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Some of it is about calories from carbs vs calories from fat I think - mine do better on higher fat, lower carb regimes. Ahhh o.k. That is an interesting distinction :) I wonder if its the same for Digby. I noticed though that the fat content was only 2% more than the BH, so I had put it down to the higher protein in his case. No doubt the protein makes a difference too, but I have just noticed my guys do best with a higher fat diet, it may be a breed thing.

Borzoi have a global database also, The Borzoi Files. It is a brilliant resource and I love the photos. No fee to use it. There is at least one other good, older, one too, the Borzoi Central database, but it doesn't seem to be updated now. Strangest coincidence I have found on the Borzoi Files - last year I imported semen for my first litter, from a dog of American and German breeding. I knew several dogs deep in his pedigree of course, but when going 8 generations back I got a surprise, my first much-loved Borzoi's great aunt. She was an English bitch sold to the US in the 70s while her sister came out here and was bred just once. I got my first Borzoi in 1982, and thirty years later I ended up picking a related dog to use without even knowing it at the time. I like that. Back before the online databases I manually researched the breeding of my first dogs back to the time of the first Borzoi that came out of Russia and back beyond that into the late 1800s, and wrote it all out on great swaths of paper. Much easier these days! The Borzoi Files Borzoi Central edited to add links

I don't think it is uncommon for a bitch to be very keen, it only lasts a week or so here. Make sure she can't get out as she may be keen to go find a studlier stud. I only have girls, but even so a whole lot of humping goes on for a few days.

Some of it is about calories from carbs vs calories from fat I think - mine do better on higher fat, lower carb regimes.

Espinay's knowledge is extensive, if you can get to Yass relatively easily I'd start there, and once the dog is old enough to be admitted to agility decide if you want pursue it - the closest club may be Belconnen Obedience in Mitchell ACT, depending on where you live.

I want the dog to respond to a food with a good energy level and endurance; a glowing healthy coat (noting that most breeds do have to drop coat sometime); a good weight and muscle tone (noting that what is a good weight for sighthounds differs to other types of dog); poops that don't smell much, and are firm and of small quantity; no or minimal gas and no strong body odour; teeth that stay pretty clean; no hot spots or allergy responses that are food based; and looking forward to their dinner. Mostly for me that is large chunks of raw meat, never minced and often on the bone, at dinner time, and some free feeding of kibble. Cost is less of an issue for me than many, but I don't go too silly with the expense.

I would contact K9 Pro for this dog although it doesn't sound like the owner is the type who would. I think Steve Courtney would be able to come up with an effective program for the dog, but owner compliance might be a big issue.

Why would a person complain about someone else doing it, if they think it's okay? Nope, I meant the opposite. There is no way I would ever tie my dogs up outside a supermarket. I think it's far too risky. But whether other people choose to take that risk is their business. As long as their dogs are not a problem for other people, and not suffering from heat etc, it's not for me to be a little dictator about it.

I think there is a big difference between what you would do with your own dogs, and what you would report someone else for doing.

I don't feed necks by themselves, not meaty enough for my guys, but I certainly don't judge what they should eat by what I do. I can't quite imagine digging into some raw green tripe, lol, but it works great for them. Bad enough we treat some dogs as mere humans, hideous if we feed them that way to.

Well sadly in some dogs I think this is the case. Whether it hinders them or not I'd imagine it would, and how are you really going to know unless you own an X ray machine. Pretty sure a dog would show signs of discomfort and blockages. Yes I am sure they would too, also not be as vigorous and athletic well into old age as they were. I think I would notice them 'hindered', lol. And without my own x-ray machine! And at the risk of being gross, I know everything that goes into and comes out of them too -any issues would be noticed very quickly. I am actually rather amused at the idea I would need my own x-ray machine to spot a problem. I should add every bone is fed raw, nothing cooked here.

I am not a fan of bones fed without attached meat, but I often feed whole rabbits, whole chickens and meaty bones like pork tails and lamb flap. I have had dogs live to a ripe old age eating those bones, if bone just sat and accumulated in the gut those dogs would have been chock a block, lol.

for the little girl and boy hope the remaining boy is ok Oh I am very sorry, best wishes for the remaining boy to grow big and strong

:laugh: that's up for debate I should have been more explicit, it won't explode from this attack. Whether it explodes from internal causes is an entirely separate issue, LOL. :)

Yes best of luck, I have been following the thread and am impressed by your commitment and love. I so hope she can be helped.

I don't think it is being suggested that all lapses are simply excused, but there does seem to be a need to examine each incident on its own merits, and there does seem to be a higher risk of genuinely forgetting around the forgotten baby issue. Still small, of all the millions of such trips a year it doesnt happen often - but not immaterial. I would be very surprised if the guide dog people don't put in processes to safeguard against such tragedies, probably every organisation dealing with dogs should, but if they can just blame an individual instead of recognising an inherent risk they may not see the need.

The paw of death. That girl is strong!

I do believe you were just trying to stir me up! So no, I'm not apologising and I will continue to use emoticons as I see fit :D I wasn't, but that's ok, I will leave it to the mods.

What I find interesting in the forgotten baby cases is that the parents are frequently not prosecuted, and when they are they frequently acquitted. It seems when the full facts are considered, the courts often decide it is a genuine accident. Even in the face of baying for revenge by some. There but for the Grace of God. Donatella, does your apology extend to calling me a troll?

For those interested, Google the Pulitzer prize winning article Fatal Distraction on the forgotten baby syndrome, I think it first appeared in the Washington Post. Especially worth reading by those who say 'what if it been a baby'.

A happy dancing banana emoticon in a thread about the death of a dog? Really? And you think life saving medication is left just to your memory, and there aren't work processes designed to make sure you remember that you would have to deliberately breach in order to miss the dose? And just maybe that is the difference between your work and this guy's accident? Me to, my heart goes out to your friend. go away troll Resulting to insults just shows you don't have the skills to argue civilly

A happy dancing banana emoticon in a thread about the death of a dog? Really? And you think life saving medication is left just to your memory, and there aren't work processes designed to make sure you remember that you would have to deliberately breach in order to miss the dose? And just maybe that is the difference between your work and this guy's accident? Me to, my heart goes out to your friend.

It think maybe the problem comes down to how the memory actually works, how the brain works and how we get distracted by what we are concentrating on. Like many people driving to work is almost automatic for me, the route is somehow stored in a part of the brain that is automatic. A couple of times I have been going somewhere else, but have been thinking hard about something and ended up taking the turn to work automatically, I think maybe it is that kind of thing. Work places tend to have systems in place, work processes that make sure that kind of forgetting is mitigated against. Maybe that was what was missing here. Or maybe it was negligence, I cant tell. I am not saying its OK and maybe he shouldn't have this kind of job - but if it is unforgivable, the state of being human is unforgivable. Nurses and doctors do forget, the statistics on morbidity in hospitals tell that story, but there is much more attention given to human falibility in designing hospital procedures to account for that. I think the way military personnel are trained also pays good attention to making sure crucial processes are resistant to forgetting. I think these kind risks are known about and managed in a lot of circumstances.

I wouldn't do it either, but nor would I 'report' it. Not everyone has to manage their dogs the way I would,. Along as the dog looks well cared for why on earth interfere.

Ohhh, right... Thanks for explaining. Yes, poor worker That is the same phenomenon I posted about in the second page of this thread. Memory just isn't the reliable mechanism we think it is. After all of these incidents people say it's unforgivable etc, and sometimes it is negligence. But sometimes it is just normal human fallibility.