Bullbreedlover

Are you bribeable??????

heck yeah some times the cartiledge takes a while to set into place what breed are we talking about STITCH??

The age varies STITCH. Depending on how they are sitting when they start teething. Its just something we can tell as they are getting older. Bulldogs we do as early as 7 weeks old and it is kept up to when they have their first shows. We havent done every single puppy but we keep a close eye on them I have seen way too many Bulldogs with incorrect ears, which is something that can be fixed very easily. Of course it does help if they have correct sized ears and they arent too big. We use a contact adhesive and it just wears off after time. We reapply if need be so the cartiledge is set true.

So Troy is the love child of Chuck Norris?????? :D :D and some ninja wench

We glue our Bulldog ears, I would rather do this than have the ear set untrue. I have seen Bulldogs with button ears which ruin the whole look of the dog. If a simple glueing was done and kept up with from the start then all would be good for the show ring. Yes the actual ear set can be a factor. We also tape our Bullmastiff ears. There are different ways to tape. You have to find a way which suits you and the dog.

if the pup has a broken bone.. it would take more than 3 weeks to heal. Do you think it would be bad if i stopped in at the vet ER and asked about the injury/cost ? Would they even give me any details ?? I wouldn't want the neighbours to know i went behind their back though. I don't really want to ask to view the bill direct from the neighbours. "If" you are in any way thinking of contributing to the bill, then if it were me, I would ask to see the itemised bill first. No ifs no buts. If they are now saying the puppy will be fine in 3 weeks time after the "injury" it received, then something is not quite right.

Yes but we all must ask... who is Troy????????

Has the dog been around any weed killer at all. Roundup or similar Think think think, if the dog has been exposd to anything not normal

So I didnt win then ooohhhh wwwweeeellll

NOW>What is they say about big feet, sports cars and lenses???? NAHHHHHHHH I just have lense envy. (AND small lense syndrome) hey this is suppose to be a photos thread and not the adult thread

I only have .99c Do I win????

Hi here!!!!! I feed my Bullmastiffs on supercoat large breed. back in NZ we fed the Proplan which as a dog food I just absolutely loved for the Bulldogs and Bullmastiffs. My dogs never turned their noses up for a meal. I know budgets mean that we cant all afford the absolute best food(who determines that the food is the best) As Bulldogs are a breed which I think require a good food I would suggest looking into Supercoat, but not all on its own. Mix with a good dog roll, chicken mince, sardines, coooked offal. All these are a good price. Hope this helps debs

Hot spots are generally caused by an increase in the fungal spores in the grass. enerally brought about by the hot/moist/humid weather. You are doing the right thing. But the only thing I wouldnt of done was clip the area, especially with a show dog, but that is only my opinion. My Bullmastiff bitch had a hot spot on her head. It healed itself. I just took all the hair off as much as I could. It wasnt very big

oh yes been there done that. worn a few bruises after the kids have had zoomies and run into me. also had a very sore nose when they have jumped to give me a slobber as I am bending down. have also knelt down to have cuddles only to be greeted by 50 kilos of "oh lets jump on mummy cause we can"!!!!!

Uhm, why do you think the OP should pay the entire bill? If her dog had not been there, I doubt there would have been an injury. I agree with lorraine, people get talking to rellies, around the water cooler at work, etc. And can I add that situations and peoples attitudes can change. Currently going through a situation with a tenant which started out fantastic for about 5 years and has now turned sour. If the puppy didn't stick its foot under the fence it wouldn't have happened. true true its not like your dog stuck their head under the fence and by chance grabbed the other puppys' leg. wow what a vet bill. have you actually seen the bill itemised or is that what hey told you. Where did they take the dog??? while I feel for the puppy, they are the ones that should of checked their side of their property for holes in the fence. They are the ones who should of fixed it. We had an incident at Mum and dads place one day when the neighbours pitbull stuck its nose through a deer fence underneath a hedge. One of our Bulldogs attached herself to its nose and held on. Words were exchanged but they didnt come back at us for any vet bills. Our dogs couldnt get through the fence but theirs unfortunately stuck its nose through.

a couple of pikkies I can do that

My 4 Bullmastiffs would cost around $40.00 a week just to feed. Not including heartworm meds or vet bills. Less if my large breed dry food is on special, then I buy more to stock up. They get chicken mince and cooked offal as well, sardines, yoghurt. So around $10.00 per dog per week. My 7 month old puppy eats more than my 6 year old male. My two spayed girls are on permanent diets as they only have to see food and they put weight on.

