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I don't think I am ever going to the good place, I can shoot, bait my own hook, love the look on one of my dogs face when they get their first bunny. Would love to go hunting with ferrets one day.

I had my old 40kg sensitive gut dog on proplan sensitive for years, had no issues with large sloppy poo at all, it suited him and he did very very well on it. Nutro, Artemis and a few others all gave us grief, it really is a case of finding what suits your dog. At the moment I have a real success story after we despaired ever getting her right, who is thriving on Euk GSD and raw. The sloppy poos are gone along with the wind and the scratching and chewing.

Nope they only deliver to certain areas for $5.

We used to enjoy staying at a really nice motel with the dogs, every time we travelled for a show in that area many of us enjoyed the hospitality of the owners who were dog lovers. It all came to a stop after several guests allowed dogs on beds, washed dogs in the shower after a day at the beach and used motel towels to dry them, allowed their dogs to crap on the lawn outside reception and left it there. I might add the guests were not show dog people as we discovered when attempts were made to change the owners mind and allow us to stay again, but he said nope sorry one rule for all. I have rellies that own a motel and they have had many incidents of dogs and cats smuggled into rooms, and have now banned them all together. It is simply a selfish and disrespectful act if you are asked not to bring animals into another persons business or home IMO. It is amazing how many people think that rules and laws are made for other people and not for them.

We don't know what stage the treated dogs were at. If people don't know the dogs have eaten the bait or only seek treatment after they start bleeding it would be quite possible for them to lose them all.

Ox tail.. It isn't actually. Osso Bucco are veal shanks sliced through.

I don't own a reactive/aggressive dog, I simply understand the frustration of being confronted by friendly bouncy dogs every time we go out. I don't like strange dogs of any shape or size running up to my dogs, and I will chase them away or tell the owners to call them off.

The dog did nothing that is reportable, no incident involving DOGS happened.

Why can't the owners of the over friendly dogs simply keep them in their own space?? It is public park and as such people should be able to walk their own dog without being run at bounced over and greeted by every dog in sight.

This happens time and time again, and so I avoid dog parks like the plague, I could very well have been this guy in the same situation. I will never understand why people allow dogs to do this.

Nekhbet, do you not think nine years old is a little old for a first litter? What you or I or anyone here thinks makes no difference, there is nothing illegal about what they have done. If they dock the tails on the pups then they will get a visit

I'm going to disagree with this. I think you'd be surprised at how many people actually have no idea puppy farms exist. I didn't until DOL. My boss didn't until me, as with our other nurse we work with. I totally agree, and another issue is that some people have visions of a "farm" being a lovely place with baby animals and green pastures. I know a large pet shop that certainly pushed this vision onto their customers, why? because they had no clue themselves. Joe Public does not have the deep interest in dogs that the majority of folk here have, and working in one sector of an industry doesn't give you instant knowledge.

It's not the looking in my back yard that bothers me. I have nothing to hide, the dogs are very well cared for, recieve vet care when necessary. What I take exception to, is that is not good enough and if the RSPCA want to shut me down, make an example out of me and screw me over, the bastards have the power to walk in, seize any or all of my dogs and ask questions later and yet there are people out there who want to give them more It stinks to high heaven and when the screw someone over, there's no one to complain to. I keep hearing the line " it won't happen to the ethical " and that's bullshit, as I've seen it played out already. That's about the crux of it. It has happened and it will happen again. Registered dog breeders are soft targets and they have no where to turn when it happens. The big puppy farms if hit will simply take up some other money making venture and continue on their slimy way, the breeders like JG will be left gutted and defeated, their dreams shattered their pets taken, and you can bet your last penny there will a camera crew there to splash your pain all over the news. Breeders pour their heart and soul into what they do, many have spent a lifetime doing it.

LOL no pet cats only ferals I was thinking about using a cat product on my dog as I don't know whether dog products kill cat fleas. No, you don't need a cat product, but you do need to treat your yard and home, you need to work on eliminating all stages of the flea life cycle not just the adult fleas that see on your dog.

If your dog is sensitive to flea bites then you may need to use something like a spot on or rinse and also a product in the yard and house that kills the eggs and larvae or you will not get rid of the fleas. Capstar will only kill adult fleas that are on the dog and will not have any effect on the eggs and larvae. Advantage or Frontline may work better for the dog, and flea bombs in the house and spray for the yard.

