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Chinese medicine works just as well on dogs as it does on people. I have been using it for my dogs for over 10 years. Lyn Pinosa at Alternatine Therapies at Austral in Sydney (ph: 02 9606 8922) is a registered doctor of Chinese Medicine and former vet nurse. She has lots of canine and human patients that she has achieved some startling success with. Quite a few patients have both themselves and their dogs treated at the same time. My latest dog to be treated broke out in a severe itchy rash a few weeks ago and I have managed to avoid using any cortisone on him. He has had acupuncture and chinese herbs and the itch has almost completely subsided. Lyn has also had success treating cancer, chronic infections, hormone imbalances, assorted injuries, etc, etc, Doctors of Chinese Medicine do not have to be of Chinese nationality. It is taught in out universities here. So sorry to here that there is nothing the vets can do for Charlie, but I would suggest at least giving Chinese medicine a try. TCVM- Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine is actually becoming quite popular here in austraila!! My 4 dogs have all had herbs specifically designed for them by a Vet- from All Natural Vets at Russel Lea!! There are even seminars for vets to be trained in TCVM here in austraila run through the Australian Veterinary Association- I cant WAIT till I have enough money to attend one! Just out of interest here is a link about TCVM training http://www.tcvm.com/ I have used acupuncture, homeopathics, bowen, massage, chinese herbs- I have found all of them to be helpful for my crew!! I think that you know what is best for Charlie and that you will know when/if to get another dog. I have been watching your thread and know the effort that you have gone to thus far to keep him safe and comfy. Good luck with him- I will have to try to make it to a meet that he is at this year- I provide you with extra Lappie cuddles!!

I just got home from canberra royal (with bluey the star pupil!!) and instead of crashing into bed it looks like I will be up for another hour!!!!! Not fair!

He's already got the widescreen so chances are you already have been :) Ive been widescreened too, and then sent the still images of it Its only a matter of time till you get to experience it as well Secretkei Thank god I never sent any videos. I'm thinking re-branding too as well as other things, including more products on line, maybe more courses on-line. At least it gives us something to think about in our otherwise boring exciting workday. OK I just recieved an email to rub it in!! I didnt even know that there were changes on the website until I saw this thread.... and now I have it sitting in my inbox taunting me!!!! Now I REALLY REALLY want to know!! I can already see that I will be late for my first lecture of this year so I can see what has happened.......

Abby- Abbey from NCIS BUT her showname is LYNDOOR SLEEPY SAM which I had no choice about. I would like to add she is a divison 1 flyball dog that is nicknamed pocket rocket and everyone always laughes at her show name as in the ring she is often seen spinning out doing tricks! Bluey- He wore red nailpolish on his toes as a pup so it seemed australian to call him bluey (all his gear is red and ppl get very confused LOL) Showname "Rockychoky rd" Safire (Saffy)- She wouldnt die (was a very sick pup though) and is a spitfire- all the girls had gemstones in their name Showname "Safire Seashelz" In reality she likes to be called "Princess Saf Saf" and often will only recall to this- much to my eternal embarassment. But it fits her to a T Milky- All the rest of the litter were dark chocolate and he was only milky chocolate Showname "Sir Milky Way". The above are all chocolate coloured Kelpies- thus the reappearing chocolate theam!! Demi- I wanted a name beginning with D (I train a charlie so decided to go a little aphabetical and I have A, B, C....) and ending in an "eee" sound and I call her my little Demi Doggess!! Showname- "Great Expectations" She is my first Finnish Lapphund and I have high hopes for her in the show ring of course!! Ebony- the black cat who was a big sook but I still called him eboneser scruge!! Moggie- who was a Moggie Kala- My first Kelpie. I was 4 when I got her so who knows how she ended up with that name Perry- the cockatail after the peregrin(sp?) falcon!! I cant decide what to name the next dog. I want a Zara (the opposite of abby!) but since I am breeding it I will probably end up with another litter box name that I cant get rid of!! I named a stray kitten that came into work yesterday Houdini...... I spent 20 minutes looking for the little bugger as he had escaped out of his cage and someone had left the isolation door open so I was looking all over the surgery!! I hope it doesnt put anyone off adopting him LOL.

