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Don't forget dogs can DIG. Make sure you have good footings or you may come home a mass murder! We used to have chickens and the all the dogs had been raised with them and the pups just followed the older dogs example and didn't bother them.These days I actively have to teach the pups that they don't hunt any little critters.

I just a bitch done last week in NSW and she now sports a tat.Not sure about mandatory though.I'm pretty sure the sign in the waiting room says it's just a service and you don't have to have it done.

It's very disappointing to hear that we have judges that are mishandling exhibits here.I hope they get reported.I guess we can only go by our own experiences and I have never had a dog treated unkindly by a judge.Complete disinterest and a bit of ignorance about my breed,yes but I can live with that Mind you I haven't done any all breeds showing for a while now ,just specialities where the judges have the same passion for the breed as the exhibitors do and the dogs tend to get lots of affection from judges .More than they could reasonably expect in the all breeds ring.

Agreed that the judge should be judging the dog and nothing more.I am sure that sort of handling of an exhibit in Australia would have had people screaming and rightly so.I honestly don't think it would happen here. I also find it disturbing that none of the spectators seemed to find her handling of that puppy untoward.Poor little mite.The imploring look it gives it's handler while the judge is gripping his throat is heartbreaking.The judge looks way too practised at how she was handling that puppy for my for my liking(:

Link for those who have a yen to see more of the lovely Rufus. http://www.downloadvideo.net/video/onquT6s...ll_Terrier.html

Another option to look at may be alpacas as guardians.Sorry to hear about your sheep. http://www.alpaca.asn.au/docs/about/info/6herdprotectors.pdf

Unfortunately recessive genes can also come with a twist. It is such in the case of Primary lens luxation(PLL). A yet unknown % of carriers are symptomatic & will fully luxate.Research is ongoing. A caution as well.With PLL many breeders said they hadn't bred a dog with PLL.Some were not being truthful and some were sincere.The problem is unless you track down and test every dog you have bred you don't know for sure.Add to this we found that the vets treating the dogs told the owners that it was a problem in the breed but no test was available.So pet owners didn't contact their breeders.We had that happen in our own kennel and we weren't the only ones and that invariably meant more affected dogs were produced.

http://www.tonic.com/article/champion-show...gel-on-a-leash/ Angel on a Leash: Champion Show Dog A Hit Helping The Sick By Diane Herbst | Thursday, October 28, 2010 11:00 PM ET A bull terrier who has won more championships than any other dog in the history of his breed, is spending his retirement years as a therapy dog. At the Ronald McDonald House on Manhattan's Upper East Side, a bear of a dog named Rufus lays on the floor of this residence for pediatric cancer patients and their families. A gaggle of kids roll all over him, laughing and showering him with hugs. "Rufus is so big and has such a unique look about him, the kids just run up to him," says David Frei, founder of the therapy dog program Angel on a Leash. "He gives the kids something to smile about." But Rufus is not just any therapy dog. A retired show dog, Rufus has won more championships than any other bull terrier in history. This includes Rufus sweeping the "Triple Crown" of dog shows in late 2005 and early 2006: The National Dog Show Presented by Purina, the Westminster Kennel Club dog show and the Morris & Essex Kennel Club show, held every five years. (ARTICLE CONTINUES AT LINK-PICTURES ALSO)

Jugiong motel. Dog friendly,lovely owners and just about half way.

The partitions in my trailer are half marine ply and half mesh .Love the marine ply it gives some privacy for the dogs for eating &sleeping on away trips.After having given a ride home to someone else's dog and finding my dog had his nose bitten we have replaced the original mesh with 1/2" x1/2" so it can't happen again.If you have white dogs think about powder coating the mesh so grey gunk that comes off mesh doesn't dirty your dog.We also got some locks for the internal doors that are flat, keyed the same and nearly adult proof let alone kiddie proof.Internal lights are a real bonus as well but need fixing so bored dogs can't eat them.

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I adore my vets and trust them implicitly and have not had a bad experience with them in over 20 yrs. Not happy with the diagnosis on a pup I bred in another state.Puppy not eating and acting 'strangely'.Glassy eyes,growing at nothing ,circling restless ¬ sleeping.Owner thinks pup has gone 'mad' My advice was if this breed stops eating the dog is SICK and most likely has an obstruction.Pup owner does the right thing and takes puppy to vet and came away with diag. of SOA or epilepsy.Blood work was done and an MRI suggested.Pup owner rang me late one night to tell me the pup is getting worse rapidly and would be PTS next morning.Thank god for my breeder friend in that state that rushed over and picked up the pup for me. That pup was not going to be put down without being seen by a vet that knows the breed and without being properly diagnosed.Puppy vomited up a mass of foreign material just before my friend picked him up that had been in his gut for goodness knows how long.Puppy back to normal but stayed with my friend for a week or so to make sure we had we had resolved the problem.Puppy is back with his owners but damn lucky to be alive. An extremely distressing occurrence for everybody concerned especially for the poor pup who must of been in a lot of pain for far too long. A good vet is a priceless and I feel for everyone who has an unhappy, scary or potentially lethal experience with one.Finding a great vet isn't easy.

