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Not all terriers are expected to spar.....Border Terriers as an example :)

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Glad someone has mentioned this - well done, Le! Fantastic book, full of common sense information, invaluable with a new puppy in the house at the moment Another I've always enjoyed, though not a training book, is "Pack of Two - the intricate bond between people and dogs" by Caroline Knapp

I wish Pat Hastings thought the same I went to her most recent workshop here in Sydney and was very surprised to hear her say, when asked, that she would never tell a prospective 'pet owner' (and she included sports prospects) of any of the structural faults in a dog that she was rejecting for the show ring...

Beagles dig! And dig, and dig! My mum bred them when I was a kid in England and my dad spent his whole time mending escape holes.

At about AUD$6 a box with free shipping, I'd be giving it a try regardless...not much to lose, really..... :)

Two Border Terriers also ran and passed - well done to everyone but especially the Little Brown Dogs!

That's great, J - both sound very interesting - just up our garden path so to speak Going to check 'em out re the dogs -

Some great suggestions people - thanks :) Any other suggestions very welcome...particularly for the more "informal" camping areas where we can stretch out a bit!

Every year our extended family, 8-10 adults, 6-8 kids and usually about 5 well-behaved dogs, like to go camping in early October - we're totally self-sufficient, prefer near the water for the kids...we've been to the Wollondilly River several times and also up to the Watagans and are looking for somewhere different this year - anyone got any suggestions, pretty please? It needs to be within 3 hours' drive of Sydney if possible.....TIA for any recommendations :)

Synchronised sleeping......

And much cheaper, too????

I thought the same thing hard to get photo's as he is stuck to me have to get OH to take me away and then I have to click like mad as he runs back He doesn't look real :laugh: :laugh: Absolutely divine!

I've got a "stone" (it's actually metal) a la Eric Salas for my Border Terriers - works a treat and I love the feel of it and how it works. BTW, Eric Salas is coming to Oz for the second time in August and giving workshops on grooming and handling....should be very interesting.

Always on the alert for road kill but most of what I come across is pretty manky! Thanks for the tip about the ferret society - just about to fire off an email to them.

I live in the Southern Highlands of NSW - anyone know where I can find fresh or frozen rabbit, whole carcasses WITH fur still on? Prepared to travel within reasonable distances to buy... :)

Savic crates are great - solid and sturdy. You can get them from show stalls (Don Day has them at Erskine Park in Sydney)

SNAP ???? I have a 12 week old border terrier pup - a little bitch called Monkey! She was getting a bit pudgy on 4 meals a day after I got her at 8 weeks so she pretty quickly went on to 3 meals. I like the tip about not feeding as soon as we get up in the morning so I'm going to try that tomorrow (although she will create merry hell, I know!!) - but I try to give her final meal at night round about 7.30 - she sleeps better at night with something in her tummy still. Have fun with Hugo - they're divine pups aren't they!

Jean Donaldson's "The Culture Clash" - every time :thumbsup:

Hi Leema....interesting you should bring this up, my new pup, Monkey, now a 10-week old Border Terrier, is (I hope) going through a barking phase atm, especially when I am in the kitchen and she is hungry :laugh: she has this very demanding bark and carries on a treat until I feed her (which is usually why I am in the kitchen). I do ignore it, and guess my next move will be to walk out of the kitchen when she starts, which might give her a bit of a shock, esp. if she has to wait for her meal. She's also a bit of a whinger when she is put in her pen outside during the day - I'm very conscious of neighbours - but again, I do try to ignore and not go to her when she's making a noise. And she does seem to be getting better about being left and quite prepared to lounge about on her own with her chew toys. Thankfully, she has been a dream at night she slept in her small plastic crate next to my pillow for 5 or six days when I first got her - I could put my fingers in and she would settle quickly. Then she graduated to a wire crate on the floor near my bed, and I've had no problems at all. She will start to snuffle and fuss once or twice during the night, and I take her out at this point for a wee - but I don't talk to her, don't turn on the lights, and pop her straight back into her crate when she's done - most times she settles back to sleep - she even slept through the night a couple of nights ago :thumbsup: PS: I see alot of her father in her, which pleases me no end :cheer:

For the judge it's a "Damned if you do, damned if you don't" situation, isn't it. Not a situation I'd care to put a judge in, anyway...

I must have been lucky then - my puppy flew up from her wonderful breeders in Victoria last week at 8 weeks old, and the next day in the mail were all her registration papers, microchip number, vaccination form etc. I opted to go straight up to Erskine Park to Dogs NSW and have the transfer done on the spot though it did cost quite a bit more - but at least it's all done now, and she's just over 9 weeks old :thumbsup:

This raises an interesting point. Are breeders who regularly have litters for sale registered as a business? But the OP said that the office of fair trading said they couldn't do anything because the seller wasn't a business.....???

I've NEVER waited that long for a book from the Book Depository :confused: They are usually with me within a fortnight. The last book I ordered from them, just 12 days ago, arrived within 10 days from the UK! Can highly recommend them - they have lots of doggy books in amongst the million others...

I spent an hour or so in the company of a 4-month old black standard poodle pup yesterday afternoon - what a super dog lovely looking, elegant, playful, gentle but fun, quick on the uptake...I was very impressed :)