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Almost done - Master Dog Breeders andAssociates - 5th Annual Dog Owners Choice Awards. CATEGORIES. Awards are open to all members and non-members of the MDBA and nominations close 31.12.11. Winners will be announced March 2012. 1.Master Breeder of the Year. The nominee must be a financial member of the MDBA and be nominated by a puppy buyer. This award is not about the success of the breeder's dogs in dog-related events or the amount of litters they breed. Thisis about standards of service, support and ethics provided to their puppybuyers. 2Master Responsible Pet Owner of the Year. To be eligible to be nominated in thiscategory, the nominee must be a financial member of the MDBA. 3.Master Puppy Buyer of the Year. Must be nominated by the person who bredtheir dog and that person must be an MDBA member. 4.Master Rescuer of the Year. Must be nominated by someone who has adopted one of their dogs, or by someone who is a foster carer /rescuer attached to them. This awardis not about how many dogs they have rescued but about their standards ofservice, support and ethics to their clients and foster carers. Must be a financial Rescue member of the MDBA 5.Breeder of the Year. Must be a registered breeder [not necessarily ANKC] and be nominated by a puppy buyer. The nomination is not about the success of the breeder's dogs, or how many they breed. This is about service, standards and ethics provided to their puppy buyers. 6.Responsible Pet Owner of the Year. Must be an Australian Resident 7.Best Canine Rescuer of the Year. Must be nominated by someone who has one oftheir dogs or by someone who is a foster carer /rescuer attached to the group.Open to Australian residents and this is about service, standards and ethicsthey have shown to their clients and foster carers 8.Best Canine Foster Carer of the Year. To be eligible for nomination for this category the nominee must be nominated by a rescue group/service. This award is not about how many dogs a foster carer has fostered but about their standardsof service and dedication. Open to Australian residents. 9.Pet Sitter /walker of the Year. To be eligible to be nominated for this category, the nominee must be nominated by a client for excellence in standardsof service. Open to Australian residents. 10.Most Supportive Vet of the Year. To be eligible for nomination in this category the nominee must be nominated by a client. Australian residents 11.Best Vet Nurse /Receptionist of the Year. Must be located in Australia and nominatedby a client or a vet. 12 Best Vet surgery/clinic of the Year – Must be located in Australia and be nominated by a client, 13.Best Canine Specialist Service Provider of the Year – Must trade in Australia. Must be nominated by a client. 14.Best Canine Groomer of the Year. Must be nominated by a client. This nomination is about standards in service. Australian residents. 15.Best Dog Trainer of the Year. Must be nominated by a client. This award isnot about awards dogs that have been trained by the nominee have achieved butabout the trainer's dedication and standards in service. Open to Australian residents. 16.Best MDBA Student of the Year. Must be a Current student of the Master Dog Breeders Academy and nominated by a faculty member of the MDBA 17.Best Dog related Website of the Year. Must be owned by an Australian resident. 18.Excellence in Contribution and/or Leadership in Canine Affairs. Must be located in Australia. 19.Boarding Kennel of the Year. Must be nominated by a client. Must be located in Australia 20.Pet Transport Service of the Year. Must be nominated by a client and branches or based in Australia 21.MDBA Pacers award for outstanding Service. 22.Best dog related Publication of the year. 23.Best Dog Supply retail outlet. Must be nominated by a client or customer.Must be located in Australia. Must not sell live animals 24.Best Dog Photographer /artist. Must be nominated by a client or customer.Must be based in Australia. 25.Best Dog Insurance Provider of the Year. Must be nominated by a client or customer. Must be based in Australia 26.Best Dog Friendly Tourist destination. Must be nominated by a dog owner who is a client /visitor. Must be located in Australia. 27Best dog related product of the year. 28Best dog related service provider of the year. Must be nominated by a client or customer. Must be based in Australia. 29.Best Youth Participation in Canine Affairs. Must be aged between 14 and18 as at 1/1/2011. Must be an Australian resident. 30.Best Junior in Canine Helpfulness and or Kindness. Must be aged between 8 and 14, as at 1/1/2011.Must be an Australian resident Conditions and Enquiries available atwww.mdbaawards.net.au

