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oh that's right I was training up my girl for the neuter classes but decided she was too old and silly Have a fantastic time! I won't be able to be there but next time we must meet

which show is on? I'm on the Gunnedah Dog Show Committee so feedback would be good. I do know though that people do enjoy the shows at Gunnedah and enjoy the facilities so I hope you have a great time!

that's the opinion I got too Juice, having seen the results of a blue cattle dog and my coolie I am worried about the dogs being left in the yard whilst Gammalite was away. Please Gammalite see the professionals as suggested. And in the meantime separate the two dogs until you can see the professionals.

at the moment, kennel club papers are all we've got as far as proving a breed goes. So if dad and mum both have papers, an ANKC registered breeder is required to register all puppies from the litter. If mum and dad don't have papers either, they're not pure chi either. I'll now have to tell my coolie that she is not pure coolie because she doesn't have AKNC papers. This is despite the fact that I personally know most of the dogs from both her mother and father side for many generations all who are coolies. Yes, you may have more proof that a dog is a pure bred with papers but I honestly don't think that you can say that a chi is not pure because it doesn't have AKNC papers nor does it's parents. I forgot to add Stutterby that my friend has bred and showed a black and tan chi similar colouring to your little pup, he is very cute!

how can this be? if the dad is 100% chihuahua, and the mum is 100% chihuahua then the answer is the puppy is a pure chihuahua whether it has AKNC papers or not. to me, and i'm not an expert by any means but I do have a friend who breeds chis, she does look chihuahua but probably backyard bred. You would probably be better waiting to get a chi from registered chi breeders, even if you are on a waiting list, waiting for a few months for a dog which can live for many many years is really nothing in the whole scheme of thins. But if your heart has fallen for this girl and it sounds like you are doing the right thing by desexing and vacinating her give her a home. Just be prepared that she may come wtih some health problems.

surely a breeder would know where the Hound came from. Seems there are only 11 breeders on DOL, interestingly two of those breeders come from up North QLD way, MacKay and Townsville and another from Dayborough but not sure where that is. hope the boy finds his way home, you would think if you went to the trouble of getting a rare breed that you would look after it properly!

yes, but life is very exciting at the moment for him becoming a school kid and all and so things are forgotten

joys of puppies One step forward, two steps back - just when you think that you have trained them in something they regress All I would be doing is reinforcing the training that you have been doing with him from the start. eventually he will get it. He hasn't hit the teenage years yet, he just forgets things coz he is only very young.

I have a gorgeous "golden" retriever and asked one of my friends who shows and breeds golden retreivers about why the cream/pale coloured dogs seem around and not the "golden". She said that it is very hard to get a real "golden" colour with proper conformity for the show ring nowadays. Mum to Shelly have a look at neuter classes if you are interested in showing. I think that Shelly is a very very sweet looking golden.

wow, they are fantastic shots! Gorgeous dogs

RIP Sassie hugs to you Cockerlover, a wonderful tribute to your girl

HAPPY BIRTHDAY OLLIE DOG! HOPE YOU HAD A GREAT DAY!

thank you for all that info Huski! very much appreciated One thing, Latte doesn't want to play with all the other dogs after doing heeling for a bit, she wants to play with them right from the start I guess it's my fault because i took her to training at first to socialise her, she was really scared of people and dogs and wouldn't approach anything, I took her to the show classes there (although of course she can't be shown), seems she did learn at least that lesson well

I train her at home with sit, stay, down, recall and stand and make it fun for her, just when we are playing together I'll turn it into a quick training session for her. but how do you teach her how to heel nicely and make it fun? Up and down, up and down we go at class and she all she wants to do is play with the other dogs

a coolie my friend bred won the local National agility trials at Tamworth last month :D I'm planning a litter with Latte in about 18 months so keep in touch :D Huski, yes I agree that most 7 month old pups would hate the formality but it's what we have here and if I want to get her CCD that's what she has to needs to do, heel nicely on the lead. The class I do go to isn't very structured and it's a mixed class of about 5 dogs all at different standards. It's great with Onslow because the trainer doesn't mind if I put him in a sit stay exercise whilst the others are all heeling, good distraction techniques for him to learn and he is doing very well with it

