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I second Klassy pets and Petstock in Mitcham the staff know nothing but they do have a good range Mega pet Ringwood can be good they used to have a total idiot working there but I have not seen her in a while

I never thought I would be giving Half baths 4 times a night when the loose poo happen or geting up for toilet runs at 3 am or Buying $65 gromming brushes when I dont own a working hair dryer or stressing out and reseaching for months on which kennel for her to go to for 2 nights then drving 1 1/2 hours to get to the 'good' one

awwwwwwww the little gublets are sooooooooo cute I have never seen a Aussie pppie they are soooooooo pretty congradulations

south east Victoria

Umm

Klassy pets in North Ringwood sells frozen Dr billinghurst Barf patties 20$ for 12 ( ring before hand as they only have a small frezzer so dont always bring alot in but if they know you are coming they will )

pet stock in mitcham has a dif brand but were like Barf patties dont know the price

apperentlly there is a orgainc pet food place in lillydale that sells orgainc raw bones and frames if anyone know the name I would love to know

bucher in eastlands Ringwood sells Bones 1$ a bag and they will cut them up for you

lenards in eastlands - chook frames 1$ a bag about 4 to a bag also 2 kg pet mince 1$ ( very high bone content )

dont know the name but a shop on Mountain Hwy Baywater right before the train tracks sells raw pet meat ( is not human grade )

shes so cute

I would not sell a have puppy if I knew it was to sleep outside. ;)

I discovered crating since joing this forum and reckon its better than sliced bread.

I crate trained our White Shep pup. She has been allowed free rein since 5 months old but happily goes in went needed. Its also used for time out for bad behaviour. The Cavs also love sleeping in it.

IMO a dog left outside will bark frequently during the night, as it is the Cavs hear a leaf move and roar off barking.

If they were left lonely outside we would never hear the end of it.

I though that was just my Cavalier :p ;)

to the OP Lucy is crated at night she was "free range " for the first few moths of her life but I discovered she would leap up and investigate and soundat night and as we have a cat every time the cat moved or someone got up to got to the bathroom she would be up too wanting o go to the toilet I would not say it Crate or nothing but it does make life much easyer I have a mid size crate which is bigger then needed for a CKC and I live in a very small place but it fits just fine and is not a eye sore I have a nice cover over it

OT but I really really dont like the idea of any dog made to sleep outside esp not a toy dog if that is the dog choice well fair enough my friend has a kelpie that will not sleep inside but would be allowed to if he wanted

but I guess each to there own

there is a gastro bug going around In SE Berbs victoria that lasts about 7-10 days funny thing is it that time of year when people get it but I have heard of at least 5 dogs in diffrent areas all within the SE suberbs that have been Vacc and all have gone to the vet not parvo dog running around as pr normal but watery poo

Areas Bayswater, Ringwood, Croydon, Knox , Richmond

eddited to add theses dogs have never met as this is from people I work with unless us people are carryers I have no idea if that is even possable

this reminded me of somthing funny when Lucy came home with black spots in her ear I scrubed and scrubed the poor dogs ears I was sure she had ear mites or bites or somthing rang the vet all pissed off that she a caught somthing there the Vet Laughed her head off it was her De-sexing tatoo and Lucy u can see a scar the cat you cant but she was fixed up about 10 years ago

funny note my Mum in prepareing for her new puppy( a golden retrever) got her "puppy book" from the breeder they had a large list of good dry food foods and a extensive raw food plan

but out off all the dry food they said that purena pro-plan (LBG) seemed to be the best for their dogs

I think every dog is different some do really well on some food others not so much

I tryed everything but could not get my dog to touch EPH , Purena pro-plan she seems to do good on

glad things are going well

I know when I got my pup home could not belive how much is was like having a human babys it cryed ddi not want to be alone I was sleep deprived the first 2 weeks I was like a zombie I was fantazing about doggie nappys and dummy's for dogs just to shut her up in the night mine also was born on a farm had never heard alot of traffic in her life so it took some getting used to

toliet training in the middle of melbourne winter was horrable and took a long time to click the key word I read about here saved my sanity

but a year and a half later things a great took a long time but its worth it hang in there

( she will still srceam bloody murder if a reved up hoon goes passed though)

Something to remember

Some little dogs do have a tendency to be a bit snappy it really depends on the dog

I have a little girl and if I was ever to get another dog I would get a mature dog their personalities are already apparent and you can generally see what your in for if you can get one that is trained its so wonderful

Though puppies are cute my goodness the work you have to put in is huge

And you can get some nasty surprises

mine is wonderful, loving, submisive dog but has some fear problems which showed themselves at about 5 months it was a bit of a shock when suddenly my wonderful puppy showed a nasty streak and needs alot of work to manage

we have gone through

super coat -yuck

advance -was liked

purna pro plan -ok gave her a nice coat

eagle pack Holistic - she did not like the large size of the kibble

Eagle Pack Puppy - we like this one best so far

also has natures gift can food and a home made concoction mince, veg, oil, rice , oats, ect...

raw do a search on BARF on this site you will get lots of Dif mixes people make up for their dog

at 3 months old too !!!!!!!!! you must be so proud and well rested too

yay good for him I am doing the happy dance with you Lucy slept 7:30pm-10pm got let up to go toliet then back to bed and then not a peep till 6:30 am let her out she ran out side to do her thing check her crate dry as dry could be horray for good night sleeps ;)

birgulparis- sure good luck let us know how it goes

Tali- Kids are a pain but dont we love them I dont know who is harder to train my 4 year old or a pig headed BF

she is six months almost 7 months old she is starting obedence training next week

I am

scenario: child playing/ rolling around with a puppy has hand waving all over the place inculding the puppy face ( yes I know very bad a big no no child need traning as well ) both are excited

puppy growls ( the way a puppy does with a another puppy )tail waging and nips no blood is drawn but there are teeth marks

would this be mouthing or biting

I understand if a dog or puppy in "lunging" barking, growling, and snaps this woulds be biting but in this situation what would this be I know I am really dumb

Lucys came back fine her incison was clean and tidy the Vet was not bad just very expensive and had alot of extras they kind of guilt you into paying for I hate guilt so I normally just pay up for peace of mind

As above what the difference between biting and mouthing

I have been told

Mouthing = Is typical puppy behaviour they have to learn is unacceptable

Biting = Is very very bad will probably need professional help

How can us newbie’s tell the difference

At 11:00 I did not know about the open day

when I had my girl fixed I paid extra for blood work , IV fuilds , pain killers for 5 days, and a cone for her head , as a new dog owner I was unware and was on the phone to the Vet nurse all day as the price for her desexing went up by the hour dependeing on who I talked to I know It was my fault I was going to have to pay $ 470 for a 5kg 5 month old puppy

But if I had lost her on the table it would have cost me alot more

I was guilted into paying for both after the deed was done I found out they have them hooked up to IV ready to go anyway incase there blood presser drops

Ok Lucy is starting Obedience training on Sunday

I would like to thank everyone here who helped me find a good club we are going to Croydon

And I really hope she does well I’m really a bag on nerves mainly worry I will stuff up not her

Any ways wish us luck

Iam In the same area Is croydon or K9 good for a cavalier shes 6 months and small and has a very short attention span ( sorry to hyjack the thread just so excited there is a good school near me ) and is really very much a beginer

not like Toby