Almost done - Master Dog Breeders andAssociates - 5th Annual Dog Owners Choice Awards. CATEGORIES. Awards are open to all members and non-members of the MDBA and nominations close 31.12.11. Winners will be announced March 2012. 1.Master Breeder of the Year. The nominee must be a financial member of the MDBA and be nominated by a puppy buyer. This award is not about the success of the breeder's dogs in dog-related events or the amount of litters they breed. Thisis about standards of service, support and ethics provided to their puppybuyers. 2Master Responsible Pet Owner of the Year. To be eligible to be nominated in thiscategory, the nominee must be a financial member of the MDBA. 3.Master Puppy Buyer of the Year. Must be nominated by the person who bredtheir dog and that person must be an MDBA member. 4.Master Rescuer of the Year. Must be nominated by someone who has adopted one of their dogs, or by someone who is a foster carer /rescuer attached to them. This awardis not about how many dogs they have rescued but about their standards ofservice, support and ethics to their clients and foster carers. Must be a financial Rescue member of the MDBA 5.Breeder of the Year. Must be a registered breeder [not necessarily ANKC] and be nominated by a puppy buyer. The nomination is not about the success of the breeder's dogs, or how many they breed. This is about service, standards and ethics provided to their puppy buyers. 6.Responsible Pet Owner of the Year. Must be an Australian Resident 7.Best Canine Rescuer of the Year. Must be nominated by someone who has one oftheir dogs or by someone who is a foster carer /rescuer attached to the group.Open to Australian residents and this is about service, standards and ethicsthey have shown to their clients and foster carers 8.Best Canine Foster Carer of the Year. To be eligible for nomination for this category the nominee must be nominated by a rescue group/service. This award is not about how many dogs a foster carer has fostered but about their standardsof service and dedication. Open to Australian residents. 9.Pet Sitter /walker of the Year. To be eligible to be nominated for this category, the nominee must be nominated by a client for excellence in standardsof service. Open to Australian residents. 10.Most Supportive Vet of the Year. To be eligible for nomination in this category the nominee must be nominated by a client. Australian residents 11.Best Vet Nurse /Receptionist of the Year. Must be located in Australia and nominatedby a client or a vet. 12 Best Vet surgery/clinic of the Year – Must be located in Australia and be nominated by a client, 13.Best Canine Specialist Service Provider of the Year – Must trade in Australia. Must be nominated by a client. 14.Best Canine Groomer of the Year. Must be nominated by a client. This nomination is about standards in service. Australian residents. 15.Best Dog Trainer of the Year. Must be nominated by a client. This award isnot about awards dogs that have been trained by the nominee have achieved butabout the trainer's dedication and standards in service. Open to Australian residents. 16.Best MDBA Student of the Year. Must be a Current student of the Master Dog Breeders Academy and nominated by a faculty member of the MDBA 17.Best Dog related Website of the Year. Must be owned by an Australian resident. 18.Excellence in Contribution and/or Leadership in Canine Affairs. Must be located in Australia. 19.Boarding Kennel of the Year. Must be nominated by a client. Must be located in Australia 20.Pet Transport Service of the Year. Must be nominated by a client and branches or based in Australia 21.MDBA Pacers award for outstanding Service. 22.Best dog related Publication of the year. 23.Best Dog Supply retail outlet. Must be nominated by a client or customer.Must be located in Australia. Must not sell live animals 24.Best Dog Photographer /artist. Must be nominated by a client or customer.Must be based in Australia. 25.Best Dog Insurance Provider of the Year. Must be nominated by a client or customer. Must be based in Australia 26.Best Dog Friendly Tourist destination. Must be nominated by a dog owner who is a client /visitor. Must be located in Australia. 27Best dog related product of the year. 28Best dog related service provider of the year. Must be nominated by a client or customer. Must be based in Australia. 29.Best Youth Participation in Canine Affairs. Must be aged between 14 and18 as at 1/1/2011. Must be an Australian resident. 30.Best Junior in Canine Helpfulness and or Kindness. Must be aged between 8 and 14, as at 1/1/2011.Must be an Australian resident Conditions and Enquiries available atwww.mdbaawards.net.au

