Hastings

Ok So my I am trying to come up with a show name for my new little girl.

The breeder wants a star theme.

We have 22 letters/ spaces to play with after the prefix and a space after prefix.

I want something sweet and girly but not too sappy.

but it must have the word STAR in it.

So please get your thinking caps on.

Also will post this in OT for those that dont come into Show Ring.

ETA: Breeder also needs a couple of boy ones too please!

Star Light,Star Bright.

Reach for a Star.

Starry Starry Night

All Star Cast

They are moving - use the number 03 59 777122

Thanks Emilee!!

That is the number that the answering machine message said I had rung (even though I didnt) so I guess they are half moved. (I didnt know that Joan was the name of the contact - I expected the answering machine to say 'Liberty International' if I had the right number)

try Joan on her home number 03 97766500

they are moving

I enjoyed staying at home

Me too, bathed the 2 girls and gave everyone faces. They were a bit hairy. Cold and wet here at home too

Hi guys

Where would be the best place online or other to buy a grooming table? I want it to be quite big and I want to make sure it's sturdy enough to not collapse when Indi is on it or for any future saints I may have.

Have to say Liberty , they will make to size if you speak to them, also will make the height for you as well , I have 3 extra large ones for my Standards so they have room to lay down comfortably

He used to be the official photographer when I showed 100 years ago hahahaha

He has been doing mine forever, will be at my place later in the year too, so more great Poodle shots for me.....

thanks... am or pm?

AM, and yesterday as well I believe

yep

Thankz

Does anyone now if they will be at the show at KCC PArk tomorrow? I have sent an email but have not yet had a response. SO thought I'd ask if anyone here knew, Ta :cool:

ETA: Nevermind, Ive heard back.

are they going to be there? please

Oooh did I have a thing or two to say on that survey!!!!!

I let fly at them too, agree this should be cross posted general or the showring

Was told by a friend who spoke to Elizabeth White yesterday that the RSPCA turned up with a warrent and were given records of one breeder, talk is that it is someone who has docked tails. At this point the RSPCA has more powers than the police, god help us all.

I have an import here who really needs to be debarked, he is very vocal around tea time, surely it would be better to have his voice lowered than for me to be yelling at him and threatening him to shut up all the time. But thats not going to happen now as THEY say it is cruel.

Also testing is fine, and I do all of mine, but what happens when something crops up that there is no test for? I have had 2 dogs seizure , late on set, and no idea where it is coming from, have chased breeders all over the world and pedigrees etc, only learning that in reality we all have the capabilities to produce it, with the lines we have here now, and no DNA test for it at all. Breeding is in the lap of the gods and most of us do our best, but try and tell the RSPCA that.

Hope if the breeder they are after is in the wrong they are punished, BUT if they are on a witch hunt it will be worse for us all

Poodle Club of Vic show... nice to support your breed club + I'm VP so I have to be there to help

Sunbury comes a close 2nd... I love the carnival/racing atmosphere! mmm... friends/food and fizzy

This will be interesting... i doubt many people will say Royals...

Royals, Yuk after last years at melbourne, not again

For those that have experience with both which is the best or are they both around the same quality of care etc...?

Melbourne,, every time .Have brought 2 Standard poodles in in the last 2 yrs and the staff were fantastic. Grooming area terrific and I could have time to bath and trim with out being disturbed, they also have fully covered runs if you ask. Also I took my food in and they were happy to oblige, and that included Chicken wings and necks, Barf and some dry , also fed twice a day at request.

Hi everyone,

A good VET is very important and we don't want to do trail and errors until we find a VET that truly cares for animals and give them a proper check over etc...

The VET we went to for our pup's first check up put the thermometer in him and then put it back in the container without cleaning it. I was so worried that it was contaminated and might effect our baby or am I just being paranoid?

Does anyone know of or can recommend a good VET for our baby around Altona North area?

Dr Robert Cameron Bob. He and his staff are very good and experienced and have show dogs themselves. Cant remember the nae of the surgery but he is in the phone book

Could someone please tell me the link to the seller in the US on ebay? I did a search but could not find anything.

Think they were called Solar shade, I didn't order them, try that though and I will see what I can find for you

excellent,its cheaper to buy from the US anyway but was curious

A friend and I just got some from the US through Ebay

I got 1 10 foot X 20 foot cost me $155.00 and that includes everything. Better than here , we had it in a week or so

You don't have to be part of a Club Clinic to get ACES certification at Animal Eye Care... if you have more than one dog, it is only $55 per dog. :D

Thanks Elfin, I have 7 or 8 to go , a friend has 2 and another 2 bichons, so thought a clinic would be an idea. But guess we have enough by ourselves anyhow

Hi All,

does anyone out there know of any breed clubs that are holding an Eye Clinic in the Melbourne area in the near future. I have several Poodles that I want to have cleared again. Maybe if anyone is interested we can organise one ourselves .Would be at Animal Eye Care in East Malvern.

