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Visitors rarely sleep when they stay here because of the dogs barking. My daughter and I sleep like the proverbial babies. :laugh: When I lived in suburbia.. the neighbours dogs would never shut up. Day or night. Even now I am back in rural, the damn people across the road let their dogs bark continually all night. There might be a 5 acre paddock separating us, but the bedroom faces that way. They must sleep like the dead to not be kept awake

Agree. Sometimes saying "good dog" for barking to get them to stop could be (depending on the situation) be rewarding the dog for the bad behaviour. I would be saying "good dog" for when the dog has periods of quiet. But each dog is different and you will need to find out what works best for you and your situation. I allow my dogs to bark when someone comes up the driveway, whether they be family or friend. But I also only allow them to bark a "few" times to let them and us know there is someone there and then I will praise them for barking and tell them to then be quiet. They do not need to carry on and on. Nothing worse than being kept awake by barking dogs all night. I love my sleep as well, so my dogs are expected to be quiet at night unless there is a real "threat".

Does your dog have free run of the yard at night, or do you restrict her movements such as crating or locking inside at night. My trainer has always been a firm believer of restraining the dogs from running the yard at night. Firstly this helps them to stop chasing and barking at any various thing that "goes bump in the night" and also restricts any potential for accidents such as eating Cane-toads etc or chasing and coming off second best to possums. I have always been a firm believer in crate training and right from when my pup comes home, they are crate trained and are crated at night. I would start of possibly crating her inside somewhere if she is not already crate trained and then move her to an undercover area not near your neighbour's where they can get the stimilus of them coming and going. Another thing with the guard dog/watch dog thing. A trick I was taught ages ago, always good to put the dog inside at night. Unless any potential intruders can see into your place, all they hear is barking. They do not know how large or small (well maybe with the exception of really small dogs) the dog is on the other side of the door. They may think twice about entering your house if they do not know what is waiting on the other side.

I have the equinade black shampoo. Not bad. I also have their purple shampoo. I first soak all the white up with the purple, then put the black through the rest of the coat while the purple is in the white. Rinse out the black first then the purple. Don't leave the purple in too long or it will stain

I have the equinade black shampoo. Not bad. I also have their purple shampoo. I first soak all the white up with the purple, then put the black through the rest of the coat while the purple is in the white. Rinse out the black first then the purple. Don't leave the purple in too long or it will stain

I had a bitch who cycled every 4 months. Pain in the bazook to have around. I would do as other suggested Prog test her and also check her hormone levels. When faith went into labor, she had full uterine inertia and required a C-section and was later desexed. She was a healthy 2.5-3 year old bitch at the time and it was her first litter.

Regardless of this, unless you KNOW the breeder and trust their judgement or know someone who can recommend them. I would be visiting the breeder if possible regardless of whether the litter is raised inside or out. Regardless of breed or the purpose of the mating, you want a pup to fit into YOUR lifestyle. Not someone else's. For each person who has had a bad experience with a pup raised outside, there will be a case where a puppy buyer who has had a bad experience from a dog raised inside. It is really not whether it was outside or in, it is what the breeder does for socialisation and the temperament of the dogs used and also genetics. A pup raised inside can be just as unsocialised as one raised outside. You are also taking for granted the breeder (and I don't know them) is good at cleaning so the pups will be subjected to vacuum cleaners etc, and they allow or bring in strangers or friends to socialise the pups. There are still a number of breeders who do not/will not socialise the pups with the puppy buyers/strangers/friends until the 8 week mark, when they are trying to home the puppies. So there I agree with previous statements, it would not matter whether the pups were raised inside or out.

Haha. When I originally started plaiting, it was only so I could make my own leads and any I sold, basically paid for the leather. I was fortunate enough to apprentice under a master plaiter, who cut and trimmed his own. I can do it too, but sometimes it is more effort than I have time for. There are so many now who are plaiting, and the cord leads are much cheaper and come in more variety of colour than leather. My first lead is now 18 years old now and still just as strong as it was when I first made it.

I also make leather show leads to order. I have been trained by a master plaiter and do colours and designs to order. Bling My Leather I am in Brisbane.

