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Quote from Facebook: ..."For those of you who don´t speak Spanish.......All I can see on this short video is an expert (and free) lesson by a great profesional judge/breeder, Ana Mesto, trying to teach a very new exhibitor how to control a puppy. The tecnic is totally clasic, most breeder/handler/exhibitors use it on new or difficult dogs. This little fellow was totally out of control a few weeks earlier at the Velez-Malaga show. A little firmness should not be confused with mistreatment."... Jesus wept, I might be a 'new exhibitor' , but sure as sh*t I would not be proud if this was common practice here - remind me never to to show under a Spanish judge if this is 'expert handling'. ... and might I point out the 'little fellow' looked to be under perfect control until she started trying to tie it in a knot... :D

:D :D :D :D ;) :D :D ;) ;) What... Who... How....??? She practically turned that poor puppy inside out - and that looked more like it was in too much pain to walk, it's back was humped right up like it had been put out!!! Jesus wept, hope to god she never turns up here!!!!

http://www.horsesathome.com.au/shop/ Have you had a look here for trolleys - found their prices very reasonable and they are very good about contacting you if you have queries! Oh - they are having problems with their pages - just scroll down to the bottom past all the coding...

I know! So I am letting the tempo of excitement build up lol! I am buying a secondhand OZtrail Compact gazebo - found it on the DOL for sale page - and I found this fantastic (FANTASTIC) online shop where I am getting the show trolley from : http://www.horsesathome.com.au/shop/ They are in the middle of moving their site to a new ... something or other... so just scroll down the page past all the coding until you get to the Actual Page. I am buying a dog enclosure from them, too - I will be able to lock my little dogs away from the big dogs (while the big dogs act as a burglar deterrent and know they are safe. The Silver Shade is a type of shadecloth that is heat/cold reflective. Catonam Supplies sell gazebo covers, and I am getting a trolley cover too. :D :D

LOL! Well, not so many toys - YET! More in the line of show trolleys, dog enclosures, crates, local council entire animals licence, breeders reg/prefix, breed club regs, gazebo, silver shade this-and-that, new lever-arch folders for paperwork... and various other paraphenalia. BTW, the import permits were applied for last week (but the doggies were bought in March), and were approved today so it is all go! So NOW I can start looking at dog beds for quarantine, and toys to keep them from getting too bored... *squeeee* so excited!

Hi Parrotpea Know what you mean about impatient!! I find myself having to take deeeep breaths, or distract myself, because I could get really way too excited... I chose the two dogs in about March (or rather, the breeder guided me to these two - the boy was only born March 4th, but his bloodlines are just what I was wanting!) and so since May they have been on AQIS' strict protocol for immunizations etc. I had to keep the timing (of their titre tests + other immunizations + application assessment + quarantine bookings) in mind - or rather the fabulous breeder did; she has been organising everything for me, rather than using an agent. But the permits should be assessed by the middle of this week, I think... The doggies hopefully should arrive in quarantine just before Xmas, then be released mid-to-late January.... wow, I had no idea I could pace myself like this!

Congratulations! I was wondering if our rain extended the dozen or so kilometres to the showgrounds - such a guilty delight when it rains on my garden on show weekends... Safe travel back!

Aw, Pandii, a little red-head with freckles and blue eyes... Am I correct in thinking she is a Koolie?

OT: oooooohhhh.... lookee the tiny baby! How lovely - congratulations

Hi everyone! I love peeking into this thread - it is delightful to see all these proud puppy owners-to-be sharing the joy lol! I feel I can join in now... I am waiting to hear back from AQIS about the import permits, but hopefully once they give me the ok - well I am importing two Pomeranians from America *squeeee* sorry pretty excited! Because of quarantine requirements, the puppy is more a 'teenager' now - he was born early March 2010: Here is Comet recently: And I am also getting a two year old girl, Daisy - as a puppy: And recently: Soooooo cool having a thread to get all excited in!

I can see a half-mask version being useful to protect eyes... but can I ask a silly question: why do people not ask the vet for the bitter drops to stop the dogs licking at wounds etc?