Hey ,you lot, try showing a Standard poodle!!!!

Oh that trim is so cruel

which end is the head?

oh my god they use hairspray

he is wearing ear rings

look , that dog has ugg boots

boy I love the royal

Hey ,you lot, try showing a Standard poodle!!!!

Oh that trim is so cruel

which end is the head?

oh my god they use hairspray

he is wearing ear rings

look , that dog has ugg boots

boy I love the royal

I've only met a few Standards and the adults I've met have been quite stand-offish with people they don't know and very, very reactive towards children. Is this typical of a Standard Poodle who has not grown up around children? Do they need a lot of socialisation to ensure that they are good with kids?

How much does the temperament vary between Toys, Miniatures & Standards?

have to agree with Caroline in that Standards are very protective towards their owners, but if introduced to people are normally fine . We had a barbecue at our place a couple of years ago now and there were about 8 or 9 children there, they were playing football , I let my Standards out for a run and they all started to play ball with the kids, so we organised a match, dogs against kids, 6 Standards against the gang, Oh yes Caroline Rourke was included, they played for around 15 mins, then the kids declared the Standards the winners as they could not beat them to the ball.

My dogs were not used to kids at all and they surprised us all with their reaction to them.

I do not believe that every dog should like every person and have to say I am now more aware of my dogs likes and dislikes.

My ex reckons he saw a Standard with SA once (being walked in St.Kilda). I have heard that it does crop up in some of the US lines.

I have a friend who had a Standard bred in Vic from imported USA lines via NSW, that was diagnosed with SA. He did not lose all his hair but had a very sparse tail and not much on the ears . He lived till 14.5 yrs and it really did not affect him.

We have tested for SA for years but now most of the Vets do not believe that it is a conclusive test . Hopefully their will be a DNA test one day

Sorry to hear your dog is unwell. Were the bones cooked? or raw?. Bones should never be given cooked as they can cause problems. Someone else may have to answer you re the possible pancreatitis as I'm unfamiliar with that. Has she been anywhere lately where she may have picked up something "off" or maybe a bug of some sort? Is she pooing ok?

does she have any pain in her tummy at all, if so i would be back at the vet and have her xrayed incase of a blockage. One of our Standards had a chicken neck stuck in her intestines, the first vet we saw sent her homr to see if she would get over it during the day as she had a little runny poo and vomited once, she would not eat though. Our girl was in surgery for 3 hours her bowel and intestines were all affected, she got through Ok and you would never know but we are very careful of chicken necks now. Also would not feed Tbones or shanks, they splinter too much. Brisket bones are the best or Lamb back bones, or big marrow bones

I've got the Sheer Magic clippers and they are going well. Have used them on the border collies, horses and Birman cats! Would buy another pair.

I did buy one of the Sheer Magic clippers and as they don't even work when plugged in, let alone hold any sort of charge I'm afraid I am not impressed. They are being returned on the weekend to the place I bought them from.

were they the small ones,if so I thought that mine wouldn't work, turned out the blade was stuck, needed oil to loosen it, now they are fine

If you feed your own raw all natural mixture, what do you feed and in what ratios?

If you have noticed an improvement in your dogs health when you switched from commercial dogfoods to raw all natural, what did you notice?

It would be really interesting to see what everyones overall experiences have been, considering the amount of discussion there has been on this subject.

I used to feed a combination of raw and dry commercial dogfood then I switched over to raw all natural.

Recently I am thinking that perhaps my dogs are getting a bit too much fibre so I will be adjusting their diet accordingly.

I wonder if anyone has a dog that has had a ailment or disease improve or worsen because of diet?

Love to read your experiences!!

I feed some Dr Bruce Symes Vets All Natural premium food, but mostly, raw Chicken wing tips, necks, carcasses, Lamb bones with meat, not shanks or necks though, some beef in chunks, occasionally tuna or sardines in oil, They get the occasional dog biscuit , all do well on this and are extremely fit and active , even my old girl, 12yrs eats this way. Much less poo then on a commercial diet, the have soooo much filler in them,

Hi there I was wondering whether it is common for poodle puppies to change colour. Although I have posted this in the 'puppy problems' section, I only did this to focus the discussion on puppies- its not a problem at all and my puppy is healthy. I'm just curious.

When I got him at two months he was a very darn brown but he has since started to get lighter. he's now a little over four months old.

thanks!

As said it can be normal for him to change colour, a lot of chocolates will burn off on the edges and look rusty , but as this pup is so young i would say he may end up to be A Cafe Au Lait, not a recognised colour but quite pretty, depends on whether he keeps getting lighter or not. Does he have colour breeding behind him, or just black and brown?