Almost done - Master Dog Breeders andAssociates - 5th Annual Dog Owners Choice Awards. CATEGORIES. Awards are open to all members and non-members of the MDBA and nominations close 31.12.11. Winners will be announced March 2012. 1.Master Breeder of the Year. The nominee must be a financial member of the MDBA and be nominated by a puppy buyer. This award is not about the success of the breeder's dogs in dog-related events or the amount of litters they breed. Thisis about standards of service, support and ethics provided to their puppybuyers. 2Master Responsible Pet Owner of the Year. To be eligible to be nominated in thiscategory, the nominee must be a financial member of the MDBA. 3.Master Puppy Buyer of the Year. Must be nominated by the person who bredtheir dog and that person must be an MDBA member. 4.Master Rescuer of the Year. Must be nominated by someone who has adopted one of their dogs, or by someone who is a foster carer /rescuer attached to them. This awardis not about how many dogs they have rescued but about their standards ofservice, support and ethics to their clients and foster carers. Must be a financial Rescue member of the MDBA 5.Breeder of the Year. Must be a registered breeder [not necessarily ANKC] and be nominated by a puppy buyer. The nomination is not about the success of the breeder's dogs, or how many they breed. This is about service, standards and ethics provided to their puppy buyers. 6.Responsible Pet Owner of the Year. Must be an Australian Resident 7.Best Canine Rescuer of the Year. Must be nominated by someone who has one oftheir dogs or by someone who is a foster carer /rescuer attached to the group.Open to Australian residents and this is about service, standards and ethicsthey have shown to their clients and foster carers 8.Best Canine Foster Carer of the Year. To be eligible for nomination for this category the nominee must be nominated by a rescue group/service. This award is not about how many dogs a foster carer has fostered but about their standardsof service and dedication. Open to Australian residents. 9.Pet Sitter /walker of the Year. To be eligible to be nominated for this category, the nominee must be nominated by a client for excellence in standardsof service. Open to Australian residents. 10.Most Supportive Vet of the Year. To be eligible for nomination in this category the nominee must be nominated by a client. Australian residents 11.Best Vet Nurse /Receptionist of the Year. Must be located in Australia and nominatedby a client or a vet. 12 Best Vet surgery/clinic of the Year – Must be located in Australia and be nominated by a client, 13.Best Canine Specialist Service Provider of the Year – Must trade in Australia. Must be nominated by a client. 14.Best Canine Groomer of the Year. Must be nominated by a client. This nomination is about standards in service. Australian residents. 15.Best Dog Trainer of the Year. Must be nominated by a client. This award isnot about awards dogs that have been trained by the nominee have achieved butabout the trainer's dedication and standards in service. Open to Australian residents. 16.Best MDBA Student of the Year. Must be a Current student of the Master Dog Breeders Academy and nominated by a faculty member of the MDBA 17.Best Dog related Website of the Year. Must be owned by an Australian resident. 18.Excellence in Contribution and/or Leadership in Canine Affairs. Must be located in Australia. 19.Boarding Kennel of the Year. Must be nominated by a client. Must be located in Australia 20.Pet Transport Service of the Year. Must be nominated by a client and branches or based in Australia 21.MDBA Pacers award for outstanding Service. 22.Best dog related Publication of the year. 23.Best Dog Supply retail outlet. Must be nominated by a client or customer.Must be located in Australia. Must not sell live animals 24.Best Dog Photographer /artist. Must be nominated by a client or customer.Must be based in Australia. 25.Best Dog Insurance Provider of the Year. Must be nominated by a client or customer. Must be based in Australia 26.Best Dog Friendly Tourist destination. Must be nominated by a dog owner who is a client /visitor. Must be located in Australia. 27Best dog related product of the year. 28Best dog related service provider of the year. Must be nominated by a client or customer. Must be based in Australia. 29.Best Youth Participation in Canine Affairs. Must be aged between 14 and18 as at 1/1/2011. Must be an Australian resident. 30.Best Junior in Canine Helpfulness and or Kindness. Must be aged between 8 and 14, as at 1/1/2011.Must be an Australian resident Conditions and Enquiries available atwww.mdbaawards.net.au

