Sporting Gun UK – May 2019

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Answers

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no question about it!

Whatisthebestwayto

introduce my dog to gunfi re?

Grahamsays:I beginbyfiring

mystartingpistolinmygame

bagwhilethepupisrunning

aboutanda distancefromme.I

don’t ask the pup to do anything

andif thereisnoreactionI will

fireagain,thistimeaskingit to

sitbutwithoutputtingtoomuch

pressureonhim.Repeatthe

exercisewiththestartingpistol

outofthegamebag,if allgoes

well.If thedogshowsnosignof

being worried, get someone to

firea shotgunabout100maway

inanopenspaceandwatchthe

pup’sreaction.If thisisOK,get

themthentomovecloserone

shotata time,repeatingthe

exerciseoverseveralsessions.

Alwayswatchforanyadverse

reaction from the dog.

GUNDOGS

VETERINARY

Gunky eyes

Aftera day ’swork,mycocker ’seyesarered

and sore. She sits with them closed. Any ideas?

Neilsays:Thisisnotanuncommonproblem

withthisbreedastheirfaceisineverything.

I wouldhavehertearproductionmeasured

byyourvet:normalproductionis20mmper

minute and anything less than 15mm would

becauseforconcern.Dogswith‘dryeyes’will

haverecurrentboutsofconjunctivitis.This

isbecausenormaltearshavebothwatery

andviscouscomponentsandit istheformer

thatisreducedinaffecteddogs.Butlet ’s

assumeherteartestisnormal,inwhichcaseI

wouldinstigatea systemofflushinghereyes

regularlythrougha syringewithwater,saline

ora proprietaryeyecleaner.Alsouselubricant

dropsattheendofthedayforfurthercomfort.

If it isa foreignbody,tryusingsomeflushto

dislodge it but leave to your vet if unsuccessful.

Itisbesttoacclimatise

yourdogtothenoise

of gunshots gradually

Sound advice on gunfi re

Meet

theteam

GRAHAMWATKINS

GUNDOGS

A professionalgundog

trainerformorethan 35

years, he runs Gamegoer.

NEILMCINTOSH

VETERINARY

Akeenshooterand

a practisingvet

in Scotland.

TONYBRACCI

TUITION

BisleyShootingGround’s

deputyshootingmanager

and master gunfi tter.

DAVIDFROST

LEGAL

SG’slegalexpertand

authorofSporting

Shooting and theLaw.

PETERTHEOBALD

PIGEONS

Pigeon-shootingexpert;

authorofWoodpigeon:

The Ultimate Quarry.

ROBERTMORGAN

ANTIQUES

Armsandarmour

valueratHolts

Auctioneers.

EDCOOK

RABBITS

Professionalrabbit

catcherworkingover

30,000 acres.

TOMSYKES

PESTCONTROL&

WILDFOWLING

Sportingphotographer,

passionatewildfowler

and pest controller.