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I really struggled with it last night. When I got in it looked like the site had been completely changed, and it kept dropping out. I had to keep refreshing it to access it, and when uploading, each time I had to cancel the upload at least twice as it just jammed. But it did work in the end.

Touche.

How many oats does she have? A cupful? A spoonful? A pinch? So you want to cut down the amount? What amount? By how much? Or you don't agree with feeding oats? That's fine. Yet others have said they are not trying to tell the OP to go grain free, just cut down... OP may be happy to feed oats. Do oats have a negative effect on reproductive activity? Is it helping with the OP's questions? Or is that just an opinion about what one person likes to feed?

Down from what though? The OP hasn't given any quantities of any food stuffs. Folks are quick to jump in with increase this or decrease that with almost no information.

Rozzie gets it - it's a Billy.

Oh can I? Pretty please?? Try this one: (oh gawd photobucket has completely changed and doesn't remotely work!! Arrrgh!!!)

For those jumping in with criticism, the OP hasn't qualified how much or what sort of meat the dog is having, although has clearly stated that it does have it's meat meal in the evenings. The described diet sounds very closely modelled on Juiliette De Bairacli Levy diet which has been used for decades to improve the health of a great number of dogs. Although grain free is considered the modern norm, that doesn't diminish the great results people have had with it over many years. My own dogs still have milk porridge over winter which assists in maintaining their condition in very cold weather. It is also still common practice with a good many Greyhound folk.

I'll second that. Much more relaxed than Sydney and Melbourne. I always enjoy it. :)

Stepnaya?

In northern NSW there has long been co-operative communities and similar that have no domestic pets. It appeals to people seeking a certain type of lifestyle. I wouldn't see it as an issue. People who don't want to live around dogs have the right to do so. Some people don't like dogs. They won't, no matter how mad we think that is. No amount of eductaing or exposure will change that. If developers are keen to limit their sales market then so be it.

Pav.

HA I know obvious faults are just that, but the point being that when assessing function only - in one way - they are less concerning to many. Poor mouthed greys do race, do win and do get bred from. It was only an example, trying to show that fixation in the opposite direction of the form vs function debate is just as detrimental.

Would have to watch them both. The guy took the IS I saw out most days pheasant and grouse hunting. I don't know anything about the IS above apart from the fact that it looks very different. And then how would you judge which one did the best job in the sort of conditions they were developed for, in the region they were developed for? It gets so bloody tangled. Not to say that some aspects can't still be assessed, like SSM pointed out.

So how would you know which one did the job better then?

With working lines environment can make a difference in what form functions best. Working BCs in Australia are often lesser coated and lighter framed than in Britain, but thy work in different physical conditions. That doesn't mean that the heavier frame or heavier coat is necessarily less correct, as it may be a form maintained as per an older version. I liked the post about the Beagles too. I can relate to that as many Sighthound breeds traditionally had temperament traits that are less suited to being pets in today's society. There is a need and expectation that dogs bred today behave within certain boundaries whilst still accepting different breed traits. So temperaments may be selected for slightly less intensity and prey drive, slightly more biddablility etc etc. It's a fine line to walk between losing breed traits and producing dogs that make acceptable pets.

You can always end up with problems going in the other direction. Greyhounds again being a case in point. As mentioned in the post above, many racing greys have physical faults that don't necessarily interfere with their ability to run fast in the environment that we've created for them. Yet some of those faults could interfere with their original purpose. I've seen a good many badly overshot or even parrot mouthed racing greyhounds who could never catch or hold any form of prey. Yet they can run fast. So although we can still test for function in some ways, form should not be overlooked at the expense of function just as much as the reverse.

I remember hearing a story from RSPCA ACT - that the only ever dog attack on staff ending in hospitalisation they had record of was from a Chihuahua. Tore up a staff members hand from memory, resulting in surgery. I'm pretty certain that dog would've been under 3kg...

I have had a four month old pup try and give it a decent go - in a notoriously slow developing breed. So I would watch any male over 10-12 weeks very carefully indeed.

And as another thought - don't forget that this site is privately owned and managed and people shouldn't be using it to potentially recommend illegal activity. Again, may sound like hysterics, until people start throwing lawsuits...

http://www.legislation.nsw.gov.au/viewtop/inforce/act+182+1989+FIRST+0+N Stock Medicines Act 1989 No 182 39 Use of registered stock medicine contrary to use instructions (1) A person must not use a registered stock medicine in a manner that is contrary to the use instructions. Maximum penalty: 200 penalty units or, for an offence by a corporation, 400 penalty units. (2) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against subsection (1) if the defendant establishes that the defendant was authorised by section 39A or 39B to use the registered stock medicine in the manner concerned. (3) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against subsection (1) that: (a) there were instructions for the use of the stock medicine on the label attached to the package of the stock medicine at the time of the commission of the offence, and (b) the person, at that time, did not know, and did not have reasonable grounds for suspecting, that those instructions were not (either wholly or partially) the use instructions. (4) It is not a defence to a prosecution for an offence against subsection (1) that the defendant failed to read the use instructions for the stock medicine concerned. It may seem petty to some, and that's fine. But again, advising others to do things that may constitute an offence is a different story. DPI do prosecute off label use of agvet chemicals. edit for link

We do normally get a fair bit of time on the Canberra ones. :)

From memory: tweezers haemostats dental floss (tying umbilcal cords and misc) betadine saline flushes - squeezy tubes are great for wound cleaning vitamin E cream - wound healing Sudocrem - as above vetwrap non stick gauze pads - wounds again bigger pads - for dressings and/or wounds & bleeding vitamin C - a mainstay. Usually held in oral (sodium ascorbate powder) and injectable form for snake season 20ml syriges - tube feeding and vit C injections. lso good for wound flushing is saline squeezies have run out 5ml syringes - as above thermometer small tubes - tube feeding AB eye ointment electrolyte replacer Ummm. possibly other meds that come and go. Mine sometimes has other stuff due to wildlife first aid etc as well.

Ozentries tells me the 7 Jan 2013

Oooo! Snap you two!

We've been there and done that. Sometimes you'll also find there may be other family people about and you can share child watching duties while parents are in the ring. Kids have an extraordinary knack for hurting themselves/needing the toilet/ etc etc just before you have to go into the ring. If you have someone to help watch them for the ten minutes that you go in the ring you'll be much more relaxed. Even many non-kiddy people don't mind watching kids who are not tearaways. The pen set up around the gazebo is great, as is buying an actual tent with zip up doors. It gives little people somewhere safe to be and protects their toys from getting lost as well as keeping them out of the sun. Ours has a front room that is all screen and the kids love it. They also love these: http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/180762514384?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649#ht_4503wt_956 :D :D