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[/quote]They eat anything and need a lot of exercise if you want to keep them trim.

I completely agree but would go further and say a healthy dog should never be overweight there is absolutely no excuse. Nothing sadder than watching a barrel shaped spaniel or lab that wants to run about and play but can’t.

Exercise shouldnt be the only means of keeping a dog trim, their food intake like a humans should coincide with the amount of exercise planned for that day. This however is neglected especially with breeds like spaniels and labs as they won’t stop begging for food or eating no matter how much they have consumed so people think they need to keep feeding them.

Its just cruel

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I’m not doubting what it says on your pedigree….. but Sam looks very very much like a working cocker to me – I’m on my third now. They are breeding Cockers bigger now though I think.

The photos were taken when he was quite young hence he make look small but having had working springers my whole life he’s probable above average size for the breed.

Working bloodlines of both cocker and springer are alot smaller than the show variants that are the more common type that you see when out and about. They are small to get into tightly packed undergrowth the flush or spring game.

My springer Sam who is from a working blood line loves anything wet, from rivers and puddles but most of all the snow. He’s almost 2 now and has such a lovely nature. His only downside is his husky like pulling ability on the lead, but thats not too much of a problem as he’s off the lead most of the time.

He can be left alone without any trouble, he literally goes to sleep the min you leave the house and your return even after maybe 4 hours looks peeved that you’ve returned and woken him up!

he is like my wife and my shadow around the house and loves to be involved with everything especially when heading towards the kitchen!!

One thing does anoy me is over weight dogs, there is absolutely no excuse. The owner controls what they eat! He’s. Hungry is not an excuse to keep feeding because a dog being a dog will eat till they burst.

I love mine, I run it 1×9 with ccdb and its my do it all bike. Its no whippet uphill but hey I aint in any race! down hill is a joy. I love my bike

I had this with my race face respond cranks, it was driving me mad. Swapped out bb and tried different pedals but still there. I then gave the left crank arm a yank and heard the same noise.

Once I’d taken it off it was obvious that it was the spindle. Applied grease and since then the problem has gone away.

I found the Lizard Skins North Shore quite hard not to mention a large diameter. Ive just thrown some renthal kevlar grips on, although not ridden on rough stuff yet first impressions are very grippy and soft!!

Fox anti freeze did the trick yesterday in -5c

Snowy Swinley, great fun!

Sure is, its a fantastic upgrade to any bikes

I’d work out whether you want a 140mm 5pro or the 160mm alpine and not bother with 160mm 5am. Reason being the 5am has a slacker head angle than the alpine. I have an alpine with ccdb and love it, dont find it too much even when riding xc but fantastic on dh runs at trail centres with a 1×9 setup.

If you think the alpine is too much the 5pro is nice but personally I’d miss the 36’s up front. Either way 5 or alpine go for ccdb.

Having done a lot of long drives with luggage and multiple people you should always go as big as possible. 7 people with all that kit id say two 7 seaters, or something like a vw transporter 9 seater.

Merlin had kmc x9sl for £27

Im an emergency response blue light driver which qualifies me to be an IAM (Institue of Advanced Motorists) member. Before trying an advanced course the driver should already be demonstrating the aptitude for advanced driving and observation.

The problems youve highlighted would possibly be better addressed initially in a track environment where car control can be worked on. When car control is moved forward then start working on improving observations when driving on road.

Easy way of doing this without any courses is when driving get your other half to say out loud all hazards that she notices along a drive.

Eg “approaching roundabout 2 cars approaching from the right one from dead ahead, wait to clear then progress through junction.” although feels weird at first this bring your observations on hugely with time.

The roadcraft book mentioned earlier is the drivers bible so weel worth purchasing.

Hope this helps a little

I’d go at the most 18 but maybe a 17 and i’m 6ft 1inch

I would rather be on an Alpine in all conditions over a five am. For trail riding go with a five with 140 kaskima float up front and ccdb & maxle at rear. The toughest decision is which colour to go for!

Here’s a pick of what would be a better option if you want the 160 up front

If you want 160 up front the Alpine works better. A 5 with 160 is too slack but the ccdb is amazing!

Top gift, although I have an alpine I’d love a 5!!

The link below is probably the cheapest place to find it

http://www.fordsparts.co.uk/product-info/591018

Superb sock, but there would be quite a bit of sweat in there as well as water seeping in the top. Main thing though they hold the heat.

Dont forget bomb disposal

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I agree with some of the things you say mainly that when thedog was called it should have returned to the owner, but:

Dogs do not need to be on a lead because a livestock sign is up, that sign could of been there months and even if there was livestock in the field as long as they’re a respectible distance and not chasing or playing amonst them then no harm done.

Maybe the dog owner was right to mention your reaction with your child. Maybe a better way to deal with it would have been to crouch down and talk / introduce the child and dog aas apposed to give the impression that if your dogs are loose then they are scary?

I maybe wrong but you said it was just sniffing and not being aggressive and just maybe your daughter needed reasuring.

http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D57ta7mkgrOU&v=57ta7mkgrOU&gl=GB

This version ain’t. Bad either!!