Bullbreedlover

We had to try to snake proof the garage where the Bullmastiffs are in the heat of the day. Mr Mojo came to help, although hubby and I had enough of his help after a very short time. LOL enjoy

Dogs arent in reach of the netting. They have their own separate indoor run away from the door. We also have big industrial fans going so hopefully the vibration from those will keep them away.

OK so we have brought bird netting. Had a great talk to one of the ladies at Bunnings. She said that snakes at the mo are very much out and about. Spoke to the neighbour when we got home and he gave us a big peice of poly pipe. His dad who lives across the road had just had another snake in their yard while we were out. We have sorted out the garage area(hopefully all will be good) Our section is too huge to put netting all around. And yes I am not convinced the snake repellants work. Hubby just told me what to do with the poly pipe LOL and I will use it if necessary. I hope we will be OK. We are always vigilant and the Bulldog is inside but my beautiful Bullmastiffs have to be outside. Thank you so much everyone. Even though we have been here over 4 years now I still hate snakes.

Neighbour just found a brown in his yard. We just ran over a snake about 3 kms from home this morning and he goes and finds one in his yard this avo We have a kennel set up for the Bullmastiffs in our garage with big industrial fans and he mentioned about a snake netting. We leave the garage doors open so need a netting that can go across the double garage. Any recommendations please. Maybe chicken wire.all rolled up. Would that be strong enough? We had a big brown in our yard last Boxing day after some flooding and another in the paddock next door. I know there is a snake thread but just to save going through all the pages, or maybe someone can highlight a post.

None if that stuff works on serious hotspots jmo though really? What spray do you use recommended by the dermatologist. Has the specialist determined exactly what it is that your dog has, because in 30 years of having Bulldogs with hotspots, these remedies do work. jmo And is there a serious need to spray them daily??? Are you sure you are referring to hotspots and not an infection.

You can use curash powder or any athletes foot powder to dry out the hot spot. Curash is zinc. Hot spots are wet exczema. Exczema starts to occur at this time of the year due to the rise in humidity. Zinc is used to treat wet exczema. Alternatively you can use Listerine. The brown one only. It has been known to work great on hotspots. Just dab it on daily. If you have noticed patches of missing hair just make sure it is not ringworm. Circles of missing hair can also be caused by a staph bug. Usually scrapings are taken by the vet.

Had to go to the market a few weeks ago after a Sunday show and as it was quite warm we couldnt leave MM in the van so OH had him on a lead while we went around and got a new dog bed and some treats. Well, he had to keep on stopping because everyone wanted to pat him. OH was surrounded by ladies all wanting a cuddle

Funny you should say that. Our parents started off with Boxers in 1970. Then we got our first Bulldog in 1981 and have always had Bulldogs since. One day it will happen....You will own a Bulldog.

MM is a very handsome young man and we are so wrapt that he has come into our home. MM is a grandson of a bitch I bred and exported to Australia 8 years ago. Tell your OH to come back and visit Dobesrock. I will try and update photos when possible. Currently he weighs 13.7 kilos and is so so naughty

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Proceed with caution You may be struck by the Bulldog bug. Here is Mr Mojo

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I agree with this. Dont leave food down/ And of course it hasnt got the competition for food that it was used to having. Our new baby has been with us for 5 weeks and has put on a kilo a week. But it has been a hard road though as he has been very picky. He is on Proplan, mince, chicken breasts, natural dog roll, cheese, yoghurt, sardines, cooked offal. I partially soak his Proplan as he is teething but to help with this he gets lots of chew toys. He is now 16 weeks old and is on 3 meals a day still but sometimes only has two larger meals. Food is never left with him as I want him to be willing to happily eat. We have never left food with our dogs. When he doesnt finish a meal it may get mixed with the next one, depending on what is in it, but it doesnt get wasted as we have two Bullmastiffs who happily consume what he leaves. Actually he doesnt leave all that much really. Yes I have resorted to hand feeding, (sometimes I break the rules), and while I have never had to hand feed the Bullmastiffs, I am also teaching him to respect me and how I want him to eat. He is not a scoffer of food which is good. Last thing I need is a Bulldog who scoffs food and will be food aggressive. He does of course eat by himself as well. All my dogs are taught from an early age to respect the hands that feed them. I never put them in a situation though where they compete with one another for their food.

