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Nope, not at all. We've had Nova's name picked out for around 5 years. OH kept trying to convince me to use it for the last two boys, which I wouldn't go for - he's had to wait until we had a new girl to use Nova as a name

I'm so very, very sorry Staffyluv RIP Ollie dog, you will be met by many new friends at the bridge

I don't think it necessarily holds true that pups on limited register are of a lesser quality than those on main register - it depends on how the breeder approaches their registrations. We had several puppies in our recent litter who I would have been happy to put on main register and have go to showing/breeding homes. However, as it turned out, they were all sold to pet homes, so they were put on limited register. For us, putting a puppy on limited register doesn't necessarily mean that it's of a lower quality, just that it has been sold to a pet home rather than a show/breeding home.

Ummm - have you read the whole thread twodoggies2001? This is an old thread that the OP has updated with her current situation - with Maui ending up being an inside dog

There is a difference in price to register limited vs main, but it's not very much - it varies from state to state, but it's only about $10 difference in Tasmania. Some breeders charge more, some don't - neither party is right or wrong. I think both sides have valid reasons for charging more or not charging more, it's just a personal preference. We don't charge different prices (although we may choose to discount a price if a pup has a disqualification level fault), so I won't comment on why some breeders do - I'll leave that up to them

If a breeder is a member of their state CCC (ie Dogs QLD, Dogs Vic, Dogs NSW, Dogs SA, Dogs West, Dogs Tasmania, Dogs NT, Dogs ACT) then they automatically ARE "registered" with the ANKC. You actually don't register with the ANKC at all, breeders are members of their state CCC and the state CCC is an affiliate of the ANKC. And I agree with other comments- be careful about assuming anything about breeders based on where they advertise.

Done

I can fit seven rottweilers in the back of our Territory! Don't believe me??? Count them! :p Seriously though, we fit 2 adults Rotts in the back, and they seem happy enough - but most of the time, if we are taking two adult dogs, we will have one in the back and one on the folded down back seats. Any more than that and we take the dog trailer. Love our Terry, though

Here's a quick example for you - I've just tallied up the costs of our last litter (now 12 weeks old), this is probably on the conservative side - I didn't keep every food receipt, for example. Also, I'm self employed, and I basically had to stop work for the 8 weeks of raising the pups, so there was a pretty dramatic loss of income during that time, which isn't included in those costs (I don't get annual leave - no work means no pay). We had a litter of 7, we kept one pup and one pup went to the stud owner in lieu of a stud fee, so we sold 5 pups at $1200 each = income for the litter of $6000 Expenses: Pre breeding health testing = $400 Taking bitch interstate to stud, inc progesterone testing = $1500 Ultrasound to confirm pregnancy, plus vet visit during whelping for uterine inertia = $250 Purchase of whelping supplies, puppy toys, worming meds, puppy booklet printing costs etc = $600 Vaccinations = $350 Microchipping = $140 Food for puppies and pregnant/lactating bitch = $1100 Puppy registrations = $140 Total = $4480 So, you could say we made a profit of around $1500 from the litter - but as I said, this doesn't include loss of income, which would have been far more than that. Overall, we would have lost several thousand dollars on producing the litter.... but, we don't breed to make money. We breed to improve on the quality of our dogs - and we have kept a lovely little bitch, and the stud dog owner has another very lovely girl, so we are thrilled with that. Plus we have the satisfaction of having sold quality pups to some lovely people, who are really enjoying their puppies and who we keep in regular contact with - something we enjoy Also, this would be considered to be a pretty easy litter - no major complications apart from some minor uterine inertia, and Feonix was considerate enough to whelp during business hours, so we had no expensive after hours emergency vet bills, which is not an uncommon occurance in breeding.

this just to save me writing it all out again Yep, me too - took the words right out of my mouth!

You want to borrow my psychotic Border Collie for a while to even things out, laneka? Kitt is 8 1/2?? Bloody hell, where does the time go?

You missed a rottweiler in there. LOL I see 5 in your sig My sig includes my heart dog, Enya, who we lost earlier this year. We actually only have the 4 rotties, but I can't take Enya out of my signature, she was too important to me AWWWWW im sorry thats so sad. Thanks It's ok, it was 8 months ago - it's still sad, but I try to think happy memories rather than get sad. I know she's watching over her grand-daughter Nova and making her be naughty Nor should you - I always love seeing her smiling face Aww, thanks

You missed a rottweiler in there. LOL I see 5 in your sig My sig includes my heart dog, Enya, who we lost earlier this year. We actually only have the 4 rotties, but I can't take Enya out of my signature, she was too important to me

Rottweiler, rottweiler, rottweiler, rottweiler, border collie (just for something different )

I can highly recommend David Jones - we used to use him a lot, I wanted to pack him in my bags and take him with us when we moved

Welcome to Tassie :D

This is true! Can't you see the evilness??

Haven't finished reading the topic yet, so apologies if this is corrected further on - but the Tas one is in Adelaide??? Is there a Tasmanian rally, and is there a page for it?

What a load of bullocky! We had x-rays read by Roger Lavelle earlier this year, and we certainly aren't members of the GSDL! What a horrible situation, and I feel for you! Sounds like the vet has been in their ears and they are pretty hell bent on not allowing their vet, and their decision, to proven wrong.

Thanks I had to squeeze everyone up, because I just can't take Enya out - she belongs there, even if she's not here anymore.

It SO is! I'm so relieved and happy that she is going to them :D I don't think I could have chosen between Nova and China if I had been forced to, but it was an easy decision for us to keep Nova knowing that China was staying in the family

Not weird at all! I struggle to not cry whenever I take a puppy to the airport, but I'm fine handing a puppy over to excited owners. It's as you identified - they seem so alone and vulnerable being left in a crate, as compared to handing them into the arms of loving new parents, and enjoying excitement. I'm always on tenterhooks waiting to hear from puppy owners who are having their puppy flown to them - I feel better once I hear from the new mum and/or dad We had Ava to the airport a few days ago, and have to take China to the airport next Friday - not looking forward to it! At least China is going to my parents, so I know that I will still keep in very close contact with how she's going, and I'll see her regularly

One last group photo! From left to right, they are: Allerzeit China Roses (China) Allerzeit One Toy Soldier (Bear) Allerzeit Storms in Africa (Nova) Allerzeit Orinoco Flow (Feebie) Allerzeit Wild Child (Ava) Allerzeit Carribean Blue (Bruce) Allerzeit March of the Celts (Diesel) Feebie's new owners helped us to take this photo when they picked her up this morning

Sending healing thoughts to Mindy, and lots and lots of virtual to you!

The event has been cancelled??