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Breed clubs and individuals from breeds without clubs were asked to submit their ideas. Not all did. There is provision for changing ages, quite easy, and some breeds already have Yes, it was the breeders who set the minimum ages in Vic but it should have been repro specialists who were consulted. Some breeders get caught up in the emotional side of things. These types of decisions should only be decided with clear scientific evidence of what is best for the bitch and most repro specialists will tell you to breed them young 1-3 years and them once a year, rather that wait until their show career is over and wonder why they don't conceive or leave them 4 years between litters as we tend to do because we don't need another litter yet. What is best for the breeder with their moral beliefs and what is best for the bitch are often very different things.

An upper limit is too restrictive due to the varying life span of different breeds. You would't breed a 8-9 year old giant breed but it is fine for most medium to small breeds. The health of the bitch is far more important than her age.

It sounds like there is a girl in season somewhere close by. Just make sure he cannot escape because some dogs will do amazing things like ripping wooden gates off their hinges or eating through fencing to get to a girl. By the time you see the vet the girl is likely to be out of season but if he is going to carry on like this in future then neutering might be for the best. A lot of males are no trouble at all, some whine and go off their food for a few days to a couple of weeks but the odd one gets really agitated over the whole thing.

I would be finding a new puppy school that doesn't allow boisterous puppies to scare the quieter ones. Personally I prefer schools that do not let the puppies offlead at all but teach them to interact calmly on lead. It sounds like you are doing everything right and maybe just need to take him to more places to get him used to different sights and sounds. It is not normal for all dogs to want to play with every strange dog they meet and they should never be forced to do this so whatever you do, don't go to an offlead dog park. Try to maybe set up play dates with a few other calm trustworthy dogs he can get to know and other than that train him to ignore other dogs because a trained dog should focus on the owner not every dog he sees on a walk.

It could be, I find they go out of season much faster if they conceive.

What is "BARF"? BARF generally just means a pre-made raw food patty with meat and veggies and other yummies. There are many brands, not just the one given below. Google "barf dog food" and you'll get some good results. BARF doesn't mean patties at all - it stands for "Biologically Appropriate Raw Food" or "Bones and Raw Food". The patties were only developed relatively recently, and seem to be different to what true raw feeders feed anyway (they don't help teeth, for example). I know, but generally people mean the pre-made patties when talking about BARF. I don't know many people who say BARF when they mean raw (as in, bones and fresh meat & veg) Bones and Raw Foods is what it has always meant here. Billinghursts patties are a relatively new thing amongst us old folk. Same here. I have been feeding BARF for 12 years and have never even seen a commercially made patty. The only place I have ever heard of them is on DOL so no, BARF does not mean patties because they are contrary to original plan that all bone should be fed whole, never minced. My dogs get Bones and Raw foods.

It sounds like your male has decided to now become the "man of the house" and your old girl is going to let him take over. If she really was bothered by his behaviour she would pull him into line. Even without a the complication of a family bereavement, sometimes there is a change of leadership in the pack as a youngster matures and the oldie decides to relinquish the position. Part of his posturing may be to try to get her to play and wrestle but if she is ignoring him I would probably continue to let him know it is bad manners but not stress about it too much. Some serious obedience training now would help remind him that you are in fact the pack leader, even if he is now in second place. I have always had alpha bitches who have dominated my boys. My current layed back entire male BC had his aunt and mum to contend with so became bottom of the pack at the time. His aunt passed away and then last year his mum and at 7 years he was completely lost as an only dog. I aquired a little JS entire male puppy last year to keep him company and he has never been assertive at all with the JS, letting him be in charge. The now 14 month old JS did try standing over the BCs head and can appear to be very dominant but taken to a show he submits to every other dog so most of it at home is just trying to see how far he can push the boundaries and see if I react. He also grabs the BCs coat and ears trying to get him to play chasings. Sometimes it works and sometimes not. Overall they are good buddies and I do not see any sign that there will ever be any trouble between them. I have been to blame, he has been allowed inside and slowly dominated my bedroom, it's my fault I have needed both dogs close. The older dog was brought up to be so very well behaved in the house, she just minds her manners. I need to re-affirm my Alpha status here a bit, thanks for the advise from you all. I'm back on track :) There is nothing wrong with having yours dogs close for comfort and your boy is just being a bit of a teenage brat. If he was showing signs of aggression it might be a different story but at this stage he probably just needs a bit more direction and training. You really only run into serious problems with not being Alpha with truly dominant dogs and they are fairly rare. Don't blame yourself for not being in a position to do more early training with him. My JS is the least trained dog I have ever had at 14 months but I am still recovering from a car accident I had when he was 11 weeks old so have not been able to any of my usual training with him. He is pretty good in the house, affectionate and well socialised so I am happy with that for now. More serious training can come when I am physically capable.

