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It's not uncommon for a pup to not want to go when away from home especially if they have been trained to only go in one area of the yard

How is Kayo doing with her wound? Hope she isn't getting up to anymore escapades?

how are his back teeth?

Ok, the dog is local to you, simple thing to do is go around to the house (without telling them of your arrival) to hand over the $30 for the papers and a copy of the rules explaining why he can't have the papers, it will also give you a chance to see IF the dog is still alive and living at the house.

try using a soup ladle to collect the urine. blood in urine can be anything from a season, infection, crystals forming in the bladder........... lots of reasons.

older dogs do lose muscle as they age (and this will depend on breed on when this will start to happen). is she also losing muscle on her hips/rear legs?

info, personal interests he list 'gardneing'!!

Would wood chips get very smelly if the dogs use it as a toilet area?

Would wood chips get very smelly if the dogs use it as a toilet area?

Take care when playing fetch with a tennis ball, my friend lost her finger and her dogs life when the tennis ball got lodged in the dogs throat and she couldn't get it out. Any ball toys should be to big to fit in the throat and/or have holes in.

In the Uk we use a brand of vaccine that isn't affected by mothers antibodies. Vax done at 8 weeks and 11 weeks and then next one at 15 months.

They are to rich for my dogs, so they don't get them. Cow ears have been OK but quite pricey and rarely found. They even do vegetarian 'ears' now!! My dogs get tripe sticks, cow hooves (which last a few days if lucky!), carrots etc.

I enjoy the emails from those who have gone to new homes, always lovely to hear how they are getting on. I'm also happy to help with any problems a new pup can bring to owners. Some people choose to never stay in contact once they have left my home, even though they promised at the time, I suppose some breeders are the same way - out of sight and out of mind.

just never ask him to bath the dog!! :D

I prefer email. helps me to keep straigt who has told me what. it gets very confusing at times when you have lots of enquiries.

Hope Kayos mini me puts on weight now.

Lovely to see pics of the dogs (page 70) Hope all has gone well with the surgery on Jed today.

the problem always seems to be to get people onto a committee and willing to pput in the work to get a club functioning properly.

because money is less important then finding the right home for the puppy. it is also something I think should be kept private between those concerned.

Charge more for main register and you are implying the new owner is getting something better then the rest, what happens if that pup then fails to live up to it's early promise? What if it can't be bred from? Would you expect the buyer to just suck it up or demand compensation from the breeder?

they are pure bred if both parents are the same breed.

I will light a candle here in the UK for Jed.

it is annoying when this sort of thing happens. A friend of mine recently copied a page from my website then emailed me to tell me and say 'hope it is OK I copied'!

Nope, no gun dogs on board. No guns back then. I suppose the cat people will also be clawing to claim which breed of cat was in the ark too. That could get ugly ...... Souff I heard Troy had a seperate Ark for all the dog breeds? nah, they had a wooden horse!

i would be worried about him starting a nail bed infection which can be difficult to treat if left.