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  1. hornet
    Best not to get involved in an argument with some one who does not know the law. He is a prick like all the rest of them who know f all about hunting and the law. Having said that I would have told the wife to knock him out
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    Hello Goldfinch and welcome to the forums, I am new and a trawl through the sections on here will answer almost every question about what people like or dislike. Personal likes as far as working types will always vary amongs lurcher owners, I dont like bull crosses for instance although my latest is a wheaton bull cross!(so I am converted). I always ran greyhounds for hare in the good old days, and had loads of collie, beddy and greyhound crosses for the odd foray. If I get a dog and its useless, the softie in me keeps them, others shoot or get rid. So I guess everyone is different just li
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    the breeder was my best mate its come out of 2 good dogs a big salxgrey and bullxgrey its just that ive never had a pup this young befor thats all Just read the last few posts. I think you will be ok it looks like your doing all the right things
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    I 100% agree with this post. I think 6 weeks is too early for a pup, 7 weeks is borderline and 8 weeks perfect. If people breed for money then the sooner the better, and the new owner ends up with all the problems. A new pup should be treated like a human baby, given love, warmth and comfort. If you think the constant crying is a problem for you think about what the poor pup is going through.
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    Well done Den and congrats for the wins!!! Glad you had a good day out. I am hoping to attend the Harewood show but its been about 10 years since my last show.
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    All the pictures I have uploaded to the gallery are from my phone!
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    Nose down bushers always get caught up in snares left by people who dont know how to set them right. Loads of shoots in our area and there are plenty of snares left on ground but with permission granted most locations are known and avoided. I always try to keep all dogs in sight, I never let them wander, hard to do with bush rushers I know but it does happen from time to time. The old gin traps were worst, seen plenty a working dog maimed and put down through them things.
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    Nice dogs, I coul;d not choose a favorite from the pictures though
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    New pups should be fed what the owner or breeder fed for the first few weeks, then gradual replacement of your normal food stuff over the next few weeks. New pups will always be timid, they dont know you or the environment, just show loads of encouragement and get your staffi to interact and play to bring the pup on. Good natural love and effection and soon enough your pup will be as good as yours.
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    Its at harewood house and will be well sign posted
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    Cheers mate, the sire is a good worker, and will strike all game first time, even at 30" he can take rabbit. His parents were very good workers so the breeding is first class. The dam is still young and I have yet to bring the best out of her. The trouble is that in these days people want smaller lurchers I guess. All the pups have gone to people who know they are on to a good thing
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    He said he had taken her with other dogs to try and get her to pick up. On her own she just runs them and makes no attempt to even strike.
  13. hornet
    If she is retrieving then all is not lost, normally a seasoned dog would give her the idea if this fails one other way is to use a lure. Some of her favorite treats as a reward when she strikes at the lure. It could take you some time to get her to do it, so patience is the key.
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    It would appear from the replies that most people on here hunt properly, the young and inexperianced hunters would hunt all year round. Whats the point in letting a dog run a heavily pregnant rabbit? no sport there. They will even hunt when there is mixxy about. Everything has a season, and if you want to keep hunting you have to stick to the seasons, otherwise there will be nothing to hunt. If its pest control then dogs are not the best solution and it has nothing to do with hunting, its pest control, two very different things. Most of the all year rounders do not get that many and often
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    The Dam is a beauty, should be good dogs from them two.
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    High protein diet and plenty of good free running, I have a mixed terrain near me so they get level runs and up and downhill, gives them some good excersize.
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    I have 3 lurchers and a bedlington cross patterdale terrier. (and 4 pups that are going soon I hope)
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    Most people will take any dew claws off when they are pups. Adult prices as you can see will vary from vet to vet. I am definately in favour of them off, saves a load of hassle.
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    They look great, I bet your having as much fun as we are with our litter, now 8 weeks old we are now down to 3 left so not as hard as before
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    Me too
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    Good looking pups
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    Inexperianced owners who have no knowledge of hunting can spoil any dog. I have seen good dogs with potential ruined because the owners are upset that a dog they have has not caught a rabbit, on its first few outings. Good breeding from proven parents only gives you the confidence to know they probably are going to be good dogs, but every litter is different. You have to put a lot of work into bringing on a dog that will do what you want it to, and most failures are down to the owner rather than the dog.
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    I have some on the gallery under working dogs, which were added recently
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    Most snails are edible, the ones we get in the UK are more or less the same as those in France. They do need to be cleaned before eating not just the outside!! You have to keep them on a feed of things like bread and milk and then something like flour until you get everything in the digestion system out, and any discharge is white (from your cleaning diet). Its been a while since I have done it but thats the gist of what you do.
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    I have been let down on 3 pups that I have left from a litter I have bred from my own dogs. Would prefer them to go to a working home. The father is a saluki greyhound and the mother is a wheaton bull saluki greyound. Both parents very good and solid the father is now retired as he is 11 and was our last chance of having a dog from him. From a litter of 8, 4 have been kept by friends and family, including one that we have kept. I have two bitches left and one male. The dad is 30" tts and the mother is 25" tts. I would also prefer to sell to a member of these forums so that I can follow the
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