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Once While out walking a young Lochie I had a young guy race up to me all excited telling me he had a dog just like that at home, a labradoodle. Um no this is an Afghan Hound, was my slightly miffed reply. SparkyCat not sure what it is with sighthoundss and Goats but my old boy Faxon was once called a Goat.

Afghan Hound - From Afghanistan. :) Irish Wolfhound - Developed in Ireland to hunt Wolves. :)

As others have said Oztrail Compact or if you want more room the oztrail compact pavilion.

Wouldn't class Irish Wolfhounds as cat friendly - they are a sight hound, if it runs they will chase.

good reason for standards not to be held up as unchangeable and infallible. They are not always written with all the best knowledge available, and often by people with vested interests. In most cases I think much of what created a breed standard is politics. Rarely were they created by geneticists or even people with a knowledge in animal movement or health. Before Kc's function defined a breed and I think thats what we should go back to. I love to see conformation become the side show with sport the main event. Lurcher and long dog shows as well as working terrier shows in the UK are working events with the beauty contest the side show for the day and a bit fun the serios part is testing the skill and function of the dogs. What created most standards were people who were passionate about their particular breed. People that spent a lot of time working out the ideal breed type for their particular breed. No they probably weren't geneticists, but I bet they knew a hell of lot about how their dogs worked and what traits they wanted in their particular breed. Remember that most breed standards are over 100 years old and were developed in a very different world from what exists today. The dogs that the standards were/are based on had to work as well as show. Shows were meant to show off excellent breeding stock. That breeding stock needed to be able to produce dogs that were able to do what they were bred for. Sighthounds were used to hunt, terriers were used for ratting etc, gun dogs used for retrieving, pointing game, and working dogs actually worked. No they weren't geneticists but I bet they knew a hell of a lot about correct movement and health as for these people their reputations, their livilihoods, their passion all depended on knowing what was a good dog. If you want to through away the standard go for it, but don't come back crying to those of us who have stuck with it that your dogs don't look like X and can't do Y anymore. Because ultimately what you will end up with is just another cross bred with a fancy name.

Two days = two shows = two catalogues. :) 3 month old bitch is in Baby puppy bitch so yes 1a. Online entries. Depends which one you use, Ozentries, Easy entries or Show manager. I've used all three and find them all pretty straight forward. However, they are all different so a bit hard to give a general overview.

Here is the entire note from the bottom of the report on this study. ;) NOTE - This study received considerable press because of controversy among breeders and the public about whether purebred dogs are more afflicted with genetic disorders than mixed breed dogs. The study demonstrated that for 10 of the 27 disorders examined, purebred dogs were significantly more likely to be affected than mixed breed dogs (see the first graph above). For one disorder, ruptured cranial cruciate ligament, mixed breed dogs were more likely to be afflicted, and they were also more likely to be hit by a car. For the remaining 17 disorders, the study failed to find a difference between mixed and purebred dogs in the probability of being affected. The statistical statement of failure to find a significant difference between mixed and purebred dog populations is not the same as saying that a particular disease is "equally common" in mixed and purebred dogs, which is how it was generally interpreted by the press and also apparently many breeders. "A new study by researchers at the University of California, Davis, indicates that mixed breeds don’t necessarily have an advantage when it comes to inherited canine disorders." UC Davis press release "A new study on the prevalence of inherited disorders among American mixed breed and purebred dogs has negated the common assumption that a mixed breed dog is always healthier than a purebred dog." (Quickfall 2013) "It has been publicly discussed for years that hereditary disorders would be a direct consequence of the strict selective breeding of pedigree dogs and that for this reason the purebreds would have a much greater risk of developing hereditary disorders than mixed breed dogs. According to the latest research by Bellumori and his group, this assumption does not seem to hold. Indeed many diseases seem to be as common in mixed breed as in pedigree dogs" (Moller) "A new study on the prevalence of inherited disorders among American mixed breed and purebred dogs has negated the common assumption that a mixed breed dog is always healthier than a purebred dog" (Quickfall 2013). It is true - a mixed breed dog is not "always healthier than a purebred dog". But it is the case - as this study showed - that purebred dogs have a greater risk of developing some of the hereditary disorders examined in this study than mixed breed dogs. And certainly in the case of genetic disorders caused by a single recessive mutation, purebred dogs should be far more likely to be afflicted because they are also more likely to inherit two copies of the defective allele as a consequence of inbreeding. Most of the disorders examined here are likely polygenic (i.e., involve complex effects of multiple genes). For the dozens of genetic disorders afflicting dogs that are caused by single recessive mutations, purebreds will surely exceed mixed breed dogs in frequency. The authors of this study tackled a very important question that is very difficult to address because collecting the "perfect" data set is impossible. Using data on clinical occurrence of disease is fraught with difficulty because of many sources of potential complication - perhaps purebred dogs are more likely to receive veterinary treatment than mixed breeds, comparisons among groups (e.g., afflicted vs not, purebred vs mixed) are confounded by unequal sample sizes or differences among groups in the age, sex, etc of animals, and many other things that are a statistician's nightmare. In fact, the "perfect" comparison will never be done. But this study presents a large compilation of data and thorough analysis that is the first (and might be the only) attempt to explore differences in predisposition to disease in purebred and mixed breed dogs. Moller F Mixed breed dogs are not protected from breed disease heritage. MyDogDNA website. (pdf) Quickfall L 2013 Kennel Club welcomes study looking at health of all dogs. Dog News, Vol 29(30): 134, July 26, 2013. http://issuu.com/dognews/docs/072613/134 UC Davis press release (4/2/2014) Purebred dogs not always at higher risk for genetic disorders, study finds. (pdf) Wood R 2013 Prevalence of genetic disorders compared in purebred and mixed-breed dogs. CABI VetMed Resource. http://www.cabi.org/VetMedResource/news/23088

