Bullbreedlover

I want a vaccum cleaner that can do everything itself cause I loath vaccuming.

I have a real cheapy here. But it has been ok It has put up with me for so long. Sadly the handle is now held together with hundred mile an hour tape Time to get a new one soon. What do Dysons normally cost? eta and the lid thingy is broken too. Hubby normally does the vaccuming. I just break it

OK not a puppy situation but when I offered my desexed adult girl to a good home I got alot of replies. Many of them had a Bullmastiff before. I put on the ad that I may ask for references. I have no problem in putting this on and I also have no problem should I purchase a puppy if I am asked for references. I have plenty to give. I will also ask for references when I sell puppies if I want to. My girls new owners were quite happy to supply a reference from their vet. The vet emailed me privately. No breaches of confidence were broken and my girl went to a fantastic home. References dont have to be intrusive. They are just a way of trying to find out more information if required.

Congrats on the litter. Check her wound site at least twice a day. I alays have a look at every feed anyway. If her stitches appear red just make sure they arent being restricted. They may stick due to fluid drying. If she appears hot where her stitches are apply cool compresses and monitor the site for infections. Puppies claws can also pull on stitches as they try to get that milk down. They should be alright though. Was she put on antibiotics? I take stitches out myself on surgeries but if anything is amiss call your vet. And in no time it will be a visit to get stitches out. If you have the fishy ungvita cream Vit E) apply this to the wound area to help with healing. No strenuous exercise for her and check for sutures that may of come out. Make sure hands are clean when checking them. And if I have missed anything I am sure someone else can fill in :D

So in your self taught opinion, how does one learn to respect others and THEIR opinions, regardless of whether we agree with them or not? To ridicule and laugh at others opinions, ie. call them "naive" and "odd" does you no favours at all, and will only hamper your own learning. I know this question wasnt directed at me but I would just like to add. In order to learn, in my opinion, you must first have good self discipline, self esteem and respect for those who are teaching. I am sure this list can be added to. I would challenge anyone who says they know it all, especially when it comes to breeding dogs. I love to learn, but there is only so much I can take in at one time so my references are my Mentor, books and never being afraid to ask someone a question if I need to.

Courses, papers, educational exams. Call them what you like. Where is all the reference material sourced from when these Tutors/lecturers make up these courses? Books maybe? Hands on experience maybe? Learning comes from many sources. Not just one course on a peice of paper. We are recommending some books. There are some exceptional ones out there. Good luck with your venture

Not just going along with Jed cause I want to but I would also totally recommend this book. We have it. Yes it is quite a few years old now but I am sure you will find it very very informative. Mum has a huge library of books. I will scan them when we go back to NZ in 10 days and get back to you with some more if you are looking at buying some books. Yes, You cant beat hands on experience but I totally recommend learning through books as well. there is always something to learn.

Stonebridge this isnt about the breed - its about the fact that you cant seem to get that just because someone isnt breeding to win a championship they may still be doing something good for the breed - and you're saying it in public It might be time you tested and challenged your point of view. Steve where in my posts have I said that they ARENT doing something good for the breed. I havent. But then again I also havent said that they are doing something good for the breed either. Point it out please cause I cant find it. Who says that they are doing anything constructive for the breed by supplying just the pet market. I do not agree that people should be breeding JUST to supply the pet market. If that is what you mean by the above and that is why you are breeding then that is up to you. In my own breed back in the early years and still today there are many examples(yes I have seen lots) which do not make it to the show ring but they are healthy and structurely sound.

Actually I am not chucking any stones Steve. I have no reason to. I have merely stated my point of view based on 30 years of owning this breed.

Well all I can say is close to a million working border collie dog owners and breeders disagree with you. Get my drift yet? That seems like such a not nice thing to say to someone. Oh and you know them all shortstep I am seeming to think that you may have difficulty in knowing what Standards were drawn up for. They werent just for the show ring.

They can reproduce without help Steve. Breeders choose to assist because of the heaviness of structure within the breed. Those are my final words on this matter.

Well bugger me shortstep. You say any animal. How about a human giving birth. I had to have a caesarian when I gave birth to my daughter because I didnt have a wide enough pelvic area to give birth to her naturally. Any more children and they would of had to be born caesar as well. She in turn gave birth to her daughter naturally. Does this mean I am not fit for function? Thousands upon thousands of humans either can not conceive naturally or give birth naturally. Some people just shouldnt breed in the first place. Some people have severe disformaties yet they still have children.

Big list of complaits about breeders not living up to your standards. I am sad you think so poorly of close to a million working border collies, their owners and breeders world wide, who do not breed to a physical show standard. The standard for these dogs is the work. I am sorry that you can not accept that different people have different dog breeding beliefs, and that does not make them or their dogs of lessor value. Please know that if 'they' come to shut down show breeders, I will be fighting for your rights to breed your dogs the way you want to breed them, even though you do not give others that same respect. Dont be sorry for me shortstep Funny thing is I am all for breeding to the standard. Standards were written up with form and function in mind. It is the breeders who have changed the dogs and then wanted to change standards to suit the dogs they were breeding. Standards werent just written up for fun you know I dont think poorly of a million working border collies. The show standard should also be the working standard. Get my drift yet? I doubt you will be fighting for my rights Shortstep. I wouldnt want you to. I actually have alot of respect for certain people and none for others. Is that not OK?

GK Interpretation of the Standard is what it is all about. That is why there are many shows with many judges. Not every judges opinion is going to be the right one according to who is on the end of the lead. It is one of those things that showies have to live with. If every judge put up the same dog day in and day out then their wouldnt be many people showing. Many judges are fault judges and can not see past that. But others will forsake small faults (according to the standards) and judge accordingly. You are trying to find the best dog which conforms to your interpretation of the standard. Through good mentoring and guidance whilst becoming a judge and a person having a good eye for a nice dog you have every chance that you will become a respected judge. Many breeders have differing views on their standards for the dogs they own. This s why we have differing dogs within the breeds. Who is to say that the long time breeder is actually going down the right path? Seriously this does happen sometimes.

