Black neck 15,900 Posted October 24, 2018 Report Share Posted October 24, 2018 6 hours ago, socks said: It depends on your dogs ability to cope with the cold mate. But I generally pile it in and let them decide whether to lay on top or bury into it ........ If it's got whippet blood best start at 3 foot deep normal lurchers a foot 1 Quote Link to post
vfr400boy 3,371 Posted October 24, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2018 1 hour ago, Black neck said: If it's got whippet blood best start at 3 foot deep normal lurchers a foot Ha they 100% whippet blood so 4ft it is then ! ( they not as bad as you think will stand up on the dales in the middle ov winter ferreting and not be bothered they both sleep out all year ) Quote Link to post
Black neck 15,900 Posted October 24, 2018 Report Share Posted October 24, 2018 4 minutes ago, vfr400boy said: Ha they 100% whippet blood so 4ft it is then ! ( they not as bad as you think will stand up on the dales in the middle ov winter ferreting and not be bothered they both sleep out all year ) I know mate I like a birra whippet blood mesen 1 Quote Link to post
whitefeet4190 1,725 Posted October 25, 2018 Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 16 hours ago, vfr400boy said: Was from grayhound super store just pay over phone Cheers mate just on website now Quote Link to post
vfr400boy 3,371 Posted October 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 15 minutes ago, whitefeet4190 said: Cheers mate just on website now I had to ring her as it says out of stock on website Quote Link to post
Boristheblade 1,367 Posted October 25, 2018 Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 On 16/10/2018 at 11:42, socks said: Give them a ring mate they often don’t update the site so they could well have some in ... tell them you want the yellow wax paper ...... What’s advantage of the yellow stuff? I been usin the white tissue like bales but kennel run looks like McDonald’s car park within a day 2 Quote Link to post
billhardy 2,342 Posted October 25, 2018 Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 All this keeping about ,cold types warm types in our jukels runners etc the whippet the bull greys the sl greys all need that bit of hot blood to warm them up drop a cur sorts this that's why we xs them lol a good thick hide and double jacket and some need little else.breed em right they don't need a lot atb bill Quote Link to post
billhardy 2,342 Posted October 25, 2018 Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 Save all this mess about a good tube heater between insulation board in the floor of the bed rubber Matt job done.atb bill Quote Link to post
socks 32,253 Posted October 25, 2018 Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 1 hour ago, Boristheblade said: What’s advantage of the yellow stuff? I been usin the white tissue like bales but kennel run looks like McDonald’s car park within a day The yellow paper is wax coated so stays dry even if the dogs go into their beds wet and being wax covered sticks less to the dogs ...... 1 Quote Link to post
socks 32,253 Posted October 25, 2018 Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 29 minutes ago, billhardy said: All this keeping about ,cold types warm types in our jukels runners etc the whippet the bull greys the sl greys all need that bit of hot blood to warm them up drop a cur sorts this that's why we xs them lol a good thick hide and double jacket and some need little else.breed em right they don't need a lot atb bill You can have any cross you want in them if the dog throws a jacket like the grey or whippet then there’s nothing you can do about it ........ Quote Link to post
Boristheblade 1,367 Posted October 25, 2018 Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 28 minutes ago, billhardy said: Save all this mess about a good tube heater between insulation board in the floor of the bed rubber Matt job done.atb bill Would you like to sleep on a rubber matt? I have a few times and wasn’t pleasant ha. I certainly wouldn’t want to again so wouldn’t expect a hard working dog to either. 3 Quote Link to post
billhardy 2,342 Posted October 25, 2018 Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 3 minutes ago, socks said: You can have any cross you want in them if the dog throws a jacket like the grey or whippet then there’s nothing you can do about it ........ Socks some jukels just hotter through breeding coat ain't just a bearing on this it's how they evolved warm blood some stay warm sleeping on an ice burg. Education for yas here socks whippets were evolved to live amongst folk indoors easy keep clean hence evolved through the introduction of staffs to stay cool no need fa warm blood .live on little scraps etc I have jukels that sleep on top a there boxes on the open get covered in all weathers hardly type that are hot ,we seem to have lost or quickly losing lots of the quality traits in our home grown workers that produce our jukels ,week whippets hot desert hounds all need that influence of herding cur blood or good hardy working terrier. To give general hardiness ,fa me it's how they bred and what from that matters , this trait of being a hot dog his bred in em no sauce needed.lol.we us humans make em what they are ,nesh types hardy types that stay warm on basic water filled flesh.a good draught proof box they don't or should not need much els those that do abit heat provided should suffice wax paper gets every where shows the filth quickly and his expensive fa some .we making jukels softer and softer breed em right they fecking dogs .atbbill Quote Link to post
billhardy 2,342 Posted October 25, 2018 Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 4 minutes ago, Boristheblade said: Would you like to sleep on a rubber matt? I have a few times and wasn’t pleasant ha. I certainly wouldn’t want to again so wouldn’t expect a hard working dog to either. A rubber AT&T actually his better fa the hounds muscles when worked hard with heat beneath it this recovers a jukel very quickly from sore muscles through work ,atb bil Quote Link to post
Boristheblade 1,367 Posted October 25, 2018 Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 10 minutes ago, billhardy said: A rubber AT&T actually his better fa the hounds muscles when worked hard with heat beneath it this recovers a jukel very quickly from sore muscles through work ,atb bil Would you want to sleep on a hard mat with aching muscles? I know I’d rather be in a nice comfy soft warm bed. 3 Quote Link to post
socks 32,253 Posted October 25, 2018 Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 20 minutes ago, billhardy said: Socks some jukels just hotter through breeding coat ain't just a bearing on this it's how they evolved warm blood some stay warm sleeping on an ice burg. Education for yas here socks whippets were evolved to live amongst folk indoors easy keep clean hence evolved through the introduction of staffs to stay cool no need fa warm blood .live on little scraps etc I have jukels that sleep on top a there boxes on the open get covered in all weathers hardly type that are hot ,we seem to have lost or quickly losing lots of the quality traits in our home grown workers that produce our jukels ,week whippets hot desert hounds all need that influence of herding cur blood or good hardy working terrier. To give general hardiness ,fa me it's how they bred and what from that matters , this trait of being a hot dog his bred in em no sauce needed.lol.we us humans make em what they are ,nesh types hardy types that stay warm on basic water filled flesh.a good draught proof box they don't or should not need much els those that do abit heat provided should suffice wax paper gets every where shows the filth quickly and his expensive fa some .we making jukels softer and softer breed em right they fecking dogs .atbbill Cheers bill but you don’t or couldn’t educate me .... now I know all about different dogs and their ability to withstand weather I have had lots of dogs that never flinched at the weather I even had a border terrier bitch that would find puddles to curl up in and sleep ... but the fact remains like all animals some no matter the breeding feel the cold more than others and need that extra help ... it really is that simple. Oh and wax paper works out pennies a week at £9 a bale that lasts months ....... 2 1 Quote Link to post
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