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Get legal advice or contact Fair Trading. If you want a refund then prepare to send the pup back

But many still have prey drive in spades. I would not recommend any sighthound for this situation. I wouldn't recommend a sighthound with chooks, period. And yes, I know some dogs are fine with chooks. if there are kangaroos around, scratch them too unless the house yard has roo proof fencing. Anatolian Shepherd or Central Asian Shepherd perhaps but you'd want to do your homework on breed AND breeder. Only buy from responsible, registered and informed breeders. I new you would say that HW..:). I would not trust any dog around free ranging chooks. Small pets need to have their own safe secure areas and any interaction with big dogs needs to be managed depending on the dog and the safety level needed for the other pets. My Wolfhound cross was protective and guarded my bird aviaries. My neighbours Vizsla that i minded for a day could not be left in my yard as he would try to get to the birds and knock over the cages. Glad I met expectations!! :laugh: I WOULD trust an appropriately conditioned LGD around chooks. Espinay's Pyrs are their protectors.

But many still have prey drive in spades. I would not recommend any sighthound for this situation. I wouldn't recommend a sighthound with chooks, period. And yes, I know some dogs are fine with chooks. if there are kangaroos around, scratch them too unless the house yard has roo proof fencing. Anatolian Shepherd or Central Asian Shepherd perhaps but you'd want to do your homework on breed AND breeder. Only buy from responsible, registered and informed breeders.

I'm very glad for Annie. I think you did the right thing. I'm sure your heart aches for Rusty but I hope you find some solace in that.

From the car dealership. They are fitted so specific to that model

I have a neoprene fitted cover for mine. Awesome!

Personally I think a large sighthound would be a bad match for an IG. The two dogs could not be together unsupervised EVER and could not run together. The risk to the smaller dog is too great IMO I'd be looking no larger than a medium dog.

My primary concern would be integrating the pup into a household with an existing IG. Are you prepared to separate them for quite some time while the pup grows and learns the rules of play with a much smaller dog? The risks of a big dog (even one without any malice) with a much smaller dog shouldn't be under estimated. You can do agility with Whippets but it's probably not the breed I'd select for serious competition. A small working breed like a Swedish Valhund would be where I'd be looking.

Very sorry for your loss. Hobbes was one of the original DOL dogs for me. Run free big guy.

This thread was trolling from the get go in my opinion. If you are totally comfortable with the decision not to desex your dog, then one wonders why you need to go to such lengths to justify it. I have three undesexed male dogs in this house. I don't feel unethical and I certainly don't feel irresponsible. I do feel very responsible for ensuring that they create no accidental litters. That's it. Seriously, enough with the pseudo philosophy and pot stirring. Undesexed dogs owned by irresponsible owners are a drain on the resources of their community and the primary source of pound dogs. That we have to apply surgical solutions to animals to deal to owner irresponsibility is hard cold fact of life. The fact that some dog owners are perfectly capable of managing undesexed pets doesn't mean that everyone can. Smile and wave people and lets move on. ...To avoid criticism say nothing, do nothing, be nothing... :) I think it safe to say Willem that there's a snowballs chance in hell that you will apply that statement to yourself.

if this doesn't work out, I really think you should consider the euthanasia option. It will be a tough call but trust me, there are worse fates for a dog. An anxious dog, bounced from home to foster care to kennels to home? Her behaviour will worsen. Do right by the dog and give yourself the certainly that you know she got her wings in the company of someone she knew. I think its a crying shame that she's been displaced but do understand the 'why' of your thinking.

This thread was trolling from the get go in my opinion. If you are totally comfortable with the decision not to desex your dog, then one wonders why you need to go to such lengths to justify it. I have three undesexed male dogs in this house. I don't feel unethical and I certainly don't feel irresponsible. I do feel very responsible for ensuring that they create no accidental litters. That's it. Seriously, enough with the pseudo philosophy and pot stirring. Undesexed dogs owned by irresponsible owners are a drain on the resources of their community and the primary source of pound dogs. That we have to apply surgical solutions to animals to deal to owner irresponsibility is hard cold fact of life. The fact that some dog owners are perfectly capable of managing undesexed pets doesn't mean that everyone can. Smile and wave people and lets move on.

