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Maybe it should be self explanitory, but what is "hardware disease"? How do you know that they've injested metal? Is it just prevenative?

what is that done for?

Thanks for all the pointers. I'll definately be asking alot of questions, mostly dumb ones, but I'm excited to get started having fun with this. I should be making my first purchase in Oct.. Thanks again.

Ether won't work. It doesn't even poison them, Kill 'em, them spray them with ether and light then on fire. THEY started it.

Great post. That guy can't say anything without flip-flopping it. It used to be after he gets caught doing something dumb, but now he's decided to shorten it up and do it all in one sentence. Pretty convenient for us.

what do you mean by supervised? He lives on the property, but hes not gonna check my cows.

Eric, The casino up in OK isn't worth going to in my book. There are no table games(blackjack, roulette), only slots. And the slots are actually bingo. They get around some weird gambling law by making them bingo. Go figure. I know when I was in Vegas, I never got sleepy, but who...

Does anyone here lease land by the head per month? The place I'm going to get started, the guy charges $12.50 per month, per head. Is that a standard way of leasing? Seems pretty good for a guy like me who only wants to start out with 3-4 head.

I've never trained a BC, but I have trained a few bird dogs. The only thing I can add is be very careful if you decide to go the shock collar route. Be sure YOU learn how to use it before you strap it to your dog. You can ruin a dog easily with one if you hit him too much, at the wrong time...

I appreciate all the replies, I feel better about it. I have always enjoyed working with cattle, the little I've done. If anyone needs help in the N. Texas area working, I'd be glad to help just for the experience. just email me and let me know. Thanks again.