Rebanne

Dual registered greyhounds are all racebred dogs who are also registered to show. Show bred dogs can't be registered to race, I tried cause I wanted to course one of mine. If the Tassie dogs were all over the shop it might have had a bit more to do with incorrect training, plain lack of ability etc then the fact they were also registered to show. There are dual registered greyhounds that have shown and raced and won.

and of course, greyhound racing came along only a hundred years ago. And the greyhound has been around much, much longer then that. They are sighthounds, hunters of game and, in packs, it was large game like deer. My greyhound's wouldn't win a race but they have not been bred selectivly to run on smooth oval tracks after artifical lures. But they would hunt and chase, just like a greyhound should. Except for one, he would have flunked out, same as many of the race bred dogs fail at racing.

Can't wipe the smile from our dials :D Warrior was BOB and showed beautifully but his Mum took the spotlight today!

You can use a monthly heartworm tablet for your pup and you can use an all wormer for intestinal worms every 3 months or so.

It's fine to treat heart worm and intestinal worms with different meds and on different days. Avoids a chemical overload. I have never noticed any of mine feeling off colour after their heartworm tablet. It could be a co-incidence.

So you can tell us how mean we are for putting our dogs in them as per your other thread?

my record is 3 greyhounds and 3 cats!

My greyhounds aren't caged all day nor are the vast majority of greyhounds I know. However most racing greyhounds are. There are a lot of pet greyhounds around nowadays.

Hopefully there are very few pups actually returned if both buyer and seller do their homework. But each breeder is different. I have cats and wouldn't take back any dog I bred unless they were already living with cats. I would however do everything else possible to assist/help find a dog of my breeding a suitable new home. Which would include having a non safe cat dog here for a very short time if needed. Dogs do have soemthing similar, called breeders terms, not for the faint hearted. Usually the breeder takes the dog back 2 weeks before birth, the bitch and pup stay with the breeder for X amount of weeks and then you get your pet back. Depending on the terms and conditions of your contract you may or may not get a pup, may or may not get a discount on the buying price etc. Can go very horribly wrong.

I congratulated you on FB but you can never get too many of those :D well done :D

Just keep asking those questions. The only silly questions are the ones unasked. :D Lots of people do buy their puppy without first meeting them but you must then trust the breeder to pick the right pup for you. I have no idea on the availability of beagle pups near you, you might find one nearby you click with and then be able to go see the pups but, cause the breeders know their pups inside and out they may still do the choosing for you, so you need to go with an open mind.

I love the last 3, I don't like the first one cause of the shut eyes and the 2nd one I'm not sure about, I think I would like to see more foreground in the pic if available. That's my critique if I had taken them, if I was your lucky friends I would treasure each and every one of them and be so pleased you took them. BTW the colour seemed good.

What's a super breeder? Different prices for different states cause not all breeds are available in all states. Then you have to factor in transport costs. I'd expect to pay around $1000 for a good, well reared, from health tested parents, puppy of reasonably popular breeds. Get into the rarer breeds or the ones that need c-sections etc you can start to look at more expense. Sorry she called it a 'super' breeder because they were supposed to be high show quality dogs. I should find the name of the breeder. This is all starting to make a lot more sense. And I am thankful for the real world aspect of it all. So from what I read, excluding possible c-section and stud fees, the cost of a pup usually includes several DNA testing, vet checks for parents and pups, quality nutrition for all, and (most of the time) guarentees on the pups health an wellbeing for x amount of time? So therefore, a pup worth around $500 may not have had the amount of testing, vet checks done? Whilst a pup worth $1500+ may have all the health checks etc done with extra for special colours/show qualities. So in a semi-conclusion, I should be searching in a mid range between the two and question the breeder about specific tests and nutrition the parents and pups have had, then make a decision from there. Am I on the right path? ok, not all breeds have several different DNA tests available. My breed has one.I don't know what beagles should be tested for, if in fact there are tests. You need to do some more research on the breed, read breeders websites, see if there is a state club for beagles. Google for overseas kennels. See what, if any health issues are talked about, find out if there are any tests available for these possible health issues. If there is a health issue but no test what are the breeders doing to combat the issue. Be aware that there are a lot of problems that can occur that have no testing for and these issues occur right across the full spectrum of dogs including crossbreeds. My breed can suffer from bloat but so can every other largish deep chested breed. Hip and elbow dysplaysia is very rare in my breed but it's not to say it can't happen.

and so you should be! Well done Sway, Huddy and Ashley

What's a super breeder? Different prices for different states cause not all breeds are available in all states. Then you have to factor in transport costs. I'd expect to pay around $1000 for a good, well reared, from health tested parents, puppy of reasonably popular breeds. Get into the rarer breeds or the ones that need c-sections etc you can start to look at more expense.

I am going to Melbourne tomorrow (Sunday) if they can get the bitch down to me today I will take her to Melb. But I am in Wangaratta, 6 hrs from Canberra. Bitch would need to be picked up at Bulla Complex. Can offer the owner a bed for Sat night.

she is trying to find out what questions someone should ask a breeder - not promoting cross breeding at all. The forum rules say that people are allowed to discuss their cross bred dogs too. This thread can hardly be read as a 'woe is me' or promotion of cross breeds. A "breeder" of cross bred mutts. The people have already gone down this path before, it's their decision, leave them to it. If they cared at all they would do their own research. The OP isn't talking about their own mutt, big difference.

No, it's not what the Rescue sub forum is for. Because links to Gumtree ads are NOT allowed. And dogs on Gumtree are generally not classed as 'rescue.' As someone who runs a Rescue Group, I'd hate to see the MAIN rescue forum clogged up with Gumtree Ads. That's NOT where they need to go. They need to go somewhere else, in a sub-forum of that. Because, as strange as it may sound, even those who Rescue don't always want to know about Gumtree Ads. Maybe they don't need to go anywhere. I think we can all find Gumtree if we choose to look. we do not need another subforum for Gumtree ads

we still get them

I ended up pulling out all the teeth of my racing greyhound, best thing I ever did for him. Nothing worked for him. As fot the others except for the occassional removal of a tooth they never have a dental. For Sam I tried everything on the market but none of it worked.

undesexed racing greyhounds are frequently given away for nothing. Taketwo was concerned the dog may have been a show bred greyhound of which there are very few. I didn't read anything that suggested taketwo was getting this dog as a pet.

When I worked at the RSPCA it was when you only had 28 days to find them a home. So dogs needing a "special" home rarely made it out as the average person coming in to adopt was just; that an average person. We used to say we adopted out Joe Blow dogs to Joe Blow people. These people did not have the experience or the skills to help the dog needing a little bit extra. We didn't have the space or the time to do so. Things have improved since then though. More of those special dogs do get what they need. And thank Dog for that. But there are still dogs that should not be adopted out.

try the RSL, they could be helpful if she or a deceased husband were ever in the forces. Also her local Dr might be able to assist with recomendations of people who could help her.

Just been told by my greyhound man Ottens was found yesterday

Don't forget there were other dogs killed the night before and Lektra Ice got loose as well.