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But don't use this if he is in contact with any cats.

Good to hear. If it changes let me know, I've got one and am 10mins away. :)

thank you. We are looking for a country home for a wolfie cross whom I suppose you could say had a dubious temperament. He has lived on small acreage having a quiet life for a few years and we were asked to help him after a family break up. He adores his foster carer but he is not suited to city life - he just wants to hang around his person all t he time, inside and outside, and not be subject to a lot of stressors. Generally my own wolfie cross died of bloat 2 years ago now, and is irreplaceable. We don't have any trouble with the scruffers, small and large, but some we recognise are not suited to city living. I'll let you know if I hear of anything.

There is an unofficial network of us sighthound people that do some rescue. We also work with/come from various related breed clubs. Rescue our own breeds, and network amongst each other to help sighthounds generally. There is also Soul Companions rescue doing sighthounds, but mainly salukis, afghans and the slightly smaller ones. Pound dogs like "Staghound" crosses can be tricky ones as we have all encountered dubious temps from time to time. And they have a reputation for being very hard to fence in/contain. But that doesn't necessarily preclude them from rescue, it just gives them their own set of circumstances to be considered. I have actually lost count of the people that have come to talk to me about my dogs in public, at shows etc and brought up the subject of owning "Lurchers". The scruffy houndy crossbreds have quite a little following out there and potential homes for suitable ones should be pretty easy to find. But they need good marketing, and many people (especially those from UK backgrounds who are often their biggest fans) don't necessarily understand Australian terminology like calling them "Scruffers" or "Staghounds". I'm often telling rescue folk to call them lurchers...

Oh wow she has popped hasn't she!? I love how she looks like she's avoiding the camera - "How embarrassing!" :laugh:

Yay! Danes & Goldies!!! We have a belly, we have a bit of milk leakage... And when they all go for a run she now trots a few steps then re-thinks and walks... :laugh: I am seriously hoping she doesn't feel the need to out do her half sister who produced 12 pups last time... But I do think she is (at this stage!) a little smaller. So am still hoping for 8 or less... This is her post bath and belly-trim... And proving that she can still lie in her favourite pose despite the belly!! "Beetle-girl". My daughter is trying out the upside down view as well...

Good idea. :) Personally I find it odd for the vets to jump to the conclusion that multiple bitches are failing to ovulate. Which would seem a pretty serious issue? How much investigating have they done into the testing. The failure could be at that end. I sometimes worry that we are starting to rely on prog testing too much. I know it's convenient for vets, and for owners who don't necessarily have a stud dog available for teasing etc. Let us know how your girl goes. As I said I know someone who has recently had the same thing - neg prog test so they didn't go ahead with the AI. Took her home and the resident young dog jumped her - deed done. She was confirmed in whelp and is due shortly. Hopefully you might get a similar result! :D

Do you have a proven dog available? If you do, he will tell you more than the prog tests...I know someone who recently had a neg prog test and took their bitch home, only to have a mating and now pups in the way. A bitch not standing for a dog can be her inexperience and worry rather than an ovulation problem.

Wooot!! Goodluck for the rest of the whelping!

You'll probably find that, as he apparently was pushing them around the CBD in a wheelie bin that various agencies had numerous complaints. They all have to sort through that and resolve the bits that are their various responsibilities. If the owner refuses to surrender the dogs or the pups none will be getting desexed or rehomed through rescue - whether affordable or not.

Dark green can be a discharge seem with a pregnancy problem, indicative of separating placenta. So possibly uterine in origin rather than urinary.

For maintenance baths I love Kohnkes Kleen Sheen shampoo. Another horse product. But designed for everyday use on racehorses, ph balanced and gentle. But really good for getting them clean. For show baths I follow up with a Champion Tails Silver shampoo. But I still love Pantene conditioners...

Mine too all have a strong webbing base with welded fittings. The ribbon is just stitched over the top - icing on the cake style! I also like a satin lining for coat protection. And I adore the velvet ribbon covered leads (again ribbon stitched over strong webbing)... :D I think I'll need to start attended Brandiandwe's support groups as well... I don't mind the Blackdog ones but prefer no chain with long coats, and I like a wider webbing base to protect throats in case of any lunges to the end of the lead. Mine are mostly 1 1/2 or 2 inches wide. That said, mine are all very good on martingales and tend to bounce up and down a bit if excited rather than trying to charge off. Or maybe just visit Ososwift and check out all the collar making stuff! Heaven! :laugh:

Oh Mathilda's Mum how heartbreaking. I hope your girl is going well.

While it's a nice ideal things like this can push the problem further underground. It's unfortunately easy for people to alter registration figures or do things like destroy dogs prior to registration etc. The industry needs to change from within so that people that continue to be involved in poor practices are the increasing minority and will actually be outed by other industry members.

I think Friends of the Hound sell some, but it looks like they import from the US anyway. There's not a huge amount available in Oz. They are also sometimes cheaper from overseas.... I've often thought of making some but... you know... time... :laugh: Even Spotlight has some awesome ribbons that would look nice. And the prizes at the NSW Hound Club show last week were locally made I think - matching leads & collars.

Mine come from overseas as well, Ring Around the Collar or Regal Hound Designs are favourites. :D Definitely addictive! Ebay is another good spot to look.

Looked like the dog had injuries, maybe abrasions etc, over her body. Might have taken a fall. They have fine skin and it tears very easily.

I did get weary of it last time I had a litter Missymoo - until someone pointed out the standard reply thing could be done. I think I was investing so much time and energy into each reply, when I was so busy and physically tired, that the one email then disappear-ers became annoying. I don't think a generic first reply would be any less courteous and informative.

Will be a blow to ACT RSPCA. But it's a high pressure job and amazing to stay in it for so long.

Oh swoon!!! I can almost smell the puppy smell!! :love: Is silver girl smaller or is it just the angle?

Oh a patterned coat!! Drool! I had afghans for years and didn't show. They were normally in coat, but I suppose you would call it pet/working coat. They still looked fantastic (I might have been biased...), and really weren't a huge amount of work. Coat texture plays a lot more of a part in maintenance issues than quantity. I always used to to say to people who asked - don't be put off owning one if you really love the breed, by the coat. You can clip it off, you can cut it short etc. It's only one part of having an affie, not everything. If you love who they are, you find ways to live with the coat and not be a slave to it. :) The great thing about borzoi coats though, is that they are pretty slow to develop. So you just get used to it slowly and hardly notice... :cool:

Can RSPCA assist with any contacts to assist with the goats? Or even maybe the local DPI office?

Yes they can come straight off the other end in some countries. But as far as I know they have to be a minimum of 12 weeks old to leave Australia. http://www.daff.gov.au/biosecurity/export/live-animals/companion

Lovely box Mathilda's Mum! It's huge! Am lurking about in here waiting for photos...