Allerzeit

We normally don't confirm pregnancy, unless we suspect something is wrong. The one exception was last litter, when I had Feonix ultrasounded at 4 1/2 weeks and I just couldn't decide if she was or wasn't, and couldn't contain my curiosity. I could have saved my money and time, dreadful quick and dirty ultrasound for $160 which suggested 3 puppies (we had 7), and within a few days of the ultrasound she changed shape anyway and was obviously in whelp. Nova is day 29 today (we're only a day ahead of you :) ), and I'm not planning to do anything to confirm pregnancy. Mind you, I'm already pretty convinced that she's in whelp.

Wow - the downhill run for you :D

How is everyone's girls going? Surely there must be some more people with litters due in September? It's the first month of Spring - flowers, birds, and PUPPIES! :) Nova is 4 weeks today, and already changing shape which is a bit scary. Either she's in whelp, and with a good sized litter, or she's having a ripper of a phantom!

Sent you a PM :)

Yay! We're not the only September one! :D Nova was 3 weeks yesterday, so still too early to tell - I just hate this first few weeks of not knowing! Sending lots of puppy dust thoughts to you, eschlachter and indigirl! :D

There are a few breeds where the ANKC require that the sire and dam be hip/elbow x-rayed and scored - rottweilers are another breed that have this restriction. In fact, I have to take Nova's paperwork into TasDogs tomorrow to get them to record it, in anticipation of her litter. You're correct, as far as the ANKC is concerned (and I understand this to be an across the board ANKC ruling, rather than just an individual state one), the scores themselves don't matter, just that the dogs has been scored. As far as restrictions on actual scores go, that would come down to breed club level. For us, we have the National Rottweiler Council (Australia), which dictates that maximum scores that rottweiler breed club members can breed with.

Interesting that they suggested that you come on here for information - if they're a regular on here they would have to have known that the majority of people here would immediately raise the red flag! Are they advertising the litter on Dogzonline (not the forum, but the main site)? If so, I would also report them to Troy, who is the site owner.

You're spot on correct, Little Gifts :) None of the questions that CountryGirl asked are unreasonable, and any decent breeder will welcome and encourage questions.

Nope, doesn't make a difference - it's absolutely a requirement that all pups be registered in QLD - here's an excerpt from their rules/constitutions/COE Link to the document here: http://www.cccq.org.au/media/scripts/DownloadHandler.ashx?did=471

Lack of ethics No - to the best of my knowledge it's now a requirement in all states that all pups in a litter are registered. Sounds like a dodgy breeder who is best avoided!

http://dpipwe.tas.gov.au/biosecurity/animal-biosecurity/animal-health/sheep/hydatid-disease

She can have her cake and eat it too, and have a dog from health tested lines, bred by a registered breeder, along with all of the support that comes with purchasing from an ethical registered breeder, as well as having a puppy from dogs that are first and foremost beloved pets and companions. She just has to make the effort to find a breeder that meets her needs, and who breeds in a way that she is comfortable with. Some breeders have large scale kennel operations, and many other breeders breed on a much smaller scale and have their dogs living with them in their homes - it sounds like you've already tried to tell her this, and she's not willing to listen, in which case there probably isn't much more that you can do.

Yay! First! :p Unconfirmed of course, since we only had matings last week, but hopefully puppies due on the 23rd of September, from Rave and Nova :D Here's the hopeful parents! Sire: NRCA Ch, BISS, Multi V1 Rated Connalpie Shiraz Black - "Rave" Dam: Multi Class in Group winner Allerzeit Storms in Africa - "Nova"

Love the lab with the soft toy! :laugh: Very cute and funny - although 2:20 is a bit of a worry!

So sorry leopuppy RIP Leo

RIP Ted

Yes, there are bobtail rottweilers, that is correct. We (well, "we" being my parents - I was about 4 years old) experienced them back in the 1970's, so they've been around for a long time. There are a very small number of breeders who concentrate on breeding bobtails, and to the best of my knowledge they were also breeding bobtails before the docking ban came into place - and by small number, I can think of 2 or 3 breeders, so they are few and far between. There has also been at least one instance of a breeder claiming to breed bobtails, when they were actually docked (according to a court ruling).

Not a vet recommendation, but if you think it might be worth a greyhound man giving him the once over too see if there is anything out of position, then I can highly recommend Graeme Moate - 03 6272 5493 - he operates out of the showgrounds in Glenorchy, which is a suburb of Hobart.

No, she's not.

Talking to a friend over the weekend about a situation, where someone has purchased a bitch on the main register and kept that puppy entire. The bitch has now been bred to an ANKC registered dog, on main register and belonging to an ANKC registered breeder. The owner of the bitch is not a registered breeder, and the litter is not an ANKC registered litter. Is the owner of the stud dog in breach of the COE? My immediate thought was that they are, but reading the COE I'm not so sure... As far as I can see, there hasn't actually been a breach here? The dog has been mated to a bitch on the main register, even though the owners aren't registered and the resulting litter is also not registered. What do others think?

Either not an ANKC registered breeder, or not an ethical breeder - or both! Definitely one to steer clear of.

There certainly are symptoms - excessive drinking, vomiting, loss of appetite, general malaise, discharge from the vulva (open pyo), but they can be harder to pick if the bitch has a closed pyo rather than an open pyo. Fortunately, we've only had one case of pyometra in over 20 years of breeding, and that occurred after a series of mismating injections. Our girls are desexed once they have finished breeding to remove the risk of getting it when they're older, but we still keep it in the back of our minds with the younger ones - particularly just after they've finished a season.

Going out of season very quickly, and getting very sooky :)

Our dogs seek it, in fact Nova almost demands it sometimes, but she is just a bit full of herself!

So, something I've wondered about for a while - is there any actual difference between the vaccines labelled as annual and those labelled for tri annual use? Is there any issue with vaccinating "off label" with an annual vaccine, but only once every three years, instead of using a tri annual labelled vaccine? Took Nova into the vet a few months ago with a manky ear, vet looked at her chart and said "oooh, she's overdue for her vaccination, I'll just go and get one" Vet not impressed with me when I told her that I didn't want her to "just go and get one"!