Rebanne

but does she poo or just wee? Do you go with her or just put her out? What is she being fed? I'm with Christina re the crate. I would be setting the alarm to take her out in the middle of the night to try and stop this now before it becomes an ingrained habit.

I hear you Reb. Just hard to know where to end the radius. If the dogs have been stolen, and it really seems the most likely scenario to us, if the thief takes them to the vet, they will just lie about owning the dogs, and they will probably not even be scanned. Also, it is doubtful the girls would both be taken to the vet, and the vets will probably expect to see 2 Rotts. Honestly, the girls could be anywhere. I would send out flyers to every shelter/pound in the state, the dogs might get dumped with the publicity. I would still send them out to all the vets as well asking them to put them up on the notice boards. People will see them. Dogs might not get taken to the vets but if your next door neighbour suddenly has an adult female Rottie in their back yard it might make someone think. Also put in about them having tails, so many people would still be expecting to see a docked Rottie.

maybe enlarge the area you are contacting the vets etc cause if they have been stolen they could be anywhere I really feel for the owners

I have a riding crop and I don't hesitate to use it. If a stray dog comes within reach they get it. But mainly I take my greys to the local slipping track, never bothered there. :D

it justs gets worse, feel so sorry for the owners and people close to them, as well as very concerned for the girls well being.

I'll donate a sash for neuter in group 4

Have your dogs been injured because they were wearing a muzzle? How do you know it was because of the muzzle? Have they been in fights without the muzzle and fared better? Was it the same kind of fight as the ones with the muzzle? Sorry folks, I stand by this. I don't think I could take a dog out in public that I knew might injure another dog or person without a muzzle. Aside from the fact that I couldn't handle how vigilant I would need to be, I couldn't live with myself if the dog seriously injured someone or another dog. Not just so I can rest assured that if a dog as bad as or worse than mine comes along my dog might be less screwed. Particularly when I don't even know if my dog would be less screwed. Sorry, but I value the safety of all dogs and people, not just me and mine. If there's a greater chance that my dog will cause damage than that my dog will take damage, I would muzzle. My dogs are not more important than everyone else's. Some of my dogs have to be muzzled by law not because they might bite anything. So why should they be be left pretty well defenceless if they were attacked. My other stratergy would be to let go of the lead. And no my greyhounds have never been injured or injured another person or dog. It's only common sense that a dog wearing a muzzle, null and voiding one's of it's most effective ways of defense, is going to come off second best against a dog without one. Unless it can run away. My dogs are more important to me then some attacking mutt, that's for sure.

oh yes, I have and will slip a muzzle off a greyhound if there is an off lead dog anywhere near them. I've also taken a lead off a haltie and put it on the collar so the mouth is totally free. So far I have always had the time to do this and a few choice words and body action from me has been enough to see the loose dog on it's way. No way will I penalise my dog by leaving a muzzle on if there's any chance it will be attacked.

They are crates, I already have 6 of them thanks for trying

The top buy one looks ok too. It will be for the civilised older dogs, pegged down. Wouldn't put a pup in one yet. ETA I thought of using the Bunnings ones, I have heaps, might still end up doing so.

anyone have these? dog cage wondering what the quaility is like, thinking of using them while at the dog shows. eta or this one

I've got large breed puppies here, 4 greyhound pups, 10 and 1/2 weeks old. They had their last feed of puppy food yesterday, bag is finished. Now they are getting 2 feeds per day of Bonnie adult or working dog and one feed of chicken necks. I've always had large breed dogs and once the puppy food was finished around the 10 to 12 week mark that was that. I might add that since they were weaned they have had adult and puppy dry food on alternative feeds, so have never been soley on puppy food.

I use valuheart for heartworm, treat for fleas if I see any and worm every 3 or 4 months. I never use a combo treatment and always have a day or two between medications if doing more than the one. ETA I don't start heartworm treatment until 4 or 5 months of age, depending when the next tablet is due. I treat 6 weekly.

yeah Fern should have had the chop by then :D The Hound club might be her swan song.

so when I desex Fern I should put her on the neuter register?

ditto

import semen after your girl has proven herself in the ring and with the health tests.

took Fern 3 days to totally accept her first litter, would feed them with me there but nothing else. On the 3rd day she was suddenly in love.

I looked in Bunnings today and couldn't find anything at all similar I did but they were a lot more than the 31.30 I paid my local Bunnings is just a store not a super store quite good but not as good as the real big ones

I never say any difference with either of the pastes. I tried it on a dog who was a bit stressed with car travel.

I looked in Bunnings today and couldn't find anything at all similar

My very first dog over 30 years was the result of a bitch jumping the fence to get to the dog tied up. So you need to know your bitch can't get out as well as a dog not getting in.

I saw them years ago on an english web site but haven't seen them in the flesh.

How do you crush them? My guess would be stick your foot on them. I am so going to do this next week when I pick up the frames I have ordered

sorry Jules