My puppies always leave with food so check with the breeder about that and anything else they may supply. I also supply a puppy lead to take them home on, sometimes a brush, etc depending on what is available at the time. If the papers are not ready MAKE SURE YOU GET A RECEIPT, stating that you have paid $ amount for a purebred whatever breed puppy (microchip no.)and that ANKC main/limit registration papers will be supplied by a certain date by the named breeder. This is very important and so many people forget about it after handing over vast sums of money. Then they come on here complaining that the breeder has not supplied papers but they have no proof of who they bought the dog from or that papers where to be supplied.

I am mystified why anyone would think this was a good way to board dogs. The website rings alarm bells for me too. Even normal kennels that let dogs from different homes run together in the exercise yard are a real danger. I know someone who had their 8 months old BC bitch puppy killed by two dogs she was let out with at a kennel somewhere near Yass a couple of years ago. She had only been boarded overnight while they came to Sydney for a family celebration and they were not told she would be put with any other dogs. Dogs are not always happy in kennels but it is far more important that they are safe, than happy.

It sounds like your male has decided to now become the "man of the house" and your old girl is going to let him take over. If she really was bothered by his behaviour she would pull him into line. Even without a the complication of a family bereavement, sometimes there is a change of leadership in the pack as a youngster matures and the oldie decides to relinquish the position. Part of his posturing may be to try to get her to play and wrestle but if she is ignoring him I would probably continue to let him know it is bad manners but not stress about it too much. Some serious obedience training now would help remind him that you are in fact the pack leader, even if he is now in second place. I have always had alpha bitches who have dominated my boys. My current layed back entire male BC had his aunt and mum to contend with so became bottom of the pack at the time. His aunt passed away and then last year his mum and at 7 years he was completely lost as an only dog. I aquired a little JS entire male puppy last year to keep him company and he has never been assertive at all with the JS, letting him be in charge. The now 14 month old JS did try standing over the BCs head and can appear to be very dominant but taken to a show he submits to every other dog so most of it at home is just trying to see how far he can push the boundaries and see if I react. He also grabs the BCs coat and ears trying to get him to play chasings. Sometimes it works and sometimes not. Overall they are good buddies and I do not see any sign that there will ever be any trouble between them.

Most show dogs have minor deviations from the standard as there is no such thing as a perfect dog. To have any chance in the showring, neuter or not the dog must be of show quality though. It is hard enough for anyone new to the dog world to win without starting with a puppy that isn't good enough. No breeder should allow anyone to show a dog they wouldn't show themselves. As the neuter classes become more popular they are attracting entries of retired Champion bitches who have been desexed and are chasing a second title as well as lovely males who would have been shown if they had been entire, so it is definitely not a "pet" class.

There is no mention of infant desexing. I would imagine it is to be desexed and in a desexing contract to be done at 6 months. But yes, speak to your breeder, tell her your thoughts. The dog can always be transferred once from Limited to Main Register too by the breeder. The OP states the puppy will be neutered before leaving the breeder. Not something I would want in a breed as big as a Collie.

Not silly at all when 99% of buyers desex their puppy by 6-12 months anyway on vet advise. There will always be a small minority of people who do the wrong thing and in some breeds it is more common than others but I have many others have never had a puppy buyer intentionally breed a litter against our wishes. You will find that in many breeds the BYBs started with a dog from a registered breeder who wasn't selective at all about where their puppies went rather than one of the truly dedicated ones. As to the original question, a lot of breeders now sell main register puppies in dual names and hold on to the original papers so if a dispute occurs they can take the dog back. If it is sold outright you cannot take it back unless you manage to get a very good legal contract signed at the time of purchase.

A lot will depend on if there is a bitch good enough to appear in the ring but not too good to be kept for breeding, so ask the breeder now so they have time to consider the request.

