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I bought Daisy as a 7 y/o, she was not desexed. I also was given her pedigree papers with 'retired' written in pen at the top. There was no reason why I couldn't have mated her to an entire registered Westie (there is a papered male that lives locally, he is registered but not on mains). Daisy could have had a litter and I still could have sold the pups and shown the buyer her, and the sire's, papers. Sure, the pups would not have come with papers but I would have been rich and retire with lots of money (Bolded part is from page 1 of the BYB handbook)

I have emailed Colleen with both Dogmad's and Gruflife's info (thank you both very much!), Colleen is away for the weekend with her daughter, son in law and their little black Tibbie, Magic. She will be back on Monday. I will keep you all updated may thanks

okey dokey...will do. Thanks :-)

My friend has nearly finished building her house and would like a dog for company. She is in her 70's, been a farmer most of her life and is very fit, her husband died 18 months back so she feels that a dog-friend would be just the thing. Her daughter has a Tibbie so she would like a similar dog to that breed. A mature dog is her preference. Do any Dolers know of any suitable dogs that I can pass on their details to my friend. I can definitely say that the dog will get a most-excellent home. Update: I have edited the title and added a good-news post (32) on Sept 5th

I reckon Mac is planning on joining Lee Lin Chin in the SBS news-readers Fashionista Competion. Go Mac!

Breakfast is around 7.30 otherwise Penny will thump herself down on the floor and groan Dinner around 5 otherwise Penny will thump herself down on the floor and groan Her stomach-clock is often fast in the winter

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I saw two Scottish terriers do that very thing to a badly behaving dog. The Scotties just put their noses in the air and trotted past, they never even looked at the other dog. It was really funny Legends! :laugh:

Mac thinks he is hot stuff in his new jamas! Keep an eye on him as he will be sneaking down to the off-leash park to pick up pretty long-legged bitches.

http://www.abc.net.a...g-movie/5630762 How one oddball dog saved Middle Island's penguins Listen now Download audio Tuesday 29 July 2014 11:45AM Image: A maremma puppy trained to protect the penguins on Middle Island off the coast of Warrnambool, Victoria (David Williams) Production has wrapped up on 'Oddball', an Australian movie based on the true story of Swampy Marsh, a Victorian chook farmer whose idea of using dogs to protect penguins saved an entire colony. Verika Jokic reports on how this unlikely story made it to the silver screen. Allan Marsh is not your average chook farmer. He uses colourful language, has strong opinions and thinks if he can inspire just one person to challenge a bureaucrat, then he's lived a good life. Swampy, as he likes to be called, and his old dog Oddball are also the inspiration for Shane Jacobson's latest movie, Oddball. Oddball is a maremma sheepdog. The breed has been used for centuries in Europe to protect herds of animals from wolves and foxes. A couple of penguins came up and saw the dog and just snuck back down again but then one confident one just strolled straight up and old Oddball went to give it a sneaky sniff on the backside and the penguin gave it a squawk and went for her nose. David Williams, scientist 'A neighbour had a maremma dog and he told me how good they were with the chooks,' says Marsh. 'I used to spend my nights up with a rifle shooting foxes. One night I noticed the neighbour's dog barking and the light went on in my head. I realised he was barking at the same thing I was trying to shoot.' Marsh got himself a maremma dog named Oddball, and after six months of training and bonding with the chickens, he had no need to shoot foxes. A short distance from his farm, and just off the coast of Warrnambool in south-west Victoria, lies Middle Island. For decades the island has been home to Little Penguins that nest there six months of the year. At one point up to 200 penguins lived on the island. 'The old fishers used to tell me when they were going out and loading up their boats early in the morning they couldn't hear themselves think for all the penguins squawking,' says Marsh. However, in recent years penguin numbers began to drop off. At low tide, foxes were able to make their way to the island, where they attacked the penguins and reduced their number to less than 10. David Williams was a university science student working on Marsh's farm at the time. 'I read the article about the island and Swampy said, "what they need on that island is a maremma dog".' Williams wrote an essay for one of his science subjects about the plausibility of Marsh's idea. His father, who was a wildlife officer with the Victorian Department of Environment and Sustainability at the time, supported the idea, and after some effort, Warrnambool Council agreed to place a maremma dog on the island. Marsh says it wasn't the easiest of things to achieve. 'The problem was I was an amateur and not involved in the bureaucracy, and here I was telling bureaucracy how to suck eggs and the bureaucracy quite frankly didn't like it.' Oddball was the first dog on the island and Williams says her first encounter with the penguins was incredibly smooth. 'When we all sat out there at night waiting for the penguins to come up on the island we were all shaking in our boots wondering how it would go really because that was the big unknown.' 'A couple of penguins came up and saw the dog and just snuck back down again but then one confident one just strolled straight up and old Oddball went to give it a sneaky sniff on the backside and the penguin gave it a squawk and went for her nose.' 'Oddie popped to the side and the penguin continued on, so it was really quite uneventful I guess,' he says. Maremmas are known for being guarded with people, but Marsh says that's a misconception. 'They're big pussy cats once they know you. They love nothing more than a rub on the tummy. If you can convince a maremma that you're going to rub its tummy, you've got it for life.' Oddball stayed on the island only until Williams found replacements for her and trained them for the job. He says maremmas are great dogs for large outdoor spaces, but they're not a good match for backyards or small islands because they're noisy and bark a lot. The island now has a pair of sister maremmas who guard the penguins for six months of the year. Luke Hura is a dog trainer who worked on Red Dog and trained two dogs for Oddball's role for the movie. 'When it gets focused, man, you have trouble shifting it,' he says. 'It's got to think for itself and it's got to react on its own. 'Whereas sheepdogs ... they can take instructions and they are working with someone all the time. These dogs have to be out on their own and they've got to think for themselves and act very quickly otherwise livestock are going to get lost or they're in trouble.' 'They're aloof but highly intelligent.' The two dogs he trained for the movie are now his own dogs and Hura says he can't part with them. Filming for the movie has now finished, but before it began Shane Jacobson and his brother spent some time with Marsh. 'They wanted to pick my brain, steal my one-liners and generally get a feel for things,' he says. 'Oddball' is due to be released next year.

