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Does the DPI in Victoria govern the running of Boarding Kennels? They do in NSW, and may be another avenue to look into. As well as Fair Trading or the ACCC - if the owners have contracted and paid for a service they clearly haven't received (ie single accommodation).

Not really, as it's the Amstaff breed that most often wears the results of poor or deliberately misleading breed identifications on potential restricted breed types. If I was an Amstaff breeder or judge - too right I would want to be be having a say on what was classed as an example of my breed within the community. And when it comes down to it - the Amstaff breed standard doesn't contain red or brown noses, they are not accepted in the breed. So the "Amstaff" that left BP this week, chipped as such - is not one. If there is a problem with that dog down the track, the reputation goes back to the Amstaff breed, and the ANKC who recognise it. I'm not anti pitbull by a long shot. But I think pound breed identification is pretty poor at the best of times and at the worst of times has the potential to damage the reputation of many breeds and even breeders that don't deserve it.

Black poo can indicate internal bleeding. I would take pup to vet as well. You get precious little time when they're small.

Unlikely to have JRT, Mini Foxie or hard coated terrier in there. Short hard coats are genetically quite dominant and a first cross with a coated breed would be very unlikely to have as much coat as this pooch looks to have. As are pricked ears - dropped ears disappear very quickly. More likely she is a cross of two coated breeds like a DD cross, or a cross of two fluffy crossbreds. She does have long poodley or Chinese crested sort of legs and her heavy facial coat could indicate strong influence of poodle, lhasa, shihtzu, malt etc. Poodles can have a very terrier-like stance when alert.

This sort of cross I would have clipped every 3 to 6 months.

You will be better off with a "rake" and a long tooth comb to get the undercoat out of breeds like this. A slicker will go over the top of thick hair leaving the undercoat there to mat. A slicker will also be too prickly on skin if the dog is clipped - try a pin brush instead.

If you go to the AQIS website there is a list of accredited vets. Can't share links fro my phone but it's easy to find. You should also be able to find a list of requirements for each country. Much easier to shop around on prices when you know what you need.

Beautiful photos!!! And good to think they are about and actively helping control snakes. :thumbsup: (looks like a brown snake??)

I've seen a small terrier torn up quite badly by a Brushtail possum, so I can imagine a Koala can defend itself almost as well if needed. Big yes to contacting your local wildlife group. Koalas can still climb when even seriously injured and they will likely want to come and check on it, possibly depending on how vulnerable your local population is.

Woohoo!!! :thumbsup: 3 of each?? You couldn't plan better than that! Congrats!

It does sound as if some fluid has come away. Oooo exciting!!!

When mine are showing they are bathed once a week, when not in the ring anything from two weeks to two months (depends on individual coat quantity and moults/seed season etc). Just lately I've been using Sunsilk shampoo and am really loving it. And Pantene conditioner. Over summer I use heavier conditioner as I can get away with longer between baths - but the longer drying time means I use lighter horse ones in winter.

There is neuter in group and neuter in show at most of the shows around here - at all that offer the classes (which is the majority). And yes, the class offered is open neuter - class 18 and 18a.

Field Spaniel?

I think it needs to be remembered that it is a minority of breeds that have these claimed issues. And within those breeds it's not known what percentages actually do suffer with issues. As we discussed with the Bulldog thing, there seems to be some issues, but there also seems to be healthy stock out there as well. So the whole crux of this comes back to - whether the whole issue is a beat up based up selective use of a minority of some breeds as broad examples; or whether some breeds actually do have widespread issues? I have to say, spending many weekends at dog shows surrounded by hundreds of dogs each time, yes I do sometimes see individuals that make me shudder based on what seem to be obvious exaggerations. And yes, sometimes they win. But they are less than a handful amongst the hundreds. So if there's an issue, is it really as vast and insurmountable as people would like to have us think??

Depends on your State legislation. There are often strict limits on relocation distance. Territorial animals can often die a long and horrible death when relocated somewhere far from their territory. Euthanasia is a far kinder option in many cases. We may get a warm fuzzy feeling if a wild animal is released far away instead of dying, but it's often just a more drawn out process, so not really warm and fuzzy at all.

