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Hi Try Rob Zammit , not too far from Kellyville on Windsor Road at Vineyard. There are a few vets in the surgery. Rob himself is a judge lots of time in the dog world and a good vet. best of luck with the new Bulldog, oh and training either puppy grass on a balcony/ tiled area , that way they will use grass when they are outside, pup will need at least 5 loo trips a day if you are taking them outside each time.

Hi Cosmolo I was thinking of the breed and ANKC clubs , these are funded by membership fees and are not for profit so not a business as I understand it ( correct me if I am wrong my experiences are a few years ago now). annual membership used to be a small fee with weekly classes also being a nominal amount , not all councils have an all breeds club in their areas but in NSW the registration fee is the same regardless of the council as it is set by state legislation perhaps an agreement with adjoining council areas who do have not for profit membership clubs could be used ?

Group 5 utility Akita is a close genetic cousin both originated in Japan , this is a very old breed they may have a genetic connection but they are not very spitz like , tend to be quite reserved with strangers not always good with other dogs more of a hunting type dog

Hi In NSW we only register our dogs once for life so there are no renewals , I think it would be good to offer a paid for voucher with registration for a few classes with a club that is in the area of the council when registering , most dogs being registered are between 3 and 6 months old just at the age where people start to look for ways to control their pups behaviour , If the cost of these were to be inclusive in the registration fee along with a reduction of costs to the club who is hiring the ground to help them reduce their costs in overheads and reduce class sizes having a little more cash available to them they may be able to increase instructor levels as well. I also think that in these classes a few easy tricks ( shake hands , say grace , ) as well as examples of scent games will keep people coming back ( just swap it for /2 the field bash time ) . I have to say that not one of my dogs or me are having fun after 10 mins up and down the field heeling , its as boring as hell and its hard to keep drive going to do it , we have a very good heel and loose lead walk and we did not get it that way

Love Aloveen no itch and they smell good too ,

he is not entire , though they did get him to about 10 months before they did him , will give the rubber gloves trick a try I am used to grooming rotts and cattle dog type coats , this boy is just a little different and he is a drooler all over the ears and throat

Aha I see , just a little bigger than the baby pics , still very sweet though I love their teddy bear faces

LOL yup , but sometimes if you tickle someones interest the whole process can become so much smoother

welcome to dogs online Ryan Your little boy is a true cutie , and growing well there is a thread dedicated to our rotts you should pop on over love the baby pics

A few people have the breed here I am sure that they will pop past , Shiba is a l breed that develops quickly , unless you have a lot of background feeding raw and mixed diets I would leave him with his puppy food for a while yet . try adding the odd chicken frame or wings , a lamb breast or whole lamb neck for a change beef and beef bones should be a last to introduce as its very rich and can hit the tummy hard (runny poos , windy tummy ) The baby puppy pic is cute bet he is a little bigger than that now

Hi Steve in the sciences it is becoming more and more a money driven rather than pure research . I would be contacting the Uni teaching staff as an initial contact , the Uni I have had contact with likes for requested subjects to be sponsored in some way with a trade of to the uni or facalty being one way to gain this , some will suggest to students who are stuck for starting points to look into an area as well if the area is requested Is all walking and talking on this one

I would stick with it for a while longer then as your breeder will know the growth rate of your pup, he may be due a growth spurt between now and 9 months and good nutrition is very important for him to develop properly , may I ask why you would like to change him over ? is he having issues with the food ?

Thanks Showdog I think I will just use his brushes and comb then to keep him tidythis undercoat mats easy and was hoping to take out some of the comb time LOL mine shed but short coats are pretty mat free

HI Depending on breed growth rate and adult size puppy kibble can go when close to adult size is gained , this can be anywhere between 7 and 14 months depending on the breed you have, Kangaroo is a good very lean meat , I prefer to feed in chunks as apposed to mince when I can find it, remember when changing or adding a new food to do it over several days to see if there are any reactions to the new food. With a young active pup roo may not have enough fat to provide the energy he goes through on its own rotate between different forms and types of raw meat with his kibble.

HI I am looking after MIL Irish setter and have noticed when I brush him that he has a lot of undercoat coming out , can I use our furminator brush on him without doing anything drastic to his coat , he is not showing but I would rather that he looked good when I hand him back thanks