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I think I would be returning the pup. New owners need to get over the emotion that they love this puppy after a few days and don't want to see it go back. If they sent it back they would forget about it pretty soon particularly if they had a new healthy pup. I do however, have a 12 year old that has had a heart murmur since he was a youngster but he has never been on medication and does not know what the word stop means.

Clearly. Anyone with a main registered dog can show that dog. One does not have to breed. Classes at shows are for exhibition/competition there are not separate classes "for fun". To take on a dog with an obvious major fault in the hope that fault will come good is silly if you know you want to show. Incorrect bites are probably one fault where it is -in my experience- almost impossible to win with. Why? Probably because it is so obvious. The OP has expressed an interest in showing her new dog, therefore in my opinion she should not buy this pup with an incorrect mouth because it probably will not improve enough to ever be right and could in fact deteriorate. They would be much better off buying a "show prospect" pup even if they had to wait for it. IF they did not want to show then there would be no issue with buying the pup. If she/he bought it on the limited register and the mouth did come good in time the breeder could be approached and asked to move the dog from the limited register to the main register and the OP could then show the dog.

You will not be able to show this dog if it is on Limited Register and if it were me and the bite is not right now I would not take the chance. My advise would be to not buy this puppy if you want to show it. There is a possibility the bite will improve in time but there is also the possibility it will deteriorate further. Not a risk worth taking in my opinion.

Is membership limited to one store? EG join at Ringwood can only use it at Ringwood.

Good luck with you search Snippy. A few years ago I by chance heard about a dog that I bred being rehomed. Initially I was not sure whether it was one of mine, but when I saw him I figured he could well be and so I told the owners that he was microchipped and sent them off to have his chip read. This confirmed who he was. the new owners, long time devotees of the breed were delighted that they were able to learn the identity of their Fred, that he had a name and registration and most of all he had a birthdate for them to celebrate. He will be 9 next month and is in one of the best homes anyone could ask for. Sadly the previous owners, despite promising me that would let me know if they could not keep him did not do so and not only that but they lied about how well things were going and led me to believe that they still had the dog. Possibly as it happened things although not ideal worked out better this way.

Labradors are water dogs, I would have thought his coat would be waterproof to a degree and probably dry off quickly.

Although personally I am against cross breeding I do acknowledge that most of our breeds came about because breeds were crossed. however, in the vast majority of cases they breeds chosen to be crossed were done so with a purpose....that of developing a breed for a specific task. With the current trend to cross breed there does not seem to be any purpose to the cross other than to have something with "oodle" in the name or because the human involved "likes" the dog they have an want to replicate it. Do they not realise the chances of that are pretty remote on a long term basis?

The following litters are published in the Dogs Victoria gazette. Kalaska - whelped 21/1/13 (June 13 Gazette) Kalaska - whelped 5/2/13 (July Gazette) Kalaska - whelped 14/1/13 (July Gazette) Snowispa - whelped 29/3/13 (July gazette) I would try following up on the first prefix as they seem to have quite a few litters, two more litters in December and more in May. You might be able to track these people through the DOL breeders site or the Breed Club.

You know what? I have never done that. I've seen some of the things my dog's eat and I figure their digestive systems can handle a sudden change of diet. Like HW I change my dogs from one food to another regularly without any issues.

Two of the best investments I have made for my dogs are stainless steel food bowls ($10 each when purchased well over 10 years ago) and an ID tag from www.boomerangtags.com The only tags which have lasted any length of time, just wish I had found them earlier. As for other items like several others I would not spend anywhere as much as some are talking about. however, I would suggest buying good quality items that are not going to need updating due to size.

The ones that are money hungry to me are those who breed a bitch every season, register some with the canine association and not others and manage to sell the pups at top $ but have no experience to give adequate follow up to the buyers and may or may not do the appropriate health tests. I know of one bitch that whelped 5 litters before she was 6. That is not breeding to continue ones line, that is straight up money hungry IMO. This type of breeder gets away with this because as a general rule others do not take note of the published adverts or notices. If they are brought to account a slap on the wrist is all the CC's give and if in the extreme case they have a membership suspended or cancelled they continue to breed as most people do not care about Canine Council registration or even understand what it is!

