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Are there any helpers for the class - so the instructor isn't tied up for much of the class with explaining something to just one person, this can ruin the flow of the class. Helpers should be able to talk about the principles and help someone to catch up with what is being done

plenty of well balanced dogs have been single pups, there are threads about it in the breeders topic

milk supply will be fine for one pup, she doesn't need to foster others and risk bringing in other bugs that could cause more problems

yes, it is a bad idea

ferminators don't cut the coat, they are only an old 10 blade in a handle, nothing sharp - are you thinking of the coat kings?

having spent the fisrt 22 years of my life in the UK, I'd say you were wrong on all counts there. +2. And as a whinging, miserable Pom, I'll be writing a stern letter to someone about you lazy, drunken, kangaroo-riding convicts. You miserable sods are scratching the doors down in the thousands to get over here amongst us lazy drunken kangaroo riding bastards. Aww did you forget your sense of humour? :)

I think the OP likes the american style dogs, so it is no surprise they think the euro style dogs which have well developed fronts and better angulation are extreme (which is what i take from their bowling ball comment) whereas I just see them as correct.

Thanks all - it's been a real team effort and I can't wait to get him back and show him at Crufts next year! LOL Sal - practise makes perfect!

I'd run if you came at my eye with a sauce bottle - maybe try an eye dropper instead or one of those saline bottles used for contact lenses (I mean the one a day phials not the spray bottles!)

you may want to try a furminator for your Cavalier King Charles Spaniel (CKCS)

She has been used in the paddocks and yards to bring the sheep in but she couldn't push the sheep up the shoot/race, which is pretty important in moving sheep around. The dogs run on top of the sheep and then get down and run back underneath, this pushes the sheep up the race and gets them all in, it can be anything from loading them onto a truck to lamb marking but it's pretty important to have a dog that can do it for you. OK not something the collies do here when herding the sheep into pens or trucks

If you have a pet passport done, then there is NO quarantine to come into the UK Brits whinge no more then australians - going from what i have seen over the years on this board!! I would say aussies whinge about the weather more too! The UK doesn't have 30 day quarantine anymore, does it? Never did have, I think the poster was refering to the 30 days coming back to Aus.

I've finally trained my eye tester to stop doing the intake of breath as he looks at the eyes, scared me a few times doing that and the end result was clear eye tests!

why do you want her to walk on the sheep?

they are a lovely breed to sink your fingers into, we have a couple at ringcraft I get to go over as one of the trainers!

I just wanted to introduce my (nearly) new International Champion - Wellingley Whats The Game at Beanara JW ShCM Levi gained his final CACIB at the end of August

I did this with one of my giants, she lived part time with my dad and me at weekends, however she started to ignore basic instructions and being naughty, so I said she had to liv e full time at dads or mine. Once she was settled at one home she was much better behaved again.

yay well done!

your baby signature should put a stop to that!

Age 8 has been around a long time, what,s new is dropping the number of litters to 4 from 6. I am shocked some think they need to breed a bitch more then this.

There was a thread on here awhile ago about their really slow service and people having to get some bits rewelded

Resuited

So how is he now, what did the vet say?

I know you are close with your family and they like the bullbreeds, how much help will they be with pup and baby? It can be done if you want it enough. My friend got her 2nd Ridgeback a couple of months before she was due and she has 2 super dogs and a well brought up young girl.

looks like 8 skulls The spine going off the right of the picture to me, the head is at the bottom of the pic