Rascalmyshadow

What your describing doesn’t sound like aggression it sounds like he’s overwhelmed and just telling other dogs he’s had enough, you need to watch more closely and end his playtime with other dogs before this happens, he is just a baby and if he continues to get overwhelmed by other dogs it could turn into serious aggression as he matures.

Kelpies are amazing companions for chi’s and a small female kelpie isn’t that big, my girl is only 16kg.

My dream dog is prob a well bred bull mastiff or another dobe but I will never have either now, by the time this pack has lived their lives we will be in our mid possibly late 50’s, we both do physical jobs and our bodies are starting to feel it, I’m also not a very big person so unfortunately their size/strength is no longer something I feel comfortable dealing with.

Pitbulls and amstaffs we’re originally the same breed, the difference is amstaffs we’re bred for showing so have to be bred to a standard whereas pit bulls were still bred to do a job (weight pulls, dog fighting etc.) it is exactly the same as comparing a working line GSD, ACD, kelpie etc. to dogs bred for show.

I don’t believe the study at all, it says golden retrievers have a longer lifespan than chihuahuas (just one example) which is a load of rubbish.

I’ve experienced this with purebred pedigree dogs unfortunately a pedigree does not guarantee good health, I’m seeing plenty of pure pedigree dogs with very serious health issues, having a cross breed or pure breed doesn’t make an ounce of difference when puppies are only being produced for money.

Can I just say I’ve been on these forums for approx. 20 years and it’s so nice to see this type of discussion not turn nasty and to hear other peoples thoughts without fear of being judged. The dog world and market has changed dramatically and I think people need to start moving with the times, dogs are dogs pure or cross, yes certain breeds have specific requirements but they all deserve the same love and care and I’m seeing a big shift in what that means, people are concerned about proper diet, maintenance and their dogs mental health, most dogs I groom these days aren’t matted messes or covered in fleas, they are well maintained, socialised and part of the family and the dogs they’ve chosen are perfectly suited to their owners needs.

Yes unfortunately currently many are coming from puppy farms which of course is something I don’t like nor agree with, the popularity of these crosses is just growing and I don’t think they are going to disappear so the question is what’s the best course of action from here…….. if they are going to continue to be bred then wouldn’t it at least be better if the parent dogs were of good breeding with minimal genetic or temperament issues, now I understand most registered breeders of purebred dogs don’t want their dogs used for producing xbreeds but the market is there so why not for the health and well-being of the dogs doesn’t the dog community actually support good breeding of both pure and cross bred dogs, and market them better so there is a chance of pushing the puppy farmers out.

I didn’t realise it was an old post as others have been replying but that is our updated leash laws, we didn’t have leash laws here until 2019, before that dogs were allowed anywhere off leash unless there were signs stating on leash only.

This isn’t true as where I live you can have your dog off leash almost anywhere except in town but they do have to be under effective control.

I understand this is a purebred dog forum but getting on here and bashing oodles and looking down on anyone that owns or wants one is a disgrace, all the nonsense spread about them is predominantly untrue, 28 years of grooming and I’ve seen a huge shift in the breeds people own, I groom a lot of purebred dogs still but a huge percentage of business is oodles and Maltese shihtzu crosses and most of them are lovely, well kept dogs with very dedicated owners. I can see why so many people are moving away from purebred dogs and I believe it’s mostly because of the breeders being rude and unapproachable as well as doing minimal to promote their breed, we went to the dog Xmas market on Sun at KCC park, was a nice day out, met many lovely dogs, there were multiple breeders there and out of four different breeds the only ones which were friendly were the corgi breeders, the others were rude and not friendly at all and two of the breeds we own, it was extremely disappointing.

Hi I’ve been grooming almost 30 years so have plenty of experience with these coats, you are best to scissor trim feet, pants, feathering and skirt but never clip the entire dog, it is very hit and miss on how it will affect the coat, there is a risk the coat will not grow back the same and it is often left harder to manage, I have also seen these types of coats grow back patchy, the older the dog the bigger the risk.

Here’s a couple more poodles that I’ve groomed that aren’t mine, one with shaved feet and one without, also clipped a bit shorter than I kept mine.

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Our last poodle in a pet clip, I’d just started growing out his moustache.