I have no idea what you are referring to. Perhaps you are confusing my posts with somebody else's? Sure -perhaps I was confusing your posts with someone else nice editing by the umpire though

Logically, if we are to argue that purebred dogs are better then how can we also agree that someone is able to get a rescue dog with unknown parentage and its a good dog. If you cant get a good dog from rescue then why on earth would we want to save them and find them homes? The reality is that some people and some families can live with any dog but I know me and I know my family and we cant. I breed purebred dogs for a couple of reasons but one of the big ones is because I believe that if someone can predict the management issues which come with a dog that there is greater chance of the people and the dog living happily ever after. If you cross a lab with a poodle there is no way of predicting what it is you need to do to maintain it and live with it. there are over 60 possible coat combinations alone - this would not suit me as I need to know before I bring a dog home what I need to do to keep it groomed and clean and happy because I know I don't want to have to do a dog's hair or pay massive bills in keeping it clipped etc. No doubt about it some people breed great working dogs which are not purebred and they may even put a bit of science into it and know which traits or characteristics are common to both and can be expected - some people breed nice little cockapoos etc but so what ? Any one can do that - some will be good , some not so good and some pretty good but sooner or later if you want to breed consistently good dogs which will do the job better than any other dog you have to breed dogs which are predictable generation after generation . If not every litter is about luck and not science. It brings a higher risk of producing dogs which will be no good for what they were intended or which are more difficult for families to live with. As long as the person taking the dog home knows that a rescue dog or a cross bred mutt is what it is and the inherent risks which go with it as far as predictability etc are concerned its all good but because I believe that non predictible dog ownership causes a major part of the problem my ethics don't allow to breed anything other than the most predictable dogs I can . Not all breeders - regardless of which group they fit into or all rescue regardless of whether they are a breed rescue or not are equal. When someone starts prattling on about 'good ethical breeders" better be more specific because what I think is ethical isn't necessarily what you think.

Good grief Greytmate - what on earth are you hoping to achieve by this ? Play the ball and not the man or the umpire will send you off.

espinay2 Well, it now becomes a philosphical argument over the meaning of Breeding. It can be taken as an adjective, which I would hasten to add makes the document 'punative.' Or, it can be understood as a verb as in 'the breeding' of cats and dogs, which obviously casts the document in a less restrictive light. It will be necessary to start interpreting the document in a more abstract manner by which I mean imagining the situation in the guide dog and greyhound industries. There the animals may be, for all intents and puposes, permanently housed and therefore permanently regulated. I don't think mum and dad breeders would or should warrant breaches. But again, I am going to sit with the interpretation of the document as 'the breeding' of cats and dogs and not extract the meaning from it to be 'a breeding' cat or dog. Px When this was first published I rang and spoke with the person in charge of this with the DPI and I was told that in the activity of breeding dogs meant anyone who breeds a litter. I can give you examples of people who have been advised of what they have had to do to comply with this after visits from the RSPCA who have less than 6 dogs. One had a call from the RSPCA after she had been reported for having a de barked dog - the dog was debarked 5 years ago. I wont go into what happened with this - different subject but the breeder had dogs in a large fenced area - no puppies and was told that it did not fit the code and was given 4 weeks to comply. She took all of her dogs out and had them desexed. When the ranger returned again she was told she couldn't breed dogs on her premises as it did not comply with the code. She replied that she no longer intended to breed and all of her dogs were now desexed. No more problem she is able to keep her dogs in the manner she had always kept them.

