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Because i believe the Brittany would be more suited to what the OP brother wants. Less coat good workers.

Brittany over welsh. Welsh are lovely dogs & i would always have one over a cocker .

Did you tell them he was travelling with you & you just wanted to hire a crate. Unless prices have changed dramatically i would say that so not right(well i hope not because i fly large dogs yearly)

We run kennels & i will be the first to admit GSP can be hard to board but not impossible. Generally the insecure ones are fine for a week & then start to drop weight quite quickly. You need a kennel where they spend ALOT of outside time & things to amuse there mind,even swapping outside yards for different smells is enough to give them time out from there thoughts. One of the obvious pitfalls of a stress dog & a breed predisposed to Bloat is they are at higher risk although we haven't had one bloat here but the kennel you pick should be very offay with the signs of bloat . If the dog iisn't crate trained then certainly the stress level will be high before the dog has started & i would never sedate it . The same risks of bloat will still apply even if the dog is with you as higher stress situations increase the risk. Does the breeder of your dog now anyone who is good with GSP,some breeders take there own dogs back . If it was me i would go with suggestion A & board close to parents

Apparently a black dog was called a Westie??? It hasn't aired here

Allow him to stack,make him feel like he is in charge . Free stack training all the way Personally i find the tail pulling rarely works for the long haul & for many dogs they can chuck the sulks. Personally i wouldn't push him or try & beat him because you wont,every training effort that ends in fail just reinforces the dog is doing right or that your not impressed. If he works for food in only a short time frame then make it work. If he likes a ball/toy etc just play fetch & train the free stack,don't make it a training sezsion but all fun . My dogs never get trained in show routine

We have never had issues feeding Eukanunba (large breeds) but you couldn't pay me to use supercoat . It comes down to personnal preference but if the dog is predisposedto hot spots then the diet may need to be considered Dog staying to moist,chewing an itchy spot(moist) dead hair not being brushed out so they itch/chew(moist) Certain foods can over heat them which of course then leads to chewing & the cycle goes on. Beef can often be a bad cause also chunk food likes schmackos etc etc To be honest if your dog is getting hot spots after playing with this dog then i would be stopping it .You also say he gets so hot & bothered Look at it as a trial to ensure its related to this dogs mouthy play. Hot spots aren't pleasant & can drive the dogs crazy,the hair can sometimes fall out & the new re growth can be itchy which annoys them. It would seem at present you have been lucky & haven't had one turn green & get really big . Also keep in mind over play is just as bad for growing joints & no diet can stop the effects of that . I

The most important tip is don't over do it . You won't get it all out in one hit & over use can cause skin rash or start to cut the coat . The key is your not thinning the coat but removing the dead under coat so all coat removed should look dead/dull & fluffy ,if it isn't then your stripping the wrong coat out. Make sure you grab the slack of the skin & hold tight so the blades can't dig in. I do now of a person who wanted to get the coat out in one day & ended up with 24 micro stitched where she sliced it open

Sarah all the details are on there website,basically it is the same as Virgin except Qantas crates can be 4 cm taller Either vari or solid wire

We use a Stable disinfectant . Also agree try & hang the fly traps close buy

Well below is how it works in our house but i am clueless QUOTE (showdog @ 26th Jan 2011 - 12:14 PM) * Midge shouldn't get tied up. You need to get/make a puppy pen for the pup to go into for time out & Midge can still do its normal things. You will need to follow that routine for quite awhile Midge very rarely tied up - only intermittently when the play gets out of hand, and only for 10 mins or so - so I can have my morning cuppa in peace. Daisy (pup) lives inside - and is my 7yr olds dog - Midge is an outside dog and always has been. I do not intend on have a puppy pen here. No offence - but I am really after information on the well being of the pup's body - not a behavioural science lesson wink.gif

I think the Akita won junior

If my info is right Grp Gordon RUIG Wei Miley BOB

Midge shouldn't get tied up. You need to get/make a puppy pen for the pup to go into for time out & Midge can still do its normal things. You will need to follow that routine for quite awhile

If your wanting small,fairly laid back but able to do agility then i would agree with papillion,quite few out there doing well in the agility world. Yes then can bark but would consider them equal to a sheltie in that area. Min Pins are small easy do well at agilty. Tibbies would certainly be able to do agility ,so many great Corgis that compete at the highest level so a Tibbie would be no different

Pugs are full on dogs Longs walks aren't always doable with Pugs & they can feel the heat quicker than most breeds. Great dogs .shed like nothing on earth,can have a doggy smell,very excitable(well all the ones i have been around & they where trained ) Bold sometimes a little touch much . I think there great dogs but there not meek & mild very out there

They where telling people themselves at Melbourne Cup shows that they will be selling sometime this year

Our current oldest in boarding is 16 & this is quite a common age . 10 = 15 is a very normal age amongst boarders & in the right kennel thrive

When was the bitch Vaccinated ?

If i read it correctly elsewhere BIS was the English Cocker Lola Grd Ch Belcroft Its Showtime

I agree never say never,many people have no idea how much there dogs bark. I have neighbours who do buggar all & sleep with ear plugs. I agree with others you need to take the complaint serious because until you actually now yourself you don't whether it is your dog or not & i would sooner be seen to addressing the neighbours concern seriously then fogging it off when infact it is correct plus being pro active with the neighbour will work wonders. As for GSD barking at nothing don't be fooled they can be right royal barkers if they choice & when they get started can have a very annoying bark. Obedient & well trained doesn't mean they can't be barkers . I

If you happy to have coat & want an agility nut then go for the Tibetan Terrier,super dogs,love life,agile buggers,friendly & do well in obedience just not a gundog. I started with this breed in juniors & the dogs i competed with where also agility dogs & members of the Pal Superdog team . Having said that how will Toby go with entire hormal bitch ?? Ours turn into complete cows Other gundogs Welsh springer Spaniel but needs some grooming Munsterlander wise talk to Tracy "Mistypoint" she did alot of dog sports with her guys & will talk till the cows come home about them . Whilst we have the one being shown here the other person to talk Munsterlander to would be Marion Watson/Heather Jones .she showed a Munsterlander for many years "Charm" & loved her to death & she was part of the beagle clan & the dachie

If dog crates are needed one could try the Echuca kennel club or the Echuca/moama kennel club.