If 100m meters is a bit far over what distance did you dog outrun a whippet? Just wondering.

Google earth. That way I can see how it fits in the actual area being used.

Another thing to take into consideration is that most courses are run in both directions so you need to make sure it works both ways. :)

One of my favourites. Helped me learn to layout safe courses. :) Bear any other advice about how to lay a safe course, especially your own experience will be gratefully received. No corners sharper than 90 degrees, I try to keep 90 degree corners to a minimum, I don't like cross overs so try to avoid them if I can, I don't like to many short straights followed by tight corners. :) I've attached the course I designed for the Judges exam. Bear

One of my favourites. Helped me learn to layout safe courses. :) Bear

Some links on coursing: http://www.asfa.org/ http://runswiftwhippets.net/Burnham/1-rabbits.html http://www.akc.org/events/lure_coursing/index.cfm http://www.lurecoursing.org.uk/ :)

With a Dachy smooth you aren't going to have a lot of grooming to do. :) Best bet is show training at EPIC on Wednesday nights. Probably good to do some lead training and practice stacking on a table, your Breeder should be able to help with this. I wouldn't worry to much tho' as the Judges are pretty forgiving of new exhibitors and baby puppies. There are a number of shows in the Canberra region coming up, Gunning, Canberra Royal, Yass Ag etc, go to them and come talk to the hound people, we don't usually bite. ;) The Dachy people are around Canberra are all pretty friendly so don't be afraid to talk to them. If you want an intro come find me and I can introduce you to a number of Hound people, I'm the crazy person showing Afghans, Irish Wolfhounds and Saluki. :D I won't be at Gunning but the Hound people should be easy to find as they get a bit rowdy at the Gunning show. The best thing to remember is that it is all about having fun! Bear

Suggest the Pup be returned to the Breeder!

And people are always telling me how hard it must be to get an Afghan ready for a show! :p Back on topic: You might also want to check out the FAQ up the top of this topic. ;)

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This is all I'm going to say about Afghans and intelligence!

This comes up frequently. Can you quote any case law or anywhere where a person has been prosecuted in Australia for having a "Beware of the Dog" sign? "My lawyer said..." doesn't cut it. To date I haven't been able to locate any evidence of this being true. Happy to be proven wrong. ;)

Yup, but doing the first one is the most difficult. Once you have done one you build up a database of entries which makes each subsequent catalogue easier. Well that is the theory anyway. ;)

There is some useful info here -> http://www.dogstardaily.com/taxonomy/term/183

Open CSV file from ozentries in Excel then mail merge into a word document, then edit and tidy up. :)

So God Made A Dog And on the 9th Day God looked down on his wide eyed children and said they need a companion So God made a Dog God said I need somebody to wake up and give kisses, pee on a tree, sleep all day, wake up again, give more kisses, and then stay up till midnight basking in the glow of the television set. So God made a Dog God said I need somebody willing to sit, then stay, then roll over then with no ego or complaint dress in hats they do not need and costumes they do not understand. I need somebody who can break wind without a first thought or second thought. Who can chase tails, sniff crotches, fetch sticks and lift spirits with a lick. Somebody no matter what you didn’t do, or couldn’t take, or didn’t win, or couldn’t make will love you without judgment just the same. So God made a Dog God said I need somebody strong enough to pull sleds and find bombs, yet gentle enough to love babies and lead the blind. Somebody who will spend all day on a couch with the resting head and supportive eyes to lift the spirits of a broken heart. So God made a Dog It had to be somebody who would remain patient and loyal even thru loneliness. Somebody to care, cuddle, snuggle and nuzzle, and cheer and charm and snore and slobber and eat the trash and chase the squirrels. Somebody who would bring a family together with selflessness of an open heart. Somebody who would bark, and then pant, and then reply with the rapid wag of tail when their best friend says lets go for a ride in the car. So God made a Dog God said I need somebody who would stand at your side when the world around you collapses. Somebody to lie next to you during the long nights of pain and sorrow when it hurts to move, or talk, or think, or be. Somebody to stand guard, play games, snore for hours, and repeat as needed. Somebody to give you strength when you have none of your own. Somebody to fight when you have no fight left, to hold onto your soul as if it were their favorite toy, playing tug of war to keep you in this world. Somebody to be your companion and guide in this world and the next. Somebody to wait for you on the other side or stand guard in your absence until they can join you for eternity. So God made a Dog