Rebanne

I had one Greyhound boy who allowed puppies way too much freedom. Eventually he'd tell them off but it was half hearted and the little buggers knew it! I had to protect him.

sorry my mistake

there should be no liability if an 8 to 12 week old pup ends up not suitable for showing or breeding. You don't have a crystal ball. But that can be reflected in your contract. Every breeder, if they are honest, has kept a promising pup only for it to turn out a bit of an ugly duckling.

You would only add calcium if it was pure meat with no bone. Do they only feed the mince, nothing else? ps do you have a dane club in your state? Maybe you could ask them

Yes you are right. But maybe the breeder didn't know what it was. That is possible unfortunately.

it is a hernia but so tiny not likely to cause any problems whatsoever. I doubt I'd even pay the extra to get it fixed. At that size it certainly can come and go. I had a litter (different breed) and 3 of the 4 girls had small hernia's, all gone by 4 months of age. I'd be taking your pup to the vet though for his post sale vet check.

so sorry sweet dreams Tamar

https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&ei=qM9nX8S5KYzXz7sP6IK3-AQ&q=is+pulmonary+stenosis+hereditary+dogs&oq=is+pulmonary+stenosis+hereditary+dogs&gs_lcp=CgZwc3ktYWIQAzoECAAQRzoGCAAQFhAeOggIIRAWEB0QHlCzWVjnaGDzbWgAcAJ4AIAB3gGIAacHkgEFMC4zLjKYAQCgAQGqAQdnd3Mtd2l6yAEIwAEB&sclient=psy-ab&ved=0ahUKEwjErf7C3PjrAhWM63MBHWjBDU8Q4dUDCAw&uact=5 I'd be asking my vet about it.

In summer I often wore 3/4 length pants and a nice blouse. Never a jacket. I'm awful in the heat.

It can be very hard to pick up pups on an ultrasound. If your dog is pregnant she may be only having one or two. But she is a large breed and was difficult to scan. You could rescan her in a weeks time or get a blood test done to see what her hormones levels are at or wait until the xray. And I would xray just so you know what you are actually dealing with. One pup often doesn't trigger labour. My first litter was only 2 pups. Greyhound. Now there is nowhere to hide anything on a Greyhound and I took weekly photos and yes you can see a slight change in shape and weight as time went by but being obvious? Didn't happen until at least 7 weeks and even then most people would have thought she was just getting a bit fat. Not every mating produces pups. Cross your fingers, hope like hell and xray at the correct time.

I wear what Diva wears. And decent covered in shoes.

Happy Birthday Nikki

I can't help with the actual disease but one of my dogs was on massive doses of steroids last year. 60mg per day to start with. Opal was around 30 kilos at the time. It took around 2 months to get the dose down to nil. We did also use Nexium? to help protect her gut from such high doses but she reacted badly to it so it was just the cortisone, which Opal was weaned off slowly. No other drugs etc were used. Not sure what you mean by modifications.

Glad to help

This is my very first time in the ring and Fern was exactly 3 months of age. She liked that judge a lot. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YofMrDsx9s

start him on a table while he is small enough. All my Greyhound pups have started on a table. There are some great resources on YouTube, just google and watch a few and get a feel of what makes sense to you. I have some videos with my youngsters, look up Doggone2007. No instructions but you can see how short the video's are and how wiggly the pups can be. I'm not an expert by any means, in fact I taught my first show dog to A frame beautifully ( legs too stretched ) even though I had taught 2 dogs to a high level of obedience which included free stands. I just built it up to some big deal in my head and it isn't! Once shows are back go along and have a look. You will see plenty of mature dogs still mucking around. One of my pups from my last litter ( 3 years old tomorrow ) wanted to show the dog but won't do it until he is perfect (insert eyeroll ) I don't care if the dog is shown or not but if you wait until perfect you will be waiting a long time.

is that just colour on his left ear ( as he looks at you, in the photo ) it looks like a bandage lol

Will you DNA test the pups to make sure it was your boy?

How awful for you, the puppy and the transport people. I'd be waiting for the autopsy results before saying it was caused by transport. How old was the puppy cause that's a long way to travel by road.

waiting for pics

as well as all the above why not just go and knock on your neighbour's door and have a chat? Explain your concerns about the temporary fencing and your dogs special needs. Temporary doesn't have to equal flimsy.

OMG already! That went quick, maybe not for you though LOL Just keeps things as calm as possible and only give a couple of small feeds today.

I believe it's to keep the weight off the rib cage, breast bone so it recovers it's normal shape.

So cute!

I've never had one but it shows up very early. Excellent information posted above or there is plenty of info if you goggle.