Rebanne

Just curious and thinking about where show dogs are often flown all over the USA and Europe. Often multiple times. Does anyone ever think of DVT's? Dogs are in restricted space, can't perform leg exercises, nor get up and walk around the cabin.

Exactly! I've used one for at least 20 years and never ever had an incident with one. However I've had a greyhound hit the end of a normal lead so hard I couldn't believe there wasn't obvious damage. Only happened once though.

The vet has denied anything happened during/after the op but it's something that we'd thought of too. It's not a vet I know much about. Not one I'd have recommended. of course, but every time I have seen my dogs moved off the table, they were all lifted off by their legs, except for c-sections. Thankfully a lot now have hydraulic tables but I wonder how many don't

mine has a breaking strain of 50 kilos, it is not a $2 shop one. A breaking strain of 50kg doesn't mean the lead is suitable for dog weights up to 50kg though. The force a dog can exert (in kilograms) can be far greater than its weight so a leash with a breaking strain of 50kg is still really only suitable for smaller dogs. You know, not all people who uses extender leads are idiots.

Most Councils in metro Melbourne specify that the lead should be no more than 1.5m long. Unless of course the dog is being walked on leash in an off leash park. Extending leads are not suitable for dog walking around suburban streets, unless of course you have the extending lead locked to 1.5m. which defeats the purpose of the extending lead. If you're walking your dog around the 'burbs' on the ex. lead you might like to check your Council's regulations. I never said where I was walking my dogs. I don't need to check any regulations.

I don't see a problem in still waiting until 12 months before desexing. I guess talk to your own vet and do some googling.

They don't show the breed classes live. You have to cross your fingers and hope your breed makes it onto the list that they tape and then put up. Not sure how quickly they put them up though.

You might not see any purpose but I do. They are a valuable tool for me. How so? Not trying to be snarky, just genuinely interested. I can see them being beneficial in a training scenario or in places where you want to give the dog roaming space but don't want them off lead, but I imagine they wouldn't be very effective in an every day walking situation. They are very useful including in an everyday walking situation. But it depends where your everyday walking situation is. The leads are a tool, like lots of others things, don't blame the tool for misuse in the hands of an idiot.

mine has a breaking strain of 50 kilos, it is not a $2 shop one.

You might not see any purpose but I do. They are a valuable tool for me.

My dogs don't agress other dogs when on the extender lead.

:laugh: to say the least. Danois can tell you what they do in real life if they wish

yeah I don't have to go to work until Sat 1pm so will be doing a fair bit of watching. Tomorrow's a good day for me, go show the hound then come back and watch Crufts and hope they show the greyhounds before I succumb to my bed

that's so sad SLF. I'm agreeing with everything Perse is saying. I too am worried about the little girls anxiety. Big hugs to you.

I had a bitch who had a small mammary lump removed. I never tested it. She never had any more and lived for another 5 or 6 years

yep, looking forward to it!

Money would likely be the reason ,imho. Who would pay expenses and damage control would be in the minds of officials. I would be so shocked if my dogs did that that the very first thing I would do, as soon as I could, would be to have them PTS.

(Waves at fellow sufferer). Brandi is now also protective of me thanks to the stupidity of others. So I have two reactive greys and one who also carries on between me and the person screaming abuse at me for having dogs who react poorly to being rushed by others. Thankfully Hermon is bombproof Thank Dog I can take my greys to the local slipping track for a run I used to take Stan to the slipping track in Gosford as another friend in was in greyhound rescue and she was a member but she has stopped going now. Here you have to apply to the track and then it has to go before the board and if you're accepted they give you a key as it's padlocked. Stan loved going there, he'd go nuts when we pulled in the gate, reliving his not so glory days :laugh: I pay $50 for the key and am lucky they are very supportive of pet greyhounds. Off to a meeting tonight about it actually. Mine go nuts too and they don't have any glory days :laugh:

I have the utmost respect for Steve, but 100% is a big call- there are very few things in life that can truly be 100% guaranteed. A rabbit or a cat might just be too tempting for the best trained Husky 100% of the time and at every place. I do believe that very good recall can be taught to any breed but 100% seems improbable to me :) Dunno. I happy to be proven wrong though. You would need impeccable timing. I know with the greys, they can be running around flat out and then wham!, they are into a different mindset and are blind and deaf to anything outside their own little world. It's why they run into trees or each other and kill themselves. If you called them before that switch flipped you'd be fine, afterwards nope.

yeah and who pays the vet bill? It is not normal for dogs to socially interact with other dogs who are not part of their pack.

(Waves at fellow sufferer). Brandi is now also protective of me thanks to the stupidity of others. So I have two reactive greys and one who also carries on between me and the person screaming abuse at me for having dogs who react poorly to being rushed by others. Thankfully Hermon is bombproof Thank Dog I can take my greys to the local slipping track for a run

When I've tried codes with the dol website they don't work.

did they check him very soon after they got him? How long has one been missing?

what about using the suprelorin implant? It can be used on bitches as well as dogs. I've never used it but at 11 would be loath to put a bitch under for desexing.

My Princess is 7 and a half and is still precious about getting her feet wet!