It will pay to check what is in the lmb/kid replacer.Some of these are not based on milk but tallow and such products, actual milk solids are minimal where as biolac is based on powdered milk.

The Animal Health Trust (UK) is seeking DNA samples from bilaterally or unilaterally deaf dogs of any breed. NDBTC(northern districts bull terrier club) has placed AHT swabs with the following clinics where baer testing is available. - North Richmond Vet.Hospital (nsw) 02 45712042 -Murdoch Uni Vet. Hospital (wa) 08 93606482 - Ballarat Veterinary Practice(vic) 0353392266 - Noah's Crosiing Vet.Hospital(08 85242260 -Vineyard Vet Hospital 0296271257(swabs in place shortly) This list will be updated as DNA kits are available at other clinics. DNA is collected by a simple cheek sweep. A copy of the baer test, 3 to 5 generation pedigree and sample from unaffected sibling or close relative is preferable, however not mandatory so samples from all deaf animals are eligible. If any breed clubs would like to organise collection of DNA from individual animals from their breed that would be most appreciated please contact [email protected] and he will send you kits directly. I am happy to organise kits straight to individuals but would like to get an idea of how many kits to order.If you would like to submit DNA from your deaf dog or have any questions please contact me on [email protected] Thanks in advance. I have requested this topic be moved to to general forum.

ACT is a 2hr trip for me.SASH is 4 1/2 or so. I still prefer to do the trip to SASH.

Cross posted from a international bully forum.Still waiting to hear the name of these pills to be posted.I have asked my vet but haven't heard back yet.If anyone can help with the name of these pills and if they are available in OZ it would be great. She had xray,scan and barium meal with no result before taking these pills. The dog in the post below did have a blockage (plastic and string)and was opened up and is now fine. I don't know whether ALL of you are aware, but my Bully has just been to the Vets AGAIN today, to see if she has a blockage, due to her eating something she should'nt. She had her xrays etc, but as I'm sure your all aware SOME things don't show up on xray anyway. Well now my Vet as just got some new pills in , this he said is because of the last time general george had to be opened up ( 3rd time ) they wer'nt even sure there was a blockage, but he was deteriorating so quickly they took a chance, good job they did cos he DID have a blockage. But it really made them aware of the Problem, that they were faced with, so now I've brought Annie home, she has taken 4 of these very tiny pills , 3 that are filled with small white balls & 1 that is filled with Bigger white balls. I then take her back tomorrow for another xray, if all of the white balls ( which do show up on xray ) have passed through , THERE IS NO BLOCKAGE, if only the small balls have passed through , THERE IS A PARTIAL BLOCKAGE, & of course if NONE have passed through , THEN THERE IS A FULL BLOCKAGE, I think this is a great Idea & gives the Vets a much Better Idea with what is happening & where to look. I'm probably the last to hear about this, but just thought i'd let you guys know _________________

Parvo cases confirmed at Yass,Cootamundra,Young and Harden.

