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If he were mine, I'd definitely be getting the DNA test done - (You then have incontrovertible proof you can show people, too!)

AS far as I know , The DOGZONLINE website is somewhere for breeders to advertise - breeders are not individually assessed as to the quality of their pups ....

These poor dogs- specially bred for shape/endurance to run and run in a wheel to keep the roasting meat turning on a spit .... LINK TO STORY excerpt : IN THE HOT, SMOKY KITCHENS of 17th-century Europe, you’d find a lot of things you’d never see in kitchens today; a large open fire, an iron roasting spit, and oh—a giant hamster wheel-like contraption holding a small, live, constantly running dog. For hundreds of years the now-extinct turnspit dog, also called Canis Vertigus (“dizzy dog”), vernepator cur, kitchen dog and turn-tyke, was specially bred just to turn a roasting mechanism for meat. And weirdly, this animal was a high-tech fixture for the professional and home cook from the 16th century until the mid-1800s. Edward Jessy included the turnspit dog in his 19th-century book Anecdotes of Dogs, and he remembered it well from his youth. “They were long-bodied, crooked-legged, and ugly dogs, with a suspicious, unhappy look about them,

I've only ever met one ...so soft and wonderful

I am imagining those big soft paws.....

THANKYOU for the photos and the update on the Chasagator! LOL he looks fabulous and very lively !

*standing in the queue*

Wow Welcome, Chase !

Oh What a story

Oh Look at him!

wow! What a find here's hoping they can keep on keeping on !

Your puppy needs a vet check, I think .....

If you could tell she was in season, it was NOT 'silent'.A silent season/heat is when it happens internally as normal, but with no external evidence.

That's what I thought would happen in this case .....

I have no ideas re:money changing hands...I would have thought you would get pup from the breeder after she regained control of it , but... Anyhow, I do hope everything goes well. A vet check is a must - good plan Puppy will probably be unsettled and ill mannered due to changes , but it sounds as if you've done it before best of luck ! puppy pics are very desirable on D O L (please?) :D

"real" playmates now - how wonderful

What a great update he must be feeling SO much better .

BINGO! you have solved your problem ....she still needs your help

Why not provide Chase with bones he can chew and eat ? provide his food in interactive 'toys' , or as meaty bones/fresh real food he needs to work at , and let him use his jaws/mind that way ? there are also snuffle mats- brilliant things for puppies ..gets them using their noses and brains PICA ..the eating of non- food items , including rocks, is a compulsion , regardless of what else is given to chew on .It is caused by many things...and providing chewtoys mostly won't alter the underlying caus/es. I think folks like antlers because they are natural , and aesthetically pleasing . Things dogs would absolutely have a ball with, like a half raw sheep's head -or fish heads well, most people wouldn't be so keen ;) Our dogs at the moment, because we live in the bush , are finding young rabbits dead of various things (NOT BAITS) and scoffing the whole lot- fur, innards & all ! Pudden had 2 for 'breakfast the other morning ...and he's all Koolie- no labrador LOL Give him a Denta-chew , and he looks at me like I am slightly weird! Whatever you choose for your gorgeous boy, I KNOW he will be snaffling a huge chunk of your heart from that first hour ..and I can't wait to see photos and read of his adventures ! Thank you for sharing your journey .

Fly free, baby Dougie - you were so wanted & loved

What terrific news...and how cute !!

Yes...Hopefully, Dougie will have helped prevent others of his extended family suffering a similar fate

While looking, I found the following. did you get such a number? This is the code of ethics for PET SHOPS : in QLD

I am glad you are consulting a trainer - hope things go well .

A dog can be happy in an apartment . it is what happens OUTSIDE a backyard which determines a lot of a dog's happiness /contentment Dogs NEED at least one , preferably two longish walks a day EVERY DAY ..with leash . They also need some free running and games, and LOTS of sniffing. They need training to occupy their brains...tricks, commands and good manners. they need house manners and yard manners . All this takes extra time ...Dogs just don't automatically 'use' all a yard to occupy themselves. They will need interactive toys, maybe a sandpit, maybe some other play equipment .... it's a bit like having another toddler!! Often a medium dog is better with kids than a small dog .....and there is less risk of injury to the dog if a child accidentally falls or rolls on it etc .