I'm trying to keep away from this discussion, I really don't think I'm qualified to answer, and I don't know if the breed or breeds in question have special requirements either, but I'll try and answer your question because I think it's rude not to. I wasn't only referring to the pups, I'm sure in that particular establishment, with a whole family and staff involved, the cute little puppies get all the attention they need. What I was trying to say, in relation to MY chosen breed, is that I would want to see the adults on the premises living as the breeder intended me to house the pup when I took it home. Otherwise it would be a little contradictory, eg. Breeder says "Sammies really do much better when living as part of the family, and allowed inside or where the family spends the most time, but my adults live in pens and only take turns being part of the family". However, as I said I'm talking about MY chosen breed, because I feel it is all I am possibly qualified to do. In addition, I'm not picking on this establishment, how could I really form an opinion on it, without spending some time there myself, which is what I think authorities should be allowed to do. And, they would probably find all was well. On a lighter note, if you think I'm wrong, you could just picture me falling down the stairs, like a slinky I look at the Breeders statement being spot on for a family or individual buying one pup/dog as a pet. Of course the animal is not going to do well on it's own isolated. A dog alone on its own away from other dogs and humans is not what we want. Dogs living in a breeders or exhibitors establishment where the number of dogs and or sexes means that for some of the time at least they need to be kennelled etc are not alone, they have the rest of the dog pack to interact with. I don't see this as unacceptable and that the dogs are missing out on anything, they have their dog family around as well as the times they spend with their humans. So I don't see this as contradictory. Does this change anything for you?

A ratio system sounds reasonable to me as well, and in the example you provided, it clearly works. Not that I think that scenario would be common. However, I believe if it is as you say, they would easily pass any inspection. I should add, I'm very new to all of this, having only brought home my first dog (of my own) 3 years ago, and having gained most of my knowledge via Samoyed breeders, DOL and other online sources, so I don't presume to know much at all about breeding, hence all the questions (which are genuine I might add). What I do know, about MY breed of choice, is that anything you read about them as pets (or what breeders tell puppy buyers) says they do BEST with their family, in their home. Therefore, I wouldn't source 'Samoyed' pups from an establishment such as the one you described, because I would prefer to encourage those who treat their dogs as they wish their puppies to be treated in their new homes. Like, I said, I'm limited to one breed, but should we have different rules for different breeds? I really don't know. I think I've learned that my knowledge is too limited to further discuss this, I think I'll just watch and learn. I will, however, continue to fight 'puppy farmers' as I view them, and support 'ethical' registered breeders, as I view them. Serious question, what do you think that the pups raised in the establishment described by Souff miss out on?

I for one and most of the breeders I know are people, just like you who love dogs. We are not in business. We have a home and family and live just like you do. We also happen to have spent many years learning about our breeds. We do other things with our dogs and that is what got us interested in the breed. We breed because we want to try to breed a better dog, and most of the time it is to breed a better dog for ourselves. Now I ask you, to ask yourself, would you like to have the RSPCA doing inspections of your home? Would like your family to go through this? Looking in your back yard or at your bedroom where your dog sleeps? Inspecting your kitchen for hygine as this is where you dish up the dogs dinners? The neighbors are looking out the windows wondering what is going on. Maybe they bring the TV guys to see if they can get some prime time footage of a 'bad' breeder? Would you like to have to produce on demand worming records for 3 years, the days you bred a bitch 2 years ago, complete records on weight of every pup in a litter 3 years ago? Would you like to have to prove everything you have done with your dogs to promote their health and safety? Would you like to be liable for criminal prosecution, jail and or fines if they find something they do not like? In NSW if you do not have a bowl marked for each 3 week old pup you have broken the law. If you have your pups in your bedroom for the first 2 weeks and the whelping box is 1" too small, your guilty of breaking the state breeding act. And then you go though all this and take such a big legal risk, knowing you will end up loosing money (because you always loose money breeding a litter). Does this sound like something you would want to do? If they bring in a law like this, then I will stop breeding. I can store some semen and maybe send a dog to NZ. Have it bred over there and get my pup from my own bloodlines from the litter. Why put myself through it, when all I really want is my next dog..eh? BTW I have around a 2 year waiting list for my pups, they are very well thought of and all go to the very best of homes. These are the folks who will be really hurt by this, if all the small breeders like me just stop breeding. But you will have what you want, you can all go get your pups from one of the big breeding establishment that is monitored closely by the RSPCA and government. My bedroom whelped litters will be a thing of the past. Just a memory of the good old days when people not businesses bred dogs. I really don't care any more, I am tired of trying to make people understand. To those who say if you are ethical then what do you have to worry about? The answer is nothing, as I would not put myself through it. Leave dog breeding to the big companies that are experts at passing inspections and meeting state laws and have lawyers and big bank accounts to deal with it. Wonder how much these professional puppy farm bred puppies will cost then? BTW I had a look at someone's (a breeder) web site who is promoting this. They have puppies for sale on their web site, pictures and all. Which is one of things that 'ethical' breeders should not do and they need to make a law in Vic to stop it from happening. Where is their waiting list? Go figure. I don't see what is so bad about anything you have mentioned. If I were a breeder I would be happy to let my premises be inspected as I would have nothing to hide. What's so bad about having to show health records to prove the dogs are well looked after?? Yeah, sure, some of their requirements seem silly but isn't that the case with all laws/councils? We just have to deal with it. You deal with it if you want, you live with it if you want, but responsible registered Breeders who have spent years doing the right thing and doing it all for the right reasons shouldn't have to be dictated to by a pack of shiny assed pen pushers who wouldn't have a clue how things are done or why. Breeders are being made out to be money hungry animal abusing scum in this country and as long as it keeps happening and people keep shrugging it off more and more good Breeders will walk away. Breeders are not criminals but they sure as hell are being looked upon and treated as such by many.

