WreckitWhippet

Perhaps the breeders here suggest that new owners contact the " breeder" of their puppy for advice, because as "breeder" ourselves we expect to be and like to be the first port of call, not have our puppy buyers ask for advice on an internet forum.

and those very same council officers are the one's who ID dogs when attacks happen. Sure some owners chip their dogs as the breed they think it is or would like it to be but many of those ending up in pounds or attacking have no chip at all.

S 10ml syringe of calcium sandoz or troy calcium syrup and see if she settles. If it's calcium, there will be an immediate difference in her behaviour

Go with the tear mender, it's easy to use and you can take it off at any time.

That's exactly what I said, but she insisted that any cosmetic procedures are illegal LOL, I don't think she really knew what ear taping was? Probably not, I've had one vet tell me there was something realy wrong with my dogs ears, when I took a pup with it's ears glued to the vets LOL They'd never seen it done before

Registered breeders bred from carriers and as long as the status is known, then it's fine to do so. Why chuck out the baby with the bath water

30 minutes exercise is more than enough, it's way too much for a young, growing puppy. rather than trying to wear him out at the park, what he needs is to exercise his brain. Learning to focus on you, obedience and tricks will see him much more relaxed

The most important thing for me, is to do what I say. If I say don't let the dog run with another dog, then I mean it for a reason. I expect that the food I provide is fed to them. I expect that they are let out of the kennels morning and afternoons for a toilet stop.

Ok well i dont think she is from a breeder of any professional sort... so lets give some advise of good quality puppy food that other staffy owners have done well on. .... I know our girl did well on innova evo and pro plan... Chicken necks (make sure they are eaten supervised... hold it while she eats it so she chews)... might not be a bad idea to book her in to a vet see how she is doing health wise, what vaccinations has she had?... make the transition slowly with the food as well. I'm always happy to provide support to puppy owners but it really should be coming from the breeder. My advice to anyone reading this thread, is to make sure you purchase your puppy from an ANKC registered breeder, a breeder who cares enough to provide your puppy with the best start to live and then offers ongoing support, especially when it comes to the basics of feeding, worming, vaccination and general care. A 10 week old SBT puppy will be fine eating chicken wings, pieces of lamb flap and you can start them on turkey wing tips and roo tail. SBT's in general do not do well with a diet that includes grains, preservatives, colours and additives. If you are going to feed dry, go with a premium dog food, one without grain. They can also have cans of sardines, mackeral, natural yogurt, eggs shell and all and some fruit and veg. When they get bigger and more adventurous they can tackle rabbits and raw salmon heads.

If the puppy came from an ANKC registered breeder, they must supply information about the pups diet.

Here's some more classic examples.

Cut back her food and go hard on the exercise.

There's no real advantages to ge gained, when desexing at 9 weeks or 6 months, either way the bitch has not yet matured and you are taking away hormones. If you can live through one season with the bitch and allow her to mature and then desex before the second season.

I'd take a bet that vet also suggests that owners have juvenile pubic symphysiodesis surgery performed on large breed dogs, just incase. I've only seen a couple of SBT's in the flesh that I would suspect of having an elongated soft palate. Most SBT's snore, fart and belch, the sounds of an elongated soft palate are rather distinct.

Hardly suprising, given that any brindle mongrel less than hip height is labelled as one. I like to see no dogs registered to as a particular breed unless they are microchipped as such and matching ANKC papers are provided as proof of breed.

RepelX keeps them off. If you want the fly bitten area to heal, you can use " Sea Minerals " ointment. It's excellent for fly bite and also if a dog splits the edge of it's ear, I use it frequently on the Greyhounds, as they are always damaging their ears.

Nope, in NSW it is the responsibility of the OLD owner to lodge the change of ownership paperwork, and you can get fined for not doing it. ETA: Link - Section 31 No I meant papers with the CC not council regs All of my chips are in the new owners names but my CC regos there would be a hell of a lot still in my name because we cant change them over on their records. They've got us right where thery want us and we have nowhere to hide, who'd have thought this day would come. Ohh but wait, the good one's will have nothing to fear. Now in NSW it's compulsary for us to chip before a litter will be registered. We've played right into their hands and no we have nowhere to run. Either way we are up poo creek, they can either bust us via council rego's, which of course those of us doing the right thing have all of our dogs registered and chipped or they'll simply pull our ANKC owner details and we'll be done that way. Kiss goodbye the ethical, registered ANKC breeder, soon there will be nothing left but commercial breeders and the BYBers that fly under the radar

very heavily in terms of what you can and can't do with them, especially when it comes to housing them. They have very strict rules and regs and a LOT of them, it's just a shame that once you pass your trainers exam and initial kennel inspection, that they don't come back after that. A dogs where abouts or "custody" is supposed to be known by the GRA at all times. Is there any specifics that you'd like to know ?

Not every trainer races for the money. I race because I enjoy the sport, the dogs get the best of everything, there's no cheap arse food here and no skimping on what the dogs need, win or lose, they all get fed premium diets and have plenty of love and attention and I'm not alone. There are more trainers out there like this, it's catching on but sadly not quick enough

Microchips are not going to make an ounce of difference to those in the industry who don't give a crap. I've already heard trainers talk about how they will dispose of dogs

No showing or breeding, agility, obedience, means that no adults or puppies need to find a home either, it's not just the racing industry that has unwanted or excess dogs, although they probably contribute a large %. I can see that there has been a shift by some owners/trainers, towards having less dogs, breeding less puppies and putting 100% into the few dogs that they have. There is still the old school of breed masses of them and hope to god that one can run and the rest are destroyed and I really don't like that. I wonder if the dog in the OP had not been a Greyhound, if people would have objected in the same way to it being euth'd. I very much doubt that Lucy was the only unwanted dog to die at that clinic today

I purchased all of my dogs second hand as mature racing adults. Gave them a life with lots of human contact, the best food and medical care that money can buy and most of all the love they deserved. I feel no guilt when it comes to their rehoming, they have wonderful homes and the one that I PTS, was a tortured sole. He'd never known a kind hand and took months to come around, he stressed about everything, had a very high prey drive and could not be trusted around children and other animals. I feel no guilt for having put him to sleep either, I know that the time he spent with me, was without a doubt the best time of his life. It doesn't matter is the dog is an ex racer, a show dog, a unwanted family pet, a foster or a puppy you've bred yourself, what counts is that the animal finds a home where it's loved and cared for and going back to the OP, if it is going to be euth'd, that it's done humanely

It's not always tragic. I've raced my Greys and am friends with other owners/trainers who have a heart and do what's best for the their dogs. We aren't all evil with three heads and our dogs don't always end up dead at the end of their careers. Two of mine live the life of luxury and have been rehomed. One I have opted to PTS. He was on the GAP list and the wait was about 2.5 months at the time. The more down time he had, the more he wanted to chase and the less suitable he became for adoption. That one I opted to PTS, he just wasn't safe to rehome. I'm pleased to say that within my circle of Greyhound friends, none of the dogs are treated like disposable trash and there's plenty more out there like us

Good on the trainer for being there and doing the right thing. There are plenty of things worse than death that can happen to a Greyhound (or any breed for that matter), at least this one was PTS humanely and didn't end up dumped in a pound, set free on a street, starved to death of shot in a back paddock.

That's pretty much me and my dogs too. I worm a little more frequently and we live in cool climate country and have no need to use heart worm preventatives.