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"They have caught rabbits, but they were pretty wild and didn't take much notice of the owner. Whether that's the dogs themselves or more down to the owner's failings, I couldn't say". Hahaha! Love how you put that: "didn't take much notice of the owner".... Imagine my surprise when I saw pure salukis come back directly or being picked up within 20 minutes after coursing... The ibizans I have seen and mine are the same thing, though they do learn to associate movement of the owner with better rabbit chances and they quickly learn to stick around when a ferret is down. Prolly i
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Probably all them prick eared are noisy! Stabs, how did the pharaos go around when you where there? Were ferrets involved? Did they come back on command or were the owners just smoking on top of the pick up truck? Did you catch anything? L Oh canine (and human!) Leishmaniasis is endemic to Spain/Southern France and Italy. We have about 5-20 cases each year in tourists.
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Yep. They make up for their small brain with long broad feet and a lot of stamina. Sound dogs, selection in Spain is hard. Lot of them are more or less Leishmaniasis resistant for example. L
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I have one, not in the UK though. Very game and agile, lot of stamina. Perfect for daytime rabbiting and ratting. Mine is not fast enough for hares but in Spain some strains are bred specifically for hare, lots of variation in size and "greyhoundishness". Big drawback for lamping and coursing is its tendency to use its nose. I do lamp mine under perfect circumstances when a catch is sort of garanteed (right angle at golf course with broad canals that prevent exit). If it catches it stops or parades kind of straight back to me with the rabbit. If it doesn't it might be a long wait, though
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came across this...good pics of hounds I like a lot! http://www.haskins.com/Guests/Guests_p01.html one more: http://www.windhundwelt.de/sitges-2002.html L
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No shit...if I would own a piece of land in the UK I have to let people walk on it? So next time in London...when I jump the fence of some grandma's garden and walk around there, stand a bit and have some lemonade...I am allowed to do that as I don't disturbe or litter and she has to use reasonable force (?) to get me out. But seriously that can't be the case...if you own property you have to be able to prohibit use/walking by strangers or not?
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thanks Stabs would it matter if you had (sensitive to disturbance or dangerous) livestock?
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sorry for my ignorance on UK law, but how is a civil offense handled? it isn't possible to keep the golddiggers out then? Say I own a farm or an estate where I don't want anyone on, what should I do? May I build a human proof fence? L
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dear all, the "right to ramble" in the UK is still unclear to me. What does the new legislation mean? Can anyone go free now on all farmland? can you block people from your terrain if you want to? L
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if she doesn't pee or vomit or bark why put her in a kennel?
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Its sucks sooo much that it is outside the law...no more convenience and nice meetings on permission I imagine. but here (NL) it is illegal since 1924 and it still happens...there is even talk about renewed popularity of "longdogs" among police and "gamekeepers" if you check their bulletins. Hunting is illegal since long and shooting (more or less) since the new laws of 2001 or so...foxes and deer and hare abound nowadays. Reports of dogs and cars being taken away are scarce. Just be wary (as the hare) and very carefully plan things.
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with the changing times aye...JD...can you pick them up on a scanner?
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Anyone knows?
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Spain will be the first country that has a public vote on the coming European Constitution. When glancing the document in a dutch translation I saw this (freely translated: Amsterdam Treaty art. III-121. The politics of the European Union accounts for the treatment of animals as beings with feelings, at the same time taking into account the customs of every seperate member state's religious, cultural and local traditions. Law like that will protect bullfighting and kosjer slaughter. I dearly hope that is of use in the hunting situation!!
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IT IS A BLOODY SHAME. THOUGH I DON'T LIVE IN THE UK IT DOES PISS ME OFF. SEVERELY. IT'S A PITY "THE ANTI'S" DON'T HAVE SOME COMMON CUSTOM THEY ALL LOVE AND WE COULD MAKE THE GOVERNMENT BAN IT USING IRRATIONAL ARGUMENTS AND THE MEDIA. JUST FORBID SOMETHING IN THEIR PRIVATE LIVES THEY CARE ABOUT AND THAT FEELS RIGHT TO THEM, JUST BECAUSE "WE" THINK IT IS BARBARIC OR CRUEL, NEVER HAVING DONE IT AND BEING BASICALLY NON OF OUR BUSINESS.
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Briar, love that stuff, we have to get it through Sweden as it is illegal here but I prefer US brands...5 cans a week!? no shit...pouches? L
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Yep. Coursing is illegal in France since 1850 or so, but working scent hounds to hare/fox/roe deer/boar isn't. They have a lot of packs, worked with and without guns. www.venerie.org (in French though) L
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Well, went down to the Jagd und Hund gamefair in Dortmund, Germany, taking the dog along. Good thing, dog got me in quickly through the entrance for people with dogs as there were people lined up outside. Very busy, probably up to 4000 visitors that Saturday. The food was great as it always is in Germany but from my point of view it was pretty dissapointing. If you like swarms of middle aged fat bellied men surrounded by high tech firearms, fat scopes and precision ammunition who are basically interested in shooting boar, antilope, wildebeest, bears etc. around the world, it was great. Gu
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Local chem supplies? Leeds has a biology and chemistry univ. so they have to get it somewhere as well. 30% shouldn't be illegal to purchase I'd say with a good reason (bleaching, model rocket engine). Maybe you can try percarbonate from your local "green" shop. They sell that as an alternative for chlorine bleach. It bleaches laundry and pots ok and you can make the solution as strong as you want. L
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Thanks! I've been there. Enough gundog/falconery/horses books. No running dog books though. L
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Imagine: there you stand with your saluki or whatever, done the right thing, got it coming to tidbits indoors and in the park and in gameless fields. Pocket is full of sausage, chicken or whatever the dog likes. The first time ever rabbit is seen, dog slipped. Dog and longear dissapear into the shrub. Dog is seen hunting up in shrub and does not respond to the whistle associated to the sausage, chicken or whatever. Then... what would you do? 1) Nothing and wait till it comes back and give a reward then 2) Run down there and try to intercept it, luring it in with the tidbit 3)
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moved...
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Big chance it will if you have a competent vet. I've seen young dogs here with broken legs and a broken pelvic rack (don't know the English word, the frame that spaces the legs and connects to the spine column) that made it to a full recovery.
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Yep, in German: http://www.westfalenhallen.de/1897.php
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JCD, What I've seen thus far, salukis are very sound hounds, not as injury prone as greys or them large deerhounds. Plenty of stamina. Defo fast enough to catch hares. They probably can use their nose but are bred not to do so. For rodents, hares and small deer they're pretty ideal. If I had one I wouldn't let it be mauled by some feral pig. Maybe the saluki can add something to a bull cross? If you use the search option here or on any other unning dog forum you'll find loads of info and opinions. L