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No bigger than medium, smooth coat, not barky and good with kids.... Whippet Staffordshire Bull Terrier (one of the best kids dogs EVER). Just avoid the "fashionable" blues. If you can tolerate a voice, I'd have added Beagles to the mix. Very steady most of them.

A lot of donkeys are dog killers. They don't use them as livestock guardians for nothing.

Totally agree. Always enjoyed swimming the horses. And so did they! :)

I had one who would kick and one who really meant business. If you dropped the reins, she'd turn on the dog like a cutting horse, flatten her ears, bare her teeth and go in for the grab. I let her do it once with a dog that was persistently rushing a group of us (in a designated equestrian area) with an owner who refused to call the dog off. Owner and dog beat a hasty retreat after that. Always handy to have a dog hater in your riding group. She was utterly fearless.

Ditto. Leash up and alter course to avoid. The last thing you want to be responsible for is a riderless horse ending up in traffic. Or the death of your own dog.

I had a horse who would quite happily, and with out warning or provocation strike out at a dog trotting along side while we were out. Luckily he never connected. I know two horse owners whose horses have seriously injured their own dogs. Running under hooves is never pretty and the other was a kick in the head.

People would be making a grave mistake if they think that dogs pose a risk to horses and never the other way around. I've had the "pleasure" of owning two horses who would happily kill a dog and one who, despite my repeated warnings to a dog's owner and signs that all dogs must be on leash, gave it a damn good try. A good kick in the head can be lethal. A horse that will grab a dog in its mouth (as one of mine would cheerfully do) and shake it? Ditto. 1,000+ kg of pissed off horse channelling it's protective instinct is a serious threat to even the largest of dogs. Mares in particular can be real dog haters. Never a good combination IMO when the animals are strangers to each other and frankly not a great combination even then. Accidents happen.

My older dogs are beyond play with strangers. They'd never be taken to a dog park. My younger dogs enjoy chasing games. They do not enjoy being T-Boned, jumped on, mouthed or humped by "boisterous dogs". So a park with a dog that plays rough and physical is not a park they can go to. If parks are for all dogs to enjoy then dogs that cannot play without hard physical encounters with other dogs are a positive disincentive for many owners and dogs. So much for the "every dog" theory.

Spot the potential conflict in those two statements.

I have done that before but i've heard that its not good to it because they become more picky like that I can't see her becoming any more picky than refusing to eat completely!! She doesn't need to eat kibble if you work on a balancing her diet with other food. Whilst I'm no fan of canned food if she's happy eating that and gets raw meaty bones regularly, I'd probably not bother with kibble.

Is she eating anything else? If not, I'd have her at the vet pronto!

More effective for what? What results are you hoping to achieve and specifically for what issue? I doubt any of these treatments are going to result in a dog not manifesting anxiety so we're down to talking about degrees of anxiety. IMO you need behaviour modification AND treatments to create any form of enduring improvement.

Just by the by, when I attended a Pat Hastings seminar, she highlighted difficulty swimming in a breed that usually swims well as caused in some cases by front/neck construction issues. It is certainly the case for my "brick" who has a congenital spinal deformity in his neck. His Ruffwear float vest finishes about the end of his ribcage but it supports him very well and he swims easily in it.

The Dog Registry of America does. But what standing would /could they have here? None. If it had been the KC or the AKC or similar, it would possibly have been easier. Aleksandr that fine print about "full export pedigrees" is very important.

You're on a vertical learning curve Aleksandr. Many folk who import a new breed are already ANKC members and aware of the import regulations before the process starts. Is the EES recognised in any English speaking country?

I have a dog that swims like a brick also. He has the Ruffwear Float Coat and the straps are well forward of his tackle.

There was a Blue Tic Coonhound in SA probably 15 years ago now. Not sure what happened with him. There was one here in the ACT too. I know of two people considering bringing the Black and Tan Coonhound in. They are already in NZ. The Redbones look great - big dog with a big voice for the 'burbs though

There were rough coated ones until the 1930's.

There is a special place in hell waiting for this kid.... in the meantime I hope he gets a lengthy prison term. Lots of dog lovers in prison. I hope this sees the surviving dogs find homes. God knows what they'll do with all that dog food. Cash donations would have been better. Maybe some less well off dog owners might score some.

Nope, just a type. They do have shows for them in the UK though. Whippet/BC seems to be quite a popular mix. Frankly from a breed welfare perspective, I hope lurchers and Windhounds don't create a lot of demand for Whippet mixes. Last thing Whippets need from a welfare or quality perspective need is the 'for profit' breeders after them.

The Silken Windhound is just gorgeous, a whippet with hair, who knew :D They've got a little way to go to stabilise type yet. The best ones do look like smaller Borzoi. However some just look like mutts. There is some Shetland Sheepdog or other herding breed in the mix too as they can get CEA and MDR1. They can also be Ivermectin sensitive. They did use lurchers in the mix and they often have BC blood so who knows. So much for hybrid vigour!! These dogs have a range of genetic issues established sighthound breeds simply don't get. However there does appear good breeder awareness and testing for this. I'm sure they'll get there. My remaining question is temperament. Whippets and Borzoi don't have greatly similar temperaments IMO and heaven knows what the addition of herding breed blood has brought to the party. I actually wonder how like Whippets they are in temperament. Someone after a "long coated Whippet" or "smaller Borzoi" might not get that at all really. Most sighthound owners I know wouldn't be happy with a herding breed like temperament. However, if I could get one like this I'd be happy! (but with more spring of pastern lol)

Canberra. However, the Dobe coursed in Sydney.

what a beauty! Thank you. That's my boy Dodger at his first try out. He's now a screaming lure coursing fan.

Yep. Awesome but unusual, as it is not your everyday run of the mill dog activity. And I love it because all breeds of dog can take part. Even if some are better than others. Rotties run like tanks compared to sight hounds I've seen a Dobe course but not a Rottie. Two of my poodles enjoyed it :)

They certainly keep me from wanting to live on the coast. Those freezing cold winters bring their own kind of bounty.