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Mairead

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  1. Is guardian home different from co-ownership? Do you need to also be a member of your state's purebred dog organisation? Do you both need to sign any official form for stud service etc? The expenses and the complexities are piling up. I know of breeders who have the first puppy from them in co-ownership so you do your apprenticeship as a suitable owner.
  2. Acute pancreatitis or exocrine pancreatic insufficiency? High fat diets not good for the sick pancreas but never heard/read marrow mentioned as a cause or risk factor. I gave the raw weight bearing bones to my medium sized dogs. Sometimes cut longitudinally but some butchers regarded cutting that way too dangerous for them to do, so I asked for cut across in short sections. The dogs went for the marrow, then the softer joint ends of the bones. When the marrow was gone I took those sections away. When the joint ends were gone I took those away too, having learned that the shafts were too hard for old (teenage) teeth to survive unscathed. I gave new bones after a meal so they weren't stuffing themselves on an empty stomach.
  3. https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au Scroll down to Get Involved about contact your member, sending submissions to inquiries etc I believe a personal submission to your members or an inquiry carries more weight than just signing a petition. From searching online it calls Emma Hurst's amendment 'lapsed', and the (independent, general enquiries) person at Parliament House who can explain that to me is not working today. I sent my own personal stories to members about voluntary assisted dying and stood outside Parliament House a couple of days last May when the Bill was being voted on. But it still took years of work by many many people to finally get it through, even though it was called 'voluntary'!
  4. I heard a radio interview with an exhibitor of bees and honey. How did you start, he was asked. Used to exhibit flowers, he said, but it became too nasty.
  5. https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/dog-breeds/going-rare-the-joys-of-owning-a-vulnerable-breed/
  6. Yearly registrations of 300 or fewer in 2021. British and Irish breeds. Miniature Bull Terrier and Old English Sheepdog and Bearded Collie were, but not presently, on the list. Aussie Terrier not on the list. https://crufts.org.uk or Crufts Vulnerable Breeds Competition 2023
  7. Same as with DNA tests for human ancestry, the results change as the database changes eg people with Aboriginal ancestry will get results from the USA database which include "unknown". On those websites that update your results, people have found that their Basque ancestry disappears when more samples are added to the database. The finding of relatives, however, is apparently reasonably accurate. But for a mixed breed dog, why does DNA matter? I would be asking "who does the dog believe itself to be?" - mostly sighthound, terrier, herding dog?
  8. I had a dog react badly to a shampoo years ago so can't remember the shampoo but I think it was taken off the market. I filled in a form to send in to the govt department in charge of such things. The reaction was little bumps all over her, called urticaria. Retrieve the shampoo bottle so you have the batch number, date of manufacture, any other numbers on the bottle. If no longer available, the store and date the shampoo was purchased. Get a diagnosis from the vet for the name of the reaction. Contact the breeder with the diagnosis and shampoo name. Fill in an "Adverse Experience Reporting (AER) form from https://apvma.gov.au (veterinary medicines and agricultural chemicals) Scroll down for 'I want to ...' [report a chemical]. But be aware contact dermatitis can be caused by many things, such as " plants, mulch, cedar chips, fabrics, rugs and carpets, plastics, rubber, leather, metal, concrete; soaps, detergents, floor waxes, carpet and litter deodorizers; herbicides, fertilizers, insecticides (including newer topical flea treatments), flea collars, topical preparations and medications" reference: The 5 - Minute Veterinary Consult People who have itchy dogs need to be aware of anything new the dog encounters.
  9. I'm reminded of the saying "the first person through the brick wall will be bloodied", usually in reference to women entering traditionally non-female jobs or levels of promotion. When you are feeling up to it, I would be interested in hearing what the NDIS have to say (in writing, with a name and title attached) also Guide Dogs, because don't some of their failed guide dogs become therapy dogs?
  10. Thanks asal. Good point about parents which I might use if I need to. The 'one hand of cards in a very big deck' analogy seems to be understood too.
  11. It is the season for plentiful sticky spider webs. I wonder if a tiny piece of web remained after the rest was successfully rubbed off?
