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I believe Jo at new life would be a good choice. I also know they're crazy busy too but check them out.

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No the blade used does not change the finished length when a snap on attachment is used. The depth/size of the attachment dictates the length of coat left regardless of the blade used under it. The higher number the blade the finer the teeth, ie, the closer together they are. Used under an attachment, the closer together the teeth, the better/ smoother the finish will be. Also, because the teeth are closer together there will be less clogging of hair into the blade under the comb. The exception is never put a steel toothed snap on comb over a 40 blade! The teeth on the blade will get smashed up. To the OP, if you get the Andis clippers, they should comb with a 10 blade. Then I'd suggest just buying an individual Wahl stainless steel comb. They come standard in a tray of 8 different sizes but you can buy them individually. I'd go with the yellow or light purple one for the type of clip you want. You can use it over your 10 blade. More than adequate for one pet dog. Make sure you do you gold standard prep. Bath, blow dry, brush and comb through, then fluff the coat up backwards and then go over the dog in the direction the hair grows. Tidy up with straight scissors. Don't worry about curved scissors. It really doesn't need to be more complicated than that. Andis clippers, 10 blade, yellow or light purple snap on comb, brush, comb, scissors.

Most professional clippers come with a 10 blade As a professional groomer relying on my equipment day in day out on all manner of coat conditions I always use a 30 blade under the wahl stainless steel attachment combs. If the attachment combs you have have metal prong teeth do not put a 40 blade under them as it will get smashed to bits! The steel attachment combs do best over a 30 but absolutely can be used over a 10 or 15 blade as well. If you have wholly plastic comb attachments then a 40 is best, a 30 will suffice. But DONT put a steel toothed attachment comb on a 40. All the teeth will smash off the blade in a nano second!

Staffordshire Bull Terriers ( often referred to as English) & the American Staffordshire Bull Terrier are most certainly two separate recognised breeds. The former is the smaller of the 2. Stand an good example of each side by side it's like comparing a Cocker Spaniel to an Itish Setter! Very different but sort of similar. The problems people have identifying them I think are because of poorly bred and mixed bred examples, but more so because a lot of people call both of them staffies without clarification. Also a reason why people mistakenly add 'English' to the Staffordshire Bull Terrier in an attempt to clarify which they are talking about The use of 'staffy' and 'bully' confuses the crap out of people!

I know several dogs that would live to be handed 'their leash' and owners who'd love to then still be able to have 'their leash' but the whole thing seems a bit clumsy. Now it does remind me of a dilemma that families with small kids plus dogs face daily.......arguments over who holds the dogs leash. I see it almost daily in the salon upon pickup where children are involved. Tantrums over the kid wanting to hold the leash v the parent, or tantrums between siblings over who gets the leash. Several years ago I had a genius client 'invent' the we leash ahead of time when they arrived with one dog, two kids, three leashes attached to the dog. Genius problem solving parent!

To be honest looking to the long term future of the domestic dog I think the biggest issue with a push to desex is the loss of genetic diversity. For good, bad and ugly , the bigger gene pool we have going forward, the better.

I also agree there may be a rotten tooth that is not so obvious, or a loose tooth or a cracked tooth Or a gut issue. The other thing that comes to mind is a flew infection. I see it a lot in grooming. It's that fold in the skin about half way along the bottom jaw line. It forms a folded pocket that saliva and food particles can get trapped in. Even the tiniest almost indiscernible skin infection in this area can cause the WORST smell! If that area of your dog is always wet and /or hairy it's good practice to keep it clipped very short. And as dry as you can. If there is already a skin infection going on there then medication will be needed to clear it up properly then keep it clipped , cleaned of food particles , and dry, as a preventative.

I'm so on the fence with the desexing craze. Personally I prefer entire animals. My own choice where possible is to desex in late middle age approx 8 to 10 Yrs. I see quite a few very old dogs struggle with the procedure when it had to be done as an emergency or treatment late in life. So I'd prefer to keep them entire for the majority of their live and desex as a preventive health measure before they get too old. On the other hand as a dog groomer handling entire dogs is no fun at all really. Entire boys are so much more precious about being handled down stairs. I don't care what anyone professes as research or science 30+ yrs clipping dogs ALL the entire boys are not as easy with Bri g handled down there as the desexed ones! And trying to groom bitches in season is just yucky as well as them either getting freaky or over stimulated by handling down there depending what stage they're at. Infinitely easier and nicer handling desexed pets in the salon So yeah on the fence. I'd rather own entire animals but I'd rather handle desexed ones. And let's face it imagine all the next level of crazy at all the suburban dogs parks if the bulk were entire! I get that's all about training and owner management but most folks really don't handle yhem adequately as it is.

Seriously did no one else notice the creepy smiley face cloud in the end part of the video!

i think one of the biggest issues facing domestic dogs is the loss of being able to look at ANY dog with a critical eye and recognise its virtues and its faults. No matter it's type, it's breeding, who bred it and where. While pedigree and puirty and breeds are the primary focus, much is lost from the domestic dog in general. Perhaps the loss of purpose is the biggest game changer in the last 100 -150 yrs. Most of today's recognised breeds were blended from dogs chosen as fit for whatever purpose, and refined and stabilised into breeds fit for purpose. Then purpose started to disappear and the focus turned to retaining breeds by purity pedigree and for conformation showing. Now we are grasping on to purity and pedigree to the detriment of domestic dogs in general in my opinion. While I loathe the commercial scale and environment of mixed breed puppy factories, I truly believe what we are seeing is the contemporary version of blending dogs for modern purpose. I am not saying we shouldn't try to retain breeds we have, but I lose hope for the domestic dog in general when the pedigree breeders get so up in arms about the possibility of making contemporary breeds and accepting a bit of change. History tells us that the domestic dog population changes to suit the times. We need to let it happen. I for one am excited by the prospect.

