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Why don't you consider a dog or puppy bred by either Guide Dogs or Customs? Both of them have fantastic breeding programs that produce healthy labradors with excellent temperaments, but for a variety of reasons many dont end up working and become pets. You can get a fantastically bred dog or puppy, with all costs included (desexing, vaccs, microchipping etc) and much cheaper than you would pay from a breeder. If you have you heart on getting a young pup, it's not only adult dogs that these agencies sell, sometimes they have far more pups than they have the funds to train- and you can acquire a young pup from them.

yes he has papers, maybe i should investigate that option. I suppose I could pay more to register him- but i think it's a lot more. Anyway like i said- he's already booked in to be desexed- it's not far off.

Just wanted to know what people think about this and at what age most people's local councils expect dogs to be desexed? My council specifies that a dog must be regeistered and desexed by 3 months old. Most vets recommenend desexing at around 6 months old. I havent yet registered my pup becasue he's not desexed. Only problem is my council have been advertising that they will be conducting a door-knock over the next 2 months to check up on unregistered animals...and you could face fines... If most vets recommend desexing at 6 months why do councils have this rule? I just hope they dont come to my house prior to my pup's desexing which incidently is booked in and only a couple of weeks away...

thanks for the replies guys. Thanks persephone- currently reading boiut N I L I F. Alsoi will try the scruffing of the neck. (Ive already been pressing down on his mouth too). Further info- He went to puppy school from the first week we bought him home. He now attends obedience school. I also train him every day. He knows "sit", "come", "drop", "stay", "leave it", "give" -(dropping whats in his mouth), "heel", "free" (meaning he no longer has to sit, stay, heel etc), "finish (after he comes and sits in front of me he walks around behind me and sits ready to heel again) "shakehands", "on your bed" and many more. He gets plenty of exercise and games every day and due to me working shift work, he doesnt have lots of long days on his own unlike some dogs. Haredown whippets i wasnt trying to make excuses- merely acknowledging the reasons he may be so bitey. I am a knowledgeable and responsible dog owner- not some novice idiot. As i pointed out, out of 4 puppies over the years, I havnt experienced biting like this before thats why i posted about this.

Hey guys, I have a nearly 5 month old GSP pup and he is extremely bitey! He's my fourth pup and I've never experienced anything like the biting he does. We've tried telling him off, ignoring him and standing completly still and recently moved to spraying him with a water bottle. He still bites though- in fact when we spray him he then defiantly bites the air or attempts to bite the water bottle! When I let him run free in an enclosed park- he gets so excited he jumps up and bites my arms, trousers, and backside! You can imagine my concern- one day he may jump up and bite a person. I realise he's a puppy, and that he's teething, and that he's a gundog (and therefore loves having things in his mouth), and he gets chew treats and bones every day, not to mention has tons of toys of differnt textures to play with... so I dont know what else I can do.

I've thoroughly enjoyed reading this topic! It's been so funny and interesting. Just to add my own experiences to this: with my German Shorthaired Pointer pup a few times people have asked if he's "some sort of spaniel" .and with my Staffy Kelpie X (who is the height/length of a small Staff, and brindle in colour) I've had "I can't see any Staffy in that"

I use advocate and have never seen a flea on my dogs. They're never itchy either. To make it cheaper if you have multiple small dogs get the tube for large to giant dogs and divide it amongst them. Its not recommended on the pack to do this but theres no problem with it- they just rather you spend more money...

My favourite dogs are super active dogs that require minimal grooming, are friendly and intelligent. Thats why I have a GSP and a Staffy X Kelpie. I don't like yappie dogs or nasty dogs. And I would never own a dog with a very short nose or short legs as I think it's a form of cruelty to dogs.

How sad that that is the only example you have seen of GSP's. They are such lovely, beautiful dogs. Pity these 2 are untrained and aggressive as that is the exception rather than the rule with this breed. I have one as well as a Staffy X and both my dogs are lovely.

As a former groomer of 5 years - i recommend the brand Biogroom. For a pomeranian just the basic shampoo from Biogroom's range called Econogroom is best. Leaves dogs shiny, only has a light fragrance and doesnt let the coat get too tangly. PLEASE DON'T USE FURMINATOR ON YOUR DOG! When new dogs came into us where owners or other salons had previously used Furminator- it made the dog (both shorthaired and longhaired alike) look as if it had been shaved. Furminator may get rid of a lot of hair- but it also destroys it! The hair will never grow back as nice- it'll be wiry, turn white/gray and not be as shiny and smooth. Also never shave your double-coated dogs, we saw plenty of cases where the undercoat grew through the top coat leaving hair extremely thick and bushy and a change in colour. That's if the hair grows back at all! Have seen some Pom's who had bald patches for a few years after being shaved and have heard of dogs like Samoyeds going into shock after been shaved.

Just wanted to know if anyone's dog has experienced side effects from long-term use of cartrophen injections? My Staffy X is only 14 months old and has had a sore back leg that she keeps a bit straight whilst walking, for several months. She has had xrays and the vet found nothing wrong with hip or knee joints. She does have mild luxating patellas (grade 1) in both legs though. He just recommended rest. She continues to have the stiff leg and yelps when another dogs stands on her legs (she's friendly yet very submissive and so spends most of her time on her back whilst interacting with other dogs). Another vet recommended cartrophen injections, however Im a bit unsure I want to start this on such a young dog and when I've heard anecdotal evidence of dogs who receive regular cartrophen injections over a number of years eventually having a heart attack. I know they work well and results are seen quickly, but I heard that a dog becomes 'reliant' on them. So has anyone had any bad experiences from using cartrophen?