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    It can be quite an horrendous sight to see a working Spaniel with an injury to the tip of it's tail. Because of the furious wagging of the tail, the blood gets spread over both flanks and after a short time it looks as if butchery has taken place. Some individual's are more prone to damage than others but the correct amount of tail to dock from a Spaniel is to not remove more than a third from it's original length.
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    Without wishing to alarm, you need to research about the very real danger of stomach torsions in dogs. Exercise after food is not good.
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    The dog is not 100% obedient! 'The One' has given great advice, you need to go back to basics. I must admit that I have NO experience of personally using remote trainers, but I have come across Dogs where the device was incorrectly used and left the creatures ruined. A better way would be to find a trainer with a rabbit pen and to use those facilities once you have instilled the basics.
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    Had an English Springer that visited next door neighbours house and ate a complete spread laid out for a child's birthday party, - sandwiches, sausage rolls, pizza, even the birthday cake complete with candles! Cost me a fortune and a hasty visit to the Supermarket Happy days!
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    I thought it was more about indicating to The National Trust, that they should continue to allow Field Sports access on ground they are responsible for, rather than grinding your axe in public, over one particular branch of Country pursuit. What will the NT try and stop next?
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    Interesting thread for a change, that's probably one of the reasons. Many of these antis are recruited for the exchange of cash and the offer of free transport from various Universities. A couple of shoots I belong to were targeted after a few of the Guns were spotted leaving a roadside breakfast van and followed to the shoot. The antis proceeded to stand in front of the Guns, effectively preventing them from shooting and after 30 minutes or so the shoot was abandoned for safety reasons. Most of the Guns were not physically capable of defending themselves never mind being the aggressor
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    There is camping onsite but it looks a bit pricey - http://www.countrymanfairs.co.uk/midland-game-fair/visitor-info/215-tickets-a-camping
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    Could be a grass seed working it's way in - VET!
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    I have never owned a working Lurcher or indeed a Terrier but have been heavily involved in the owning and training of Gundogs for the past 40 years. Recently I sought advice from this Forum regarding the ownership of a Lurcher and I received many helpful replies and it is only because of temporary family commitments, I haven't already gone ahead and obtained one. The overwhelming advice on these Fora demands that the only course to take, when obtaining a working dog, be it Lurcher or Terrier, is to obtain stock bred from working parents. Indeed this is the advice given in the Gundog worl
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    Google New Zealand method, or Klink and Dink - it's a method of fishing a nymph under a Dry Fly. You will have great sport.
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    Good advice from Bradford Lad plus make sure there are no distractions where you are training, for example other dogs, game scent other folk and children.
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    I would keep the dog on a lead for a few days - no free running exercise.
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    If I may, a few observations:- I have found that with dogs, there are no shades of grey, when it comes to discipline. Your pup is either completely steady to dummies or it isn't. If you allow him to transgress, the situation will only get worse and it will only be a small step away from being unruly. I would go back a few stages and sit the dog whilst you throw a few dummies around him and make sure he does not move. Collect all the dummies yourself and make a show that you are collecting them, you must instil the notion that very few retrieves will be his. Once obedience is instilled
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    Google is your friend. North Staffs Hunt Kennels Open Day. Sunday 31st July from 12.30. Terrier and Lurcher show ( starts 1.30) followed by terrier and lurcher racing. Hound judging and parade, ferret show,bar and barbeque,cake and produce stalls plus much more. The Kennels, Hill Chorlton, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, ST5 5JG. oFF THE A51 between M6 junc 14 and 15. Contact julie leppington 01782796797 or kate lucas 01630647239
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    Great write up - thanks
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    It's a fact that the retriever championship has never been won by a Chocolate. I cannot think of any top field trial trainer that run on Chocolate Labs., so there must be a difference,
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    National farmers Union
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    I do not want a Lurcher to replace a Gundog but to supplement it. If during a daily walk a Spaniel hunts up a rabbit and flushes it from it's seat, the Spaniel should sit(reinforced by whistle command) and remain seated until asked to continue to hunt or to retrieve the shot rabbit. In the requirements I have outlined in my original question, instead of shooting the rabbit, if a Lurcher was present it could be sent to pursue and hopefully catch the prey. Very much like how a Dogs hunts game for a Hawk or Falcon. I see little difficulty in keeping a Lurcher with me whilst fishing because,
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    So, going on from that, what are your reasons, bearing in mind my requirement to have a 'breed' that would be challenging to train, a companion and yes, something different.
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    Why not? Well I am led to believe the average Collie X Lurcher is an intelligent dog presumably not unlike a Spaniel. I was curious to establish the reasons why the Lurcher would be more sensitive. Are they late in maturing mentally? Having said that, from postings on this Forum some lurchers have been used in the field from 6 months onwards, would this be the general rule?
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    Casso, Two things I would like to follow up, firstly training through 'Drive' for a Lurcher, how would you example this form of training? I can see with Gundogs that after initial obedience has been instilled, hunting a Spaniel over ground that has had game recently on it, but longer present, will stimulate the dogs 'Drive' and further training can be carried out in this state. How does one stimulate a predominately sight hound? Secondly, Morton suggests that overall, that the Lurcher cross as already suggested, would benefit from a more sensitive training approach in comparison to
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    I joined this site seeking information and advice and I have received considerable, considered and thoughful replies, thank you. Playing Devil's advocat for a moment, I appreciate the difference in power and possibly, the reliance of sight between a Lurcher against an E.S. Spaniel but if I can stop a Spaniel at full charge, that has just put a Pheasant or rabbit up, off the end of his nose, by use of a whistle then why could it possibly be so different with a Lurcher? Surely conditioning mentally, a dog, will be very much the same for both breeds, so long as intelligence and biddability are
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    A good point made, I would require the dog to stop and return on command. What would be the overall contributing factor to obtain this level of control, choice of breed, trainability etc or would prey drive in some dogs completely negate any training ?
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    Thanks very much for that information.
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