Florise

https://www.dogzonline.com.au/breeds/member.asp?name=BODHRAN

PETA would like the rock band Hunters and Collectors to change their name as they believe it encourage people to go out and hunt animals. Seriously! article

Please don't turn this into a thread to bag out designer breeds. I notice Troy is doing his part to make people stop and think with some warnings and reading material on the puppy listing page http://www.dogzonline.com.au/breeds/puppies/french-bulldog.asp Are there breed clubs for Frenchies?

72 litters is unbelievable if you consider that a far more common breed like the Staffy has only 42 litters advertised. I would be upset and fearing for the future of the breed also Mjosa. Frightening indeed.

I was just perusing the French bulldog DOL pages and although I thought this was a hard to come by breed, there is currently 72 puppy notices! Isn't this rather a lot? Has there been a boom in breeding due to the high prices they command? Are they still selling madly, and are breeders still getting the 4-5k prices they are asking?

Registered breeders do not and cannot sell their pups prior to 8 weeks of age, so I gather this is a backyard breeder? Have the parents had health tests? If the "breeder" is so keen to get rid of them that early that is a huge red flag. Certainly not raised with the care they should have and who knows what else may be wrong. are they wormed, vaccinated, vet checked? Do they have hereditary diseases? Can you get your money back?

http://www.cockerspanielclubvic.org/about-the-breed.asp

The best thing to use is vet wrap. It conforms to the dogs feet and stays on. I tried many different types of boot and never found any that I was happy with.

No they are out, they are the first ones I buy it from.

Thanks Huski.

Having trouble finding this product, does anyone know of any suppliers that may have some in stock please?

That is poor management on your part. If an owner is educated and responsible there will be no issues in managing entire dogs. Desexing is purely for the benefit of people who cannot adequately manage bitches in season. I am not sure how a phantom pregnancy could be distressing for you??

You need to ask the breeder. This is sent to them and they are supposed to forward it to you.

Why not ring CLipperworld and ask the staff. There are lots of options there http://clipperworld.com.au/clippers/wahl-clippers-c248.html

http://www.yarraranges.vic.gov.au/Lists/Latest-news/Update-Lillydale-Lake-clear-of-Blue-green-algae-risk

Breeders of ANKC registered dogs are not meant to breed for the pet market Can you rephrase this silly statement please? Of course breeders of ANKC registered dogs breed pets. The majority of the dogs they breed are sold as family pets.

Synflex. I have seen this work wonders. http://www.dogcancer.net.au/dog-arthritis-synflex.php

The decision to breed is not typically one that is dictated by others, it is a decision the breeder makes based around their own breeding program. If there were to be outside factors to consider however, they could be based on the amount of interest/enquiries they receive, or more importantly, networking amongst peers will tell you whether there is a demand for pups.

Maybe you could send the poster a private message with some names of breeders you would recommend.

I will assume you are addressing me. If so you are assuming a huge amount, and you are assuming it all incorrectly. How is questioning you in a civil manner being nasty, I am not sure! Before I bow out lest I get accused of calling breeders bad again (where did I do that?) or being nasty let me just say that sometimes the breeder DOES do the wrong thing, and sometimes buyers DO get a raw deal. And, charging 3 times the price (although you initially said 5 times the price) for a breeding quality dog is a brave move considering things don't always work out as planned.

Who are you talking to

I don't understand why you would be expected to pay full price if she is on breeders terms. Be thankful it is only one litter and I hope it all goes smoothly for her. As for the tent offer.. Breeding dogs without terms for this breed and several others is !0 to 15 thousand. Panlu has already stated they paid full price so no need to pull figures out of thin air! Thats not figures out of thin air - she paid full price for a pet puppy not full price for a breeding puppy. Oh, so according to you it costs an extra 12k for a breeding puppy? The breeders I have bought from charge the same for pets as they do for show/breeding dogs.

I don't understand why you would be expected to pay full price if she is on breeders terms. Be thankful it is only one litter and I hope it all goes smoothly for her. As for the tent offer.. Breeding dogs without terms for this breed and several others is !0 to 15 thousand. Panlu has already stated they paid full price so no need to pull figures out of thin air!

I don't understand why you would be expected to pay full price if she is on breeders terms. Be thankful it is only one litter and I hope it all goes smoothly for her. As for the tent offer.. But what sort of full price is it? Is it full price for "companion puppy" - realistically if you were to buy an adult dog of breeding quality it is likely you would pay much more than $3000! Seriously? How much more then? You guys need to try a little objectivity. My breeders terms I paid nothing and the bitch went back for two litters. I paid for desexing and that was it.

I don't understand why you would be expected to pay full price if she is on breeders terms. Be thankful it is only one litter and I hope it all goes smoothly for her. As for the tent offer..