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Well we have access to stock - all gets transported in. Although this time we are going to where the sheep are rather than transporting them.

Saturday is a training day on sheep. Sunday 2 x A course duck trials. Monday 2 x A course sheep trials. We have limited stock so entries limited to 30 each day and a ballot could come into effect. Last year we would get around 35 runs a day.

This is a link to the ANKC site where the rules can be downloaded: http://www.ankc.org.au/Rules.aspx For full clinic and test/trial info PM me your email addy and I will send you the info and add you to the mailing list if you like.

The Saturday is just a training clinic. Then on the Monday there are instinct certificates and all other test and trial classes on sheep. So if you entered the instinct certificate on the Monday and she passed it then yes she would have her Instinct Cert. To enter an instinct certificate they need to have had prior exposure and training on the lievstock being tested on so participation in the clinic would meet that requirement. In the test they need to show a wait and call to you on a long line and then need to show sustained interest in the stock.

Would be great to see you and Cole We are a very small and friendly bunch over here.

The HAC has planned a full on weekend of herding in April Saturday 24 will be a full day clinic - numbers strictly limited. Followed by 2 days of tests and trials. Training day to be held at Meadows Boarding Kennel. Bookings essential. $50 for a working spot, $10 to audit. Morning and afternoon tea provided. For full information on the training day or the tests and trials please pm me or email: [email protected]

If everyone takes a pic of their dogs enjoying them, I am happy to male a collage of them to send in to Clean Run as well.

I will be interested to see what mine think of them. They are not normally into squeaky toys and not super keen on the Cuz that they have. Jazz oves big balls like soccer balls but not normally tennis ball sized balls. Maybe I should have orderd large.... Oh well if they don't like them there will be someone on here wanting some I am sure, lol.

You could also try these guys from Two Wells: http://www.grandchampion.com.au/ They show dogs and cats so keep most premiums or will order in if they don't have the variety you want. They do list Nutrience.

I made a comment in reply to the story about how can a breed that does not exist be the most popular breed in the country. or did they perhaps mean the maltese? And given they were also including crosses off would probably be more acucrate to state that the crossbreed is the most common dog in Australia as once crossed it would no longer be a Maltese. Last time I checked they had not published my reply.

Huski, I am not 100% sure which clud is being referred to here but I can say it is unfortunately not a one off. I once visited a club down that side of town (I suspect the same club but could be wrong). At the invitation of a committee member I knew (and reason I was visiting) I joined in a class appropriate to the level of my dog. My dog that they had never met... I excused myself from class after being told I needed to grab my dog by the scruff and lift and shake her back into a sit when she laid down in a sit stay - reason she laid down was stress due to the person next to us doing the same to their dog. I was told I needed to do this lift and shake 3 times for it to be effective. Thank god they didnt decide to try and show me or they would not have known what hit them! I then sat at the side and watched. And saw a dog do a recall and veer off part way back to the handler at which point people came charging out shouting at the dog and waving things. causing it to run off the opposite direction where another person was luckily able to get it befroe it reached the road. When I spoke to the person I knew at the club about this I was told the dog does that every week. I was very disappointed and not at all comfortable with what I had witnessed. This was quite a few years ago now and I would have hoped with information on training methods being more widely available that things at clubs would have changed, sadly it seems not. I took a long break from training at clubs and that was in part due to frustration at things I saw - I had volunteered, I had instrcuted, I had been on committees but felt i was hitting a wall and you can only do it so long before you wear out (or get concussion, lol) so at that point I stepped down. Now I go along and use clubs for training but pretty mich do my own thing.

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/nationa...-1225840892878 Maltese terrier most popular dog breed Four out of five dogs are small to medium German Shepherd slips to number 10 GERMAN shepherds make way - the maltese terrier is now Australia's most popular pooch. Petite pooches are the order of the day as people move from the traditional quarter-acre block to flats and units, and pets migrate from the backyard to the living room. Four in five mutts are now described by their owners as small to medium, according to the latest data. The Maltese terrier - including Maltese terrier-crosses - is our most popular breed of dog, figures collated by the Petcare Information and Advisory Service show. The German shepherd, which topped the ranks in the mid-1990s, has slipped to 10th position. Susie Willis, a consultant with the Petcare Information and Advisory Service, said the number of "oodles", or poodle crosses, was also booming. "The popularity of smaller dogs is probably due, in part, to the fact that dogs are now spending more time indoors and being treated as members of the family," she said. TOP DOGS 1. Maltese Terrier 2. Kelpie 3. Border collie 4. Labrador 5. Fox terrier 6. Jack Russell 7. Staffordshire terrier 8. Shitzu 9. Poodle 10. German shepherd

That's news to me! Never seen anything that resembles it? Mind you I haven't been out there this year yet either. They do have a "fun class" where they do some tricks, some rally style stuff and other bits and pieces - so maybe they mean that group?

HTM/Freestyle. Just need to actually sort out a routine now!I have 3 semi worked out in my head, just need to try them out with Piper and find out what works best.

