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I believe the product can take up to 6 months to work but have seen many dogs on it be no different or infact worse than before. You can try all the drugs in the worl but retraining will get the best results & if the behaviour has happened for awhile then it will take longer to retrain out of it. Maybe you need to look at her routine,boredom levels & diet,there are many more alternative methods that can be used than doping the dog out.Set up a video camera & in her area & video what exactly she does,where she barks etc etc

This has nothing to do with you greentea but this is a classic example of vets who misdiagnos & can create all sorts of issues with breeder/buyer.Its so frustrating & uncalled for i hope you sent a report from the specialist vet to the one who claimed his problems

The coat king wouldnt be totally useful in this case, a stripped coat for the show ring needs special maintance & pet maintained the coat king would be fine

The first thing is you cant train a dog in a week,each breed & individual personality needs to be thhought off when training & even though the dog is trained doesnt mean you can handle it

should have got a smooth coat griffon

We have a hand stripped breed & run a grooming salon but we wont hand strip breeds like this ,no amount of money can pay for the time & the biggest thing to remember is once stripped the coat still has to be maintained weekly,you still have to work on getting the coat to last & look good for the shows,to be honest you would be broke paying out. Stripping is done over 3-4 weeks unless you can roll the coat on the odd occasions,depending on how quick the coat lasts to when it blows determines how long you can show it,we had a dog thats coat didnt last long at all so we had to pick the show season with him for maxium showing. There are plenty of people that can do it but its so time consuming that those who could it for you are busy doing there own dogs. Plus its not just the stripping you still have to trim the feet,eras,clip bottom etc etc which is weekly too. Unfortunately a stripped breed is alot of work & if the stripping isnt done correctly or too much gap is left between stripping sections you can still end up with a crap coat or one that wont last as the head,kneck & tail area grow quicker than the back,sides so when you strip you strip slowest growing first & fastest last some when in full coat it looks well blended & even & then each week you wrok on the dea hairs you carefully maintence pluck

Feeding is a personal choice & whilst some think barf is the greatest its not for all dogs,to be honest if your dog is happy,healthy & its toilets are fine dont rush into a diet change ,do so gradually as you may upset the dogs stomach & get more than you bargained for. We run boarding kennels & 90% of dogs are feed lower quality biscuits & tin at home & these dogs are thriving & living to a good age & yes there teeth are great & stools fine. Even within our own dogs we feed different things due to what works well with some totally disagrees with another,i have a dog that is meat sensitive & i have to be careful what he gets & the amount. So my advice introduce things slowly into his normal feed & if all goes well change a bit more until your happy the dog is fine on the new diet

"we love them & want to treat them like us"is smacking something you & your hubby do to each other??,when a person is going to be smacked they either scream or cringe in the hope of protecting themselves,the dog is growling to protect itself from the smack,a problem that is owner created & the dog is now confused. It sounds to me that the young dog hasnt meet the standard of your first dog which is annoying you both & you are comparing a pup to an adult & trying to be forceful in discipline which hasnt got you any results except create some problems. Loving a dog is fine we all do it ,spoiling it is great but taking away the dogs identity confuses them .You need to go to training,treat them like dogs & stick to a consistant routine that doesnt involve smacking & do this in a big hurry

Agree you can love them all you want but you are treating them like humans,you say you treat them they way youd want to be treated,is smacking something you like??

is she spayed & was there any changes back when she became fussy,like be in season etc etc??

I agree the water can change the results ,i now i get good results in my state but when i go east for shows the coats there do tend to come up even better,water can play a major even in dilution rates ,if diluting & not sure i have used distilled water for that part

I seriously wonder what they actually used to burn skin,that had to be some very harsh product maybe more than just shampoo. I use human shampoos becuase they have given my the best results on my long coats & have never ever done any damage,as to washing out with a clarifying stuff that is used when a change of product is to be used or otherwise every few months ,it isnt designed as a weekly product & that will ruin coats & hair long term. The only dog product i do use is one for a white coat but even then he is still done with human stuff aswell & for 20 plus yrs of great coats results im not changing

Have used human stufff for 20 plus yrs,my current show kids are pee feathered bathed every night in human stuff & full bathed every wednesday & showdays. Dogs with sensitive skins we use head/shoulders or selsum blue but my 2 boys are pantene kids

We dont recommend the yearly jab to our puppy owners ,there have been far to many well documeted cases of health issues related to this & infact the product was withdrawn from the US for a while & the one used in australia is of a higher rating S12 i believe. There are many vets that dont use the product or recommend it.

