Dfa Dog

She's beautiful!!! My 23month Newf loves the water but has never shown any interest in retrieving. Maybe it's because he grew up with a Golden Retriever who did all the retrieving for both of them!!

I did a quick search on pookinuk.com.au and this is what it came up with: http://www.pookinuk.com.au/search-products.asp I use this website for my food as they deliver it they courier it to you the next day cheap!! Great for me cause I work full time in the city and unfortunatoley the only place I can get to on my lunch break is Pet's Paradise which is useless for my needs! Good luck!

I use a Halti on my Newfoundland (mainly for safety reasons- he's weighs A LOT more than me!!) and used it at our last obedience club. During sign up, as they had a clause saying that they were allowed, but that they encouraged 'weaning' the dogs off them as they went higher up in the classes. If a club had a blanket ban on haltis or CC I would look elsewhere for training.

I also can't believe people would take their dog to a clinic without a lead on!! It does sound that a big sign is in order here... maybe you should type one up and ask the Nurse if you can put it up on the door???!!!

Have you had a look at http://selectadog.pedigree.com.au/ and http://www.petnet.com.au/selectapet/choose-a-pet ?

How sad! The most alarming thing I think from this story is the fact that the shop assistant was promoting using the dog for breeding!!!

I guess it depends on the dog and the child. There are some dogs that absolutely are great (and forgiving) of children, but I would think that bonding would be stunted by the fact that you would have to be very cautious of all interaction between the child and dog. I was put on the floor to sleep on the family Golden Retriever when I was but a few months old. Very old, trustworthy dog, but still, I would NEVER do that with my Newfoundland.. not that I don't trust him.. but just in case something startled him and he put a paw in the wrong place, or stood up and knocked the child over or something. At the same time, I do think some dogs truley understand they need to be careful with kids.

Hmm, not really my cup of tea but I guess if it's not harming the dogs and is bringing enjoyment to both the dogs and their owners then whatever floats your boat... I guess at least it requires a little bit of skill, rather than just dressing your dog up in a silly shirt and shoes (ie 'humanising' a dog).

I have a Newfie as well- big vet bills if anything goes wrong!! My breeder actually wouldn't take the pup home without pet insurance. I pay about $60 a month (although if you pay upfront you can save heaps!). It really is good piece of mind. I did a lot of research before buying Pet Insurance and found that Petplan was the best. My plan covers me for death, injury, loss (provides $1000 for reward money or advertising) and of course public liability. I think if the dog is under the age of 6 you are not required to get a vet check to be eligible. The cheapest I have found it is from Pookinuk http://www.pookinuk.com.au/product-selecte...&noGoBack=1 which is cheaper from buying from Pet Plan directly. As far as coverage is concerned, key questions to ask yourself include heridiatry problems of the breed, any flags of future illness that have already arisen, and the age of the dog. My dog is two so I have the mid range insurance. As he gets older, I will switch to a higher level. Good luck!

There's Princes Park in Caulfield that has two fully enclosed off leash ovals. People are generally friendly and I have yet to meet an unsocialised dog there. Only thing is it is also used for cricket during summer, so some nights there is cricket training on one of the ovals. Except for Saturdays, there's always at least one oval available for dogs. Also there's a great track around the perimeter of the reserve which is good for lead training.