Rotties have definitely been approved and I believe there is 1 with HT in WA. The rules themselves have not been reprinted so they may not appear there but instruction was given to each state body that the proposal to add them to the list of approved herding breeds was successful.

There is also Gawler Dog Training Centre at Willaston on Friday nights for obedience and Wednesdays for Agility or Munno Para ODC on mOnday nights for obedience or Tuesdays for agility. I don't have contacts but they are both DogsSA affiliated so you should be able to get some info on there: www.dogssa.com.au I am hoping to get back out to Gawler this week and will be doing a demo with Piper at Munno in a few weeks.

Nicola, You would need to take into account quarrantine time and required health shots. o take the dog with you would mean a minimum of 4 weeks in a quarrantine boarding facility each time you return (could be more - not sure on requirements from that region) as well as ensuring the dog has suitable paperwork such as shots and vet inspections within set timeframes of tracvel into Australia. If you are going to be doing a lot of travel back and forwards would it better to wait until you graduate? Or maybe you could have other uni friends house sit for you when you are away. I used to love house sitting when I was younger, really enjoyed the time away from home. eta: link to quarrantine information. http://www.daff.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_f...ion-package.pdf

No problems in other places, altho' i haven't tried training in other places. She wasn't happy in our club's trial on Saturday night. Pele was perky before we went in the ring and I was thinking that was a good sign. As soon as we got to the start peg (our first trial in Open) she visibly deflated and was woeful. She kept looking in the direction of her crate Then yesterday she went into a trembling mess when I bought out the dumbbell. Then this afternoon I was going to play the 2 food game and she went into a trembling mess I'm just ignoring her at the moment because I don't want to reward the weird behaviour. Seems to be about training and not the dumbbell No problems chewing bones or playing tug Have you tried asking for something from her inside? Do a bit of work in the lounge room and see how she reacts. It could be something spooked her in the yard so it is yard rather than training that is the issue. You say she will play tug - what about a game of tug in the backyard? Then get her to release, ask for a simple sit and release to the tug again?

We were in BCF on Saturday and I noticed they had the deluxe for $199 too so maybe Oztrail has a promotion on at the moment?

Lay chicken wire flat across the garden beds. Things like bark or gravel can be placed over it to hide it but the dogs can not dig down into the garden beds. Have you just had rain in the last couple of weeks? Our 3 don't usually dig in the lawn, but each time they have it has been after a period of dry and then some rain and I also think they are after something in the ground. It is normally a one off at our place, in 2 years with 3 dogs they have done it maybe 4 times.

Any chance I can please have the details Ness? I rang a lady whos contact details were in the SACA journal not long ago to ask about herding. We ended up chatting about the Shar pei history of being a herding breed & how to have Shar pei recognised to compete but I completely forgot to get any details of anyone who gives private lessons I will PM you the phone number. Shar Pei's were a herding breed? Did not know that 1. If you want to find out about getting them listed with the ANKC you could try contacting the rotty or samoyed people for information as both had succesful submissions for the addition of their breeds to the list.

I used my herding stop command on Piper at the Royal 1 year to prevent on off course - it worked, she passed, gained a title and 2nd place. LOL

And in the case of this dog there were several relapses where he had been declared in remission and then the process started again. He endured large amounts of chemo, I think in the 18 months from diagnosis there were probably only 3 to 4 months all up where he was in remission and not on some treatment regime or another.

The issue with collies and related breeds is known as mdr1 sensitivity. There is a DNA test available to check if a dog has this and it is well worth it as there are other drugs these dogs can not have. I am not sure how an ivermectin reaction appears or if borzoi are on the list of breeds but you could try googling mdr1. ETA: a quick google search shows Long Haired WHippets and Silken Windhounds as having been affected so I would guess a borzoi is also a possibility. This is from a US page on breeds affected: Breeds affected by the MDR1 mutation (frequency %) Breed Approximate Frequency Australian Shepherd 50% Australian Shepherd, Mini 50% Border Collie < 5% Collie 70 % English Shepherd 15 % German Shepherd 10 % Herding Breed Cross 10 % Long-haired Whippet 65 % McNab 30 % Mixed Breed 5 % Old English Sheepdog 5 % Shetland Sheepdog 15 % Silken Windhound 30 %

We went through lymphosarcoma with 1 of our border collies. We opted not to use chemo as he was 13 years old and long discussions with our much trusted vet were that it was not the right choice for him due to age and other issues. Instead we put him on cortisone. We were told a few weeks without cortisone and 1 to 2 months with cortisone, we got about the 2 months. I know of 2 other people that used chemo on younger dogs (both about 5 years of age) and in 1 situation they gained about 18 months and the other around 2.5 years more. It is an awful decision to have to go through and a horrible horrible disease. I felt comfortable saying no for Ricky but had he been younger and fighting fit I do not know which way I would have gone - I would most likely have given chemo a try regardless of the cost. Good luck with your decision and s for you and your pup. Whatever you decide will be the right decision for you and your dog and your circumstances, no matter what other people say.