I think it depends on the dog whether you like obedience or not imho I love doing obedience with my golden retriever. I love the way that he bonds with me during the time, that he wants to please me, that he is listening to me and doing what I ask him to do. He really surprises me at times with what he does. And i have a goal that I want to achieve at the end of it all, it's only a small goal to do our first CCD trial in September but it's a goal that I have set and that motivates me to keep going with him. But doing obedience with my coolie pup who is 7 months old bores both of us to tears. Maybe I should look at it as a challenge for us both but she hates the formality of it all and does much better when i make a game of it for her like teaching her to sit and down. She is a very obedient dog anyway, has an awesome recall, listens and watches what I ask her to do but is just too busy and bouncy for structured lessons. I can't wait for her to turn 12 months old though as I think that she will be an awesome agility dog.

both puppy and kitten are extremely cute!

I agree with Persephone and Caz - wait a bit until your babies are older. I would think that there will always be an older newfie or other dog looking for a home. Your breeder may even run on some pups and decide that when they are a bit older that they aren't show quality and looking for pet homes for them. Persephone's idea of getting a professional in to train was good. Consider a dog walker to walk the dog during the day as well. Getting another dog will not guarantee that the two dogs will get on and play together. My main priority at the moment would be to try and reduce the 13 hours a day that your dog spends alone, although some dogs spend 100% of time stuck in a backyard with no attention. It seems your dog is now older enough to walk up the stairs, what is stopping you buying a x large crate and having the dog inside in the crate at times during the day. Your dog will be then with the family but not in the way. also although with two babies it can be difficult, can you plan some outside activities so you are outside with the dog for part of the day. Can you teach the dog to walk beside the pram whilst you go for a walk with your littlies in the pram? Some professional trainign in this respect would be good. I would be concentrating on enriching the life of the dog that you have now rather than getting another dog at this stage.

I'd be feeding twice a day too a good quality puppy food especially as he probably hasn't had the best start in life. In the mornings, I put down my pup's food bowl in the kitchen, give my 3 older dogs some biscuit bones and send them out of the kitchen whilst the pup finishes her breakfast. Normally pups are quite fast eaters so she often has finished before the others have. So I'd suggest giving your other dogs something to eat at the same time to avoid getting their nose out of joint.

I'm petrified of boxers and they are such nice dogs! It comes from living across the road from one when we were kids which had brain damage and used to bail up people regularly, the owners would just let it roam the streets. And I used to dislike blue cattle dogs, wonder why anyone would have one, well after agreeing to help out for a couple of weeks last year in fostering one I fell in love with the breed and now I totally understand why they would be beloved pets, great dogs in the right hands. I'm afraid though that I am very cautious with my dogs around staffies, whether justifiably or not it's just I have had some incidents that staffies have been involved with. I think they are great people dogs not just so good with other dogs but that's just my opinion

hope that you feel better very soon

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My mum has a house sitter in to mind her old cavalier and her younger one. The local vet nurses (on the north shore) do it, they live in and get some much needed extra cash as I understand vet nurse wages are dreadful. if you wnat to pm me and it is on the north shore I can give you the name of the vets. Otherwise get your friend to ask at her vets.

dogs doing what they are bred for - absolutely fantastic. this thread is just so interesting, thank you everyone for sharing all their wealth of knowledge!

I don't think the panicking about where you are is a breed trait because as you say your dog is highly intelligent and would work it out. My gut feeling is, but there are more experts on this Forum about it, is a security thing for her and she may be getting anxious. She was a bit older when you adopted her, she obviously is very much loved and spoilt and may well not have had the bestest of lives previously to January so she may just be still a bit insecure that the rug is about to get pulled under her feet and panic when she can't see you. I would imagine as time goes by that she will settle more, it has only been four months. Try saying a loud "no" too when she scratches you and then a big cuddle when she stops, smart dog easy to train . And I probably wouldn't pander so much to her by showing where the other dog is, distract her with a toy or a game will all help. good for you for the biting! It annoys me so much that people can't teach their dogs as puppies simple things as not to play bite! I had a stumpy tail cattledog foster dog who was about 11 months old who had never been taught not to playbite - he certainly learnt quickly but oh gosh I had some bruises in the meantime! As for barking, when I can solve that problem with my Latte I will answer yours