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Would love to know where all the best dog parks are....but not just your average run of the mill dog park but the ones with permanent agility equipment. Would love to know if there are any good ones in SA (cause that's where I live) but still be interested to see others throughout Australia. Please include photos if possible :)

yes...but our agility classes were cancelled due to no trainer so...

And yes we are very respectful of any others using the course, always look and make sure equipment is not being used

You only need the DogsSA membership for trialling, if you are training at a club you just need to be a member there, whether or not you are an ANKC state body member doesn't usually make a difference. I'm confused, why are people yelling at you for using equipment

Ha well I'm confused also. Been a member of said club for 3 years, have been training dogs for at least 20 (with other clubs throughout SA). Both husband and I would LOVE to get into agility and compete....and yet almost everytime we use the equipment we are getting told we can't. Yet others use equipment at will....why not us? Doesn't seem to be a reason. Bit over it

Thanks. Nope none of our dogs are registered. Sick of being constantly yelled at when using equipment at our local club. Perhaps if we join this DogsSA...?

Agility peeps....what is the agility association that one needs to join to compete? And what does it cost per year? Thanks

No you don't have to. Would depend on your dogs age. Very young dogs/pups can be more prone to illnesses such as the deadly parvo. Some diseases like Parvo can be brought onto your property via other people's shoes.

I think also that the general public see small dogs as toys - well not exactly toys but because they are small, some people will see them as not needing to go for walks every day, not needing to be socialised and not needing to be properly trained. Someone owning a larger breed migh come across a problem and seek advice, where a smaller breed, you see a lot of people laughing it off. Just go to youtube.

I remember searching for a video on cutting difficult dogs nails and finding this video of a smaller terrier breed that was growling and snapping and lashing out as soon as the nail clippers came close to it, and both the owner and the person behind the camera where laughing their heads off, tormenting this poor dog with the clippers, just putting them close to it, it lashes out, then pull them away and then back again. They found it hilarious. If there were a big dog, no one would have found that funny.

Agree. If ppl would just take their dogs to obedience school and train and socialise their dogs (esp between 8-16 weeks) I am sure there would not be so many snappy dogs, big and small.

Cant take a dog that young out to obedience school. I have been waiting till mine had his last needles and then another 2 weeks after that as advised by my vet. So that is 18 weeks. Parvo is alive and well in this area and taking them out so young, although tempting, is not worth the risk

Ok I admit it I put yes. My bad? But only my hairless Crestie...no odour, no fleas. And he sleeps in between the sheets just like us so they would be washed anyway. No way would the Rotti or the Boxer be on the bed...any human's bed. They have their own

I'd get paid for it as I'd just take normal sick leave, go to the docs and get a certificate. I've no doubt a doctor would give me a cert as I'd be such an emotional mess I'd be unable to work anyway

Wow what big hairy ears he has. So cute. Cresties are the cutest dogs ever.

Yeah me too Jules. I'm pissed off enough that they lay baits in dunes on the beach. I regard the beach as a public place where I should be able to walk my dogs freely without stress.

I assume they fly over in a plane or helicopter and throw the baits out at random

Aerial baiting! OMG!!!

2 chicken necks, give him half a carcass ;)

Depends how much mince you're feeding. If just meat mince is the major proportion of the diet then yes, add a BALANCED puppy supplement like Vets All Natural Health Booster to it or Sprinter Gold Whelp n Grow. Just calcium is quite useless unless you're making up your own home made diet and you need to be a little more precise with your ratios.

If in doubt, follow the breeders sheet and call them.

Well he's just a little tacker atm. Of course I'll feed more as he grows. Got some chicken wings today, he chews them a bit more :)

Breeder fed and recommended Advance dry food. I have had dogs both large and small all my life....and I have been an avid reader on here for many years so you'd think I'd know it all by now lol. I vaguely remember someone else asking the same question on here and I think someone may have said that one can feed TOO MUCH calcium and it is overused and un-neccassary so I have not bothered, but now hearing otherwise. If I go with my gut instinct I'd say no as chicken necks contain enough bone matter. This is my first Rotty though so probably the heaviest breed of dog I've ever owned so far :)

We have a new Rotty puppy (12 weeks old). I am feeding him Advance large breed puppy dry food, raw mice and 2 chicken necks a day. Other large breed owners have advised I should add calcium powder to his feed. I wouldn't have thought he would need any extra calcium seeing as I am using a good quality dry food? Should I add calcium, and if so how much?

When I spoke to the pest exterminator who came in to do my workplace, he said Talon was the brand he recommended to work the best.

That's not a bad idea. I gave Bentley a pigs ear and it put oily stains all over my carpet, bones would be as bad. Love your Cresties :)

They bait on beaches around here, I wrote a thread on it a while ago. Makes me mad as I think the beach is sacred and the perfect place to allow my dogs to run free. Now I can't even do that I do let them run occasionally if there were no signs (but signs can blow down ect) Every-time they go near the dunes I'm calling them back and the whole business has now become quite stressful

Can I have the fishy one? Might cost a bit too much to send though...would feel guilty if postage was too dear

Not a problem, PM me your address :)

Done :)

Can I have the fishy one? Might cost a bit too much to send though...would feel guilty if postage was too dear

Has anyone taken these yet?

Try a bean bag type of bed. Dogs just love bean bags, they are warm soft and oh so cumfy. I have bought these for my dogs http://www.ambientlounge.com.au/bean-bags/gold-class-bean-bags/pet-lounger-bean-bags/pet-lounger-bean-bag.html

These are not cheap...but the top part zips off for easy cleaning and they are very strong and sturdy.