TheCheekyMonster

is 1.5mm Herm Sprenger chain too thin?

Dogs need a balance... human interaction, k9 interaction and alone time... if you are satisfying your dogs needs then there is no reason why a dog couldn’t be outside 24/7 as long as all needs were met..... having a dog is about adding another member to the family, sure... but IMO I think its more of a human emotion thing than dogs actually giving two hoots, if you have a happy healthy dog, mentally and physically thats all that should matter... humans mix up their emotions with the basics of dogs needs.

I think NSW/sydney could be a little better in terms of accommodating for dogs, like drinking taps at parks, we can almost never find any.... I think an increase of fenced dog parks per suburb or area would be a great thing to see as well.... there are hardly any dog parks fenced or unfenced near me and i live in gladesville so its pretty central... or maybe I just dont know where they are

Red skirt, black top and red jacket haha.... I dont think it was constructive because it was partnered with a filthy look of absolute disgust hahaha... I just laughed because I started to feel awkward and im terrible in those situations....

I would have said the same about Qld Maybe it's time to move to NSW :laugh: YEAH Rural NSW Oh to dream! Its just so expensive here!!

Sounds like a nomination to me. www.mdbaawards,net.au We have a new category too - Best Dog Friendly Local council too.

Our local ranger loves to give our APBT a pat and cuddle.... NSW :)

Agreed.... its a sad story for the boy and the breed.

My dogs are outside, not my choice but because I dont live under my own roof... and I sure as hell would LOVE it if my dog could snuggle up on the couch with me of an evening during masterchef.... would just make life that much sweeter.

Is this the same pup as the OP is referring too, because in that footage its a dogue de bordeaux No, this is Hugo who went missing from the Gold Coast, the OP is about Lucy who went missing from the Ipswich area I thought so!

Is this the same pup as the OP is referring too, because in that footage its a dogue de bordeaux

what is it with QLD and missing pups!!! jesus its nearly one every day.... I hope they find the little thing!!

Poor boy!!, still think they shouldnt mention breeds though...hope he recovers.

What amazing understanding, selflessness and maturity from a 17 year old you sure as hell don’t see such dedication to anything but their makeup palette from that age group these days its so refreshing to see her stand up for something with such meaning!.

If Gus notices his tail, he will start chasing it and I will distract him to stop.....I can see it becoming a real issue, especially when he catches it and starts to bite it.. then I have an all new issue of an eaten tail!.

I have learnt not every dog owner knows how they and their dog should be acting, people do with the knowledge they have and instead of scowling them I think a little education lesson would be a lot more helpful. ... jesus I knew absolute jack droppings about dogs until I met my partner who introduced me to forums like DOL.

Hi, Pointers do this all the time........I had one which had the last joint removed, this still looked like a tipped tail......but didn't hinder her in the ring at all, she was a multi class in Group, Royal CC and Speciality winner. One other dog I had that would continually whack the end of his tail and would then open it up and spray blood everywhere........I taped a hard plastic hair roller onto the end of his tail......this meant it wasn't enclosed in a moist bandage which made the skin soft.......he did try to chew the roller off, so I smeared chilli paste on it.......I had to to this for about 4 weeks but the tail healed well and I also stop the over the top greetings I would get when he came inside by teaching him to sit Yes was going to say the same thing my pointer girl has a bald bit on her tail atm but it hasnt bled before. Oh your poor boy . Being a breed that isn't normally docked I would think it may affect results. But I can only share my experience with one of our girls who had a full tail. She had a split, open & bleeding tip of tail (about 10cm was affected) - after alot of battles with vets they removed the affected part of the tail as in their view it would heal up and she would be a happy dog again. Not the case - the shortened tail was worse than the full tail and we had a poor dog consistently in pain with an open bleeding tail and vets who just took forever to "do the right thing for the wellbeing of the dog" - eventually she was docked to normal length and she has never looked back. No trouble with it ever again and a happy happy dog :). My point for you is that taking the tip off probably won't change him injuring his tail tip. I can only say - do the right thing for your dog (& I hope you can continue to show him). I have seen somewhere a dobe person o/s made a brace for their dogs tail as it continuously damaged it as well - it went around the belly and then holds the tail down to level with the rear leg line. I have a friend who had pointers years ago and she told me when my girl was going through this that they used to tape thumb thimbles to the tip of their dogs tails - tried that and no go with our girl but it would depend on the dog. Best of luck with it. Yes my show trainer did the brace thing with one of her dalls, the thing is im not home during the day, and because he is so accident prone I know that will cause some trouble.... man if only i could lock him up in cotton wool!!, or take him to work.... I long for a job where my dog can come with me... at the end of the day I need to teach him "Calm" I think that will reduce the issue by far... when he sees me of a morning and evening his a loose cannon... maybe a game of ball or tug before he comes in the house... I dont know but I feel for him! Although Gus is a very nice looking Dal, I just dont think he was meant for showing... his too much of a free spirit and if I could compare him to a child his a mixture of the one climbing on rocks, grazing his knees and the asthma kid who is allergic to everything.. maybe this is just a puppy thing and he will grow out of it.... but i also dont want to disappoint his breeder and all those who see his potential!! gaa such a mind boggling decision. This last bit, I have one like this and it all comes down to training he is my best show dog yet (hes a griffon, not pointer) he has AMAZING additude , its all about geting the additude and making it work for you not against you!!!. From what I have read of your posts hes only had 2 or 3 shows Keep at it, get help from people at shows, learn as much as you can. The difference in how handled and trained my first dog compared to what i do now when i get a new show dog is HUGELY difference Thanks Nevafello, I guess I expect too much of myself and my dog too soon.... I'll see how this tail Saga goes, today we were trying some "calm" and spacial awareness.... he did ok :S haha it is going to be a long road ahead.

