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it is totally up to you what you put down your throat, really, I don't give a damn - if you don't want to read what I publish here just put me on the ignore list, I'm absolutely happy with this. Not nice : the only thing I do here is providing / sharing information - it is totally, absolutely totally up to everyone what he / she takes from it, and whether they think the information in the links I provide have some merits or not. Others are keen to claim the opposite and contradict my comments heavily, however, they are very reluctant to come up with something substantial....and that's ok too. I don't 'force' anyone to believe what I share here - everyone is entitled to his / her own opinion. If the questions I ask here, or the information I provide here, are inconvenient for some readers, they don't have to read it, they can even put me on their 'Ignore List' and that's absolutely fine with me. It's the aggressive and rude way you reply to posters. Your knowledge may have merit but try to be nice. :)

it is totally up to you what you put down your throat, really, I don't give a damn - if you don't want to read what I publish here just put me on the ignore list, I'm absolutely happy with this. Not nice :

if he is one of the unlucky ones that get an early cancer due to de-sexing or joint and ligament problems he won't be relaxed either. Our family has always had male dogs and all have been desexed. To be honest they have all passed in old age and none of them have had cancer as you state Willem. Me personally, would always have my dogs, either male or female desexed because, even though I buy them through registered breeders, have no desire to show or breed with them. The decision is ours as a family and I envisage this decision will continue

Many years ago at the park, there was a fellow who owned a french bulldog and entire all his life. His idiot owner not because he left the dog entire but for other reasons spouted that his dog came into the world with balls and that's how he's going to stay. The dog for him was only a 'chick magnet' in his own words. Getting back to the desexing subject, his dog was frequently being set upon by undesexed male dogs and at times, his boy would attempt to hump other dogs around him. Is this a 'normal thing with desexed dogs attacking an entire dog? The question about getting him desexed at a later age because of growth was also told to me by my younger boy's breeder who I left entire until around 16 months.

Hi T, I normally agree with you- but not this time. I wouldn't offer play dates. I think it just prolongs the hurt for the relinquishing family. A clean final 'break' I think is kinder for them and the dog. I am of the same opinion but in this case, I am thinking of the dog and her feelings. If she settles well in her new home and then meets her 'old' family, would this not be unsettling for the dog and the humans involved?

My mini schnauzers are sometimes called Scotties and they're not even pure black :laugh:

I have two mini schnauzers and they are fantastic with my grandchildren. I can't comment on the javanese but I can vouch for the schnauzers.

And I thought you were serious

Know the feeling

I once met a Great Dane called Baby

I had an elderly mini schnauzer who would come to the park with me and his younger mini schnauzer 'brother'. A large number of dogs would try to hump him but strangely not the younger boy. I put it down to his age and a show of dominance. Thankfully, the younger boy would also show his displeasure towards the humpers and get rid of them forthwith.

Does your dog eat raw? I give mine a frozen chicken foot daily, as this has natural glucosamine, is bone and they enjoy having it. After feeding these, I can honestly say that I have never had a dog over the years with joint problems.

Yes just heard on the radio that Howie is back with his owner. Good news Just hope it doesn't happen again.

Do you have a link with any more info twodoggies? I live in that area and could keep an eye out for him. I'd never leave a dog anywhere in public out of my sight. No sorry I don't. I just came across it on 3aw news

When will dog owners learn not to tie up their dogs outside shops. Howie was stolen from Preston market yesterday while his owner was inside a shop. He was taken by a group of men and I believe a woman. I would never leave either of my two tied up outside a shop. It's been proven time and time again just how easy it is to walk off with leashed dog. Howie is not a dog of any value to anybody except his distraught owner. I just hope he wasn't taken to be used as a bait dog. Please people, learn from this awful experience.

I remember you Jelly but I can't believe it's been 2 years already. Time runs rally fast these days lol. There has been a lot of discussion regarding breeders and potential buyers. Some members say that breeders are busy people and have little spare time. That's OK but I feel it is, if not courteous, That at least a response is given. From the other side, some enquiries are a waste of time to the reeder, but then again, how does a novice enquirer learn about the chosen breed. It's a catch 22 position to be in. In my own case, with my chosen breed, I must have been very fortunate, because in each case, when we were looking for a new member of the family to join us, we had no problem with any of the breeders, but I understand, this is not always the case. All the advice I can give you, from an enquirers point of view is just keep trying, I know it is disheartening, but we, also wanted to know where our dogs came from and hopefully meet at the very least, the mother of our pup, gauging temperament, bringing and surroundings, because, we want to be more than sure they pup would fit in not only with my hubby and me, but with our grandchildren. that's the reason we opted for a breeder Good luck in your search, and I have the feeling that now some of the breeders of your chosen breed know who you are, may be make it easier for you.

Neither of my two would even think about growling at any of the humans in my household. If we wanted to, we could take anything out of their bowls when they are eating but I must say, we don't make a habit of doing this. When it's their feedtime, we just leave them to it.

So sorry to read about your beloved girl. They bring so much joy and along with that comes the worry. I do hope everything turns out the best. She's in the best hands and all you can do now is hope and pray for her. If you remember, quite a while ago, I commented in a post to you about how gorgeous your girls were. Keep us informed on her condition. Hugs to you and your gorgeous girls.

When I brought my pups home,each of them was on dry food. Each was switched over immediately. With the last one, who is now 4 years old, I bought a 3 kg bag of the dry and when he was 6 months old, I still had 3/4 of the 3 kg. bag left. I gave it to a friend of mine who didn't want to raw feed.

When we have family dinner at our house, I make sure that the table setting is not even started before the beard washing event but he still knows. Oh well, I will just have to work on it to be smarter than him.

Unless their beards are particularly in need, I wash my mini Schnauzer's faces on Friday. My family usually come together either at our home or one of their homes for dinner. Elliot, my youngest mini somehow knows, and this is without any indication of me setting the extended table for dinner or other clues. On other nights, he will come into the laundry where the treats are stored, but on Friday night, no way. He will go hide somewhere Surely they don't have an inbuilt calendar lol.

it is there as an intestinal scrubber , didn't ya know? ;)

Do you find that you instinctively apologise to your dog? I was outside fertilizing the garden and watering said fertilizer in. I didn't notice Jasper was right there next to me. Needless to say, he got a bit of a soaking. The first thing I did was to say sorry to him. I don't think he really minded the soaking because he came up to me when I called him back, so I guess he forgave me.

Standard Schnauzers are indeed wonderful and highly intelligent dogs. I know, I used to have one. I could just talk to him if I wanted him to do something without commanding and he would just happily do it. I have now downsized and have mini schnauzers. The one thing you should never do is compare your current pup with any of your previous dogs. Years ago, I met a woman who had a standard you dog and an older mini. I could tell she wasn't impressed by the standard and kept relating the good things about her mini and complaining about the standard who was really a lovely natured pup. According to her, she didn't like his personality. I asked her if she had children. Yes. Were they all they all the same personality. No. How did she expect here dogs to be any different to her children! Time is on your side, and once your pup is older and wiser, I think everything will fall into place.

The one thing that to me is that you feel like giving the dog back. Isn't he a part of your family first and foremost? If he were mine after all that time, there would be no way he would be going back.