paw problem

[ginge2k6 0]

i am new to lurchers i got my first a 10 month old wippet,collie,greyhound back in feb and theres a few things i need to find out because i dont have a tutor to find these things out from.

right, the ground i run my lurcher on is extremely rocky as it used to be the site of a factory or something and theres bricks sticking out of the ground making the ground hard to run on my dog hurt his feet on the ground chasing a rabbit and because of that he missed it. He's yet to catch a rabbit. is there a way to harden his paws up.

[skinnyrat 0]

roadwork will harden up the pads,but it may be better to find somewhere to run thats a bit easier on the dog,years ago,before going on an outward bound course,i was advised to rub my feet with meths to harden up the skin,this may well work for dogs,im sure someone will know

Skinnyrat

[ginge2k6 0]

roadwork will harden up the pads,but it may be better to find somewhere to run thats a bit easier on the dog,years ago,before going on an outward bound course,i was advised to rub my feet with meths to harden up the skin,this may well work for dogs,im sure someone will know

Skinnyrat

thanks mate. my mum should know where to get meths

 

roadwork will harden up the pads,but it may be better to find somewhere to run thats a bit easier on the dog,years ago,before going on an outward bound course,i was advised to rub my feet with meths to harden up the skin,this may well work for dogs,im sure someone will know

Skinnyrat

thanks mate. my mum should know where to get meths

mum says surgical spirit will work

[Guest chilli]

find somewere else to run , you are asking for trouble running over ground like that arnt you . you have to do the thinkin for them at times .

[ginge2k6 0]

thanks for the advice fellas i've decided too look elsewhere for my hunting. good ground is hard too find where i live.

[Guest midnight_runner]

your only going to feck the dog up [bANNED TEXT]. get your self somewhere else to hunt thats not so hard on the dog preventions better than cure

[Rabbithunter 456]

a good lurcherman will be picky about where he works his dogs. If your running over rocky. or bumpy ground (when it's hard) is asking for trouble.

 

You get a lot of young lads (about 14-15yr old) round my way that run there dogs anywhere. they dont have a clue. I have even seen my uncle run his dogs over rock solid, or stoney ground... im very picky of where i'll run my dog.

 

I like nice flat green fields, which is lucky cos most my permission is so...

[c_greg 1]

im sure there's sum good fields warrington way or maybe runcorn. try buying a map and looking 4 sum land on there. ive found good land on maps

[merle the rabbit catcher 1]

you are asking 4 trouble. if your dog is yet to catch a rabbit i would run him on some easy er ground were he has more chance of catching a rabbit.

[rabbit slayer 22]

I know a guy who had a pet lurcher ounce never worked it just a companion. whilst out walking it one day in the local feild the dog seen a rabbit and chased it across the feild and the rabbit run towards a patch of hard core, the guy watched in horror as the dog run onto the hard core. The dog had all of his pads sheered off and he ended up carrying it home, the dog couldnt walk for weeks.

 

Althou this was accidental as the field hadnt had rabbits on it for years because of mixy, just goes to show you got to be carefull. So if i were you mate i would think about running your dog over ground thats going to ensure that your dog will give you many more seasons of enjoyment.

 

good luck in finding new land and all the best for next season

 

RS