Rebanne

My pups/dogs do well on Optimum, it's one of several foods I feed. I mix them up all the time.

Once you know what breed/s you may be interested in then DOL can help you. Health checks on parents are good to start with, if the breed has a website they will often have what health checks should be done. You would want to know how the pups are raised, inside or out, exposed to kids, other animals, diet etc

Ethical breeders do indeed advertise on Gumtree etc.

Ask your breeder if there is another food they would recommend or something else you could add to the food to stop the gas. Personally my dogs never did well on BH and all my pups are off puppy food by 12 weeks of age.

I'd be leaving the group. Not all the oodles have issues and some are bred by responsible people. Not that I agree with them but no way would I be on an oodle group

are there any dogs of this breed in the country?

Another DOL legend gone Go get 'em Daisy

My first greyhound, as she aged, developed a fear of storms. Her son could care less, her granddaughter has a mild fear that has developed as she ages and her great granddaughter has a mild fear from a young age. All raised the same and exposed to firework nights the same way. I would not say it is genetically inherited at all.

My Greyhound Sam had no trouble eating with nil teeth. I did still give him raw chicken necks, which he usually swallowed whole while I hovered over him. It was for overall health that I still gave them to him, not for mouth health. He managed dry food fine.

or clothes pegs

well no, but it's an easy thing to try and rule out. Puppy is sleeping at floor level and hot air rises. I heat my house overnight and my greyhounds all wear coats even though they are sleeping inside. ETA the weather has changed dramatically in Victoria this week.

My cat was in his early teens when his problem occurred and Sam was a race bred greyhound and they seem prone to periodontal disease. None of my show bred greys have ever needed a cleaning and only one has had a tooth removed. So not all doom and gloom

Dalmation's get kidney stones? don't they?. I would imagine he is too young to already have developed them but are you feeding the correct diet? I'm not a dally breeder so can't recall the correct names. Might be worth asking the breeder. I'd put a heavier coat on him inside at night for starters. It's good he is asking to go out. You've done a great job so far by the sounds of things so if he wants to go out when you get up overnight he possibly is thinking this is the right thing to do!

yeah I did all mine myself with Parvac when we were going to be in an area which had a current outbreak of parvo.

He had periodontal disease. Nothing kept it at bay. What decided me in the end was my cat. Poor Puddy needed some teeth out. No problem but he got periodontal disease and on his 3 rd dental in a matter of 6 weeks I said pull them all out. The vet did, the cat did fine. So, after talking to the vet, Sam got all his taken out as well. I just regret not doing it sooner.

Yes bad teeth can be very harmful to a dogs health. My dog could still eat perfectly well after having all his teeth removed. Most in one op. In fact he recovered much better after having 20 or more teeth out then when he only had 2 or 3.

Traumeel did nothing for my dog when prescribed. Arnica I have used on both myself and my dogs. Certainly was effective on me and the dogs seemed better. Have only used it for less then a week and it was a tablet. (I have used an ointment on me with much success as well)

Snook please speak to your vet in advance about sedating first. My vet says sedating can slow down the effect of the drug as the heart is slower to pump. In saying that I did have one dog sedated first as he was a greyhound and he didn't sit and was standing and the vet (locum) was worried he would move when it came time to inject the euthanising drug. He didn't.

who cares what other people think as long as your dog is safe? A muzzle will solve your problem. Try googling muzzles for staffies and you should find something that will fit. Or follow the link Snook provided or try a large pet shop. Maybe send off an email to your states Staffordshire club, explain your problem and ask them if they can point you to a good muzzle.

I'll give it ago though not my breed. My understanding of the BAER test is that if a pup has normal hearing then that's it. Normal hearing for life. As for eye problems I don't know.

so sad

Get a grip asal

The reference to desexing is the new laws in SA state all pets must be desexed by 6 months. Most of us know that is very unlikely to be happening. ETA not saying Flick won't get the bitch desexed but maybe one? of the puppy buyers. Just because it's law doesn't mean it will be done http://www.dogandcatboard.com.au/breeder-registration-faqs http://www.dogandcatboard.com.au/news/the-time-to-desex-your-pet-is-now

if you were to add more raw bone into her diet I doubt your pup will have sloppy poo's. Personally my dogs have never done well on Black Hawk. If you haven't done full raw before then I would suggest you stick to a reasonable dry food with some added raw.

any vet should be able to desex the pups. Sell them for $500 each and that should cover the cost of vaccination, microchip and desex. Or give them to a rescue who will do all the vet work and screen the buyers saving your friend a lot of hassle. Sure he will be out of pocket but that's the price you pay when rearing a litter, even though it wasn't of his doing.