For anyone interested in exactly this sort of process, some reading on the formation of the "Silken Windhound" breed might answer some questions. Here we have a modern, newly formed breed still working towards widespread recognition (recognised in Slovenia and Czech Rep. I think, and possibly provisionally with AKC?). It has been DNA mapped since the very beginnings, with foundation and any external stock used tested clear of genetic issues. Yes, scrutiny and selection is tough and many produced pups don't become part of the ongoing breeding program. But as they are bred with care and regard, are a healthy and lovely breed they have no problem being desexed and homed as pets. The breed is promoted through their own society shows, coursing days and owner get-togethers. It can be done ethically, but not for the reasons of making a buck or mass producing fluffy pups for the instant gratification of consumers - basically the historic reasons for the creation of so many modern breeds hold true. We have people in Australia who are working toward breed recognition who are doing all of this and more and I don't believe it has anything to do with motivations as long as they don't compromise on what is best for the dogs and the breed.

The only safe cats in Australia are indoor cats. But she had a clear idea of what she wanted to achieve and she set out and did it. They now breed true, and she's introduced new patterns (marbling as well as spotting) and it's a very interesting exercise in genetics. But she did it by applying for a licence, outlining what she wanted to create, then used her knowledge to bring it about. She didn't start by crossbreeding indiscriminately then deciding she had some cute cats she wanted to make into a breed. The "Australian" part of the name refers to the fact that they were developed here, I don't think it's got anything to do with it being a more suitable breed for this country. I mentioned that because one of the breeder websites I read was marketing them as lower prey drive, and happy to be permanently indoors so therefore more suitable for Australia and to coexist with our wildlife. The indoors part is cool, but I'm struggling to picture a cat breed with low prey drive... (although of course I've seen individual cats that are too lazy to chase anything!) Ragdolls have a low prey drive. While the Australian Mist cat was being developed Truda was treated pretty poorly by other breeders - though the Australian dog world seems to have a monopoly on treating anyone who wants to have a go at a new breed poorly and as criminals.

We would hope that we all have the same hope or value as to what we want for every dog which is born. Our ethics and what we deem ethical are singular logically deduced self chosen and self created by each of us and is based on what we have experienced and are exposed to. All further inward logic and externally expressed behaviour is manipulated to conform to and be logically consistent with the self-created ethic. Some pretty smart people have looked at this and haven't really gotten to determine what ethics are so its fair to conclude that many of us would posses no greater knowledge. Each of us truly believes that we know what ethics are and we are self-convinced that we know more than the smartest, the most experienced people we meet. The whole of a person's life revolves around a system of ethics that controls their logic. But defining what is or is not ethical is not only an individual exercise. If it were then we could argue what someone like Hitler did was ethical because his actions were a result of what he thought was right,fair and good. So clearly the ethics of our decisions are judged and defined by society and the group we belong to. When you belong to one group who has particular goals or you have developed a way of explaining what is logical in order to attain or prevent something your definition of ethical HAS to be different to someone who has decided upon a different goal or a different cause of a problem. So telling someone that an ethical breeder or ethical rescue should behave in a certain manner ensures a couple of things. One is they can't imagine why you would call the person they have decided is ethical un ethical. The second is that within any group there are subgroups so what you assume everyone in the group is doing certain things because you believe them to have the right goals.Nothing could be further from the truth.

