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WreckitWhippet

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  1. I don't care about it anymore, having had it go through the kennel once and leave those who were c5 vaccinated very ill, I just go with the flow these days. Of course I worry more when I have babies but what can you do, it's rampant and it's everywhere.
  2. 99 times out of 100 it's normal At our place, we refer to it as " cheesy doodle", all the boys have it :rolleyes:
  3. Tell me about it We had KC go through our kennel and that of several friends , the dogs that were the sickest, were those who were vaccinated, those without C5 barely had a sniffle or cough at all. Since then I don't bother with C5 it's a waste of money and even if it were the same price, I doubt it's effectiveness and coverage.
  4. If he's not going into kennels, then I wouldn't do him with C5.
  5. Thanks for the suggestions, I'm armed and dangerous and have a few weeks to sort it out.
  6. I just ordered 5 I don't order horse gear by halves. If only I lived closer to pick up 20 litres shampoos :D It should arrive in the morning and hopefully I've got some good results within a couple of weeks.
  7. I already follow the horsey rules from the QH days He gets his daily going over :D
  8. That's what I was looking for Mell. :D I was thinking inbalance but couldn't see what it was , until I wrote it down this morning. Thankyou for the horsey suggestion Off to order now ETA : Mell is it the Mitavite that you order ?
  9. Medicated wash I can do. I'll chuck him in the bath when I do the others on Saturday. Damn scurf, none of the others have the slightest hint of it, it's just that bloody Hound :D
  10. I know, but I'm trying to work out what's missing. If he's already getting the required amount of omega 3, then buying more omega 3 and feeding that is not going to fix the problem. My thinking is that it could be the omega 6 that he's lacking :D
  11. Just getting my head around this, cod liver contains vit A & D correct ? fish oil capsules contain omega 3 ? Omega 6 is found in oils containing LA and GLA ? commonly in flax seed , walnut, soy and canola oil ? and also in egg yolk. If he already has, sardines and livamol, he's getting the omega 3 but not enough of the omega 6 ? So would adding walnut , soy, canola oil and increasing the egg be correct ? aarrgghhhhhhhhhhh :D too much thinking EDIR, as I typed the wrong oils, blame the kid, I had to stop and clean up a mess half way through typing
  12. If it's omega 3 and 6 that is lacking, what would be the amount required for a 31kg dog ?
  13. The coat is fine, there's not patches in it and it's in good condition, it's the scurf. I can shampoo it out but it keeps coming back, which is why I'm thinking that I'm missing something that is diet related. ETA: I can cure it for show day, with bathing and rinsing but I'm looking for long term results.
  14. Does BB have one brain cell and no nuts ? :D It's a family in which stupidity run rampant, but we have discovered they have one brain cell, which rotates between four lobes ( eating, sleeping, zoomies and derrrrrrr ) If anyone can help with scurf, that would be wonderful ETA: here he is
  15. and $49 for 5 litres is pretty good. I transfer mine into a squirty sauce bottle, it makes getting it on the coat, a whole lot easier. I quite liked the bio-groom whitening shampoo, but for some reason I am allergic to nearly all biogroom products. :D
  16. My blue Grey is still not 100%. I have his coat stripped out, he's blowing coat at the moment but what is coming through is shining and looks fantastic, he shines in the sun and the actual coat looks tops. He's on a mix of dry, fresh chicken, he gets hard boiled egg twice a week, and sardines and he's on livamol every day but the scurf is still coming through. I bath him less than once a month. I can't work out what he's missing. Suggestions of what he's missing please, I have three weeks until he's in the ring, I'm happy with the coat but need to get rid of the scurf. :D
  17. Sunlight followed by Equinade Glo-White, they certainly glow after that. I need sunnies to look at my Pointers, they become reflective :D
  18. Maybe this is a product of her parents and her upbringing, there are critical times in a puppies development. Was she raised in the house, with noise and attention ? were her parents both of excellent outgoing temperament ? did you see both of her parents and meet them ? This could shed quite a bit of light , as to why she is the way she is. Also what did your breeder suggest ?
  19. It will be first on my list in the new year. Saving the $$$$ for a year of study
  20. I would say no to agility and flyball, but then again some bitches show no signs of being in whelp and most are not confirmed in whelp at that stage. Half the time they are still racing around like fools anyway. I will show my bitches in whelp, I don;t have a problem with that and in all likelyhood I will be showing a bitch this weekend and possibly the next and she will be three weeks this weekend, if indeed she is pregnant. I think she is and my only concern would be her overheating but the weather is still cool and she will be comfortable to compete for the next couple of weeks. After that I'm sure she will be huge and that will put a stop to that. You cannot exhibit a bitch past 6 weeks, I don't know if that ruling extends to other sports.
  21. That's what comes with owning a baby puppy, if you get slack now, she will toilet in the house or her bed. It won't last forever,.
  22. If the dog is held correctly, that puts an end to all battles and allows the owner to get on with the job of grooming. You could simply muzzle the dog, but dogs will still attempt to lash out with a muzzle on and the behaviour just continues once the muzzle is removed. Given that you will eventually have to take the muzzle off the groom the face, getting the dog used to be held in various positions is the best way to approach this dog in my opinion. This is not to say that muzzles don;t have their place. Many of the issues that occur when grooming a dog, stem from holding the dog incorrectly, allowing the dog to lash out and get a reaction from the person grooming or worse still the dog bites or attempts to bite the owner/groomer and the grooming ceases as it becomes too hard. Hold the dog correctly, get the job done and there are no more battles. SAS are you a groomer or a you just going off what you have been told at puppy preschool ?
  23. Sas it has nothing to do with fear and nothing to do with being in a hurry , or not having the time. This is a technique for holding an already bitey little dog that has been known to snap. It's about getting on with the job of being able to groom the dog and this works. You may have to hold the dog a couple of times like that, as explained previously but after their initial carry on, most settle down very quickly, they can no longer bite and no longer take control of the situation. It doesn't hurt the dog.
  24. Just try holding her like that up on the table and just stroking her head to begin with. Do that a few times and reward her, so she gets used to having her jaws clamped together like that. Then introduce the brush the comb the scissors. She'll most likely scream at you but just ignore it, she can't bite and can't do any damage while you have her like that. Just don;t let go or she'll run off the table backwards. It will reduce the amount of battle time
  25. You can always clamp her top jaw to her bottom jaw, by running your fingers donw the side of her face through her hair, catch the hair between your fingers and use your thumb to hold the hair from the bottom jaw, hang on tight and do whatever you need to, be it scissoring around her eyes, nose etc. It means that she can't snap or bite, she may scream her head off and protest but she can't get away from you and you can just get on with the grooming job. She'll soon learn that you are the boss and grooming does not hurt her, I've expereinced many like that and after clamping their jaws shut a couple of times, they stand still on the table and accept whatever you are doing to them. Of course you would expect a dog to react if you are hurting them by using the wrong brush or combing out matts incorrectly.
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