Why did you switch foods? A raw food diet for a growing large breed is not adequate in essential vitamins and minerals nor protein content. When do you see the specialist with your dog? I would also recommend a glucosamine preparation. Human tablets are fine but do get the 1500mg tablets. Once a day. That doseage is recommended for large Mastiff breeds suffering from joint problems. It is not going to solve any big issues especially if surgery is required but is will help with his joints. There are a few things that could be happening with your boy. Correct diagnosis and treatment is essential. If you are not happy with the diagnosis do seek a second opinion if necessary. I do know of a approx nine month old Dogue with similar issues. He is on Glucosimine and this is helping. Bear in mind that you wont see a difference over night. It may take quite a few weeks. And once again I cant emphasis enough that the dog should be on a quality large breed kibble. Proplan I do recommend.Stop changing your dogs diet. You can feed raw as well but the main food should be kibble. And my recommendation is not to go to a chiro at this stage. If the dog has a serious growing joint issue then a chiro is not going to fix it. And limited exercise. No running, no jumping. Rest but with minimal exercise so the joints do not stiffen. Mastiff breeds do not require alot of exercise until they are 12 months old. No mad rush zoomies. Controlled exercise after that. Have you spoken to your breeder about his problem?

Thanks Pav Lova! Do you know those which parts of the trailer wear down the most? (Other than the tyres of course! ) I did put up an ad in the wanted section of the classifieds but havent had any response yet. There are a few listed in classifieds i know, but not in the large size - i was speaking to another GSD owner who said the medium is just a bit squishy for them, and those that are there are over our budget. Just make sure that the wheel bearings have been repacked or regreased when necessary. Depending on how many km's the trailer has travelled. And yes Greyhound trailers would do a fair few km's.We have just sold our Trend/trickey trailer. Hubby regreased the wheel bearings awhile ago and while we havent done many km's since I would check that these have been done. Other than that our trailer has been well looked after. It doesnt take much to give them a bit of care and attention.

yep and it is a very very big operation. Made so much more complicated by the pyo itself

Thinking of you and your girl. I had two bitches get pyo. One was a bitch that hadnt even been mated. She was medicated but when she was mated at her next season, she once again developed pyo, as well as her mum. Luckily they both pulled through and were spayed straight away. It is a very nasty infection

I am a snob. yyyeeeppp X 2 I am just so happy they didnt choose an Australian Bulldog. That would of been devastating.

I can set my alarm by my Bullmastiffs stomach clock. 3.30 in the morning and 2.30 in the afternoon. Doesnt matter if it is a week day or the weekend.

In Qld it is that no bitch shall be on the grounds more than 7 weeks in whelp. And therein lies the problem with having differing rules and regs of different states.

Pacing is a gait which is the most energy efficient. I had a Bullmastiff who was quite laid back when walking and would therefore pace. Heck if he didnt need to use extra energy he wouldnt. Yet as soon as you got him to a trot he would gait perfectly. No health issues at all. None of our other Bm's will pace though. Our Kelpie would gait to save energy.Once again he knew it was an easier pace for him. Yet when he worked it was full on trot or run.

We sold our large berth dog trailer as we were no longer using it. But very shortly it needs to get up to its new home in Mackay. Is there anyone going up to some shows soon(or just going up) that can tow it. It will need a reasonably big sized car to tow it. I am sure petrol costs can be reimbursed with the new owner. Hopefully someone can help. thanks eta I will be in Durack around the 9th of October so may be able to bring it in

Try Proplan large breed. Feeding instructions according to size. Its not cheap but one of the best foods available. Then when you have changed puppy over(do this slowly) I would introduce a part raw/cooked diet as well. My Bullmastiffs get raw chicken mince, cooked lambs offal and rice, yoghurt, cheese, cottage cheese, eggs, sardines or any left overs we have(within reason). I DO NOT and never will feed bones to my dogs. I will also never feed pigs ears or the like either. My Bullmastiffs get Nylabone chewbies to help with tartar build up on their teeth, with which we have never had a problem. As my Bullmastiffs are now mature adults I feed a lower cost dog kibble(two brands actually) but do not compromise on a growing puppy which needs a good quality protein meal.