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Train and exercise as normal. She will tell you if / when she wants to slow down.

Standard poodle bitch 14 months for first season, then 9 monthly thereafter. This is very typical for her family.

Fabulous photos. Genetics will win out!

I did UD with two cairn terriers. They had no issues with picking up the articles, and generally loved doing UD.

If a cairn is too small, a nice minatiure poodle would be a potential fit for you. You can easily learn basic pet grooming and keep them shaved down short. If you do it yourself it is very affordable. I have moved from cairns to standard poodles, so can speak with a foot in both camps :laugh:

I had cairns and trained them. Both got their CDX, ADX, JDX. Couldn't quite get times in masters agility and jumping, but lots and lots of clear rounds just 1-2 seconds over. Both trialled in UD with near misses. But my dogs were about 7 kg, so much smaller than you are after, and were to standard height (well bred and showable dogs). I found cairns to be less of a terrier than other terriers, and easy to both train and live with.

Personally I would prefer a dog to be crated for as short a time as possible for such a trip. Plane all the way for me!

One of my standard poodles got his first CCD pass at 6 months and 3 days, and his title 2 weeks later.

If day trials, I prefer as early a start as possible. However, night trials are my favourite.

I'ld love it. I'll PM details. Thanks!!!

I'm thinking about UDX, but am a bit perplexed about how to approach some of the training. I need to sit down and sift through here for soem ideas.

I am very proud and relived to say my standard poodle finally got his last leg of his UD title on the weekend. Being the only qualifier in his ring on a very hot day, he also took first place. When I was putting his title application in this morning, I noticed he has placed 3 times for his title, so although they may be spread out, he has done them well.

Hi all, A while ago I found a web site that had great lists of themed names for litters. I can't find it any more. Does anyone know of a good one?

Hi again, Thanks for all the good input. I have some bookings made to inspect.

There is no such thing as too much information. I ahve a short list to arrange visits of now. Thanks so much.

I haven't had any personal experiences with the Dural ones sorry. I have a lot of respect for Glenn Cooke from Pet Resorts Australia as a trainer, and a foster carer with the rescue group I am involved with works as kennel staff at the Terrigal branch and it seems a very good setup. She loves it and gets a lot of good feedback. The Terrigal facility is much newer though. This would be the first place I would check out in Dural if I were looking. There are so many in the Dural area to choose from I wouldn't even know where to start. Do you have a price range or budget that you want to stick to and go from there? Or do you have minimum exercise requirements that you would like? eg being walked vs left in a day run A preference for your dogs to play with others or not to interact with any others? Yes there are a lot to choose from, hence chasing recommendations to narrow things down. Price - will pay appropriately for the right care. Am happy for the dogs to be in a day run - would rather they not be walked off the property. I would prefer the dogs to have their own run, but small groups OK

Great, a few more to look over. Thanks

Thanks. Any comments about the Dural area ones?

Bump for some more suggestions

Thanks guys, Any more?

Hi All, I'm looking for personal recommendations for boarding kennels, preferably in Sydney NW, but will travel to the right place. I have two standard poodles that need plenty of exercise, preferably with the ability to get grooming done if a longer stay - I normally bath weekly. Willingness to feed my own food a neccesity (one dog has food allergies). Thanks!

Same website as the breed results. http://www.royalshow.com.au/exhibitor-results.asp As they don't have full placing for some classes, I assume only passing dogs get places.

They are up on the royal website now. See the Thurs day Royal Trhead for the link.

My three broke into our stash of Dutch salty liquorice that we were getting ready to send to the family when I was out of the house for 15 minutes. 2 small terriers and 1 standard poodle ate over 1kg! On vet advice, we put down extra water and awaited the onslaught. They certainly had diarrhoea! Dogs love liquorice, and the aniseed smell is sometimes used for lacking tracks for (fox) hunting packs.

OK thanks for that. Cheers Hi All, I am back! Have had quite a few non-dog related issues to tend to! :)) Heart rates vary between dog breeds and sizes. There is no numerical rule of thumb to follow. As a judge, I rely a lot on the vet team that assess each dog for it's heart rate, pad condition, temperature and general well being. It is rare for a dog to be failed for poor health at a vet checking station with the exception of pad damage or cuts. The timing of the vet checks is at each interval between the 8ks, 6 ks and final 6 Ks. The vet team move in really quickly and at random places in the lineup as they must check up to 20 dogs within a 15 minute rest break. It is luck of the draw as to whether you are vetted first or last, but generally this does not matter. If your dog is in good health and has been reasonably prepared, you will pass. M