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In the forum dog breeds 101 Pugs are listed. Have a read there. Also see if there are any state clubs. Often heaps of info there

plenty of people here to tell you that it is totally normal and that bitches don't read the books :D any bitch I have had dealings with has been off by day 20 but there's still time to get a late "bloomer" :) eta unless things have changed you can start a topic in the breeders forum and answer in that thread only before getting your prefix

not in a breed like mine where they may only sire one or two litters at the most. Unless I get a request from overseas for semen my boy won't be used until he is around 8! He will be collected before then though. ETA the sire of my boy was around 8 and 1/2 and this was his first, and to date, only litter.

:) should have kept reading before posting

Many years ago 7 weeks was a good age to go to a new home. They had time to settle before the first fear period hit.

Personally I would get what you want, you will most likely do the bulk of the work with the dog. Your son will love whatever puppy arrives within 5 minutes. No good getting a black pup of whatever breed if it's not a good fit for the family. House training, recall etc all depend on you to put the hard yards in.

Just out of pure curiosity only, would your organisation accept a titre test instead of a vaccination certificate. Always remembering the vaccination certificate says the dog has been vaccinated, where the titre test proves that the vaccination has worked. :) might be best to ring GAP direct. Remember the poster gapvic is on holidays :)

it's better if you practise every day or two then rely on just a weekly thing. And practise everywhere, why would you restrict it to the laundry Becks has given great advice.

^^^ agree totally

I don't have a black book lol I don't do spreadsheets etc either. I rarely show under the same judge twice, might happen more if I lived in the city but the country shows try not to repeat judges too close together and I usually only show one dog at a time. So the judge I went under 5 years ago with my bitch might be back doing this area again but this time I am showing my dog. I do take note of the judges names that do put my breed up for Group or Show awards. I just go and have fun. Never had a judge be rough on a dog. Been told quite a few times that so and so's dog is going to win BIS, BIG or whatever and it hasn't happened yet :laugh: Have had judges whose eyes glaze over when they see a greyhound in the lineup. I just shrug. Their loss. Been told so and so judge is #$%^&^%$# but on the day they are actually very nice, funny and obviously like what they are doing. Showing is my hobby and I try not to take it too seriously. Sometimes I fail, most times I don't (taking it seriously I mean, not win or lose).

Well that's all very well, but why would a person hand/sign over a dog they plan to keep as a pet when all they want is the green collar assessment? So do you have a GAP assessed greyhound? The rules changed some years back. The dog remains yours but does come under the GAP umbrella so they need to be sure about it before issuing a green collar. There are legal requirements to be met. If you don't want to board it then don't do so. Most greyhounds could care less if they are wearing a muzzle or not. And yes I have had GAP greyhounds in the past. I don't understand why you don't believe what GAP told you

there is an endurance thread in the training forum that has heaps of info :)

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no it 12-13 all up and he is 17 all up oh ok, mis read it

The dogs hip scores are below the average though so technically might fit the breeders criteria for a low score.

Another vote for Vebo pet- the only style that has managed to keep my Houdini in the crate!! I just looked these crates up and for the size I need it would be $125, not at all expensive. Those cheaper crates are rubbish. I've seen a few at shows.

yeah my greyhounds can get a bit nutso after being fed. I think animals in the wild gorge themselves so they can't move whereas domestic ones don't (usually).

well the dry food my dogs do best on is good old Pal Pedigree. It was the only one all my dogs would eat and do well on. Even the one inclined to yeasty skin. Only other food they get regularly is raw minced chicken carcass's.

Depends on who is doing what. I took all the entires and sent them off to someone else to do the catalogues etc which included the judges breeds and numbers. People started asking for a breed breakdown so I asked for an electronic copy of the catalogue, which I passed on to someone else, not involved with the show, who kindly wrote up the break down on DOL. Or they might have sent it back to me and I put it up, can't remember :laugh: I too like to see a breed break down though :D

looks like a floating rib to me

don't add your own dogs poop into the pile. Just return what belongs to him (or his dog)and he has no basis on which to complain about you to the council etc. Well he might complain but won't have a leg to stand on.

Can someone please post the lay out of the rings.

I live in town and don't have any numbers

Sorry, maybe I havent't explained myself well...I was thinking of getting a pup from a pure-bred border collie and pure-bred labrador retriever...in that case, I meant it would be 50/50... it's still a mutt, go to a good rescue and get one from there if you are so dead set on buying a mutt