Rebanne

Great! Long time no see, will have a good catch up

want to run one? and are you bringing the purple palace?

I will be there with Fern and Miller on the Saturday

Sandown Vets

I will confess to feeling the same way about the hairspray . I have a breed where very little is done and the most that is done is done by me. My breeder does nothing other than brush them and occasionally strip out their ears. I use a foam shampoo to clean their coat without softening it and brush up the fur on their legs but that really is it with my breed which may be why I feel this way more. what about that other stuff you use on their coats Trisven or have you stopped using it The stuff you were brushing in, like a mousse? I use a mousse that cleans their coat - is that what you mean? It is used as a bath so that the coat doesn't go soft. I was using some gel on their legs but found it made no difference so I just brush it up now. mousse/gel I'm a total novice to hair stuff

I will confess to feeling the same way about the hairspray . I have a breed where very little is done and the most that is done is done by me. My breeder does nothing other than brush them and occasionally strip out their ears. I use a foam shampoo to clean their coat without softening it and brush up the fur on their legs but that really is it with my breed which may be why I feel this way more. what about that other stuff you use on their coats Trisven or have you stopped using it The stuff you were brushing in, like a mousse?

Thanks, that helped define a few things. I want an opening to the side and a flat, slightly sloping roof.

I want another kennel or two but getting hold of one in the size I want is proving a bit difficult. So I am thinking of building my own. Besides marine ply what other ply is waterproof? Should I build a frame then use weatherboards? I am quite a handy person but only have a basic hand saw and drill to work with and have never built something that needs to be so strucually correct so it doesn't fall apart within a few days or weeks.

Any photographers coming who will take some nice stacked and gaiting photo's of my dogs? Your camera or mine.

BBJ can you email me or message me re the photo's, I have sent emails and PM's but no reply!

you can be a hound holder if you want

I'm coming, haven't sent my enteries in yet

2 greyhound sisters, both maidens, mine using 20 yo frozen semen had 2 pups, the other, using semen about 5 -6 yo had 11, both sister's were part of a litter of 13 conceived using 10 yo frozen semen on a maiden bitch.

I can understand the lack of photo's becuase they might not be computer savvy enough but they can do emails and at the very least should have been in regular touch. How can they choose which pup would be best for your family if they don't even bother talking to you?

Your greyhound will be fine outside as long as it has enough coats on and a good snug kennel. Winter nights here can often be minus 5 or 6 degrees and mine do fine If you have cats I would only adopt from an organisation that actually fosters their greyhounds with cats.

first things first, at 8 months of age your new dog is no longer a puppy in the eyes of other dogs. So puppy license has run out. I would separate when you are not there to supervise for a few days as Freddy may not be used to or like a dog who is all over him like Ruff may be. Also be careful if the two dogs do get on like a house on fire and rumble and tumble for ever, Daisy might get hurt in the melee. Freddy is ;) Good luck

trancing? Piper trancing

I buy the fake fur from spotlight, about $15 a metre

Perhaps those who would do this should first ask themselves what it will mean for owners of pedigreed dogs who are encouraged to try showing and who enter the same class only to find it being shown against their dogs by an experienced handler? what's the difference in being new to showing an entire dog? Same thing happens, neuter or entire, it could be your very 1st show but you could be in straight away mixing it with the big boys.

actually I had a couple of judges early on that took pity on me, more likely my dog!, and made me go around again, after telling me how to do better, so some judges already help the new comers.

lol what about the fleas? Okay got some tips so we will be flea and tick safe.

so as not to hijack the other thread currently going I will be visiting Sydney for a week at Easter time, I have never had to deal with ticks in over 30 years of dog ownership, what do I need to do to keep my greyhounds tick free? Anything else I should be aware of? ie other creep crawlies that may hop aboard.

as this would never happen with my chosen breed I think I can safely say I don't have a problem with this in theroy, but not sure what I would think if greyhound pups suddenly had masses of people wanting one. Question for me then would be, am I prepared to risk my pet bitches life to provide these people with a nice, quality pup? The bitch that sleeps on the pillow next to me every night. I am prepared to take the risk to get a pup, for me, to continue on with but for others, not so sure.

you said it so much better than me

But that's what you want, a breed club that caters for your un papered dog. And I didn't say full of non-reg pet owners either. Should a breed club only be about pedigree, papered animals or should it be about the breed and educating people on said breed ????? IMO a breed club should be about the breed. And plenty say if you can't provide the papers then you can't prove your dog is that breed but plenty don't have that attitude either. Seems the BT club has tried their best to get owners of pet dogs interested, from what you have said, but have not succeeded despite all their efforts. But it cuts both ways. Those whinging their breed club has nothing for them now should join and try to get their voice heard. They may fail, they may not, but some aren't even trying. They could join the club, offer to help out, organise fun days etc. I've owned an unpapered purebred GSD and never felt like I was frowned on. I have also owned an papered GSD not bred by anyone in the breed club ( shock horror no tattoo ) and yes I was frowned upon but I still joined the club.