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Congrats Ceilidh!!! You must have been pleased. Hope you have a great day today - I know so many people exhibiting today.

I will get a phone call with Fauve results but that is possibly all I'll be able to help you with - maybe whippet results as well. Go Daphne

Ceilidh you rock!! Can you please PM your number and I will ring Katherine tomorrow to make sure that will work for her. :D

I regularly see people in the ring at lunchbreaks with dogs and pups practising - long-time well known exhibitors are the ones who immediately spring to mind - so I figured it must have been okay.

On Monday so no time to post them once I found out Neil wasn't able to drop in . Will she be able to get a number on the day? I don't know what else to do. I saw someone driving down today with a dog trailer so I figure they're showing tomorrow - should have flagged them down

My breeder was going to pick up Daphne's number on his way down to give to Katherine who is showing her down in Melbourne for me but something came up and he wasn't able to. If anyone is driving down through Albury would I be able to meet up with you and give you Daphne's number etc? Thanks if you can help me out.

I'm not stating - This is what is written on the bottom of all forms in South Australia - so perhaps Victoria doesn't have the same rules? Would that mean though, that if you come to South Oz to show - you have to show under these rules and can't show a dog that has been in a kennel with illness for three months? Mind you - pretty sure people ignore that statement on the form. NSW forms have them too.

We were seated opposite some lovely Standard Wires at the Melbourne Royal two years ago. They were absolutely delightful and had fabulous personalities. The red ones look quite a bit like a Fauve which is probably why I love the look of them and there is a lot of talk that they were a breed used when the Fauves were being re-established after WW1 & WW2.

I had another look at it this morning and the edges are starting to become funny shapes so its now a matter of monitoring it for ulceration. I had a long chat with the vet and he said that we're completely doing the right thing at the moment. He is beginning to salivate and move his mouth around a little like something is stuck there but the vet said that given his age and the fact that the drive is too stressful for him we take it week to week. His life is definitely going to be measured in days and weeks though, not months. He has had a lovely end to his life though and that is all that matters. Because he hasn't been able to be desexed due to his extreme age he still thinks he is a stud muffin. Marie was in season about 2-3 months ago and he was the ultimate Italian Stallion (in his dreams) and would walk around the run (not with her in there of course) and hump everywhere. He obviously thinks she is still in as he was following her around humping the air again today so he's obviously feeling okay

I was going to comment earlier Ceilidh to say that I "think" I've seen sparring (to a degree at least) particularly when you were showing Feargal Fartbucket. I will never forget the way he jumped up on his toes and had that amazing look and it was normally when he was very keen to play with another dog. When I was reading the description described earlier Feargal jumped immediately to mind as he always had that "tightly wound spring" look about him - in a good way if that makes sense. Its just how Marie looks when she sees a chook - so tempted to have one on the side of the ring

The lump is the same today which is, I suppose, good news. If we lived closer to a vet I would take him but whilst he is eating and behaving normally it is not worth putting him through the stress. I suppose it is hard to understand without having met old Walter but he arrived here simply to live out his days - he is very old and very rickety. It is, quite simply, unfair to the poor old bugger to take him to the vet if it is not going to be his last visit when I live so far from the vet.

I have an old rescue dog here, Walter who is of an unknown age but estimated to be 10-15 years, leaning towards the older end. Today I noticed a large lump coming out of the side of his mouth which is part of his lip. It was NOT there last week, or if it was, it wasn't the size it is now. Now it is the size of a large cherry tomato/small apricot. It is definitely part of his lip, is dark blue and hard to touch. I've spoken with the vet and we're keeping an eye on it but they feel that it doesn't sound like a "good" lump. He is still eating. He has never been a dog with a lot of spark - he is not acting any differently, though maybe a little more vocal than previously. Walter is very, very old and very arthritic - he is essentially living with us for a good time, not a long time and I won't be putting him through surgery or anything similar. He is just too old. He also gets very carsick and we live 30 minutes from the vet so we don't want to put him through the stress of going to the vet until we need to. If it continues to grow at the rate it appears to be we will take him on Saturday when we can arrange the car properly. I suppose my question is - can a nasty lump really grow that fast?

That sounds like a dream whelping for a first-time breeder and a maiden bitch. I hope I have it that good when it is my turn (hopefully sometime next year ).

I think that sparring done as described above would be amazing to see - I can just picture how the dogs would react off if each other and if it was done by handlers who knew how to control it I would imagine it would truly show the dogs to perfection. I know that when walking Marie around our new little town I would love to be able to replicate her body stance, animation and tail position when she sees my neighbours chooks - honestly we would win classes in group on a regular basis if she would do it. If I knew how to replicate it in the ring God knows I would - if another dog would do it then I'd give it a whirl because the difference in the dog is just amazing. However - I wouldn't like another exhibitor to use my dog in that way as my dogs don't see other dogs as prey and they would be bloody terrified. They are a breed that was bred to get along with other dogs and they have a wonderfully happy disposition around other dogs - it is one of my favourite breed traits. I wouldn't like to see them lose that because someone had frightened them in the ring. So my answer - I think sparring would be great to see but I don't think that an exhibitor should do it when they know that their fellow exhibitor or dog is uncomfortable with it.

