Dogsfevr

I will agree to disagree. There are people who whinge at the drop of the hat I am not a fan of the poor me person & this applies at shows,shops or any place. This is a competition & everyone nows competition brings out the best & worse of people,if you chose to compete then you are well aware that all sorts will be there whether it be the good,bad,suck ups ,try hards or softies. \

That is the difference with the US/canadian show world,they do congratulate & it would be rude not too,here its always rude to congratulate

do the public have access??

http://britmorschnauzers.com/ears.html This page has photos of varying ear sets in mini schnauzers ,aslo hound ears & the likes

the implant can shrinks there testes & no i didnt take what you said out of content. I have 4 entire males living inside & have no issues .They also live outside & in the kennels if the situation arises. We also have girls in heat around the house,they now better than to pee irrespective. Your setting is becoming habit ,i doubt removing the odour will matter as its the object that has more value the "setting". Buy a belly band for the house. If behavioural cojnsider wher he fits in your group of dogs

all our older dogs rehomed have maintained there names,some of the younger have chnaged. i dont have that much of an issue but we do explain to the owners that if they decide to change the name they must ensure the dog learns it sooner than latter especialliy if for any reason it was offleash & bolted . If something unforseen happens & the name change is is still early to use the old one for a response. Some people give weird names so no biggy in changing although we do suggest something similiar in sound if possible This is solely in the case of a dog that has its name known, rescues & the likes obviously adapt well

We dont allow marking on walks & as your making it acceptable behaviour. Walks for us arent about peeing & if it is a toilet break walk at shows the they are told the word . Agree entire or not doesnt make alot of difference but it all comes down to what you make acceptable. Although i think you may find you have answered your own question "its his man cave"

Ok- so if this is a natural happening,and a common phenomenon... then why not have it as accepted in the show ring? Because it happens a dime a dozen & isnt natural. We are talking about great danes,dobes,schnauzers & the list goes on.If there ears stood upright what would you think?? Ears set/shapes are clearly listed in the standard & thats what you breed too but some breeds have more technical ears. For example i would gather in Shelties/Borders & the likes with the introduction of DNA testing that you would have them selected dogs of clear parentage to breed with & this sometimes means having to loss some qualilities toe gain in other areas & then come back when all is good. We used US based dogs in our breeding programme & we where lucky & didnt get erect ears BUT we got big hound ears .We now when we introduve new lines from varoius countries the pitfalls that can happen but to continue with healthly lines that improve you have to hold your breath & hope you dont pick up some visual apsects

In our breed we dont even bother with ears that arent right from 6/8 weeks. To glue /tape an ear for us it means the ear cartilage is correct & the folds are set right we are just making sure during teething the muscles dont become strong in the up right position which it can do . In many breed where imports have arrived for countries that crop you end up with all sorts of weird ear sets . Some will say why use those dogs & the answer is you have to go out & use different lines & sometimes those lines bring issues you may never have had before but you gain something better or clear instead. You will see breeds like dobes.schnauzers & the likes with big hound ears especially from US/euro parentage because ears arent imporant when cropped although in minis they are breeding natural ears in the US so it makes life much easier. Many will try & tape ears that simply will never come good & i wouldnt bother . Greyhounds it can be an issue & for example many racing breeders dont breed for ear set or they lovely rose bud ears,you introduce some of those in your lines & you will end up with funny ears. We never had to tape our greys ears & was lucky to have lines with exceptional ear sets but the gene pool is small in OZ & if you had a nice dog would attempt to tape

many breeders give cheese & eggs.That isnt an issue at all. If you have issues you must discuss it with the breeder who knows the breed & the foods that suit..Many breeders will void there guarantees if the diet is changed without talking about it If you feel the diet suggested isnt good then maybe you need to think why your purchasing a pup from them??

Agree dont get involved in Chinese whispers unless you have first hand knowledge. If the people who saw it have an issue let them do the dirty work not you.

What we say to people is how keen do you think you are?? Is there a chance in 6 months showing may not be your thing?? depending on events shade is a must or protection from weather but how much you wish to spend at present can truly vary on how dedicated you plan to be. A cheap beach umbrella can be handy until your happy with spending big. Trolleys are a godsend BUT again not a must have item straight away

have you seen the dog & its coat quality?? If you are trimming it & it hasnt been done before & your not offay with thinners i wouldnt be doing a full groom in one hit. If the owners want it to look good & it hasnt been done you need to do alot of pre show grooming to get it to look nice & natural unless your very confident with stripping,thinning & the likes & i wouldnt do it the day before.

baby in show i think was the irish setter

I called them last year to enquiry about freezing semen for Frozen Puppies. Their collection and freezing fee wat VERY high plus I was asked to pick up my own dry ice for the freezing of the seemen and bring it in a couple of eskies Sorry but that doesn't give me a lot of confidence as to the quality of their service and how secure my semen storage would be. The people i now all left Applecross & railway av

As a groomer just make sure you brush your dog if using that style of coat. With a coated breed it will matt so you must remove if often & brush through

Ask your breeder ,ask other exhibitors or even people in other breed who are good groomers. It isnt hard BUT the more regular you do it the easier it is & you have the line to follow.if you let it get woolly & overgrown it becomes hard work if your not sure

We have glued but o be honest we have never bothered with a dog whose ear set is bad to start with, depending on how the folds & cartiledge sits really depends on how successful it may be. With pups who have just gone off during teething we have had great resukts but if the ears where bad from day 1 we didnt even bother

There is no set rule fro grooming . In goldies some do very little,some do the basics & others trim . The main key is it must be done regular . It amzes me how many butchered goldie necks i see at shows & it is very obvious it was done the day before. Trimming should look well blended & like it was never done

Who says the internet has better breeders. I dont see where the if its in the paper they must be bad has appeared from lately. Before average Joe had computers everyone advertised in the paper. Even now i now plenty of well known/ethical breeders who still use the paper because commen sense tels you thats the first place most people look. It doesnt matter what the form of advertising is its all about doing your homework & buying with your head

I dont now of many who have retired grands unless there where elder dogs when made up, Certainly the dogs i owned/showed & the ones owned by fellow friends have all been shown fully if the dogs are still competitive. Some may have been partially retired just for the big shows but often these people had other dogs . In my case i didnt have other dogs so they where retired on big wins or when you new it was the right time

we never clip hot spit areas. Hot spots are the unknown factors, Diet,insect bites,wet,damp,collars that stay moist underneath.Ungroomed coats etc etc We find hydrogen peroxide (3%) chemist or the likes to work very well

nearly every breed is in there prime from 3 onwards,some even latter. My 2 are coated breeds who are at there peak from 4 onwards. My current youngster by breed tradition isnt in its prime till 7 onwards.

Most people i now who had semen stored at vets in armadale area have transferred it to Toodyay vet

scrap the tin. have you talked with the breeder??