Thank you Rebanne, it was an amazing experience and in my heart I know my girl was ready to go. This does make the task somewhat easier.

My suggestion would be that you find a breed you like for what that breed is. Then you show it. IMO buying a dog because you think you might like to show it is putting the cart before the horse.

A tip I was given is that if the dog is not standing well on the table, you set them up at the back of the table instead of the front it helps prevent them from backing away....if they do there is no table behind them and so they learn to stand correctly. As my dogs are not table dogs I am not able to vouch for this method.

I would not take your other dogs either. There will be enough going on for you to cope with. I'm sure most of us have been through this many times and it never gets any easier. I recently had one of my more special dogs PTS and it was the most peaceful and calming process I have had in sending the dog on her way. The Vet I was using is an holistic vet. When we came to the conclusion that treatment was not working and it was time for Tori to leave the vet channelled into her. People may laugh at this and I was sceptical too but when I saw the reaction of my dog in response to the vet talking to her I had to believe. Not only that but I felt an incredible calmness wash over me. I had been a bit of a wreck to say the least but in the end it was the most peaceful and calm passing I have ever experienced. After she had gone the Vet calmly sat down and we chatted for about 10 to 15 minutes, no hurry to move on to the next patient. And then to boot she did not charge me as she felt totally disempowered that she could not save the dog. That vet also used a sedative prior to giving the dreaded green injection. Best wishes CHA for when the time comes for your boy.

Great to know they have a friend that is the creator of the blue staffy when blue staffys apparently make up 48% of all staffys registered with the Kennel Club in UK. I think they have a bit of a credibility problem not to mention the continual breeding. Sadly it happens in all breeds, I know of one breeder who had 4 or 5 litters before a bitch was 6 years - the bitch recently died and now her daughter has taken over. Also a member of the VCA.

There are many of us who, had the values/conditions of some breeder's/rescue people, been imposed upon us would never have been able to buy a puppy which in many cases was the catalyst for many (over 40) years experience and commitment to the dog world. Not only did we both work when we bought our first puppy, I continued to work for the next 35 years and managed to raise many litters while working.

I was given one of these http://www.durand.com.au/ for Christmas. It is great, I use it everyday. Althou7gh as a rule the Melbourne water is pretty good I was finding more and more it had a distinct chlorine smell and taste. Although the under sink type was an option to be considered I find this one has advantages.

You can use any rotary tool. the dremel is possibly smaller than most. I use one I bought from Aldi for $24. It is bigger but has a flexible "thing" so the tool itself can be hung on the table and the tool still comfortably used. I guess my ultimate tool would be a cordless dremel but the one I have works just as well. The otizo would be fine. Bunnings used to sell a Medallion Hobby Engraver for about $15. It was rechargeable and although larger than the Dremel worked like a dream.

I would not feed the prepared BARF patties personally. I would prefer to make my own mix. I would normally feed chunks or on the bone but will make my own minced based mix to add in things like eggs, cottage cheese, yoghurt, veggies etc. Feeding full on BARF style diet is not cheap in my experience. VAN as far as I am concerned is much easier to prepare than BARF. Just soak the complete mix overnight and then add meat in whatever form you wish to serve. However, if you have a dog that does not tolerate grains well then I'm not sure it is the way to go. I use both feeding regimes and alternate randomly between them. What I do prefer about the raw meaty bone style diet is that the dogs get to chew and work on the feed rather than gulping it down.

