Bullbreedlover

Waiting waiting........

+1 so excitment. Thanks so much Sway for the results. Especially for us stay at homers. Congratulations to the Irish Wolfhound Best of Breed. woo hoo

Raw diets are not suitable for growing giant breeds who put on 1-2kgs a week while growing - and especially not for owners who may not be experienced in the breed or extremely au fait with raw diets and what is required to get the protein/ fat and phosphorous/ calcium ratios right. Please be more responsible in your advice. Where is that damn like button? Raw diets are seriously NOT suitable for a novice owner and giant breed puppy. And neither are your basic cheap dry foods either.

If you cant get a Foster Mum why not try to urgently get a nursing station. This way you can feed multiple puppies at a time with formula. ETA so sorry to hear about the loss of the mum

The Philo Kuon Standard for the Bulldog was first written in Feb 1865. A club was formed in 1864 but it didnt last. It was later replaced by The Official Bulldog Standard from The Bulldog Club Inc. Just as a note, the oldest Breed Club in the world is The Bulldog Club Inc which commenced in 1875.

But the past is not the past really in regards to pain and unneccesary suffering caused by incompetence. Pain and tolerance is one thing. Recovery from major surgery is not the only thing on Coopers mind. He wont forget the pain in his scrotum area for some time to come.

So glad that he may be feeling better. But am still so angry that they did this to him.There is a line between shaving areas and butchering them with incompetence. In my honest opinion this was unneccasary. How would the surgeon like it if some nurse shaved his scrotum like that. Bet he would be pretty pissed off. If they had to shave all the hair off why did they leave his tail hair on? Tail hair equals possible infection. I wouldnt of paid the bill and would of spit tacks. But that is only my opinion. Get the Surgeon to take another look at the wound site, his shaved scrotum and his unshaved tail. Stinks of trying to make out as if nothing was wrong.

ouchies That shave area in my honest opinion(and yes I have seen many many operations in that area) should never of been done around his scrotum. It does not need to be done. My god that would be damn painful for the poor boy. I would of had kittens if the vet had shaved that area on my boy if it was not needed to be done. Keeping the area clean when the wound site is the hip is of paramount importance but OMG. Far too many vet nurses use the clippers without thought and can crate more unnessacary harm than good. I know bepatham is fine to use on dogs. And cool compresses wouldnt go amiss as well if he can tolerate it. Hugs to your boy

Some people prog test others dont. Why do you think it is a waste of money. Have you prog tested your bitches with successful preganancy resulting? What other methods do you use. ie colour change, smear tests. I have delved into smear tests but not in great depth. Am going to have to grab a microscope because I would like to learn more. Have prog tested a bitch which was not moving very much at all in the results. Decided to AI at day 21 regardless of what the test was going to come back as and she had 8 puppies. Next day after AI she was totally out of her season. Have only missed once with one of our Bulldogs(which we did prog test but never got her pregnant) and we didnt prog test any others but relyed on colour change and flagging and never missed. I dont solely rely on a prog test though. Prog tests I have been quoted have ranged from $45.00 to $61.00

Exactly. I think it's a real problem to be breeding dogs that have very low thresholds to aggression. Raineth are you talking Breed Specific or dogs in general??? Please elaborate. If you are talking breed specific are you aware of the Breeds exact purpose and what they were bred for.(and before anyone jumps up and says the Bullmastiff was only breed to pin and hold their prey then I suggest you research the breed carefully) If you are talking dogs in general then once again please elaborate. I do not condone any action that these dogs have performed but I think people need to be aware of what they are saying before they say it. Any dog can have aggression. ANY DOG(not breed) CAN HAVE ENOUGH AGGRESSION TO SERIOUSLY HARM A PERSON.

You are welcome! Hope you never need it though. Better to be prepared than not

Something like this Hope it comes up big enough Not an image though

Why dont you google Pedigree Dogs Exposed the blog and see what else has been written.

