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Trisven13

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  1. But having spoken since to other breeders I have been told that it is always the breeder's responsibility supply a perfectly healthy pup - so the hernia should always be done by the breeder.

    just this bit. I wouldn't subject a pup to an operation for a minor hernia. I'd do what this breeder did and discount the price a little and say get it fixed when desexed.

    Yep and have recently just done this. I also don't ask a lot of questions when I talk to people, though to be fair, with a rare breed they're not going to be ringing me without knowing much about them. Instead I ask them what they know of the breed and then tell them ALL the bad stuff. If they're still interested after that then we move to the good stuff. I also believe that I have a breed that is genuinely pretty easy for the average joe - they are unlikely to have issues with aggression, if you're happy with the poor recall you shouldn't have any major issues. Once someone is interested however I actively encourage them to join our FB page and the Aussie Fauve page and they become a part of the Fauve community - they get to see the good, the bad and the ugly at that point.

    The simple truth of the matter is that if you're not happy you should go elsewhere HOWEVER I wouldn't necessarily consider the things you've described as an indicator of bad things.

  2. If my visitors like dogs and are people I know the house dogs are allowed in. Sometimes I have to put Cupcake away as she won't leave people alone. If it is strangers or people I know don't like dogs (like my in-laws) the dogs are always crated.

    To be honest, much as I love dogs I truly hate being mobbed by someone else's dogs so I expect others to feel the same way. I tend to be an "affection on my terms" person with both humans and animals.

  3. Unfortunately I feel very much attacked in this post rather than helped and would much rather run away from my accusers than return and ask for help again but for the sake of my dog here I am.

    She has a crate 3 times too big for her to start with (shes only a cocker spaniel and she loves her crate, she spends no other time in it except those 5.5hrs, even at night she sleeps on our bed the rest of the time is outside or cuddles and sleeping next to mum. I DONT want to do this and it would be a complete short term measure until we could stabilise the problem.

    So for now im going to leave this discussion and just ring Steve and seek his professional advice on the matter.

    Please try not to be so judgemental people.

    Great job folks..... My dogs are crated every night for around 8 hours, they cope perfectly fine so this sounds very acceptable to me. Don't let the negative nellies get you down.

  4. Im not trying to be smart either but Ive house trained a hell of a lot of puppies and never used crates. It's not something I want to do to my dogs and personally think the whole toilet training a puppy with crate training makes it harder not easier. Its just a different method of choosing to do things which suits me and my dogs.

    Yep same here and would NEVER do it without a crate again. Anyone who is friends with me on FB would see hundreds of photos of my dogs sleeping on the lounge. I work 10 hour days from home and those hours are spent, generally, staring at a computer or on the phone. Sadly this doesn't leave me time to supervise baby puppies in the house HOWEVER if they start whinging I immediately recognise that they need to go out to the toilet and out they go. They then spend a few hours outside until they or I decide that it might be a nice time to come inside and in they come. Generally speaking they are completely trustworthy in the house at night by around 3 months of age and are then allow to just hang out HOWEVER I have a gorgeous 8 year old BITCH who would destroy my couch as soon as look at it because she is a bitch. I think this is like the argument between feeding raw and feeding processed food. We should all do what works for us and our families and stop criticising the shit out of those who do it differently to us.

  5. Some very emotive language being used by those against de-barking. Do you feel the same way about a dog's reproductive organs being removed - ie; a routine desexing? I have met debarked dogs; their surgeries were successful and they thoroughly enjoyed barking their little heads off - whilst making hardly any noise at all. That seems like a better option to me than rehoming or being PTS.

    Yes - I live with a number of dogs, two of whom have been debarked. Both still happily bark, both still appear particularly happy with their lot in life. One I debarked (the only time I've ever done it) and the other was done before she arrived. Different breeds and different circumstances for debarking - to be fair I don't think I would have debarked the one who who arrived here done as she doesn't bark IMO very often. The one I did I would debark MORE if I could - he drives me freaking insane as he barks for no good reason on a regular basis and it is quite unusual for his breed.

