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What a great post Bellackcs!! And what did said lab owner do abt his lab showing aggression towards your dog?? I was watching one of those American animal rescue shows just last night and there were three pits. One they took away from the owner, the two they left were beautiful dogs, both in looks and temperament. The one they took "Duchess" was the most beautiful dog, despite her abuse all she wanted to do was have kisses and cuddles with the vets and rescuers :) She found a lovely new home with a wonderful owner. Each dog is an individual and should be treated as such. The lab owners wife put the lab back on the leash for a few minutes. ugh so she took responsibility and not him? You can never talk any sense into people like that. I am willing to give any breed of dog a go, i personally believe any dog is only as good as they owner makes them :) No, sometimes a puppy is born wrong, regardless of it's breed temperament, and it's "wiring" is completely out of wack and sadly, nothing can be done for it.

...so now we can all get some sleep.... (it's an old joke) :laugh:

I have often said that I wish I were disciplined enought to put what I pay in our (human) Private Health Insurance Fund per month into a "Slush Fund" for our health emergencies, teeth, physio, chiro etc. My daughter puts money away every month for her horse and when she need something draws on that. "Horsey Money" actually was able to pay for her saddle a few years ago. :) I really should have "Doggy Money" I think. :D Oh, hang on I do, it's called my bank account! :laugh:

Yes, Sandra777, this advise was given to my friend when she adopted her first GAP greyhound, of which I have had the joy of caring for many, many times. She is now on her 6th, so some years have passed. Amongst the obvious reasons, ie. recall or lack thereof, the other reason she was told is when they run around they can actually injure themselves due to the speed of stopping and potentially crashing into things.

The Parson Russell Terrier is a breed of small white terrier that originates from the Fox Terriers of the 18th century. The breed is named after the person credited with the creation of this type of dog, the Reverend John "Jack" Russell. It is the recognised conformation show variety of the Jack Russell Terrier and was first recognised in 1990 in the United Kingdom as the Parson Jack Russell Terrier. In America, it was first recognised as the Jack Russell Terrier in 1997. The name was changed to its current form in 1999 in the UK and by 2008 all international kennel clubs recognised it under the new name. A mostly white breed with either a smooth or broken coat, it conforms to a narrower range of sizes than the Jack Russell. It is a feisty, energetic terrier, suited to sports and able to get along with children and other animals. It has a range of breed related health issues, mainly relating to eye disorders.

So sorry to hear that your dog was hurt. I hope it recovers fully. Unless your dog was in a designated off lead area you too must bear some of the responsibility. Unfortunately your dog was not a match for a stronger animal and came off badly. But what if, hypothetically, someone was walking a smaller fluffy dog and your off lead dog had barked at it, it's lead broke and your dog then severely injured it? A greyhound is well capable of inflicting injury to a small toy breed. Sadly it was a bad set of circumstances that day for your dog. I have many times walked my German Shepherd on lead at parks only to have peoples dog who are running off lead do "hit and runs", where they run up to us barking and rile my dog up. When this happens a few time I ask the owner if they would like me to let my dog off lead too so it can "play' with their dog? This usually produces a lead and my dog is left in peace.

Charlie! And many more fun filled days with ice cream for you. Well not too much ice cream. :laugh:

Another reason I have nearly stopped breeding pupppies, further proof people are stupid. First the breeder has sold an entire male to a person already with an entire male (I know breeders who have done this). And what is with the owner flying off the handle and punching and kicking things? Glad he is not my boyfriend/husband he is just not able to handle stress. And why leave them together after the first fight??? I had a discussion recently with a person who is running together 5 dogs, male and female of a dominant breed. I told him without a doubt that when the 3 younger ones get a bit older something will trigger a fight. It may be a bone, a bitch coming into season or simply rushing for a pat first. His response was that it will not happen. Does he think my 30 years experience in the breed count for nothing? I have seen dog fights, and have tried to seperate fighting dogs. An experience I never want to repeat. Never do I put males older than 4 or 5 months of age together, or even where they can get to each other through the wire/fence etc. OMG now I am ranting! I know what you mean by a fight breaking out over rushing to be patted. I often baby sit my friends Greyhound ( up to 10 days attimes) and he gets along well with my German Shepherd and they sleep side by side and never had a problem. The Greyhound is a laid back type of dog and is quite indifferent to people. Will speak when spoken to but doesn't go out of his way to make a fuss of you. My daughters ex boyfriends dog however proved a different story. The Staffy X Mastiff got on well with the GSD and came over for many long visits and overnight stays. All seemed fine and he had been over a number of times when one day my son opened the back door and the staffy rushed with great enthusiasm to greet him and the GSD pounced on him and it was on! They were separated and the staffy was due to be desexed (he was 9 to 12 months old then) and a month after the surgery came for another visit and all seemed well for hours until I opened the back door and the Staffy X rushed at me. The GSD was on top of him again. I sadly told my daughters then boyfriend that his dog could not go into the back yard with our GSD any more for it's own safety. It just seemed to be jealousy and it may have had something to do with our Cavalier bitches being behind the door we came out of. Our GSD is very gentle and protective of them. :)

