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who's structure :D this is shaping up to be a wicked weekend I think :D

and they most likely do at the end of each trip. Not much help though if a parvo infected dog is loaded in next to yours mid way.

I've never used a crate divider, pups have always gone into full size crates. I use the alarm to wake up twice over night for toilet trips at the beginning, the crate is set up in my bed room so I can hear them if they need out at other times. During the day they are rarely in the crate.

take them for car rides, start stack training, crate training, one on one, lots of physical handling

yes but the name eludes me at the moment as someone else dealt with that

well you are lucky MavericksMission, it smells much the same as when a gecko has been squashed in the sliding window and sort-of mummified and you open the window a week later...that sort of smell hmm I've never smelt that smell before I had mine sent to my daughters

she must!

if it's so meaningless why are you even posting here? I don't understand why someone would bother talking about something that they clearly don't enjoy. Who said I don't enjoy it? I drove 13 1/2 hours to show at 4 shows in SA over the Labour Day weekend, I'd hardly have done that if I didn't enjoy it. And since when did you get to decide who discusses what on this forum? Um where did I say I decide who posts or doesn't? I just don't understand why talk about something you hold in such contempt? Your posts are full of it. Certainly gave me the impression it's not something you enjoy.

it is exciting isn't it, even if you get beat

if it's so meaningless why are you even posting here? I don't understand why someone would bother talking about something that they clearly don't enjoy.

My bitch gets a spoon or two mixed through her dry food, 3 or 4 times a week. Other days she gets an egg or sardines.

gotta love google earth and a paint program :D

no

That is an interesting way for calls to Vic Dogs from people looking for breeder referrals to be handled. They weren't looking for breeder referrals as such. I understood from the conversation that they were asking Vic Dogs what shows were around that they could go to. KCC park was suggested to them as well. But our shows are much, much closer. By about 4 hours My mobile is plastered every where so it didn't bother me. Told them to come find me and I would take them around. Point was they are a puppy buyer putting in some work to try and get a good dog of the breed they want.

I am sure the people who titled their dogs by avoiding competition don't think it is insulting to breeds with small numbers in the ring. Those type's of people would only be thinking of themselves and thinking how clever they were. I'm sure they can sleep straight in bed, I wouldn't be able to, meaningless title or not.

not when you go out of your way to avoid competition just so you can get those points, totally different scenarios

no it wouldn't cause you would be going out of your way to not have competition, whereas most of us who do have the only one of the breed represented on the day can't bloody well find any cause there is none! How very insulting your post is to owners of rare breeds Actually, I probably wouldn't have to go out of my way as both of those shows were closer to me than KCC Park. It might take a few years though. If I wanted to do it quicker, I'd have to travel further though. How is it insulting to rare breeds? If you can't manage to understand what you said I'm can't be bothered trying to explain. BTW didn't you also show your 1st Aussie a few times?

no it wouldn't cause you would be going out of your way to not have competition, whereas most of us who do have the only one of the breed represented on the day can't bloody well find any cause there is none! How very insulting your post is to owners of rare breeds

funnily enough I had a phone call just this week from someone asking about buying a Staffy pup and I don't even breed them. But the caller was doing her homework, she had been to the club website and she rang Vic Dog. As she lives up my way and there is 2 Champ shows on this weekend it was suggested she ring me, which she did, we had a lovely 25 minute chat, and her family will be coming to the show to meet some dogs. Told her all about the 3 shows in a fortnights time as well in case they don't make it to ours. Also suggested she check out DOL's Breed 101 forum. so staffy owners/breeders in Nth East Vic, Southern NSW there may be someone visiting you soon. :D

Any and all of the above. It will depend on what pound, who you know and who may be willing to help. the question has to be asked, doesn't Queensland have enough stray animals of it's own?

we should have all the ropes etc set up by 2pm so any time after that

replying to the bold bit wouldn't make any difference to me and my breed. The only way I could have regular competition is to move to Sydney! And I ain't doing that I show a breed I want to live with, I live in a area I want to live in. I've gone all over trying to get competition, it rarely happen's.

Hi yes I know Poppydog and her dear little dog have looked after Poppy a few times, Poppy is thankfully fine. That's good.