Rebanne

no kelpie that I can see, lots of terrier

set an alarm, I've done that with all my pups, it is only for a very short while.

sorry for the loss of your beautiful boy. I have used rimadyl with no problems so far but I have also read that labs are in the high risk catergory for reactions to it. This was years ago when it 1st came out.

sometimes it doesn't matter what you do things don't turn out right. You seem to be a caring doggy person, don't let the hurdles with this little dog hold you back

I have a mongeral and I don't care if she is called that cause that is what she is.

seperate beds is what I would do, your smaller/older dog is the instigator in all of this, instead of the couch she will most likely try and guard both beds.

The only problem might be this part. My boy is 35kg and quite big and he likes to walk for about 15 minutes optimally, but occasionally we will take him for a 30 minute walk and thats totally enough for him. The other night after a 30 minute walk he wanted to sleep in preference to eating his dinner he was that tired! If we wanted to walk him for an hour, he'd be knackered! Does anyone have a grey that walks for an hour? mine would if I did and I have a friend whose greys regularly did an hour every day when they were younger. They are now seniors so the walks aren't as long.

or not

even 40 kilo big boy greyhounds can curl up quite small

mine can't wait for me to finish my apple so they can have the core. I am not at all worried about the seeds.

on the bed with me or on one of their couches

get a piece of cheap lino or put a tarp down under the crate, it's what I did to protect the carpet from a litter who I had in the lounge room.

c-section so whelped at the vets, then went to the the lounge room, whelping box to start with then bunnings special :D

just have to say well done to the club and exhibitors alike. I had my dogs down at the grounds for a run this morning and if I didn't know better would have had no idea there was 2 days of showing just completed. Grounds stood up well and not a bit of rubbish, or dog poop, to be seen within the confines of the dog club grounds. Well done to all. :D

I saw a couple

it has rained most of the day and is still raining, grp 5 is in ring 4, closest to the river. From the club house down it is ring 1, ring 2, a place to set up gazebo's in the middle then ring 3, then ring 4. I went down at lunch time and saved a couple of spots in the middle bit, so we will be able to see all rings. I got so wet I had to go home and change before heading back to work! Even if it doesn't rain it will be wet under foot.

I had calcium, glucose and oxytocin on hand ready for Fern but she had a c-section so wasn't needed. I will have all 3 ready next time and use the calcium and glucose as a matter of course with the oxy as back up.

it's a long way off but Ovens Valley, Vic will be including neuter classes in April 2011

the question was watch dog, not guard. Mine have excellent temperaments and are excellent watch dogs. Anybody can pat them but they bark if someone comes to the house.

do not underestimate what they are, very fast sight hounds driven by prey drive, who also happen to be very laid back, calm and loving. I have show bred greyhounds with no race blood in them, 2 out of the 3, are very keen and would certainly hunt if given the chance, yet they all live with my 3 cats.

Fern is brilliant, as good as any of my previous GSD's and Miller is learning from her.

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one of my dogs ended up with a wound nearly that size after a very minor scuffle between two of them. I checked her out at the time, found nothing. Later there was some swelling so I took her to the vet who shaved her down (smooth coat cross breed, no long hair hiding anything) and found a very, very small tooth mark and some underlying damage. So I consider it very feasible that 3 people could look at a long haired dog and find nothing initially.

They don't take up much room