Any of your flea treatments should work, when you say the Capstar is not effective is it not killing them? You will need to treat your yard if the problem is stray cats.

Obviously, your relative with the nasty Rottweiler has no control over his dog in the home. No dog of mine ever goes near the door when someone's there because that is MY door, MY house and I decide who comes and goes. What a ridiculous statement. This is a dog that has been exposed to the best training available and is owned by an experienced rottweiller owner, having owned 2 in the past. It is simply unpredictable and because of this (coupled with it size and weight) is a danger to anyone it perceives as a threat - which is anyone outside it's direct family circle. She lets people in - but prowls the room in a threating crouching posture, emitting a low growl. They have been told to put the dog down but won't do it because they don't believe in putting healthy dogs to sleep, but can't rehome it because it would be a danger to anyone else. The owner is a senior police officer. He's no fool. Ones choice of employment and success in one field hardly makes someone a genius or capable of making sensible judgement in other matters. The Rottie sounds like it has issues, that is what makes it unsafe, not the breed it happens to be.

The first correction here is that the Rottweiler IS NOT A FIGHTING BREED. The Rottweiler has a long history of herding, starting as far back as driving the food supply of the Roman Legions across the Alps. Later, in Germany, they were known as the Butcher's dog, driving cattle to market. Many Rottweilers are now herding sheep, cattle and ducks in Victoria and doing extremely well at it, my young boy included who has 2 herding titles. Herding is a stressful situation. Secondly my old girl visited primary schools for four years teaching children how to behave around dogs. You could not get a much greater urban environmental stressor, yet she behaved beautifully just as the standard requires "Being good natured, placid in basic disposition and fond of children, she is very devoted, obedient, biddable and eager to work". It is extremely irresponsible to label a whole breed due to the characteristics exhibited by a few. As you have stated "every Rottweiler is different" just the same as every dog owner is different. We should be encouraging responsible ownership to ensure ALL DOGS are sociable with bullet proof temperaments. Perhaps you could explain why GSDs and Rotties are typically used as guard dogs instead of, say, St Bernards and border collies? Trainability and strong sound nerve.

You are not describing a Rottie with correct, sound Rottie temperament. A good Rottie, just like a good GSD or Dobe will fit into family and society just fine.

I never dose with more than one product at a time. Some products do make dogs vomit, I like to know which ones are affected by the products and I also don't like to hit them with too much at once. Comfortis can make them vomit it is the most often seen side effect. Drontal often does too, so your dogs have had a double whammy.

You don't think that those that are dealing with mental illness and getting along just fine may have had some support and/or treatment? The thing is this woman apparently had no support, sounds to me like the death of her husband was too much to deal with, and she was unable to cope. No family/community support, things went downhill.

The behaviour needs to be stopped regardless of how long this visitor has overstayed his welcome, that sort of behaviour is unacceptable and could lead to heartache,