Rebanne

I could ask likewise of you. Just because my pets are shown does not make them objects.

I've owned 3 males now, none have marked, none desexed before 12 months but have had a female marker!

Good luck with it all capanash

I am hoping to put a pup out on co-ownership from my next litter. Sway's is clear and concise, a couple of minor tweaks to suit me and it's done.

as per their updates via facebook......... "Passwords have now been distributed to all members who have a valid email address registered on the database. If you have not received your password please contact Janet Davidson on [email protected] or ring 9788 2505." I'm talking about the gazette oops .. sorry - got confused reading different topics No, I haven't got mine either .... but had read it online I like the hard copy :D

ask the stud owner to give you an introduction to the bitches owner/s and a reference

I am not surprised to hear that, in fact I expected you to say you knew a bad vet. why? I don't think he is a good dog owner but he is actually good at his job.

as per their updates via facebook......... "Passwords have now been distributed to all members who have a valid email address registered on the database. If you have not received your password please contact Janet Davidson on [email protected] or ring 9788 2505." I'm talking about the gazette

is anybody else still waiting for theirs? mine has yet to arrive

I know a vet whose dog was a regular visitor to the pound. I belong to the SA Whippet and Greyhound club, which is the nearest thing to a breed club greyhounds have, and am known to 2 members only, who have never been to my house. There are good GSD breeders who are not a member of the GSD club, there are plenty of other good people who are not members of their breed clubs either. So being a member of such and such a club is not a big deal to me. My son-in-law was so excited to recently get two MCG members to sign their names for him to apply for membership. They are fellow work mates, he has just started there, certainly has not been there long enough for them to really know him. My SIL was going to get them to sign the forms for my daughter as well, they have never met her.

so if a breeder wanted more from you, you would or wouldn't provide it? For instance, your being a MDBA member means very little to me, I'd want to know about you not just what clubs you are a member of. A very common reference is a Club membership. Not just for getting puppy but for almost anything you might give a reference for, like getting into Uni, even some banks for home loans take Club memberships as a reference and so forth. No where did she say it was the only thing needed. Lighten up please. I wasn't asking you, so don't tell me to lighten up. I asked a valid question. Membership of a club tells me nothing about how a person might treat/care for an animal. Lots of clubs you only have to tick the boxes and pay a fee. The MDBA asks all members to agree to a Code of Conduct so you would know a lot more about me than someone who did not agree to a Code of Conduct. You can view the Responsible Pet Owner Code of Conduct here http://www.mdba.net.au/component/content/article/51.html no it's tell's me you said you would abide, not that you actually do. And it's the generic "you", not actually yourself.

so if a breeder wanted more from you, you would or wouldn't provide it? For instance, your being a MDBA member means very little to me, I'd want to know about you not just what clubs you are a member of. A very common reference is a Club membership. Not just for getting puppy but for almost anything you might give a reference for, like getting into Uni, even some banks for home loans take Club memberships as a reference and so forth. No where did she say it was the only thing needed. Lighten up please. I wasn't asking you, so don't tell me to lighten up. I asked a valid question. Membership of a club tells me nothing about how a person might treat/care for an animal. Lots of clubs you only have to tick the boxes and pay a fee.

ED can also be enviromental. Crate rest the dog for a few days, go to a chiropractor, get xrays, then go from there.

so if a breeder wanted more from you, you would or wouldn't provide it? For instance, your being a MDBA member means very little to me, I'd want to know about you not just what clubs you are a member of.

is it any help at all to know that I had a long list of names to choose from when we went to pick up Fern and within 30 minutes she was named Fern which wasn't on the list at all

Rubbish, just because you can't take your dog into a cafe is not the reason dogs never leave their backyard.

There is also a pinned thread at the top of this forum, Show Ring FAQ Make sure you fill in your entry forms correctly and they are the normal size, not huge big whoppers or ones half size of all the rest. That the envelopes you include for your return of numbers will actually stick down, that the cheque is signed and dated, that your writing is clear and if printing out on a computer that the printing is big enough to be read, to include an entry for each dog for each day if entering a double show and the right amount of money. Phew can you tell I am currently doing the entries for 2 champ shows And keep asking questions, most are only too pleased to be able to help you.

tell me about it

I am so sorry for your sad news, not an easy decision to make. My decision would be to love and spoil her for whatever time is left, others will say the opposite.

I think a proper dog trailer would be the go, much more comfortable for the dog and you can carry the camping gear in there as well.

it's not all bad and I haven't got to yours yet, still have about 50 un opened envelopes. I'm pleased we have got a few neuter entries

I got writers cramp and had to have a DOL break I am trying hard not to have a secretary's whinge but really, some people, who should know better, arghhhhh

I have several different books, some that have already been recommended, but the one I return to again and again is by Myra Savant Harris, Canine Reproduction and Whelping; a Dog Breeders guide

all out in the back yard if gone longer than an hour or so, 2 loose, 2 in the dog run (separated). If I am only gone for a short time the configuration could be anything inside, outside, some in, some out, some behind baby gates, one in the crate or all loose in the house. Depends on how I am feeling, how the dogs are behaving and the weather!

Fern's experience was not minor, won't do it again on her. What happened with Fern Rebanne? The incision was huge, as big as her subsequent c-section one, she reacted badly to something, the sutures or the antiseptic, and she was red raw until the stitches came out, lost huge amount of weight, she just didn't do well. Once the stitches were out she bounced back. When she had her c-section, different vet, there was no reaction at all. Could have happened after any surgery but it will be TC from now on, if needed.