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Yep, it's called fear aggression Anne and a bite from a terrified dog will hurt just as much as any other bite. Seriously, people need to get real about dogs going out into society. Adoptive families have a right to be given a dog that won't harm them under normal circumstances and temperament testing is the best a shelter can do to approximate what a dog might come up against. Lets hear a sensible alternative proposed rather than the usual "you're doing it wrong" approach.

I read a theory somewhere that all dog play is practice for either fighting or hunting. In Bitey Face, they're practicing for fighting IMO but "pulling their punches". My dogs often extend the game to incude play biting at legs - a crippling move in a fight. And they also have a lot of fun!!

It would generally have to be "reasonable belief" ie a belief based on some factual basis or on a report, not pulled out of thin air.

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Oh bugger!

I"m waiting for the first shot of a chook perched on a sun baking Whippet. Looks like it's only a matter of time I don't think I'd get the same result here. Howard likes chooks in the worst way.

Pretty please??

No guarantee Mum was quoted correctly. That's journalism for you.

Works out around $5 a kilo for the smaller bag. If fed in conjunction with a good source of RMBs, rather than as the entire diet, and with some fish added a couple of times a week, I'm sure it would be fine. For those on a budget with dogs with gluten allergies, it IS a good option. Sure beats Supercoat, that's for sure. I pay about $6.50 per kg for Royal Canin.

Personally, I would rather sit down to a good old bowl of rolled oats than a massive big plate of mashed potato :) Or Tapioca. Frog spawn.. :laugh:

What oils would also be useful.

And the dogs??

Given that both are there as filler and that dogs can't digest either, I don't genuinely see why people would automatically assume the veggie based food was "better". You have to consider the food as a whole. I note VIP promotes this one as "no fillers" but frankly that's rot - it's loaded with them. If your dog had cereal allergies, I'd rethink my views about "grain free" but most don't and I think that "grain free" is rapidly becoming yet another buzz word like "holistic" to sell like dog food to folk who've latched on to the idea that "grain free" equals "superior quality". This food has some other quality issues IMO. The quality of the protein is one. I would be feeding an Omega oil supplement if I used this food. I'd expect to see some coat issues over time on a food based on vegetable oil (which one??) and tallow (yuk) as a fat source. Tallow was used for centuries to make candles and it's a very poor quality fat with virtually no Omega oil content. "Grain free" doesn't automatically mean a better dog food and frankly I think this food tends to prove it. It's a supermarket quality brand that's got a heap of fillers and low quality protein and fat sources - like they all do. I'm sure some dogs will do well on it though.

Why? Unless your dog is allergic to cereals, what's the problem? No protein sources other than meat meal - and a heap of fillers. Tallow as a fat source. It doesn't scream 'quality food' to me.

I think a Miniature Poodle would thrive with this kind of lifestyle. They can handle plenty of exercise. They are as tall as a Cocker Spaniel but far lighter in build. Once mature they'd have no problem going for a daily jog :)

Our sports all involve pulling loads. My girl is quite skinny and i think it would do her a world of good to become more muscular which would in turn make pulling easier If you want to develop weight pulling muscle, my advice would be to start her pulling lighter weights and work up. However, short of heavy duty weight pulling, she'll stay lighter framed. Aren't most sledding huskies built that way??? Remember that bulky muscle heats more and cools less. Most endurance animals are all muscle but not bulky muscle. Heavy draft breeds are built completely differently. The Iditarod dogs aren't bulky.

First question - why does he need to be more muscular??

They buy on impulse because they dont' think the decision through. They just get a dog because they can. I bet your average car purchaser does way more homework than a dog purchaser and yet the dog would generally be around long after the car has been replaced.

I'm entered but can't help with Juniors or stewarding sorry.

That survived I suppose. The bitches that died in whelp and the still born pups are just 'wastage" to this mob. :

PETA at its very best, they managed to market that message well. Honestly, does anyone really believe that a pound pup dies because a purebred breeder breeds??... Clearly the answer is an unequivocable YES. And they aren't shy about serving it up to potential purebred puppy buyers either.

As I see it, if you have a pedigreed Labrador Retriever with papers, it IS safe. The "slippery slope" argument only goes so far. Anyone who buys a crossbred or unpapered bull breed in a BSL state should be worried. Anyone breeding them deserves a good slap.

There are some avenues for high drive dogs - sporting homes, scent detection roles. Not everyone is looking for a couch potato Such homes, from where I sit, are a drop in the ocean compared to the number of young high drive working dog mixes or purebreds looking for homes. Most of such homes I know want pups so that they can start them right. There are simply more of such dogs looking for homes than there are suitable homes looking for them. And the responsibility for that lies with the people who breed them and allow them to be bought by folk either ignorant of what raising such a dog entails or who think that they're up for it when the reality is different. Ditto for all the bull breed mixes who've outgrown the cute puppy stage.. They have their devotees but sadly, not enough.

That "something wrong" probably has quite a bit to do with resources. What exactly do you think "community expectatons" are with regard to pounds? From what I can gather most folk expect pounds to "deal" with unwanted dogs in a way that keeps the problem out of sight and out of mind. I gather quite a few surrendering owners are stunned that they have to pay for surrender a dog. Probably explains why the "drop off' cages get quite a few tennants. You simply cannot lay the blame for the kill rate solely at the feet of the people left to deal with it. Gather the stats on where killed dogs come from, who breeds them, who buys them, what socialisation they do and don't get and their ages. And yes, their breeds and crossbreeds too. Then address those issues. Starting at the end place seems to be to be no more than improving the number of buckets bailing while the problem continues to flood in.

Pounds cost most rate payers money. They're not generating funds for their councils.