OK spoke to another Lappie owner. A lappie has come in at 4mths!! Hope you manage to keep her clean for more than 5sec- which is how long Demi stays clean post bath LOL!

Does her vulva look swollen? And is the blood comming from inside the vulva? I have not heard of any Lappies comming in that early. Perhaps check with the breeder as I am not sure about their lines but it does seem a little unusual for the breed in general. +1 for the vet if it continues and you are doubting it is a season.

And with this; learn to use your gears, You will be thankful. Drop gears on grass. Other tips with your bike.. buy a good seat and raise it so that you can hardly touch the ground - that way you are almost completely stretching your legs out, instead of keeping them bent and risking ache. +1 for the comfy seat and using gears- it was the only thing that got me through in the end!! I was kinda wondering though- I did it on a heavyish bike last time but now also have a cheapish light bike. Would using the lighter bike make any difference? I like training on my heavy bike because I like the stability (when owners allow random dogs to come up and play with my dogs while i am riding with them. GRRRR clearly when I am riding I also want my dog running all over the place with their mutt!! OK mini rant over) but should I use the lighter one of the actual test?

The OB is easy. When I did it with abby she took off in the Stay before the test and she did the same at the end so TECHNICALLY she was as willing to work at the end as she was in the beginning LOL!! It is more to weed out the dogs who seriously struggled during the test and dont want to get up at the end. So long as they will still get up and work for you at the end you should pass! I dont have time to train the dogs seperatly so I am currently riding with one dog attached to the walkydog and the other is on a lead. Yep two Kelpies attached to one bike......... I survived the first day without injury!! Oh and tip for the humans- practise riding on grass, soft grass as well. I was fine on the hard surfaces but when I did the test about 50% was on soft squishy grass which made it really hard to ride through since I hadnt done too much training on the grass!!

A Boston Terrier did it last year at sydney!! I got to vet it and it was AMAZING!! In a nutshell, because it's colder. A huge consideration when you have a double coated breed who dislikes running more than 5km in temps above 10 degrees. But we are visiting lappie and keeshond friends of ours, so we will be doing other things there, too. +1 for the temp- Sydney is MISERABLE for the heat by the end. Although I will be doing it in sydney too with Milky I have decided. Is two ETs in one year considered crazy for a human?

I will be doing it in victoria with one of my Kelpies. The bike is sitting there- just need to pump up the tyres again!! Although I KNOW the training will be more for my benifit than the dogs LOL. I did one with my older girl- her pulse dropped but I am glad no one took mine!!! Anyone else planing on doing in in Vic?

I dont own a GSD and have thus never entered a GSD specialty (have watched a little though) and I KNOW I will never enter one!! Why... I HAVE been judged by a GSD specialtist and have vowed never again LOL. After 9 laps for 1st and 2nd place Junior dog, ' 1st, no 2nd, again, no 1st, 2nd......' it did come down to the handler being able to do the 9 laps!! With NO double handling (simply because it is not a big thing in our club although I am not nieve enough to believe it doesnt happen) most dogs were still as alert and happy to go as they were in the first lap as they were in the last. The ones that werent were the ones that were badly put together or were unfit. They are working dogs that are expected to maintian their enthusiasm for work until they drop dead- and they all did that! (ETA there was just a significant difference at the point where the dogs thought they were going to drop dead so at that point their enthusiasm dropped off and this might have been masked by double handling and they might have been awarded better than what they should have been! and generally these dogs dont do well in all breeds or past specialty shows anyway, even without running 9 laps!) In the Junior dog class both our dogs were pulling their owners (who were the ones lagging) by the end. At this age neither were eligable for the ET but my boy will be doing, hopefully pulling my bike around the course if I have anything to do with it. So in this case we were subjected (ok maybe a little harsh but I had a few dogs entered and had already done a flyball comp the day before!) to the same proceedure as a GSD specialty with next to no double handling and most of the dogs still did well. I really dont think that excessive double handling is required if the dog is trained and fit. I do however always stand in the same place if someone else is handling my bitch as she watches for me and so it is easier for me to stand so she points in the right direction and give the handler a fighting chance with her. So if it is something that subtle go for it- if it involves noise, movement etc that makes it obvious then doesnt that mean that you have not trained your dog to do the job you are asking it to do?

