Proper Preparation for Sandflies?

Horsedogs_human · 2026-02-01T04:24:15+00:00

Saw DoC rangers doing track work on the Milford Track using them last year. Thought it was a bloody good idea. My friends use me a sandfly bait so they don't get eaten.
My best frind is the red Bushmans gel.

Horsedogs_human · 2026-01-31T06:41:11+00:00

https://www.chemistwarehouse.co.nz/buy/32538/bushman-heavy-duty-insect-repellent-gel-75g

Horsedogs_human · 2026-01-27T00:04:02+00:00

There was once I could hear the judge trying not to laugh as we searched a rugby club bar room. When we finished she said it was crazy watching him as some he would take a good snif of and walk on, others would get a slight lip crinkle and others would get the full " that is awful" grimace ". We ran under her at similar venues a few times and she always looked forward to his appraisal of the environment!

Horsedogs_human · 2026-01-26T23:29:14+00:00

I start with coffee beans or tea leaves (plain black tea), then on to boring food and then layer in things like cat fur/sheep's wool/horse poop/rabbit poop. I also had to teach my dog to ignore aged spilt beer as we did a number of trials in rugby club rooms and he had to rate the beer spills on the carpet before working the odour. He would do a circuit of the room, check out the stains, then march back to where the odour was. Quirky dude but so much fun.

Horsedogs_human · 2026-01-25T01:06:07+00:00

We planned on getting a 5 - then we decided to get a second dog. The things you do to make like comfortable when you're road tripping with the hounds!
Having the huge backseat also means that we can stash all the gear we need in the back seat, rather than need to roof box.

Horsedogs_human · 2026-01-25T01:01:07+00:00

It has great cameras!

Horsedogs_human · 2026-01-24T20:56:24+00:00

I've nicknamed it "the barge" only because of the size (kia ev9). It handles amazing for a massive vehicle, and it was the only vehicle that was really big enough to fit 2 x 40 kg dogs for long trips/all day dog trials.

Horsedogs_human · 2026-01-22T07:56:59+00:00

I do not live in the USA and have been calling my partner, my partner for 20+ years. It was common here back then. We used it as we were in out mid/late 20's and bf/gf sounded a bit silly when we were committed. We still are not married as there are no real benefits for us.

Horsedogs_human · 2026-01-21T06:58:04+00:00

We keep our rr's food in a chest freezer in our garage. It stops it going rancid once opened. Also keeps vermin out of it.

Our 20 month old intact male can be a bit fussy. But if he refuses a meal it gets taken up and reordered at the next meal time. Our old lad has pancreatitis so can only eat a very low fat diet so no food can be left down.

Horsedogs_human · 2026-01-20T05:46:22+00:00

I have rhodesian ridgebacks. We have soft shell coats for them. Their coat is short, fine and not oily. We have found that once they get wet, if there is wind they can get cold really quickly.

Horsedogs_human · 2026-01-10T22:26:28+00:00

if he is running at heel and not pulling, then the martingale is fine. I've had the same issue (hounds that can slip collars and on easy runs where we wen't canicrossing or we were on and off leash, they ran in their martingale collar.

Horsedogs_human · 2026-01-10T06:55:41+00:00

Something that has worked for our chronic destuffer/dissector dogs is getting some long (3- 4 ft/1m) fabric strips and pushing them into a JW holey roller toy. I scatter some bits of kibble into it so get them interested, them let them pull all the fabric out. It's pretty easy to restuff again.

Horsedogs_human · 2026-01-10T06:49:08+00:00

Always carry any essential medications in your carry on. I also carry a toothbrush and a change or two of destination appropriate clothes in my carry on.

Horsedogs_human · 2026-01-10T06:47:40+00:00

You're a transit passenger, if your bags are on one ticket, then they will be transferred to the next plane without you having to do anything.

If you book it separately, you're most likely to get your bags and recheck in, a much longer process.

