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Thanks for the replies, I wasn't too sure about ordering overseas. Il look into the ideas and wait for the other links.

Does anyone know where I might be able to order handmade dog cloths for our little Chihuahua, I am looking for polar fleece jumpers and pj's, greyhound style polar fleece jacket as well as knitted jumpers. Claudia is a little under 2kg's but she is a bit long in the back so most standard sizes don't fit her.

There are people out there that aren't so good putting things in writing or don't want to give out too much information until they know there's actually a suitable puppy for them, doesn't mean they won't be a good home. I am well informed and experienced and still find the whole process quite stressful. I didn't have any problems getting our chi or poodle mostly spoke with really nice breeders but when we were looking for a pom I emailed/called all the breeders with dogs I liked on DOL that had pups coming up or available, the only two to reply (I put enough detail) wouldn't let there pups go to homes with children, in the end we gave up (after a few months) and got a byb chixpom who is perfect. If any of the breeders had taken their time to actually reply since I put effort into my messages, they would have known I was quite happy for them to do a home check, meet my kids etc and then be judged as suitable or unsuitable home. I prefer to support good registered breeders but I refuse to be treated like dirt and grovel for a pup.

I assumed speed is the most important thing for racing but I would imagine without decent prey drive these dogs would not want to chase/race. An ex friend of mine bought a greyhound property a few years ago to turn into boarding kennels, for the first 6-8 months of her owning it the original owners greys were still kept there. I visited regularly and every time I came home I was a mess, hearing the poor dogs crying/barking knowing they were kept in a concrete prison with not even a window to look out made me sick. There was a litter of about 9 or so pups kept out in a paddock with a couple of kennels and metal drums to sleep in all without any bedding, the poor babies were just craving human attention but no one gave a crap. I would go and try to give them all a cuddle but it hurt a lot to walk away and know their fate. As nice as it would be for all these ex racers to get wonderful homes if that is not possible then PTS is a much better option than the life I've seen them lead.

OMG I'm not sure if I'm following these posts correctly but if I am and anyone thinks its better these dogs get left to live such appalling lives rather than being rehomed or humanely PTS, I am completely mortified and shocked. As for prey drive its such an individual thing within every breed, we have quite a few greys and whippets in our area (all pets) and most of them get off leash and come back when they're called, they aren't running around killing everything that moves. At one stage we had two mini poodles, a standard poodle, an afghan and a foster grey. The poodles would chase and kill any small animals but had good recall, the afghan didn't chase anything but had no recall, the grey wouldn't chase anything and had just as good recall as the poodles! All different sight hounds all different backgrounds. If every greyhound has high prey drive then why are so many killed for not wanting to race?

Great to hear poor Puck is much better. Any injury my dogs go straight to their Chiro, I learnt the hard way and don't waste time or money going to a normal vet.

Looks like many big sponsors have pulled the plug including McDonalds, hopefully the whole industry crashes and greyhound racing will be finished for good!!!

I am stunned and feel numb after watching the footage but not at all surprised, every time I see such cruelty and neglect I want to remove myself more and more from society. These people should be locked up, anyone capable of torturing a living creature to that extent is a public danger and as for the excuse that it was all recorded illegally, that's nothing but a cop out. I feel sorry for everyone that has worked so hard hard to promote the breed for what they truly are, we fostered a beautiful young grey a few years ago, she wouldn't even chase rabbits if they ran past her, to this day I regret letting her go even though she ended up in a fabulous home, I would take her back in a heartbeat.

Hi I may have a suitable dog just about to call his owner to get details as far as I know he is going to need a home urgently.. He is a gorgeous black and white Tibetan terrierx, located in Seaford at the moment. I have been grooming him since his owners adopted him. If you are interested please PM me, he is desexed, vaccinated etc.

Rascal and Astro always wash each others face and ears after dinner, it's their usual routine. Rascal also washes my two boy cats ears if given the opportunity. Seems to be a soothing calming behaviour.

Not sure why anyone would buy dogs from these lines, ugliest looking amstaffs I've ever seen and mass produced.

I noticed you used tea tree can I suggest not using it, tea tree is highly toxic to dogs even in small doses.

Sorry wasn't meant to post.

Such a gorgeous baby! Have a look a Pure Paws website they have good products and do a complete line called 'Bare Essentials' designed specifically for hairless cresties.

