Rebanne

It was still your choice to agree though. And if there are so few dogs of this breed then I totally understand why the breeder would put dogs out on breeding terms.

I found myself leaning forward as if I was on the boat, trying to reach the poor little guy.

Please do not leave him another 48 hrs. He is in pain and no longer eating.

That's good she can come home whenever you can get her. And good on the vet for keeping Anna for you.

What would you tell a friend, a work mate if it was their dog? Would you point out how the dog has had a good life with them, remind them to think of the life long love the dog has given them. Would you caution them over leaving it too late? I have my guidelines one of which is independent toileting. I have let a dog go too long which continues to haunt me more than 10 years later. No one can tell you what to do. Only you really know. Do your best. Hugs to you both. It's the worst time for us.

whereabouts are you? Colour of pup? Is this new or has she always had it? If it was winter time I'd wonder about snow nose. Some dogs can have a reaction to plastic feed bowls. Photo would be good :)

Yeah it's funny, despite all the warnings to change foods over slowly, we've never had an issue with changing dry foods over frequently me either. It all gets chucked in the big barrel which holds around 30 kilo's, maybe more. I buy on special and fill the barrel, keep buying on special and when the barrel is nearly empty tip out the dusty, broken bits for the birds and refill.

cute :)

agree . Ones I've seen get worse before they get better ... Mine didn't get worse before getting better. He was at his worst when I took him to the vets but we were lucky his was a mild case.

I had an elderly greyhound have an attack of this. I just kept him quiet and he recovered totally in a few weeks. Only had the one attack. For us to have an MRI would have meant a long car trip but to be honest even if one had been much closer I wouldn't have done it. I also wouldn't have treated it even if I had investigated it further and there was something there like a tumour. hugs to you, it is scary.

I've always entered my dogs in their age class. Never saw the point of putting them in against more mature bodies.

My breed is unpopular in the ring and pups are rarely bred so................ I don't sell show quality, I sell show potential but all are sold on the understanding they are pets first and foremost. Showing is secondary. All pups I have sold as show potential have titled but I wouldn't be offering a replacement if they hadn't. People would have to wait several years to get another. They also wouldn't be getting any money back. All my pups are sold at the same price, people are sold a pet that may end up suitable for the ring. The pups that should not be shown (or bred) their owners are advised accordingly.

Plenty of breeders only have one female at a time to breed from.

some costs in my experience 3 litters resulting in 2 pups, 8 pups, 6 pups stud fee $1000, $1200, $1500 FS implant around $600 (x 2) Prog testing approx $45 each test, maybe 4 or 5 each litter C-section x 3 average $1000 Vaccinations and microchips each puppy, varied but around $65 each pup Registration of each pup around $30 Health tests of bitches and puppies, Greyhound Neuropathy at approx $95 each Hip/Elbow xrays of my personal breeding dogs in the hundreds, haven't done any for 3 years. Extra heating and cooling costs depending on the season. ALL the food! One pup sold in the 1st litter, covered the stud fee only. 7 pups sold 2nd litter covered the costs. 3rd litter 3 pups sold, didn't come close to covering the costs. I lost several thousand on the 1st litter, cleared around $2500 on the 2nd ( if I didn't add it all up exact ), lost more thousands on the 3rd and the 4th I am planning will lose more thousands. I am doing it for the breed. No other reason and I think I need my head read when I see it all written out like this!!

If you move to a state with BSL laws you very well might need those papers to prove your dog is not a pitbull. I wouldn't buy from this "breeder" as it only costs around $35 to register each pup. Take your time and buy a pup from a ethical breeder who does not charge extra for colour or papers. But having papers, with this breed, to me, is vital.

isn't prey model diet supposed to be like what they would eat in the wild? If so then I would bet that plenty of wild dogs/wolves etc have had a fast day before 12 months of age. Personally it sounds like he is being given too much food currently so just cut it down a bit. Or pick it up and give it to him at the next meal. When I started feeding raw only, way back when, until I got the amount right, my dogs were only eating every 2nd day. I was offering them food everyday but they didn't want it.

I am pretty sure, where I live, once registration came in for cats, that all cats had to be confined to their owner's property. Of course most weren't and still aren't. Hope Cookie is back home and recovering.

nothing to say the cat didn't trespass onto someone elses property and get attacked there. Cat was missing for a lot of hours and they can and do wander a long way. Certainly report the dog for wandering but you can't accuse it of attacking your cat. I thought there was fairly stringent laws regarding cat containment in Emerald?

needs to go to the vet asap

I have a kennel here made out of marine ply built in 1989, still going strong. Just 4 walls, floor and a flat roof. Screwed together.

excellent :D

you could try adding sardines 3 or 4 times a week

Happy Birthday Maddie, may you have many more

Most trophy shops have catalogues and you can order different plaques etc for various activities. I was able to order some 20 years ago, nowadays google will point you in the right direction