WreckitWhippet

Bred on the left, rescued on the right and to be honest, I didn't see a whole lot of hands up willing to take my latest rescue on. There are a lot of responsible breeders out there, who have never had a dog they have bred end up in a pound and have always taken back any dog they have bred that finds itself without a home. These are the same people that seem to give back to their breed, by taking in rescues, when it's not them who have bred the unwanted dogs. Screw you peta, I breed and I rescue.

My rising star made his debut at Easter at the Whippet Club of NSW He walked away with Opposite Baby In Show on Friday & Baby In Show on Sunday I couldn't have asked for a better start to a show career and he thinks he owns the ring.

Personally if she were mine, I'd stop the chemcial assault, go all raw with the diet, cut out all grains, colours and preservatives, not put any chemicals on or in her and give her poor body a rest. The immune systems needs time to recover and strengthen to fight off the mites. Desexing and a GA will place further stress on an already stressed body. Demadex wash is available from vets

That;s generally how they will greet a non threatening person, they'd probably let you over the fence too. Try getting back out though

I'm just going to quote myself rather than type again Malaseb is useless and the Advocate takes time. It often appears worse before it gets better and many a vet and owner hit the panic button and resort to an aggressive approach.

Let's put the nutters to good use and get them out in the paddocks and yards to muster. They'll be too tired to carry on their crap and might learn to appreciate how valuable working dogs are and the dangers involved in handling live stock, a few kicks to the head might knock some sense into some of them

Imagine how much fun the weekend hunting warriors could have shooting them down, it's going to cost them a fortune in drone's :laugh: Forget about the "fox bounty", there will be a handsome price paid for shooting drone's

Forget about shooting their spy planes, start shooting the AR nutters or at the very least desex them all

"what a lovely harsh coat" great except that it's supposed to be smooth, short and close :laugh:

and yet there are still RSPCA apologists

and when it all goes to hell in a hand basket, because a puppy buyer ignores breeder advice, who gets the blame ? the breeder

If i doubt get a swab taken. There is always going to be flora present in any swab however, if it comes back positive fot strep g, then the bitch will need ab's the week before she whelps. Some owners and vets will put their bitch on AB's regardless but in my opinion it's overkill and not in the best interests of the developing puppies.

How's their kill rate? I understand that they do cooperate with rescue on occasion? Not as good as AWL, hope this is just temporary, but as a councillor is on the board of the rspca I doubt it. Time to scream conflict of interest if that's the case and take that one to the media

How's about they just police what they currently have and start handing out fine for those who don not register and do not keep details current under the system we already have. That should raise plenty of revenue.

Exactly and why would judges unknown target Tralee ? It simply doesn't happen. Judges don't get up the the morning and decide at the show that day they are going to give someone a hard time and they certainly don't get together to single out an unknown handler and a unknown dog.

I've found that the ham and chicken roll or the chicken roll you buy for humans is much better than any of the dog rolls. It has a lower moisture content and doesn't go mushy, even if it gets a bit hot in your bait bag

As a breeder if you test when you can, don't knowingly bred from animals with an issue and raise your pups with love and care, at some point the new owners have to assume responsibility for that living creature in sickness and in health.

Send a message to all of the breeders asking for help. Chances are they know who bred it and someone will be able to help you out

The only downside I see to that suggestion Sheridan is that pounds aren't assessing dogs for adoption by people knowledgeable with breeds. Pounds aren't necessarily releasing dogs to people with any dog knowledge at all. So they have to test with that in mind. In the circumstances you describe, it might be a better option to have a specific dog assessed and fostered by breed rescue.... if there is one. When Sue Sternberg (inventor of the much discussed "rubber hand in the food bowl" test), came to Australia a few years back, she showed video after video of dogs under going her shelter's temperament test. I have to say evidence of stress in the test dogs was minimal. Most greeted the stranger, sniffed the doll and hoed into the food, not resisting when the hand went into the bowl. However there were some videos shown that put the hairs up on the necks of the trainers in the room. Dogs that displayed predatory behaviour towards the 'strange' adult in the room, dogs that grabbed the rubber hand and used their back teeth to bite it hard and repeatedly... and so on. A video was shown of a dog that was assessed, failed but reclaimed by its owner. it went on to be privately rehomed and to kill someone in the new home. Anyone with half an ounce of dog knowledge could have read the warning signs that dog was giving out in neon flashing light. The signals that dog was radiating made my blood run cold. And yet there are still those who would claim the dog was "stressed or frightenend" and "only needed love and care to behave". God help us all if that's what people really think. Or more precisely God help adoptive families unless temperament tests are used and implemented. This I would like to see more of. Getting dogs out and placing them in foster care with those who understand their breed and can assess the dog and make the tough calls if need be. Applying a little breed knowldege and understanding also helps to gain a more accurate picture That being said, I would still like to see temp testing happening before dogs are released. I also don't buy into the theory that all dogs are stressed and there for we should do nothing.