I received this message from a friend who had a dog swallow a screw. Might be worth a try and a lot cheaper than surgery Our puppy found a small plastic bag that had four 1 1/2 inch, heavy, furniture screws in it. We found three of the screws: one was missing, and we feared the worst: that it was inside one of the dogs. We called a friend, and she said that (1) we should start both of them on a mixture of 1 tablespoon of Metamucil mixed with a half can of dog food mixed with water to make a slurry, 3 or 4 times a day, (2) we should be sure to keep them hydrated so the system would keep things moving, and (3) we should take both of them into the vet in the morning for an x-ray to determine who had the screw (if either of them did). So we gave them both the Metamucil mixture and in the morning, we gave them both a large bowl of chicken broth to ensure that they had plenty of fluids to keep their system moving. We went to our back-up vet for the x-rays because the regular practice could not see us as early as we wanted to be seen. When the x-rays were taken, the screw turned out to be in the seven month old puppy. It looked huge on the x-ray: it was in her stomach, and the vet who took the x-rays (not our regular vet) said that there was no way that this screw could pass through her intestines. He recommended immediate surgery to save her life. The pressure was horrendous: who were we to refuse the vet's advice? But something told us not to rush into the decision. We called our friend and she told us great stories about the Metamucil cure, including one story about a rock that was two inches long and at least one inch wide. So we decided not to do the surgery and to give the Metamucil until Monday to effect a cure. We then checked with our regular vet's practice and the head vet told us that he thought the Metamucil would work to bulk it up and protect the intestines as it passed through, and he also said that there were no downsides to this equation: if it did not pass, he would prefer to remove it from the intestines than from the stomach the exact opposite advice of the first vet. Made sense to us. So we proceeded to give the puppy three meals a day of Metamucil, canned dog food, and chicken broth mixed into a slurry with in-between bowls of chicken broth to keep her well hydrated. Poops were frequent and rubbery: you could use a pooper scooper to pick them up and they left nothing on the floor or ground -- everything came up like one big rubbery mass and plopped on the pooper scooper. 36 hours after the x-rays at the vet who said it would not pass, the screw appeared in her poop, a little changed in coloration, but firmly ensconced in the rubbery mess! So instead of a dog recovering from serious stomach surgery, we have a dog who does not realize what she has been through, has not missed a beat in her training program, is ready to find something else to grab and take to her crate, and will be able to participate in her Monday morning obedience class. She has not had a moment of discomfort (at least, not that we are aware of but then, we did not see the poop with the screw pass), and she is as spirited as ever. No anaesthesia; no recovery time; no mess. I have heard of a lot of remedies for things ingested (canned asparagus, cotton balls and heavy cream, hydrogen peroxide to bring them back up, etc.), but nothing comes close to what the Metamucil did. We had it on hand because of our friend's earlier posting. We will always have it on hand because of the dramatic results we got. And we recommend that everyone keep Metamucil on hand for this reason!

I would give him some slippery elm. Might need a few doses and if it is just a funny tummy without anything more serious behind it then it could help it fairly soon.

sorry to hear Mandela is not doing so well after the lamb bone. It does make it so much easier to have one that will and can tolerate absolutely anything. I've only ever found one thing my boy does not eat with relish and that is rabbit. As the likelihood of me feeding rabbit is remote it's not a worry. Hope you get on top of this latest episode soon Erny. He is a lucky boy to have someone who cares so much about his welfare.

If the dog has had annual vaccinations and is now 9 I would not be vaccinating him at all. He, IMO would be well covered by immunity by now I would imagine. A thought! It could be annual vaccinations that is creating his aggression problem, again just my opinion. Titres would be a good option but it is not easy finding a Vet to do them, let alone at a reasonable cost.

I'm using it at the moment. Didn't think it was all that expensive - 4kg for $12.99 is a lot cheaper than many others. My dogs are doing well on this but to be honest I've not found anything that they don't do well on. I did think being grain free it may cut down some of the flatulence but sadly not! I think they also had a 12 kg bag at my local Woollies for about $28. Given that I am only feeding one dog at the moment I will probably buy it at the supermarket rather than going further afield to buy a larger bag of something. I would like to see a kibble with bigger pieces than most seem to have as my boy tends to inhale rather than chew.