sandgrubber
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8 hours ago, Amazetl said:
What are blue heelers like with other dogs? I always thought they were more of a one dog situation. I’d prefer to have a dog that is happy to laze around a lot of the time and then go on big walks around the property off leash as well as into town to do plenty of socialising to sights and sounds and people etc. Don’t they have a lot of energy? Thanks.
Based on working in a boarding kennel, some blueys are good with other dogs, some aren't. They are famous for bailing people up
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Cobberdog, as I understand it is a new breed. It's several generations past the first cross and shouldn't show the random trait mixes of F2 and F3 generations. MDBA has testing standards, though I haven't kept up with them.
Any Lab poodle cross can be called a labradoodle, regardless of how many generations of crossing are behind it.
The Wikipedia article is good.
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Not so different frto the situation with avocados. High prices. Established breeders breed a few more and newbies get drawn in. Oversupply. Prices crash.
But dogs are sentient.
Before dumping on backyarders, though, remember that many established breeders began as backyarders. And without new people coming into breeding, the kennel clubs will go extinct.
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1 hour ago, Tempus Fugit said:
Can happen with all sorts of breeders. I knew a lagotto breeder (now deceased) who did a lot of showing who made a fortune selling pups.
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8 hours ago, Papillon Kisses said:
I expect you'd fine most trendy dog breeds/colors have health problems. When prices are high, indiscriminate breeding increases, as does puppy buying by people buying for the wrong reasons. A recent study gave Frenchies a life expectancy under 5 years
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15 hours ago, Amazetl said:
I know that a lot of people say that the different colours have different temperaments but there are no studies to show that. I’m not saying one way or another, just that the studies lack. I do find it interesting that some people have experienced multiple of one colour being more this way or that temperament wise.
Color is determined by a few genes and there's no reason to think the color genes are cross linked to temperament. However human factors do influence color choice and may affect temperament via breeders decisions. A century ago, yellows were (according to my mother, b. 1923, USA) less common and considered ladies dogs.
Guide dogs likes yellows because they are more visible.
Chocolate, were extremely rare a century back. Two decades ago they became trendy and pricey, so no doubt there was some less good breeding going on, though there were also some lovely choco studs and frozen semen imported to Oz, and some breeding for chocolates was done quite well.
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Black. It's the original.
Plus I live in NZ and Kiwis have a thing about black.
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https://fox4kc.com/news/missouri-spelunkers-find-missing-dog-in-cave/
old dog, missing for 2 months, found miles deep in a cave
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5 hours ago, Billyboy said:
Hi I’m looking at buying a 4 year old male lab with a hip/elbow score of 3 is this good
Need more information. Ask for four numbers, eg hips 3/4 elbows 1/1. 3 is terrible for a single elbow and very good for a hip. Is this for a pet?
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Puppy prices are dropping as well (in NZ anyway).
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36 minutes ago, asal said:
any idea what the beagles were being used for?
All sorts of stuff. I've read toxicology studies (herbicides, pesticides) where they were used. Beagles are standard as animal models. Low maintenance, easy to keep a pack of them. They'll eat anything. Laboratory strains have been developed.
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Follow up
Rescue groups begin work to rehome 4,000 beagles bred for research https://www.npr.org/2022/07/24/1112756300/envigo-beagles-research-rescue-groups-rehoming?sc=18&f=1001
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13 hours ago, tdierikx said:
HSUS are the largest "rescue/rehoming" group in the US I think... but they are also very much similar in thinking to PETA when it comes to animal rights/protection activism. It would be interesting to see how many of the 4000 dogs actually end up being rehomed, and how many are euthanaised due to being unsuitable for rehoming... but I'm not holding my breath waiting for those stats...
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https://www.humanesociety.org/4000beagles#partners
looks like they are trying to farm them out to other rescues....and asking for support
HSUS isn't as bad as PITA.
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On 13/07/2022 at 10:24 AM, coneye said:
Far has i'm concerned ANYONE who breeds them is a parasite looking for an easy dollar .
A little quick on the draw there, mate.
1. I can think of some bench lines that weren't bred for much other than looks, and the result is not great when it comes to health.
2. What's a breeder who doesn't breed dogs in the back yard? A kennel breeder? Some of them are pretty big on for profit, particularly in trendy breeds like Frenchies. (Not to say there aren't good Frenchie breeders. Just that very high prices attract people out for $$). And some cross breeders really are aiming for something.
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5 hours ago, Selkie said:
Well, yes, but on the other hand, with science, it is important to test assumptions. Sometimes things that seem obvious don't actually end up being true.
Also, if you know exactly what the genetic differences are between dogs and dingoes, that will help us in preserving real dingoes, rather than wild dog crosses.
also to rebuff the argument that dingoes are just wild dogs so there's no point to preserving them.
Genetic research isn't that expensive these days and can have side benefits, for example by building up the knowledge base for understanding hereditary conditions/diseases.
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I suspect the trend toward franchised practices, and the pressure of having a practice manager, contributes to the stress.
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In all my years with dogs, I've never before had a neutered boy and an entire bitch. When a bitch came on season I've usually kept careful watch for a month.
Yoli (entire) and Goofy (her son, desexed) started doing hanky panky at about day 7 and have stopped at day 17-18. She now tells him off if he looks at her the wrong way.
Question: Is that an indication that she now safe to walk off lead?
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If Guinness has it right
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36 minutes ago, ~Anne~ said:
That’s a pretty good idea. I’d never heard of it but it makes sense for female dogs anyway.
Male cats, and cats in general, would be a different matter.
https://sheltermedicine.vetmed.ufl.edu/2019/10/15/tattoo-study/
maybe it's not as widespread as I thought
Yes, it's done on male cats as well ...see photos
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11 hours ago, Natsit said:
Hey just wondering if anyone else’s dogs ear has become limp after the desexing tattoo? We have adopted a cattle dog X kelpie and after her desexing tattoo her left ear-with the tattoo-doesn’t sit up like it used to and as it should in this breed. Anyone else have this experience?
I have flop eared breeds so this isn't a problem.
But I don't get the point of ear tattoos. In the US, vets routinely put a streak of green dye into the incision wound. It works like a tat,lasts forever, and never seems to cause problems.
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2 hours ago, Deeds said:
Putting this out there in case any Dolers use this park.
How tragic...and infuriating.
I thought VIC had pretty harsh laws about "restricted breeds". Why weren't the police called in immediately?
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https://cgejournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40575-022-00120-x#ref-CR1
Attempt to get evidence based understanding on the rise of designer breeds. Good lit review on the issue of 'hybrid vigor'.
My dog won’t get into bed himself?
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I agree on need for vet check.
You can provide stairs or a ramp if it's a problem that can't be corrected.