    Some very emotive language being used by those against de-barking. Do you feel the same way about a dog's reproductive organs being removed - ie; a routine desexing? I have met debarked dogs; their surgeries were successful and they thoroughly enjoyed barking their little heads off - whilst making hardly any noise at all. That seems like a better option to me than rehoming or being PTS.

    And I have known two dogs with lifetime disabilities caused by debarking

    What where those disabilities????? I'm curious as the two I live with display no difference whatsoever.

  6. The thing is that their list knocks out all breeds for some reason pretty much BUT individuals within a breed may be suitable.

    If they weren't so keen on virtually no grooming a Fauve could work for them in many ways as they are pretty easy-going. Everything they've asked for would be covered other than the need to run a comb through their coat every couple of weeks.

  7. I have had more to do with White Swiss Shepherds than GSDs recently but the ones I see at dog shows are far calmer than their GSD relatives. They also don't appear to pull their handlers over and lunge towards other dogs or each other as often. I suspect, however, that what I see is often speciality GSDs which are shown very differently at speciality level than at all breed level so when they are at all breeds shows they can appear terribly out of control and quite frightening (my personal opinion here).

    I haven't met a White Swiss Shepherd that was nervous or anything other than confident.

  8. Sorry border collies are also smart and do think for themselves. If this turns into a border collie bashing thread I am going to get very pissed off.

    I will confess I am letting my personal argument with a friend get in my way. I get very tired of her constantly telling me my Fauves are dumb and how much better her Border Collies are. It has led to me feeling a distinct lack of love for Border Collies.

    It is incredibly rude. If she is a neighbour and friend then I guess you are limited but I would be thinking about saying something like: "you talk a lot about how much better your dogs are than mine, do you realise how rude that is?"

    Id just laugh in her face. Rudely. Unless you really want her to be your BFF.

    Life's too short to get wound up by idiots. The Fauve of my acquaintance may not be as biddable as Ernie but he's got his mum wrapped round his front paw. That's smart, not stupid.

    I'm amazed folks actually do this sort of shite. Who cares where your dog stacks up on a mythical intelligence scale as long as he/she loves you and fits your needs? Is there an HSC for dogs in this country of which I am unaware??

    OMG you know a Fauve???? What is his name??? I'm sorry but with only around 100 in the country I know most of them and he may be bred by me OR related to mine... Yes I am excited lol.

  9. I find the concept of "best and worst" in the context of dog breeds to be a total nonsense.

    The "best" breed will be the one you want to live with. The "worst" breed will be the one you wouldn't give house room to.

    That's going to vary so widely it's not worth even ranking.

    If you buy a dog simply because its popular or "smarter" you're going about it all wrong!

    And I know what the best breeds are anyway.

    Yes exactly.

  10. Sorry border collies are also smart and do think for themselves. If this turns into a border collie bashing thread I am going to get very pissed off.

    I will confess I am letting my personal argument with a friend get in my way. I get very tired of her constantly telling me my Fauves are dumb and how much better her Border Collies are. It has led to me feeling a distinct lack of love for Border Collies.

  11. Information like this pisses me right off.

    I have friends with Border Collies who live two houses away. They constantly tell me that their dogs are sooooo much better than mine because they're sooooo much smarter. They're not smarter - they're just more obedient and have been bred for generations to BE more obedient. Intelligence and obedience are two vastly different things.

    :mad

  12. I'm not ashamed to say there is a reason for me only lasting 7 years in rescue... I got out when I realised that "doing good" isn't always good for one...

    I'm still plenty happy to support those tireless souls who are out there day after day getting the job done right though...

    T.

    Yep 6 years was all I had in me. Once I realised that the people I dealt with were making me irrationally angry I realised it was time to stop. I think for many people who I worked with at the time, who still are heavily involved, there is a real belief that if you stop all the animals will die and that keeps you going. I've proven that others will step up and, even if they don't do it the way you would, animals still make it out alive.

    Rescue is soul-destroying and horrifically hard.

  13. Yep we have dogs here who bark and because there isn't much around the dog barking is ALL that you hear.

    Yes dogs bark and that is normal. Dogs barking incessantly isn't. A neighbour's border collies barked non-stop for 5 hours one night whilst they were out. Could hear them over the TV in the house.

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