Rebanne

It's a load of you know what. Skimming the surface. Throwing a bone to the animal libbers etc

the greyhound, whippet and italian greyhound are all the same

Not sure on prices but would have to be DNA tested before registration with microchipping already done for ID purposes.

Camelot method was developed in America. Only method used for racing greyhounds AFAIK. Not sure exactly what the method is or how it differs from any others? What happens if you get no pups from either of them? Is there a free return? My dilemma would be not just the stud fee lost but also all the costs getting the FS here, which could happen anyway in a single sire implant. Lots of things to think about.

unbelievable I know what I would be telling them and what they could do with their C5's Good luck with your search

and don't forget to mention that you can take a dog out, to anywhere, and at the beginning of the day there is no sign of illness but a few hrs down the track, wham you have a sick dog on your hands. You don't even have to take the dog out, wake up in the morning to a fit and well dog, by 4pm you are at the vet.

gremlins

Ah, ok, thank you, that makes sense. So it's entirely do-able then, anyway, to conduct the tests at other events, it has just been seen to be no need for the tests at other events. An ET has 20 entries per judge, most I have seen had 2 judges so that = 40 dogs An average conformation show, in my neck of the woods, would start at 400 entries and upwards.

well done

Am I in the wrong thread? I thought this one was about registered breeders. nah, it's whatever Annie99 wants it to be about

I know more than one dog that is good with cats but has killed a possum ( or two )

don't be sad

The puppy farmers are only going to give them glossy websites, not photos to the realities of puppy farms. Ok maybe i worded it wrong, I meant that there is a lot of websites out there telling the public about the evils of puppy farms, and information that the public can use when looking for a pup so they don't end up with a puppy farm pup.. I don't think you worded it poorly Miss Molly, I'd sugest most people reading this knew what you meant. There is plenty of info out there if the general public cared to know, or wanted to know, many don't.

logic says the early exhibtions won't have many entires so very doable, what happens when entries get into the 100's, the 1000's? MDBA might decide then to go the same route as the ANKC and stop the vetting, or they may not. Entries might be limited to whatever number the vet/s can handle comfortably. Also depends on what form these exhibtions will take, will have to wait and see.

yes it could be a lot of money down the drain, so to speak. Hopefully both yours were ok and you get 4 from each!

Just because they are neutered doesn't mean the standard is lowered. However, as quite a few neuters would be older dogs, I would assume that age, and wear and tear, is taken into consideration.

That was a great photo. Just what Sam's looked like. Sam also discolated a toe twice, once getting off the couch. First time I took him to the vet as I thought he broke it, 2nd time I pulled it back myself. None of the others have ever sprung or discolated a toe, Miller has broke one though.

Two fees Erny, still need to be a member of the ANKC if you want to import or export

Nope, still won't sort the wheat from the chaff.

disagree, that's what life memberships are handed out for.

what about the boys, they have feelings too

you really know nothing about the dog world do you? If I left the ANKC my dogs would become unregistered and joining the MDBA would get me no where as they are not recognised worldwide. My bitches pedigree is tracable back something like 32 generations, it would be gone; poof; if I left the ANKC. No one would sell me semen to import, I would be unable to continue to breed registered pedigree dogs, if I wanted to keep breeding I would become a BYB. But there wouldn't be any point to that cause my breed aren't exactly popular. Why would you leave the ANKC ? cause Annie said I should if I wanted to prove I was ethical

couldn't agree more

you really know nothing about the dog world do you? If I left the ANKC my dogs would become unregistered and joining the MDBA would get me no where as they are not recognised worldwide. My bitches pedigree is tracable back something like 32 generations, it would be gone; poof; if I left the ANKC. No one would sell me semen to import, I would be unable to continue to breed registered pedigree dogs, if I wanted to keep breeding I would become a BYB. But there wouldn't be any point to that cause my breed aren't exactly popular.

How do they have a greater burden? There is no difference between an ethical ANKC breeder and an MDBA breeder. Only that the MDBA breeder member has coughed up more money to be a member of an extra organisation. if we use selling to pet shops, ankc breeders can sell to PIAA pet shops and mdba members can't so therefore a greater burden is placed on mdba members as they are not allowed to sell to pet shops which reduces a point of sale for them just because something is allowed does not mean people take advantage of it, I'd wager most ANKC breeders don't sell to PIAA petshops due to their own personal ethics, they too then have have one less point of sale.