Bad End To A Good Day

[weasle 1,119]

Took pups out for there second morning with the ferrets yesterday,good to see one pup giving a good mark at first bury.Starting to learn to respect the nets a bit only had to untangle one pup.

Rabbits were bolting well ended with 15 would have had double but a ferret found her way down the hedge a couple of 100 yards to a warren i was intending to do,looked down the hedge to see rabbits hoping around so picked up the ferret and called it a day(didn't realize at the time but good job i did).The old bitch did a good job picking up a couple that had missed the nets,did miss one though, just as i was picking up ferrets.

All was well until i got home and opened the van door bitch leg ballooned,gracilis muscle.

Vet not around till tomorrow but i don't really need to see him to know thats it for this season.

Ferreting not easy on your own but will be very difficult without a dog to watch one side of the hedge,but at least i will have pups for company.

No lamping for this season though,even last night wind and rain battering windows instead of reaching for lamp, had to open another beer.Its going to be a long old season..

Few photos not great i always forget

 

Edited November 11, 2013 by weasle

[BORDERSCOT 3,816]

Bad one that mate.....

 

Pups look good....how old are they.....???

 

All the best.....

[weasle 1,119]

Yes ,she was going to be coming in the house the end of this season any way,but it's going to be sooner now.

Pups are nice pics don't do them justice,11 weeks today.

Out for 5 hours yesterday come back and carry on running around playing,I've brought in pups take them for a walk around a field or two and they sleep for hours.

[echo 24]

what a horrible injury.You must be gutted

[skycat 6,173]

That is nasty. Have you been able to get a compression bandage on it?

[weasle 1,119]

what a horrible injury.You must be gutted

Yes she's very do or die,she has a old shoulder injury and a toe of, so road works not a option,but thought I had her coming along nicely been building up the numbers on the lamp and we've been enjoying our selves.

Had a second lurcher that I didn't enjoy a bit to half hearted so when a good pet home came I took the chance and gave her away.E ven without a dog still don't regret that decision though.

[Hot Meat 3,109]

Sounds a shitter but them pups will reap the rewards, atb with them and hope the old bitch heals quickly

[sandymere 8,263]

Sounds like she's earned her place beside the fire, least you have the pups to work with and look forward to.

[weasle 1,119]

Thanks lads.

Thanks skycat for that pm very helpful as always.

She's alive and will enjoy her retirement as long as she excepts it,and I'm going to be a bit fitter by end of season

[Bosun11 537]

Real sorry to hear that mate, I can only echo Hot Meats wise words....

 

Pups look great BTW.

[forest of dean redneck 11,543]

Sorry to hear of your bad luck,those pups are nice and solid,whats their breeding?

[weasle 1,119]

Lurcherxlurcher would be best way to describe them