Rebanne

yes, Dora only landed in Tassie at 6pm on Monday so it's been a big few days for her. She was a bit feral apparently first up in the ring but settled by the time grp came around and showed much better. :D

Brantarby Winter Festival Baby of Breed Hobart Royal :D

give her her own tent then if she likes privacy, get a bunnings compost cage, cover the sides with a couple of layers of shadecloth and she has her own hidden toilet area.

zip up the tent and take her outside on a lead

pups don't need weekly worming until they are 12 weeks old, and after 12 weeks of age they only need worming every 3 months.

Just to let you know ethical breeders do also advertise on the sites you quoted. I know because I am one of them. :D

I haven't stepped foot in the obedience ring for quite a few years now but there was plenty of bitching going on there when I was competing.

you can't claim for cruciate ligaments within the 1st 6 months unless you have forwarded a letter from your vet at the beginning stating your dog doen't have the problem when 1st insuring. This is with Medibank Private.

no one has mentioned shift work, people work 24/7 these days in most industries, no more automatic weekends off. I have to book to get weekends off and was bold enough to request 3 out of 4 right now. Thank you Boss for giving them to me :D I love my showing, I go to shows expecting nothing but to have a good time. It is my hobby, my time out of a busy stressful life to just sit around with my dogs. I rarely take notice of who is judging, I take more notice of the weather, but I do like showing under internationals as they are more likely to have seen multiples of my breed. But it doesn't really matter. I haven't shown for most of this year due to breeding a litter, but the shows that I have been to, the other exhibitors I have sat near have all been nice, which is true for the majority, for all my short showing career, nearly 5 years now. Yes it costs a fortune in petrol, especially now I am towing a larger trailer, but it's just a cost I factor in. I would be quite well off if I didn't have dogs but life would be pretty boring then.

well my next litter is most likely 6 to 8 years away :D

a lot of what you want to know will be covered in the puppy forum, try doing a search there

can I just send a donation? the club will get more out of it without having to pay fees for dogs who are not going to turn up.

I have a large scoff stopper and it's huge and slowed down my greyhound a lot! It's the only bowl I have tried and am so happy with it and how it has worked, so no need to try other types.

I'll have to go have a look see. I have a scoff stopper for Miller and it's brilliant but at those prices it can't help to have a spare or two. :D

:D Grp 1 1 Grp 2 100 Grp 3 156 Grp 4 228 Grp 5 271 Grp 6 346 Grp 7 397 last no 450

yep last week sometime :D

oh get over yourself, I've donated sashes in the past and have no idea who won them nor does it matter. I was just glad to help out where I could, same as sending the odd entry in to a show I have no intention of going to when a call goes out for more entries or the show might not run the following year ( usually agi shows way out in the country ). I do it for the sport not the recognition.

this just to save me writing it all out again

where's the fun in that?

that's so cheap, pity I don't need anymore

Great idea oakway. And another thought along a similar line, how about our state CCs offering free transfer from Mains Register to Mains Neuter Register for a period of time also.. I can't remember, but am pretty sure there is a cost involved in this? VCA charges to change over which is a bloody rip off. All they should need to do is sight the desexing certificate and enter it on the computer but no they want your original rego cert so they can print you out a new one and charge you for it.

you should be aware that you may not be able to choose which puppy you get, the breeder might do that for you as they know each pups personality etc best and would have a good idea which one would be most suitable for you and your situation.

my pups are nearly 4 months old and have been fed on about 5 different brands I often change brands around for the adults.

I would agree with this. To only have 10 entries for a metro show is very disappointing, OVCC had about that many earlier in the year and we are a long way from being metro. And FWIW I have just signed off on the schedule for next year and yes class 18 is tagged on to the end, right after 11.

oh that's just ridiculous