Almost except in most you have to have been a client in some way. Some categories dont need that . Master Breeder of the Year. The nominee must be a financial member of the MDBA and be nominated by a puppy buyer. This award is not about the success of the breeder's dogs in dog-related events or the amount of litters they breed. This is about standards of service, support and ethics provided to their puppy buyers. Master Responsible Pet Owner of the Year. To be eligible to be nominated in this category, the nominee must be a financial member of the MDBA. Master Puppy Buyer of the Year. Must be nominated by the person who bred their dog and that person must be an MDBA member. Master Rescuer of the Year. Must be nominated by someone who has adopted one of their dogs, or by someone who is a foster carer /rescuer attached to them. This award is not about how many dogs they have rescued but about their standards of service, support and ethics to their clients and foster carers. Must be a financial Rescue member of the MDBA Breeder of the Year. Must be a registered breeder [not necessarily ANKC] and be nominated by a puppy buyer. The nomination is not about the success of the breeder's dogs, or how many they breed. This is about service, standards and ethics provided to their puppy buyers. Responsible Pet Owner of the Year. Must be an Australian Resident Best Canine Rescuer of the Year. Must be nominated by someone who has one of their dogs or by someone who is a foster carer /rescuer attached to the group. Open to Australian residents and this is about service, standards and ethics they have shown to their clients and foster carers Best Canine Foster Carer of the Year. To be eligible for nomination for this category the nominee must be nominated by a rescue group/service. This award is not about how many dogs a foster carer has fostered but about their standards of service and dedication. Open to Australian residents. Pet Sitter /walker of the Year. To be eligible to be nominated for this category, the nominee must be nominated by a client for excellence in standards of service. Open to Australian residents. Most Supportive Vet of the Year. To be eligible for nomination in this category the nominee must be nominated by a client. Australian residents Best Vet Nurse /Receptionist of the Year. Must be located in Australia and nominated by a client or a vet. Best Vet surgery/clinic of the Year. Must be located in Australia and be nominated by a client. Best Canine Specialist Service Provider of the Year. Must trade in Australia. Must be nominated by a client. Best Canine Groomer of the Year. Must be nominated by a client. This nomination is about standards in service. Australian residents. Best Dog Trainer of the Year. Must be nominated by a client. This award is not about awards dogs that have been trained by the nominee have achieved but about the trainer's dedication and standards in service. Open to Australian residents. Best MDBA Student of the Year. Must be a Current student of the Master Dog Breeders Academy and nominated by a faculty member of the MDBA Best Dog related Website of the Year. Must be owned by an Australian resident. Excellence in Contribution and/or Leadership in Canine Affairs. Must be located in Australia. Pet Transport Service of the Year. Must be nominated by a client and branches or based in Australia MDBA Pacers award for outstanding Service. Best dog related Publication of the year. Best Dog Supply retail outlet. Must be nominated by a client or customer. Must be located in Australia. Must not sell live animals Best Dog Photographer/artist. Must be nominated by a client or customer. Must be based in Australia. Best Dog Insurance Provider of the Year. Must be nominated by a client or customer. Must be based in Australia Best Dog Friendly Tourist destination. Must be nominated by a dog owner who is a client /visitor. Must be located in Australia. Best dog related product of the year. Best dog related service provider of the year. Must be nominated by a client or customer. Must be based in Australia. Best Youth Participation in Canine Affairs. Must be aged between 14 and 18 as at 1/1/2011. Must be an Australian resident. Best Junior in Canine Helpfulness and or Kindness. Must be aged between 8 and 14, as at 1/1/2011.Must be an Australian resident Boarding Kennel of the Year. Must be nominated by a client. Must be located in Australia <br class="Apple-interchange-newline">

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The countdown is on and we are in the last few days for you to get your nominations in . There are 30 categories and you don't need to be an MDBA member and the nominee doesn't need to be an MDBA member. Help us to say job well done to those in the dog world who are doing the right thing by their own and other people's dogs The 5th Annual dog owners choice awards are sponsored by Dogzonline - thank you Troy ! Dont wait any longer as time is running out. www.mdbaawards.net.au

The countdown is on and we are in the last few days for you to get your nominations in . There are 30 categories and you don't need to be an MDBA member and the nominee doesn't need to be an MDBA member. Help us to say job well done to those in the dog world who are doing the right thing by their own and other people's dogs The 5th Annual dog owners choice awards are sponsored by Dogzonline - thank you Troy ! Dont wait any longer as time is running out. www.mdbaawards.net.au

The countdown is on and we are in the last few days for you to get your nominations in . There are 30 categories and you don't need to be an MDBA member and the nominee doesn't need to be an MDBA member. Help us to say job well done to those in the dog world who are doing the right thing by their own and other people's dogs The 5th Annual dog owners choice awards are sponsored by Dogzonline - thank you Troy ! Dont wait any longer as time is running out. www.mdbaawards.net.au

