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I am considering having an at home AI kit handy next time my bitch comes into season but I was wondering what other's experiences with them are like?

Central Coast NSW to South Coast NSW.

I'm looking for a road transport company that goes to the South of NSW? I cannot find one online that does not fly, and would rather go by road transport than have the dog flown. I know that flying is usually better, but for this dog, I just don't know how he would go in a plane.. So if anyone knows a good road transport company that is good with the dogs, reasonably priced and does the south of NSW could someone let me know please!

What an idiot, but I have heard this sort of irrational fear of dogs before from parents. A member of my family is involved in a program which goes into schools with dogs and on one visit, one parent tried to get the whole program removed from the school, as this parent felt that it was unsafe for dogs to be anywhere near children. The aim of the program is to teach safety around dogs and of course the dogs involved are all thoroughly tested and trained, but this did not matter. It ended in a compromise, the dog would be allowed to enter the school but her child would not be involved in anyway what so ever. This meant that the dog and handler had to enter earlier than they would of normally, through a separate, hidden entrance and had to stay in a staff room during breaks to avoid this child even seeing the child. So it seems there are people out there who just hate the thought of dogs around children in any circumstance which is just crazy and irrational.

As others have said you should never ever ever leave a check chain on a dog unless you are training it at the time. Your very lucky that the dog has not caught it on something and ended up hung, which so easily happens. I personally do not have anything on my dogs at home, and use training to get them to stop doing things they shouldn't, as unattended ANY collar could be dangerous, let alone a check, or metal collar. I have used check chains with some success with some of my dogs, but some of the 'quieter' ones would absolutely tremble if I even attempted using them during training. It's all about having the right tool in the right situation, but also, remembering the mantra check release check release check release. I see many people in the general public using check chains as 'chokers' and not releasing the chain and simply dragging the dog about with it tight, one of my biggest pet peeves. They should probably only be used by people who have experience training dogs, or who are willling to go and learn, but I'm pretty sure most are sold with a warning label not to leave on the dog long term, and it's apparent that some people can't even do that.

Here it seems to go alphabetically on the owner's surname.

Good stewards are: Polite On the ball, have a mind like a steel trap Humourous Nice with newbies, but firm with those that should know better Knows the rules & reg's Set's up the next class while the previous judge is being judged Doesn't mutter rude or nasty comments under thier breath or to a judge Keeps things lighthearted, even when scolding people for being unorganised We have some great stewards here, and I feel for them, they have to put up with alot. I haven't really come across a really bad steward except for once, no one could hear them over the crowd, got every group mixed up and we all had to be rejudged, and worse than that (because everyone makes mistakes!) they were just plain rude, and when a dog won that they didn't think was right would comment loudly to thier friends sitting outside the ring that that was not what 'they would of done!' - made you feel like crap! Stewards have to put up with so much, like people who have been showing for years not being ready for Group even though it was announced 10 minutes before and they don't have a lead on thier BOB, in the pouring rain, or people missing thier calls and then demanding the class in group being ran again, even though they called the number 11 times and the people were standing a metre away and not saying anything, etc, etc. They all are usually pretty good about it! Don't know if I'd have the patience without calling people absent, especially when they are standing 3 feet away and not answering thier calls!

Oh my god Im bawling, that is so sad and sweet

Surely someone would notice something like that lying about - hopefully someone nice has it, and you get it back

I love the Icelandic Sheepdog, what a beautiful dog! Love this, thanks for the post, love seeing all the photos!

I was just reading thier site further, and it seems they hope to get producers of other products such as collars and halti's on board to make 'yellow' products that point out the DINOS. I can only surmise here, but I would assume that red would not of been the colour of choice as it would indicate an aggresive dog (like the collars that are red and white), and I think the message is that they are not aggresive dogs or to be feared, but just dog's that need some space. If they can get the marketing behind to a large enough level, I think it could work.

I managed to trace my dog's ancestors all the way back to the first tibbies brought out of Tibet around WWII, and it's only 11 generations back! I was SO excited!!!www.tibbie.net

Does anyone know if show training is on tommorow night at Hillsborough? If so, what time, and can we just show up, or do we need to call someone and book? Or have I got my days muddled? Thanks :)

I have personal experience with Central Coast Lost and Found animals - they found my brother's dog within 4 hours of putting her up, and I also have seen MANY people reunited with thier animals quickly - it is a fantastic resource - I even once saw this poor girl who had lost her cat running around in the rain desperately putting up flyers - i pulled over and told her about the FB page, and bam within 3 hours the cat was back at her home.

I have personal experience with Central Coast Lost and Found animals - they found my brother's dog within 4 hours of putting her up, and I also have seen MANY people reunited with thier animals quickly - it is a fantastic resource - I even once saw this poor girl who had lost her cat running around in the rain desperately putting up flyers - i pulled over and told her about the FB page, and bam within 3 hours the cat was back at her home.