SkySoaringMagpie

On the upside Hounds are after Toys so at least you'll only have to leave at dawn rather than an hour before

Yes. Just to provide a bit more information, it is illegal to keep and release a captive animal for the purposes of the chase, which is IIRC how the NSW law defines it. However, if I understand the rules in NSW correctly, it is not illegal if your dog takes a rabbit or hare that has come up out of its "own" paddock. In the USA and other places, many prefer to have dogs on a field where the incumbent hares/rabbits know the territory and the dogs don't anyway - and they like to see the littlest athlete get away after a good chase as well. For the OP, I can't speak for terriers but I suspect it's a bit like sighthounds. Most people I know who have sighthounds have dogs who can do the job - but that's not the only reason we keep them.

Just pulled it out of the cupboard and it's a Large. It would fit Indi. I probably wouldn't go a Medium if you decide to go that route. It doesn't have elastic or velcro on the bottom, just the top where it fits around the head. I always tucked the end in under the coat but it depends a bit what kind of coat they wear I guess.

You've probably already seen them but Lucy's came from houndtogs. I just chucked in an order for a snood when I bought her coat a few years ago. http://www.houndtogs.com/category_s/43.htm Having used their snood I can recommend it as a good quality snood that stays where it's supposed to and does the job. It's a long way to order something that people could make locally tho'!

Bingo. A hard target doesn't see anywhere near as much bullshit as a soft target and the amount and type of bullshit also varies within the breed. My breed has been pretty silly over the last year, fortunately not much of it coming my way - it's always handy when they have bigger fish to fry than you Also, not all of the crap happens on the ground. However, I got near constant bad sportsmanship from one exhibitor when I first started and I'm sure it was because they knew I was by nature a fairly quiet sort who wasn't confident enough to stop it. The only reason I didn't quit (for that, and other reasons) was because I had good mentors. It is really hard for a newbie who doesn't feel they "own" the territory at a dog show to handle established show people who behave badly. Hard without help anyway - which is why I said what I did further upthread.

suit on You would not catch me dead at a dog park with any of my kids. That said, I have been in a situation at a dog obedience club where my 2 Salukis, a friend's 2 Salukis, and 2 Afghan Hounds were running together in the back paddock. Someone with a Cav rocked up and calmly entered the gate and was about to let their dog off when I and the other woman ran towards her with waving arms yelling NO NO NO. If we hadn't spotted her entering it could have been a disaster. And we only spotted her entering because nothing else was going on at the time. I can see how someone might get in the gate, be naive enough to think that any dog in a dog park is OK, and wind up in trouble. And I can see why the guys owning the greyhounds would have thought the person owning the small dog was nuts to let their dog off in a park with two unmuzzled greys. FWIW, muzzling solves some problems but not others - a powerful sighthound can still soccer a small dog into a serious injury even if muzzled. I think it is the responsibility of a person entering any space with their dogs to check that it is OK for their dog. But there have been a few arguments on DOL recently about where the buck stops, and from my perspective, it stops with me. I would no more release a small dog into a park with running greys than I would fly to the moon. OTOH, I would no more take my dogs to a dog park than fly to the moon either. I suppose I'm just saying I can see why this clusterf*** occurred and it's a good example of why ultimately I agree with you, that dog parks are dangerous.

Yes. I've heard the same things about kids sports teams (usually worse in fact), model railway associations, even knitting circles. In those pursuits, the pursuit itself is not in question - for example, most people agree it's good for kids to play sport. So people usually put the nastiness down to human failing, not knitting. For some reason dog and cat exhibition is not viewed favourably, and so the nasties are considered reflective of the sport rather than just of the human zoo you find everywhere. However, the human zoo is a problem and needs to be tackled because we are in decline and it tends to be self-fulfilling. Formal avenues for dealing with bad behaviour are important, but it's hard when most involved are volunteers and not paid to be compliance officers. And some of it is practically unenforceable anyway, no newbie is going to report an All Breeds judge for dirty handling them and there is a fair amount of corrupt behaviour that is not caught by the rules on conflict of interest. So: 1 - Sports psychology classes for newbies along with handling classes. Perhaps we haven't seen them to date because people are loathe to admit they are needed or loathe to give a helping hand to potential competition but I think they could really help stem the loss of new blood by teaching people how to see and deal with any rubbish thrown their way. 2 - Be the change you want to see Be friendly, be welcoming, create a good group of people who have some perspective about it all. If you have a nice bunch of people to hang out with then it's easier to see someone sledging you in the challenge line up as funny rather than painful. The ANKC/Controls/Clubs could reward this by supporting some kind of recognition for people who contribute to the sport by being good sports - a best and fairest of some kind? I think the MDBA is on the right track here. One thing that doesn't work is complaining on the internet about people being nasty because those who are bullying, white-anting, sledging and engaging in corrupt behaviour often don't realise they are part of the problem or they just don't care. They need to be squeezed out in the same way you'd train a dog not to engage in unpleasant behaviour. Reward good behaviour and if you can, make sure unpleasant behaviour is unsuccessful. Part of that is helping the vulnerable to be a harder target.