Worms & a cough can go together .Also what did the vet say about its heart ?? For starters if the pup is 8 half weeks & you have had it a week it was sold under age if a reg breeder as no pup can leave till 8 weeks Personally i dare say they wherent a great breeder to start off with,did you see hip/elbow & eye certifacates for the parents(should have been given copies). It is your call but i think id take it back or pursue matters further it sounds like a problem that will be around for a awhile with expensive bills. just think how much you have spent now in relation to cost of the dog & in a week

getting him spayed early was a good move now you need to address the humping,when he approaches your leg you need to start training his behaviour before he gets a chance,you need to be quicker as usually the dog shows signs prior to humping,its time for you to be the pack leader not the dog

Raine contact the breeder with the problems you are having & they if good should assist you in finding a suitable diet with the breeds best interests. I now as a breeder i always like it when puppy owners ring us up first with any diet issues where we can through the daily feed chart & see if anything else is been given besides the biscuits or that the dog is senstitive to the brand & an alternative is needed,the breeder is the first port of call as many guarantee there pups feed on a said diet .

you hae northern subds,southern river ,rotti club the list goes on. www.cawa.asn.au is the canines website & will have a full list of obedience clubs & contacts

I think you will there are many sites that will show the trims,i am sure the poodle of australia site would have deteails on trims etc

I have groomed other peoples dogs for the show ring ,spent hours pretrimming,show trimming & spending hours explaining that this is a weekly job that you make time for. When they return more than often nothing has been maintained,they havent brought any of the equipment we suggested so you decide not to bother. The hrs spent you ask minimal pay but give alot of free time that could have been spent on daily choirs or your own dogs. For example my 2 show dogs at present are trimmed every wednesday(approx 4hrs)pee feathered bath each night to maintain whiteness & coat,pre show day is another 5 hrs bathing etc. There are dogs that due to time factors we ask they be dropped off & we do up.For a basic pet trim in any breed we charge $40 & that is about 2 & clippers used,so depending on the breed you need to bath first blow dry ,start clipping , hand scissor all up could be 3hrs upwards alot more work & technical detail plus ofcourse acessing the dog faults,movement & grooming according to that as every dog is groomed to enhance,hide & breed standard,very few people want to pay the price of having it done regualry. I wont have people around when i groom my own dogs for the simple reason they get distracted & when scissoring one wrong move & you have sniped what shouldnt have been,when i trim my dogs its done with time & no distractions,we also use a giant mirror to look at results etc. I taught myself to trim,no help just trial & error. What you have to realize is many show people also work & come home & trim there dogs after work or those that do trim there own dogs may not feel comfortable in teaching others as it isnt a week 1hr thing. By the time they teach you top knots pom poms,tear drop shaping etc etc you are looking at a good month of intense learning & after care advice when you go it alone,to learn to be reasonable i would say is a years exercise. You brought a breed that was always going to require technical trimming for many many years & for you it is obvious that your breeder wasnt going to be much help if they take theres elsewhere now,its not that simple to say trim abit here or there as to do that requires you to balance the entire trim accordingly. Maybe try the poodle club of australia site or the poodle club of america site & see if they sell tapes on show trimming

Would the breeder be able to look at the coat for you or someone else whos experinced?? Try bathing now & coaing to see if it works but as gunoush said a mars could be helpful to get the crap coat out

I would say the dog has chewed there & the length of coat has been altered. certainly at this stage you need to cat & blow dry

I wouldnt sedate a dog for flying unless there where bigger issues

I wouldnt sedate a dog for flying unless there where bigger issues

If any training school did on alpha roll on my dog id knock there lights out.The lady with the rotty got what she deserved sadly the dog paid the price ,a situation that shouldnt have happened. We have had pups with no litter mates & with correct training there fine,