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I played numerous sports with no issue, but the higher and more competitive it got, the bitchier it got. When I was competing with someone else for a place in a team, especially a state or Australian one, it wasn't much different to a dog show. But perhaps I was unlucky. ETA: My brother played soccer for a local club as a junoir and the crap that went on there between parents was worse than anything I've seen at a show. Just thinking, are entries dropping at similar rates all around Aust? Or are some states better than others? I haven't had nearly as many bad experiences as Gayle has, but I show the same breed. Does state have anything to do with it?

had her only a month ago and last year, wish they would be more original. Sounds like 'they' were probably short on time & options to find a replacement Thanks for letting us know Lyndsay been on dogs sa web site for a while, had plenty of time. The date on DogsSA isn't accurate. We thank Mrs S Gartner for stepping up at such late notice.

This is pretty much exactly what I was going to say.

I love the chamois ones - light weight but stay cooler longer than the silver eagle ones I've found. I can lend you my spare one if you want to try it Thank you! :D Springy - thank you! Those tips are fantastic. Nevafollo - They look/sound great. I'll let Silvawilow try them and let her report on them.

We flew Ruby (Irish Terrier so probably similar in weight to a Whippet but we sent her in an Aussie Shepherd sized crate) for a few hundred from Perth to Adelaide on her own. I can't remember exactly how much but $850 is at least $550 more than we paid!

Ahem, don't forget the ears! 'All I see are flat ears!' Until the girls caught sight of each other! "What are with your ears?" Inset flapping hands near head. I loved that judge, best one ever!

What have people found effective for coated breeds?

Gracie needs all of hers done and she's terrible to try and do. Ruby occasionally needs hers done, more to give her feet a tidier look for the show ring. Same with Holly's. Her's stay relatively short and if I wasn't showing her I probably wouldn't bother, but short nails gives her feet a nicer, cleaner look and so hers are done regularly. She's fine with it being done - she used to me grooming her feet/legs so it's just a part of that. She doesn't have dew claws. Poppy only needs her dew claws done and she's easy as. Maizie, our blue Aussie, never seems to need her dew claws done, but she uses hers all the time, Poppy doesn't. Poppy's are poorly attatched and stick out more, they are pretty useless compared to Maizie's. I do Maizie's other nails for the same reason I do Holly's. My dogs all run on the same type of surfaces and are roughly the same in exercise levels. I think its a combination of surfaces they run on and the individual dog, perhaps foot conformation or how fast the nails grow as to how often they need to be done. I wouldn't pay anyone to do them, it's part of their regular grooming by us. They are all easy enough to do except Gracie.

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I'm not surprised it was done begrudgingly. The antivenin alone can make a dog very sick and give them long lasting side effects. I would not ever opt to do that unless it was a last resort. "Just in case" doesn't warrant what the antivenin can do to your pets system. You seem very bitter about veterinarians. I agree.

Junior Kennel Club Championship Shows 12th & 13th November 2011 Change of Judge: Mrs S Gartner will replace Mr J Palmer for Group 7 Saturday 12th and Group 3 Sunday 13th Mr M Derbyshire will replace Mr J Palmer for General Specials Saturday 12th

We haven't gone away in ages, but when we did (and only had 2 dogs) they went to a lovely boarding kennel. Now if we were to go away we would board them with one of our dog's breeders, who is also a friend. We know they understand our dogs and our breeds and what they need.

I don't have to worry about tails with the Aussies :p but with the Irish I hold the tail on the stack, its up on the move but standing in a line up for ages while the judge does their thing makes her drop her tail, giving a completely different look and she loses the alert, on her toes 'terrier' look. She's a pretty mellow girl, her brother will have his up 99% of the time on the stack and so his isn't touched. Depends on the dog and what's going on.

Congratulations Belljari! Hope the nipples come good soon.

I agree 100% with what Gayle has said, shedding of Aussies really comes down to the dog's individual coat. I have one girl who drops bucketloads most of the year, and when she's due in season it's like a snowstorm inside. But the other, her half sister, has a very different texture and type of coat, and doesn't drop much at all.

Why throw the baby out with the bath water? In some breeds, breeding from only clears would drastically reduce the gene pool. Why reduce the quality of the breed, and risk other diseases which we can't yet test for, by breeding only from clears, when breeding from a carrier to a clear is never going to produce affected animals.

Fingers crossed that there's another bub hiding in there somewhere! One of Maizie's little girls passed away this morning. RIP little baby.

I would if I had any! I didn't get to go home between work and going to the breeder's, so no camera and no puppy pics yet. Worked out they are 8 weeks old on Christmas day.

Aussies BOB: Gr Ch Comeby Sargon Ruler PT RuBOB: Comeby No Mere Ranger

Maizie had her bubs last night, about 30mins between each! She had 7, 3 boys and 4 girls.

I'm so sorry Wazzat.

So sorry.

I'd be ignoring that comment GayleK .... what a silly statement for someone to make .... It's most defintely NOT rude. Agree! especially as you have given them the benefit of your entry for one of the days - that's one more entry fee than they would have received!! I agree! People have other commitments that have to come first. That's simply silly to be called rude for only showing on the last day.

Well said Rottshowgirl. You show some amazing dogs.

We had a huge winning BT in WA that won many best in shows (20 according to his profile). He was well known around every group and everyone loved him. He stood out as one of those once in a lifetime dogs. He was top dog in WA there for a while wasn't he? I wish I had gotten to see him in the ring!