I've left my name unchanged when I married, so I stay at the end of the line up. Being last is great, your dog has time to settle. You get the extra time to stack, you can watch what the others did, what mistakes they'd made and what the judge was looking for.

No and nor should you be able to pick your place in the line up, it can be an unfair advantage if you get to choose if your dog leads or chases .

This. And while all breeds judges might not be able to apply the detailed knowledge a specialist can, when it comes to temperament, I think this thread shows a bit of tortuous self-justification. I show a breed that isn't effusive with strangers. Not effusive with strangers doesn't mean "can't stand and be examined in the presence of its owner/master/handler". It's interesting that Azawakhs were dragged in. I think if people knew what many of those silkily perfect Afghans are really like (note "a certain keen fierceness" in the standard) they would have renewed respect for their handlers. The thing is, those handlers, and the handlers of Dobes and some of the stroppier terriers are all over it. The dogs are examined, they behave, there is no drama. A Maremma is not a Presa. I think it is a little rude to say that I "dragged Azawakhs in". I had spent a really pleasant hour or so chatting with the owners of the Azawakhs at the Canberra Royal, admiring their dogs, discussing the fun and games of showing a breed new to Australia and the idiosyncrasies of their breed. They were the ones who told me that the breed wasn't touched by Judges overseas and that only once in Australia had they had a judge "who knew how they were to be judged". I wasn't dragging anything in, I was interested in what they had to say, it matched what I'd read about the breed and didn't take anything away from what I thought of their dogs. I raised what they said because, whilst Tralee annoys many on here (including me many times), he didn't appear to me to be saying anything different to what these people had to say. I found your contribution very helpful, supportive and in the best interests of the dogs. The intentions of hosts and authorities at Dogs Shows are no more immune to the risks of being coopted by those who either inadvertently or deliberately turn them into political power struggles and personal self interests endeavours than is any other human enterprise. I found the comments by some that certain breeds can be singled out for bias, prejudice and discrimination extraordinary. Making claims that dog shows are sport (I doubt that they fit the criteria of games unless you place hunting in the sport group) and dogs should be seasoned experts and flawless to a fault is just ignorant. Why bother with baby puppy, minor puppy, puppy, junior and intermediate classes if dogs are not wanted until they are mature and have mellowed into an adult attitude? I don't know what you are bringing into the ring but my babies are more than capable of standing for examination, they might be a bit wriggly for the first day or two out, but they are able to be judged as a judge would expect. What's your next excuse going to be ?

Spent several years in Canberra and recieved only the best care from my vet as well. If I didn't, I would have taken it up with them then and there ETA: It helps if you have realistic expectations about what vets can do and that you take the time to discuss with them the possible outcomes of each visit, especially where surgery is involved and you can always seek a second opinion if you aren't happy with the first

One thing that I see over and again is an overall lack of control of the dog by some exhibitors, some are new, some are old. One of the first things I was ever taught was to "control the head", it's done with a kind but firm hand and with confidence. I see so many handlers trying to stack the dog and the dog is shifting around in the front end, turning it's head and generally able to shuffle around and do what it wants because of that lack of control.

I will never forget you telling me years ago that I had to be able to stack my dog within 3 seconds and I have made sure ever since that I can. I thought at the time it was impossible :laugh: but as I practised and trained my dogs I learnt it was possible. It can be a tough one to master, as the dogs often chuck a curve ball at you and it can bring your best plans unstuck