Cavaliers on the bed only when invited. ;) Which is usually when I'm sleeping. There are dog gates everywhere so that the no go zones are dependent on what's going on. The BIG no go zone is my 19 year old daughters bedroom. It has a baby gate on to keep dogs out as it is just too dangerous, and at times too messy. Too many G strings have been chewed up to count!! Chocolate has been left within reach! And Clover decided, that despite having an excellent bite, she needed to chew on my daughters retainer! I was lucky that time as she had both top and botton clear braces which look like they are made out of a plastic biscuit tray and it cracked! Fortunately we had a spare from the last set as daughter had cracked the other one herself. Phew!! When the G. Shepherd was a puppy and lived indoors he stayed in the family room...because he was told to. No gates then. :D

What a ridiculous suggestion. AGREED!! I'd give up showing if it ever came to that! It's bad enough when you feel faces are being judged! ;)

That was some weekend! :)

Awwwww.....what a good girl! :)

Not a smear campaign, unless you believe that anyone who argues for maintaining diversity is out to smear people who inbreed. A science-oriented blogger with a biology background and a deep commitment to Border Collies. . . .which extends to other herding breeds. He is deeply worried by the popular sire effect. The two collies were not entered, they were invited to enter. Creme de la creme. They aren't blind or deaf, but they were both sired by a dog who is blind and deaf. We have plenty of people in the world that may have a blind or deaf parent or even both. Yes, our childhood friends (3 kids) had both parents that were profoundly deaf. All three children were fine. At such a risk and what becomes of the blind and deaf puppies. I know that many are euthed at 6 weeks. Why such a high risk? Is the gain worth it?

poor earthworm Poor massive fat 'greedy' earthworm! I wondered why it was holding on for so long???? :laugh:

The general concensus here is salt. If concerned try pouring on salty water. It should let go. If you try to pull it off you may have teeth left in the wound. Told by survival man (OH) that you always use salt. Might be old world but safer than a lit match. I see that the concern is the leech vomiting bacteria into the wound site. Most important not to try to pull off. You may need to get a vet to check wound site though. The leech will let go when it's had enough blood, don't worry it will have no ill effect on your dog.

Safest way is to sprinkle some salt on it. But leeches usually let go once full, unlike say, ticks.

I think this can happen with vigorous circling. :)

Here' something for the market research for fake turf. OH brough me home some off cuts from a house that had some installed. It was a bit muddy as it had just been shoved into a pile of dirt. So he hosed it off and left it over the horse wash bay to dry. My arab gelding decided it looked good enough to eat and made a grab for it. When I told him off he left it only to give it another shot a few minutes later. Tasty??? I think not. :laugh:

My bets on 3.00 am. ;)

A bit off topic as it's not for puppy rego, but we've been waiting almost 6 weeks for a title application, where we'll collect once ready. So we called this week and were told it's ready but we can't come and get it until someone contacts us and that they're short staffed so it might be awhile What the.......??????

Thanks Flaves. Hope your new little bundle has settled in and has a good first night. :) Cute 'lil floppy eared bub. :D

Here's my little girl at 10 weeks. Wandalier Emerald Solitaire AKA Emmalee

:D She's super cute in real life too! She already has a little fan club at shows. :laugh: But she is pretty special, her mum was our gorgeous Maizie, who unfortunately passed away in an accident when Panda and her litter mates were only two weeks old. Lyndsay, Panda has come along beautifully, she's looks such a happy little vegemite! :)

again another possibility, and the witness isnt talking... where is Dr Dolittle when you need him. some kids stories could be so great if they were only real....sigh Yes, asal, it's the not knowing that is the hardest of all to deal with. Still hoping for a happy outcome.

I used to use the plastic frame with the Pee Pads but the pups always shredded the pads!!! I recently bought the pet toilet which is essentially the same thing but has a plastic grill over the pee pad and a piece of fake grass on top. This works brilliantly except when super monster pup decides to pull the grass off. :laugh: Problem was the grass gets smelly becuase of the urine (and any poos that stick to it because a certain little pup likes to "River Dance" on it!) and so needs rinsing off regularly and putting it back wet is not ideal. So I've solved this by buying some fake turf and cutting a few spare pieces to swap over. Nice and fresh and dry. My sister made a larger Pet Loo for her standard Schnauzer pup and has that on her back patio and he uses it all the time. There is no lawn there so it's ideal. She got all the bits she needed at Bunnings plumbing section and saved heaps.