Eh, sorry, haven't been keeping up with this thread. No, the dogs were not the neighbours'... and until I spotted them I had no idea it was dogs breaking in, I just assumed it was foxes. The night I spotted the Huskies, I had been keeping my small animals in the back porch for the last month or so (and, I if I might add, after seeing the dogs I stopped keeping them outside at all). So the bunnies were safe, and I only saw the Huskies because my window was open for the spring weather and I was not soundly asleep - by the time I got to the back door they had vanished, again without making any discernable noise... pretty spooky! The dogs actually lived about 4km away from me; bout the same distance from the Lowline stud where they were shot. It was a complete coincidence that I discovered they had been shot; as I mentioned the farmer was attending the playgroup and brought up the topic because she knew I was interested in dogs. In the end, that incident and this recent one with the little Westie is really sad for all involved; and it convinces me that the breed needs to be contained in a roofed enclosure if not under immediate human supervision. Love Huskies, just think they are a huge responsibility. *Edited for clarity

IMO (as the owner of a Husky) this sort of attack wouldn't have happened if the owners of the dogs were responsible owners who knew what sort of care a Husky requires. While our Husky is prey driven and will catch birds if you let her, if the fence fell down on our side and she was able to get into my neighbour's yard (who has a Maltese) she would NEVER hurt Casey at all. Yes, Huskies are prey driven, but no, not all Huskies are like this. In fact, I would say that the owner is probably the sort of person who tells his dogs to "git 'em!" every time they're faced with another dog, and if that's the case, who can blame them for turning out like this. Yes,ferel owners ferel dogs,same goes with the human race. And that could just be an enormous assumption... Huskies can be gorgeous, sweet-natured, good-with-kids family companions - and hop over a fence at night to go killing anything they can get at. I know this, because I witnessed two huskies under a half-full moon jump *in almost complete silence* from the ground in my yard, up to the roof of the neighbour's shed in one bound. They were incredibly agile, incredibly silent, and incredibly efficient hunters. They broke into three different chook cages I had my guineapigs, rabbits, chooks, and ducks in and slaughtered them all over about three months. After I saw them under moonlight, I gave up keeping small pets in the yard. They were shot about a month after I saw them; they attacked the calves at the Lowline stud up the road and the farmer shot one and winged the other one. The farmer rang the owners of the Huskies; who were absolutely gob-smacked that their beloved pets had been out of the yard, had no idea whatsoever that they were stock-killers - and who were by no means bogans... just average folks who loved Huskies. They had six-foot fences, and thought their dogs were safely asleep in the yard all night. I find it very hard to believe that any husky would escape from a secure yard, kill everything they can get at, then silently return home without the owner knowing. If they have the desire to run and escape they won't come back home. Obviously this is what a lot of Huskies do - but since: I personally witnessed the dogs in eerie silence leap up so high and settle on a corrugated iron roof with only a single creak; and since the farmer who shot the Huskies was a mum at the playgroup I ran at the time... well, you will have to take my word that they were repeatedly escaping, entering (at the very least) my yard, plundering a succession of cages to kill what was inside them, then returning home - all over a period of some months. When the farmer who shot them contacted the owners of the Huskies, they were stunned, but accepted without arguement that their dogs were responsible... bit hard to argue one dead dog, with collar and tag; and one with gunshot wounds, with collar and tag. This does not make them particularly unusual Huskies... a workmate had two Huskies out at Murrumbateman, who displayed the same tactics; leap six foot fences at night, break into fowlhouses on a couple of different properties, decimate the chooks/ducks/turkeys, then return home, hop over the fence into their yard and be their usual amiable selves by next morning. The only way the Huskies' owner proved they were getting out was because they had blood on their faces and feet... The only way they were stopped was by installing eight-foot, cyclone-mesh fences set in concrete along the entirety of the base of the fenceline. I love Huskies - they are fabulous dogs; but they are amazingly athletic and think nothing of seeking out their own food source/entertainment. They are primitive in their drives - poor Hamish and his owner, they were victims of the Huskies' OWNERS' ignorance and/or complacency.

IMO (as the owner of a Husky) this sort of attack wouldn't have happened if the owners of the dogs were responsible owners who knew what sort of care a Husky requires. While our Husky is prey driven and will catch birds if you let her, if the fence fell down on our side and she was able to get into my neighbour's yard (who has a Maltese) she would NEVER hurt Casey at all. Yes, Huskies are prey driven, but no, not all Huskies are like this. In fact, I would say that the owner is probably the sort of person who tells his dogs to "git 'em!" every time they're faced with another dog, and if that's the case, who can blame them for turning out like this. Yes,ferel owners ferel dogs,same goes with the human race. And that could just be an enormous assumption... Huskies can be gorgeous, sweet-natured, good-with-kids family companions - and hop over a fence at night to go killing anything they can get at. I know this, because I witnessed two huskies under a half-full moon jump *in almost complete silence* from the ground in my yard, up to the roof of the neighbour's shed in one bound. They were incredibly agile, incredibly silent, and incredibly efficient hunters. They broke into three different chook cages I had my guineapigs, rabbits, chooks, and ducks in and slaughtered them all over about three months. After I saw them under moonlight, I gave up keeping small pets in the yard. They were shot about a month after I saw them; they attacked the calves at the Lowline stud up the road and the farmer shot one and winged the other one. The farmer rang the owners of the Huskies; who were absolutely gob-smacked that their beloved pets had been out of the yard, had no idea whatsoever that they were stock-killers - and who were by no means bogans... just average folks who loved Huskies. They had six-foot fences, and thought their dogs were safely asleep in the yard all night.

