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He's definitely not as chunky as my girl

He looks so much like my girl!

My friend had a litter of ABs not long ago (she's registered with the ABS) and I was there helping her with the birth and I have to say that it was wonderful to see a bulldog give birth naturally, with NO problems!

Do you have boarding kennels? I would love to own them one day. I recently stayed at a place that had boarding kennels and they had some of the coolest dogs. Breeds that you never see in little ol' Cootamundra.

My friend has a kelpie like that, completely feral even after all day working, works like a champ though. They own a kelpie stud and all the pups turned out like him and lots of big stations bought them because of their intensity and drive :laugh: Yep brilliant sheep dog, especially considering he is only just one, but a total arse to live with - he is improving :) He is called Goose for a reason! Lol, what an appropriate name.

So do most breeds in development and thats usually what stops them ever really getting to where they could get if they had a third party registry - because there is a greater risk where the people can branch off and do it THEIR way - its why you see three registries for the Aussie Bulldog and several for the Australian Labradooodle. Think about it - knowing the breed politics of all breeds - not just those in development if the registry wasnt third party with set rules for who can and cant decide about changing the standard and what needs to be done for registration purposes etc same could happen even for those which have long been established. But they create their own registries usually because the ANKC and the like won't even consider accepting them.

I've had a 12 week old pup escape and bring me a whole flock of my pet ducks that were happily grazing up the back :laugh:

Yep same with my girls, I even have a pet sheep which they completely ignore but take them to a farm and if they see cattle and sheep they completely change. genetics is a wonderful thing.

My friend has a kelpie like that, completely feral even after all day working, works like a champ though. They own a kelpie stud and all the pups turned out like him and lots of big stations bought them because of their intensity and drive :laugh:

Please don't take it as I am, I fully support anything dog done properly. But the lines get blurred as to who is doing it properly so it becomes hard to support. Just going to remind people, I love my sister's bullarab, he is a giant boofhead, (who attempted to ruin my new dog pen) but he is very sound and is able to be lead down the street by my 5 yr old nephew. And if he was an example of the breed temperament he would out rank alot of other breeds on my faves list. He has no drive except for chasing butterflies so would never be of purpose, but not all ANKC breeds live up to their purpose. Most bullarabs i meet are very calm dogs. Horse puppy (my bullarab) is only 9months old and the quietest young dog you'd ever meet. She has no drive either but she was introduced to a pig and immediately went into prey drive, it was very odd. As long as she's not near pigs she's a dream :laugh:

I guess if one is accepted the other will die out and if people are serious will re register their dogs with the new registry or not. Why are people so against new breeds, when done properly?

This is the registry, you can contact them directly and ask but it looks as though they are, http://australianbullarab.com/Registration.html

Same goes for kelpies, labradors, goldens, jack russells, border collies, the list goes on

The bull arab breeders have a registry of their own though

Are the kelpies trained workers? I know of a few good people looking for workers.

Mini Foxy The Australian Cobberdog - and the reason we made them change their name was because keeping it as the Australian Labradoodle confused the public as first cross lab x poodles are still called this and those who breed them never want to do multi generations and never want to be involved in breed development - it legitimises cross breeding. Same with the Australasian Bosdog it immediately recognises it as a breed in development and not just a bunch of people doing first crosses and cashing in on "hybrids" it takes a while for the name changes to take and it's why there is usually a 3 year transition period as it comes around to being used to describe the breed. I think I remember someone on DOL previously talking about another one, Murray River Retriever I think? I met one yesterday! Beautiful dog!

I've actually been in contact with the people who originally bred my dog and the people who told me what her parents were were wrong. According to her breeders she is a bullarab and I have to say she fits the breed/type to a 'T'. As far as I'm concerned if a group of dogs are bred and bred to resemble a certain type and all progeny resemble that certain type over and over and then that certain group of dogs resembling that type are given a name then they are a breed, whether recognised or not. I'm not saying I support the breeding of these 'types/breeds' but just saying that if generation after generation look the same, act the same etc then it's fair to say they have become a certain breed.

I have two working line kelpies and as long as they learn the off switch and get regular exercise and training I don't see a problem. I know quite a few people with Huntaways as pets.

WOOHOO!

This boy is still at his old owner's place but has been surrendered and is available from Cootamundra pounnd. Please call Dennis the ranger is you are interested in this dog 0417465228 Here is the description from his previous owners Buddy is nearly 4 years old (We got him around Australia Day 2010 as a puppy) he is a desexed male and is chipped and registered. He does need his vaccinations bought up to date. He is fairly boisterous and bouncy at times and barks a bit at things "behind the fence" that I think probably might frighten him. He doesn't chew things up anymore and has never been a digger. He doesn't really like other dogs much and needs to be kept in an escape proof yard. He is a truly loveable rogue who loves our company and is very loyal. Buddy loves our cat but he doesn't like other cats that may try and come in to our yard. We are concerned about moving him to our new place as we will likely be away from home a lot with employment commitments and he does get lonely if he's left at home too long on his own. We would really like him to go to a home that will love him as much as we do and also a home where his owners will understand how "rogueish" Labradors can be at times.

Is it okay to desex at 1 year old(probably after their first heat cycle), even though 6 months is preferred? It's fine. Is it true that every heat cycle they go through increases the chance of a problem happening(not quite sure what 'problem' though)? It's true that each heat the bitch goes through without getting desexed increases the likelihood of hormone related problems down the track, such as pyometra, mammary tumours etc. Is it normal for some dogs to bleed from the stitches & refuse to eat/drink for a few days after surgery? This is a very individual thing. Some dogs bounce back like nothing even happened and others get a bit anxious for a few days afterward. My big great dane cross girl didn't eat for 3 days after her surgery but both my kelpies ate like pigs :laugh: . Again the bleeding thing is an individual dog thing. You can't predict that but as long as it's just a tiny bit of seepage there shouldn't be anything to worry about. Will the bitch become less active, fat, personality change, etc? It depends on the dog. I've had my two kelpies desexed and it didn't change their activity levels at all. One got fatter one stayed lean. No personality changes at all really. It's said that desexing will make your dogs calmer but I honestly believe that is a very individual thing Will desexing before they're fully grown/sexually mature have any impact on their growth rate/adult size? Not for a kelpie at almost a year old. if so it would be very minimal. After surgery, should they be fed less than usual for the first 2 weeks? We don't advise that at our clinic and I didn't learn it in the vet nurse course. We advise to give them light meals for the two days following the surgery and then feed them normally. Anything else I should know about? Desexing is a routine surgery and it's rare that something will go wrong. I have 7 dogs here and they've all been desexed without issue. I work at a clinic and have assisted in desexing hundreds of dogs that do not have an issue. The most annoying thing when you've had a kelpie speyed is trying to keep it quiet afterward, :laugh:

Straight to the vet because there are a few conditions that mimic bloat and doing the wrong thing thinking it is right can kill a dog.

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