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WA - they are so cute - I love the markings on the purple girl Jrm - not much longer now - how long til you get to pick out which one will be yours? Aww Jakemon - a little tiny one! I got to see the babies today but couldn't get any decent pics as my kids were being a handful. Good news though - I can pick her up on Friday! Her rego papers were put in today and will be back tomorrow. Friday! 3 more sleeps!

Hi there I am getting my first show pup in the next week or two(:D), and we are going to be entering a 2 day specialty in March. Can anyone tell me what the options are for camping/cheap accommodation? We have a tent, I will have a gazebo by then, but there will be me, OH, two kids plus dog - so any tips on what others find really useful would be great

Oooo puppy pics! jrm - the poodle pups look gorgeous gidg - summer is just adorable! HOw is she settling in? blueamstaff - your little boy is very cute WA - how was your puppy visit? I got a call from my breeder this morning saying that I can go and visit the pups tomorrow! Can't wait!

Sounds like a good day out. We will be coming along too

MC - Your little Blitz is very cute. How is he doing? Druce - I am also interested to hear how your little one is doing :D And see some pics

WA - that's great news - hope you can get some pics! HOllysmummy, LL and gidg - Congratulations - how exciting! Aww Kylie - he is gorgeous!! What a stunner - and he sounds like a real little character too Congratulations dilemmax - good luck getting everything ready for your puppy. have you got much more to organise? MInxy and WA - if my OH knew how much I have already spent on puppy stuff

Poor things What a horrible situation to be in - that would just be absolutely devastating Do you mean how would you keep them safe so that they might be alright while you were gone?

They are gorgeous doggeek - your boys are very cute too It must be lovely to have them safe and sound in Australia. I got some good news today - I am getting a puppy! The pups are now 6 weeks old which means I may have my girl home with me in only 2 weeks time, and I will get to visit them some time in the next week or so. So excited!

That is fantastic! What a wonderful dog you have there

That is correct! :D Hes a stunner too Such a gorgeous head he has and he is big! Cant wait Oooh so jealous! Looking forward to pics ;) Still don't even know if I'm getting one from this litter

Best wishes for your pup Atua Only 6 days to go Kyliegirl - how exciting! Are you getting a dobe? Merry Christmas everyone

He looks very cute Dxenion! My hopeful pup-to-be will be 6 weeks in only 2 days time. Then I will find out if one will be mine! Then I will get to visit them and have squishy puppy cuddles! Have been stalking my breeders facebook page and ogling the pics of the babies and they are adorable. I'm sorry but you guys are just going to have to take my word for it for now until I visit them myself and take some pics

Aannie: Check out this site/blog(www.dogstardaily.com), it has heaps of fantastic articles, I have Ian Dunbar's book as well which is really good (Before and After Getting Your Puppy), there is a top ten list of recommended books on the dog star daily site under the store tab. Another book which has been recommended to me and I have on the way is 'The Focused Puppy' by Deborah Jones(they have free shipping on this at the moment at www.cleanrun.com) :

I have had Jenny's school for dogs recommended to me for training purposes.

I am glad of those distractions too jrm - I have just under two weeks until I find out if I get a pup, then another 3 weeks after that I can hopefully pick puppy up. The not knowing for sure if I will even get a pup is driving me pretty crazy I got some of those free shipping toys too from clean run - toys are fun to buy - I've got lots of toys too, but no crate yet lady 0421 OMG your baby girl Monya is SOOO cute!! Thatis a great list of achievements - you deserve to be proud

What a great shot - very cute!

Huge for you , and hoping your girl comes around - getting or minding another mature dog sounds like a wise idea.

To break up a fight between two entire female SBT's, my OH used a wet towel over the face of the aggressor, as soon as they pulled back the towel went over the whole head. Dog was completely disoriented and once they were out of sight of each other they were fine. I realise it's a bit hairy to put hands near the pointy end, but it was with our own dogs, and they were really locked on so not moving and spinning much. Water, whacking them etc definitely just made things worse. It's a bit different when it's your own dogs though as you don't want to injure them - sorry if too off topic, I realise this discussion is about random off-lead dogs attacking your own dog. Curious as to dog trainers thoughts on this technique though.

How exciting! Did you get any pictures? *goes off to find out what an Italian Spinone looks like*

Great news WA! Pandii you just reminded me about puppy preschool - I have to look into that and organise something for my baby too.

Yep, that's right dog geek - waiting on a Stafford So cute Aanie! You must be so excited Pandii - what a gorgeous boy Thanks for the freebies tip too.

Aww so cute random999 - what a sweetie! great news jrm! Aanie - sounds like you are pretty prepared - treats? I've got Aloveen shampoo for mine which smells nice and is gentle on their skin. My pup was 3 weeks on Friday, so another 5-6 weeks to go. I still have to get a crate, play pen and show trolley.

Bum height is a very important consideration

Bum height is a very important consideration

Standard or jumbo - will only have one dog to start with but will get a second one at some point so I want one that I can divide into 2. I am looking at the OKS ones which are std:90x62x77(h)or jumbo:90x71x87(h) What about c-crates - anyone with staffords got one of these that they use for 2 dogs?