SkySoaringMagpie

The scary thing is, you are right. Just tried it, small problem with trying to stop the other dogs licking it before I finished but sap is all gone!

Fortunately it's on the smooth, but he has two splodges of it on his muzzle and another on his front and it's not a good look before a big show. Never had to deal with it before...

Sorted :)

I wouldn't bring a gift unless you've also been asked to lunch in which case I might venture a bottle of wine. When/if the puppies are on the ground, I like to bring a toy as a gift for all the puppies to play with but you're not there yet. No need to bring any documents unless they have been asked for - I can't imagine what anyone would ask for on a first meeting. They will be watching to see how you interact with the dogs and how you react to what the dogs do. It is not rude to inquire about anything you are interested in but let the breeder run the conversation and drop questions in as you go rather than trying to interview them with a list from the outset. A lot comes out in conversation. Remember that you can always phone/email later with questions as well.

When we had this problem, it was to do with our supply of raw, not the kibble. We switched suppliers of our RMBs after switching a bunch of other stuff, and only then did the problem right itself. While I know dogs can tolerate a lot, I suspect our previous supplier wasn't too careful about storage. I would also rule out other issues like Giardia, do the birds bath in their water?

Liver cake. You make it yourself - basically whizz up a fresh cow's liver in the food processor, add garlic if you like, then mix with an egg, a bit of soft butter and self-raising flour use milk to moisten if necessary. Bake as you would an ordinary cake. Only for those who can stand the fragrant smell of liver bakery in your kitchen but it does mean you know exactly what is in it. I cut it up into 1 cm sized squares when cold and then freeze in snap lock bags. Then when we have a show I pull one of the baggies out of the freezer. EFS.

Much agreement with everything Diva wrote. As a point of interest, this is a link to the standards for Salukis across the world: http://www.thesalukiarchives.com/standard.php The Australian standard is the 1923, the original Western standard. Note what it says about the prey and the terrain in general characteristics, and note that two other standards have since edited that out.

Take the function of hunting rabbits. How many breeds were bred to do this? How many varieties of rabbit are there? More than one. So what is the function you would test for? Among some loose groups (eg, some of the sighthounds) you see some overall similarities but if the dog is bred to go to ground instead of covering distances then the dogs may also look radically different. The smaller podengos for example. Overall their conformation is related not just to their function, but the terrain in which they hunt and the climate in which they hunt, the kind of rabbits they hunt as well as other factors. If you plan to breed, then you also have to "judge" but you have the advantage of judging against a much wider set of criteria. The conformation judge can't see my dogs watch a hare through the paddocks and note which one can see it the longest as it runs away, but I can. That part is up to me. And while I can't mimic what the Bedu did 300 years ago, I can do some things. I can put my dogs in Endurance Title trials for example, as can owners of Dalmatians and other long distance breeds. So I also get a bit irritated by people who say you can't test for function in modern society so forget it. That's a baby/bathwater thing. We should all try to decide on criteria that inform function as set down in the standard, and apply those criteria. Even the toys. I stewarded in the toy ring once and someone put a Cavalier on the table that could not be touched at all by the judge because it was such a fruitcake. Is that dog fit for function? Not in my view.

So proud of my fellow nerds! Glad people have had fun with it :D

Bingo. The other relevant factor for me was the dog had already bounced once. The second time, god forbid the third time, I think the responsibility increases to reduce risk as much as possible. There is no reason to leave a 15 month old entire if it has already bounced once and is destined for a pet home IMO. I don't desex my dogs but I do desex every rescue that comes through here.

I will when I get home...

Perhaps HW you can start a list and add with edits in your first post as we go? Tick removing tool Soda crystals to help them vomit Vet wrap Little sachets of lube and a thermometer for taking temperatures Saline Betadine Scourban Wound dressings F10 I'd have to check the actual box tonight at home tho', sure there are things I have forgotten.

Yes, Chart Polski. You're up Esky So close behind Espinay2!

OK, now I'm going to be a mad sighthound lady again.

That was a big thumping clue. Tibetan Mastiff?? VERY close!!!! do you have the correct name? :D I just edited, have i got it?

That was a big thumping clue. Tibetan Mastiff?? Or Kyi Apso??

Now who's a mega nerd? :laugh:

The sauciest of all dogs *eyebrow wiggle* Sorry that was terrible

Nekhbet wins again. Over to you!

There are a few of us about. *shifty eyes* :laugh:

Okeydoke, a change of speed:

Darn too easy!! Yep! One of my favourite hound breeds and naturally it is French ...and white :laugh: Go the hounds! Hmm, better not do another sighthound. Hang on punters... Edited to say, yes, the Porcelaine is a trailing hound. Just reminding myself not to do the sighthound bore thing ;)

Is it French tho'? A Porcelaine?

Rozzie!! If we don't see her by 6pm, I nominate espinay2 to restart by posting a different picture...