choc_bordercollie

I love that picture

Hi, An interseting thread, I have a border collie who is turning 9 in April and he coat is the same if not worse. It all started after she had her last litter of pups and was desexed when she had her emergency c-section. her litter was born in jan 2008 and her coat has just gotten worse and worse, we took her to our vet and she had a thyroid test, and a full blood count. and nothing showed up so she was put on antibiotics and a steroid for 3 weeks and still it didn't work. we have tried different diet's, from a raw diet to an oily fishy diet, and also pro plan. still no change. have even had her on a multi vitamin and also tried eggs. If anyone has any ideas that would be great Sorry to hijack

Congrats And lets hope it wasn't poo bilbo baggins congrats aswell

Hi, I am no expert but.. If he where my pup I would be supplementing with biolac, give him some biolac then put him back on mum. He should have put on a little weight by now and not losing it. Does his tummy looks full? and is he crying?

Confirmed by ultrasound today that we are expecting puppies. Very excited this is only my 2nd litter Border collies due the 8th of feb

12 WOW, Glad they are all happy and healthy

Any sign of Puppies??

Hi sorry about your pup. I have another link that might be helpful also, has a receipe that might help u. I have this on hand for a "just in case" http://www.dolforums.com.au/index.php?showtopic=125763

hi thanks for getting back to me I have to do it on a sunday as i run the flyball club here on the central coast on saturday morning's. hi glenda thanks for the info if you could find out what time on sunday and when there breaks are for me that would be really great. thanks again to evryone else for the information aswell. cheers emilie

hi could someone please tell me what are the days that herding is on in sydney at erskine park and hawksbury please, times, and dates and how much. we live on the central coast but are willing to take a drive to check it out. thanks in advance

hi 4 months is fine we don't let them go over the jumps until 6 months but there are still a lot of other things that u can do with her, we work on recall training, tug training etc. it is 2 dollars a weeks and after 2 weeks you can choose if it is for you or not. if you choose to stay we get you to pay an annual membership of $30, and then pay an annual fee of $25 to the australian flyball association to insure you are covered by insurance. the membership fee helps to buy new equipment etc. come along and give it a go the dogs love it and so will you. hope to see you. regards emilie

yes we train 9.30am on saturday mornings at northlakes high school on the oval hope to see u there

Hi everyone we have changed the venue to Northlakes high school it is the same time 9.30am on saturday morning's

hi, everyone we have training on saturday morning's at buff point oval moola st buff point 9.30am. We have now changed the venue and we are now training at Northlakes high school same time on saturday's bring a bowl and some water for your dogs, some treats, and of course a collar and lead if you have a dog crate that aswell. if you have anymore questions pm me let me know if you will be there so i know the numbers cheers emilie

Hi everyone just wanted to let everyone know we are starting a new flyball club on the Central Coast NSW for anybody who is interested. It is a totally seprate club from John baxter he will NOT be involved in the club in anyway. We are having a meeting on saturday to complete the final touches of the club. If anybody would like to submit ideas for a name for the club you are more than welcome. The club will be up and running within the nexted 2 weeks. It has been a long time coming. The club will be involved in competition and their also be a chance for people who a not interested in competition to just come along and have fun with the dogs. Details of venue and training day/s will be added soon

gandalfthegrey thia lady run's a great obedience school haven't got her number though. she will most likley see his though and will pm you.

heading says it all We need some doggies to join our flyball club the central coast surf stormer's we have member's come and go. just as we get a team going dog's and owner's leave. webpage: http://www.surfstormers.org/frames.html We have ran out of members and now have only 3 dogs as all other's have left. We need member's who's dogs have some basic obeidence and recall and love a ball. If we don't get some more dog's we may have to close the club down so please coasties bring your dog along and have some fun. Email John Baxter for more information on training days email is on his website.

My boy does not have a mean bone in his body he is such a sweet natured dog and is very well socialized with other dogs. we do flyball with him and have NEVER had and problem with him attacking other dogs. we have been out many times since the 2nd time he has peed on me and he has not done it again. hopefully it was just nothing.

We where down at the park near the water the kids where swimming in the water and the dog was on the lead sitting nexted to me. My partner says to I think occy is about to wee on you I turn around as he was now behind me and he was cocking his leg before I could even say anything he pees on me.

Only when we go out and has done it only twice in the last few weeks, I mainly would like to know why I he might be doing it? I am positive I am pack leader he always does what he is told and is submissive to me aswell.

by submission I mean I make him sit and drop on my command and make him stay until I say he can move. desexing is not an option as he is a pedigree and will be used for breeding. I only ever feed them after we eat and he has to work for his food, he is not allowed on the lounge or beds, and I always enter and exit the door first when we go out.

I have a 15 month old blue merle border collie and the past couple of times we have been out with him he always cocks his leg and wees on me. When he does this I make him submit straight away is it a dominace issue with him? he always prefers me over my partner and follows me everywhere does this have something to do with it? thanks in advance