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  2. Dynamo : Magician impossible

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    just think though --- what if he,s not faking it

     

    where would all logical thinking be then . if these are,nt tricks then they are pure magic , if such thing exists..

     

    he's either an Alien , a wizard or the second coming of christ :)

     

    how is it possible to walk on water in a public place with out being sussed :hmm:

  3. MRSP - infection

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    the dog seems fine and the wound or scar is healing nicely.

    i still put her collar on at night as a precaution in case she tried to nibble at it although her stitches are out, but to be honest apart from her rehab she seems like normal.

    although she is nibbleing and biting her feet like crazy , till they are red , dont know what the cause of this is .

    where not back at the ortho vet till next monday

    i,m not sure what to do , wether to seek another opinion from another vet or wait

     

    i just hope with the infection the metal plate and screws will not be rejected :no:

  4. MRSP - infection

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    thanks guys the lab report i have reads:-

    resistant to all these antibiotics :-

     

    penicillin

    gentamicin

    enrofloxacin

    marbofloxacin

    erythromycin

    clindamycin

    tetracycline

    potentiated sulphonamides

    ampicillin

    amoxycillin

    cephalexin

     

    is there any antibiotic that would work to kill it off

     

    thanks again

  5. MRSP - infection

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    Posted · Edited by darren m

    my younger springer bitch as had her other cruciate operation done now , it finally snapped a few months ago.

    shes had another TTO with steel plate and screws

    what a nightmare its been , stitches have come out yesterday , but shes got some sort of infection that antibiotics are,nt touching.

    the vet took a swab and it came back as MRSP -- methicillin resistant staphylococcus pseudintermedius.

     

    any one had dealings with this before

     

    thank you

  6. Been to vets

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    my vets bill so far £4000 and another £2000/3000 on top to come :rolleyes:

    if my dog was not insured she would be dead/pts , simple as that.

    i am struggling to pay premiums and excess at the mo , lack of money and work etc , but i,m so glad i have her insured

  7. hunting nightmare

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    peg leg / mike -- 2 very good explanations thank you , i never think of wind direction , i need it tattooing on my forhead doh :blush:

     

    i want to go right back to basics with the quartering

    should i start off on unscented or little scent or plenty of scent areas , i can use paddock ( short grass ) or scrub land which is best for starters :good:

  8. rust killer

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    what rust killers are available these days.

    looked in loads of DIY places and all they sell is hammerite , but that doesnt kill rust ( does it ) just stops it from spreading.

    got a few patches of rust and the usual wheel arches on my wifes landy i need to sort out.

     

    any ideas

     

    thanks

  9. What's happened to Summer?

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    lovely weather , hate it when its hot just dont want to do anything.

    i much prefer proper weather like rain , wind , snow etc to boring stagnent hot sunshine :no: , summer gets on me tits to be honest , everyone wants it hot then when it is every one moans about it :hmm: , bring on autumn :good:

  10. Coppers

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    which prog was it this week with the 2 lady cops pulling people for spot fines and points etc , and obviously using there female charms to get away with it so well :rolleyes:

    they made it sound like a bloody game they were playing :angry:

  11. hunting nightmare

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    Glad someone as brought this subject up again :good:

     

    my bitch is same but shes 2 1/2 now and as two seasons experience , i taught her to quarter fairly well and she would turn on 2 pips and change direction ( but never that close ) .

     

    but now after mainly walking on straight foot paths / lanes etc for a while she does the same as yours mate , goes out hunts too far away about 20-ish yards .

    even if i,m in a crop she,ll rather follow the tram lines than work from side to side , so i,m for ever piping her back to turn her , so shes sort of like going backwards and forwards in stead of across left to right as we walk more open spaces.

    my fault i think :( as early on in training i did too many long retrieves with , training her to get out and pick up etc.

     

    i would like her to hunt a tightpattern in front of me and across me , without having to use the whistle so much.

     

    So anymore tips on this would be greatful :yes:

  13. video to DVD

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    looking through all my old videos , and got quite a few i,d like to keep , loads of warrener and dog training stuff etc

    so --is there any way to put old video tapes onto DVD

     

    thanks

  21. Walking dogs question.

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    this happened to me a few years ago .

    i was out walking some scrub land with my border collie bitch under control , another dog comes running over and starts to pester her etc for a good 5 mins while i,m waiting for the usless owner to restrain it , i shouted the owner to get the ******* dog away from her and pushed it away with my boot several times , she got so fed up she turned round and ripped its jowls off one side of its faces , there was blood ever where , i was shocked , but not as shocked as the other dog and owner..

    there was some very heated words etc , but nothing came of it , in fact i dont blame her , she was protecting herself.

  22. ripped off by vets

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    i use a very good vet now , just a small practice in a local village and i have to say they are brilliant :good: .

    i,ve been useing them for about 11 years now and have never felt ripped off .

     

    i,ve used other vets during the last 30 years of owning dogs , but usually a bigger company / concern and to be honest the quality of customer service just was'nt there.

    the worse one i ever used was **** 4 **** , really let me down and mistreated my black lab ( jack ) , he came back to me with a broken tooth ( which was not spotted on inspection ) and foot bandaged so tight his toe nail was embedded into his foot when the bandage came off causing an ulcer and more lamness .

    from then it went from bad to worse and was eventually PTS because of the pain .

     

    Anyway what i,m trying to say is shop around and if not happy just one little bit then change practices..

  23. close hunting / quartering

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    If you want a hard, close hunting dog it starts with training from 8 weeks IMO. It is all based around the dog having its hunting rewarded by hunting close to you and there are many varied and successful methods to achieve that. The nature and drive of the dog play a big part, but the minute the dog realises it can get further and further away from you and find more and more good things, or it is allowed to free hunt and self reward on a "walk" you are on a slippery slope to losing control.

     

    just seen these replys to my thread started a month a so back.

    thanks guys - MAD you,ve said this to me before if i remember rightly :rolleyes:

     

    shes 2 1/2 just over ,and have tried it in the past with a tennis ball , but the damn tennis ball just makes her hyper .

    think i,ll get back on it again or is it too late , OR can you think of another way

     

    thanks

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