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ok thanks for all your suggestions

hi,im having trouble keeping my sheltie puppies ears glued down can anyone tell me where i can buy some glue so i can do it myself thanks

it would definately be a high risk maybe some breeders weigh up the risks verses the benefits,i dont know but thanks for your replies

hi there, i have an 11 week old pup and im wondering how it is that quite a few breeders take their baby puppies to shows when theyre not fully vaccinated yet ? ive seen many playpens setup with 8-12 week olds in it i thought you shouldnt do that ? i would love to take my baby to a show so he can look around which would greatly help to socialize him of course.im very interested to hear replies on this thanks karen

thanks everyone that was great !!! i just love this colour but now i am satisfied in my quest to find out why theres not many,my mind is at ease many thanks to you all

thanks asal that was a great read !!! i feel im now an expert in merles

hmmm interesting facts from everyone on here very helpful thanks

hi, just curious as to why there are so many breeders out there of shelties but hardley anyone breeds blue merles,why is this ? can someone tell me ? i heard there can be genetic problems with merles is this the reason why ? cheers

thanks for all your posts,the big coat on keeshonds does scare me a little lol but after reading,looking,thinking im leaning towards a shetland sheepdog.i love the blue merles but a lot of breeders are telling me they dont breed merles anymore and when i asked why i dont get any reply!! straying from the topic a bit but does anyone know if theres a problem of sorts with that colour ? as for the whippet i had i dont want to revisit that but he is in a fantastic home now and happy.lapphunds ive never really looked at before.

well a lot has changed since then,the cats are now indoor/outdoor so they can escape from a pup if they need too and ive sold the chooks which was a big worry especially with a whippet! i also work part time now 3 days a week so have more time to spend with a dog.i had a dobermann for 14 years and had no problems at all but just want a smaller dog now.i know its my choice ultimately im leaning towards a sheltie i think.i like the sound of their gentle nature and they look beautiful too !! thanks for all your comments.

hi, im ready to get a puppy now after many years without a dog,the 2 breeds im choosing between are shetland sheepdog and keeshond.i looked at the breeds 101 but there is nothing on keeshonds ive read as much as i can about both breeds and i just cant decide !!! i have 2 cats and lots of birds.out of the 2 breeds could i please have opinions on which breed would be better with cats especially.i understand any dog can deter from their behaviour but i just needed to put a vote out there to help me decide thankyou

thankyou for your replies,that gives me a few options,i know he's playing at this stage but i just dont know how to train him right and even then he will probably still chase.thankyou everyone for your encouraging words i will have to make a decision one way or the other.our eclectus parrot keeps landing on the floor and he went to bite him,and my cat is not standing up to him either which worries me too.i have been crying non stop about this,i cant believe how stupid i have been.

hi,ive just bought a whippet pup about 5 days ago and he is gorgeous but,i had done research on the breed but stupidly went ahead and now he's chasing the other animals i have and i dont know how to teach him not too.i really feel i have failed this little guy who is only being a whippet i know,actually im rather depressed about it all.i feel i shouldnt have got a pup at all because i have chooks,an inside only cat,and a parrot inside.im so scared that my bad stupid decision will cost me one of my other animals lives and im sick with worry about it and he's only a baby,he's 9 weeks today.i havent told the breeder anything i couldnt bare to worry her atm.i dont know what to do,i feel like giving him to someone who makes better decisions than me,the breeder is interstate,i am in sydney.its a big money loss for me too but i guess thats my fault!!!could anyone help me please?im kinda upset and panicky !!!the whole thing is overwhelming me. thankyou

thanks for replies from pm's and forum,any further opinions im still interested in hearing.

hi,just wondering if anyone can give me any feedback good or bad on rossmore vet,i know they see a lot of greyhound people but just wondered if anyone had any info on if they are good vets or not. thanks

thanks t-time,i wouldnt reject a pup cause of that, it doesnt matter how many matings the bitch had and when i was just concerned with the pups size but i will wait and see in a few weeks how the pup is then,i will probably take her in the end.thanks for input everyone.

t-time how big is a huge gap ? is 2 days a huge gap ? i understand the conception bit as its later than the mating but all in all how much younger approx would they be than the pups conceived from the irst mating? im trying to determine how feasible this reasoning is cause i have another litter i can get one from i im not satisfied. thanks again

hello,if a bitch is mated then mated again 2 days later would the resulting puppies be different sizes because of different conception times? i was told this by a breeder and just wanted a bit more feedback. thanks

thanks for all your opinions,if two matings are done 2 days apart will that produce pups of different sizes? the small ones look fat and healthy but way smaller. thanks

hello,im after some opinions,do runts or smaller pups catch up to littermates,just that i have reserved a puppy that is heaps smaller than the others and it isnt the runt but its only a bit bigger than it.im not sure if i want to take it so i would just like some opinions.litter is about 10 days old and i'll be seeing them at about 4wks.if the pup is still a lot smaller at that age does that mean it may stay small?thanks for your opinions.

so who got bis and ru bis from spring fair 2010? i havent heard

just an update,this is day 12 and he is almost back to normal,he went no.2's for the first time in 11 days and after filling him with nutripet he is now eating pretty well,he's a bit off balance still but getting around great and he's not depressed or sick anymore,oh im so relieved !!!! to have my old boy back,i cant describe the relief for me and him!!

wow it must be common,thanks everyone for your replies,i actually feel better reading your posts,its good people have put how long it lasted in their dogs as i didnt know how long to wait,at that price im definately not getting the scan done!!! one other question,how long did it take before your dogs ate food,mine hasnt eaten for nearly 3 days now and i have forced a bit of food in but the vet said not to worry too much yet but he is drinking pretty well.he is on anti nausea tabs but they dont seem to be enough.

hi,my 13yr old dobermann is suffering with this and i feel so emotionally drained watching him,if he doesnt improve in a few days the vet said he could likely have a tumor on the brain as he is covered in tumorous lumps everywhere.my question is does anyone know how much a mri or ct scan costs? i heard its expensive but i'd like an idea on just how much roughly,has anyone had one done recently or had a dog with this condition? thanks

no other breeds worry me,can you honestly tell me they have the same strength as any other dog? and whats a swf ?