*in best max bygraves voice*

[Nicola]

[Cassandra]

My assumption there was based on the fact you specified 'small' dogs in your reference to the article. I wasn't sure if this was your assumption or just a quote from the magazine. Thank you for clearing that up.

[Nicola]

[Enid]

It might to more harm than good if Jodie gave up now. Cold turkey and all that.

(Eh - Jodie loves cold turkey - what am I saying?)
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[Cassandra]

Would be interested to read the article if you have a copy still could you type it up or scan it?.

If it was indeed a quote...the article obviously differentiates size at least, this could also be transferred not to unrealistically to breed too I suspect.

I am trying to find reference to that article and its author in my wee story

[Enid]

http://www.qeok.com/dogs/1640-qeok.html
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[Nicola]

[Cassandra]

anti-freeze...that's nice...they put that in vaccines Actually having said that I only have that particular piece of information confirmed for human vaccines.

I can't find the magazine now. It was published in the Dalesman a few years back. That is the Yorkshire equivalent of the Scots magazine you have up here.

In was one of their regular features where a wannabe female trialist (*gasp* that's almost unheard of in old Yorkshire tha' knows) is taking instruction from one of the top sheepdog trainers in the country and happens to live in my home town. She writes about her experiences and that of her mentor.
People bring their dogs to him from all over for him to train up to trial standards...and beyond.

That BTW is the man I referred to earlier. He took him for some Barnsley Bitter I believe

[Enid]

We were introduced to a border collie breeder and trialist some years back at a friends' house near Bainbridge. Can't remember his name though. Wonder if it's the same chap.
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[Cassandra]

I don't believe he breeds them Enid, just trains em up. He has his own working farm aswell. He comes across very Yorkshire in the journals lol.

I don't actually think they have published his name ya know, because I can hear the barrage of abuse folk would get if they turned up on his farm

[Enid]

He wasn't very sociable, if I remember. Typical Yorkshireman. I can say that, 'cos my husband is one too!
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[Cassandra]

[Enid]

God help us all!
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[Sam]

Makes you wonder how dogs of yesteryear ever lived to a ripe old age doesn't it .

My uncles old dogs used too have a tot of whiskey in their morning bowl of tea along with the men , before they set out into the darkness to catch them birds roosting in the tree's. Put hairs on their chests my uncles used to say

Ahh well...with all this new age dog husbandry reports , it would be amazing if they ever got out the door without a health and safety risk assessment nowadays with our dogs eh *sighs*

A little o what you fancy does you good, my old granny used to say I think a wee bit o common sense wouldn't go a miss either eh Nicola. Lets face it, if we follow every new report to the letter we would be running off to the vets every two seconds in fear of poison. I just rescued a toad from the jaws of my lad. Much more toxic, and Yay for piriton

Sam
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Damn dags.

[marcella]