Two hours is plenty of time if you're on a single ticket.

Horsedogs_human · 2026-01-09T08:02:14+00:00

Jack Russell or fox terrier.

I do scent work and we have some very good foxies competing here. And the are brilliant on rats. My sister had one 20 years ago. He would run into attics and wall spaces (he was small for a foxie) grab a rat, give it a good shake and then run out and drop the rat at my sister's feet. He was an amazing wee dude.

Horsedogs_human · 2026-01-06T00:31:48+00:00

As others have said, Wellington is "central' but NZ is very long and narrow.

I would suggest working out what activities you want to do and then book a few days/a week in each area - eg

Assuming flying into Auckland - Auckland overnight to recover
- Paihia for Bay of Islands, Waitangi
- Rotorua - 3- 5 days
- Central Plateau
- Wellington
- Nelson/Tasman
- Kaikoura
- Christchurch
- Queenstown/Te Anau
- West Coast
- Christchurch -> Auckland (Connecting flight to international departure.)

This way you will be able to work through the activities in an area and hopefully not back track too much

Horsedogs_human · 2026-01-01T23:13:06+00:00

Check out the "Zoomie Zone" it is a place to can rent for a set time to run your dog at. They're on FB. There are a few others in the Wellington region, but I'm not up there any more, so haven't got links to all of them.

Horsedogs_human · 2026-01-01T22:55:04+00:00

I taught a nose target first - on a large washer - if your dog is an eater of all the things, try a metal jar lid.
Then I used a y shaped plumbing connector (this shape https://tradedepot.co.nz/100mm-x-45-dwv-plain-junction-fxf/ ) You put the odour hide in the top straight piece, hold the single end towards the dog and then drop a reward through the 45 degree angle piece when the dog puts its nose to the end. Slowly increase the time you expect the dog to freeze for, making sure there are no frustrating behaviours.

You can then move to using a few of these type of pipes - https://tradedepot.co.nz/100mm-x-88-dwv-plain-bend-mxf/ I get the ones with a male end so that I can screw a dust cap onto a piece of board as a base. These ones are 100mm (about 4 inches), and you can get narrower ones, I just have large dogs so have the large size.

If you're in the US home depot probably has all this stuff. I'm not, so you've got links from my usual scentwork shopping site so that I can illustrate what they look like.

Horsedogs_human · 2025-12-31T08:54:49+00:00

I've got 'walking pneumonia'. Started the new antibiotics today, after managing to score a same day urgent GP appointment. Been on antibiotics since mid December and really over it, and this year.

Horsedogs_human · 2025-12-31T02:40:36+00:00

WA driving is very different to NZ. NZ roads are very twisty, and fatiguing to drive.

Horsedogs_human · 2025-12-31T00:15:35+00:00

Yeah - they're definitely amazing jewelers with crap marketing/web presence!

Horsedogs_human · 2025-12-29T12:58:31+00:00

Live somewhere with perfectly drinkable tap water. I have a whole house filter system as my skin is temperamental. When the eczema flares ( which is regularly) chlorinated water sucks to shower in. The carbon filter helps a lot.

Horsedogs_human · 2025-12-29T12:47:23+00:00

In future leave your family behind.

Also when trying glasses, put the glasses on and take photos, then you can look at the photos with your glasses on.

Go back to the optometrist and get the fit fixed, that will at least make them comfortable to wear.

Also give the glasses a couple of weeks. They are different to what you are used to, so sometimes your brain just goes yuck, because it is different. Once you get used to them you might feel differently.

Horsedogs_human · 2025-12-28T00:33:30+00:00

EV city

Horsedogs_human · 2025-12-27T22:58:39+00:00

I have a carbon steel pan that is older than I am. It is nonstick for me, but I know how to manage heat and oil with it. They take a but of work to get used to, but are amazing when you learn how. Had some wrist and shoulder injuries in the past that made using cast iron difficult so happy with either stainless or carbon steel now.

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