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I agree, interpretation and trends are very different to the actual written Standard for a Breed, many dogs are also produced by "breeders" who have never read the Breed standard.

I would have thought newly built kennels would have had to address the noise reduction features before approval was granted, I was reading the post as the noise inside the building was the problem

Limited opening hours which lessen the outside stimuli that sets dogs off, strange people/dogs coming and going. Quiet time from 10am 2pm for example and all the dogs then settle for the day. Dogs soon realise who is meant to be there so barking at staff does lessen, but generally every time you admit or discharge a dog and at cleaning and feeding times there will be noise.

Depends what breed you're talking some don't/rarely have large litters. Also it's been said before that buyers often expect a cheaper price for an older dog but why? It's had more training and work put into it, they aren't worth any less then an 8 week old puppy. I have no problem with a price reduction done tactfully ie not WAS and NOW. But thats just my personal view. For heavens sake there could be any number of reasons why, if the Breeder screens the buyers who gives a toss. You are making a mountain out of a mole hill, or are very bored.

My puppy buyers were always told that I was always available for advice and help if needed, it was also clearly stated in the information pack they received along with if at any time they could not keep the dog they were to contact me for help etc. The majority of Breeders I know do the same. If a puppy buyer chooses not to contact the Breeder or refuses help then the ball is firmly in their court. Some of the reasons I have heard for dogs not being offered back or returned are lame, and if the animals involved are lumped in with the Breeder didn't give a toss figures it is pretty inaccurate. I am not at sure what it is exactly some people want or expect. It does seem that many expect Breeders to go all out and invest a great deal of resources (emotional, physical and financial) and then walk away, whilst others expect that input to be ongoing and to cover any hiccup that may occur regardless of where the blame may lay. The ones who are happy for the Breeder to do their best then hand them that pup with good wishes and good intentions but also with the expectation that some of the outcome is now up to the buyer as well are not as common. Where is the balance? Selling a pup from a litter that you have poured so much into means you are trusting the buyer to to do their best too, for it to work you need 3 things a good start, a good home, and the goodwill of mother nature, because it is a living creature and things can go wrong. If everything goes according to plan it is all good, when things go wrong then we need balanced expectations from both sides.

What is your Breeder feeding? They should be the first people you ask, if you choose to feed something different wait until puppy has settled in then change over slowly.

Can we clone you :)

I groomed a pup the other week that was purchased from a byb who supplys the local petshop with litter leftovers twice a year. These people I have known for some time told me they wanted a pup of XYZ breed, I gave them details of some Breeders who would do the right thing by them. They went off and googled and decided that it seems a pup raised in a family home where they could see both parents and raised with children (unholy terrors) was the go. Great you say. They didn't want a pup that grew up in a Breeders kennel environment. So they buy a pup for not much less than a pup from one of the Breeders on my list would have cost them. They have a pup that was wormed once, raised on weetbix and canned slop, not vaccinated or chipped or groomed. Now they have a pup that is costing them more money than they ever thought, and I saw on the weekend it is on the local FB pets classifieds for sale, main reason being apparently that it cannot be contained without screaming the house down and it plays so rough with their children one is now frightened of it. I asked them if they tried returning it and they said the lady told them to take it to the petshop as all the others sold quickly. They are blaming the Breed for the problems. Their experience could have been so very different but they believed stories on the net about how to choose a Breeder.

I have never refused to assist one of mine, not that it has happened more than a couple of times, I have had to race to collect other Breeders dogs because the owners want them gone yesterday. I asked a person surrendering a dog only a couple of weeks ago if they had contacted the Breeder before signing it over to the pound, they said why, If the Breeder wanted it they wouldn't have sold it! This dog came complete with an information pack that looked pristine and unread, surely an uncaring Breeder. Needless to say dog was quickly on its way to a friend of the interstate Breeder. Sometimes the Breeders don't even get the chance to step up. For every one that wipes their hands at point of sale there are plenty who certainly don't, sadly however I think it has got to a point that some Breeders really cannot work out what the rest of society including other Breeders actually expect of them.

Having the facilities to take in a dog and the owner of the dog wanting the dog put in those facilities well that's another story and the point of my post :) I have always had facilities available unless they were already filled by a rescue. In which case there may be a delay taking in another dog. :)

For a Breeder to be able to instantly take back any dog that is in need, they most probably are going to need kennel facilities, then most likely the dog wont be sent back because as we read time and time again the owners don't want them going into a kennel situation, so they are better off going to rescue to add to the burdens there and also fueling the Breeders don't look after their own train of thought. If I was raising a litter of pups in the house underfoot, because that is "the best way" then I am no doubt then in strife with the powers that be because pups must whelped in kennels, but I also couldn't add a strange dog to the household mix because of the risks. What to do?? Breeding dogs is getting more and more like one of those crazy time management games.

Natsu I think you are right. People also need to remember that there are no guarantees with nature sometimes despite all good intentions and despite the health testing and care taken, things go wrong. Breeders are up against it, from many directions.

Are you certain it is Sarcoptic and not Demodex?

I find this thread disturbing and it isn't because of the original OP.

He needs to be restrained either on leash, in a crate or the house made more cat/dog friendly with baby gates to allow the cats safe zones, it is simply unacceptable behaviour.

Some pups can react to Vaccinations by being of colour and have a touch of Diarrhoea, bit like human bubs, likewise they can react to worming medications. Both at once is a bit of a double whammy for their little system :) Usually does pass in a day or so, so chalk it up to a learning experience.

This :)

Vaccine are not 100% effective in preventing diseases like Parvo, due to poor timing of vaccination or a faulty immune system some animals will not seroconvert and despite being vaccinated will have no immunity. What vaccination does best when high numbers of pets are vaccinated is create herd immunity, which mean large numbers of vaccinated individuals that provide like a a safety buffer slowing transmission of disease to the entire community. Whilst Parvo is always present when herd immunity is low we see the terrible outbreaks that put more and more animals at risk. Put simply the more vaccinated animals in the population the better.

Superbugs are a risk with any surgery human or animal. Overuse and misuse of ABs has created a world wide headache.

Yes, but if you have your animals on a product that prevents any fleas they may come in contact with producing viable eggs you do not have the infestation problem :-)

I am glad another one found you, and look at her eyes, she has a beautiful soul :)

Sounds perfectly normal Boxer play to me, my GSD and whippet play in the most noisy fashion I am sure people would think the GSD is savaging the Whippet. Most of the noise and rough housing is the Whippet though :laugh:

Excellent photos Thank You! :D

HotSpots are an area of acute moist dermatitis that can erupt suddenly usually the dog breaks the skin due to scratching or licking because of fleas or allergy. The area breaks out bacteria multiply and you end up with a raw red weepy crusty lesion usually round and spreading. Hot humid weather and dogs that heavy coats like goldens, labs etc are prone.

Do you know the name of the rubber matting by any chance?