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I plugged my heat lamp into a thermostat and controlled the temp with that

This litter I vaccinated at 7 1/2 weeks cause it fitted in best with work. Last litter was 8 weeks. I would never go under 7 weeks. 2nd vaccination will be at 12 weeks on the knocker.

3 of my females popped out hernia's at 6 weeks, they are now 8 weeks and already self correcting. They are just little fat hernia's, if I was keeping on it wouldn't worry me. It hasn't worried the new owners. 2 have gone/going to show homes. ETA and possibly for breeding down the track

ok I rang them and got my code so all should be well for the next lot of puppies that go to their new homes. There is no age limit on when they insure the pups as I have one going home at 16 weeks and that won't be a problem. The two I sent via email were processed this morning.

melamine from Bunnings, 1.2 X 1.2, sides 600mm high and used a heat lamp for heating, plus the room heating

Has anyone had any luck at all getting their pups registered? I even re submitted all my details, got an email back within the hour but still can't register my pups for their new owners. Why offer something if they are not prepared to service it properly. I will most certainly be telling my puppy owners to not insure with this company even if we do manage to ever get the free 6 weeks insurance.

I can vouch for Pickle being a happy go lucky type girl. Everyone is her friend. :D

so did emailing them work? I had two pups go to their new homes yesterday and, of course, couldn't log in, so sent off an email with one person's detail's at 11 am. Do the breeders get feedback or only the new puppy owner?

wow rude or what. People can donate to the appeal organised by the kinder, don't see how money from multiple sources is better then money from just a couple. Might make a difference if multiple sources were offering multiple types of help.

it was a greyt result Go Pickle for Saturday

it's a hang over from the olden days. Australia is one of only 2 countries in the world that require retired greys to be muzzled, think the other is Ireland. All the states have different requirements re muzzle's and off leash. If they are required to be on leash because their recall is inconsistent then that would apply to the vast majority of dogs

that is something i worry about, a greyhound may not have good recall, especially if we rescue one! in Victoria you can not legally let your dog off lead in a public place and they must wear a muzzle unless they have been assessed by GAP, ( if you don't get a grey direct from GAP )

I think Greyhounds and GSD's go very well together having had both for some years at the same time. I have read of many people owning both breeds with much success. Never heard/read of a negative which is not to say it hasn't/couldn't happen.

I have a litter of 7 week old greyhounds that have been sleeping outside since 4 weeks of age. Pups start going to their new homes shortly and as they go the remainder will still be sleeping outside.

excellent!

no; dogs have died in collar accidents and even though you know about breakaway collars you still consider every dog loose in the street is a stray. Even without a collar, if your dog was chipped and you were actively looking for him, he wouldn't be in the pound for 10 days or PTS would he? You want to keep a collar on your dog then do so but don't belittle the people who choose not to by implying they are irresponsible owners.

what a load of codswallop.

plenty of greyhounds have their maiden litter at 5 or older

I sincerely hope you were not in the habit of letting your dog out at night to wander, which is how I read your above comment. I do not let my dogs wander at any time and particularly at night. My assistance girl however becomes a houdini at full moon. She trys to dig under, she will jump...extra barbed wire has been out on, chicken wire lines the bottom, she knows it is naughty and if ever caught trying to escape comes straight back there is just something in her nature that compels her to try at full moon only...short of not letting her out to relieve herself near full moon at night I have never came up with the solution. I know what happens to dogs caught out around here. Yesterday however she too became distressed when she saw the dead lambs and dogs..too much for her 'mummy' nature. Dogs know. easy, keep her in the house and toilet her on a long line.

well tell the kids they can't come over as often then. Or lock up the dog. If he does cause harm, real or imagined, do you want to deal with the fall out? My daughter's best friend was terrified of dogs and a 8 week old puppy running around had her run screaming to her parents. They weren't amused, mostly cause it was a GSD. And you know what damage they can do :rolleyes: That's when I started keeping my dogs away from visiting children, wasn't worth the hassle.

Greyhounds are fantastic pets and a good rescue organisation will match the right dog to your family and give lots of back up. Send Shantiah a personal message on here as she will be at Ekka with all her greys, both show and race bred. Your dog would only need a coat on during the night. I live in a lot colder climate than yours and mine rarely have a coat on during the day if inside. Good luck choosing :D

I always locked my dogs away when visiting children were around. I was protecting the dogs, not the kids.

I sincerely hope you were not in the habit of letting your dog out at night to wander, which is how I read your above comment.

Miss Maddy, let vets in your area know if you are willing to take in a couple of orphan pups. But! be very careful who and where you accept any pups from. No way I would be putting some BYB or puppy farm pup within cooee of my precious baby.

I emailed Cruising Canines over a week ago and never got a reply. Got a reply within 24 hrs from Toledo. But it doesn't matter now cause I am buying a large Toldeo 4 berth from a friend that has only been used 1/2 dozen times all up. So near new for a very reasonable price sorry to go OT but I am excited about my new trailer.