skycat
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Some people must be so thick: fancy taking the dog and then walking it local to you!!! What an idiot! WEll done to your dad for teaching him a lesson. Or DID he find her?? Who knows.
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Lovely looking dog: looks bright and alert :
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I have 2 youngsters at the moment: one is 7 1/2 months old and the other is nearly 10 months. The older of the two is far more puppyish, both physically and mentally and I wouldn't dream of letting her tear around out bushing with the adults. She has to have individual off lead exercise and training as she is so excitable still. The younger one is far more mature both mentally and physically, but she will be about half the size of the first one when she is adult; also she comes from a long line of worker to worker with a very steady temperament: even so I wouldn't dream of taking her out o
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From 6 weeks old: they have not then got to the spooky stage around new things and situations, they just settle straight into their new home then. I have bought a pup at 13 weeks, but she had been VERY well socialised by the breeder, and not many breeders spend that much time with their pups. I have also kept back pups for people myself if they have not been able to take them earlier, but I've always made sure that they went out and about with the pup I was keeping for myself, lead trained, traffic, stock, obedience training started etc etc. Like the others have said: they learn so much b
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If its not infected, then maybe the bone is bruised: is the hole right on the point of his shoulder, on the bone? If it is, then it'll take a while for the soreness to go. Just make sure and keep it open so it heals slowly from the inside.
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I can just imagine your face when you realised she was carrying it back to you! Excellent: its a feeling that never goes away no matter how many dogs youv'e had.
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I have one lurcher now who will tell you exactly which hole the terrier went in if there are a lot of holes and the terrier is running loose and has found the earth on its own. I had a lurcher a long time ago that several times marked where the terrier and fox were underground: straight through the ground, nose to the earth and whining: mind you our earths aren't very deep: 6 foot max.; brilliant if the collar packed up, and once she dug a litter of cubs out of one part of the earth while the terrier was on the vixen several yards away on the same bank. She was one of the best fox dogs I've
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Love it!
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The vet says there is nothing he can give her??! what a w :censored:ker! There's plenty of painkillers for dogs: Norocarp (Rimadyl) is the most comonly used one. I'd try asking your vet if he has heard of it!! :realmad:
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I didn't know we had ferals in the UK! Just escaped/released wild boar.
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I had one that was quite worried whe she started working on the beat, but now she's fine. My other two have never had a problem: all depends how you rear them IMO. If they associate a gun shot with game then they're happy.
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I agree: don't mess with their hormones for the first season: they need to have that first season to develop properly. After that there is a jab called Delversterone, which is the male hormone: it is less likely to cause problems internally. Having said that any messing with nature has the potential to cause health problems. Can't you just kennel them well away from the dogs when they are in season?
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how old is the pup? And has it been wormed recently? Sometimes a heavy worm burden can mess up their appetite as they don't feel well in their guts, even though they may seem normal otherwise. And if they are teething they often go off their food a bit too as their gums are sore. What are you feeding the pup?
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Has he had much to do with humans? If he hasn't been played with and paid attention to then he won't respond as you would expect, as he hasn't learned that people can be fun and good to be with. If he has been stuck in a kennel since birth, then you are going to really have to work hard at fetching him round as he has missed out on a lot during those early weeks. spend as much quality time with him as possible: really act the fool, lay on your back, make squeaky noises, and when ever he responds either give him a food treat if he's into his food, or really cuddle him. You won't make him sof
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You are both so lucky: and to get her back in one piece too
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No news yet??
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Stand her up against a wall, make sure she's not crouching, put a straight stick or something across her shoulder blades, make sure its horizontal, mark the wall where it touches, measure up to the mark on the wall!
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I'd never try and pull my dog out by its tail: by both hind legs is safer. Take about a third off IMO. Better too long than too short though.
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They start to hear at about the same time their eyes start to open, but like their eyes, their hearing is not complete until they are abut 3-4 weeks of age. That's why its important not to startle them when they start hearing: you'll notice when they start to hear things loud noises often make them startle, as they are unfamiliar with this. Gradually increase the level of noise around them during this stage so that by the time they are 4 weeks old they are used to all sorts of background noise and the occasional louder noise. Keeping pups in a very quiet environment is not a good idea as t
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There's a stolen dog in the CMW last week, brindle and white, its also been put on ..........., I think Lurcherlink knows about it. Might be an idea to contact them.
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Fascinating: just how do you show dominance over a hawk? Obviously with a dog you can put it on its back and hold it down: surely not the same with a hawk!
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Looking at the pics, and I know that without being there this is not a guaranteed rock solid assessment: those holes don't look too good: there's a lot of rubbish in the entrances and it could be that they are just used for escape holes if danger threatens. You need to find holes where there might be a bit of fresh earth pulled out. I've found that holes that have a lot of rabbit shit at the entrance aren't usually the ones they live in, more likely play/escape holes. Not always true, but very likely. Have you actually seen rabbits in the immediate area? Or seen them run into these holes?
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How do you mean Sean? That they wouldn't sit on the wrist together like that? Garypco: cracking birds: do tell a few more details on how you train them to work together.........or is it just in them?
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There's no point using wound powder as it will dry the wound up, which is NOT what you want right now. It needs to stay moist or it will itch and irritate the dog. The time for drying it up will come when the skin has grown back again and there's just a little patch of raw in the middle, and by then you won't need wound powder anyway. Ask a vet: they will say if you are going to use anything put Intrasite gel on it to keep it moist! But believe me, that's not necessary as the dog will just lick it off again. Just keep an eye on it: if the dog can reach it to lick it the natural antisept
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As long as she can keep it clean herself it, as everyone else has said, will be fine. All my dogs do this from time to time, usually on fallen branches as we run a lot of stuff through cover. Should take a couple of weeks by which time it will be down to the size of a five pence piece. Just make sure it stays clean and open: the skin will grow in from the outer edges until it joins in the middle: job sorted. I wouldn't take myself to A&E for something like that, and I wouldn't take my dogs to the vets either! It shouldn't really bother her when running either.