I wish ours was more organised but we have 6 dogs which makes it pretty impossible to get it all in one spot so: Laundry shelves - doggie first aid kit, worming supplies, clickers, treats, tinned fish, medication, poo bags, spare bowls, paper towels, nature's miracle for those midnight vomits! At the other end of the cupboard is a big green bin with the kibble in it. Beds, blankets and snoods are folded up on top of the crates Grooming gear in a ceramic bowl and in a tool box which sits on top of Chloe's trolley. Kongs and Buster Cubes are in two buckets near the dog food fridge. Toys in a milk crate. An old fashioned cupboard in the dog area has the towels, the coats, the bitch panties, the belly bands and spare leads and collars. On top of that cupboard are the every day leads and collars. Doggie paperwork all filed in separate document folders - one for each dog. Dryer and grooming table are next to Lochie's crate.

I know! What an awesome looking job.

I figure seminars are for learning so the more mistakes I make the better

Go on, you'll get to meet Keshwar and I and our two naughty well behaved hounds.

Absolutely agree with this.

Perhaps there are some places dogs can't go just as there are some places humans can't or shouldn't go when dealing with an immune compromised person. Most therapy dogs aren't working with seriously immune compromised people tho' which is the the puzzle for me with this ruling - as you mention it's unclear if this just applies to acute hospital work. For example, my grandmother's nursing home is quite happy to have well behaved dogs inside visiting with the semi-independent residents. Last time I visited I bought one of my dogs with their (arranged before hand) blessing. There is also a nursing home cat. Never occurred to me that my raw fed dog could present a risk. I know dogs can do great therapy work, but if the price on that is them eating manufactured food and nothing else, and not being allowed anywhere unsupervised ever (even suburban backyards are full of birds pooping in dog water bowls, cat "truffles" from the neighbours cat, etc) then I'm not in favour for my dogs. I mean, only a month or so ago I thought one of mine was munching on a bogong and it turned out to be a small bird. I only saw it because I was hanging out washing. I could so easily have missed it.

Our trolley cover from Dot has stood up to a lot of punishment and still looks great.

I particularly liked the bit where he lay on the grass and waved his paws in the air.

On the bright side, at least she was wearing knickers.

RUBIG in Hounds was the Std Smooth Dachie. Keshwar's Afghan pup Lochie (Tianze Warlock) Minor in Hound Group. We are staying home today to catch up on baths for the other Afghans and clean up this tip of a house!! Good luck to everyone entered today, hope all the people camping thaw out quickly. It's freezing out there.

Airport St, Temora. Easy enough to find.

Congratulations

What is best is good manners. I don't need a dog to be at heel on a walk, I just need them to be: a) on a loose lead; and b) responsive to what I ask them to do. I think free reign is a bit of a furphy. The dog can sniff and access other environmental rewards providing it is polite about it. And I want them to access those environmental rewards (appropriately) for selfish reasons - the more they are thinking while reading their peemail, the more they are likely to crash out for the night when I get them home.

I saw a photo from the Saluki National in the USA last year. It was of the obedience (yes, you read that right) and there were 8 Salukis lined up in a drop stay. I nearly died of envy on the spot.

I think it helps to have a range - the breeder of my dogs has a section on her website discussing price. I think she does a good job of a tricky subject: http://www.farousi.com/farprice.htm That way any inquirers know if they are at least in the ballpark but the message is definitely not "click to add to basket".

I much prefer it when they rotate, Hounds are on first both days this weekend at our local show so that means no sleep ins - especially as we show an Afghan. Becomes a bit of a pain when you also work full time.

Just so I'm clear here - are you saying that they can tell you who is going to win because the judge has a well known preference for a particular type and has put Ch Show Pony, a dog exemplifying that type, up before - OR - are you saying that people in the breed are aware of a corrupt relationship between the judge and the predicted winner? Something else?

What a nightmare. RIP doggies for a speedy recovery for Jed and her companions injured in the fire.