Or is it the face in the cloud watching proceedings !

Did we work it out yet? All I've got is she recalled super the last time but you whistled instead of using the whistle, got the same response both ways

That's what I was thinking! If in fact she has been declared as a dangerous dog I doubt she could be rehome do and surely she supposed to wear a muzzle out and about, and in the nursing home? I get that she's probably not a particularly dangerous dog but roaming in itself can be dangerous, as in cause a traffic accident or frighten kids at a school or such. theres a whole bunch of stuff surrounding declared dangerous regarding containment, social exposure and rehoming and this story seems to go against all of them. It would be wonderful if Honey can find her place. That fence is way too dodgy.

Tell the owner to send it to a nice expensive upmarket doggy daycare centre where all the bestest poshest oodles go to play, socialise and learn manners etc. Truth aside it would be a good solution. They can even tell all their friends at school how posh the dog is and discuss it all at the cafe on Sunday at brunch. I'm glad for your son that the dog seems to be licking its wound so to speak.

This has me a little confused....if the dog was bred by a backyard breeder, then how could it be registered Maybe it's not. Is that what the OP is trying to find out? or because it's a BYB dog from registered stock, but not registered itself, they're just wanting more info on the lineage they know is there one generation back.

As an after thought, is their an apprentice board or such that he can turn to for help or advice? The poor kid it's a hard situation for him, but at the end of the day who is going to help him out if he is injured by a dog bite or work place accident due to trying to avoid a dog bite or because of a dog bite. Would his boss be liable? Maybe look at that angle. Boss surely wouldn't want to find himself in that position.

The clients home is his workplace. What other workplace would staff being harassed by a potentially aggressive dog be tolerated? Except maybe a shelter or dog trainer etc, but even in that environment steps would be taken to minimise risk. It's up to his boss to provide a safe work place. He needs to raise his concerns and he should expect his boss to try to act on them. If the worst should happen at the very least the concerns are out there and known. I know it's a tough place to be in but everyone deserves a safe workplace.

Umm yeah I'd also love some clarification on exactly what part of this news story is sensationalist?? I thought the victim displayed extraordinary restraint! What a beautiful family.

They are not sooking. Do you have any idea how annoying a constantly barking dog can be!!! I concur. I also thought it was pretty poor form to say the neighbours are sooking!

The Nuheart I mentioned earlier seems to also be a monthly heart worm only, ivermectin medication, the same active ingredient as value heart?

Also although I don't use HW treatments myself I think there is another monthly HW only called Nuheart?

Try Vet N Pet Direct.

The problem is with some dog owners and i would presume this owner is they don't know what their dogs are capable of until a disaster happens .They purchase a dog with little if any researching about the breed or buy on looks or popularity alone and have a generic view of how dogs behave and think because their dog is well behaved at home it will behave well off lead in a dog park. I feel this woman was in shock herself at the dogs attack and people sometimes do the wrong thing when in shock . She still needs to be charged for her negligence. I still feel strongly that like Greyhounds many more breeds if not all large dogs should be on leash at all times in public. Councils could have secure runs like they do now in some areas for Greyhounds to run off lead so owners can exercise their dog throw a ball etc without the worry that their dog could get into trouble or cause trouble. Regardless of breed and temperament dispositions, all of this could have been prevented if the lady had obeyed the rules. She wasn't in an off lead dog park, she was in an on lead only multiuse park. It was also, apparently, not the first time her dogs have attacked a person. So not only is she intentionally disobeying the rules, she was doing it full well knowing her dogs have attacked people previously. Then to add insult to the serious injuries she grabbed her dogs and went into hiding. She didn't ask after the child, she didn't come forward when there was a widespread campaign for her to do so. She was only identified when someone else had suspicions she was the person. She's staying silent, but her lawyer is downright shocking. She is not a responsible owner, she is not even close to responsible. She's careless, irresponsible and selfish. She is the reason we have so many rules and restrictions put into place! Sorry for a bit of a rant (not directed specifically at you Purdie) but I just read all her lawyers crap. A little child was severely injured, from supposed repeat human aggressive dogs who belonged to a woman flouting the laws then goes into hiding to avoid the consequences. Look at this crap: She "wasn't fleeing the scene" and is a responsible owner?! So responsible a viral media campaign was needed to find her. So responsible she was breaking rules. So responsible she tells people in advance to move away from her dogs. So responsible and "horrifed" she yells out instructions at the distance telling the child to stand still instead of HELPING. So responsible a child is severely injured and a family traumatised! That young boy has more responsibility and care in his little finger than that woman has in her entire body. :mad :mad :mad :mad I hope they reveal her name, so I can track the court proceedings. She is a blot on the name of responsible dog owners. I'm struggling to think of something she DID do that was responsible! www.mgcelebrant.com/michele Someone posted a link earlier in the thread. Her name is Michele Giblett

I don't think Willem is anti vax. Like myself I think he is pro necessary vax and anti unnecessary vax. He hasn't said don't vaccinate puppies. He's just trying to make people think about it more rather than just go with outdated recommendations. I think we've only started to scratch the surface on recognising and understanding the damage that over dosing on vax and all manner of other 'preventative treatments' are doing to our pets.