The Delta Dogs who visit hospitals are not allowed raw food because of the small risk of passing on bacteria to patients with compromised immune systems but for other dogs around healthy people the risk is miniscule. I have fed raw, with lots of chicken and turkey for about 12 years now and never had a problem. Some vets have just been brainwashed by the dog food companies so are an unreliable source of feeding advice. Their nutrition instruction at Uni often comes from dog food companies as well. I would advise your friend to find another vet who supports her choices of what she does with her dogs.

That looks very familiar. I'm sure I have had a dog with it in the past but cannot remember who. I just left it alone and never developed any further.

Should I up the size of her other 2 meals to make up for what she's not eating for lunch? Only if she readily eats it. Puppies grow in stages that can vary from week to week and even day to day. Some days they will be a lot hungrier than others and they usually know what they need.

I figure, if you are going to tow a trailer it may as well be a dog trailer so you can use it to sleep dogs overnight in, even if they don't travel in it. If it is just for local day shows a small gear trailer would be ok.

I did a short powerpoint presentation about responsible dog ownership but it wasn't essential. It does help show how you think and prove that you are computer savvy as a you do need to have reasonable computer skills.

You get paid, not a huge amount for the hours involved at times, but it is fun and if I could afford to would have done it for nothing. I enjoyed it more than my dog did. He was a bit ho hum about the whole thing but at least he was steady and reliable and I was able to safely get some kids who had always been terrified of dogs, to come up and pat him. That is such a great feeling.

Yes, you can reassure the dog if need be but no food and the dog has to be on a flat collar. From memory, they get you to walk in and out of people, have people pass closely and touch the dog, have a group acting like a crowd milling closely round the dog, drop noisy blocks behind the dog, knock over furniture and play tapes of playground noise. They also go over the dog touching it all over. The dog is allowed to startle at the noise but must recover quickly. My boy just took no notice of any of it.

The dog just needs to be chilled out about noise and crowds, so if you have a dog you could easily walk through a busy, noisy market or Ag show, with people reaching out to touch it, the temperament test is easy. To do the job the dog also needs to be able to sit or lie quietly in a crate in the classroom, while you are talking to the kids then come out and stand nice and calm while a selection of kids come up, let the dog sniff their hand then pat the dog. Of course kids are unpredictable so they don't always do what you just taught them and some of them are terrified so the dog has to not react badly to anyone who is scared of them. The dog may also need to be walked through a busy, extremely noisy, playground before school or during lunch, etc. The interview is quite thorough with two nice people so nothing to stress about. The job itself does need a lot of confidence to get up in front of anything from 10 to 100 kids (+ teachers) at a time and basically "put on show". There are semi-scripted 40 min talks with a large picture book or smartboard presentation to talk about. You may do 1-3 presentations in a day at a school. You need to engage the kids, get them to sing a song and do actions with you and at training you have to do all this in front of the other trainees. I had a ball doing this job, it was so much fun and would love to be fit enough to go back to it but am recovering from injuries from a car accident at present. So basically if you and your dog could do the job, then you will most likely find the temperament test and interview fairly straightforward.

Get started with some intensive training with her, preferably with a private trainer for the first few lessons and ask your MIL to respect the fact that you are learning to train her a certain way. Also crate the dog in your room at night and make sure you give her dinner. All this should help her to bond with you but some dogs, especially bitches will choose their owners no matter what you do. All my dogs have spent all day while I was at work, with my both my parents, then just with my mum after my dad passed away. Despite this and the fact that the dogs loved them to varying degrees they were always my dogs and most devoted to me as I was the one who trained them. The males in particular seem to be one person dogs, devoted to their trainer but the bitches share themselves around a lot more. This is the reason bitches are often recommended as a family dog where you don't want them to bond to just one person. Your emotional overreaction to the situation could also be driving the dog away. Dogs tend to be attracted to calm, confident leaders, so your MIL may seem more like the logical pack leader to the dog. Your role is to stop stressing about the situation, stop blaming your in laws and the dog and become the confident leader this girl needs.

Anything that belongs to her. I never thought of that! If you don't praise her for chewing her own toys, how will she learn what is her's and what isn't? As for a deterant, try Vicks Vapourub on all the corners of the chair she is chewing or any other hard surface she takes a fancy to.

The only place in Aust where dogs are allowed above the snowline is Dinner Plains. Everywhere else is National Park.