poodlefan
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Love it!!
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I have never given this guarantee on my children. My beed has no health test.?????????? Nothing mandatory although you could make a case for hips and heart as a precaution. I know Whippet breeders that test hearts.
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Its the second Gayle. I'd say mandory health testing is the flow on result.
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I wouldn't dream of it. I confine my remarks to breeders in this country and for them, not testing for known inheritable conditions is irresponsible IMO. In Victoria, its also illegal. People like the Inuit allow nature to cull their litters and don't breed what cannot perform a necessary function. Outside of the world of working dogs, things are different.
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A maudlin of Basset Hounds? They always look sad to me.
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A tsumami of Staffords. Not much stops them. A flight of Salukis - they are that fast.
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With that attitude, I'm surprised they're not in the Hound Group.
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Scaling teeth is like changing light bulbs for most vets - a very common procedure. If that's all that's required, I'd go to your trusted vet.
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Some other suggestions. Of course not being in these breeds, it may require correction. A slobber of Bull Mastiffs A grace of Borzoi A puff of Pomeranians
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So if its steps, you'd have an "avalanche"!!
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This is prompted by something Diva just asked me. She wanted to know if there was a collective noun for a group of Whippets. Above two (which would be a brace), I believe the correct collective noun for Whippets would be a Zoomie. :D For Poodles, it might be a Pogo as when you get a bunch together that's what seems to happen. What's the collective noun for your breed?
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Shortstep: Perhaps not but its a good start. Why health test? Because you can prevent problems in dogs that in working environments are generally solved with a bullet. I doubt few would argue that non ANKC breed registries should be a thing of the past. However if ISDS bred dogs can get CEA, then they need to be tested before breeding.
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Agree. Acknowledging that there are problems within the fancy is the first step forward. Things are NOT going to improve simply because breeders stop calling each other names.
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Of course the animal rights pick up on division. They may be fanatical but they ain't stupid. The "shoulder to shoulder" argument is doomed to failure. The being held to a minimum standard of behaviour isn't. No dog should be bred in this country unless its parents have been screened for inheritable conditions. Every breeder should be able to articulate how well their dogs do or don't conform to a standard, the whats and whys of line breeding and how they are personally striving to improve their dogs. Lack of education, lack of knowledge, lack of acknowledgement of breed issues and lack of planning for litters is doing a hell of a lot more damage to breeds here than name calling and accusations of puppy farming. What breeders do or don't call each other is largely unheard by the general public. It pays to bear that in mind.
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If you don't know what it is, you can't treat it. You need a diagnosis first, not after trying other remedies. I'd be wanting to see a skin specialist. I am no fan of monthly spot treatments for fleas. Its another chemical assault on a dog that may or may not be needed. I say treat them when you find them, not as a preventative.
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The British may have been doing it for centuries Oakway but not with profit as the motive. Most of the larger kennels were in private hands and funded out of the breeder's pocket, not from puppy sales. The issue will never be about how many dogs you have to me but how well you care for each and every one of them.
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Commercial scale ones.
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Any sweeping generalisation is bound to be inaccurate. I think the author has it completely arse about and has adopted a common, but erroneous view. Who determines the quality of the breeder? The BUYERS. It's not breeders ripping each other apart that's pushing purebreds to the wall. Its breeders breeding unhealthy pups, working on the "more is more" approach to features and playing right into the hands and the agendas of the animal rights movement. Acknowledge that truth and we may start to get somewhere. Anyone who isn't a breeder that questions the extremes of some breed standards is none too politely told they have no idea what they're talking about. Usual story, if you're so close to an issue you can't see that there are problems then you are part of the problem. I could cite some breeds in particular but I don't need to. The BBC has already been there. And we are judged on the lowest rank of our peers. Until the CC's start to enforce their own codes of conduct and a few hard truth's are acknowledged then the BUYERS will continue to judge us that way too.
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I'd say it had a lot more to do with what some breeders created in their whelping boxes. I fail to see why any breeder should have to stand shoulder to shoulder with unethical breeders. And you know what - they're still out there.
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Immunisation Protocols & The Older Dog
poodlefan replied to Stitch's topic in Health / Nutrition / Grooming
I get them titred. I still have the KC done because of the amount of mixing my dogs do with others. -
Ammonia Smell And Kidney Failure
poodlefan replied to kirst_goldens's topic in Health / Nutrition / Grooming
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For gert I only get. *start the music folks* Our home is gert by sea.
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Oh gosh, pf, you're just sooooooo funny. :laugh: ;) Bewwy, bewwy norty. You need a big smack. Moi?
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Sue. Then you can do Suuuuueeeeeeeee!!!
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Me neither. I can't even whistle, without fingers. Which is why yelling is so important for me! It why the bottom of my car is littered with sports whistles.