http://www.khq.com/global/story.asp?s=12554166ALBURQUERQUE, N.M. - The city of Albuquerque decided to ban pet sales in an effort to shut down the puppy mill industry. Below is a story written by Rebecca Dube, a contributor to NBC. Buying an adorable puppy or kitten at your local pet store may become a thing of the past, if more American cities join a small but growing movement to ban retail pet sales. West Hollywood, Calif., became the latest city to put a leash on pet sales in February, when its city council unanimously approved an ordinance prohibiting sales of dogs and cats in retail stores. Albuquerque, N.M., and South Lake Tahoe, Calif., have also banned pet sales. Other cities in Florida, New Mexico, Missouri and elsewhere are considering similar bans on the sale of dogs and cats. Animal advocates say pet store sales fuel the puppy mill industry, where dogs are bred and raised in cramped, unhealthy and inhumane conditions. They have similar concerns about "kitten factories," which are a smaller but growing problem. Efforts to crack down on animal mills have been hindered by limited enforcement resources, so ban proponents are shifting their focus from the supply side to the demand. Far better, they say, to adopt from a local shelter or buy directly from a reputable breeder. "People have got to wake up to the fact that [most] dogs coming from pet stores are coming from puppy mills," said Mary Jo Dazey, a stay-at-home mom from St. Louis, Mo., who has been working to shut down puppy mills in her state for several years. There are no official statistics on how many pet-store dogs come from puppy mills. Between 2 million and 4 million dogs are born in U.S. puppy mills every year, according to the Humane Society, and many of those dogs do end up in pet stores — in addition to being sold over the internet, through newspaper classifieds and in other venues. "Every time we do a pet store investigation [after a complaint], we find that puppy mills are the suppliers," said Stephanie Shain, senior director of the Humane Society's puppy mills campaign. Shain said she believes that if animal-lovers became better educated, they wouldn't want to buy from pet stores that may be supplied by puppy mills. Public sentiment does, in fact, seem to be veering away from pet store animals. A recent poll by the Associated Press-Petside.com found that more than half of those surveyed planned to get their next cat or dog from a shelter, seven times the number who said they'd buy from a pet store. And four in 10 said they thought store pets could have hidden physical or psychological problems due to overbreeding or other issues. A ‘guilt-free shopping experience' Of course, in cities with bans in places, even if people want to buy from a pet store, they can't. The West Hollywood pet sale ban got a lot of attention, but it was more symbolic than anything else since no pet stores there were actually selling animals when it went into effect. South Lake Tahoe's ban passed in 2009, but doesn't take effect until 2011. To see what really happens when a city bans pet sales, you have to go to Albuquerque, N.M. The Southwestern city banned sales of "companion animals," including cats and dogs, in 2006, and has seen a marked, positive effect, said Peggy Weigle, executive director of Animal Humane New Mexico. Since the ban started, animal adoptions have increased 23 percent and euthanasia at city shelters has decreased by 35 percent. "By stopping these pet shops," Weigle said, "what you're really doing is you're reducing the demand for puppy-mill puppies." At the same time, Weigle said, her private animal shelter has stepped in to fill the place of pet stores for people who want pets but don't necessarily want to brave the city shelter. In February, Animal Humane New Mexico opened a boutique-style adoption center with just a few hand-picked animals — mostly puppies, many of them pure-bred dogs that were abandoned or rescued by the shelter — so that people could "shop" for shelter dogs in a pleasant, retail-like environment. Her goal was to adopt out 45 animals in the first month; instead, they placed 118 animals in new homes. Adoptions have been so plentiful, Weigle said, that her organization is preparing to open a second adoption boutique. Weigle said she recently had a young purebred Yorkshire Terrier available for adoption for just $135, the standard adoption fee. "Many people will say, 'Oh, I just can't go to the shelter, it's just too sad,'" Weigle said. "But if you make a guilt-free shopping experience available, and they don't have to be confronted with 100 homeless pets staring them in the face, the shopping experience is very parallel to a pet store. If you give the public a choice to shop in that kind of an environment, they will." Focus on breeders instead? While Albuquerque animal advocates tout their success as a model for other cities, pet store owners argue that it's not fair to take away their livelihood because of a few bad apples. They say puppy-mill and kitten-factory foes should focus instead on cracking down on breeders who are breaking the law. "The fact of the matter is that puppies sold by pet stores frequently come from highly reputable breeders who provide healthy loving pets to the public," said Michael Maddox, vice president of government affairs and general counsel for the Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council, an industry group based in Washington, D.C. "Notwithstanding isolated anecdotal stories that misrepresent pet store puppies, the vast majority of customers who bring home their canine companion from a pet store are supremely satisfied with the experience." Dana Derraugh, owner of Le Petit Puppy in New York City, says she hates puppy mills as much as any animal lover. She specializes in small breeds suited to city life, and sells about five dogs a week from her upscale shop in Greenwich Village. "When you go to a shelter, you don't know what you're going to get. A lot of them have emotional baggage. You're taking a risk," Derraugh said. Her clean, homey store, decorated with photos of celebrity clients like Sarah Jessica Parker, sells Pomeranians for $699, Chihuahuas for $799, and something she calls a "Chiweenie" — a Chihuahua-Daschund cross — for $950. She gives her cell phone number to clients, so they can call anytime with questions or worries about their new puppies. "I feel like my mission is not just to sell the dog, but to hold your hand," Derraugh said. She said she buys only from reputable breeders, though she declined to name them or say where they are located. Derraugh said eliminating pet store sales would hurt consumers by reducing competition: "The prices will go way up, there will be less puppies." Laura Ellis, who bred collies on her farm in Vermont for 30 years before moving to New York City, said Derraugh is an example of a dog store owner who gets it right. She bought her Papillion, Penny, from Le Petit Puppy in October after researching every conceivable option. While she understands why some people might want to rescue a dog from a shelter, that wasn't what she was looking for, and she makes no apologies for it. "I don't want other people's problems. I just wanted to start fresh," Ellis said. "The main thing is, [Le Petit's] puppies are happy. They're high quality, well run, humane. I don't see what there is to complain about," Ellis said. "It's a pretty good life for a puppy."