  12. Agree with asal re inbreeding. Most humans are not closely related yet there are hundreds of inherited disorders. I have an inherited disease caused by one copy of a dominant gene. No amount of unrelatedness would have changed the outcome. Although some testing is available in rich countries, humans don't usually do any considered selection before breeding. Most dog breeders do some sort of selection but that will restrict the gene pool. No way to avoid that and it is not necessarily a bad thing. "All Syrian Golden hamsters used in laboratories are descended from the litters of one male and three females that were found in Syria in 1930. The first colonies, which descended from three litter mates, were bred at Hebrew University in Jerusalem and introduced into England from there." (Guinea pigs and other laboratory animals by Gloria R Moseeson and Sheldon Scher). Some endangered species have been brought back from the brink of extinction using small numbers of animals. The Arabian Oryx was brought back from three wild and four captive animals. The modern-day Chinook dog breed descended from the eleven individuals remaining in 1981, three of them siblings, three half-siblings, and all descended from four common ancestors within one generation, so some crossbreeding was done "based on a perceived limitation of genetic diversity". (The Dog and its Genome edited by Elaine A. Ostrander, Urs Giger and Kerstin Lindblad-Toh) It is not just dog breeders that may lack knowledge. A very well known magazine column doctor appeared not to know the difference between inherited and congenital disorders.
  13. This seemed like a hoax, or perhaps OP didn't get the answers they were expecting.
  14. Cruelty to animals is now recognised as one of the many many warning signs for V (calling it DV makes it seem like a lesser form of V). Dog trainer Nicole Wilde recommended Gavin de Becker's book The Gift of Fear so that trainers doing house calls alone would be aware of warning signs and could get out of there quick smart.
  15. I also had only-if-I'm-leaving treats that seemed to work well.
  16. Do you think a dog can be encouraged to develop separation anxiety? I ask because recently I heard about an owner who patted the dog for hours at a time and I wondered whether it was after the dog had requested it. I was told the owner doesn't ever ('discipline' was the word used but I assume 'show leadership' might also be lacking). I have since read this breed (Havanese) can be prone to separation anxiety. PK thanks for all those links.
  17. What sort of bark was it? If this is the first time she's been vocal when left, she might just be hoping her friends will come back if she calls them and may get used to the previous situation. Do you already do the behavioural stuff that's suggested to treat, or prevent, separation anxiety: low key departures and arrivals, radio left on, item of clothing with your scent, chew toys etc. ?
  18. Totally agree with tdierikx. The problem councils have is ratepayers don't want money spent on compliance unless it is for, say, illegal parking in their own street. Someone in rescue who did a seminar out here ?Gwen Bailey said you have to ask 'is this animal better off today than it was yesterday?'. But there are those who think any kind of life for an animal is better than no life, or they are hoping that soon things will be better, despite all evidence to the contrary. When she first started at Blue Cross (UK) as the behaviourist Gwen took on a dog that had bitten several people to rehabilitate, it took, from memory, two years. She said one third of Blue Cross surrendered dogs are for behaviour problems as perceived by owner eg destructive, doesn't like children, too big/too active, and for minor problems change of owner is enough to 'fix' the dog. Before adoption they have a video A New Dog in the Family and do a home visit. In 1995 their success rate (owners would choose the same dog again) was 93%.
  19. From The 5-Minute Veterinary Consult: Food Reactions (Dermatologic) Nonseasonal pruritis [itch] of any body location Poor response to antiinflammatory doses of glucocorticoids suggests a food hypersensitivity Vomiting Diarrhea Excessive borborygmus [bowel sounds], flatulence, and frequent bowel motions Food elimination diet as diagnosis. More details if you want them.
  20. I used to take a golf umbrella to the off leash area in case I needed to fend off an ill-mannered dog. My dog knew to come to me for shelter. Usually picked a quiet time anyway and only remember having to use it once.
  21. Hutchinsons Encyclopedia from approx 1930s shows many breeds which have not changed, particularly sighthounds. Could it be that working tests keep exaggerations at bay? In earlier times dog breeders and owners usually owned or had experience with other livestock so were more likely to understand that "short back" didn't mean the shorter the better. If you draw a portrait of someone and exaggerate their characteristic features it is called a caricature. This has happened in some breeds.
  22. To say Donut had knowledge of astrophysics is judging by human standards. I wonder if the dog could smell and/or hear the school bus? Many dogs react to the arrival of certain cars but not others, but we take our animal's abilities for granted. Is it the car or the driver that the dog is detecting? When I was looking after a neighbour's horse while he was overseas for a planned six months, his cat disappeared shortly after he left. When she returned after only a few months, everyone assumed that Ray must be returning early. And he did.
  23. Yes had this with an Irish Wolfhound. His symptom was difficulty pooing, in that he didn't stop in one spot but moved along as if it was uncomfortable or difficult. Long time ago, can't remember if he had urinary symptoms as well. Men get urinary symptoms when they have prostate problems. Neutering cured the dog. Similar treatment for some men with prostate cancer, chemical castration with female hormones. Did the vets give you a diagnosis or wait and see?
  24. Yes puppy food with puppy formula, like sloppy porridge. I used soaked puppy dry food plus formula rather than tinned. And mum may stop cleaning up after them if she hasn't already, so even more work for you. If done properly, being a breeder is neither easy nor profitable.
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