh,way before our time.
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    Thanks for the info -very helpful. I thinking the way to learn is to get out there and give it a go and make the necessary corrections to the problems encountered as i go a long. I will be working on my own but its only small scale.I find that the dog is more in sync with you when you go hunting alone and you can go anytime you want to. I will change my two traditional nets into quick sets that should make things a bit more manageable. Did you have your first dog that worked with nets from a pup.
  16. Mick C.
    Interesting Good bit of researching Should enlighten quite a few people WELL DONE
  17. Mick C.
    Marvelous Thats what its all about
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    Iwould definatley break him to the ferrets first.Then take him with you at every opportunity.The more he sees the more he learns the quicker he becomes part of a sucessful outfit
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  21. Mick C.
    You sound like a man who speaks from experience and knowledge not hearsay. GOOD LUCK TO YER.
  22. Mick C.
    When the greedy b*****ds reach the sea by the look of it
  23. Mick C.
    Yes plenty of free dinners in them little clumps of dead grass
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    I think you might have a valid point there it does seem quite a romantic idea .No one has sent a reply that begs to differ.
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