I dont like to recomend breeds not my own (because obviously I dont know all thier breed traits) but I do think a terrier would suit for agility- they have spunk, you can teach them to tug as a reward and they do amazing at agility so dont miss out on the that ring when you go to a show!! And also see if you can do flyball with your dog (if there are any clubs in your area). Not biased or anything but it is also a really fun sport!

As a first timer at agility perhaps it would be more fun to begin with a dog that you can keep up with. Although a kelpie makes a good agility dog you also have to train them to that point. Look at your whole life style, how much you want to train, your experience in training etc. It is possible to teach excelent distance work but you would have to do a fair amount of training and put in time outside of class etc to get the dog to that point. I dont think a wolfie is the breed you want for agility- they dont mature until they are 2 or older (so no jumping) and they would be jumping so high I dont know how they would do. Dobs do quite well at agility and I quite like foxies- they have determination and spunk I also asume (havent done much research) that there would be breeders that would be able to pick a dog that can do dog sports for you. The right Lappie could be a good agility dog however at this time I would not be recomending them for that purpose. There are no breeders that are really breeding for dog sports (but I am guessing that will change in the next few yrs!) and so there are only a few kennels with dogs with enough drive and get up and go to perform the task- overall I think that buying for dog sports would be a big gamble as you are as likely to get a full time couch potato as you are a dog willing to perform in the agility ring! They are a great dog to have around but you are particularly looking into competing in agility and this is MHO

All I can say is that at least he is sticking to behaviour this time..................

absofrikkenlootely! Agree!

Not sure if they were the same thing but I was talking to a lady with wolfhounds who's dog had something similar (I think it was the same condition) on the elbows and she said it was best not to drain- too much risk to the joint capsule.... I am sure other big dog owners would be a better expert than me on this though. Not very good at picking breeds but in flyball we would put his breed down as "big brown dog" (we also have little black dogs- both are rare and honorable breeds to own LOL)

Dont worry my 12yr old cousin (who owns a dog) screams and jumps all over the lounge when she sees one of my dogs (even through a door or child gate). With her it is attention seeking coz she knows she will get sympathy for being scared of the evil mean dog that is now jumping all over the place barking saying 'doyawannaplaydoyawannaplay' while I get lazer death stares for letting the dogs scare her and then a talking to after by other family members who actually think she is scared!! The dog is usually minding its own buisness before she starts carrying on. What is worse- I have caught her many times patting the dogs, letting them out of their room when I have told HER to stay away from them because I dont trust her I now basicaly have to sit between her where any of the dogs are kept just to keep THEM safe

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Well on the subject of poo.... I never thought I would be running around after my dog to pull a little bit out that is attached to a hair (often mine) and so wont fall off thier bum!! I dont feel their poo but I can look at it and identify who did it!! I didnt think my first car would be a tucson.... I went looking for a getz but it just wasnt going to fit the dogs in it!

In my flyball club my girl is often the odd one out being the only girl on the team. I have 3 girls and 2 boys- The boys are entire so have had to work a little more on their focus but in general they are as easy/hard as each other.

