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The ANKC have two(2) Veterans Class's for conformation shows. One class starts at 7 years and under 10 years and the other 10 years and over. So according to the ANKC our dogs are classed as Veterans at 7 years and older.

Just to add my two cents worth. IMO, any breeder who does not or will not test for basic things, like HD ED and hearts that are a known problem in that bred is one I would question as to why they want to bred them in the first place! Ignorance is not an excuse IMO.

We have the Mud Monsters here. Best thing for dried mud is to get a Dandy Brush from a horse supply shop, it is a horse brush with heavy bristles. If the mud is still wet then a microfibre cloth (wet wrung out works much better than dry) will help remove it from the coat without irritating the skin (you may need a bucket of warm water to rinse the cloth in as needed, of course you will need a numer of towels as well to dry the area.

I agree with T-Time, I would same that somebody has been sticking their nose in things....lol. We get it with our dogs at times. Winter nose or snow nose is a line in the middle of the dogs nose that is lighter than the rest of it, called so because you usually see it in the cooler months. But some dogs have it permanently. Some may never get it, some only show it when older and some it is from a young age. I am of course referring only to my breed.

Congratulations! :p

Congratulations! :D Great moving pics! :D

Received overnight the same as the OP. It is another scam! There are so many of them doing the rounds at present.

I would use a Vet who has the numbers so to speak. One who has great sucess with frozen implantations, timing is everything. There are many who can and will do frozen implants, but not all have the continued success that others seem to have. I would be asking the greyhound people as the majority of breedings these days is done by frozen and they are quick to circulate this information in regards to successfull litters resulting from frozen AI. JMHO.

It can be done, but in this day and age renting is so much harder in many ways without having dogs in the equation. As long as you have a small (2 -3) number of dogs it can be managed, but I have to agree with Christina, it is not an ideal situtation.

Bisart, I totally agree with you, let dogs be dogs. We allow our girls to eat as many as they want as they are an excellent source of nutrition and those that they don't eat we remove. All placentas are recorded along with the puppy info. We have always had our girls with loads of milk, quick recovery from labour and no other problems. I believe that mother nature knows best and if the bitch wants to eat them then so be it.

Congratulations Ashley for getting in there and having a go and also a congrats to the breeder for encouraging him. It is so great to see young people in the ring.

Congratulations to all that did well today. How was the weather today out there? Was it muddy under foot?

Because I am more familiar with these breeds. Reason as these breeds can have strong drives and I would expect it important to match the right pup to the right owner. For example - The high drive pup does not suit the owner who basically just wants a house pet, that has no intentions of doing advanced obedience work etc. So the more laid back pup would suit the house pet people who go for a walk once a day and just want the companionship with no interest in "working" their dog. The dominant dog does not suit an inexperienced owner who does not have the experience to deal with a dog who is likely to push and or try things. I am sure the other group dogs all have their own things / traits about them but like I said I am more familiar with the Working / Utility Breeds. Thank you to those that have posted answers. :D

Ain't that the truth. I have seen some very expensive pups in my breed that really were not IMO quality pups and these were on main register.

Forgot to add, we feed raw meaty bones just about everyday here and we have had no problems. We feed a BARF style diet so extras like yoghurt, goats milk, cottage cheese, ricota etc are all included in our feeding regime. If it is natural calcium source then IMO it is OK to feed.

I totally agree with all of the above. I too would rather let then go a little earlier. It is never an easy call no matter how many times you do it.

Healing thoughts being sent to Tyson. What an awful thing to happen in his own yard. I hope that Tyson's family have some kind of luck with the owners of the offending dogs.

I will agree though that some breeders really place some extreme terms on their pups.

^^ I agree with the above as well. I am all for the limited register. I have some lovely show worthy pups on the limited register. They were sold as pets only and therefore pet only goes on the limited register. I am very cautious of selling any pup on the main register for many reasons including protecting the breed. I cringe when I hear of whole litters being sold on the main.

I feed goats milk and have friends who have done the same thing. Can't say I agree with your Vet on the theory of getting big pups due to it. Hasn't hurt my girls nor others that I know that feed it to bitches in whelp and beyond. Pups have been normal sizes for litter size.

Sounds like your pup is teething, the chewing of the bones is helping to move the baby teeth, hence the bleeding. Keep feeding him bones, you are helping him in many ways!

So very sad to hear this news......... Sending healing thoughts for Jed and her dogs.

I am sure waiting another day is not going to make to much of a difference. At worst an infection may start to set in which can be treated with Anti's, but as you are going on the Wednesday with the other dog I see your point of wanting to wait. We have had many nail injuries situtions here and all have been treated at home with no complications. Just keep an eye on it and keep doing what you are doing at this stage until you get to the Vet.

As the topic states, I am refering to breeds that are Working / Utility dogs. I do not let pet people pick their puppy. Reason being I know the litter and what traits the pups have. I feel it is responsible as a breeder to try and match the puppy to the purchasers lifestyle and requirements. Having a breed where they are all the same colour rules out certain marked pups as some people prefer. But what I am asking do you allow people to pick their pup or not, and why? If I had an experienced show / breeder wishing to pick in a litter and said puppy was available I am happy for that to happen. I do not finalise the pups until about 7 to 7.5 weeks. The puppy people I have accepted are told there is a pup for them in the litter but I am unable to confirm who they will be getting until the pups reach 7 to 7.5 weeks. I have not had any complaints with they way I have been doing things and will continue to do so, but I am curious as to how others allocate the pups in a litter. I look forward to feed back. Thank you.

I am so very glad to hear of the good news. What an harrowing thing to go through. Safe trip home to both of them.