Inevitablue

That's funny, good spotting!

If you watch a loose eyed dog work stock then watch one with a strong eye you will see the zone they go into. Both still have the same level of prey drive. GSD's have huge prey drive but are a loose eyed herder.

Cheap treadmill, slowly build up the incline. Build up her driving muscles, just comfortably trotting.

Ive always 'paired up' with a friend, so if she went away her dog would come to stay with me or vice versa. Whenever we would visit each other the dogs would come too so it felt like a second home for them. The dog's seemed to really like the arrangement, like an extended play date with their friends.

Ooohh that was me categorizing the supplements. It's just my opinion (I worked for one of the manufacturer's a few years ago) The main feedback about Glyde is the price, so if the dog isn't displaying pain then it might just be a bit overkill with some of the ingredients. Joint Guard (IMO) has a good ratio of GAG's but people don't seem to get the pain relief from the MSM as they do the GLM in the Glyde. If price isn't an issue then Glyde is great. Here is another thought.....lol.... if you have your competition sport dog on Glyde and it's doing a good job of masking pain would you rather know if there is a slight injury so you can appropriately rest your dog or without knowing continue to work a dog carrying a slight injury? Sorry, me being philosophical

I am starting to have such little faith in democratic judicial systems. You can get a jail sentence for speeding in a motor vehicle yet you can commit extremes of cruelty (to both animals or humans) and get a #*$@ing slap on the wrist. She knew exactly what her behaviour was doing, yet she repeatedly chose to continue the torture. 'Vunerable' is not a word I'd use to describe her. I really hope she didn't get away with it because of mental health issues.

A course of Cartrophen once a year, like someone has mentioned previously, is great too - for an active, 5yo+ dog. Encourages quality synovial fluid and blood supply to the joint

I'd just give a generous lower end dose, as a whippet isn't a heavy jointed breed. Sashs's I'm not the biggest fan of, I don't like the ingredients ratio. The VAN one has low GLM so you won't get strong natural pain relief, however it adresses osteoporosis of the bones as well with elements such as boron. As a 'preventative' it's a good, cost effective option.

Not so much a preventative, but OA starts asymptomatically, tiny changes within the joint capsule. If you have a highly active 5yo dog, even though it isn't sore, chances are highly likely there is OA changes occurring. Feeding GAG's now slows down the process in the asymptomatic stages.

Thats funny Staffyluv. My old boyfriend (of 6 years) had two SBT's - one I bought for his birthday. I really enjoyed their company and they were so much fun to do things like agility with. Unfortunately they just didn't fit into farm life. Whereas the ACD's would give the snakes a wide berth the SBT's were always so curious - resulting in snake bites right between the eyes Steffie the staffy lived.....$2K later. The ACD's and SBT's were good together as well...similar play styles.

I wanted a dog that could be around the horses safely, a dog which could look after itself, trainable and come out on horse rides with us. I like a bit of spark and attitude. I like to do things different to the majority, so that ruled out a BC. It came down to a Kelpie or the ACD's and I liked the laid back 'cool dude' attitude of the ACD's.

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Joint Guard as a preventative, Glyde if the dog already has issues. I don't think you will find a stronger oral natural anti inflammatory than Glyde, but why pay the extra for the Green Lipped Mussel if your dog just needs the GAG's.

I have two - both under 2yo. 2 is a perfect number for me, easy to walk, fit in the car etc. But I have my heart set on breeding my girl to the perfect stud for her, so I better get used to having 3 dogs. Logistically I really don't want 3 but I want to do this mating more than I value keeping grey hairs at bay :laugh:

My girl was given motion sickness from a chiro putting her neck out. From that appointment onwards she had car sickness. Two weeks later I took her to a different chiro (for the same issue that hadn't been resolved) and he comments how badly her neck was out of alignment. Never spewed again after the 2nd chiro She was only young too. Perhaps the adjustment shifted the tension to another area. I know when I personally dont get adjusted correctly I feel worse than before I went in. I'd just keep him crated until your next visit - save making soft tissue have to work incorrectly.

Don't forget Foreshore Drive near the airport runway. Not the prettiest place, but plenty of room to keep to yourself and is calm, shallow and perfect for wading. My local bit of sand is before council right now - pretty much a given that it will become a dog beach (I'm happy if its just Monday - Friday). It's on Botany Bay, little to no waves and cleaner than any water originating from the Parra river.

I know! That's what I said :laugh: She went AWOL, defected to the enemy, then gets 'arrested' by the US and carted back to the Aussie base. The battle she was in was one of the fiercest Australia has seen over there, she tried to come back to the base but an Afghani soldier shoo'd her away and then mentioned it to the Aussie soldiers days later that he might have shoo'd the wrong dog away. She did attempt to come back :)

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Here is a review of the day We didnt get the number of dogs we were hoping for but it was still a great day. Very sad to hear the sorrow of handlers from Vietnam who had to leave their dogs behind. The Hotel owner opened his doors to all the dogs and I think the labs thought it was heaven with all the food being passed around :laugh:

They probably get used more in America for their talents (working and sports) than here in Australia. Their National Specialty is a 6 day event :cool:

Most likely cattle dog in there (somewhere :laugh: ). Hugely popular in the US - in fact you will see far more cattle dogs in performance sports over there than you will see here

That would have been a major brain freeze! Glad to hear she is ok....just with a major tummy ache

Isn't there a problem feeding camel to dogs? Something about a weed they eat which makes their flesh toxic to dogs.

I can't remember the name but at Uni we studied how there is a transition period between short term memory to long term memory. The new skill appears to be forgotten while the hardwiring in the brain adapts - in children usually for about 5 days.

David just told me then that Tess made the cut! I better go buy the book then