kyliedelonge

fyi, there is apparently a breeding pair of ni being imported to Australia at some point next yr (I think) though there will still be a wait for them to be old enough to be bred, as well as needing to past health tests. I believe I talked to you the other day about tamaskan. in regards to puppy placement, they will be placed with people who have gotten to know me (and vise versa). avoid the so called lykos dog.

Yes Janet you're right, rook is baltos half uncle. The boys were imported to Australia together.

balto has completed the minumum requirements to become a stud dog and i have signed a breeders contract with the TDR (tamaskan dog register). the tamaskan is not yet a recognised breed, so i am not a ankc registered breeder, only through the TDR.

Haya, I am now a registered tamaskan breeder, however i only have my stud balto. yes there are 3 tams in australia, BUT they are all male. I'm saving up for a bitch but it will be a little while. Where are you in WA? you can meet balto if you like.

^^ agree ^^

I personally don't recommend people get two puppies at the same time. Purely because I find most people incapable of training the dogs separately and making sure the pups have time apart so they don't get dependent on each other. This person sounds like they were doing things the right way though, and did at least wait 6 months to get a second dog.

Sorry ricey - I dont have the internet anymore and completely forgot about this post. I am now in banksia grove. I have taken Balto once to Riverside Gardens down in Bayswater. Would like to do it again, its now just a matter of having the petrol to take him down (stupid car eats it like mad)

Thanks all - just had a look at northern suburbs website - they do doggy dancing!

Cheers Tassie. I'm NOR and would prefer doing activities NOR, as my car eats petrol like mad. I actually tried looking at the dancing with dogs website, but couldn't find any info on who taught it. **waiting for some perthies to pipe up**

What kind of things are there to do with your dog in Perth? Do we have anywhere that does dock diving? Doggy dancing? I don't think my dog is cut out for herding, and although I would like to get him into agility, we need to do more work with distractions and recall first.

I'm in Morley :-D controlled meeting is fine for me, baltos recall is not reliable so I don't let him off lead in public.

Advise them of the required health tests their breeds need. Or take them to a pound and show them all the dogs that are going to be pts.

I don't think ava makes scores public. I know the bva doesn't. The DNA thing, I think it may depend on the breed / what you are testing for. Eg: the tamaskan must be tested for DM before breeding. We use the OFA for this test, which is posted publicly.

I have heard back from the AVA and they do score unregistered breeds, thanks all

I know that the bva (the British one) will hip score unregistered breeds as this is the one the tamaskan dog register use. Just trying to find out if the AVA also score unregistered breeds.