I have taken the dogs to a dog park near Walter Av, East Brisbane and they have dog poo dispensers that I can't get the bag out of, they dispenser has a little grab-hole and the bags are packed so tightly that I can't pull one out. The park has heaps of dog poop in it so I reckon no-one else can get the bags out either The dispenser looks a bit like this one

I usually use the F&V bags or just take some from the doo-poo-roll that hangs outside the council depot. If we are all going out to somewhere special they have their little dog poo holders on their leads, two are shaped like fire hydrants and Mac's is a camo one...he likes to travel incognito I like this one that you attach to the lead edited as I can't spel proper

Saw this on the on-line news so have posted the Youtube link instead, I found it a little sad. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNh-LHE00YI

I am with BWM and they paid out (about three years back now) for Penny when she got a piece of pig cartilage stuck in her oesophagus. Penny's next renewal did have an 'object stuck in oesophagus' exclusion but I noticed it didn't appear on the next renewal. I only covered her for accident (her age prevented me on covering her for illness), BWM paid quickly, there were no problems at all. JessieA...I would be pretty interested why you are negative about BWM's reviews, I am pretty sure companies get in the poo for instigating false reviews, perhaps you should contact ACCC with your concerns.

I know that Ron Turle (has Barbaron Westies at Munruben) works at a groomers near Logan or Carindale (I think) Here are his DOL Breeders contact details http://www.dogzonline.com.au/breeds/breeders/west-highland-white-terrier.asp?state=QLD&Submit=Go and web page http://barbaronwesties.com/ it may be worth while to email him and ask

O WM Hang in there WM's Mac

Coconut oil or flaxseed oil is good, I usually give about 1/4 tsp of coconut oil mixed with their dinner. I also add about 1/3 cup of cold pressed olive oil (Australian, available at Aldi $17 4L) when I am making a bucket-load of their raw vegie slops. If you are giving fish oil make sure you supplement with Vitamin E I also give Penny and Mac Synflex which has is beneficial for old bones http://www.dogcancer...-contact-us.php http://www.dogcancer...tis-synflex.php

I thought I'd update Jan's post by saying that I received an enail from her last week. In part of it Jan writes: I just want to tell you the sad news that our precious Gabby-Lea lost her battle with lymphoma late last week. It happened all so quickly but she was so beautiful and peaceful as she slipped away. We are missing her something terrible and are waiting for her ashes this Wednesday. We will have loving memories of her forever. RIP Jan's dear Gabby-Lea, you were loved

I know many of you don't agree with Oscar's Law (tactics) but this is good http://www.theguardi...n-beyoncethedog

I usually use Argan oil mixed with water, it helps the comb go through the hair easier. My three don't get mats but sometimes they get tiny cobwebs which are ouchy edited as I can't spel proper

Isla looks like a Wheaten Scottish terrier, here are some images--> https://www.google.c...iw=1024&bih=582 and a screenshot of one of those images showing the different colours

Yaaaay for Mac, the 2nd loveliest dog with that name on the planet! Happy Anniversary Day lil' fella

Thanks for clarifying that BCC, much appreciated :)

Any news yet? it has been four days since you received an answer for a contact HC and it'd be good if you can update on whether little Whippy is in a safe place

Good news BCC, just a question though (I may have read your post incorrectly) but wouldn't the antibiotics kill the probiotics? or are the probiotics antibiotic-proof? I would be interested in what did your vet said about giving them together....I am definitely not criticising, I would just like to know.