Lancs Lad Posted September 6, 2007 Report Share Posted September 6, 2007 So...........there we were out last night with jazzy. Letting him have his usual run around before we do a bit of training. Off he scampers to the hedgerow............. I see him sort of "hop", Sit jump..................and yep............you guessed it.. His back end and belly get caught up on the barbed wire before I can blow a stop whistle....... End result..........1 jazzy howling and yelping............I lancslad running over rough field telling him to stay....his back end on the wire and him yelping away... When I get to him he has come off the wire.............Keep on telling him to stay.......fur and all sorts on the barbs..... Clam head on...........I take him and run my hands around his body checking for blood........nothing showing....I then roll him over expecting to see some nasty wounds running hands around back legs and belly. Result - A Couple of "nicks" in his skin..... End of session and we are back home with the doggy medi kit that I have made up for when I go beating...........Some betadine and a clean and hes good as new......... Moral of the story..................It can happen any time......not just when you are beating........Take your first aid kit with you.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustyfox Posted September 6, 2007 Report Share Posted September 6, 2007 I know a few people who's dogs have died due to barb wire it scares me every time i take mine out. You probably scared me even more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wookie Posted September 6, 2007 Report Share Posted September 6, 2007 Barbed wire is evil stuff... The thought of getting a dog caught on the stuff scares me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roughshot Posted September 6, 2007 Report Share Posted September 6, 2007 My young pointer got hung up on barbed wire last season out on a fox drive. I had to physically lift her of there were three gashes across her stomach but she was still keen to go and didnt need to go to the vet or anything . I had heard 2 shots before I heard her howling and yapping so was worried she had made contact with an injured fox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryn Posted September 7, 2007 Report Share Posted September 7, 2007 So...........there we were out last night with jazzy. Letting him have his usual run around before we do a bit of training. Off he scampers to the hedgerow............. I see him sort of "hop", Sit jump..................and yep............you guessed it.. His back end and belly get caught up on the barbed wire before I can blow a stop whistle....... End result..........1 jazzy howling and yelping............I lancslad running over rough field telling him to stay....his back end on the wire and him yelping away... When I get to him he has come off the wire.............Keep on telling him to stay.......fur and all sorts on the barbs..... Clam head on...........I take him and run my hands around his body checking for blood........nothing showing....I then roll him over expecting to see some nasty wounds running hands around back legs and belly. Result - A Couple of "nicks" in his skin..... End of session and we are back home with the doggy medi kit that I have made up for when I go beating...........Some betadine and a clean and hes good as new......... Moral of the story..................It can happen any time......not just when you are beating........Take your first aid kit with you.... What exactlty do you keep in your first aid kit? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC Posted September 7, 2007 Report Share Posted September 7, 2007 Mine is kept in my game bag, ***'s sell a very good one. Barbed wire should be banned from use, there is no need for it at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deeksofdoom Posted September 7, 2007 Report Share Posted September 7, 2007 Mine is kept in my game bag, ***'s sell a very good one. Barbed wire should be banned from use, there is no need for it at all. ......and rusty gates that collapse when you stand on them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lancs Lad Posted September 8, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2007 Bryn. its the size of a small tuperaware box...about 8 inch by 6 or so. Contains - Book - Field guide to dog first aid by RANDY ACKER (couple of quid from amazon) 1 small bottle of BETADINE - (iodine) off flea bay with a small pipette. Coton Wool Balls and Buds. Latex gloves Scissors Set of Straight forceps Set of curved forceps Tick remover 3 saline solution jets - (flea bay) 2 large ambulance dressings (with big pads) 2 medium absorbent dressings 2 small absorbent dressings Alcohol wipes, Gauze pads. I need to get some "compression type" dressings..and some piriton tablets... But that should give you an idea........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loopy bunny blaster Posted September 8, 2007 Report Share Posted September 8, 2007 Barbed wire should be banned from use, there is no need for it at all. barbed wire is useful stuff, banning it would be stupid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plinker Posted September 10, 2007 Report Share Posted September 10, 2007 i saw a goat that leapt through a barbed wired hedge with some tw#ts dog in hot pursuit the goat literally left her stomach behind (she gutted herself)it is apalling stuff and no other industry would be allowed to spread it all over the country,it is a lazy way of stock fencing and has no place in modern farming imho. plinker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC Posted September 11, 2007 Report Share Posted September 11, 2007 Barbed wire should be banned from use, there is no need for it at all. barbed wire is useful stuff, banning it would be stupid. Useful for what exactly? Apart from ripping animals apart, and roadblocks in Northern Ireland. There are other alternatives now rather than the barbaric form of barbed wire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted September 11, 2007 Report Share Posted September 11, 2007 nothing keeps cattle in like barbed wire, you can go electric but as soon as anything falls on it or the battery goes flat then they are out and thats far more hazardous especially if they get hit by cars at night. Any smooth wire they simply rub against and push down same with post and rails etc. Its why you need your dog to stop on command. I've seen it and its horrible seeing them get hung up bad enough when its someone elses but when its your own the real panic sets in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stiv24 Posted September 11, 2007 Report Share Posted September 11, 2007 I can see the benefit of using barbed wire to hold cattle but I cant see why the bottom two strands of wire cant be just smooth wire and the top one or two strands can be barbed. My neighbours spaniel twisted himself around the bottom strand of a barbed wire fence and it took two of us to lift him and untwist him to free him. I then bought a Gerber multi tool which is just like a leatherman but with replaceable blades capable of cutting barbed wire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted September 12, 2007 Report Share Posted September 12, 2007 Its because cattle will stick their heads through the wire and then rub against it while they're trying to eat grass the other side of the fence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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