Dolomite is not readily absorbed by dogs. It can be used for maintenance, but as a one off dose it wouldn't do much. Epsom salts don't cause diarrhoea if introduced gradually from minute doses, but yes, a whack of it will "go through you like a dose of salts"!! :laugh: Is this sort of thing what you're looking for? http://www.organicbeautyworld.com.au/shop/dr-gundersons-ionic-liquid-magnesium-50ml-p-1833.html?utm_term=Dr+Gundersons+Ionic+Liquid+Magnesium+50ml&utm_campaign=Vitamins+and+Nutrition&utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=myshopping

I love rich colours in my breed, am partial to red or black with white trim - or tricolour. I like the usual particolour in my breed - the white base. But prefer solid colours, much as a good dog can't be a bad colour brindle is not really my thing. Unless it is really rich, like a nice black and red brindle. Because of longer coats brindle can tend to wash out a little in my breed. Pretty, but I like bold. :) Funny though, 'cause in Afghans I love cream, white or silver brindle - with no mask. DROOL...

I think she was spotted pretty early Mita - it was pretty obvious from her pic that she was more Tibbie than Chin! The weird breed IDs is why I try to go through all the photos - you never know what they really might be!

As far as I know Pers magnesium deficiency is actually more common than calcium, and most calcium deficiencies are actually caused by a lack of magnesium leading to inability to absorb calcium. Magnesium is highly depressed in our food chain as Australian soils tend to be low in it anyway, and it's uptake by plants can be further reduced by the use of super phosphate fertilisers. My vet recommends regular magnesium supplementing via low dose Epsom Salts added to drinking water. Once the levels come up calcium supplementing is needed far less often as the correct magnesium levels will promote better utilisation of available calcium. edit to add - could it be worth looking at the dosage for adding Epsom Salts to your Sandoz doses? It would need to be pretty small I think.

I think the menu will only search on breeds that are currently entered into it. They had this girl listed as a Jap Chin x.

That is what I was wondering. It sounds like a tissue weakness. They should be more robust than they sound. If it is a very close breeding a congenital issue in the line could easily come to the fore.

I think Tiger Snake as well. If the dogs had been envenomated by it they would've been in trouble within the first hour, if not within minutes. Their venom is haemotoxic and fast acting. Snakes are protected you can't legally just kill them unless you can prove your wheer truly threatened. The fines are massive & there is a jail term Then I can only assume that the authorities care more about snakes than they do about people and indeed any other animal. Snakes are a vital part of the ecosystem and are high volume in this country. So you can't just wage an elimination campaign against them for environmental reasons. And killing them is pointless. Nature abhors a vacuum - if you kill one another will move in. If it's truly problematic then there are ways around the laws and common sense applies. So if it's threatening humans or animals etc. I have always said to people, if you have resident snakes that have been there awhile, leave them be. Snakes can and do learn. A resident snake will know normal human and animal activities in the area and fit in on the fringes of that. Then they are less likely to be startled and put in a defensive position. Basically - resident snakes will know a bit about where and what you and your pets do - and will stay out of it as much as possible. We and our pets are not prey to them. From their point of view any crucial interaction with us or pets is a massive waste of valuable venom. That is not something they will take lightly as it can make or break their survival. Obviously calmer types like Blacks are better than more aggressive and flighty species like Browns and Tigers. But older snakes of these species will also be more wily and sensible. Like them or not we live with lots of them. A little understanding goes a long way towards making them less scary and helping us live around them without our hearts in our mouths constantly. And of course if we can keep the big bluetongues safe from our dogs - they won't tolerate snakes in their territory and are a great defence.

Strange to have them apparently haemorrhage internally like that. Perhaps there is a congenital tissue weakness somewhere? Maybe in the digestive tract if worming or feeding seems to be triggering it? At the autopsy did the vet find where the bleeding seemed to have come from? I'm really sorry. At four weeks it must be very upsetting to lose them as they seem so big and strong.

I like Plush Puppy long pin brushes on the Zoi. Plus they are tough and affordable as mine tend to get dropped and misplaced and used by the kids etc. Slicker I only use on wet and conditioner filled coat so anything that can cope with that - ie plastic backed! A long toothed comb as well and a standard rake is also handy during the wet brush-through if needed. The Pom has to suck it up and use the 'Zoi gear. He is after all a borzoi impostor in our house. :D But he has a range of scissors in addition. And a teeny slicker for legs, and a shaving & toothbrush brush for chalk application.