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Thanks barkon, we are really happy with how he is turning out, he is such a special little guy. Thanks deelee, It's amazing how many people tell me stories of owning an Aussie or knowing someone who owned one when they where a kid, & the fond memories they had of the breed. They must of been really popular years ago, but unfortunately not so popular these days. I really don't know why, they are a wonderful breed.

Thanks guys we think he is gorgeous too, that's why I had to share these pics with the Dol community. :D

Hi everyone, I thought I would share some pics I took yesterday of Jasper, the pup I kept from my litter. At 51/2 months old he is growing beautifully & turning into a very handsome pup. He is such a well behaved little guy & a joy to have in the home, we adore him. :D

I would definately want to know if it was one of my pups.

I was absolutely sick to my stomach when I heard about this yesterday. :D This is really scary, ;) I really do hope they catch the sick scum that did this & punish them severely, before they potentially kill more innocent horses. As the owner of 2 horses myself I can only imagine how horrified & heartbroken the poor owner is, I had to go out to the paddock & give my two boys some carrots & cuddles when I heard about is. It doesn't make sense how anyone could hurrt such a beautiful creature, I really hope poor Cachet didn't suffer for too long. RIP Beautiful Cachet

My 4 Aussie terriers do very well on Advance mixed with raw mince.

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Thanks everyone for all your helpful, & for the link Helen. Jessie doesn't seem to be unhappy at all & I seem to be more worried about it than she is but I will just have to learn to communicate to her in a different way & making sure she can always see me.

Thanks so much for the tips, Schmoos' boss, I agree it will be all about making minor adjustments, & ensuring she can see us at all times, it will be hard at the start not to break old habits, especially when we also have 3 other much younger dogs. Jessie is an absolute sweet heart who we rescued when she was just one, so it is a little scary to start seeing her get the first signs of old age, but we hope she is still around at 17 too.

The human race can be a very evil species.

Hi everyone, I have not taken her to the vet yet to get it offically confirmed but it does appear that Jessie my 13 yo Aussie terrier x is starting to shows signs of deafness. We have noticed in the last couple of weeks that she doesn't seem to be responding aswell as she usually does to commands,doesn't respond all the time when we call her name & doesn't get excited when we say words she loves like "walkies "ect.. we have accidentally startled her a couple of times when we approach her from behind indicating that she didn't here us coming & probably one of the biggest signs we have noticed is that she doesn't run away & hide anymore when we put the vacumn cleaner on (in the past she has always been terrified of the vacumn & will hide when she hears the noise even if we have it going in another room) Her hearing seems to come & go, so I'm guessing that she isn't fully deaf yet, but her hearing is definately showing signs of starting to go. She seems to otherwise be in good health for age, sight seems to still be good, still seems to have lots of energy & her appetite is still great. We will be taking her to the vet soon for a check up & vaccination, but we where just wondering if anyone can give us tips in managing a dog that is going deaf & how we now go about communicating with her when she cant hear us. Jessie is my OH & my first dog together so this is the first time we have owned & had to care for a senior dog (my hubby's family had a Cocker spaniel when he was a child that went deaf & got accidently run over by his mum when she didn't hear the car coming) So my hubby's so worried that the same thing could happen to Jessie. Thanks guys, any tips & experiences would be greatly appreciated. Nicole

My Australian terrier bitch Brandy had 8 puppies with her maiden litter (which is a huge litter for an Aussie ). She coped so well & was a fantastic Mother. All pups where so stong & healthy & all gained a good amount of weight each day. I did have Biolac on hand, but I found I did not have to supplement, as she seemed to have plenty of milk & the pups continued to gain weight. Being a smaller breed with a large litter I was terrified that Brandy would get Eclampsia, so I feed her heaps of natural calcium around the clock. Lots of chicken wings, yoghurt & goats milk, raw eggs with the shell, sardines aswell as Advance puppy kibble & raw pet mince. She got through it fine, but I did find that round about the 2.5 week stage some of the pups started taking an interest in their mums food (so I wasn't to sure if her milk supply was depleting a little or the pups where just nosy ) but I did decide to start supplementing them with a little solid food at about 3 weeks of age & they continued to put on good weights. So to conclude it was alot of work & money to keep feeding Brandy around the clock but it was well worth it as she got through it fine, all pups remained alive strong & healthy & all left my home at a nice healthy weight. Good luck with your litter, I'll be sending positive vibes your way that all will go well, & that your bitch whelps a nice big healthy litter.