Back in the heyday of Cocker Spaniels, they were. Nowadays most Cockers are roans. There are a few breeders of solid coloured dogs around but they are in the minority. Have a look at gold or orange roan - very pretty. :)

The other completely probable and frankly more likely scenario is that the pup hasn't been taught anything. Unsocialised pups unaccustomed to strangers and of less outgoing temperaments are going to be submissive - which is what your pup was. Imagining a harsh background for a rescue is often not accurate. It makes owners feel better that they've 'saved' a pup but the reality is often less dramatic although equally as sad. A lot of times this dogs haven't been abused, they've been ignored. They have no socialisation or experience to help them cope with a more full on life. But that is history - and she is blossoming. Focus on that.

Lets hope owners don't start using this as an excuse for their fat dogs. Last time I checked an obesity gene doesn't effect the amount of food placed in a dog's bowl.

Wellness have a range of limited ingredient diets but you can only get them from Petbarn. The Duck and Oatmeal formula appears to tick the boxes you want.

How about we stop the hair pulling and focus on what matters - the dog! If the OP is still around, here's my advice. What the OP just learned is that toilet training that is seemingly sorted can come unstuck when a pup is confronted with a new situation. She is not alone - I expect that many of us have found pups have done the entirely sensible (for them) thing in bad weather and remained inside. They ain't stupid. Locking the dog outside won't teach it to go outside when its inside because you've removed the requirement for the dog to choose where it goes. So, back to basics. Back outside with the pup and reward it for toileting. Go out with it when you can in dodgy weather and jackpot toileting. Reinforce reinforce reinforce. And in the meantime, restrict the dog in your house. I would not crate all day. A young pup deserves better than that. You just have to suck it up and persevere. Just keep the dog on hard floors if you can while you work on reinforcing the behaviour you want. Oh, and the pup stopped being a rescue the day it came home. It is now an owned dog. It's not a description that's relevant any more. Your pup may have started its training after some other pups - that's why you should cut it some slack while you cement the training.

The moment breed is raised in any of these discussions, the argument is lost. The issue of a dog's danger is about genetics AND socialisation (or the lack thereof) AND environment AND history AND owner AND 'victim behaviour. Clearly the larger the dog, the bigger the risk of serious injury and the more difficult for a human to deter. But seriously people, can the breed bashing/defending. That's precisely the kind of specious thinking that got us BSL in the first place. We're on a dog forum. Lets talk like knowledgeable dog people.

Please dont shoot me! The only one of my whippets I regularly rug is (almost) 14 year old Feather, and she even wears one in the house. The others dont need it. If I take them to the park they run around and keep warm. We rarely go there when it is raining. If it was to take them somewhere where they might be standing around outside on leash and unable to warm them selves then yes I would coat them. The rest of the time at home they're usually curled up asleep under a blanket. When I used to race my whippets, during the winter I would coat them when we went to the races to keep their muscles warm before a race. I would also walk them briskly before hand and rub their muscles but most of the time I didn't coat them. If they were shivering I would coat them, but apart from Feather I dont see it. The boys dont shiver very much at all. *Unloads the shottie* I don't think you see a lot of sub-zero temperatures down your way.

They do a Fish and Sweet Potato that might be worth a try. I recall Dr Jean Dodds recommending white fish and sweet potato (home made) as a good elimination/allergy diet.

I don't know if they would be suitable but Wellness pet food is now available in Australia. They do a range of Simple kibbles and cans that are one source proteins and apparently aimed at dogs with food intolerances. It is only available online and in store via Petbarn. ETA: Link to Australian website

I think anyone who DOESN'T rug a smooth coated sighthound in our winter temperatures should be shot. 1. The dogs have fine coats, skinny tails and minimal body fat. We bred them that way. We have to care for them accordingly. 2. They turn into toast racks if not rugged. The rule for horses is a rug is worth a feed a day. I defy anyone to shovel enough food into a Whippet to stop them losing body condition in sub-zero temperatures. Of course if you want to write off rugging all dogs as some kind of demeaning anthropomorphism inflicted on fur children, go right ahead. It allows me to write you off as having no idea whatsoever about dogs beyond whats in your back yard. *shrugs*

I'd like to suggest a Whippet Despite their long legs, they don't take up much room, have the best low maintenance coats and cope well with confinement for a few days. I know of at least one doing the Big Lap around Oz in a camper van.

Thank you for making it another little bit easier to stop visiting or contributing in these forums. Whilst you may consider yourself a stalwart and well known to all here, your name rang no bells with me. My bad.

Your best response is going to be regular brushing. This is a dog that's a mix of two heavy shedding breeds.