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JOLEY

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  1. On 23/03/2022 at 12:50 PM, Podgus said:

    As a groomer of over 30 yrs, I honestly wouldn’t go near the breed. One of the saddest unhealthiest breeds I can think of from what I’ve seen on my grooming table over the years. 

    As a ANKC exhibitor/breeder of 29yrs, owner of a few Cavs over the years (not my main breed) and a long time groomer I have never come across a sad Cav. If anything it's the one breed in my opinion that the temperament has never changed. 

     

    I've also found that while they do have known health conditions in the breed the vast majority I've had dealings with have been generally healthy. It's a breed that the majority of ANKC breeders are very diligent about doing their best to eradicate these things from the breed.

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  2. I don't know if this is helpful or not but we did all the right things in advance, we had organised the company we wanted to collect her, chose the wooden box, pre paid for it all but the one thing that held everything up was that we hadn't decided what to write on her plaque.

     

    I wish we had thought about it before we lost her because afterwards the grief was so strong that finding only a few words to write for this amazing dog that had seen my husband and i grow from 20 something year olds to 40 something year olds with 2 kids who also loved her so much  that they referred to her as their sister was too overwhelming. 

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  3. I think Rebanne covered everything you need to be doing.

     

    Pups need to be fed every two hours. Put them on Mum first and then top them up with a bottle. At the moment I'm using a Miracle Nipple for feeding my pups. It's the best teat ever.

     

    Say goodbye to a goods night sleep for a few weeks. It's well worth it though.

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  4. Yes to both of those. I use to have my 16yr old Titre tested there for the last 6yrs years of her life and they definitely keep anti-venom. 

     

    They are a practise that really is there for your pet and not the almighty dollar. The head vet keeps vaccination prices low because she wants everyone to be able to afford to protect their pets. 

  5. We are just putting in solar snake repellers - don't know if they will work but I figure worth a try.

    We have six of them and can show you pics of snakes sunning themselves next to most of them.

    We have a large garden at my front door and the browns and blacks live together there. Only a metre from my doorstep.

  6. Pirate - When we had her litter the kids were 2 and 3yrs old and they named her Captain Feathersword as she had a patch over her eye. I didn't want to keep a brindle from the litter so I didn't mind what they called her, she ended up pick of the litter and we kept her so after a lot if negotiating with a 2 and 3yr old who loved the name we refined Captain Feathersword to Pirate....if you can call it refining. :laugh:

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