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Current girls are; Vanda Ochre, (pronounced O'Kar) Yana. Others in days gone by, Buffay Reega Dallie Bey, (pronounced Bay) I think thats it... Sorry, I cant add them to the list ...

We wont be doing this bunch of shows... ??? is it the first time that Tassie has EVER had 4 shows in a row ??? Good luck to all the locals, and especially the visitors . Hope you enjoy your stay, and enjoy our gorgeous state... Just be careful on the roads, too many deaths already Just going over on the boat on Thursday, and the cost for the car was something like $980 I think, (that was for 2 adults, 2 kids, in a bunk overnight)... Just a word of advice... When you are ready to pay, ring TT Lines a few times per day, for a couple of days, and grab the lowest price. I dont know why, but, we were quoted anywhere between the $980, and $1100, cos we kept ringing for extra things . I still wonder if we tried again, could we have gotten the price lower .

Well bugger me jack First time I actually answer something cos I feel confident in giving the correct answer, and Im wrong Back to crawling under the rock I live in Firestone do you know why this has come about ???

Im in Tas, and I have never heard of this needing to be done at all, not from flying into Tas, anyway. I 'imported' a puppy from NSW about 12 months ago, and none of this was necessary Im just about to take my dogs to Vic for a Specialty, over on the boat, and I believe I will need to worm them within 10 days of arriving in Tas, so maybe thats what was meant :rolleyes: . Mind you, they give you the pills, and you say that you will be worming them, but unless done there on the spot, how do they know if you do do them .

Oh bonded one I Luuuuuuuuuuuuuve blackmail

Speaking of Rivers shoes... We are going into town on Monday to buy both the girls some new shoes that are in the most recent catalogue . Brand new shoes just for the Basenji Specialty . Ohhh also to run the new show hopefuls, for you, too

Please add me to the list of sending puppy pics, or else you wont have any handlers for them

Ellz, Im sorry, thats not "BAD ALICE", no way possible ;) She's "WICKED ALICE"........... Those eyes say it all ETA... She is gorgeous though

Ellz, ONLY 9, are you sure the Vet didnt leave just a couple in there Judging by the size of poor Koda's belly, I would have bet my house on there being at least 11-12 HUGE congrats to you, and the very much more comfortable Koda . Cant wait to see the gorgeous widdle timewasters

Good Luck to all the impending deliveries... Ellz, ring me if you need to... Hope all goes well. Koda just has to feel sooooooooooo much better after delivery, than she is feeling right now .

Ellz, Im so, so sorry, my bonded one... I had a feeling this would be the case with Miss Purple, but was praying hard that it wouldnt be so :D Ring me if you need to talk... RIP Miss Purple

Against my better judgement :D ... I want Miss Purples tummy to blow wasbewwies on, too...

Just read this Ellz, sending HUGE good wishes to your widdle girlie, to help her through this tough time for you...

Hey Ellz, Well done on Miss Vanni's 2 sweet widdle girlies Are you sure she isnt going to pop another little one in the next couple of hours ??? Whipitgood, so sorry to hear about the little one, heres hoping its all smooth sailing from now on...

Whipitgood & Ellz..... any complants if I moved you to the November Litters thread???? I was just coming into this thread, and if nothing had happened with you 2, I was going to suggest the exact same thing, jerojath :D

You be cheeky my friend, very cheeky...

Ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm......................... .............................................NUP...

Ooooooooooooooh Miss Vanni, Miss Vanni, Miss Vanni....................................................... .................................................For Dog's sake please start doing something, anything

Hey Ellz, Are you talking about Ochre, Saba or Vanda ;) ??? I had either a Basenji or a Shiba on the list of 'new dogs', I wanted. Did my research on both breeds, but settled for the Basenji, simply for the 'misguided', (as it turns out !!!), coat issues... My B's shedding truely put my ACD's to shame, its nearly embarassing... Very short, fine, VERY spikey coat is everywhere, and now the family is continually pulling these spikey, pokey hairs out of all our clothes . Not really sure I made the right decision, certainly not the coat aspect, at least ;)

Thanks Diva, I am also planning a Vet trip for him too. I forgot to add it into the huge list in my last post

Thanks everyone for your input.......... What I have decided to do is... He has been started on Ester C tabs, as of last night. They are 625mg, and I gave him 3 pills last night. I am giving him a chicken wing every second night. I have taken him off puppy food, and started him on adult, and have cut down the amount of food he is getting as well. I have removed all the extra protein foods that he was getting in his food as titbits also. I havent changed his exercise, as I would end up with a nutcase, if I did that !!! I picked him up off the ground the other night, and his legs are really quite straight, which surprised me somewhat, I expected them to be at least a bit east/west. Correct me if I am wrong here, but, thats a good thing isnt it ??? I will get some pics of his front here early next week... I have just had a thought. Last night I 'melted' his Vit C pills and tipped it over his dinner, but, I have just wondered if that is a good idea or not. Didnt I get the buffered, (slow release), ones so that the Vit C was slowly released into his bloodstream, during the day, or in this case, the night ??? I am thinking I need to give them to him whole, shouldnt I ??? Puggy_puggy, I will be xraying his legs in the next couple of weeks, if there is no improvement... Showdog, thanks for the extra info. I feel a bit more relieved that he isnt 'too old', to be able to fix this problem, (I say this, with my fingers and toes firmly crossed, and many prayers to the higher being )...