What kind of things are you looking for specificially? For a book I recommend "Dog Owners Manual" by Dr Karen Hedberg Dog Owners Manual A lot of of breed books I would not bother with. They are lovely picutre books that don't really provide a lot of good information other than some of the really basic stuff. Cruise around Ebay and have a look at some of the second hand books. Some really good material comes up from time to time on behaviour, training and tricks etc. I second Tasha's suggetion of visiting Erskine Park one weekend while there is a dog show on. Some of those venders are very very competitive for prices on grooming gear, especially brushes and the like and they are generally better quality than what you buy in a pet store. If you are looking for a crate, look in the DOL Classifieds, weekend papers, gumtree etc. You can generally pick up a good second hand steel crate for much less than what the pet stores will want to rip you off for new. Don't bother with a soft crate in the first instance as the puppy will destroy it by digging and chewing. Once they are crate trained, then look at a soft crate. For your veterinary items, there are a number of good online vet stores now, where you can pick up your flea, tick, worming meds for a fraction of the price as if you went into a pet store/vet. The Sydney People will help with local ones, but others from up here in Brisbane are Vet Products Direct, Priceless Pets, Vet n Pet, and The Vet Shed.

You need to get the hydrolised lime. It is generally available from livestock produce stores. I believe the garden lime is different. (But could be wrong) It is still drying by its nature. So you will either need to let it sit or water it in. We have used it in the stables for years and it works to limit the smell. You may need to look at some of your kennel disenfectants/odour neutraliser. I have read others swearing by certain brands to remove the smell.

Sorry Owey for your loss. For such a simple inexpensive DNA test, it could all have been prevented. I hope with the help of Dancinbcs you will be able to get a healthy happy puppy from a REPUTABLE registered breeder. Unfortunately, I hate to say it, but there are a number of "breeders" who advertise on DOL puppy listings who are no better than BYB themselves. Breeding for colour and money and still will not fully health testing their breeding stock. Some even pumping litter after litter out each month. Sad day for border collie world.

Sorry to hear JulesP about your experience. Unfortunately it is something I am hearing more about up here. Particularly those breeders churning out colour pups. Some are not doing all the health tests and once they get their $1200+ and the pup is off their property, all liability seems to go out the window. One breeder recently wanted the owner to fork out more Money to return a dog that was not healthy

DC. My response was in response to your earlier comment before I posted. I have nothing against working BC breeders. Most responsible working BC breeders AND ANKC breeders now do test. I thought my comment was in support of those working people who did do the right thing. Not the other way around. I said there are plenty of working BC breeders who do the right thing and many ANKC ones who do as well. (As compared to ANY breeder who doesn't). If I said working BC people breed for something different.. that is plain truth - we do breed for different things. Different show breeders breed for different things just like different working people breed for different things. It is neither correct or wrong. It was no dig at you or anyone and I think you took the comment out of context and too personally. It is in comparison to ANY breeder registered or not who DOES NOT DO THE RIGHT THING!!!! The DNA test is open to all, it is a pity more do not opt to take it on board.

There are ANKC breeders who should not be allowed to breed a flea let alone a puppy. Unfortunately the colour breed market is increasing dramatically (unfortunately more so here in QLD) with people churning out all range of rainbow puppies. Unfortunately not all are DNA testing or using stock which are tested for all three.. Many are only DNA tested or from DNA tested of two of the disorders. Sad to say. There are some BYB who really should just go that extra bit and become registered. There are plenty of working BC people who do the right thing and we know they breed for something different to many ANKC breeder. I am so sick of the US and THEM attitude by people on both sides of this fence. Regardless of whether you are working BC breeder or ANKC breeder, breeders should be doing the health tests. It has been proven that CEA, CL and TNS is in both AKNC and working lines. Many working line BC's would not be suitable for many in the city. Some ANKC dogs would not be suitable for just pet homes where the owners are quiet or not active. It is about horses for courses and matching the drive and temperament of the puppy with those wanting puppies. To the OP. I am soo sorry you have gone through this experience with what should have been a bundle of joy and happiness. I really hope it is not TNS as it will be a death sentence - it is just a matter of time. I also hope the "breeder" you got the puppy from does not leave you high and dry. If it is something like TNS, then they should be held somewhat responsible for what they have bred and hence required a good sum of money for. A good wel bred BC from quality parents should not be costing any more than $1000 regardless of colour. Fingers crossed your boy is ok.

I have worked in council for awhile now in regulatory services. It can be quite hard to regulate. It comes down to resources. Unfortunately many councils do not have the resources to chase back yard breeders, and enforcing the multitude of existing laws as well as those being proposed by welfare groups. Fining people for dog related offences do not do councillors any favours. (Fining people full stop does not get credits on a political front). Officers are just as frustrated as genuine and honest dog people. Many officers are also dog owners/lovers. Depends on which council you are with will depend on what measures are in place in local laws. It is state legislation that all puppies must be microchipped before sale/rehome. For example in my local council area, you need to have a breeders permit to breed. To get a breeders permit you need to be a member of CCCQ, and hold a breeders permit. Your dogs need to be registered with local council. Many of these breeders are ineligible for the permit to begin with, and many also do not have their dogs registered with their local council as they will not (obviously) will be eligible for any desexed or discounted rates. They already fly beneath the regulatory radar. It is also hard enough to work out who has too many dogs as per their allowed limit, let alone enforcing microchipping and vaccinations. Unless someone complains - even then it is very hard to enforce microchipping. Then officers need to conduct inspections, and if they do not see (or hear) evidence of any dogs let alone more than one, it can be quite hard to progress any complaints further. I have as a private individual emailed the odd person advertising on gumtree and FB. Unfortunately some have been registered breeders (and puppy farmers). Some know how to really work the system

