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unless the breeders have asked you to think of a name they will already have selected the ''pedigree'' name & registered her with the cccq..... or should have anyhow

not always possible of course...... the easiest way is to walk with other lead trained dogs......the puppy will follow & not know it even has a collar & lead on.

wait until the immunisation has time to be effective. a 16 week old puppy is still a baby. i was talking to a fellow breeder/exhibitor on the w/e about this very subject. she said she wont even put her puppies on the floor at the vets. & she's a vet nurse. after all, where do all the sick dogs go?... to the vets.....

any puppy is at risk if it hasn't had it parvo shot. why anyone would risk their puppy is beyond my comprehension......for a lousy puppy pre school?....no thanks you should imagine that your puppy is the only one in the whole world that is or will be, vaccinated......& don't take it to places other dogs frequent until it is.

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short precise replies aren't necessarily rude. your first reply was clear, to the point & correct. i don't see any point in trying to improve on good advice.

if you don't want to put your puppy at risk accept the good advice already given.

It goes on to say..... ''.....The 16-20 week vaccination can be very important for those individuals which have had very high levels of maternal immunity. The maternal antibodies can interfere with the degree of reponses by the body to the earlier vaccinations. As the maternal immunity levels are seldom checked & it is not practical to do so in the majority of cases, it may be necessary to give a third set of vaccinations to be absolutely certain that your puppy is fully covered by the vaccines....'' Always keeping in mind there is now a school of thought that puppies/dogs are over vaccinated anyhow. I vaccinated my puppies at 6 weeks & advise the new owners to have the booster at 12 weeks & then annual vacs from there on. I do this with my own dogs & have not had any problems to date.....if it aint broke, don't fix it. I really wanted to emphasise to new puppy owners not put their puppies at risk before the booster vacs were effective....... .........it just aint worth the risk.

It goes on to say ....... .....'' The 12-14 week vaccination will usually give a very good cover & should, with the newer vaccines, give nearly 100% cover against a strong disease challenge. The vaccine will take 5-7 days to reach a good level of cover, after which you can start taking your puppy out into the big wide world for socialisation''...... It is from an article written for the The Canine Journal, May issue, by Dr Karen Hedberg, BVSc.

it's not unusual for any puppy..... Doing regular short trips so the puppy gets accustomed to travel. Puppies usually get over it very quickly. I have to be careful when I open the ute door or I end up with a ute full of dogs....they luv riding in cars.

If it ain't broke don't fix it. Altho you can bet your life there will dogs with coats in top condition & with great teeth that do eat dry with raw meat & bones & sardines & cheese & olive oil & table scraps etc etc If you are happy your dogs are doing good, stick with it.

Might just be what she thinks of your posts...........

Right......... I was talking about the BIG bottles than fit the dispensers. Wouldn't the bottles be required to carry a prominent warning about reuse if leaching was an issue.....like ciggy pkts? Anyhow, I think not changing the dogs water often enough would pose more health probs than the water being in plastic buckets. Altho dogs don't seems to give a ratz how, where or what water they drink.,........little buggers,

Spring water is delivered on trucks with open racks..... I don't thing the plastic itself presents any problems......other than the dogs chewing it up as jaybee suggests.

Just curious? How are they "far safer''?.....& from what?....

wrong forum........

Hard boiled & mashed up, shell & all is the way to go when including eggs as a regular diet addition. Having said that....ours get the left over egg & bread crumbs as well.

Vegemite on toast is for Aussie terriers.. You could try kippers on toast... Or Scotch finger biscuits..... As a last resort....maybe haggis on toast even......

You think so? I don't agree....but hey....you do what ever you think is best.

Some dogs are lactose intolerant. Stick with the dry.....mixed with kangaroo mince & occasionally mix in olive oil, sardines, cheese, veges....hard boiled eggs, mash them up shells & all.....with raw eggs you can run the risk of salmonella poisoning......raw chicken necks, wings & frames are good....table scraps are fine as long as there are no cooked bones......give him a meaty bone to go to bed with of a night. If he doesn't eat, pick the food up until the next feed time, keep this up until he realises if he doesn't eat when it's offered it will be withdraw. Just btw....your puppy is an Amstaff, not a Staffy.......the different names paint an entirely different picture of which is which.

Could be what is sometimes referred to as "staffy mite"....scarcoptic (?) mange. Take her to the vet.

Don't experiment. See your vet. I must be very lucky, I have never had a skin prob with any of mine. Wandering jew usually causes hair loss & rawness of the muzzle. Could a diet prob, try a change of kibble & use kangaroo mince instead of tinned food. Include sardines, cheese, veges(cook enough for the dog when you do yours) at least one feed a weeek, not all together tho. Also use a drizzle of olive oil evrey now & again. Hard boiled eggs mashed into the food, shell & all, couple of times a month is good also.

Good stuff. Keep your eye on them. Sometimes the adult teeth will push thru beside the baby teeth. If this happen & they are on the inside, get back to the vet asap.