Thanks guys for all the responses From what you guys are saying, I am starting to think I have done the wrong thing by leaving this too long with him. I just have to hope thats not the case :p His dry food is either Bonnie Puppy or Super Coat Puppy, at least it was till wylie suggested to switch him to adult food . I have used these brands with all the dogs for many years, and until now, I have NEVER had a problem with east/wests... Having said that, I also havent EVER added all these extras, (see above), either. I am wondering if I have completely unbalanced his diet, and this is showing up in his front legs ??? settrlvr I was actually going to make an appt with my Vet, have a talk to her, and get the name/recommendation of a chiro to see if that is the issue here. Someone else also mentioned having his elbows checked out by the Vet, too. I will be getting him H/E scored, but wont do it till he is about 18 months old. His front was really quite nice, no evidence of a problem at all. Gee, writing that makes me think Ive done the damage to him :D . If I have done the damage to him, by over supplementing him with all these yummy things added to his evening meal, I dont understand why the other dogs, here, who are also enjoying this diet, havent also got these problems. I have a 2 1/2yr male Basenji, a 15 month female Basenji, and now a 10 week old female Basenji as well. The 2 older B's have no issue with this. Perhaps he was predisposed to this, I dont know... I cant do the front off the ground thing, till he comes up to the house tonight, but I think it will be interesting to see how his legs dangle... I think this might answer some questions, depending how his legs fall... What exactly did you change his dry to, if you dont mind me asking ??? Cowanbree, thanks for the answer, I am wondering if I should stop all free range exercise, with him ??? Puggy_puggy I wonder if I should strap his legs up like the website ??? I have only had a really quick look at that site, VERY interesting, and what fabulous results too, and really the results were achieved so quickly... SOJ, I was wondering the exact same thing. Take him off all supplements, and go back to plain old dry food, just like all my other ACD's have been fed ;) Im sooooooooooooooooooo confused

Thanks puggy_puggy, I hope I havent left it too late too... Never even thought of it actually. I decided to sit back and wait, hoping not to have to intervene at all. I hope I havent done more damage than good, by doing this. Im off to read the link you gave, thank you... Edited to add... Another reason I have waited this ou ta bit, was cos I was/am, still waiting for him to drop his chest, as I have seen some other ACD's, significantly improve their east/west front legs when the chest drops...

Thanks Cowanbree for your quick reply... This guy has been on a bit of a growth spurt since he arried I think !!! He has never lost his topline, (something I have never had in any other ACD ive either bred or owned, I might add... Im not complaining, though !!!). He is fed twice a day, dry food, and his evening meal, is the dry with either chicken mince, sardines, our food scraps, added every night. He has a Fish Oil/Omega 3 capsule every night. He also has either chicken necks or beef/lamb bones 1-2 per week. Also gets probably an egg every 2-3 weeks too. I think he is at a good weight for the ring, but, I could/will drop of a little extra weight... Exercise wise, he is out in our large exercise area, for about half the daylight hours, with 2 active Basenji's, the rest of the day he is in a kennel area, and then he sleeps up in the house at night in a crate, but before bed he is out in the house playing with us and the Basenjis again... Just to clarify with you, did you move your boy away from the pen he was in, and thus reduced his exercise as well ??? If so, how long did this take for you to start noticing an improvement ??? Im just trying to get an idae on time frames here

Just hoping that someone may have some experience with correcting this... I have a 10 1/2 month old ACD who has quite a significant east/west front. I am showing this boy, and I would like to correct this as soon as posible, obviously as much as is possible... It has only become a problem in the last 6-8 weeks, too. It has been mentioned to me that fresh orange juice could possibly help, so I am giving him half a squeezed orange am amd pm, and finally he is starting to accept this on his meals !!! Then it was mentioned, by someone else, that in order for the Vit C in the OJ to work, I will need to supplement him with some Calcium. I am NOT at all happy with adding Calcium, as I have caused problems to my dogs in the past with over supplementation of Calcium, and Im really reluctant to go anywhere near it... I guess my questions are... Do I need the Calcium added to his diet to help him absorb the Vit C ??? If it is needed, can I use chicken necks, not the bought synthetic stuff, and how many per day for him ??? Finally, does anyone else have any ideas on how to improve this east/west problem ??? It was also mentioned to me that gentle road work may help, but then, others have said he is too young for roadwork at this stage ???