Jump to content

skycat

Donator
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Content Count

    7,517

  • Joined

  • Last visited

  • Days Won

    15

 Content Type 

Everything posted by skycat

  1. skycat
    I must admit I was surprised to see how many Ozzy dogs live chained up. In my opinion it does them no good at all: at least in a run they get a chance to run and play and exercise a bit. As far as not exercising a dog except when it's hunting: well. words fail me! How the hell can a dog work properly if it is unfit: a bit like an athlete going in for a race with no fitness training before hand! I wonder how many dogs keel over or severely damage their lungs, muscles, heart etc by hunting hard when they are not fit, especially in that heat. All my dogs get a minumum of an hour's exercise,
  2. skycat
    Nice looking pup: I don't think he's thin: just a gangly pup, and yes, their eating goes all up the swanee when they're teething: I find that a nice big lump of breast of lamb gives them something not too hard to chew on. And I think the ears thing has something to do with the teething as well, or is it just that everything's growing so fast that it doesn't know which way to go!
  3. skycat
    I was really impressed with how laid back the bitch was when we came round: like I said before, I'm not really into pure Greyhounds, but I really liked her: looked intelligent and sensible. All the best with the pups.
  4. skycat
    Go into your profile: click on 'settings' on the bar at the top of your profile and follow the instructions: Browse, choose photo etc etc.
  5. skycat
    Fraid not: there will be ferrets there but no show as such: hopefully next year. Terrier show contact number is, as far as I know: 01933 353495
  6. skycat
    EAST OF ENGLAND LURCHER CLUB SHOW at The East of England Showground, Peterborough on Sunday 14th October. ALL EVENTS: £1 entry per dog. RACING: entries taken from 8am. Classes as follows: muzzles must be worn. Rosettes to third place in each category and trophies for winners. 1. Simulated coursing. 2. Straight racing under 23" 3. Straight racing over 23" 4. Puppy racing 5. Terrier racing SPEED JUMPING Rosettes to third place and trophies for winners. To start after racing has finished: an against the clock event to find the fastest lurcher over a set of straw bale jumps. Entries
  7. skycat
    IMO one of the middle toes is not such a problem as an inside or outside toe: get it removed and good luck. The only thing you need to watch for is running the dog on ground where there are likely to be sharpish bits of twigs/stubble etc until the place is completely healed. Some greyhound vets will remove the toe but keep the pad attached and stitch it up over the stump to protect what's left: a pet vet is unlikely to do this IMO. We had to have an outside toe removed on one dog, and the pet vet said that you can't remove at the joint or the place will forever leak synovial fluid: so the
  8. skycat
    Years ago I spoke to certain dog trainers, if you can call them that, who said that the only way to treat a dog was to dominate it with violence, and their 'training' included taking bones and food off the dog and kicking sh*t out of it if it dared to defend it's grub! Thankfully most people now realise that this sort of thing is the fast road to nowhere in getting a good relationship with the dog, but I do think that equally as many current dog owners allow their dogs to become leader in the human pack through ignorance of how dogs think and behave. I agree with Tonymac's advice 100%: but I
  9. skycat
    About 9 1/2 months now: she's surprisingly light on her feet and very agile: just started letting her jump low things now, no more than 3 foot high at the moment: have held her back from jumping until now due to her size and weight. You know how you can hear some lurchers come thundering by you like a herd of horses when they run? Well, I can hardly hear her feet hitting the ground: she sorts of bounds and lopes along: looks very like a giant fox when she's running in the distance! LOL Very slinky looking and supple.
  10. skycat
    I will say this about this dog: the prey drive is so high that livestock training at an early age is a MUST! and she's so clever that she learns by example really quickly, so any bad habits from other dogs are copied in a flash! They do need the time putting in as they're likely to go wrong if not given the right time and training: not for the person that wants to leave a dog in a pen all week and run it silly at week ends: also because they're big heavy boned critters and proper excercise and conditioning is very important if they're not to damage themselves by running unfit. Morgan weighs
  11. skycat
    Ditch: just brilliant as always. A little tale to illustrate how some dogs are with bones: I took on a 6 year old Irish Wolfhound bitch many years ago. I KNOW that this bitch had been very badly treated at some time in her life: she was very frightened/agressive when she saw men wearing long dark coats, hats and carrying either a chain or a stick: says it all doesn't it! She also had a twisted front leg as a result of a break which hadn't been set properly and had healed wrong. She was absolutely fine with me, my friends and around food: but give her a bone and she changed into this horrib
  12. skycat
    Which toe on her foot is it? Inside and outside toes bear a lot of strain when the dog is turning. Had to have both and inside and outside toe removed on 2 different dog: they were OK, but after a season other problems started to rear their head: sore shoulder, not turning properly on fast turning quarry, then on one bitch the toe next to the missing toe got badly knocked up cos of the undue strain. I'd only have a toe removed as a last resort and don't expect miracles. If the dog has poor feet anyway it will, IMO, just add to the problem, though if you can't run her at all at the moment t
  13. skycat
    So what happened with the fox: did it jump and get caught? Had it happen a couple of times here in big old hollow willow trees and the fox always launched itself into space and came down running: not for long though!
  14. skycat
    Your on the right track there Neal: it's kind of a calming thing. If your dogs are getting agitated cos it's time for their exercise try giving a big exaggerated yawn yourself: then watch your dogs, it calms them right down. It is a good stress diffuser.
  15. skycat
    God, that brindle is awesomely beautiful! Looks very clever as well.
  16. skycat
    Yes, same one.
  17. skycat
    Morgan is getting cleverer by the day: its taken her a while to perfect this little escape routine but now it only takes her a few seconds to get out of the run: I have to padlock her in if I don't want her to get out! I reckon this is all the more clever as not only does she have to lift the latch which is on the outside of the gate, but hold it up to clear the bar at the same time as pulling it open inwards towards her!
  18. skycat
    Can you explain a bit better what exactly the vet said to you: was it just a normal vet or a greyhound vet? And what did the vet advise? I've never heard of a 'jarvis' so maybe you misheard him? Are you sure they didn't say: pelvis? To be honest, pet dog vets are OK for cuts and jabs, but for a running dog injury the only place to go is to a specialist Greyhound vet. Quick tip: if a dog is limping really badly the day after injuring itself I would say, as a general rule of thumb, that it has either damaged a joint or muscle quite severely and is almost guaranteed to need a month off run
  19. skycat
    Great: to see that they all seemed to retrieve no problem with the other dogs around must be an eye opener for some lurcher owners! They obviously care about their dogs too: taking bottles of water along on the hunt.
  20. skycat

