Diva

Yes but they have to be desexed, which allows them onto the Associate Register. there are exceptions for the desexing requirement for dogs on recognised working registries and a few others.

I suspect the problem is not his size, but a poor upbringing where he hasn’t had the chance to learn the desired behaviours. Up until 12/14 weeks is a critical time for their learning, and it sounds like he didn’t get a solid foundation. It is all still possible but a bit slower and harder.

I write a big long post post of things to do but I realised it boiled down to two things. If he is still doing it, it must be rewarding some way. He must never earn even a scrap of attention for it, not even a reprimand. Give all your attention for calmness and positive interactions. And meet his need for attention and brain work in other ways - environmental enrichment, scent games. Time with his people inside. Good luck, once behaviours get established they can be stubborn. And stay patient, you are the primate with the big brain. He is just a dog doing what works to get his needs met.

Even though there is no quarantine there is probably still a quarantine inspection of the shipment required and some kind of import permission. Same for health checks, the donor dog probably needs a vet certificate verifying identity and confirming the collection is from a NZ dog.

To be very frank, and assuming the Greyhound is not just a puppy, I would be returning him to the rescue and looking for one that is small dog safe. He sounds like a lovely boy but not for your home. The already resident dog has a right to feel safe, and be safe.

Merle is not recessive. It is an autosomal incomplete dominant with several variants. Not everything causing health problems is recessive. Genomia UCDavis

Breeding Merle to Merle leads to vision and hearing problems in pups. Statistically a quarter of Merle to Merle offspring will have two copies of the Merle gene and the associated health problems. If you google you will easily find info on that. Merle mated to non-Merle is, as I understand it, not a problem and most breeders wouldn’t knowingly do a double up, unless they just don’t understand or don’t care. It is a dominant gene so should be easy to avoid doubling on. However some Merles have the pattern ‘hidden’ by a different gene which prevents the visible expression of black in the coat or are ‘cryptic’ where the Merle pattern only shows on a small part of the dog, which could lead to it accidentally happening. There are also several different genetic forms of Merle identified now, and I don’t know if they all have the same level of issue. I don’t know if that is why Shetland sheepdog breeders aren’t breeding them - did you ask them directly why? It does bother me that breeds that never had the pattern in their breed are now cropping up with it, cross-bred into the breeds by dodgy breeders after the money because it is pretty and it sells. It has always been in Shelties as far as I know, so not the same issue for their breeders, although maybe they want to avoid breeding dogs that might be sought after for cross-breeding for profit. Not my breed, just interesting genetics. And ethics.

My old girl is on Gabapentin. She was licking a front leg and it seemed to be from inflammation in her shoulder and neck. It helps. At her age I don’t care if it is habit forming, I will be fortunate if she lasts another year.

GSD were banned from import for a while, and I think they may have been banned entirely in WA where I was. That is relying on dodgy memory though. So when that was lifted people went for them as something special. But I am old enough to remember lots of spikes in breed numbers. Irish Setters were hugely popular at one point. Even Afghans were trendy for a few years. Welfare disaster I expect with that coat when the novelty wore off and some stopped getting them clipped or groomed.

It took 10 months for one of mine to get over the death of her life long friend, and that was even with another dog in the house. Usually getting another dog does assist, but it has to be right all of you.

as a breeder I would never promise someone a particular pup at such a young age. But then I don’t take deposits either. They are all mine until I figure out what is best for each baby. So I have trouble seeing it through their eyes. But I am sure that there will be others that suit you as well as he would have.

While you are disappointed to miss out on this particular pup trying to insist on getting it is unlikely to end well. Ideally any breeder you choose will be there with advice and assistance if you need it into the future, forcing their hand would make a good relationship impossible from the start. The only way i can think you could push it is legally, if you can definitely prove you were promised that particular pup, and even then I would think the effort considerable and success unlikely. The state canine bodies don’t intervene in disputes between buyers and sellers unless it is to do with registration, they rightly leave the rest to normal consumer law.

The first thing I would is get both dogs thoroughly checked over by a vet. Changes in health status on the part of either dog could be a trigger. Best to rule it out before trying other things.

It hasn’t been 3 months coming into Aust for a very long time. The most recent change was from a month to 10 days and that was a couple of years ago. There is a bit to do the overseas end before they enter, making sure the appropriate time periods have elapsed since blood tests and vaccinations, but quite doable. The Commonwealth Dept of Agriculture and Water Resources has step by step guides on its website and there are agents that specialise in doing it. I have bought two over from the US, one bounced out of quarantine happy as can be, the other found it a bit more traumatic but she had unfortunate delays along the way. Your dog would have the benefit of going home to you, mine were going to a new home, with me, which is no doubt harder. Going into the US is much easier and as long as your dog has no particular noise sensitivities or anxieties I would do it myself. An anxious dog I might not.

The Vet registration boards/vet practitioner boards don’t have members (except the few sitting on the board itself). They are statutory authorities established by the states and territory governments. It is the AVA which is the protective member body. But in all these things you run against the difficulty of getting your hands on the evidence and getting others in the profession to openly say something was done wrong. The client is disadvantaged before they even begin.

Try and find the veterinary registration board in your state, it is they that deal with complaints and have the authority over who is registered to practice. The vet association is just an industry body for vets, it has no power to impose sanctions. Do you have a day-to-day vet who could ask for the records to be released to them? Another vet might have more chance. A friend went through this once and got no satisfaction. If it happened to me today I would probably go straight to the vet registration board and a lawyer. They may have done nothing wrong but refusing you an itemised account sounds dodgy.

It is sad that this is a resurrection of a 7 year old thread, and yet the issues are still the same.

The situation is no better in my neighbourhood than it was, that is for sure. My vote will go to whichever side adequately resources the rangers to enforce the leash laws, and takes dogs off people who are repeat offenders. I expect to be able to walk on leash dogs safely down a suburban street

There were a couple of otterhounds being shown here, but that goes back a couple of decades. None now. Even in the UK they are an endangered breed with critically low numbers

I am so sorry that is a hard loss. She sounds lovely, and her cat friend too.

One report said there are emails from vet staff saying they initially refused to put the dog down because they didn’t think euthanasia was warranted, and the govt official then became insistent. Canberra Times

I used to have a friend who boasted about her little dog’s bravery in running out and attacking an on-lead Deerhound every time it was walked past their house. She stopped when I asked what she thought was going to happen when that deerhound’s enormous reserve of patience finally ran out.

If you mean the breeder listings on the main site you should probably contact the owner of the site through [email protected] for the authoritive answer, he is also on these forums as Troy. The membership page on the main site also provides a lot of information https://www.dogzonline.com.au/members/terms.asp If you just mean joining the Breeders Community sub-forum here, I think from memory you have to ask Troy and let him know your ANKC or NZ prefix.

None of my sighthounds would have used the stumps to escape. But the only time any of them have been an escape risk has been in the first few weeks, once they knew they belonged they didn’t want to. A different type of breed though would find escape easy over the stumps. I would listen to the greyhound experts who have responded, unless you get an unusually determined Grey the biggest risk is probably running into them. And as Greyhound skin tears so easily I would take action on that account.

Google ‘pet pharmacy’ and several will come up. I don’t use them so can’t recommend any one in particular. For prescriptions I think you scan the prescription initially, then follow up with the original in the mail.