Shooting Times & Country – 21 August 2019

Expert tips and advice

SHOOTING TIMES & COUNTRY MAGAZINE • 53

Crossword/CompiledbyEricLinden/ 1418

Across

6 Couriershangaroundfor

a bannedUKsport(4-8)

8 Malesparrowhawks

wentgreatgunsin

thepast!(7)

9 AccordingtotheFrench

girl,open-seasonhunting

is permissible(5)

10 Sheepishtypeshiding

inthewest(4)

11 LeaveRonaldin

ammunitionmaker

Clever’shometown(6)

14 Knight’sdefence

providesthebasisfordeer

trophydisplay(6)

16 It mightbewelltrodden,

thecountryway(4)

19 Trickyconditionsfor

shooting?I’llbeblowed!(5)

20 Thosequantifying

peg identifi ers (7)

21 Typeofshotgun

providingcontainmentat

the whisky distillery? (6-6)

Down

1 Partofa gunis music

toourears!(7)

2 Theyputtheballinto

theboxforclaytargets(8)

3 Seethattheinclusion

ofreducedcreditis on

therocks(5)

4 A provinceofIrelandhas

terrainfortheQueenand

herlargegundog(13)

5 Onepig,bymistake,

becomesintegraltoclay

shooting(6)

7 A grown-upkid,often

fe r a l(4)

12 Usea tramdesigned

by non-professionals (8)

13 A learnerinwhite’s

amazedbythegundog

signaller(7)

15 Gettinga thrashing

bystayingoutofsight!(6)

17 Littlemadamis a

shootingfailure!(4)

18 A dabofgreaseforgun

parts — slanderous! (5)

Solution 1416 / 7 August 2019

Across:6.Loopers7. Kilts9.Prix

10.National11.Herbs13.Machine

15.Two-shot17.Stamp

20.Lawnmeet21. Home 22. Geese

23. Plunger

Down:1. Coarse2.Apex3.Grand

4.Ricochet5.Strain8.Straw

12.Business14.Voles16.Weasel

18.Member19.Italy21.Hang

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Separation anxiety

VETERINARY CARE

Iwanttoprevent
mynewpuppy
developingseparation
anxiety.Canyougive
me some advice?

Trainingyour
dogcanprevent
separationanxiety.
Graduallyincreasethe
lengthoftimeit’sleft
alonesoit regardsit as
a normaldailyactivity.
Sleepingonitsownat
night,fromthetimeyou
firstacquirethepuppy,
canrepresentanearly
stepinthisprocess.
Whenyoufirstget
yourpuppy,socialise
it asmuchaspossible,
exposingit toeveryday
sightsandsoundssoit
becomesaccustomedto
novelexperiencesand
becomesmoreconfident.
Witha gundogpuppy
youcanstarttheprocess
whenteachingthe‘stay’
command.Walka short
distanceawayfromyour
puppy;if it stayscalm
andsettled,walkback
andrewardit.Gradually
buildupthelength
oftimeyourpuppyis
abletostayrelaxedand
calmwhilephysically
separatedfromyou.
Simultaneouslycreate
a ‘refuge’ for your puppy,

somewherecomfortable

whereit feelssafeand

secure.Suitablysized

dogcratescanbe

adoptedforthispurpose,

orusea stairgateacross

thedoortotheroomin

whichyouintendleaving

yourpuppy.Create

somewherecomfortable

forit toremainwhile

stillabletosee,smell

andhearyou.Make

suretherefugeis the

righttemperatureand

thatyourpuppyhasa

comfortablebedand

accesstofreshwater.

Repeatthe‘stay’

exerciseindoors.With

thepuppyinitsrefuge,

walkaway,butthistime

briefly leavetheroom.

Keeprepeatingthis,

graduallyincreasingthe

lengthoftimeyouare

awayfromyourpuppy.

Next,tryleavingthe

housefora shorttime,

graduallyspendingmore

andmoretimeaway

f romt hepuppy.

Alwaysrewardyour

puppywhenyouget

homebutkeepthe

atmospherecalmand

quiet,bothwhenleaving

andreturninghome.

Teachyourpuppythat

yourcomingandgoing

is normalandnothing

togetexcitedor

stressed about.TB

Theyearis slidingaway

andAugustis thelast

reallygoodmonthforthe

beesgatheringnectar,

withheather,willow

herb and a few other

high-yieldingflowersall

inbloom.Webadlyneed

somesunshine.Thegrim

weather,moreakinto

October,hasresultedin

beeskickingtheirheels

nowfora fewweeksand

eatingintostoresalready

carriedin.Myhopes

ofa lateseasonharvest

are receding.LW

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