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Folate, first half of pregnancy. Plus increased seaweed meal, which has multiple trace minerals, but especially for iodine.

Have you any input for the forum that is not a direct plug for Petstock? It may do you to read the forum rules, number 10 in particular...

Far too common recently. As far as I know Ibizans are beng used in crossbreeding for hunting in southern states as well.

I might just clarify here that I personally use the term stubborn and oppositional in the same context. My bad. Apologies for confusion. And no, the tail thing doesn't always work, either does chiro. ;) I am involved wth teaching dogs to stack, on a regular basis. Just sharing a scenario that the OP may relate to. :rolleyes: Those of us who live with independently minded breeds might be prone to using terms like stubborn, it's not necessarily used as a negative. I'm stubborn, and oppositional, and I think it's great! If my dogs wanted to do all the things I want them to do, they wouldn't be sighthounds...

Usually, in the backyard, alltogether. Obviously that differs when bitches are in season, and they will be in a pen as well as any of the boys who are getting overwrought might be in a pen for a time out. They are only ever crated if injured. If they are indoors they have their bed and have to have manners and stay on it mostly, no crates. Mine are active at night as well. They sleep during warm weather, even daytime in winter they are less likely to run about. Smaller dogs that may be active indoors in aircon during daytimes might sleep all night, but many bigger dogs that feel the heat prefer to be active at night. Can't imagine my lot running around in the house! The place would be demolished! edit sp

Bungendore info from Ozshow as posted Tuesday 24/01/2012: Entry Numbers for Bungendore Ag next Sunday are as follows: Exhibit numbers with vehicle passes were posted yesterday. If you don't receive them, you can pick up a vehicle pass at the office on either Friday or Saturday. 2012 Bungendore Ag. Total entered for this show 623 3 - 6 Months Sweepstakes 25 6 - 12 Months Sweepstakes 13 Veterans 10+ Years 3 Veterans 7 - 10 Years 4 Total: 45 Group: 1 Affenpinscher 1 Bichon Frise 4 Cavalier King Charles Spaniel 17 Chihuahua (Long Coat) 4 Chihuahua (Smooth Coat) 4 Chinese Crested Dog 6 Griffon Bruxellois 3 Havanese 8 Italian Greyhound 7 King Charles Spaniel 3 Lowchen 1 Papillon 11 Pekingese 6 Pomeranian 24 Pug 17 Tibetan Spaniel 8 Yorkshire Terrier 3 Total: 127 Group: 2 American Staffordshire Terrier 2 Australian Terrier 5 Bedlington Terrier 1 Border Terrier 2 Bull Terrier 1 Fox Terrier (Smooth) 4 Jack Russell Terrier 8 Kerry Blue Terrier 1 Norwich Terrier 6 Scottish Terrier 3 Staffordshire Bull Terrier 12 West Highland White Terrier 1 Total: 46 Group: 3 Brittany 3 Clumber Spaniel 1 Cocker Spaniel 12 Curly Coated Retriever 1 English Setter 2 English Springer Spaniel 12 German Shorthaired Pointer 11 German Wirehaired Pointer 1 Golden Retriever 17 Gordon Setter 1 Hungarian Vizsla 2 Irish Setter 1 Labrador Retriever 14 Pointer 3 Weimaraner 3 Welsh Springer Spaniel 2 Total: 86 Group: 4 Afghan Hound 4 Basset Fauve de Bretagne 1 Basset Hound 10 Beagle 14 Borzoi 2 Dachshund (Min. Long Haired) 9 Dachshund (Smooth Haired) 5 Dachshund (Min. Smooth Haired) 8 Dachshund (Min. Wire Haired) 2 Deerhound 2 Irish Wolfhound 3 Norwegian Elkhound 7 Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen 1 Portuguese Podengo (Small Smooth) 2 Rhodesian Ridgeback 9 Saluki 2 Whippet 11 Total: 92 Group: 5 Australian Cattle Dog 10 Australian Kelpie 6 Australian Shepherd 12 Bearded Collie 4 Belgian Shepherd (Groenendael) 2 Belgian Shepherd (Tervueren) 2 Border Collie 35 Briard 2 Collie (Rough) 15 Collie (Smooth) 3 Finnish Lapphund 3 German Shepherd Dog 5 Maremma Sheepdog 1 Old English Sheepdog 4 Puli 1 Shetland Sheepdog 16 Welsh Corgi (Pembroke) 7 Total: 128 Group: 6 Akita 1 Alaskan Malamute 4 Boxer 5 Bullmastiff 11 Dobermann 7 Dogue De Bordeaux 2 Leonberger 1 Portuguese Water Dog 1 Pyrenean Mountain Dog 3 Rottweiler 2 Samoyed 11 Shiba Inu 6 Siberian Husky 13 St. Bernard 3 Total: 70 Group: 7 Boston Terrier 7 British Bulldog 2 Chow Chow 1 Dalmatian 3 French Bulldog 11 Great Dane 5 Japanese Spitz 11 Keeshond 5 Lhasa Apso 1 Poodle (Standard) 4 Poodle (Miniature) 2 Poodle (Toy) 4 Schipperke 3 Shar Pei 1 Shih Tzu 9 Tibetan Terrier 5 Total: 74 eta - snap Freckles!! :D

