Rebanne

me too and I'm not about to put collars on my dogs either for "just in case they get out". My dogs play hard and part of that is grabbing ech other around the throat, no way I am risking coming home to a couple of dead dogs. The chances of that happening are much, much higher then of them getting out.

The dog might have been wearing a collar when it went missing and lost it along the way and most people know about pounds and would check with a pound first before doing anything else. Glad the dog returned home but sheesh some big assumptions here.

http://minbeemedia.com/p748997558/h20efb0f5#h3e497a43

http://minbeemedia.com/ your boy was beautiful!

the bitch in the clip was 6 years old so bred and born 3 years before PDE. So it would appear the breeders were/are looking into their own backyard.

people do sell on main register, with some breeds it can take longer to build up trust, what with all the "oodles" being bred all over the place. People have to appreciate that most breeders are trying to do the right thing by the breed and by their dogs. If I had a breed that was being exploited just to make money I be very wary, very wary indeed.

well you can see why she had problems then. Breeders must have suspected her of not having the breeds best interests at heart and she has proven them right.

yes the bulldog is happy but after watching it again it is not perfectly clear if that footage is from Crufts this year, I will need to compare the exhibit numbers to be 100% sure the footage looks like it is from another show so my apologies Kirty, it looks like a group lineup.

apologies Kirty no it appears not. But the dog is still happy.

watch the video, the dog is not obese and gaits fine around the ring, there are no signs of distress. If that's not a happy dog then I don't know what is.

As far as I know - yes. What does the eye certificate cover, would it pick up ectropian or is it only a check for degenerative eye diseases? it picks up everything possible and would most certainly cover ectropion and entropion. http://www.petwave.com/Dogs/Dog-Health-Center/Ear-and-Eye-Disorders/Ectropion.aspx http://www.petwave.com/dogs/dog-health-center/ear-and-eye-disorders/entropion.aspx

I have a roof racks with a basket on my Mazada and it holds 2 very large soft crates, my chair and a floor mat ( have yet to unpack from yesterday :laugh: ). If you are young/strong enough you could chuck a wire crate or two up there.

As far as I know - yes.

video of the bulldog gaiting around the ring The dog also has a Clear eye certificate issued in Dec 2011.

What were these people thinking, putting a dog up with these problems. I am sure they would be breeding from it as well. No wonder people see registered breeders as unethical. Imagine the pain this dog was in. I have to wonder about the judges along the way also... you are assuming the dog in question did actually suffer from said condition eta fix spelling.

totally confused, it's been a long day!

actually I would have to reconsider advertising my pups after 8 weeks of age because of http://www.dolforums.com.au/topic/234935-new-vic-microchip-advertising-rules/ or break the law myself and put in false numbers.

Hope it is a great day for all

well I actually hope a toddler would be taken to a Dr first but a vet is a good 2nd choice :laugh: My vet once told me about the pressure point for tooth ache when I happened to mention my daughter was waiting to see the dentist. It worked a treat but it's not something I share around :D

Where is my question rude and intimidating? I said please and thank you, what more do you want?

I gave my bitch 5mls of calcium after the first 3 pups were born, then every 45 - 60 minutes until she had her c-section a few hrs later. I used a reptile heat lamp for my winter litter, plugged it into a themostat and kept the room at around 25 degrees, 24 hrs a day for the first 2 weeks, then phased it out.

Being a complete stranger and a new member in no way means someone has no dog knowledge. There ARE other places to learn about dogs other than dogzonline forum. Some people have been posting on here for years. Its obvious they haven't learned much, and they are complete strangers to me! please point out where I said the OP had no dog knowledge. What they have done is set themselves up as a dog trainer 'ask me for help' all I have done is try to find out, for the benefit of others I might add, just what makes them suitable to do so. I've seen plenty of newbies come in and offer advice which is downright dangerous and other newbies think it's great. Usually an older poster or two points out what is wrong with the advice given, they get jumped on by all the newbies and told off for daring to question so and so's advice and so it goes, until sheer weight in numbers disproving dangerous advice gets through to the new comers. I am not saying the OP has posted dangerous advice BTW.

your welcome and I haven't ruined anything. You can ask all the advice you want from a complete stranger who has been a member two minutes.

yes expected due date is 61 days after the surgical AI. My repo vets were happy to wait an extra 48 hrs but day 63 was it, absolutely no later. Fern had her c-section about 30 hrs after the due date/time. agree better a live pup then a dead one.

when I used frozen semen my vet gave me a date that the bitch must have had the pups by or else we had to do a c-section. Fern only had 2 and never went into labour. From talking to others some repo vets are quite strong in wanting C-sections if bitch does not deliver by due date. They do not want the pups to go over 63 days.