WreckitWhippet

a chopped up greenie isn't going to do anything for his teeth either.

Yep people running around yelling " ban puppy farms , ban puppy farms " , when they think it means hundreds of dogs living in sheds being bred to death, when actually it's registered breeders.

I know they give the big speil about how the soy and wheat protiens differ from the previous ingredients but my god , why would you want to give any dog such highly processed rubbish

wow that is heaps. No wonder no one would want to buy the license. It's about $90 in Blacktown council. $90 for what ?

add one to a glass of water and see what it does. Wheat and soy as ingredients too Try a dried roo tendon instead or as others suggested an appropriate bone

I once had the pleasure of knowing a Lady who knew it a lot, what a shame her and her type have been replaced with the know it alls.

I don't get the rationale behind seeing it as OK for the Toy breeders to have more litters than everyone else, because they have smaller numbers.

I personally think the benching areas should be well fenced off from the general public, for the comfort of the dogs and the exhibitors. Scoring an outside bench at a Royal is a complete bastard. There are also the safety aspect or dogs, exhibitors and the public. The bench areas should be a complete no go to the gernal public. Provide meet and greet, club stands to give the public access to the different breeds, or they can watch from the grandstands.

Yep ....

What shits me the most is I've always done what is in the best interests of my bitches and pups and have made informed and educated decisions. I chip and register, follow the leash laws etc and currently I am a criminal. Earlier this year I said I wouldn't do it again, as I feel torn. I can't expect others to follow the laws if I won;t follow them myself, but I cannot and will never whelp and raise a litter away from the house. This is what makes me a law breaker. And to think I could be charged, lose my home and be prevented from owning and showing/breeding a pedigree dog again.

Unless the groomer shows and either owns or is very familiar with the breed, there's little chance of them being able to help you out. Your best bet is to look for a breeder/fellow exhibitor with the skills, who is willing to help you out..

Nope and nope ... Lots of breeders have more than one breed, some breed each breed, others might focus on one or two and exhibit the others. It's not the number of dog or breeds you have, it's how you take care of them, your goals and the care you take in placing the pups in the best homes possible. Ask breeders with more than a couple of bitches and they'll tell you that the majority of the cycle at the same time and if you've got three, you may well find yourself making the decision to mate all three at once. It's also easier to care for more than one litter at a time.

Have more than five dogs, mate a bitch when you think she's mature or heaven forbid mate her back to back . Oh yeah and just having the pups in the box in your loungeroom turns you into one of those rogue criminal breeders.

I haven't been able to get it. If I have to supplement, I've found that Animalac is much better than Divetalac and Biolac

What a shame that it's no long acceptable to chop the fingers off theiving bastards. That poor dog and his owner

HD isn't rare, not all that common but can certainly occur. I'd be taking him first to a chiro and seeing if there's something pinching and then to the vet.

Who told you that? I started my time in the dog show world in the terrier ring when terriers WERE real terriers and sparring was an artform. We baited off each other and if we were fortunate to be in the BIS ring, we did the same off the dog to the front and to the rear, in that case it would be a working dog (Utility) in front and a toy dog behind. We knew how close to be to not intimidate the toy dog, however it should be noted that many more toy dogs often went off and attempted to attack anything around it and the handlers did nothing to stop it. The terrier ring was tough and loud and intimidating then and our working group (Utility) was the same (before they split into the herding group as well) Not a place for the weak that's for sure! Perhaps this generation of showies just doesn't have the scar tissue that some of us oldies have and this is why we simply snort about the whingers complaining about something so simple as a dog barking in the ring? No one has to tell me that it's no longer acceptable and especially not acceptable to bait your bull breed off the Toy infront and intimdate it. It's not acceptable for anyone's dog to go off and attempt to attack another dog inside or outside of the ring and last time I read the rules, there was an obligation to reports dogs acting aggressively, regardless of breed. You assume a lot don't you about people's age, experience and where they've been during their show careers, but then again, you seem to think you know it all. But hey, my dogs aren't bothered by the barking, jumping up and down, eye balling, exhibitors running up your arse or the bastards yapping in the trolley in the middle of the ring entrance. I sure as hell feel sorry for those that are, it turns what could otherwise be an enjoyable experience and fun into hard work. Do whatever you need to do for the 10 cents ribbon or the $10 sash and to hell with everyone else.

Funnily enough my Staffords don;t care if you think they are pretty or not. A pat's a pat and anyone is a target, regardless of how ugly you think they are LOL

My point is I could bait any of my SBT's off the dog infront and behind, they animate beautifully and are happy to give any dogs the death stare. It makes them look stunning, but it's not fair to the fellow exhibitors, especially the non confrontational Toys and the Gundogs. It intimidates a lot of dogs and it doesn't make for a pleasurable showing experience for the intimidated dog or it's handler. If I can show some consideration and restraint in the ring and give my fellow exhibitors every opportunity to show their dog at it's best, then those with the jumping, barking, whinging or whatever else they do, can surely do the same. It applies equally to those who like to chuck bait around, stack on top of you, let their dogs wander up to others or park their bloody trolley full of yapping bastards smack bang in the ring entrance.

If exhibitors aren't playing for sheep stations, then it wouldn't hurt them to keep their dogs from jumping up and down and barking.

I would have told her to get stuffed! These are the same complainers that bitch when their male is distracted because a bitch in season walked past the ring about a kilometer away! These may also also be the same people that arm themselves with a squeeky and use it non stop (to no response from their dog) and yet can't handle anyone else doing it. These are also the same people that often spend half an hour brushing their dog after the judge examines them on the table, gait it three or four steps, pick up the dog and walk back to their spot and will totally lose it if anyone comes within six feet of their dog claiming the little fluff doesn't 'do' big dogs, 'black dogs', 'white dogs' or 'small dogs'. Not me and certainly not my boys, they can maintain some control and focus regarldess off the bitches in season. It's not fair to be stacking you dog up for the judge or doing your work out, to have a dog in the ring with you jumping up and down and barking. It's rude and it's bloody inconsiderate. That's a very big generalisation there Angelsun and I can assure you, I don;t own a brush, let alone brush a dog in the ring. ETA: I can only imagine the uproar from the Toy or the Gundog exhibitors if I decided to show my SBT to his best advantage and bait him off your Toy or Gundog. But hey, all's fair in love and war, it's just that some exhibitors are a little more considerate of those in the ring with them.

There are 184 ( or maybe it's 186 ) recognised breeds and countless others that have been around forever and are yet to be recognised for whatever reason. If you can't find a breed of dog in the nearly 200 , that suits your lifestyle or the intended purpose, then there's something seriously wrong and it's not due to limited choices.

I'd have told you to shut your dog up too. Dogs can be enthusiastic and show their arses off, without barking.

Hell yeah and I feel exactly the same way about the cross breds that people like to refer to as Aussie Bulldogs. The Coolie has been around for a very long time, it served a purpose then and still does today.

I'm not fussed if they exist and people want to waste their money buying something that is inconsistent in type, temperament and structure, but that is the very reason they shouldn't be recognised. The designer dogs serve no purpose and whilst the Lab x Poodle was concieved with the intention of providing an alternative guide dog, that failed.