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Give it time, docked dogs will eventually be banned from the show ring too.

North Richmond Vet or a bit further down the road is Vineyard Vet, I also use Quakers Hill Vet. I float between all three myself. But with any vet it takes time to build a relationship, so be patient.

Most breeders would want to know. Lhasa's do have undershot mouths for the most part. Should be reverse scissor but undershot (not hugely) is quite normal.

Junior for sure. I've won BIS at a Specialty from the Junior Class with a bitch I was not even going to show as she was so out of coat. Only that my mentor convinced me to take her in!!

Just got my Redbubble Calendar and its lovely.

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I got a bitch desexed earlier this year and was asked if I wanted her tattooed or not. I said yes, as she was going to a pet home.

In my experience Germans are very big yappers. All the ones I know like to talk, and talk lots. I have lived with a Japanese Spitz and at home, not much noise, but yes at shows they can be a bit "possessive" of their trolleys. Spikespuppy I would suggest the lower pitched Germans are debarked! Coat wise not much difference apart from the colours and then you can get white Germans. ANY dog will bark when bored or lonely. I find my own spitz bark LESS when together, than apart. The only time it may increase is when they are young and are playing, however, this is a much easier on the ear bark, than a lonely barker. I think as long as you put in the hard yards in training and grooming practice (so they dont become the princesses we see in the grooming salon who cannot be brushed) then I think either breed would be ok.

I am so sorry to read about loosing Sam. I am lucky in a way, that I have enough dogs here that when one passes, they have someone else to keep them occupied. Though my little Lhasa Daisy did fret for her mother when we had her PTS in July. But I stuck with the routine, and she still had the older boy with her. If I only had two I would worry. When I was grooming, I used to do litter sister Whippets. One passed, and the other passed just a week later, we reckon of a broken heart.

Sounds like nip marks to me

Yes I would just collect them on the day. If you are not sure they arrived, give them a ring and check.

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I will be surprised if you have - the entries were not closed online until well into this week.

http://www.smh.com.au/national/police-get-...91024-he0j.html CLICK CLACK front and … bark? Next time Rover comes on a car trip, think before you allow him to stick his head out the window or climb on your lap. Drivers caught with unrestrained dogs risk fines of more than $400, with 170 people charged over the offence since the pet-related road rule was introduced in NSW in July. Advertisement: Story continues below The legislation, which stipulates that motorists must not drive a vehicle with an animal on their lap or preventing them from having proper control of the car, carries a penalty of three demerit points and $338, rising to $422 in a school zone. A NSW Police spokeswoman said of the 170 offenders, four had been caught in school zones. If an animal is injured as a result of being unrestrained, owners also face up to six months' jail and fines of up to $5500 under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act. The RSPCA managing inspector, Matthew French, said that even the Australian tradition of conveying dogs untethered on the back of utes could land drivers with on-the-spot fines of $500 under the Act. ''It is something we very commonly see,'' Mr French said. ''It is an offence to have a dog on a moving vehicle on a public street unless it's restrained. ''It is just such an incredibly dangerous thing to do, to have a dog unrestrained on the back of a vehicle. You cannot transport an animal in any way that inflicts pain.'' An RTA NSW spokeswoman said there were a range of options available to owners wanting to restrain animals. ''Pet transport containers or carriers, if appropriately secured within the car, may reduce the likelihood of the animal distracting the driver and may prevent the animal from jumping around inside the vehicle or jumping out of the car,'' the spokeswoman said. Dogue, a pet store with branches in Bondi and Manly, reported a rush on sales of car restraints since July. The store sells harnesses in sizes XS to XL, ranging in price from $15 to $50, with restraints that buckle the harnesses to car seats retailing for $15.50. ''When the law came out, a lot of people came in to buy the harnesses,'' said Sarah Halling of Dogue in Bondi. ''We would have two or three people a week come in. A couple of people had been pulled over with a dog on their lap. People are freaking out.'' [email protected]

For a single dog I would get a harness that can be seatbelted in. We have soft crates in the back of my car, but we always carry multiple dogs.

When my heart dog died suddenly at age 6 - I heard I found her dead in the backyard - Sadly she passed at the vets, I wish I had been with her at the time.

It's most definitely law in NSW now, that your dog must be restrained whilst in the car.

MY first Keesie was attacked (well latched onto) outside our vets by a Bull Breed I wont name, and the ONLY way they could get this dog off mine, was the vet came out and collapsed the dogs windpipe so it could not breath. I have never trusted this breed since. We had been leaving the vets, this dog was in a car, I still remember seeing it jump up from the front seat, jump into the back seat, throw its body at the back window, which somehow gave way, and it was out the window and attached to my screaming dog in the blink of an eye. An experience I will never forget, 18 years ago now.

Awesome! Not too easy to store though.

You can get exemptions from the rules sometimes. If you have been in the game long enough, and you maybe help your mentor with whelping and raising litters or that sort of thing, you may be able to get an exemption from that part. I know lots of juniors do. Their parents or grandparents are the breeders, yet they still get approval to enter the JT scheme. But its not an easy thing, going through the scheme - you really have to be dedicated to the cause, and its also not cheap (at least in NSW its not).

Super cute photos guys!!! Why dont you enter this competition with your Chistmas photos?? Might win some stuff! http://www.faythfulpetproducts.com.au/stor...Doc&docId=8

Ooh I am the first judge. LOL I have my Non Sporting license. No desire as yet to do it all again, I started the first one a week before my son was born However I really enjoy judging my own group. It is much harder than people realise! And I think after 18 years it was a natural progression.

Also happy to help if I am able.

Fair enough

We give Sandoz yes.