Gus does it in his sleep... :S he grinds his teeth a little too.

I am lucky in that my greys haven't suffered from happy tail but from my reading, once they do get it, it's a never ending battle until the tail is docked quite short. As Bisart Dobes says, they often keep injuring it until the tail is docked quite short. I have read of multiple surgery being done on greyhounds. It has been advised to go up two or three vertebrea to get the best result, not just to the nearest healthiest one. I think I would persist with finding a way to keep the tail intact and if that means taping, protecting for months rather then weeks, I would be giving that a go first. Or dock it short and realise the dog's show career is over. Also when I say my dogs haven't been affected, my bitch did open her tail tip up once, I taped a toilet roll tube onto it and that was it. Not a true happy tail at all thankfully. Thanks :)

Oh your poor boy . Being a breed that isn't normally docked I would think it may affect results. But I can only share my experience with one of our girls who had a full tail. She had a split, open & bleeding tip of tail (about 10cm was affected) - after alot of battles with vets they removed the affected part of the tail as in their view it would heal up and she would be a happy dog again. Not the case - the shortened tail was worse than the full tail and we had a poor dog consistently in pain with an open bleeding tail and vets who just took forever to "do the right thing for the wellbeing of the dog" - eventually she was docked to normal length and she has never looked back. No trouble with it ever again and a happy happy dog :). My point for you is that taking the tip off probably won't change him injuring his tail tip. I can only say - do the right thing for your dog (& I hope you can continue to show him). I have seen somewhere a dobe person o/s made a brace for their dogs tail as it continuously damaged it as well - it went around the belly and then holds the tail down to level with the rear leg line. I have a friend who had pointers years ago and she told me when my girl was going through this that they used to tape thumb thimbles to the tip of their dogs tails - tried that and no go with our girl but it would depend on the dog. Best of luck with it. Yes my show trainer did the brace thing with one of her dalls, the thing is im not home during the day, and because he is so accident prone I know that will cause some trouble.... man if only i could lock him up in cotton wool!!, or take him to work.... I long for a job where my dog can come with me... at the end of the day I need to teach him "Calm" I think that will reduce the issue by far... when he sees me of a morning and evening his a loose cannon... maybe a game of ball or tug before he comes in the house... I dont know but I feel for him! Although Gus is a very nice looking Dal, I just dont think he was meant for showing... his too much of a free spirit and if I could compare him to a child his a mixture of the one climbing on rocks, grazing his knees and the asthma kid who is allergic to everything.. maybe this is just a puppy thing and he will grow out of it.... but i also dont want to disappoint his breeder and all those who see his potential!! gaa such a mind boggling decision.

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Hi, Pointers do this all the time........I had one which had the last joint removed, this still looked like a tipped tail......but didn't hinder her in the ring at all, she was a multi class in Group, Royal CC and Speciality winner. One other dog I had that would continually whack the end of his tail and would then open it up and spray blood everywhere........I taped a hard plastic hair roller onto the end of his tail......this meant it wasn't enclosed in a moist bandage which made the skin soft.......he did try to chew the roller off, so I smeared chilli paste on it.......I had to to this for about 4 weeks but the tail healed well and I also stop the over the top greetings I would get when he came inside by teaching him to sit Excellent tips!! thank you :) much appreciated

well might as well take his balls while his under .... I'll see what I can do before I really need to do that

Yes this is true, which is what im weighing up at the moment, thoeretically the judge should not take the tail into account considering he was born with a perfectly normal tail and it's only due to medical reasons that it needs to be taken back..... I dont know, this sucks big time. the tail won't taper, it will most likely be blunt. No way around it, you would be showing a docked dog in a breed that has never been docked. And if everything else was equal a judge will go for the dog with the correct tail IMO. it's a real bummer for you. Any way you can think of that Gus could wear something on the tail for most of the time? A hair roller taped on? Yes he can, which is another thing to look at, I guess if that doesnt do much damage than we can continue to do that, and the vet did say they can shave the bone into a point.

Yes this is true, which is what im weighing up at the moment, thoeretically the judge should not take the tail into account considering he was born with a perfectly normal tail and it's only due to medical reasons that it needs to be taken back..... I dont know, this sucks big time.