I've used them without hassle. If you can order early in the morning, it will generally be put on that afternoon's post. I only had one problem years ago where they had delays in getting it out in the post. otherwise no issues

Something else you can do is rig up a video camera under the eve or somewhere where is just focusses on the back yard. You do not want it to be pointing at the fence or any of their neighbours as this can breach privacy laws. If the camera points towards the ground within your property, it will cover what you need. Place it on Long play on Low resolution. Turn on the microphone. If the dog barks, it will pick this up. Hopefully it will also pick up if the dog was antagonised or it was barking for some other reason and where the barking was directed.

This is the WORST thing you can do! IF the dog DOES bite someone, that sign admits culpability as it implies there is a dangerous dog on the property. If a sign is needed, "please shut the gate, dog inside" or something similar. "beware" is not a word that should be used.

or a BC dosed up on coffee? I learnt that trick the hard way.... And it was only the dregs left in the cup. LOL. In all honesty though, who knows what half these colour breeders come up with. Sable merle, silver merle, the bigger the rainbow the more they charge. There is one breeder who is complaining about having to now register for GST on their puppy sales.. Yep. that is at least $70K a year!!!

It is still legislation to microchip them before they are sold. All puppies before 12 weeks of age must be microchipped. And any older dog sold or rehomed also needs to be microchipped before sale/rehome. Most breeders I am sure include the cost included in the purchase price of the animal (as also with registration and vaccinations etc). Some may price it separately. Those who do not microchip are breaking the law here in Qld. The problem with some of the free websites, as long as you mention "microchip" the listing process lets it through.

Considering it has been legislation since 2008 that ALL Cats MUST be confined to your property at ALL TIMES... Sigh.. Don't get me started.. Not in NSW it isn't. Well it should be.. People should be responsible and keep their animals at home. Regardless whether it be dog or cat.

Depends on where you are in NSW. Try Birdsalls in Sydney. They are the leather craft shop and would be able to sell you keepers etc. Maclace in Brisbane also do leather craft supplies.

If it is just the pigment that is concerning you. There is a product called "Colourmax" which is available at a variety of show vans and Pet Network. It contains the stuff that makes pigment. Add to the dogs. food. Taken from VetnPet website. Colour-max is designed to provide the natural substances necessary for your dog to synthesise the pigments responsible for giving colour to eyes, hair, skin, gums, lips and nose. The result is an intensifying of the natural colour of the animal. Colour-Max does not contain dye and uses only natural ingredients to realise animals full potential. The ingredients in Colour-Max are also important for healthy hair and can result in a shiny and lustrous coat, thus improving overall appearance. Colour-Max is suited to the following coat colours: Tri-colours Reds Browns Tans Fawns Brindles Black/Tan Red/White All other coat colours that may be of reddish-brown pigmentation or any combination of the reddish-brown and black pigmentation. Colour-Max Black is suited to the following coat colours: Pure Black Pure White Black/White Grey/Silver Blue Blue Merle All other coat colours that may be of black pigmentation.

I buy Spectrum Interceptor for my pups at 8 weeks. I think this time I bought the "Very small dog" tablets. It does heart worm and all worm in one nice handy chew tablet. It is a monthly dose, so the puppy buyer does not have to worry about worming at 10 weeks (although I do advise if they are in certain conditions, it may be worth it - such as having poultry) The heartworm is taken care of as well, so the new puppy buyer does not have to worry about daily heartworm tablets or finding a monthly heartworm tablet. (I also do not like the 12 month heartworm injection which they can get later on. And also reduces the risk of the puppy buyer buying a heart worm medication from the supermarket or ones that contain Ivemectin as I have a collie breed which are sensitive to Ivemectin). I have checked with the vets and the manufacturer of Interceptor and it is safe for puppies and you do not need to do the 10 week all worm tablet (as this was my big concern). In my puppy pack, I also include a catelogue from a local online vet place and also provide a number of links to other reputable online vet places where they can buy wormers, flea treatments etc. And point out it is much cheaper than going into the local pet store or vet.