Even before I moved my business to home I didn't charge that much, I charged $60-$66 for toys and minis, $80 for standards and that's for FFT and full lamb clip not an all over shave. I also pluck ears, empty anal glands and cut nails. I have a standard done from start to finish in 1 1/2 to 2 hours depending on their behaviour, age and condition of the dog. I have only slightly less overheads than a normal shop owner since I'm paying off a loan for building my grooming room, still have to pay utilities, insurance, maintenance on equipment etc.

Such a hard decision but sounds like your giving all the dogs the best life possible, it's hard to let go but give it time. I had a similar situation years ago, I took in a little foster girl she only weighed about 800g was probably around 5 weeks old, I fell in love straight away and planned on her staying permanently, problem was she was a real live wire and so was my very young daughter,not a good combination. Eventually we decided she needed a more suitable home so my dad and his wife adopted her, my dads wife has never had kids so miss Molly took that place, she is so well cared for and is never left alone, she doesn't have to share her house with any other animals and she goes on so many adventures. Although I did grieve I know I did the right thing by her and everyone else in my house.

Are you serious $90 for a toy poodle to be groomed ??? I don't even charge that to do a standard!

I also will not use Epiotic, I use PAW ear cleaner, it's gentle and doesn't sting sore ears. I also have got rid of most of the problematic clients, if they have ongoing issues and won't see a vet I tell them to find another groomer, I no longer have the tolerance to deal with excuses.

Seems strange since I have managed my own dogs and also helped many customers and rescue dogs clear up infections that vets couldn't, I have never caused more inflammation in any ears since I don't pluck them while they are sore unless they are too hairy to get drops etc down the canal, then the plucking is minimal. I would like to know how many of these specialists actually live with these problems in their own home. I spent the first 12 months of my old poodles life battling ear problems following the know it all vets advice, got me no where except an empty pocket. Once I got into the routine of plucking weekly and rinsing with diluted Malaseb surprise no more ear infections. The only time in her life she got another infection was when I trialled not plucking them. I think il just agree to disagree, what I'm doing works perfectly for myself and the clients I deal with, I do not do anything to hurt any dog and so far in all these years the results have been very positive. Edited to add: of course if its all done by someone not knowing what they are doing then yes it's going to cause the dog issues.

Years ago my grandfather had an awsome dog feeder for his caravan, it had two square bowls with a plastic lid, in front of the bowls was a platform, when his dog stepped on it the lid would lift and his dog could access it's food. Might be a suitable option unless your cats are smart enough to work it out.

Showdog that is my experience exactly, I'm getting very tired of so called experienced vets giving clients advice when they have no hands on experience at all. I have had clients come to me in tears not knowing which way to turn after they have been trying for months sometimes years to get their dogs ears fixed, the vets are cashing in but getting no results. I have a similar issue with anal glands, I have had many clients hear their dogs screaming while the dogs get their anal glands emptied then they watch me do them and the dogs barely flinch. These are just a few of the reasons I have serious problems with most vets, they study for years, do their paperwork but never experience most problems in real life. I have been a groomer for 20 years, lost track of the amount of dogs we have rescued and rehomed and have owned multiple long haired high maintenance dogs myself. Not many people are in a position to have the hands on experience I've had. Most of my customers come to me for advice before calling the vet.

I'm not in the vet anymore I have a grooming salon at home but when I was there it depended on each individual dog as to what the vets thought was best, if the dogs had ongoing chronic ear infections then they would say to keep them plucked, if the ears were fine then I would just scissor the hair short under the ear flap. With cavi's and cockers we would shave with a 10# blade. Edited to add: when I first started grooming the done thing was to pull all the hair out in one go with forceps, something I have never liked. I remove only a tiny bit at a time until the ear is clear, most dogs seem to be comfortable with that and none of them go out with red irritated ears.

I agree with not plucking while the ears are inflamed, I would usually send them off to the vet to be treated but once the ears are back to normal I then start a routine of regularly plucking and cleaning amazingly this usually ends majority of the problems. Some dogs however have so much hair the owners can't even get the drops/ointment down the ear canal to treat the infection, those dogs I pluck a small amount just to create an opening. Also I'm in a bit of a different situation I was taught how to manage ears etc properly while working in the vet.

Everyone that is against ear plucking have you ever lived with or rescued a dog with painful chronic ear infections? I