My juvenile oy has done this since he was a minor and it drives me nuts. Add a dose of stubborness so that the more you try and fix it the worse he does t. I've had several mre experienced folk take him and say the equivalent of, "you just do it like this..." and he has won out each time. :rolleyes: The best thing I have found is increase the work on the free stack, standing in front of him. On a manual stack I have to take bait big enough to let him nibble and chew while stretching up and forward to maintain his interest and stop him sinking back.

Also try Rajacadoo (I hope I've spelled that right!) on here. Basenji breeder and exhibitor.

Fantastic!! Congratulations! Cough... photos?? :D

I think the debarking laws are the toughest in Vic aren't they? Debarked dg are not allowed in public or something daft? And they can be seized?

I would suggest a read of this thread on another forum before you get started. It's long, but worth it. http://www.dogforum.com.au/general-dog-forum/8745-bitch-due-have-pups-unexpected-complications-may-arise.html In summary - A lovely, caring and genuine lady thought breeding her bitch (crossbred but breed is irrelevant) would be good. So far I think she is up to about 6k in vet bills, all the family savings gone and extra now on finance, her beloved girl has almost died several times and she has pretty much hand raised the pups at great expense and personal difficulty. She is a good person, and has had some terrible lessons in dog breeding that we all fear. It has been a quick and drastic road to the knowledge that dog breeding is a potentially devastating and financially crippling process that should never be taken lightly. And no, sorry, but the correct name is Staffordshire Bull Terrier, in all of Australia: http://www.ankc.org.au/Breed_Details.aspx?bid=71 As far as I know they are one of the most prolific breeds in Australia? The reality of that means only the very best of the best should be bred, based on numerous expert opinions. efs

I have an older hail damaged Toledo. It leaks in torrential and sustained rain, but the leaks are not from the hail damage, the road spray comes up through the vent panels in the doors and sides, and up under the front window. At least the front window I can add a new seal to, but the slotted panels are always going to have that problem.

My vet has notified Virbac, and they said apparently that his reaction is more than likely an individual response and they do not feel that there is reason to recall the batch. So do I still need to report as above? Thank you :) Yep. You certainly should.. It's a really simple form for you or your vet to complete. I can undertand Virbac saying it is likely just an individual reaction, but only if individual reactions are recorded will anyone know if there is a bigger problem developing.

And don't forget the best bit, shoot or dump the ones you don't want at the nearest pound, especially when you've bred a bunch of large to giant breeds together and raised the pups on crap and weetbix, and complan that they're no good. Better try some other dog & bitch next time... :rolleyes:

"Clearly" a Tasmanian farm is not complying with NSW regulations...??? When we criticise, we need to make sure we don't look like we have no idea what we're talking about. I'm sure you would find a NSW DPI inspector who would be more than happy to make the paid trip to Tas to investigate, but he would be a bit useless when he got there..l ;)

You also need to report the reaction to the APVMA here: http://www.apvma.gov.au/use_safely/adverse/veterinary.php Everythings Shiny your clinic should do this as well, there could be an issue with this vaccine or a batch.

