Perfumed Lillium

It is very hard when they finally leave you to go to the Rainbow Bridge, they take a piece of your heart, that's the saddest part of pet ownership, WoofnHoof. My first dog was a Chihuahua, I lost her 11 yrs ago, she will always be remembered.

He's a handsome little man, adorable!!!

Yes, you're quite right in saying "in the right lines they have that Apple head, short nose"….some Poms I've seen do have that slightly pointier nose. The right Pom is mesmerising to look at but mum's heart dog always has been and always will be the Chihuahua. Poms are quite sprightly, gorgeous little creatures, love the way they move.

I'm noticing a trend towards the deer type as opposed to the apple head chihuahua. Any particular reason? The nose is getting longer, the head is getting narrower and the ears are definitely taking a life of their own. I've been looking for an apple head chihuahua for my mum for the last 10 mths, mum's very partial to the breed and it's the only breed she's ever owned, she lost her beloved Bobby 12 mths ago and she's now ready for another to spoil and dote on. I'm not knocking the deer type but imo they look like a mini foxie esp the short coated type.

Thanks everyone, much appreciated :)

I have taken on a new hobby, that of clipping friends and relatives' dogs. One problem….the individual concerned whom I send my blades to be sharpened has simply no idea and the blades come back to me in exactly the same shape as they were before I sent them away to be sharpened, lol. Does anyone know of some one capable of sharpening clipper blades so that they may prove useful? I have 10 dogs from a selection of friends and relatives forming a queue and 6 blades that wouldn't cut through butter. Please Help….anyone?

We all know that hunting is natural for dogs but how many of you take precautions to avoid it happening? To the OP, I understand that you would be disappointed in your dog's behaviour but you made it clear that you were aware of your dog's penchant for hunting so therefore why didn't you have him on a leash? As for other posters, you appear to be accepting of your dog/s killing and just shrug it off as it being a normal course of nature.

Your dog doesn't have a pedigree. A pedigree is a written record of ancestry generally recognised by the breed body (although not always). That doesn't make him a crossbred. You bought a baby puppy. How you've concluded that he will never have tear stains I cannot fathom. It has a range of causes and many of them have little to do with genetics. Any white dog with a depressed immune system may have them at some stage. They can often be successfully resolved. Why you seem to feel the need to keep on about this issue I cannot fathom. Not everyone is suggesting your dog is crossbred. We get your point. Personally I think you got spun a yarn. You have to jump through quite a few hoops to get prefix and unless the breeder was in hospital for months, I don't see how they were prevented from applying (provided they met the criteria). But you are happy... and lets leave it at that. I'm sure the breeder of the dogs she owns is just thrilled about them producing unregistered pups. I've concluded that my puppy has a good chance of not ending up with tear staining BECAUSE his dam and sire don't have it, he doesn't have it nor do his littermates as opposed to other JS puppies that do have bad tear staining as well as the sire and dam. Good start, don't you think? As to your comment that you cannot fathom why I feel the need to keep on going about this issue? I thought it was obvious

This sounds too strange for words. Why would the grieving son take heed of what your neighbours have to say? what business is it of theirs and why couldn't the son tell them to buzz off and leave him alone? I can understand that he is going through a rough time but even more the reason to tell these a*rseholes to mind their own business. I hope all transpires well in the end, keep in touch with him and hopefully you will be reunited with the dog. It's moments like these that make me realise just how hateful some people can be, karma to the b*astards. Hope admin. doesn't mind the language here.....

Not quite. Any dog born of two parents of the same breed IS purebred but it's a genetic dead end for the most part. Without a pedigree (that provides a record of proven ancestry) and registration with its breed register, the dog is lost to the future of the breed, no matter what its quality. That may not matter a damn to pet buyers but it certainly matters to breed fanciers although most breeders of non-pedigreed stock aren't thinking that far out. You may be perfectly happy with your dog PL but please don't try to justify what the breeder did here. It's a middle finger in the air to what a lot of folk here strive for. It's done and you're happy - can we move on from it please. EXACTLY. It is is middle finger to the future of the breed. This is not a breeder looking to the long term welfare and continuation of their breed. This is a breeder who is only looking at the here and now. As a pet owner you may be perfectly happy with that and that is fine. But DONT expect breeders, or those that are looking at the welfare of the breed in the long term (read multiple generations over decades and more) to be. Lets move on. I have no issue with registered breeders that are genuine in wanting to better their breed of choice. I am only passing judgement because my PET Japanese Spitz's pedigree was questioned and he was deemed as a xbred simply because his breeder does not hold a prefix which is absurd to me because, irrespective of the lack of prefix, his parents are PUREBRED and are fully registered. I am not going to debate the BYB subject. I purchased him because she was living down the road from me and that gave me the opportunity to see him, his remaining littermates and his parents and spend time with them so that I could ascertain their temperament. Another issue that prompted me to buy him is that he doesn't have the tear staining problem that can afflict this breed. I had spoken to a couple of registered breeders over the phone and they admitted that they had this problem in their line, I already have a maltese (11yo) with this problem and it is unsightly, I didn't want another white dog with this issue. Also, purchasing from a breeder with a prefix meant that I would not have had the luxury of spending time with the sire and dam and seeing the puppy before purchasing him/her. I have done this with my pom girl and thankfully am very happy with her so all's good.:)

a purebred is a purebred when it has registration papers to prove it's parentage. Your pup can not do so and the fact the so called breeder was in hospital and things were left to teenagers So the fact that my pup's dam and sire are registered and have the pedigree papers to show for it means zilch to you? Interesting concept you have going there . Okay, you win.....I guess he must be a mongrel after all given that he didn't come with rego papers, happy now?

Correct, yet I don't think BYB'ers should get the advantage of being able to call their products purebred, hence my opinion ;) But unfortunately there isn't anything much that you, or anybody else, can do about it until legislation makes it illegal for people to breed unregistered pedigreed (purebred) dogs. We have legislation in Tasmanian now to prevent BYBers from breeding unregistered cats, but I can't see anything like that happening for dogs for a long time, not whilst dog registrations are such large revenue raisers for government at various levels. There isn't, but there also isn't a law against opinions (yet ... am waiting for that to change soon too, thanks Julia!). Double standards I believe, lol. It's only permissible for you to have an opinion but not for anyone else ;)

Correct, yet I don't think BYB'ers should get the advantage of being able to call their products purebred, hence my opinion ;) Sounds like spite more than anything else, you should run by those words again and come to the realisation of just how absurd you sound, get over it, a purebred is a purebred whether it is born with a prefix or otherwise.

Who said anything about this thread being all about me? Having said that, you did quote me so I merely responded. Also, this thread was started after a debate about my Japanese spitz, which some people considered not to be a purebred because he didn't come with limited or full rego papers even though his parents are fully registered..... hence the OP asking what makes a dog a purebred :)

No - I'm going to dissect it. You've said before this wasn't her first litter. Plus you don't apply for a prefix once the mating has already taken place! And a reputable breeder didn't breed this litter ... teenagers did. So you're telling me that if the breeder was at home instead of being in hospital, the litter would have differed somewhat? That's something worth pondering about, lol. As regards to the prefix.....as I said long story which is why she didn't get around to a prefix, I can't be bothered writing a novel of epic proportions; at the end of the day I am happy with Beau and what's more, he doesn't suffer from tear stains nor do his parents, something that I was forewarned by other breeders concerning their pups. Totally It apparently doesn't make a difference in the BYB world, but in the world of purebreds and registered matings - yes, it makes a huge difference. OFF TOPIC? what the?