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Thanks for the "driving" lesson Gayle K, I will practise when I start up again. ETA both my previous dogs "leaned" into the collar and yep I would say my GSD pulled for 18 or the 20 k's and I thought the "obedience" test was just something to show your dog was willing to still work with you at the end of the ET. Both my previous dogs were obedience trained so no problem. Wonder if they will let me gait and stack Fern for her test?

I'm using the same bike I used in the 2 previous ET's I took the dogs in. What is it? I don't know but I love the tyres! They are a cross between road and dirt, fairly smooth in the middle with heavy tread on the edges I still can't use the gears very well and I have had it at least 10 years

your motivation thread I will start training with Fern beginning of March when the puppies are 6 weeks old, got to shrink those boobs first so there is no swaying in the breeze!

I didn't know there was a category for "run the distance with dog on your shoulders"! There are at least 2 titled Greyhounds in Australia

Hrmm i see the bike with cobwebs on it How about i come and cheer you on Dust them off! Yes you can come and cheer but it would be better if you were riding, you can do it

I am planning on doing the ET in May with Fern, pull your finger out!

yeah but a show is so different to walking around a familiar area. Use rewards at the next few shows. Pay the pup for a job well done. Don't fret too much, but if you really want to, try driving some where in the car, get out, go for a little walk, then go home. I had to carry my 12 week old greyhound pup all over the place the first couple of shows and she was good on lead. They soon learn.

when my greyhound pinched one a couple of Christmas' ago I just kept an eye on him and fed him as normal. I reasoned the food would help protect his innards from the bones and to pass them along quickly! He was fine

I wouldn't have believed there are so many prefixes in Australia

me too, mine was $50, well worth the money. Got it about 15 years ago, not used a lot but invaluable for when I do need it.

set your alarm to get up at least once in the night, it won't take long before you can sleep through the night.

Feed Barkly in his crate or the laundry and ditch the puppy food, he's not a puppy anymore. ETA spelling as always

My nearly 12 yo mutt has 3 on her torso and has had them since a very young dog. Slightly increased over the years but they don't cause her any problems thankfully.

have you tried adding kelp to his food? It's a natural boost for the thyroid. I had Fern's T4 tested recently as greyhounds can have a low thryoid and her reading was 15.7 within a normal range of 1 - 19. I always knew greyhounds naturally had a lower range but it is interesting that other dogs are between 20 - 60.

no way would I give any dog of mine a vaccine containing a triple dose of chemicals.

Congratulations What is it? Thankyou, its "XINLU" its Tibetan Oh and I got a 96% pass rate in the exam, which was ok I thought. I went and had a look at the prefix site trying to guess which one was yours. I guessed wrong I like Xinlu

Congratulations What is it?

Really ? please explain Thought the dog was a male, but I assume bitches lose drive when desexed as well. Tis' the reason working dogs are entire, after all. Not entirely sure how I explain it. Remove the dogs balls or girly bits and the dogs drive drops. Do you need a diagram? Rubbish, never dropped my working GSD bred girl's drive at all.

I fasted a 6 week old kitten once for 24 hours, under vet advice. Kitten survived, so did I. You could certainly fast a pup for 12 or 24 hours, but only withold food, still leave the water down.

I have to say I can't fault K9+Katz Kitchen. I ordered the Artemis food yesterday and it arrived today Now lets hope it agrees with the dog

I've just ordered a bag of the Artemis grain free food from Melbourne and postage was only $7 extra to Wangaratta so I am impressed with that bit. Hope the food is as good as the price :rolleyes:

This has gone great guns, wonderful job everyone

Please don't withold water from a pup overnight. It wouldn't take long on our hot Aussie nights for a pup to get dehydrated. If spilling of water is a concern you can give ice for a pup to lick, or drink as it thaws out. Make sure you don't spend all your time with your pup, as hard as that will be. Those first two weeks will have taught the pup alone time is not so bad, don't undo all the good work by always being together for the next 6 weeks. Pups need to learn to be alone too. Sort out where the pup will be staying once you are back at work and right from the time pup arrives home have that spot as the pups spot. Keeping in mind that as the puppy grows you might need a bigger area. I don't see anything wrong with a bathroom or laundry for a summer pup. Don't start habits for a pup that you will not want to continue when he is full grown. I certainly wouldn't be sitting in the back seat of the car with him because one day there will be no one available to sit with him, then what? When he does something cute and funny but a little bit naughty, ask yourself if it will still be funny when the pup is full grown, if not then you need to deal with it now, i.e biting bare toes Love him and have fun with him but remember pups very quickly become dogs.

I have never had a dog suffer from this but everything I have read says let them have a season 1st. Do a google search and go from there.

Hills, please no Fern and I managed a couple of right turns today and we went 3.5 kilometres with barely a puff between us. Not bad for a greyhound and a more mature, very unfit person. In fact Fern is racing around with a squeaky toy ET here we come, it will be my 3rd.