If you are looking at a Kelpie for dog sports and showing there are a few show lines that are being bred specificaly for dog sports (still do well in the show ring) and look more like your working kelpie lines. As with all breeds there is a wide variety within the breed so you would need to do some research. I can recomend a few ppl to go to and a few to stay away from (NB I have nothing against the people that I recomend not to go to but from experince have found that they do not have the 'it' factor for dog sports) if anyone wants to PM me. My ANKC kelpie keeps up with the working kelpies at flyball and will hopefully hit the OB ring this year, fingers crossed I will also sort out some running off buisness in agility and she should debut in that too. I think Kelpies make an amazing sports dog and companion- they have off switches (mine are all couch potatos at home, big time- too lazy to even play with the puppy!) but take them off the property (or even say 'ready ready' NB never say ready ready to a Kelpie if you are heading into the show ring- it does not look pretty!) and they become little firecrackers. They are a little different to train compared to a BC but after whippets I think you will be more than ready for a Kelpie!! ETA- LOL kavik we both have the running off issue. I would like to add that I have three others that have perfecft recall and dont run off. Abby was my first sport dog so am trying to undo some of my mistakes!!

I will go back and fix it up- it was for intermediate dog not class of breed thanks for letting me know. He had not judged my dog at all

OK so next time I will ask the steward if something like this happens again!! Which I hope it wont (will not be going under that judge again!!) It was for class ie intermediate dog- so he had not been seen by the judge at all that day (I like it when the judge does a quick decision for class in group LOL I like to get home and wont complain about that ever!) ShellyBeggs- If there was a clear fault with my boy then fine- you dont need to go over them, HOWEVER he has been quite competitive with the other exhibit and so I would have expected that he should have AT LEAST looked at the PROFILE of each dog stacked- in this case the judge did not even do that, we just gated around the ring once. Furthermore bite is part of the standard, as is a double coat and it is important to feel the depth, bredth of chest, shoulders etc because they are important to the performance capability of the breed as well as many other points. Nope not every judge knows them all but the basics are almost always covered. I dont mind if the judge asks me to show them their bite- but it should be checked. Since both boys had their tails down- nope testicles would not have been a given! I have to say that if judges never layed their hands on dogs alot would be covered up- what about any coated breed where you HAVE to feel to make sure that what you are seeing in movement is what is there, let alone length of neck etc which can be shaped through grooming.... It is a narrow view to believe that each dog should not be touched by the judge, I think breeds where this was possible would be the exception rather than the rule!!

Just a query on something that happend to me a while back.... I went in with one of my dogs for class and the judge stood there and looked at the two exhibits before we entered the ring. He was standing infront of the first exhbitor and I was in behind them so he would have only been able to see my dogs head front on, if that. He then motioned us to proceed round the ring. We pulled up and before I had a chance to even stand my dog he awarded it to the other exhibit. He did not touch the dog, did not look at them both stacked. I was told be a fellow exhibitor that I should have gone to the show sec? and report that my dog was not judged. I did not feel comfortable doing this because as far as I knew once the judge had made a decision that decision was final. I also had someone showing my bitch and didnt want to leave them as she can become a little distracted if I dissapear on her while she is in the ring. So I did nothing but was given an earful by the other exhibitor for not going and doing something about it but was not sure what to do and if they were giving me the right information. I was a little dissapointed that I had gone to the effort of paying my fee (and it was a large show so more expensive than one that I normally enter), getting my dog ready only to be dismissed without him even allowing me to stack the dog!! At the end of the day I am glad I did not go because I was able to support someone else in the ring but would like to know incase it happens in the future. So what would you have done if this happend to you.....

Abby Weaning her off food at agility Teaching her to tugg (Although Nik might need to add more to abbys list!) Bluey Focusing on me Doing flyball with a dog runing in the next lane Not lunging/barking at people Milky FOCUS- If I can get this dog to reliably offer me eye contact I think it will make my year!! All else will follow on from this! Safire Proofing the cues for agility equipment Box turns for flyball Focus Demi DROPS SFE actually understanding what she is doing (ie she can sit stay and is occasionally doing nice heeling but I doubt she 'gets' it yet)