With my first Aussie terrier litter, the smallest pup born, ended up being one of the biggest pups when he left for his new home at 8 weeks. :D

I don't know if they have the strongest prey drive, but my Australian terriers always ensure that my home stays rodent free. About a year ago a beautiful Rosella flew into our house via our chimmney. It flew straight into a wall & fell to the ground.Within seconds & before I had a chance to react & get the dogs outside, my male Aussie terrier Bailey got to it & killed it. :D I felt so upset with Bailey at the time, but after calming down I knew it was just his prey drive & no one was to blame. The next day I got my hubby to put mesh over the chimmney to prevent any birds from flying inside in the future.

It could say highly responsible and ethical breeder who believes in giving the public a choice and attempting to make high quality dogs available to good but naive people. Shock horror - I have advertised on free-ad sites and in free-ad newspapers as well as sites such as trading post. There are some genuinely good people out there who know there's something better than the $200 puppy but really don't know how to go about finding it. They sometimes know there's something called a Canine Control but usually have the idea that it's JUST for show dogs so wouldn't even try searching for links. They sometimes know there's such things as breed clubs (but often don't) so sometimes search for these, but mostly yet again think these are just for show people. Sadly they often believe (usually because a BYB told them) that show breeders won't sell to pet homes as well. The medium of advertising is irrelevant IMO - it is the quality of the screening that happens prior to sale which counts. I agree Sandra, I recently advertised my Aussie terrier litter on Gum tree & the Trading Post & found 3 fantastic owners from this Ads. The rest of my pups where sold via my Dol listing, but the 3 other people had never even head of Dol. I would never have found these great owers if I had not of used these sites, so I am glad I did.

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I used the rubber backed vet bed for my litter, I had no problem fitting it into my 7kg washing machine.

Although biased of course, an Aussie terrier. Fun loving, good watch dog without being yappy, not nippy, easy to train (although being a terrier it can be a bit of selective hearing, especially if they get a scent of something more interesting!!), very happy to curl up on your lap in front of the telly, easy to groom as a pet just run a comb through couple of times a week. Take everything in their stride, big dog in small package. Also, kelpies, which my kids grew up with over 25 years. Extremely easy to train, they seem to know what you want of them before you teach them, easy coat care, little to no doggy odour, run a brush over occassionally especially when shedding at change of seasons. Not too boisterous, but will play as long as the kids want to, no problems with them wandering off if gate accidently left open. Main thing is to train from the moment it comes to you, they need to feel that they have a job to do. Don't necessarily need acreage but need to be mentally stimulated. Another vote for an Aussie terrier.!!

I allowed my bitch to mate 3 times over a 5 day period. (Aprox 15 Min ties each mating ) This was my first litter & it resulted in 8 puppies. :D

My vet bed is also still fairly new & I find that it is still fluffy, so I wash it separately too. I find it also tends to drop some fluff in the washing machine,so I usually give the inside of the washing machine a quick wipe to clean it for fluff & puppy hair before using for my clothing & bedding. :D

Here is a pic of one of my female Aussie terrier pups from my litter doing her best impersonation of the Chesire cat from Alice in Wonderland. :D In this pic I was trying to take of photo of Jasper (light blue colllar) the little boy I am keeping from the litter, when his brother got in front of him right at the last moment, his brother seems very pleased with himself, however Jasper does not look impressed.

Here's some more pics. :D

Hi everyone, here is some pics I took yesterday, my pups are 7 weeks old today. The first pic (light blue collar ) is of Jasper, the little boy I am keeping from the litter. Most of them (still need to fnd homes for 2 little boys ) will be going off to their forever homes at the end of next week. I have really come to love them dearly & they will always be a part of me, & I know I am going to cry like a baby when they go, but I have found lovely homes for them, & I will most certainly won't miss all the poo & wee. :D Here is a pic of Bella, who will be living her life on a 500 acre cattle farm, with a family of 5 children. Here is Kenny who is also going to be living on a farm with a lovely couple. Here is Nellie, who is going to a lovely lady. Here is a little boy still looking for a home.

Hi IW4ME, this might also come down to a dogs individual temp/personality too. I have an entire Aussie terrier & he is never stroppy bitter or twisted, he is always happy,sweet & cuddly & never shows any sign of dominance even when he is around other entire males. To the op, please don't feel guilty, I'm sure your pup won't hold any grudges, & will recover quite quickly.

Same here, although I do have an emergency account put aside for any vet fees. Sometimes animal hospitals are a little cheaper & have pay off systems. My friends horse got a severe case of Colic late last year, & had to be hospitalised for about 10 days. The Werribee animal hospital took really good care of her at a reasonably rate & has allowed my friend to have a pay off system with them. :rolleyes: There is also the option of taking out pet insurance as well.