Rebanne

all breeders are different and will offer different things. Is this a disease that can be tested for before breeding? If so and the tests were not done then I would be very, very angry with both the breeder for not doing them and for me not knowing they should be done. And my gut reaction would be to sue the socks off her and the two vets that missed it. If this is a disease that can't be tested for then my reaction is different. As both buyer and seller. But as a breeder, if the disease is one that can't be tested, for I would refund your money and yes, also suggest your PTS the pup. And would consider what I would do about my vet who missed it. But I know very little about PDA except for what a quick google look told me so I have no idea on testing and how hard or easy it would be to pick up. What I do know is I would cry with you.

give the breeder a break, she too has to digest all this infomation, it's devastating news all round for everyone.

I've had several judges give me advice etc one made me do the triangle again with the lead held differently and it wasn't just in the first few months either, I'm afraid my lack of handling skills still shine on, even now

actually I have to say I wouldn't be impressed with being woken up at 7 am by dogs barking and while I would never even threaten to bait someones dogs because of it I can sort of understand someone finally losing their cool. I live opposite a small park and if that suddenly got turned into a dog park I would be objecting very strongly. Not condoning this guy's threats in any way but I do have some sympathy for residents that live next to dog parks and have to put up with the noise from them.

NO! why should the greyhounds suffer just because they are so obliging.

Brantarby Winter Warrior goes into minor class at Christmas time

couldn't agree more

just be aware the paperwork inside the box says the safe use of comfortis in breeding males has not be evaluated, as well as consult your vet if using on pregnant or lactating dogs and in dogs with pre exisitng epilepsy.

Eric got baby of breed (greyhound) today at Wodonga

me too, in fact my pups were outside day and night from around the 4 week mark, at night in the puppy yard, during the day they had half the back yard. My dogs are all outside on the nights I work no matter what the weather.

Lots of dogs don't go any further. One run a round the ring and that's it. Clubs still have to pay for the same things as other classes, the only exception being a challenge certificate. Still got to pay for judges, stewards, place ribbons, etc etc I've had my babies judged recently by some lovely judges and all treated the job seriously and were great with the pups. Most took their time, well over their time to judge, the babies and critique them! I was thrilled to bits and am happy to pay full fee for quality judging. But no way should they be ever part of a challenge line up. Baby puppy is a way for them to gain experience in the ring, where often the only reward the person gets is the satisfaction that the baby at least moved! To have a baby squirming and maybe getting sour in the line up is not a good move and would not make you popular with the other exhibitors.

seperate the two species?

your son will get over it if you support him. Accidents do happen but you need to stop freaking out about it and show your son by your actions that the world is not going to stop just because your dog broke his leg. Life goes on no matter what and here is a good chance to help teach your son some valuable lessons. As for the boxer pup, ask the breeder to hold onto it for another couple of weeks, pay her board then bring the pup home and manage both dogs. You will have to manage both dogs anyway because of the difference in size but a couple of weeks grace would be beneficial for your little guy.

what a sweet hubby you have, a wonderful memorial to Benson

I recently heard from amypie (OP) how this breed name is meant to be pronounced, and I would bet there are a certain number of pure breed enthusiasts that still don't know every dog name under the sun and their pronunciations. So instead of laughing at people not being able to pronounce it and leaving it at that, maybe take the opportunity to perhaps educate some and tell us all how it is actually meant to be pronounced! some people take things too seriously. Really, what are people allowed to laugh about any more, political correctness gone too far. You'd be surprised at how many people wouldn't believe the correct pronuciations anyway.

ain;t that the truth. I hear it over and again, people complaining that they have competition. They take one look at the catalogue and hope they don't show up. I feel embarrassed when I don't have any and they hand me 6 points, thankfully my dogs are competitive beyond breed level and get class in groups most weeks and frequently classes in show. some breeds don't have enough dogs to have competition and like it or not, lots of judges don't have the balls to put up the rarer breeds. Not whinging on my behalf as I know my girl was not GR Ch material. I would have loved to have more competition when she was competing but you can't pull dogs that don't exist out of thin air.

if only it was so easy with Ferny eta the rolling over bit and someone else to hold her so looking forward to stripey baby pics Trisven :D

ta, am going up to cheer on one of my pups with his new to the show ring owner. So please every one keep an eye out for Sarah with Eric, a white and brindle greyhound pup, and if she looks a bit lost help her out, thanks :D

okay as I am being totally lazy and can't be bothered looking it all up, can some kind person tell me when Grp 4 is on? Ta muchly

sold to the highest bidder

the dog is being judged against it's standard, that is all. If there is only one dog of the breed entered then the judge has to be happy to sign the certificate. If there are 2 or more entered, then the judge chooses the one closest to the standard, in their opinion, as the winner. It's that simple. Or should be. And like it or not there are plenty of dogs that won't win a BIG for reasons other then not being good enough as well as plenty who do win when they should not. So, no matter what rules abide, not every one will agree on what is a worthy Ch or Gr Ch. I know I am happy with my breed and if that means all their wins will be 6 pointers then so be it. I show the breed I love to live with and would never change to another just to win ( or lose ) against more entries in the ring.

I have a spare bedroom :D

well said. The sire of my last litter was only very rarely shown before going to a pet home and is not titled, he is stunning and the litter is very promising.

So with a breed like mine (Basset Fauve De Bretagne) where there are currently less than 10 being shown reasonably regularly between Townsville and Melbourne our challenges shouldn't count UNTIL we compete against others of our breed? I've travelled for competition and LOVE competition (even when my girls lose) but at the moment unless I travel the only competition my girls get is each other. ETA or should they count only when they also win a class in group? Or only when they win group? There IS no perfect answer to any of these problems. No matter which way the ANKC goes people are going to be pissed off. Don't worry Trisven, do what I did and breed your own competition Not all of us live near the showing centres or have the money or time to go chasing competition. Particularly when there is no competiton within cooee to chase. ETA as for getting a 25 point Challenge would have to move overseas to have any hope of that.