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    Whatever you do you must do it quickly. Electric collar can work but whatever you do it must rock that dogs world to associate sheep with a very negative experience. Some dogs are broken easily to stock. Some need tougher handling but its a mistake to think because you walk a pup through sheep on a leash they are ok as thats a different scenario to sheep running away from the dog THATS WHAT TRIGGERS THE DOG THE PREY INSTINCT OF THE CHASE & THE PANIC IT SENSES FROM SHEEP!! I used to herd them into the fields corner & allow them to run past my dog but simply walking through sheep or alo
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    That is the probably the most important point in dealing with a situation like this is it preys' on your mind and dog's are liable to pick up on your negative mindset.Years past I would have ruined any relationship between myself and such an animal with being too heavy handed in dealing with it. Always I advocate putting the dog back in the kennel when having a bad day and coming back when you have a clear mind. However such an animal does need to get out and blow off some steam, so its a catch 22 situation. What was the most important issue of my own similar situation was that I really lik
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    I have a similar problem with one of mine & to be honest sometimes the fitter you get them you are not tiring them out but rather creating a more athletic version of a noisy animal. Maturity & a hard days work on a cold winters day can settle many a problem dog, but it can be exhausting having such an animal. Hopefully it will settle given time & patience but dogs are often as individual as people so i wish you luck. However on the point of punishing such behavior beware of creating a rift between you both, i know a man who used to come flying out his backdoor at noise from his dog
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    Wee trip down South to see how mates dogs are doing & coming along... The craic makes it easier in the summer months...
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    he does don't he , he looking great Dave what he make 26in cheers ray 27
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    and pictures Phil, you've got to have pictures I agree in that a post with a pertinent photo does make it easier to put a face to the subject. However some photos as with the written word raise my eyebrows. WHOEVER said the camera does not lie was no photographer as the angle, stance of a dog can make it look stunning or a bag of shit. The written word is important in getting the true point across & some of the spelling i read is quite ridiculous but as Phil says the most important thing "it`s what he writes" that matters. Some of the writing`s & publication`s of the past were of
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    It`s a bit of fun if you enjoy it for what it is, but many get a bit too serious over a 50pence rosette. Wouldnt worry myself over being precise as to the true percentage`s of the parentage(unless say its a bull class for example) as you hear some nonsense from many owners about their dogs. Myself i cant remember any owner telling me that their dog was anything less than the real deal when out in the field & who was i to argue,its a beauty contest no more, no less . Myself i look for the dog i wanted to take home, but opinions are like arseholes(everybody has one) & 1 mans meat is anot
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    Sunny day`s to enjoy for a change
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    It`s when i hear about "sazuki crosses". That gets on my nerves
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    The story i heard whether right or wrong was that it was slug pellet`s?
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    Was Brighorn (Snipers sire)bred from Tepe De Gawra? yes tepe gawra and durak Cheers
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    Was Brighorn (Snipers sire)bred from Tepe De Gawra?
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    There are deer dog`s & there are dog`s that take deer, the difference is in the mental attitude of the dog to get the job over quickly whether that be in the open or woodland. Most dog`s will take to the job/indeed many develop a real taste for it & i think this is the predator/prey instinct of an animal in distress that encourage`s buck fever as i call it,. However taking deer become`s a ragged affair for many dog`s especially when 2 or more dog`s are involved be that by accident or design & no sensible hunter should enjoy suffering & the very vocal affair which tends to occur
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    Genuine first crosses from a saluki to a greyhound or a whippet(pedigree or hardblood) are always smooth. However further crossing from genuine half crosses will throw some with saluki feathering. There is always someone who will pop up & claim they have one but the key word is genuine when talking about first crosses. Often it is simply a case of what the vendor has told them about the breeding of whatever they are selling
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    When you say whippet i have seen some decent animals from this cross & owned a saluki x hardblood whippet(racing line`s with greyhound blood) I found them to be ideal dogs for a variety of tasks. Indeed the best bitch i have owned & still have at 8yrs was from this cross. The only thing i found an issue was the variety of size in the litter even though the hardblood dam was 23inches there was 1 bitch that only made 19 half inches but they are certainly a cross that i would consider if in the market for a pup
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    That is a happy looking wee pup, i like that
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