Tatelina

Oh! Horrible!! What breeds and ages?

Ahhhhhh DOL...you can always make me chuckle...

Huh Me too??? My dog tried to kill her Grandmother, but when she was in season she was MORE than happy for the male to be running with her. Don't see your point?? I think Tatelina was talking about running entire bitches together and entire males together not females and males together, and the added risks of running together same sex entire pairs especially where bitches are concerned. Hehe..yes that's what I meant. 90% of the time I work with desexed dogs, and have never lived with undesexed dogs for long enough for anyone to go into season so I have a new appreciation for breeders who have to deal with a lot of stuff that I haven't considered! Another point to add to the 'reasons to not backyard breed' list. ;)

Wow...all of these stories really makes me appreciate ethical registered breeders who run undesexed dogs/bitches together to be able to breed.

Never thought of that. Hahaha...making the idea of getting into showing so enticing! Tee hee!

GAH!! I don't even particularly have a soft spot for poodles but that would infuriate me!

Hahaha- Oh wait...

Not in the Oct journal - only Amstaffs, but now I'm going to go look back through a few back issues... Sonia Yikes, another 7 litters, same breeder, in the July Journal. 34 more puppies. All Amstaffs, all born in Dec/Jan/Feb... plus another breeder, different kennel name with two parent that have the first breeder's kennel name... Sonia ETA - Every journal I have opened so far has puppies bred by this one breeder, and I'm talking multiple litters per month. You're not on about a certain 'Greek' breeder are you, he must have 50 dogs on his yard. Hopefully the good breeders wil keep these dogs out of their breeding programs. Snap! Anyone got a copy of the dvd i have been meaning to watch it for a while now .... NOT! I've got the power ;) I fell off my chair laughing the first time I watched that, then I realised he's serious and it was no longer funny I kinda wanna know what's on this mystery dvd! Is it a balding older man running around with his happy, well balanced pack of healthy dogs?

-cheese -cabanossi -frankfurts -roast chicken Not very healthy for them, but easy to cut up into tiny pieces, and seeing as they are smelly, dogs tend to love them.

Agreed! That dog must be super fit though. It's nice to see a non-working breed dog so eager to please and energetic. Imagining the hours for training him though... phew!

I agree in that regard at least.

That would be because they are fed a specific amount of food, at specific times of the day, each day and every day, so their owners can time it and teach them to work to a schedule. Although, I don't know how many people in this thread own a working guide dog, so I can't understand why anyone would 'not allow' their dog to toilet in public? :D Unless, as someone said, it's in an unsafe place, or in an inappropriate place...

Wow so many offers of furry, friendly dogs and people! Almost makes ME want to go on a holiday out of my own house so I can learn how to groom and play with lots of other dogs! Hehe.

Isn't there a guideline as to how many registered pups can be whelped in a certain time frame anyway? Or does this only reflect coming from the same bitch? (ie. no recommendations as to how many matings and pregnant bitches you have?)

Damn you! I have Black Labs and white tiles Hehehe..well that's bad planning!

A huge community whose helpful members aren't always online or able to assist. I can't imagine contacting a rescue and saying, 'I've found a stray dog, come and get it' and have someone turn up on the doorstep and say, 'Sure, we'll take this stray dog for you!' A nice notion but frankly unrealistic. That is exactly what loads of the rescues do. In this case it was unrealistic, because the OP was unable to keep the dog safely for the time it would take to find a rescue volunteer to fetch the dog. It's not likley to be instant pickup. Even the council can't do that. But a phone call to a local rescue when nobody else would come would be one more thing to help the dog worth trying. How many rescues do you know of, that take a stray dog directly from the street? ALL stray dogs need to do the mandatory 7 or 14 days (according to their microchip status and state legislation). ETA: Good for you OP for trying your best to help this dog out. May good karma flow back to you!

Yeah I didn't get the song either... Still clever though.

Check out this music video clip I came across... Apparently most of the dogs in it are all rescue dogs. Nice to see some attention to rescue dogs in general.

Done.

I'd love to confirm the breed...

Maybe I find them because I don't keep my mouth shut? Like the guy who watched his dog take a enormous dump and then just walk off. I don't think he was pleased when I walked up behind him and shoved the bag of poo I had just picked up and not closed into his hand and said "Your dog did this ! I think you missed it" HAHAHAH!! Good on you!!! :D Idiots like the afore mentioned and the iresponsible person in this post just ruin it for everyone else.

Many great tips..thank you!

We use Groomers Royal Jelly supplement and shampoo here. Thanks for the tip!

Experienced dog people question for you: Is this the thing to do? Why so?

Great video! What a cutie pie.