:D You guys are SO organised - I never have time to brush my OWN hair! :p

Hi NicoleL It is completely true that each dog's coat is different - and that trying heaps of different products will be the best way to find what workd for each particular dog. If your Afghan has a 'cottony' type of coat - like this: you might find the Chris Christensen White on White shampoo + the Chris Christensen Spectrum Ten conditioner + Plush Puppy Swishy coat gives you that super-clean, every-hair-in-its-place feel... or if your dog has a coat that is a little more like human hair in texture, like this: you might try The Barf Shop's Pamper Me Show Pro White Shampoo + Chris Christensen Spectrum Ten Conditioner + Chris Christensen Silk Spirit finish. So... Pictures?

Okay, that is reassuring - I was actually reading that website when I started confusing myself. So... if it is just a recessive form of sable, why is black and tan not accepted in Poms? Sorry to be so slow on the uptake, guys!

But... but... why not? I hypothesised that the standards don't permit the b/t because it is perceived as an indicator of impure breeding somewhere along the line? But if it is actually part of the gene for a permitted colour (sable), then why not the b/t? Soooooooo confused

... and its mode of inheritance. Okay: so Sable is a modified version of the Agouti gene, and is known as a/s. And Black and Tan is a modified version of the Agouti gene, and is known as a/t. And a/t is recessive to a/s. Which means, I think, that you can get black and tan puppies from sable parents... doesn't it? I am currently confusing myself about black and tan in Pomeranians... shouldn't they be allowed, if they are merely a version of the same gene as the sables?

Well, I am concerned that even if she is not mated until later in November, she may whelp early... I realise now that the quarantine regs say she must not whelp at the station (sheesh, my brain's info retrieval is dreadful, I knew that was the case!) and she will be clipped off just before she leaves - at least, I was planning to ask the breeder to do that. Not having thought of the heat/season of year thing before this was all set up, she is committed to coming out at this time because she has had all her needles etc... and because there are a fair few dogs with IID after their names I had assumed coming out in whelp was not a problem - other than making sure her due date was not while she was in quarantine. Guess we'll be hoping she comes in really late, then. Thankyou for the feedback - and for reminding me of the RULES about importing a pregnant bitch.

PLEASE don't blame me for coffee/tea/alcholic beverages being blasted into your keyboard. http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2010/07/dog.html .... and the rest of her blogs make me laugh so hard I have to use my inhaler BEFORE I read them, or I die laughing.

Could I possibly access DOLers' collective experiences and thoughts on importing a toy breed bitch in whelp... She had a litter mid-year, and free-whelped and looked after the babies very well. She is due in heat again mid-November, and if all goes to plan is due to fly into Eastern Creek Quarantine the week before Christmas. What are peoples' opinions on her possibly whelping while in quarantine? I would prefer to maximise my access to the breeder's bloodlines by bringing her in already mated, but unless she cycles late, and is mated late November or early December, she would most likely fall due to whelp before her quarantine finishes. Should I go with risking a whelping in quarantine? Or should I not risk it?

Hiya I do understand the 'research ad nauseum before committing' you are doing - and it's a good thing to do, it will help! I thought you might like to look at my Photoshop album, you can see my progress - I began with very basic tools, then recently could afford to get good equipment: http://s289.photobucket.com/albums/ll237/d...Dogs/?start=180 Now I am getting a 'clientele' of friends' dogs coming for grooming! Which is awesome, I love being able to borrow someone else's dog for the day, it is like grandkids, you can spoil them then give them back http://s289.photobucket.com/albums/ll237/d...0Spa%20Clients/ Have fun browsing all over the internet - Youtube is great for clips of 'how to' do various things, and remember, Google is your friend! Cheers

oh, my.... lookit the little leggie!! They are so ... frail looking ... when they first come out of the oven, aren't they! Congratulations, and can I have a cyber-cuddle??! BTW, the Phil & Ted's prams are THE BEST EVER prams. As someone who used her first pram twenty-two years ago, and bought a Phil & Ted's just over six years ago - I know what I am talking about!

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