Rebanne

Heartworm is in Victoria. My neighbors dog had it and it isn't the only one I know of.

sad for the rotty? what about the toddler????

I looked that up, from what's been described to me, it sounds very much like what he's got. I've emailed his owners the page I read. there is a DNA test, a cheek swab is needed, but you have to send it to America. Costs $95. If this disease has now appeared in the race bred greyhound, well ......... I really don't want to think about it.

it fits with greyhound neuropathy, so far only discovered in show bred, but they all came from the same stock at one stage. I hope its not as it's fatal.

and the people who ignore the current laws, how will you get them to take notice of any new laws? It is already mandatory to register and microchip your dogs but that is not happening. So enforce those laws for starters.

I haven't attended a dog training class in years, puppy or otherwise. Yes all the dickheads will be flocking to class so they can get full registration of their dogs - not!

I would resent it. Why should I have to prove I can be a responsible owner just cause my breed of choice weighs over 25 kilos. I've seen 2 kilo fluffballs chase kids out onto a street. I would too, because chances are the person giving the course would get their knowledge from the back of a cereal box. exactly and then they would fail me cause I wouldn't be able to keep my mouth shut when they said something stupid which could lead to trouble.

That's the problem, the idiots who have these types of dogs don't bother to regisiter them in the first place so it's just more rules, more restictions on the good owners. Start enforcing the laws already in place before adding in bloody more that still won't weed out the dickheads and only impact on people already doing the right thing!

I would resent it. Why should I have to prove I can be a responsible owner just cause my breed of choice weighs over 25 kilos. I've seen 2 kilo fluffballs chase kids out onto a street.

agree

Group 6 is usually well supported. Try being in Grp 4 where there has only been one for nearly 18 months. Thankfully that is changing. Even if there is no competition at Group level there is at neuter in show. I have to say Fern continues to be shown to support the class, we are fully behind the concept, plus she loves it!

Agree, though I do sit in a chair. Would never get up if I sat on the floor!

I agree, I don't think the OP and husband should get another dog. Rehome these two and be done with dog ownership. Probably like many people these days, life is way too busy anyhow. I agree with this as well and with what Wobbly has said.

there are no growth hormones used here

Maybe her breeder doesn't know? And it's the owner who left in the pound.

Bloody dogs shouldn't be out loose on the street at all. Stop trying to blame the jogger. Why do some people have so much trouble believing there are bad dogs out there that can and do attack innocent people?

Congratulations!

that's only for small dogs, for my breed it is 5 for a bitch

I think you should contact his breeder. You need an export certificate, not just ordinary rego papers

Me too and they only cost $10 each. Lovely soft webbing.

yes you have to pay the club the dishonoured fee. Otherwise they can take it to the VCA.

lets hope the breeder provides them with a lot more then just a puppy. How to properly care for it while travelling should be top of the list

if the poor dog was living with the cats does that mean he was free ranging and eating food out of open packets of food, much like the cats still do?

it's a poll being run by the Maitland Mercury paper about the propsed new laws re breeding. It's a safe link as fas as I can tell, nothing bad happened to my computers

I leave coats on my greyhounds while unattended, they'd freeze otherwise. I have never known them to get hooked on anything, the worst that has happened is a bit of a chew around the neck or on the tie around the waist. Coat then falls off and dog gets cold but that can be prevented by using one of these The Wolf's Den I don't like coats with legs in them as I have found the older greys have trouble bending their long legs up to get them on and it's extra hard when they are a bit rickerty in hind legs.