Rebanne

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Thanks Joan of Arc, I too am astounded at the Fauve entry, it's fantastic. When I first saw them there was only 8 in the country and that was only 5 years ago.

yep will need to bring plenty of warm clothes for me and coats for the dogs

First of all I would get both dogs tested at the vet for a UTI. Without seeing who is doing what you don't really know who the culprit is. Male dogs can pee pretty high if they want to. Try being a bit more proactive with the dogs. Take them outside regularly instead of waiting for them to maybe ask. If you don't want the dog on the couch do not give in. Nothing wrong with having the dogs on your bed or the furniture as long as they will get off when you want and wait for an invite to hop up.

This is my marine ply kennel made in 1989. The pink is the original undercoat which I never got around to painting over. Still going strong. While the dividing fence is off centre it is evenly divided inside. The dividing fence is made out of the Bunnings compost bin pieces and has beem up around 5 years. Kennel and dividing fence are in a 3 by 4 meter yard

Anyone got a breed breakdown? I've been told I have to pick up my numbers despite entering weeks and weeks ago via OzEntries and some people having their numbers posted out.

I've got a huge kennel would have held 3 GSD's but I did, in the end, divide it. Dogs were happier. ETA and I had two doorways so lees chance of anything happening in a door way.

Then you need to go out with her so you know she has gone and so you can praise her as well for doing so.

You're feeding an overweight dog 4 times a day You need to cut back if you expect her to loose weight.

greyhound coats come in that size and bigger

Make her go out, put a coat on her if need be and you take an umbrella for yourself and be tough.

I would be getting a health check, cold feet can be a sign of poor circulation which might mean heart problems. Your dog is now old and while I normally wouldn't put a coat on a GSD because they do have a double coat the coat can get thin on an old dog. So take him to the vet and buy him a coat and then you will have covered all bases.

Probably depends a bit on the group. I think it makes sense in our group to move the Dachshunds together for example, and right behind the Dachshunds is often a Deerhound who will cover several Dachshund lengths in a single stride even if it's a slow mover. or, in my case, a greyhound!

:laugh: mine stay outside in minus degree temps in winter. Couple of coats, snug kennels, plenty of blankies and they are fine. When I win tattslotto we can all stay home and inside. They are warmer in their kennels then if they were in the kitchen with the door open to the outside.

I leave mine outside when I go to work.

http://www.lifewithdogs.tv/2012/05/homeless-with-dog-man-refuses-shelter/ interesting read.

some dry food makers do advise that adding other foods to their product can cause an imbalance. Can't name them off the top of my head but I have seen that advice previously.

Strange that my two BC's do so well on it. The girl is 19 kilos & the young boy is 23 kilos & VERY active. They get a cup full each a day plus 100g of meat or tinned fish & in the mornings they get 1/2 a turkey neck & if anything, I have to keep a watch that they don't put weight on. I am very happy the way my two are going on BH....here is a picture of my girl with her stash from last weekends agility trial :) & their poos are a real delight to pick up & only twice a day & hardly any smell why do you think it's strange? Not all dogs do well on the same food. You're not even feeding straight BH but a mixture of raw and dry. Unless you are only feeding straight BH I don't think anyone can claim that it is BH doing the good or bad things people are saying. Thats very true hence why I feed only one type of Dry food & no extras... Only way to know whats happening... I would also hope that the dry food I feed is balanced... & by adding extras now potentially unbalances the diet. But I prepared to make the 2mths then make a decision. Otherwise I'll be looking for another brand. OK...so you think that by adding 100g meat or fish & half a turkey neck to my dogs 1 cup of kibble is unbalancing their diet. So you are saying that your dogs do not ever get a raw meaty bone or anything else except kibble in case it "unbalances" their diet. Please tell me what is "unbalanced" by what I give my dogs. If my dogs diet is so "unbalanced" as you say, then please explain why they are so lovely & healthy & active, maintain good weight & have such perfect poos. I am not claiming that it is the BH alone that my dogs are doing well on...I am claiming it is the diet they are on which includes BH. I can't believe there are people out there that do not ever give their dogs a RMB or any extras.....how boring for the dogs. So please explain to me, what I am doing that is unbalancing my dogs" diet & if so....why are they so healthy I have the same type of dogs as DannyBC. Maybe you should try "unbalancing" their diet in the same manner I do, & you might have the same success. and who exactly are you replying too cause I never said anything about your diet being unbalanced.

flaps have to be raw! never ever any cooked bones and lamb flaps have bones in them.

lamb flaps and porridge are my weight adding foods as well. Also try a working dog formula and get a good blended oil with the 3 omega's to add to her food. Sometimes dogs just don't eat the volume we want too so adding the omega oil gets the fat content of the food up with out making the meal larger. Spaying may help but if you don't want her desexed don't do it just for the weight angle as there is no way to know if it will make a difference. What does the breeder say and how long have you had her?

Strange that my two BC's do so well on it. The girl is 19 kilos & the young boy is 23 kilos & VERY active. They get a cup full each a day plus 100g of meat or tinned fish & in the mornings they get 1/2 a turkey neck & if anything, I have to keep a watch that they don't put weight on. I am very happy the way my two are going on BH....here is a picture of my girl with her stash from last weekends agility trial :) & their poos are a real delight to pick up & only twice a day & hardly any smell why do you think it's strange? Not all dogs do well on the same food. You're not even feeding straight BH but a mixture of raw and dry. Unless you are only feeding straight BH I don't think anyone can claim that it is BH doing the good or bad things people are saying.

love this

depends on the growth plates in the individual dog. My 11 month old boy's growth plates are closed so he could be desexed now but he isn't fully mature yet and won't be for another 2 years. ETA to get back on topic, yes I had a male dog who I swear poo marked.

how old is the pup now?