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  1. skycat
    I was about to ask if you were a bit simple H&J, then thought I better look at your profile to see how old you are! Fair enough though it seemed obvious to me LOL IF you were serious in your question: a kennel hand is someone who mucks out, waters, cleans up and exercises the hounds: ever heard of the term 'stable hand'? Another word for a groom, someone who looks after horses: similar thing. Editred to add: It has no connotations with other types of hands and jobs though I guess bearing in mind the average age of most kennel and stable employees there might well be a higher than a
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    Gerorge Drake the back man at Peterbrough sometimes has them in 2nd hand.
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    Lincolnshire Echo 27.8.07 POLICE SET THEIR SIGHTS ON POACHERS 09:45 - 27 August 2007 Families who go for a day out in the Lincolnshire countryside are being asked to keep watch for blood sports enthusiasts. Lincolnshire Police wildlife officers are bracing themselves for an expected increase in acts of cruelty towards hares, deer and badgers. It is legal to go hare coursing during the September to March season with the landowner's permission. But the gangs behind the activity also trespass on land, damage newly-sown fields and steal farm equipment and supplies, particular
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    Why? So the poor little sod keeps getting b***ered by the other one all summer long? Our 2 entire hobs live happily together during the summer with no agression/violence of either a sexual or otherwise nature and they're not even related! If your's are brothers then there shouldn't be a problem: they might play about a bit roughly at times that's all. If your'e going to go down the castration route then get them both done.
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    Neither can I! Or maybe your'e just being careful where they go, and I can't blame you for that If the brindle one is the one still available I'm gobsmacked: that is one superb looking pup and if I didn't have so many bloody dogs I'd be there like a shot: I'm stuffed full of rescues at the moment
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    Most of mine live in and out meaning that they're in and out of the house and yard whilst I'm here in the day but some of the young ones are kenneled at night to stop them charging around all night long! As far as being easier to train if they are kenneled then that might work for some people especially if there are kids messing about with the dogs when your are not there, but IMO the more my dogs are part of the pack and know their place in the scheme of things the more responsive and easy they are. I ought to say that my kennels are only a couple of yards outside the back door and the dog
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    Northern Echo 25.8.07 Renowned trainer denies hare coursing By Joe Willis A RENOWNED racehorse trainer is facing charges of hunting with dogs in a landmark court case. Miles Henry Easterby, known as Peter, was arrested after an investigation by police into an alleged hare coursing event. Mr Easterby, 78, from Habton Grange Farm, Great Habton, near Malton, North Yorkshire, denied two charges of attending a hare coursing event and allowing the practice on his land, when he appeared at Scarborough Magistrates' Court. Mr Easterby appeared in court with John Shaw, 54, of Wel
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    If they are really bad knots then you'll have to cut them out, or get a steel comb and starting at the end of the knot furthest from the dog's body just tease them out strand of hair by strand: takes ages but once you've done it a couple of times a week with a comb will keep it OK.
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    Here's one of our jills moulting heavily. She's absolutely fine and healthy but some ferrets do moult out very heavily almost as if the fur is coming out in handfuls. As you can see, the skin is not irritated or red: are yours the same as this one?
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    I had a 2 year old dog damage his cruciate very badly: the dog man told me to lead walk him only for 6 months!! The knee carried quite a bit of lumpy scar tissue afterwards but he ran sound as a pound after I'd got him fit again. Then the next season he broke his neck! Gutted was I as he was a fine little dog: but the cruciate did heal OK, though I don't know if it might have given him trouble in later years. Get the pup to a good greyhound vet: I can reccomend a couple if you are interested though hopefully you got a phone number this morning from a mutual friend. There's another very
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    Lucky you and dog: looks like he's healed well anyway. The big C strikes fear into most hearts and I lost a young dog many years ago to a malignant tumour. Thank God your's is OK.
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    Ours have always been very happy and healthy in a big court with a couple of pipes to play in, a bowl of water and fresh rabbit every day: as for the rest? I've never shampooed a ferret in my life and they are clean: except when they come out of a muddy rabbit burrow: and even then the mud comes off in their straw over night! It's just another ploy to make money out of people as far as I can see.
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    Like this one? Bred by Heart of Wales: a very biddable but strong minded pup: not for the armchair hunter though: the amount of time and exercise needed is for the heavily committed person: they don't do well shut in a kennel all week or they go wrong. I've spoken to a lot of people who have had them over the years and they aren't for everyone as they do need a lot of quality time and training if they're not to be a liability.