I know of some aussie people going to Crufts, Sadly I am not although I wish I was.

Thanks - that's what I've done in the past for my previous girl, although she didn't like it much anyway, so I ended up giving most away or using it as treats for some dogs. Is cooking better than 'freezing and thawing and then feeding raw', do you know? I was trying to think back to when we had dosing days in NZ, Not the same I know as this was hydatids dosing but the requirement way back then (and still is from memory) is at least 2 weeks freezing or thoroughly cook the offal. I have tried my dogs on a little bit of thawed offal and they refused to eat it LOL . I think cause it was all slippery and they are just fussy buggars who dont like ikky things.

I cook any offal I feed to my dogs Erny. I dont buy huge batches of it but when I do I cook it straight away and then freeze the cooked portions to last 2 days max when thawed.

Lumps can be a worry, and no I certainly wouldnt flame you for not going to the vet. Our Morgan had a lump the other month on her shoulder blade. I didnt like the feel of it but I didnt rush her off to the vet but aspirated it myself. Withdrew fluid and drained it every day. The lump went down after that and hasnt returned. I have needles and syringes here that I stock up with. I do have pet insurance for my dogs but it doesnt mean I rush them off to the vet every time they present with something. Friday afternoon Morgan had a really bad limp. Her shoulder or elbow area. She has come right(she is an older girl) and I just keep an eye on her. If I think she needs to see a vet I will take her. If your dog is comfortable and you are happy then you make the decision when you can. We cant all afford vet fees which in my opinion for some cases can be so expensive. I know vets have many different jobs to do but some of them charge like a wounded bull.

Do yo think the callouses have ingrowing hairs at all? Do they look infected? If there are hairs then I advise pulling them out with tweezers the best you can and applying vitamin e cream after

I have had the displeasure of trying to stack my dog in the best of group line up while two very well known exhibitors on either side of me were continuously edging on their dogs. My boy can be very hard to handle as he is not male dog friendly but I handle him well and he doesnt get away with anything, but to have a dobermann behind me lunging at his owner who is continuously baiting the heck out of him and trying to stack his dog as close as possible to the rear end of mine and to have the Boxer exhibitor turn his dog around to try and eyeball my boy, I had just about had enough at that stage, so I just pulled him out of his stack and the line up, and said in a voice that could be heard, that I had had enough of this crap.

quite true it is up to the judge to find these things. Sad though that many people feel it is necessary to put them in. I know of a judge quite a few years ago whom announced to all exhibitors in the NS ring, that before their dogs entered the ring they were to remove all evidence of hairspry and chalk. Many many people were running back to their gazebos in haste to remove what they had just spent hours putting on to their dogs. It was so funny. I have no problem in disturbing top knots to feel for correct skull structure. many many breeds are trimmed in such a way to enhance the appearance or outline.

hey I am not saying they shouldnt be at least bathed with a good shampoo, brushed, combed and scissored..but why do people find it necessary to chalk or potato flour them up to their eyeballs? Or spray enough hairspray on them to sink a ship. Quite simply it is not allowed. It is not removing a blemish, it is altering the texture of a coat. Heck our Kelpie used to get a hose down the day before a show and shown the next day and win. Many people seem to have it in them that they HAVE to win at all costs because they have such a competitive streak in them. Heck some people even scissor a breed in which their coat must not be scissored at all and they still win. If a dog has the correct coat texture then all they would require is a bath if they need it.