Lordy - not the greatest photo of Dallas :p but I'm not surprised she has decided they can stay with her. She is a wonderful lady.

Woohoo Brigid!!!!

I saw your post and thought, no I've missed the show notice but looks like I haven't. I hope it is on.

Love, love, love, love, love Koolies and now I understand about the spelling so I will remember! ADR rescued quite a few whilst I was there - in fact there is one in my siggy (Kev the Koolie) and another dog that I always suspected as being a mix. I love the merle colouring but as I said in a recent thread all the merle breeds seem to come in a package that is just a bit too much dog for me

At the moment Gary has a lot of new things to deal with when it comes to living at home again, including the fact that quite simply he can't do stuff on his own. Everything he does in this part of his life will be trial and error until it works out. Having to adjust to moving home AND his very enthusiastic dog all at once will be too much - he is definitely not stable enough on his feet when he is up to cope with a large excited dog. Chris said that Banjo will have visits with him at home for a couple of hours and then it will be extended until he can do an overnight trial. Once that has been successful then longer visits. There would be nothing worse for Gary's confidence in his ability to do things himself if it was all rushed and he felt that he wasn't able to cope with Banjo permanently.

Chris rang me last night to tell me she'd been nominated Steve - she was so gobsmacked that what she did was considered worthy of nomination. We both said that what Pacers provides in situations like this is so vital and must have taken such a load of Banjo's owner's mind. Just warms your heart doesn't it?

I think it is best to have an idea how the dog goes with a cat FIRST though of course the dog will need to be tested again with their cat but if the dog hates cats with a passion then you're not putting them through the stress. Adopting a rescue dog is a huge emotional investment for people so it is really important to do what you can to make sure that it is a good match from the very beginning. Things can go wrong even when you do that but your odds are reduced. Having a family whose previous cat has been killed by dogs in front of them makes it even more important that you know that the dog doesn't hate cats. Have you got plans for the meet and greet with the family? Having lost a cat so traumatically I would work very, very hard to make things work OR to know that they won't. Ring me for some tips if you want - Bilbo Baggins has my new number.

Yep - it has been absolutely everywhere and whilst of course there is a chance that the KC was picked up from another showie's dogs the odds are also pretty high that it was picked up from some dog in the local town.

all the more reason to get this dog fostered with some one with cats first IMO. So you have an idea of how he'll react. Are these new people experienced with dogs, have the cats lived with dogs before? Sorry Chewy - I agree with Rebanne. I would find someone who has a tough cat and invest in a muzzle - if the dog is close to me I'm happy to offer up either Emo or Pierre as both are brilliant around dogs. The other interesting thing about testing dogs with cats is that some will have an instant prey drive the minute they see the cat whereas others are only interested if they run. Others still will be fine with "their" cats (as Bart is) but want to kill any other cat the minute they see it, or even their cats when they're not in the "right" spot (as Bart will). I think it is a good idea for someone in your organisation to have a cat that you can use for testing. Bilbo Baggins was talking about getting one the other day when we'd had a few wines . If she was serious I'd strongly recommend it. If you have someone who can own a cat contact me as I know a great dog-testing cat. ETA - in my opinion every dog that is put into a home where you know the new owner has cats should be cat-tested just like you would test with kids or other dogs if the new owner had kids or other dogs. It takes longer to assess the dog properly, yes, but you will have far less issues of very upset owners with very dead cats.

I heard last night that Daphne had a great weekend picking up 19 points - she was BOB 2 out of 3 days beating Marcus both times . Apparently she is working very well for Katherine's young boy Lachlan - I'm so pleased.

I 100% think that there are dogs that you bond with and others you don't. Marie is my girl, 100% completely. Daphne not so much. Katherine from Melbourne who also shows Fauves asked if she could show Daphne down in Melbourne for a while and I barely skipped a beat sending her off - I miss her but it wasn't a difficult decision. If she'd asked to show Marie I would have said no, hands down - she is my best mate and I adore her. Bart my greyhound is also a great guy and loves his Mum. Grover on the other hand - OMG that dog does my head in. However Steve has the same relationship with him that I do with Marie - let me tell you that can make for some great marital arguments!!! He's like the evil step-child and I'm the wicked stepmother . With credit to Grover he has improved out of sight since he was desexed even though its not enough time to have made a difference to testosterone levels - God only knows why but I'm not going to argue. His barking has reduced by 80% so I might learn to love him a bit more now. Even though I could cheerfully murder him some days I was distraught on Christmas Day and the week following when we thought he was dying (as Fifi can attest) so I must love him. ;)