WreckitWhippet

He's playing and he's a normal puppy. Pups can be terrors for the first few weeks that you have them and some go way beyond that. If he's playing, biting and interacting, you are far better off with that, that having a cowering mess in the corner that refuses to interact. None of the techniques that have been suggested to you will work instantly. We've raised many a Staffordshire Bull Terrier pup and they are the definition of land shark. Using the calming techniques and also the food reward works very well for them and I believe given time and consistent application it will also benefit your puppy. Pups spend many months being puppies and it's up to the owners through training to guide them towards the adult dog you want.

It's great stuff. However I've found that you are better off taking the drops yourself and the dogs seem to do much better :laugh: I believe that it works but it's more often the handlers that need the drops rather than the dogs.

Advocate treats both Demodex and Sarcoptic

Are you an ANKC registered breeder ? If not, you won't find any help here

It's also worth trying the "beef liver remedy" there's links to it in the breeders forum. It's saved many a pup

The bitch also needs a place to feel warm and secure and unless she is ill, there's no reason for her to be away from the pups. Bring her home put her in a warm , dark and quiet place. Give her the calcium, lay her down and put the pups on. It's best to try one strong pup first, as you'll need both hands to hang onto the bitch. Once you get the first on you can introduce the pups one at a time. If the pups were exposed to the cold, they will most likely all die.

Lack of calcium leads to all kinds of erratic behaviour in bitches. Signs include panting, pacing and being unable to settle, pushing pups around and being rough with them, refusing to settle and feed, attacking and eating puppies. The quickest way to find out is to either have a vet inject her with calcium or go and get some Sandoz or Troy syrup and give her five mls, give it a couple of hours and give her some more. You will notice the effects almost immediately. If the bitch has had nothing more than oxy, I'd be giving her the calcium and 24 hours to see what happens.

Has she had any calcium ?

Give the mother liquid calcium an egg yolk and milk drink and try gain with her. You may need to lay her down and physically put the pups on. She would also benefit from being fed red meat.

Only a fool would part with their money for such a poor specimen.

Grab some Revolution and treat it with that. Then when you come back if the pups is still around, give it another dose

It's a more commonly done thing if you have been out on someone's property shooting, you usually hang them on a fence close the a gate where the owner is likely to see them. It's a kind of thanks for letting me use your property and also a message of how many you shot or trapped.

Does anyone know anywhere I can get the old soft dry bed, used to only come in blue with blue backing, not hard bcking like stuff around today. Mine is giving up the ghost, only 20 years old!! I've been looking for the old stuff I have too. It's about 15 years old and it's very thick blue and it did not have any backing on it. It was the best stuff ever, the new vet bed just isn't the same

or are the rspca getting it completely wrong. It's not uncommon to hang carcasses from fences and trees, when you've gone hunting and aren't going to take the feral animals home

LOve him.. He's gorgeous and huge

Self praise ain't no recommendation

Mating done and dusted, now to sit back and wait to see what happens

I had a bird, that bird is no longer thanks to my Whippet bitch the supreme huntress who killed him

Perhaps the best outcome for all would be for Mark to take an interest in Oscar's Law, surely they could do with his help :laugh:

It's a shame that people would rather take away the hormones necessary for growth and development and believe that desexing is a cure all for their dogs behavioural issues.

You not being able to control animals at a day care and making in a convenience for you, is hardly a reason to promote early desexing. Training issues are training issues, desexing is not a cure all for them. I like many others manage to live with multiple entire animals without the humping, aggressions and pissing all over the place that people report.

Temperament is 100% genetic. Behaviour is the result of environmental influences on temperament. When you've known many generations in your lines, you begin to see that temperament is certainly genetic.

litter mates of the same sex ( especially females) and mother /daughter combinations are generally the one's that end in disaster.

love them, possibly wouldn't own one but think they are stunning, powerful and can understand why owners like them ETA: they might be restricted but they were here in the country

6 months is not perfect for desexing. Dogs need their hormones to grow and mature properly and to the full potential. If you desex at 6 months, you may as well desex them at 6 weeks. For a BC I would not consider desexing until around 18 months