    Red Arrows

    skycat replied to nelson's topic in General Talk

    When the hell are we going to get rid of this bunch of sorry losers in government: how long before the British cease to exist? Words fail me!
  21. skycat
    Make sure you only expose the pup to steady strange dogs: dogs that rush up and bark or act stupid are a pain in the arse: a lot of other breeds don't have the same sensitivity as lurchers, particularly Saluki bred ones. Try and find the slow sensible sort of dog to introduce her to: I hate most pet dog owners with a vengeance as most of them haven't a clue and all they say is stupid things like: 'he only wants to play' Puppy classes are a really good idea as they get your pup socialised around other pups of similar age in a controlled environment. I hate walking my dogs where the idiots go
  22. skycat
    that looks nasty: how's the dog coping with the brace? Chewing at it at all? Though looking at where the breaks are it's got to be better for the outcome than round a joint. Best of luck with the recovery.
  23. skycat
    Sosme interesting photos there: he certainly is a good looking dog.
  24. skycat
    No running for a month if you want it to heal with as little swelling as possible: you can also massage it with bone radiol which will help healing by drawing blood to the area as it's an irritant: wear gloves to apply it or use an old toothbrush gently massaging in small circles around the joint. Don't over use or it will burn the skin! Follow the instructions. The joint will never be properly flexible again but I've got a few old dogs with toes like that and the only time they feel it is if they are run on hard ground.
  25. skycat
    That was a beautiful epitaph: I doubt many folks get as good a one as that: bless you Ditch, and your Pup.
×
×
  • Create New...