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    I would be more concerned about the size of the hutches than what they look like! the smallest hutch on the right of the pic is hardly bigger than a carrying box. Not trying to be harsh, but ferrets need as much space as possible so they can keep fit with exercise so that when you work them they're not trying to do the job unfit and knackering quickly. Even if you got some drainage pipes: the bendy sort with air holes in and connect those two hutches with a coiled length of the pipe the ferrets would get a bit more stimulation and exercise. Check out Madcowz' set up if you want to see perf
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    I'm a bit of a haphazard gardener: but if it is a type of grass then you can cut it down to ground level and it will grow again: same as papyrus and the like. Nearly all grasses and shrubs love a good hacking: err, I think they call it 'pruning'..........makes them grow twice as well: just lop it all off: if it doesn't grow again you can always blame the person who gave you the advice.
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    Know a shooting bloke who swears by the make: was out with him a bit over the winter and he never got wet once: nice quiet material too: and stylish too, if that's what floats your boat. Don't know about how thorn proof it is though.
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    Tell me there's something missing here. Yes, its called a BRAIN! I sincerely hope that all the youngsters bringing on dogs don't believe this sh*te: I've had dogs of 1 year old who have shown no interest in a fox at all: give them another 6 months or so and they are taking them in fine style. If a pup gets a bite off a fox at an early age (ie 5 months) it is more likely to put the dog off than wed it to that particular quarry. IMO it is far better to get the dog used to taking game that doesn't bite back first and let it get handy in the field. THEN introduce is to other stuff:
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    Putting these up for a friend of mine: litter bred purely for own use. Sire of pups is Lee Kelly's 'Digger'. 6 out of 6. Ancestors include Merlin and Eve. Dam's sire is 'Jack' (full brother to G.Dickinson's 'Red' who is by Drax: lines also go back to Merlin and Eve.) Dam's dam is from Carl Williams' Whippet/Grey breeding. Top class lampers and 3rd generaton of the owner's own breeding. A really sensible lurcherman who expects a lot from his dogs. 4 dog pups available. 2 black, 2 red. Born 23 June 07 £200 each. Phone: 07983 396074 Leicestershire Edited to add: 5 generation pedigre
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    Very good advice there but what about the dog that retrieves the dummy but not the rabbit it has caught?
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    It sounds as though he's already had a bad experience, maybe being jumped on by another dog when he was asleep, or handled roughly: the dilated eyes and snapping sounds like a defensive fearful reaction to me. I would NEVER allow strange big dogs to paw at a pup: once again he's having to defend himself in the only way he knows how. If he's fine with YOUR adult dogs that shows it's a fear reaction with the strange dogs. Imagine a bloody great giant comes up to you and wants to paw YOU! I've had some pups that really do lose their rag if they don't get their own way: Saluki blooded ones
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    At 4 months pups are teething and house training goes out the window and they also get very destructive and whiny and generally a pain in the bum: just think of a teething baby! If he's in the house get a crate (indooor kennel) for night time and when you can't keep and eye on him. One of the best ever inventions: but NOT FOR CONTINUOUS USE. Pups in crates learn very quickly not to go in the crate, and also they don't get into the habit of going all over the house. Use Dettol Antibacterial Spray to clean up after him as it kills the smell: pups learn to go in the same place from the smell.
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    Tony Smith, Goeff's son, did write it all down for me....as I had a dog from those lines: believe it or not the grandfather to my rough coated dogs! I'll try and dig the paper out when I've got a moment spare. I do remember that the Merlin /Eve line started off with Airedale/Greyhound and Bedlington/Greyhound! Saluki came in later.
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    Mine get mostly chicken carcases and breast of lamb with a bit of minced tripe and beef with the veg 'hidden' in it! Minced rabbit carcases when we get enough in summer and a lot of the time in winter. The poor old ferts get the left overs! (Heads etc.) Tried mincing the rabbits with the heads on but I didn't like it when the eye balls came through whole or popped out as they went through the mincer
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    My body: and its showing the wear and tear now LOL
  25. skycat
    It also depends on whether you choose your runs wisely as well: some folks slip on anything regardless of how near to cover it is then wonder why the dog didn't catch. I only run catchable rabbits, or other stuff before the ban, so I would generally expect my dog to catch what it is slipped at as I don't see the point in slipping on no hopers.
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