Dear oh dear... http://services.apvma.gov.au/PubcrisWebClient/search.do;jsessionid=vXs3PYwLDX1dNxTyhM5FpLLhQ7Vd99JG4NmTTSvJCpp1G3bcbJMK!1534907726 ONE of Tasmania's most prolific puppy farms has spoken out in the face of controversy surrounding the state's dog-breeding industry. "Treat all dogs with respect that's the crux of our business," said Paul Bartlett, who with his daughter Lisa operates Tasmanian Labradoodles at a farm near Epping Forest. They said there was no place for unregistered, backyard, or any other sort of puppy farm that wasn't subject to RSPCA or council scrutiny. Mr Bartlett said that in the context of an animal welfare storm surrounding unscrupulous breeders, his business had nothing to hide. They breed and sell between 300 and 400 pups a year. Of those, about 25 per cent find owners in countries as far away as Singapore, Hong Kong, Hawaii, Bermuda and Japan. Another 25 per cent find homes in Tasmania and the rest are sold interstate. Mr Bartlett said every pup sold for prices between $1295 and $2295, and the business, especially the overseas component was growing. Six staff look after about 75 breeding dogs and their litters, with as many as seven pups. "We breed for demand," Mr Bartlett said. Emma Haswell, who owns Brightside Sanctuary, has said that unethical puppy farms can leave dogs terrified of people and with severe health problems. She said hundreds of dogs were being used as breeding machines at puppy farms around the state. Her sanctuary had taken in 120 former breeding dogs in the past year, including more than 30 from a puppy farm south of Hobart. At Tasmanian Labradoodles, Mr Bartlett said two male breeders and one female were typically housed in 5m by 25m pens, with garden shed kennels at one end. Heavily pregnant mums are moved indoors, to lie in plastic clam-shell containers for giving birth. Mr Bartlett said that just like humans, relaxed and contented parents produced relaxed and contented pups. "All of them, we lay them on their backs, give them belly rubs, we rub their ears, rub their paws," he said. The dogs feast mostly on chicken, along with vegetables, eggs, yoghurt and some supplements to keep them in tip top health and condition. Their farm is a commercial-dog-food- free zone. Photographs of each puppy are published and regularly updated on the farm's website, in litter groups, to give prospective owners a comprehensive insight.

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You wouldn't necessarily be informed of action against the owner. Yet if the dog is still acting up, you should keep reporting. Police can declare a dog dangerous under the Act, they don't need to get a ranger to do it.

He most likely does have that right. I can't open the original link but in Vic and NSW it is lawful to kill a cat that enters inclosed lands and threatens any other animal. You only need a cage bird, chook pen or similar on your property to be justified in killing a intruding cat. NSW legislation: http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/consol_act/caa1998174/s32.html Our neighbor across the road has an 'outdoor only' cat that harrasses my birds and ferrets every night, and damages property like potplants and garden statues out the front. It has not been trapped and or put down only because I feel sorry for it. Despite her other cat disappearing after she moved in, and my warnings that my dogs will certainly dispatch it without warning if it sets foot in my backyard she refuses to confine it at all. I love my cat and keep him safe and sound indoors.

Are you for real?

You what? That seems a vast generalisation. Many coats on dogs have evolved as insulation against heat as well as cold, comments like this seem a little ignorant and potentially damaging to a breed's reputation. Plenty of coated breeds live and work successfully in hot climates without being "disabled".

And a vet check is very different to 'health checks' which in some breeds involve mandatory genetic screening etc. An example of a vet check is taking pups to the vet and having heart listened to, temp taken, abdomen palpated. Just like if you took your older dog in for a check up. Health tests are targetted to problem condions etc. So xrays of hips in breeds known for displaysia, hearing tests in breeds known for deafness, blood tests to check for genetic markers that indicate some sort of condition. Most health tests are done on the parents, to ensure maximum chance of healthy pups free of damaging congenital issues. I think there are some in poodles and cavaliers that are compulsory, so ANKC registered breeders must complete them and provide proof before the pups get registered.

Both... ;) Yes some are professional. But the "rednecks" you refer to are widespread, and the meat they produce is just as liekly to end up in your supermarket packet. And I still stand by the fact that what I have seen personally means I won't purchase roo meat. That's ony my own opinion and experience, and has never been purported as anything else. The industry is far from perfect, as are many that are larely unregulated and rely on modern forms of "honour" systems in order to function.

When I used to pistol shoot it was common to shoot with both eyes open when the target was less that 7 metres away... After that it was dominant eye shooting. I'm not sure if that translates 100% to photography....