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  1. Maximus Ferret
    The pipe insulation that Jimster suggested should be good too. It's very lightweight - a type of grey foamrubber tube. I've used it on car roof bars to pad them when carrying a kayak. It's light but strong. Best of luck with it.
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    but why theres no point if their for hares Is coursing all you manage to do then Ferret features? AYE, I like mine well trained because I mainly hunt rabbits, either with ferrets or lamp. I only rarely run any bigger stuff and never fox these days.Dogs that can only course wouldn't interest me at all.
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    but why theres no point if their for hares Is coursing all you manage to do then Ferret features?
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    I,m sure a hard working lurcher like a hard working man would bear the scars to show he,s "been there" If we leave aside foxing, which isn't traditionally a lurchers work anyway, then many hard working dogs get through life with few or no scars and some useless dogs could skin themselves going through a farm gate. Feet are the same. Some dogs reach old age with almost perfect looking feet while others have feet full of crocked and let up toes before they're four.
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    I don't go much to shows but I can't agree with you at all about this. First I don't see that the standard of working lurchers has fallen much. I've kept lurchers for almost 40 years and the standard has always been variable. There have always been poor workers and it's always been necessary to look around a bit to find a good working litter. Secondly, people who want good working lurchers won't book a pup from a non working, show bred litter anyway (unless they're a bit thick). If working dog people only buy their pups from working litters the show craze will have no effect at all. There ar
  6. Maximus Ferret
    last year I released 8 on a bank between two fields. They're breeding there this year. I released them into holes in the bank. If you're trying to stock with rabbits you're best to drop them into holes or thick cover, otherwise they'll either be killed or move on. Once you've put them there don't hunt them hard the first year or two 'til they get settled.
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    :laugh: How was it then????
  8. Maximus Ferret
    I'm interested in this too. What was wrong with the Advan one if you don't mind me asking?
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    I feed gain record breaker because it's based on meat rather than vegetable protein. I also buy a ten kilo box of chicken necks from the chicken factory each week. This costs 5 euro and I split it into 7 bags and feed a bag a day, split between two 24 inch lurchers and a 23 inch whippet.
  10. Maximus Ferret
    You might be interested in this:- http://www.colliecur...t=1216&start=10 . (Sixth post down). And your inbox is full.
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    This video is private!
  12. Maximus Ferret
    Seems like they have a useful way to stay out of sight. Harry Potter has something similar.
  13. Maximus Ferret
    Take a look on "Colliecurs". Johnnie's a member and you might see a couple of lines you like the look of. Plenty of good working collie crosses there.
  14. Maximus Ferret
    Looks a good'un Jigsaw!!! Best of luck with him.
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    Some cope with it better than others. The sensitive collie types are the worst in my experience but most learn to cope in the end. If I'm ferreting a wall or hedge with wires and they aren't switched off I often pull up the posts and chuck the whole fence up on top (putting it back afterwards of course!) I live in a dairying area and shock wires are on almost every farm. The worst belt I've had was when coming back from lamping one night. I was carrying a rucksack full of rabbits and my jumper was soaked. I slid the bag under but while crawling after it my wet back brushed the wire. The bang
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    Stick with that bitch. I'm sure she'll come right again in the end.
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    Thanks for all the advice lads. I haven't got a bike these days but I'm definately going to be careful after reading Tyla's post. I'd take her jogging but I stretched a tendon in my knee while out lamping and I'm more crocked than the dog is at the moment.
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    My young bitch struck at a rabbit while ferreting last year and hit a hot wire. It made her back off from rabbits approaching cover and she took a long time to get over it. Big set back.
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    He reminds me of my daughter's young whippet. Different colour but his shape and way of looking at things is similar. Do any seatrout come up there? I walk by a river most days and saw a few very nice ones last year. Sometimes I even manage to catch one. What are the black squares in the seventh picture?
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    It's healed now but there's no hair on it and she's mad to run. She was very fit when it happened and she's now jumping out of her skin after two weeks on the lead!
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    My bitch has had a cut wrist, starting just above the stopper and going down towards her foot. The stitches come out next Tuesday and I'd like to bandage over the scar when I let her off the lead to begin with. Should I wrap right over her stopper or should I go "figure of eight" above and below it? Thanks for any advice. (We run on pasture, seeds, woodland and clearfell and won't be hunting for a while now but there's always a chance something will jump up).
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    What county are you in? I've run into them in West Cork but not doing anything illegal.
  23. Maximus Ferret
    Doesn't matter who's dog it is - no-one can watch it anyway. Why don't you put up vids that you don't mind people seeing??? If only one person gets to see your vid then you've wasted your time posting it.
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    I'm sad to hear that Polkey. I wouldn't blame you for getting rid of him but from the sound of things I'm sure someone could sort him out. In the meantime you might consider getting a muzzle and getting him used to wearing it. Good luck with rehoming him.
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    If they're not taken seriously then why do greyhounds wear muzzles for coursing??? Coursing in muzzles has got to be the stupidest thing ever in coursing.
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