Jim Tait

Rear springs replaced under warranty at 45K; clutch burnt out at 65K; cylinder head gasket blew at 90k.................. Despite that, I like mine Jim

A friend was along to take some pictures of the kids with her 'professional' hat on - she had a wee bit of time to spare before they got back from school so took some of the dogs and pups as well. It's far, far better than anything we've managed.................. http://s581.photobucket.com/albums/ss260/Njugglebreck/Frances%20Puppy%20Pics/ Jim

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KC registered. Excellent working pedigree - 36 FTCh/FTW in 5 generations. Sire Rizzaro Breeze of Marhystin (Tag). Hips 4-3 Elbows 0-0 Clear Eye Cert 16/01/11 Optigen and CNM tested - clear EIC and Narcolepsy tested - clear Dam Hazelton Whickhams Fancy Hips 4-3 Clear Eye Cert 16/02/11 Optigen and CNM tested - clear EIC and Narcolepsy tested - clear Microchipped, health checked, vaccinated and wormed. The genetic testing means that pups are free from PRA, CNM, Narcolepsy and EIC. Ready beginning of August. £575

..... until you bottom it out - most embarrassing

+1 I like my one Double trigger? gives you the best of both worlds Jim

use BB's for the geese - they'll be decoyed?

Isn't this getting a bit silly? The advice the OP was given was the same advice I'd give anyone, over the phone or not. Assuming it's not a wind up (and I have no reason to believe it is), we had a question about how best to deal with an injured bull. The size doesn't matter; people have been killed by cows as well as bulls. Any animal that size deserves some respect. What matters is the welfare of the animal in question. There is a lot more leeway with a 12b than with a captive bolt. A small margin of error with a bolt can lead to a non effective stun. The same margin with a shotgun won't make a blind bit of difference. At the very least the animal would be rendered insensible? Admittedly, bulls can be a problem - I have had one that took 3 shots with the .32 before I was satisfied - I was wishing I had the 10b with me!! I'm a vet in mixed practice as well as supervising in an abattoir, so I would like to think that I know what I'm on about?? Jim

http://www.bcva.eu/bcva/sites/default/file...2010%282%29.pdf page 13

There shouldn't be any mess ? - all the shot ends up down the neck

Is this from personal experience, Bart? if thats the case, then your aim was wrong I would normally use 0.32 S&W long, but have shot cattle with a 12 before. Jim

12 will be fine - 4,5 or 6 shot Acts almost as a slug at that range Jim

:blink: Thats a very good post there folks!! I'll be asking questions on it later. Still a very slight risk of incontinence, and remember, as soon as they've been spayed they require about 30% less calories. We can only advise -but we do see a lot more female dogs then most people, and we're not all money grabbing #########'s, not all the time anyway :blink: Jim

Just got one from here Journeyman Leather It's almost too good to take out into the wet and wind Jim

Spoilsport - I'ts great when they try bob martins flea repellant drops etc - we get to flog them proper stuff, plus spray for the house, plus a consultation and a steroid cos they've got FAD!!! Jim

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Microwave - by far and away the quickest. Yum yum

Trigene - we use it at the practice

Try a disposable latex glove - give a pop in the end of the nose as well as 'NO' It's more of a distraction, rather than a discipline thing. It's worked to stop the labs jumping up, as well as a scatty collie we had for a week or so who did the same silly mouthing thing. Have the end sticking out of your pocket once you've started to use it - you look a right ****, but it serves as a reminder. Jim

Try here http://www.journeyman-leather.co.uk/dogs7.html If you describe it well enough to her, Jo should be able to make it up Jim

Can't remember properly off the top of my head, sorry. Should be less than £1 per day though. Then add in 1or2 blood samples a year if on phenobarbitone, to check blood levels. It's not that uncommon in young, otherwise healthy dogs - see a bit of it here in working collies, and there seems to be a genetic predisposition - often passed fown from parent to pup. The fits are unpleasant to witness but if they're short don't cause any problems If they last longer than about 10min, or he seems to be coming out of one and straight into another, then vet him to the vet ASap. Jim

He's a fairly young dog, so it's possibly epilepsy then. You need to rule out metabolic causes of fits first though. Brain tumours are extremely rare, and you'd be looking at mri scans or similar to confirm that. Epilepsy can be controlled with medication if needed- each dog is different in this respect, and it is a bit of trial and error. It can't be cured however, and the aim of treatment is to get the fits to a manageable level for both owner and dog. It probably needs looked into a bit more - good luck Jim

It could be low glucose levels - in which case the vet won't be able to find anything on bloods, as they would have returned to normal fairly quickly. I'm assuming the vet has taken bloods to rule out liver/kidney/other problems? If they're normal, then you could be looking at epilepsy - but fits usually happen when they're at rest. What's your feeding pattern? Don't give up on the vet yet, sometimes we need a crystal ball, not a cat scanner!! Jim