skycat
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Now that's an unfair question as the only one with its ears pricked, and therefore looking more alert, is the dark one: me and my other half both said "That one!" at the same time, and then realised why: its because its looking hard at something. Tell you what: take some pics of them front on with their ears all pricked and then ask us!! LOL: might be a little tricky I admit.
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Forgive me for being thick: but WHY do folks have a problem with terriers? the people that are working the dogs know what they are capable of, and are hopefully happy with them. If someone just wants to rat and bush with their dogs, then let them. As far as I can see its a bit like the so called division between the coursing lads and those who use lurchers for rabbits: a lot of the coursing lads used to look down their noses at the rabbiting dogs, saying that they wouldn't be capable of catching a hare: so what! They were bred for a different purpose: or is that just it? The fact that
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Without examining the dog in real life it is very difficult to say exactly what's wrong. The best thing to do is to get him to a Greyhound man, one who treats the track dogs: go to the track nearest you and ask the trainers who they'd recommend. Is the swelling hard or soft? Is there any heat anywhere in the leg? How long you keep him up for depends on the type of injury. This is just a guide: torn muscle: 6 weeks. Pulled muscle 10 days to 3 weeks. Tendon damage: up to 12 weeks depending on how bad it is. Cracked but not displaced bone: 6 -8 weeks. The problem is that you have no way o
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Why is making the second pup such a strange shape? I think it would be a cracker if I could see it properly!
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Always feed after exercise: that's why I feed main meal in the evening, except for dogs going lamping, obviously. they get fed when they get home. If you feed main meal in the morning and exercise late afternoon/early evening, then its a long time till next morning without food, and energy used up on exercise needs to be replaced. Feeding after exercise during fittening up means that the muscles benefit better from the food if it is fed straight after exercise: ask a body builder or athlete.
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I would still feed the pup twice a day until she's older: you didn't say what size/breeding she is: smaller dogs mature faster, though even with a small lurcher I would still feed twice a day until she has reached her full height. Is she greedily eating both meals? If so then don't stop feeding 2 meals a day. I would also feed a bit more protein in the form of red meat, as tripe is very low in protein. Chicken carcase is fine, though there is not an enormous amount of protein there either though of course lots of nutrients. I feed mine twice a day until they are a year old, and if they
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I think Foxdropper was referring to the amount of stamina and fitness etc needed: I don't do a lot of ratting nowadays (more's the pity: great sport), but once had half a dozen terriers on a badly run pig farm finding rats, helping dig them out and killing them: this went on for 4 hours or more, and at the end of it the terriers were so knackered they could hardly stand, barely crunch one more: didn't count the tally, but they filled 2 wheelbarrows. The day after their heads were so swollen they could hardly eat: I wouldn't say that was exactly a daisy picking day for those dogs. I could als
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Have you tried ACPs? (animal tranquilisers) Put out some food loaded with them and make sure that someone stays in contact with the dog until he succombes: I realise it could be a bit dodgy if he ran off and esacaped from view before they took effect though. Honestly can't think of anything else, apart from trapping him. Bait a tent, like I said before, and have someone hidden nearby with the net on the tent attached to a pice of long string: wait until he's inside then drop the net.
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Sickener: so sorry to hear that. It can come at any time but we're never ready when it does.
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I can understand why earth dog owners get up in arms about the slating that goes on when they post a pic of a terrier a bit 'peppered' from its encounters. It IS b**dy stupid that the ratters can show the results of several hours ratting, gore and all and nobody bats an eyelid. I can only assume that this is because rats are small, live in dirty places, spread disease etc, etc. They are also very numerous, and all but the most ardent anti just doesn't want them around: so everyone applauds a night or day of carnage out ratting. Foxes, on the other hand, are bigger, cute and cuddly lookin
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It WAS illegal to course hares on a Sunday: never been illegal to go ratting or ferreting rabbits on a Sunday!
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Not if I am judging or organising the show Working dog show means what it says Shows may be just beauty competitions, but IMO a few scars do not detract from a dog's beauty: if its lame though, its feet are smashed or its carrying an injury which would affect it in the field, then that's a different matter.