The countdown is on and we are in the last few days for you to get your nominations in . There are 30 categories and you don't need to be an MDBA member and the nominee doesn't need to be an MDBA member. Help us to say job well done to those in the dog world who are doing the right thing by their own and other people's dogs The 5th Annual dog owners choice awards are sponsored by Dogzonline - thank you Troy ! Dont wait any longer as time is running out. www.mdbaawards.net.au

The countdown is on and we are in the last few days for you to get your nominations in . There are 30 categories and you don't need to be an MDBA member and the nominee doesn't need to be an MDBA member. Help us to say job well done to those in the dog world who are doing the right thing by their own and other people's dogs The 5th Annual dog owners choice awards are sponsored by Dogzonline - thank you Troy ! Dont wait any longer as time is running out. www.mdbaawards.net.au

The countdown is on and we are in the last few days for you to get your nominations in . There are 30 categories and you don't need to be an MDBA member and the nominee doesn't need to be an MDBA member. Help us to say job well done to those in the dog world who are doing the right thing by their own and other people's dogs The 5th Annual dog owners choice awards are sponsored by Dogzonline - thank you Troy ! Dont wait any longer as time is running out. www.mdbaawards.net.au

The countdown is on and we are in the last few days for you to get your nominations in . There are 30 categories and you don't need to be an MDBA member and the nominee doesn't need to be an MDBA member. Help us to say job well done to those in the dog world who are doing the right thing by their own and other people's dogs The 5th Annual dog owners choice awards are sponsored by Dogzonline - thank you Troy ! Dont wait any longer as time is running out. www.mdbaawards.net.au<br class="Apple-interchange-newline">

The countdown is on and we are in the last few days for you to get your nominations in . There are 30 categories and you don't need to be an MDBA member and the nominee doesn't need to be an MDBA member. Help us to say job well done to those in the dog world who are doing the right thing by their own and other people's dogs The 5th Annual dog owners choice awards are sponsored by Dogzonline - thank you Troy ! Dont wait any longer as time is running out. www.mdbaawards.net.au

But I have no choice but to assess the code from the context of my dogs and my environment not BYB or large scale commercial places or any others. The fact is my dogs are not better off because I have to comply with this code.Especially my Maremma. I have to look at how this impacts on me , my dogs and how I want to be able to live with them and enjoy their company. I'm not happy to be restricted in the choices I can make based on what someone else may do if these laws are not placed on them. I'm not happy to have codes and laws placed on breeders where there is no science to support that it is best practice. BYB and big commercial kennels shouldn't have to have their dogs over vaccinated and over medicated either by the way.

Better than what and for which animals? This is not better for my dogs - they already had it pretty good living as part of a flock or part of a family. How on earth is it better for my dogs to have to be over vaccinated or over medicated and way way over managed in order to be able to breed a litter now and then?

The new regs for approvals of an approved organisation for exemptions for councils in NSW only came in a few months ago. Up until then it wasn't necessary for Dogs NSW to inform their members that they needed to comply with this code, the POCTA and the companion animals act. The MDBA had to include this information in our welcome packages.The reason Dogs NSW members get the exemptions is because it is assumed that they police these three things and therefore it eliminates the problem for council so its necessary for any org which is approved for their members to have these exemptions to ensure they inform them of what they need to comply with and keep them up dated on any changes etc. Fact is these codes are harder than the code of conduct for Dogs NSW so members within the codes for Dogs NSW may have still been outside of these codes and not aware of their obligations - this evens it out. You cant very well ask a new organisation which is seeking approval to comply with this if to date the one that's been there hasn't been doing that. Once you have been told you cant plead ignorance either. Its unfortunate that all breeders are assumed to be the same and all puppies of all breeds should be managed the same and its written up as if we all have a huge kennel complex and a couple of hundred dogs. You can spend your life learning about your dogs, your breeding and the sciences of dog breeding and none of it matters because you simply have to do as you are directed in case someone who does own 200 dogs is an idiot. It sure has taken a hell of a lot of the fun and enjoyment out of it.

yep I agree .beautiful dogs and talented photographer.