This is an article from Jemima Harrison in Pedigree Dogs Exposed Now call me petty, but I don't think we should be breeding show dogs that attack children or rewarding breeders that breed them. The Daily Mail today carries the story of how the current UK Bullmastiff of the Year 2012, H######### got loose from his pen with another dog last March and attacked a woman and three children walking along a pavement. Breeder Julie Lindley quickly destroyed both dogs and is, the court heard, full of remorse. I am sure she is. But how on earth did she come to have dogs with such a dangerous temperament? That kind of behaviour simply doesn't come out of nowhere. Now the Bullmastiff is a guard dog and is bred to defend its territory. But "a serious and sustained" attack of three children off their own territory? The KC breed description describes the Bullmastiff as "makes a happy companion who is totally reliable both physically and mentally". Clearly these dogs were not. And although it's clear there were some mitigating circumstances here (it's thought the dogs had been let out by someone trying to steal them) the dogs still bit three children and according to evidence in court shook them "like dolls". Now temperament is paramount for many breeders - but not all. And it's possible to get away with a poor temperament within in a system that is still focused primarily on looks. Sure, the show-ring conditions dogs to trot round a ring without attacking other dogs and it teaches them to be fondle-friendly enough for a judge to grab their testicles and not have their faces bitten off. But often not much else. Indeed, in attempting to maintain some semblance of the dogs' original qualities without the true test of actually doing the job properly (whether guarding or herding or retrieving or going to ground) the danger is that showdogs can end up with less stable temperaments than their working cousins. With new calls by MPs to extend the breed ban to more breeds, I suggest the Kennel Club acts quickly to introduce a temperament test for breeds such as the Bullmastiff. They might want to have a word with breeder Julie Hindley too, and suggest she removes the YouTube videos celebrating the dog's big win last year - and the glowing reports of the dog on her website, where she is still advertising the dog at stud. Part of the blurb there reads: "Theo is very exciting dog he is such a showman he never lets me down and is very hard to ignore in the ring We can only dream of what else is to come from this boy." Edited 21/2/13. These are comments made from a Bullmastiff Breeder and others in response to the article Anonymous21 February 2013 12:58 Lets be honest here JH you only picked this up because of the word 'CRUFTS' appearing in the title of the article. You hate crufts that much you will use anything you can against it and you do! I knew this dog, i had judged him previously and given him best of breed,his temperament was A1! I saw him at many shows including on the continent and his behaviour around people, children and other dogs was exemplary! what happened that day should be something we all learn from .. it could happen to anyone of us who have dogs no matter what the breed ! the dogs were let out to the garden, there were 3 dogs Theo, his 8 year old grandmother and a young 4 month old pup .. do you think if his temperament was suspect he would be with an oldie and a young pup ? the two adult dogs left the garden through a gap in the fence that had occurred because a third party had removed a fence panel, perhaps to steal the pup ?? we shall never know (incedentally the pup was found hiding in the garden, trembling laying in her own urine! which certainly paints a picture that something had occurred to frighten her to that degree ) .. what we do know is the 2 adults ran down a gulley behind the house, building up speed as they went ..perhaps chasing the perpetrator?? when they reached an opening onto a field area, school children were walking by on their way home from school .. the parents and children were frightened to see 2 large imposing dogs running towards them ..who wouldn't have been ? .. they screamed, the children screamed they shook their arms around and theo jumped up at them, the old girl did nothing at all .. the injuries the 2 children received were bite marks one to the hand and another to the leg ..(bite and release wounds not shaking, tearing wounds) the mark on the back of the neck was a scratch sustained from a claw, not teeth! .. dogs are prey driven by nature .. they had been given freedom by someone unknown .. given chase to someone unkown and then met with people and children unknown to them .. their blood is up from the run down the gulley .. what happened next was very sad for everyone concerned, but lets be honest here .. two adult bullmastiffs could have killed those children .. the wounds were superficial not life threatening !! these are the facts .. sadly the way the law is written at this time no matter that a third party had been involved mrs lindley had to be found guilty as the garden was not secure in the eyes of the law.. a campaign will follow to try and change the wording to this law! .. how can someone be held responsible for anothers act ? these are the facts .. the judge had the power to give mrs lindley 2 years imprisonment a 20 thousand pound fine and ban her from keeping dogs .. the sentence was 3 months suspended and a 1 thousand pound fine .. i think that speaks volumes! the children suffered and the dogs suffered as a result of someone elses actions .. mrs lindley being the owner of those dogs did the right thing and put them to sleep immediately. what more could she have realistically done to prevent this ? i would suggest that all of you dog owners every time you let your dogs into your garden you check the perimeter of your fence as there for the grace of god could go you !!! ReplyDelete RepliesMary21 February 2013 13:35 Thank you for the facts, Anonl it certainly paints a vry different picture to the one implied by the DM and picked up and exaggerated by Jemima. Knowing the reason behind the result makes for a balanced view. There's no doubt that what happened to the children shouldn't have happened, and no belittling that at all, but the dogs certainly don't seem to be 'vicious', but victims of modern anti-dog society as much as the children. Delete Beth21 February 2013 15:23 Anon, if your story is the complete version (and it sounds very detailed) than that is very sad and I agree almost any dog could be in that situation. How many people have been bitten by a totally bomb-proof dog if they tried to separate a dog fight, for instance? A loose dog in pursuit of someone it saw as an invader who comes into the open and finds someone screaming and jumping (understandably so) in front of it can behave in totally unpredictable ways. That said, people who own large protection breeds bear extra responsibility in ensuring their dogs remain secure. I feel bad for all involved. What a horrifying experience. Delete Jemima Harrison21 February 2013 18:18 Thank you for the extra info. It *does* throw a different light on what happened. I agree that a Bullmastiff intent on an attack would do a lot more damage than appears to have happened in this case - although "shaking like a doll" (and that's from the court evidence, not Daily Mail hyperbole) is clearly more than jumping up and mouthing. I would like to ask why Theo's grandmother was PTS if she didn't do anything? And if the attack was as minor as being inferred here, I'm also a little surprised that Mrs Lindley put Theo himself to sleep, although I understand that she may have thought that was the most responsible thing to do given the circumstances. I was touched by the story of him giving a paw to a passer-by who held him. Jemima I wasnt going to post on here because it seems to be turning into a witch hunt against these dogs(even though this happened ast year and the dogs are dead) and the breed will suffer as a result. No dog should ever do what has been done but there are always two sides to the story.

