Rebanne

this is the Greyhound Database mainly racebred but plenty of showbred on it as well. It's how I know my current show girl's pedigree goes back further then the race boy I had. There is another greyhound database but I find it unreliable as it's often down and don't use it.

No and No and it doesn't matter where you live.

and a lot of dogs "attacked" don't become aggressive. Look at the age of the dog when the supposed attack happened. 12 months old, just becoming fully mature. what ever happened the dog is now dangerous and the owner needs to step up to the mark and muzzle the dog while out and about, just not carry the damn thing around. Too bad for the other dog/skateboard rider if they meet coming around a blind corner. It's way too late to discipline the dog, which most likley wouldn't have worked anyway. It's a dangerous dog and he needs to abide by the dangerous dog laws and that's what you should be telling the owner. And if he won't comply then you need to alert the council to that fact or you are going to have death and injuries to dogs and people on your conscience.

No way I would breed with an affected but I would breed with a carrier and DNA test all pups before being sold and desex any that were also carriers unless I could 100% trust the people the pups was going to, to also do the right thing.

I think it's good you are testing but what happens if any come back as a carrier? Cause if they turn out excellent workers someone is sure to want to breed from them.

take the dog to the pound.

just whose dog is this? as you seem very involved. personally the dog has proven it is dangerous therefore it must live by those laws. And if the "owner' can find $1500 for boot camp then they can find the money for a professional assesment. Might be best if the "owner" just abides by the conditions imposed on the dog, at least that way other dogs will be safe.

so the best diet for my dogs is one that keeps them looking good ie coat, firm poo, maintains weight, doesn't give them any allergic reactions and for me, easy to obtain.

My greys aren't ex race dogs, they are house dogs, but I have never bothered to trial them in a kennel. If they have needed to go in to kennels they go. End of story. Longest has been for a week. They survived and so did I.

Well that's why people need to vote! Only 1 of the 9 candidates up for election is a returning committee member. Georgina Beach Tania Kirkland Emma Duff Frank Valastro Sheryl Pretty Jan Robinson David Veless Gwenda Carr Stephen Sapsead 2 of these candidates work in the VCA Office. I'm not sure that is a good combination. And they are?

I've left my dogs tied up outside the local milkbar while I nicked in for the paper. Usually around 6 am. If I was still walking the dogs at that time, and if the milkbar was still there :D , I most likely would still be doing it.

hope they send out some info regarding themselves, some I have never heard of.

I know, so annoying :D

One of mine does that, starts as a play bow facing the other dog, then a complete 360 in the air but low to the ground, so she is back in exactly the same spot. It is so quick ! Yeah I've had greys do that :-)

this thread has gone so far off topic it's not funny. The guide dog worker should be sacked. He was negligent in his duties and as a result of this caused the death of a dog. Fault lays firmly at his feet and I for one could care less how much he beats himself up over it.

Why would a person complain about someone else doing it, if they think it's okay? Nope, I meant the opposite. There is no way I would ever tie my dogs up outside a supermarket. I think it's far too risky. But whether other people choose to take that risk is their business. As long as their dogs are not a problem for other people, and not suffering from heat etc, it's not for me to be a little dictator about it. agree

Agree, poor dog and poor puppy raising family

and this isn't just a problem with Vizslas....can also happen to GSP, Weis, etc even Pointers who have always had a full length tail.......I have had a bitch that broke her tail (last 3 joints) very badly, doing the same thing Of course it's not, I know of a Dalmatian who had to have part of it's tail amputated for the same reason happens to greyhounds as well

what a lot of psycho babble

The club is suppossed to keep all the paperwork from a show for 7 years I think. And why does the VCA not have a marked catalogue? All clubs have to send them in and again I would have thought they should keep them for at least 7 years.

Surely there must be stewards' sheets or something? all of which have to be kept

for the little girl and boy hope the remaining boy is ok