Recent content by ladyearl

The folk who bought it have a mare, they have thrown the two together and as far as I can see the foal has "imprinted" on the new mare and thankfully the mare has accepted it. It's still very sad to me, even more so given the long journey the foal made to the uk having clearly been just taken...

OK thanks, just sad to see such a young looking foal away from its mother.

Is it normal for a foal to be off the mare and travelled across Europe at 16weeks? Not me, nothing to do with me, just something I have seen and it seems barbaric to me but I have not been involved in breeding so know nought.

Tell them. I did not know my dog had sep anxiety until my neighbour told me and now (a year on) with their help (listening for cries and reporting everything back, oh and providing a hiding venue for me to start leaving her for very short times) my dog will be OK left alone for a few hours!

I believe the dog could be tested for potential glaucoma at one year old too. I don't think it a routinely done test here which is what my friend wanted to promote but met huge opposition from a lot of other British breeders who seemed to want to keep their heads in the sand.

Got another two back (they had obviously been hiding) and everyone is staying locked in for the next wee while!!! Not loving the work of Mr Fox I have to say - wasteful to kill and not eat! ~thank you for your replies

Sorry yes there were survivors and a cockerel who was up a tree. Normally there is a Goose running with the hens and I reckon she's been keeping them safe - or at least giving them notice of danger to fly. Complicated place - the Goose is temporarily in with the new peacock and hen so wasn't...

They can't get in now as have locked them into their fenced run, normally they have a very free range day time. I was being nice about foxes just thought they'd take the spoils of their kill and only come back when they were hungry for more. Not leave untouched bodies lying about!

one thing to watch out for is glaucoma - this is apparently a British genetic fault and not one that is routinely being tested for :( this is why my friend's dog is blind and why she imported. Apparently she has caused a bit of a stooshy (Scottish word for argument) in trying to highlight this...

Am looking after some chickens just now and tonight arrived to find four bodies. At first I thought fox but then I was thinking the dead ones had hardly been touched - just one head removed. I then wondered if it might actually have been a dog that had got into the garden and had a bit of a turn...

I have two friends who have just imported two puppies into the country from Hungary. One of them is a bit of an expert having owned and bred her own but when it came to getting a puppy didn't feel she could get a well enough bred one here. Big boisterous funny silly hard working sensitive...

As you've quite rightly realised she's simply doing what she's bred to do so if you call her back you need to "work" her in other words she'll be looking for her next command and if you don't give it then she'll go out again to do her "job". So I would suggest calling her back and diverting her...

My collie was very skinny when I got her and didn't start to put condition on until I fed her with fish4dogs. I saw a difference within a couple of weeks.

Sorry, nothing really valuable to pass on. I wouldn't have one of these dogs because I don't think they and I are a match breed wise. BUT I think they are adorable so handsome and strong and (if worked) looking stunning all muscled up. Good for you taking the rescue plunge I'm sure your original...

I think when you've had eff all it probably does OK!