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Really nice looking dogs they should be very useful when they come of age: quick tip: don't expect anything but the fastest Whippet to catch on a golf course: unless your'e in the rough grass alongsdie the fairways. Most dogs just can't turn on that smooth grass: they do wheel spin and slide like hell. You run the risk of disheartening the pups on what to them is a skating rink!
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I'd definitely get some of that fat off her and put some muscle there instead before doing anything much with her: lots of nice steady lead work for at least a month, and only the odd canter about. I know she's only a pup, but there's puppy healthy and there's fat: looks like she hasnt' been out of the kennel! Letting her tear about now would be asking for trouble: her feet need to toughen up: tendons strengthened etc: trotting (not walking) on the lead will do that and she's old enough for that: 2 or 3 miles a day. Best of luck with her, looks a nice pup.
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IMO only a total fool would lamp near cows with calves, and horses are usually a right nuisance charging all over the place if they get the wind up> I value my dogs' lives and my own far more than a chance at a rabbit: sounds like your mate doesn't really care if he and his dogs live or die!
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If his teeth are in a bad way you simply have to get him on to raw meaty bones: rabbits, skinned and gutted: give him the carcase: chewing up the bones will clean the plaque off his teeth like nothing else: leave a bit of skin on the bunnies as well if you like: all that gnawing keeps the gums healthy and strong and the teeth clean. Either worm the dog regularly or freeze the rabbits for 3 weeks to kill the tapeworm cysts. Feed as naturally as possible and you get a healthier dog all round. If you feed only rabbit then you might need to add more fat in the form of suet, lamb flank etc. Or f
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Wishing to cause no offence, but what is your dog's diet? A dog with a good immune system should be able to shrug off minor infections. Raw meat/bones/whole carcases/ a bit of raw minced veg/SA37, or a top quality complete food such as Purina Pro-Plan: this is what I feed my terrers and I very seldom have to give antibiotics if they get a bit sm***ed below ground. I always clean any wounds with salt water, and if the wound is deep squeeze in a bit of antibiotic cream (comes in a syringe:no needle!; made for mastitis in cows, with a nozzle to get into deep wounds/teats)..Otherwise I put a f
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Have you had the pup out in the field from an early age exposing her to the countryside from just after she had her vaccinations? Does she know what rabbits are? In other words, has she seen rabbits running into cover when you are out, that is if you have had her out? Not trying to insult you, but if she hasn't grown up learning about interesting scent in the undergrowth, wandering through cover etc, then it wouldn't surprise me at all if she took no interest when you took her out ferreting. If you have done all that, then do as the other posts say: get her out on her own with no other do
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And they obviously use those foxes and badgers again and again: in one shot they are giving the fox an antibiotic jab, and presumably they rear whole litters so as to have a constant supply of captive bait> disgusting. :realmad:
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Also, he will still be able to sire kits for up to 3 months after the operation: or that's what my vet told me! I believe human doctors advise contraception for the same amount of time after a man is vasectomised.
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Quite agree: a quick crunch and on to the next! Good pics: well done!
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Totally normal puppy behaviour at his age. What you need to do is recall with a treat or something he really likes: bit of rag/old rabbit skin, something you can play with him retrieving etc. No point getting mad at him: achieves nothing. Be firm but not nasty, and loads of praise etc when he comes to you. Work on the recall when there are no distractions: and the other thing to do is always be one step ahead of him, so keep your eyes open and be aware of other dogs in the distance. When you see a possible distraction/temptation, then engage the dog with a food reward, get him to sit in fr
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I had a dog that had been living feral for nearly a year: he had to be caught in a trap made from a tent, as he'd been scavenging round campsites: the dog warden rigged up a goal net and hid in a nearby tent ready to pull the string to trap him: it worked, but the dog went ballistic when he was trapped, shitting himself, biting everything near him. Then he went into shock. 24 hours later you would never have thought it was the same dog: he behaved just like any normal domestic dog, and remained that way for the rest of his life. He came out hunting with us, came when called, and in fact was
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Gloucestershire! Flat?? Y0u should come over to Anglia: then you'd see FLAT!
