Rebanne

I don't treat for fleas and it's very rare for mine to ever get one and I feed supermarket food :D Luckily I don't have to worry about ticks

what is grand about sending your dog to tiny little shows and getting a BIG over a handful of other dogs, what is grand about a dog getting BIG cause of who is on the other end of the lead? It's all very subjective and not every one will agree on whether a dog with the grand title actually deserves it.

Yep... but does it really matter? does it affect you and your dogs? is it that bad that someone keeps giving clubs entries and spending money? you don't have to use the animal in your breeding program if you don't want to or buy a pup with said petrol champion in it's pedigree. If the dog is not worthy then it comes back to the judges to have the gumption to non award, but not worthy in who's eyes?

Congratulations!

some breeders don't have waiting list or take deposits the other thing is you may not know which pup is to be yours until quite late in the process. Depends on what the breeder wants; my last litter everyone had to wait until I had made my choice, I think it was around the 6 - 7 week mark.

you could go left up to the roundabout and go around it, then back to Halls Rd that way. You don't have to cross the road if you want to be a bit safer. A merging lane is a good idea though.

maybe your "friends, friend" has concerns about the health and well being of the dogs if they actually do go back to your "friend"

just as well you hadn't already gotten a pup

this is why I have never fed osso bucco bones, they have always scared me. Hugs to daisy.

I'm happy to tell price first up, can save a lot of time, but I wouldn't answer all those email questions.

No one even knows if the breeder was actually contacted or it was just a bullsh!t story told by the owners. I have cats, I would not take back one of mine if they were not cat safe.

Not in Vic, unfortunately - any dog can be assessed (ie they don't have to be in the program), but they do have to go to the GAP kennels for the week long assessment period. Has that always been the case with GAP Vic? I don't recall that with Bart but it was a while ago that he was assessed. Its fabulous that this change has now happened in NSW and I would imagine it will make greyhounds more appealing as pets. it was changed a few years ago for legal reasons Trisven13

Not GAP but the government has altered the laws regarding selling of dogs with ongoing medical problems which means GAP, and other rescues, have more leeway.

you don't know a lot about breeders do you, both of those bolded statements show that.

got nothing to do with how dangerous they are. Vic government has relaxed the rules about selling a dog with ongoing medical issues, hopefully NSW will follow

I did read it but got a little confused. my reading of it was that you will pay a fee, get a book to give you guidelines on what you and your dog should be able to do, then you get assessed. This is if you already have a greyhound.

I've got 4 dogs with medibank private, pretty happy with them

if you read it NSW is going to be different to Vic

out of order, that is not what was said

what about the entire dogs who escape because of accidents like a fence down because a tree fell on it, or a tradie who was careless with a gate/s etc? Why should those owners be penalised? Not all people who keep their pets entire are irresponsible, nor would all entire pets be in the above catergories. Why should a tradie not be held accountable for something that is a result of his/her carelessness? Being careless is irresponsible isn't it? Just my 2 cents. =) didn't say they shouldn't be but it doesn't mean the owner would get their dog back still entire

acutally I think this has the potenial to be very cruel, done right it can work, but done wrong - yikes!

there is nothing wrong with registered breeders advertising on gum tree or the trading post etc. Who cares where the buyers come from as long as the seller vets them properly.

actually huskies4life88 I find your statement under your name quite offensive considering this is a purebred forum etc and it has been shown time and time again just how few reg. purebred dogs end up in pounds. There is nothing wrong with buying a purebred dog off an ethical breeder, why should people be made to feel guilty because they want a dog who is fairly predicatable in size, looks, temperament etc and don't want to take the gamble with a mutt who could be anything?

Quite happy to kill any spider that comes into my house, will also kill any sharks etc that come into my house

Not to forget cats, I have a cattery attached to the house, I don't like my cats to roam the streets and bother the neighbours, not to mention the native birds etc, but it seems, to protect them from snakes they will need to be free roaming from now on. Not bloody likely! Luckily my house and yard is fairly safe from snakes but I wouldn't hesitate to kill one in my yard if I saw it.