I would hope that breeders are not just selecting ONE thing to improve on in their breeding programme, for it is fearful that they will definetely lose sight of other aspects that are just as important. For example. a British Bulldog breeder who has decided that they must have free whelping bitches. With incoprorating solely that in their breeding programme they may lose sight of other important aspects in what makes the Bulldog unique. I am not saying that free whelping shouldnt happen. But to lose sight of what makes the Bulldog a Bulldog just because THEY want a free whelper is wrong. There is more to it than just this. This is just a drop in the ocean and I am not going into the Bulldog breed in depth on this thread. I have seen some changes in some Bulldog breeders programmes in the last 30 years that have simply made me cry. Because in alot of cases it is all about the mighty dollar. In my post I said I would have more respect for those breeders who produce a good healthy show quality dog. I didnt say that the dog had to make it to the show ring. Many of our puppy people have never shown their dogs, but structually they(the dogs) are sound and healthy. I care whether people breed for the sake of the breed or if they breed to line their pockets. Maybe that is because I am old school and am not money hungry. In this day and age am I in the minority?

There are many many good breeders out there Aphra who do not breed often. Many of these breeders are now down sizing because of various other commitments in life. It doesnt make them less of a breeder because they do not own x amount of dogs. The gene pool in alot of breeds these days is quite extensive and now with adding frozen semen it is almost endless. Conformation is not the only way to judge the rightness of a dog, that is true. But in my opinion it makes up a huge portion of why breeders do what they do. We must never loose sight of our Breed Standards, ever, for these are the Blueprints of our breeds. On the other hand many breeders do not show but breed solely because there are puppy buyers out there who want a dog for their family. They may have x amount of dogs. They may produce x amount of litters, because they want to. Many breeders health test their dogs to some extent. Just because breeders health test but do not show, does not necessarily mean that they are breeding for the betterment of their breed in regards to the Standard. Some breeders hardly give the standard a second glance when breeding. And that goes for people who have working dogs as well. Some breeders do not extensively health test. But that also is not to say that they are doing their breeds an injustice. It may be that their breed does not need to have alot of testing done. Good purebreed breeders should be concentrating on type, temperament and soundness though. No matter what they breed. I would have more respect for those breeders who breed pedigree registered dogs firstly for themselves, to try to produce a good healthy show quality, dog than those who produce almost exclusively for the puppy buying market. eta in bold

sorry stitch. I didnt see that question

an accepted safe way??? Is there one? It is what you will deem to be acceptable. Every vet and every dog owner can tell you 3 sides to the story. What is an accepted safe way for me and my dogs(touch wood) may not be acceptable for you. If I had a choice I would not vaccinate my old dogs. Is it acceptable? Well to me it is. To boarding kennels and the like no. Is it safe? Well apart from these two oldies that I have had to get vaccinated my family have been breeding dogs for 40 years and we have ever had a problem with any contagious disease.

I am against over vaccination BUT unfortunately because I have a need to kennel my dogs they have to be vaccinated. Even the oldies. Even the vet that I took them to conceeded that the vaccination does not need to be done 12 months on the dot. I opted not to vaccinate with the 3 yearly one as I dont know if my oldies will be around to warrant it. My young girl who was last vaccinated in October 09 has only received a yearly as well. I know there are high risk areas and technically we live near a few. Back in NZ we never boostered our dogs over 3 years old. Except the kelpie who we kenneled on occassions. I have never titre tested

One of the most famous would have to be MACK trucks and BULLDOGS oohh yeah

Well seeing as I am one of those people you are referring to JB please enlighten me further as to how all registered breeders in Queensland have been brought into disrepute and how were those statements unbelieveable. By that do you mean to say...that you cant believe a breeder would be so unethical ...or do you mean I was lying when I mentioned what I know, therefore you dont believe me.

Oh yeah Dog hair Have had this stuck in my boob :D Stuck in my foot :D Only once can I remember an item of clothing that has never had dog hair stuck on it from when it was brought brand new until the time i first wore it and that was my wedding outfit for our daughters wedding. How the heck I managed that I have no idea. Pure and simple luck

I can understand staffing problems, everyone has them from time to time but it seems to have had pretty tragic repurcussions this time. It must be heartbreaking for the staff involved in the planning and implementation of the breeding program yes it would be heartbreaking. To be honest I would of thought they would have a plan in place to monitor bitches that are due, well before their due date. With volunteers even. We all know that things can go horribly wrong. A staffing problem can be a nightmare but what about having a list of other breeders that could of been available. heck if I wasnt so far away I would be available. I have done alot of volunteer work for the Police back home and would not hesitate to be available if they were short of staff. These are highly valuable breeding stock.

RIP little babies I am quite saddened by the fact that although the bitch whelped a few days early, there was no kennel staff there at all. I will never ever leave any bitch for any length of time unattended up to a week before she is due to whelp. Our whelping bitches are always monitored 7 days before their expected due date to the extent that there is always someone at home. With a breeding programme as highly thought of as theirs is, more due care and attention should of been paid. Prem puppies can survive too. It says that she whelped early. How early? 2 days, 3 days or more?

My dogs attract everybody Because they are so beautiful I was at the vets today with a couple of my dogs getting their needles and my big boy received big cuddles from a young girl who was obviously connected with someone who works there. She did call him a Bulldog though but she was so cute Bullmastiffs just attract everyone