Another bad dog owner here. Late back from a show.Two doggies in the lounge room,threw the show case in through the sliding door and go about my business.Come back in find little miss perfect crunching on the tiny remaining piece of the black dog bait bag.Grrrrr.They know they are NOT to touch food items be it on the floor,table where ever without permission and that bag was brand spanking new that day.Grrr.So I slap madam across the back side(with my hand and she is a bully and it ain't going to kill her!) and tell her she is a BAD dog. She gives me an affronted look over her shoulder and stomps off to sulk in her bed. A few minutes later the other old dear trundles into the room gives a couple of burps and throws up the bait bag! Whoops,my bad!

My minibull wears a medium and she is only 14" tall. This is due mostly to her width of chest.I had to shorten the girth for her though.I ordered mine through petsplus and they were great about measuring the straps and then swapping sizes for me.

You have two bullie clubs in WA which will be good places to find bullie lovers and breeders. Bull Terrier & Bull Terrier [Miniature] Assoc of WA Inc Contact : Deb McLachlan on 08 94171640 This club is having a fresh start with plenty of emphasis on the fun and social aspect of having a bullie or mini as well as showing. Bull Terrier Club of WA Phone:Mobiles:08 9537 7765 0400 90 30 10 JAMIE WATKISS,PRESIDENT 0414 24 23 27 SHIRLEY WATKISS, SECRETARY(WESTBUL) Westbul is a pretty famous kennel in Oz.if you do some research on bullies. Good luck!

Hi Jed, Pups are doing much better on the carmation, egg yolks and pentivite drops.I have copied your recipe to have on hand.I think if I hadn't taken them off I would have had serious problems.One boy is just a tad off with a touch of belly ache.Gripe water and paraffin seem to have him nearly back to normal tonight.The sediment is still coming through this pup slowly.I'll certainly talk to them about the biolac tomorrow.We buy these formulas trying to give our pups the best start we can on the basis of all the science involved.These formulas should be quality controlled and should be exactly the same each bucket.It's just not satisfactory.Poor wee puppies.

Thank you for your quick responses it is appreciated. Pups are 3 weeks but were 5 days premmie.Their little eyes have only been open for a couple of days.I have one tiny wee one who has been a bit of a struggle but thankfully has not been affected by this so far. I was a big fan of wombaroo and swore by it but was unlucky enough to get a bad batch.Because I had used it with such success I was convinced it was not the milk and kept battling on for far too long to the puppies detriment.I got no follow up from the company either which was disappointing as they used to be great to deal with.Hence the change to Biolac. They will have to have carnation milk tonight as it all I have.I am worried about doing the sudden change but what else can I do? I don't think they are ready for all solids,I have been giving them a little every day and will get them on as soon as I can .

I am hand rearing 7 bullie puppies.I opened a new 5kg of Biolac this morning. The first three pups fed easily, as I tried to feed the next four the teat kept blocking up and I discovered that there was a mass of brown sediment in the bottle. I persevered (shaking the bottle ect) and got them all fed although it took a long time. On closer examination of the milk I found a many brown flecks through it.The next batch I mixed up for lunch was worse (more sediment) and I strained it through a stocking. I also tried both hotter and colder water to see if I could dissolve the sediment without sucess. At the lunch the first three pups fed well,the last four didn't want to eat so I offered them some soaked advance which they had a bit of but they were not overly happy.I rang the number on the bucket and was lucky to get a nice lady who advised me she no longer handles the domestic species milk. She has advised me to contact the new owner on Tuesday. I had a little milk from a previous litter left so I fed that tonight all but two puppies ate well and I am becoming concerned about these two if the perhaps the sediment is affecting them? Any advice welcomed and I am wondering if anyone has experienced the same thing. Thanx

Don't forget to allow extra travel time for the traffic if you are showing on days other than weekends and public holidays!