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Hi everyone!!!! It has been a while since i've been on here and most of you might not remember me but I just wanted to introduce my new baby boy to the DOL world! This is Yurrugar Green WithNV a.k.a. "Envy" an English Toy Terrier bred by Paige Saunders of Yurrugar kennels. SIRE: Am Ch Saint Lazar's JR Ewing (imp USA) DAM: Aust Ch Sasndash Ellafitz DOB: April 16th 2010 He is heading towards a fantastic career in the agility field alongside my other boys pepe and nossi. He is very driven and a very sweet little man, please enjoy photos below and feel free to ask questions etc. I will try to keep everyone updated as he grows up with photos and the like!! xxx Niki Pepperoni ADM JDM ADO JDO SPDX SDX GDX Cabanossi AD JD Yurrugar Green WithNV (titles to come ) the family and a video if you want to see him in action

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Hi all, I have a rescue whippet x from the RSPCA (Nos) who is now just over 2 years old (and I also have a small staffy x who is 7 but this isn't about him). I have always lived at home with my parent's dogs (bc and acd) where my mum works from home so the dogs have never really been alone for extended periods of time. I compete in agility and regularly travel so they are used to being in the car or in crates for extended periods. I have recently moved out (as I am doing uni in camden) and am renting a 1.5acre property (with my own agility paddock!yay!). Now for the problem... The fences are decent but only 1.5m high and Nos is a very good fence climber/jumper (he had jumped the fence at my parent's place so we had to make it higher). I can't really alter the fenced because I am renting. The house has a QLD room at the back (cement floor, wooden walls, glass doors and windows all the way around) which is about 5x10m) so initially I decided to keep the dogs there while I'm at uni (2 days full time (9-1 and 1.30-5) and 1 day part time (about 3 hours)). It gets a little hot in the Qld room around lunch time so I left the window open a crack (1.5m up and with a closed fly screen) and left the dogs with 2 frozen kongs and 2 buster cubes, lots of toys, 2 beds and a shell pool with water (I had also taken them on a 1hr walk). When I got home Nos was sleeping in the drive way.... (still within the 1.5m high fence though as there is a gate at the end of the driveway). It turns out he pushed the window further open and broke through the fly screen (Pepe was still happily sleeping in the QLD room, such a good boy). The next day I left them inside the house and Nos chewed/scratched the wooden front door (def not on as it is a rental! lucky dad knows how to fix it) and knocked down a photo frame which he broke (scary!). so obviously that is also not an option. Now what I think I will do is ask dad to build a run and place it in his favorite spot outside where he lies all day when I am home because it's the only way I can think of that he will be safe and won't destroy what is not my property!! Also I live on a 80km/h road so I don't dare try leaving him in the yard where he might jump out. Now in terms of advice...what can I do to keep him entertained while I'm gone because I feel terrible locking him up in a run all day. He's not a particularly active dog (much less active than my very well behaved staffy x who is never an issue) but I take him on walks, to the park or do an agility training session every time before I leave and I plan to leave him with kongs, bones, buster cubes and the shell pool and toys. Any other ideas?? Should I also put pepe in there just to entertain Nos (pepe doesn't care where he sleeps as long as there's sun and he has a kong he will stay there all day and night). Also do you think he will eventually adjust like he did to being in crates at shows? Also how big should I build the run? I am getting a new pup (ETT) in about 8 weeks who will be crate trained from the start (nos was rescued at 5 months old but I still crate trained him from then) so I don't know if nos will settle down once the pup is old enough to be kept in the qld room/house/run with him when I'm out because at least then he would have someone to play with (pepe isn't really interested in playing). I will be getting the pup at the start of a 6week holiday so plenty of time to adjust before he will be left alone. Barking is not an issue as my neighbours race and breed greyhounds so there is barking all day anyway, it's more that I don't want him t be really really bored. Hope I didn't forget anything. sorry for the essay... Thanks in advance!!!

I will be there with pepe for masters agility and jumping on tue 13th April, come watch!!! He will be the little brindle blur

Hi!! Sounds like you are going to give your future companion a very nice life! I Personally wouldn't recommend a Jack Russell as they are generally high drive and need lots of mental stimulation, they are also one of the more likely breeds to go after your chickens. Having said that any breed can be trained to live in harmony with your chickens if you work at it (I have 2 staffy xs, a border collie and an acd that all move amongst my free range chickens happily. I would suggest you look into a rescue dog, especially if you would consider getting an adult as your ridgey may be more tolerable. Otherwise maybe a mini foxy or a staffy or schnauzer? I would visit the dog park and get to know some different breeds and ask the owners what they are like to live with. Good luck!!!

Posted them here http://picasaweb.google.com/altheau/CanberraShow2010# (easier then e-mailing them etc) For his first big trial he was really well composed and defiantly looked like the best dog of the guys doing the jumps and tunnels. You should be proud, job well done! Very true on the Pepe front, although I got clear shots, most of them where of him leaving rather then arriving at the feature ;p thanks so much! I am very happy with nos's progress and he is definitely becoming more confident. He is a very smooth dog to handle. Those are the first agility photos of nossi so thanks heaps is it ok if I save them??

Thanks altheau I would love the photos of nossi, it's his first big trial so I would love any photos of him I've been told pepe is very hard to photograph because he us a big black blur :D

The first one is my pepe, the second one is Lola, the third is ruby and the red tri border is styx. I know some of the other agility ones too but too lazy to name them all

Pepperoni - staffy x - already named by staffy rescue and we thought it suited him, call him pepe for short Cabanossi - greyhound x - in keeping with the theme, nos or nossi for short

We bought two chickens specifically to get rid of wandering dew, haven't seen a bit of it since and get fresh eggs every day the dogs are much happier and love the chickens

Thanks pointees!!! He's very handsome isn't he

Thanks pointees!!! He's very handsome isn't he

great photos guys! I love the interpretation of wind, bec! I just got back from victoria, working on a shire farm, here are two from my travels Love and Duke the shire stallion STAMPing around with his feathers blowing in the WIND (for those non horsey people that's the hair around his feet )

I swear it was on the list.... Weird....

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I must admit I'm getting a bit busy, I'm leaving for victoria tomorrow so I think I will post a few photos today to make up for the days I'll be missing, These are photos I have taken over the year. EEK - not a spider but still... WATER (again, I found this one I took a few months ago) I need a WASH WOMAN (my mum) mmm you look like DINNER SMILE An eagle owl using the WIND to glide along OUTSIDE MAN (my uncle) dotti jumping HIGH to catch the ball well, that did away with a lot of them

I posted on your blog but it would only let me post as 'anonymous'. You might need to check your settings. I have the settings on Anyone - includes Anonymous Users

I have a Holden rodeo with canopy, I have a wirly bird and crate fan in there and there are big windows so the dogs stay cool, it does chew through petrol very very quickly though, I think I might go for a diesel next. I have a false floor in my tray which is great for crates etc. My dad has also built cages in the back.

http://www.peppernossi.blogspot.com/ my blog following my agility dogs

Thanks I loooooooooveeeeee this one! STAMPS

very nice composition! Lovely shot, and good idea for wind too

all mine could advertise is beds

Good idea Sam www.youtube.com/user/evelyndi lots of pepe trial videos

Yeah I had a look at their tugs, they use 3 strand though, so the braid looks different