I personally wouldnt use Malaseb on a preganant bitch. It is a very strong chemical. I actually wouldnt use malaseb at all actually.

Google was my friend. Forgot about the Sydney Royal website so all is good now. I have my answer. :D

Can someone please post a link or a list of when each breed is being judged at the Sydney Royal. Not sure if this has a topic already up. regards

12 Point Best of Breed last weekend at Clifton(Qld)Show That was following on from a 11 Point Best of Breed last weekend at Allora. WooHoo go my white wiggle

Dont think the stylus would appeal to me. My cordless weighs just over 400grms has exactly the same specs as the stylus and is a good size for the size of my hand and grip. The stylus looks too small for me anyway.

Which is why I love the dremmel. Bulldogs are immensely strong dogs and using clippers was just proving so unreliable if they tried pulled their foot away. And with a dremmel you can get such a nice tidy nail with no sharp bits. If you do happen to get too close to the quick the wound is cauterized straight away with minimal fuss. Our first Bullmastiff had very long nails with long kwiks as her nails had hardly been trimmed before we got her and cutting her nails proved to be way too risky(black nails as well which made it harder to see the kwik) My white Bulldog has unpigmented nails so you can see the kwiks but I still prefer to use the dremel. My Bulldog bitch will just lift each foot while I dremmel away with her nails. Getting them used to the dremmel can be done with training. My boy doesnt like it but he is told it is happening and that is that. He is such a womans blouse :laugh:

My dogs nail clippers have now been made redundant after the awesome purchase of a dremel cordless grinder. For years and years I used to clip my dogs nails(Bullmastiffs and Bulldogs) and then use my older Ozito grinder to smooth off the sharp bits. The Ozito was not cordless. And it was a damn pain to use. After picking up a brand new Dremel for an awesome price at a local market I have never used my clippers again. Sorry to go off topic a bit here.

So they are coming through on NZShowdogs now(took awhile) but apparantly it may not be just limited to Yahoo/groups email addresses as one spam that came through is from an account that had an "xtra.co.nz" addy. Hmmmm

I am doing that now(looking on the webpage) I see NZShowdogs may also be affected now. Took awhile.

Over the last few days there has been all these weird emails come through on email. I havent opened any(am sure many people havent) But I have gone off the list as far as emails go just in case it will explode :laugh: Does anyone know what is going on and what is happening to remedy the situation? Is it a viral worm/scam thingy? Thanks