WreckitWhippet

I would keep your pup with your bitch until she is weaned. If socialisation and play with a litter is desired, I would then maybe look at sending the pup to the breeder for a couple of weeks, until the other pups leave home. To be honest, if you put the work in, singletons are very rewarding. I've raised one and she was fantastic. I did sup feed for a couple of days while the bitches milk came in and then left them to it.

Not uncommon for Stafford fanny's. Give it a good cleanse and they usually go away on their own.

I don't see any issue with owner/trainers either, what craps me off is those with dogs that are not accredited who take them into cafe's, demand seats in planes and scream blue murder when someone dare question them about their " fake" assistance dog. It was a massive joke for this person to take what was not an accredited dog at the time to cafe's etc and laugh about it.

Agreed! ETA: She's just been donated $405 in the last 19 days! Absolute rip-off. We all have to pay for our own dogs teeth to be cleaned, why can't she!!!! She was inter-state a while ago staying with a friend of mine (we used to be IRL friends, until I realised she was a psychopath) so she had money for travel. Priorities I guess. Anyway. I see this thread being deleted soon, as it usually does when it heads in this direction :laugh: That's usually how it ends up.

The one with the Italian Greyhound is a fraud, nothing more and people should seriously think twice before handing over any money.

It's more wide spread than you'd care to imagine , including people owners on DOL

I also use the word "yes" . I like the clicker as you can train the dog in silence and it often helps with those who are a bit enthusiastic LOL

I use bait when training dogs as the reward for getting it right, not luring them into place. Put her on the ground and pop a lead on, get the clicker out and wait for the excitement and jumping to settle. When she stands still click and treat. Then your stretch out them time from the click to the treat. Next step is to get her front feet square, when she gets that bit click and treat. Move on to front feet plus her self stacking the back. They get this very quickly and then you can start to ask them to come forward and step back. On the table I prefer hands on and no food while you stack. If they want to throw themselves off the front of the table stack them with toe tips on the edge, if they lean back put back feet right on the back of the table. Place the front, control the head and place the back, the reward comes when standing still.

Hot spots are not something to take lightly. I would advise you to find a pup that is in good health.

Well I was thinking exactly that, that maybe an older person just wanting a constant companion would be perfect....but I wasn't thinking about her stress levels completely. Part of me thinks her anxieties would be better if she had that special someone who wanted to be with her all the time...it's just so very hard, isn't it. I have a few rescue places to hear back from and one to call so maybe it will be ok...I hope. Actually this isn't always the best option, everyone thinks it is because the dog needs company it seems. The dog I just mentioned in my post had an elderly owner who spent most of their time with him. However we all have to go out at some point - shopping, doctors etc unless we are housebound. When his owner went out, the dog I had was put outside. His distress was enormous and he climbed trees and a 6ft fence and took off. In the end his owner would leave the gate open so he didn't injure himself in his stressed out state. Weaning the dog off the need for constant human company is the best thing ... We are all aware and in awe of your vast experience, Dogmad, but my response was not made in the context of Mia's need for constant attention: it was made in the context of her being a vey small Staffy and a vey loving playful little dog. AND, in the knowledge which I am sure that you also have, that dogs can change in different household. Owners, despite their very best intentions, can make a dog anxious and wary and, perhaps, even dog aggressive. In another home, Mia could just as easily settle down, curled into a comfortable ball and wait for her owner to come home. No need to be rude Danny, where I'm concerned I know you find it difficult - merry Christmas to you :) Dogs with anxiety problems don't generally just get sorted out by moving to yet another home either. Especially dog aggressive SBT's , with anxiety. They become the serial escape artists and home wreckers.

Another McGreevy stroke of brilliance ( insert eye roll here )

lime your grass, gardens and dirt.

The worming suspensions are useless and can also be easily inhaled causing pneumonia. They are really only meant for for the first one or two wormings of newborns but they don't work anyway. Stick to tablets and a 5kgs does is fine for 3.5kg puppy. agreed and if you have a litter you are better off waiting an extra week and using a part tablet from the first time you worm them

Animalac is my favourite and goats milk

I can't register for some reason the button won't click.. ahh well back to the pond with the rest of the scum

Let them eat as many placenta as they want, the placenta is natures way of giving a bitch the strength to get few the first few days after whelping. Those days when they are very busy with being a new mother and those first few days where you can struggle to get them to eat.

I have baby Norton " Warley To Rock A Rhyme " for next year. He made his debut in baby in December with two baby in groups. I'm looking forward to him growing.

Let them eat the placenta's, keep the food up to them, give them egg flips ( minus the sugar and alcohol LOL ), if they look down or they are doing it hard, some extra raw red meat, chicken giblets. If the pups aren't screaming and content, then the milk production is fine

Did someone say Bitty ? Wrong bitch for this puppy in search of some

Floyd was superb on Saturday.

I won Baby In Group both days with my Whippet ,Warley To Rock A Rhyme BIG Sunday was the Patterson's Whippet and RBIG was Day's Afghan

If it works and it works well,why would you remove that dog from the gene pool.

I ran on three from my last litter and two from the one before that. I took me quite a while to narrow my three down to one. As a breeder I'm in no hurry for the show potentials to leave home.

I'm disgusted that any breeder would allow a dog with that kind of physical disability to survive. The kind of people that adopt and keep these animals alive are not quite right in the head. They are generally used as poster dogs for rescues, fund raisers. But hey, we've saved a life and the dog is "happy" , never mind what it's been though or will go through.

At that age and under the eyes in an SBT it's more than likely demodex. Staffords do best on a grain and preservative free diet, with minimal chemicals and vaccination