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Years ago we were in your position with a 7 month old brittany puppy. I had the puppy xrayed and seen by a specialist who diagnosed the puppy as being dysplastic.To have this puppy operated on will cost several thousand dollars and several weeks in a crate and being walked on a lead. Have you tried contacting Dr Rawlinson and explaining the situation to him and see if he will score the hips for you. Another option is to send him back to the breeder and see if they will replace him or give you your money back. My breeder did.

"Pedigree - the most important thing to consider when choosing a stud dog." Yes, I agree but also look at the conformation of the dog and bitch. I have used full brothers over the same bitch and the puppies were very different.

Good Luck as my brittanys ate mine :laugh.I have left my pap in one only to turn round and he is beside me.I give up :laugh:

These are my favorites. Great service too.

Ridgebacks are easy dogs to train especially if they are food motivated. They do became bored very quickly so 5 mins here and there is enough to start off with. The problem with taking 2 puppies from the same litter is imo that they tend to form a bond with each other and not with their humans. I would separate them when you can and train them separately ( I have kept 2 puppies from the same litter). Try and find a trainer or club that clicker trains and change thing round when training and make training exciting for the puppies. ( I have trialled RR's in obedience) I have a friend who had one of the only 2 RR's in Australia with an AOC ( when you had to do tracking ) and she was trained with food. Good luck with your puppies. Annette

I also use whole chicken hearts that are great for big dogs.

I brought the pink pig, rooster and the sheep for our Weimaraner when he was younger. Our schipperke ( when she was a puppy ) ripped it apart and pulled the stuffing out. I wouldn't recommend them at all. I sent a e-mail to the company concerned and they never responded. Annette

Hi, The collars are available thru Dr Cam Day, 59 Fairfield Rd, Fairfield. Cheers, Annette

Last year one of my dogs was bitten on the end of his tail by a white spider. He was crying in pain and was chewing on the end of his tail and really made a mess. He was started on pain relief and antibiotics and we didn't think the hair would grow back but it did. I do know of a dog that ended up having what was left of his tail amputated after being bitten by a white spider. Apparently the bites are extremely painful. Annette

Hi Miss B, I have been speaking to Kym from C trailers and they have had problems with their e-mails. Try Kym again on [email protected] Cheers, Annette

I certainly wouldn't reccommend the barnyard tuff toys ( pink pig and sheep) as my then 6 month old schipperke puppy ripped holes in the pink pig and my 8 month old brittany puppy pulled the sheep apart. They sound good in theory but aren't worth the money and I certainly couldn't find several layers in mine.