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*giggle* @ Gruf! T.

It's OK about the Airedales... I can cuddle my neighbour's one any time... but it would have been nice to see/pat a really nicely bred one up close... As for the Labradors... Spagnolo's dogs did seem to have a winning streak, didn't they? I was of the opinion that the judge was favouring the larger dogs overall... and I don't mean just in height. When I started to notice the trend, I was able to pick every dog he would put up from that point on... errr! Going to the Show again on Sunday... guaranteed to get me plenty of Weimeraner cuddles, as a friend is showing hers... *grin* T.

I'd rather see a petition to stop the use of the stupid "breed" names slapped onto crossbreeds in order to extract a high dollar value for pups... Say I mated my Rottweiler to my Labrador, then advertised the pups as "Rottadors"... funnily enough people will pay more dollars for said pups with that "breed" name attached than they would if I advertised them as Rotti x Lab. Seriously, if a breed mix is not currently recognised by any registry, and the lineage is not traceable, then they are crossbreeds/mutts... simple. T.

I'd be more worried about the fact the pup had not been wormed, vaccinated, or microchipped before offloading to the new owners at 4 months of age... T.

Last Sunday it was the Airedales and Frenchies that were away from public view/attention... and the couple of Airedale people that were near to the public accessway weren't all that interested in letting the public see or touch the dogs at all... and I did ask nicely AFTER their competition session was over... *sigh* Managed to get me some Frenchie smooches when a couple came back from the wee yard... *grin* Completely off topic, but the highlight of the day for me was in the petting zoo where the baby alpaca decided to nibble up and down my arm/hand ever so gently, and it also smooched my face/chin/nose... heaven on a stick! T.

Funny how Vic councils managed to find the manpower to chase up all of those "pitbulls" when that sweet piece of legislation came out... but still have difficulty chasing up existing legislation with regards to animals - microchipping, illegal breeding practices, etc... T.

Have you tried the University vets DDD? T.

It is fascinating to watch other primates rearing their young... so like us in so many ways... T.

Hehe! Forget her modesty next time... T.

Thanks perse... he is at the stage where everything goes into his mouth... with varying levels of success... lol! Patiently waiting for this girl to "lose" some of that extra weight... *hint hint* I'm seeing some fun times in the next 12 months for Taronga's primate keepers... 3 baby chimps hitting the independent stages, and hopefully a couple of gorilla babies not that far behind them... *grin* T.

My Lab girl is of the smaller type... she's around 25kgs and lean. 9 years old and can still happily run around all day playing... T.

Some recent baby primate photos... Mjukuu Fumo and Sudi... Sudi... Fumo... Liwali... Sudi... Fumo and Liwali... T.

Labrador or Rottweiler from reputable breeder... both will make sturdy companions and aren't known to be yappy... *grin* T.

Can't really see either animal in there... I DO see purebred ugly though... errr! T.

The desexing request is not because the breeder doesn't want competition... T.

I worked 12 hour rotating shift rosters when my 2 oldest dogs were pups... and they are the most stable tempered of my 4. The other 2 are more fussy when it comes to routine, but I'm not completely rigid with my routines nowadays, and they are getting over it... *grin* Plenty of quality time when you ARE there is much more important... and socialisation is a big must! My older girls went to the ice rink with me on Friday/Saturday late night sessions, and got to run about on the ice after the session was finished... everyone loved throwing a puck for them, even the rink staff (who would have them in the office while I skated). T.

Watch for too much as well as too little water consumption... T.

Sounds like a copy of my old Zeddy... never could fight to save her life, but feisty as they come... even now when she's as unstable as all getout on those 15 year old hind legs... *sigh* T.

Yes... she did grow a bit, didn't she? That's why she's referred to as the Horse Puppy... lol! Apparently they all grew quite tall - even the little runty girl we had to take away from mum at 3 weeks to get her back on track in the growth department - but Harper ended up the tallest of them all... She did have the longest legs of the litter all along, and she now has gorgeous Elle McPherson long lanky pins... no doubting the Dane in those legs! T.

... and those "declared" standards are? Fluff piece short on facts and long on emotive text... grrr! T.

Here is Pickles as a puppy... T.

Harper's ears look like this now... *sigh* T.

*giggle* T.

Harper at 1 week - on right... At 3 weeks... 4 weeks... 5 weeks... 6 weeks... 8 weeks... ... and at 5 months with her brothr Rex... T.

Billinudgel Vet? Shorter drive than the Gold Coast... Give them a call and ask if they have someone who can reset a Lab's dislocated elbow. T.