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I use a walker. He had to be willing to come at 7am for the first few walks so I could hand the dogs over to him and see how they reacted, although the usual routine is later in the day. He is contactable by email, phone and sms and sends me photos of some of the walks. He also has insurance and training quals and experience, his main business is as a trainer. So far so good.

I do think that is being unreasonable. I agree. You shouldn't be above the rules just because you are a long term client. It is a business relationship, thinking of it as 'above the rules' is a bit childlike. I think the op's position is fine actually, she is showing plenty of understanding and some are trying to push the boundaries, she is right to stay clear on what she can and can't accomodate. In my example, I had worked with that kennel for years, been flexible when they needed it, and they didn't reciprocate when an airline let me down. That is the great thing in a market with some breadth, I got to take my large and regular amount of business elsewhere because they showed no repricocity and offered no reason why not. When they rang to inquire sweetly why they hadn't had my dogs for a few months I told them and they were shocked and claimed it would never have happened, they were still there for an hour after closing and for such a good client 15 minutes was nothing blah blah blah. Too late, I had found another business with better service. I seldom need to board these days, but I still use the second place when I do.

She sounds gorgeous, sorry for your loss.

I respect and work with the scheduled opening hours, but if I am a long term customer I expect some fexibilty occassionally to deal with a delayed flight or such. If I am not a long term customer I would never even ask, but when a kennel I had spent thousands of dollars with over many years refused to let me pick up 15 minutes late with prior warning, I dumped them and took my business elsewhere.

I read another article on this, which stated that the dead Kelpie was the Ranger's own dog, and it had been horrifically killed by an impounded dog that broken out of its enclosure. The impounded dog was stated to be so aggressive to humans and dogs that it could only be moved in and out of its enclosure with a catching pole. Sounds horrible, not least for the ranger himself

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Google 'punnet square'. If you are a visual person that is a good way to get across it.

Are you a restless sleeper? All of my dogs have free range at night, I find if they are restless it is usually because I have been and it disturbs them. Usually we all sleep solidly through but if I am moving and making noise they want to engage. Otherwise theyare perfect all night. I would really hate to have to crate them at home, I like that they can wake me if they really need to and alert me to anything really odd happening outside.

I have twice over the years had vets tell me dogs had cruciate injuries. Both times what they really had was osteosarcoma. The first time a more experienced vet caught the error. The second time despite me insisting that it was probably osteosarcoma the whole practice of vets refused to consider anything but cruciate and only found the bone cancer when they opened her up. I now assume most vets are only capable of diagnosing common conditions. Even when they aren't there to find.

[quote name='Kirislin' timestamp='1429831489' I agree, I just want to see lure coursing get up and running and hope clubs in all States can share knowledge and information with each other. Some have been doing it alot longer than others and their knowledge will be of great help to the States that are just starting out. But we digress, back to "Who's got the Fastest Dog in Australia" :) Yes that is one of of the great things about the ANKC recognition for lure coursing, that national mandate gives some structure to the sharing. I am not much into the short straight racing but am very happy to see it getting people engaged. I have friends in the US who both lure course and straight race, they are pretty different really. But some dogs really enjoy both and I reckon anything that gets people out with their dogs is good.

Desexing a dog removes it's testicles, the prostate remains. This prevents the dogs from getting TESTICULAR cancer. It does not prevent the dog from getting prostate cancer at all, and current research shows it might actually carry a slight increased risk of getting prostate cancer. Yes, I attended a repro vet lecture in the US a couple of years ago where the uni vet prof laid out the evidence showing a much greater risk of the most serious prostate cancers in neutered males, it was something like a four fold increase in risk in desexed males. Promoting it as a preventative is just wrong. Some types of less serious prostate issues may be reduced but not cancer.

Two Georwitch Borzoi were in a Melb production of Giselle recently. If it wasn't in Melb I am not sure who it was.

Mine are happpy to meet off leash but act a bit indifferent. Sniff, maybe playbow, but happy to move on. I think such encounters on neutral turf are no big deal to them. On leash with an approaching off lead dog can be different, but they gave been attacked in that scenario so no wonder.

I don't know about choosing a research project to obtain a Ph.d, and I am not commenting on the research project that is the subject of this thread at all. But in the kind of govt funded research programmes I am used to, and which involve post docs and more senior researchers, ensuring that end users are involved in determining research priorities, project selection and design alongside funders and researchers is getting more common. So is expecting open access to raw data that can then be accessed and reused by others if research is publicly funded, to get the greatest value from the investment. My experience is nothing to do with animal research though.

I have not been following this thread but this post horrifies me. See bolded part. That is so shocking and students are often attracted to vet science because they love animals. Those poor students! I remember sharing a house with a vet student in the eighties. Someone turned up at the door saying they had a dog for her. Ok I thought, guess she is getting a dog and forgot to mention it. Turned out to be a dead greyhound in a bag. Common practice.

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Same goes. They should know better. Anyone who beats up on their dog should be charged with animal cruelty. Poor dog Well the alternative view on that one is that there was no punching or beating up at all, just someone trying to restrain an unleashed and excited dog in a busy carpark and get a slip lead on it before it got hit by a vehicle. And it was several years ago. Looking at the photos I can believe it, but with so many made up stories being 'reported' I wouldn't presume anything. Either way .

NSW and Qld are well advanced, official trials are well on their way in those states.

Nope, not a show person actually. Obedience trialler.

I wouldn't let it influence your decision unless you are serious about a dog sport where it might make a difference. Some good breeders are convinced they should come off, some equally good are convinced they should stay on. After reading a lot of info I leave them on, but I wouldn't judge someone for taking them off.

I tried to. Took weeks to get any response, communication was really poor.

I don't allow my large dogs to play off lead with small dogs that I don't know well. A small dog used to being with big guys is usually fine, but if I don't know that about them they can interact with mine inside with people around but they can't go outside with mine. That is my working rule, I have a downwards limit but varied according to what I know about the other dog.

I think the best response to the evacuation challenge is likely to be an industry-wide one. I was in the position many years ago of evacuating a kennel I was minding when a bushfire approached. It was the transport provided by dog show and obedience people and the space offered in their kennels that made it possible, and even then the road blocks meant I had to do something illegal to get back in for the last dogs. The police on roadblocks dont make exceptions because you have dogs to get to. It was a small kennel compared to what is being talked about here, and even then the time, resources and people it took to move all the dogs was very considerable, I can't imagine it being possible to do it without a network. Maybe this is something their industry association needs to take on. As for Canberra 2003, well I was here for that too. Such fires in such conditions just cannot be fought until the conditions moderate, but authorites were broadcasting reassurances even as the fire hit. The first emergency warnings were for people to return to their homes in certain suburbs and prepare to fight. Those suburbs were already burning and residents fleeing for their lives. If dog kennels had been in the way of that they would not have had any idea of the level of risk until too late. The fire was moving at 20 to 30 kms an hour, generating cyclonic winds, and throwing embers well ahead. A nightmare.

Sending the boys away for a bit might be the easiest option for you, although with dogs that size I would just manage with crates tbh.

They are not dodgy, the owner is well known in purebred dog circles. Try again after the weekend.