Rebanne

what happens when there are in season bitches around? Either the owners or the neighbours?

I think you can also breed father to daughter but not mother to son. Correct me if I'm wrong. very wrong

many great dogs have been produced from parent/offspring or sibling to sibling matings in years past by people who knew what they are doing. The ANKC however have recently decided these matings can no longer be done.

has one of your Poms got a orthopedic problem?

a lay persons defintion on inbreeding could very well differ from a breeders

I feel very sorry for both the puppy and the cat.

No one was knocking pound dogs, just the incrediblely inaccurate marketing campaign used by some. Plus this is a purebred forum first and foremost so I certainly hope you don't knock our pedigrees.

cause I feel like it and the dogs do well on it.

egg white depletes the body of biotin, but egg yolk has biotin in abundance! Whole eggs are fine. I've been feeding them to my dogs for many, many years. I also feed two meals a day. One of minced chicken carcass's and one of dry food. Sometimes it's all raw for a while, sometimes all dry for a while, bits of this and bits of that. Only vegies my dogs ever get are raw carrots for chew toys and the odd amount of left overs. And they love a feed of warm porridge in the cold winter mornings. :D

That would be great, thanks :-) Done but she might not get it until tomorrow :)

Not sure of his reg name, but it's Paddy owned by Lesley Walsh I've got a catalogue but it's in the car and I won't be getting it out till tomorrow. Let me know if you need more info.

I know Trisven and her dogs are wonderful. It's a fantastic breed and they seem very, very family friendly. I was away for 4 days over Easter at shows with them and two were being shown by the girls, a 7 yo and 12 yo. I'll send her a message to come have a look at this thread.

:laugh: you came last year, the rings were as big then.

I expect they will say it was elective. Hopefully your vet/surgeon will be able to say it was PTS or a new hip.

so can I

The guide won't be any use to you if you are feeding all the extra's. The guide is for when you only feed the dry food and as others have said is not always a good thing to go by. I'd ring your breeder, tell them what and how much of the extra's you are feeding and what amount of dry food would they suggest. Most breeders would be fine with this.

We went to Mt Gambier and Ms Ferny got the last points needed for her Neuter title! and 2 Neuter in Group. Warrior got BOB x 5 and run for group once but it was a weekend for the girls

of course we all know a person buying a dog from a rescue/shelter/pound would never ever be guilty of any of the above. Now you are changing the subject but of course you are right, there are plenty of people out there who neglect their pets otherwise rescue wouldn't be so busy and there wouldn't be so many dogs euthanased. I have plenty of experience of undesexed females and males interacting with other dogs. you changed the subject by deciding to have a crack at breeders, not me. And you wonder why some breeders won't work with rescue. I wouldn't work with you whether you were a breeder or a rescuer, you are always belligerent.

of course we all know a person buying a dog from a rescue/shelter/pound would never ever be guilty of any of the above. Now you are changing the subject but of course you are right, there are plenty of people out there who neglect their pets otherwise rescue wouldn't be so busy and there wouldn't be so many dogs euthanased. I have plenty of experience of undesexed females and males interacting with other dogs. you changed the subject by deciding to have a crack at breeders, not me. And you wonder why some breeders won't work with rescue.

3 of the 4 found are, or will be, fine. One is still fighting hard. 2 little girls still missing.

of course we all know a person buying a dog from a rescue/shelter/pound would never ever be guilty of any of the above.

That's the policy of a number of rescue groups and done with the best of intentions. It can't be one rule for one and one for another. Whilst your showdog may be beautifully behaved, any undesexed male/female purebred/crossbred may not welcome a male/female friend and an owner may not be experienced enough to spot signs of problems. Given the choice, I will not rehome to this situation either. What??!! You need this explained? Actually I found your whole post offensive to breeders. Plenty of desexed dogs don't want a friend either and as for the rest of your dribble, what a load of crock

Caddie found uninjured. 3 still lost

My dogs certainly appreciated the flexi lead on the Easter weekend when we were away for 5 days with no safe space to give them a run.

yes was a great time BB. The cards were a problem, we got someone else to pick ours up from the last day. But overall it is a really good event and I would highly recommend the Mt Gambier shows.