Amstaff_Ambition

I think this is where they make a lot of their profit. If you compare the prices online there is a big difference - sometimes three times the price through the vet. Or even more! I recently paid $25 for 200mls of liquid paraffin, in the supermarket it is $3.15! & $15 for an enema, at the the chemist the same one's are $15 for a box of 12! Live and learn I guess.

The service fees at my regular vet are reasonable, a lot more so that their insane mark up on pharmaceuticals!

lol I got frostbite and sunburn at Rylstone, one extreme to the other. Hounds Sat 33 Sun 30

Only group breakdowns were sent with the numbers and yes it will be cold, in the mornings until the frost melts and sun comes through anyway, warm socks a must!

Yep all about tough guy image (destroying true breed image in the process) and back pockets, all too common in this breed unfortunately

18 months isn't too late at all. I started showing my first amstaff at 2 years of age and she picked it up very fast even though I was also learning at the same time, but I had an awesome show mentor to guide me along which helped a lot! There are a lot of nice people around the shows that will help you out with anything you need to know. I suggest you go to a few shows beforehand and sit back and watch the judging and what is expected of you and the dog in the ring etc, take your dog to some classes if possible, make sure it is socialised and use to being in environments like the dog show and go from there. Have fun!

It all comes down to common sense. I see juniors controlling their dogs better than many adults do ... know your limits/strength. At my last show just gone i had an adult come up to me before group and ask me to keep my breed well away from her dog in the group line up as her dog hates my breed and she wont be able to hold him back if he went for my dog Comforting.

6 weeks the last time i used them!

At the show i referred to earlier there was a Best Neuter In Group and Best Neuter in Show along with all the neuter classes offered (puppy, junior, inter and open) My boy ended up getting Best Neuter In Group and Best Intermediate Neuter In Group (yes 2 sashes with this written on it) from a lineup of all BOB neuters regardless of class, after this the other classes in group were run except for intermediate obviously as we had already won that. Now for In Show all the Neuter In Group winners went in to compete for Neuter In Show again regardless of class, winner was from the Open Class so we got to go back in again for Intermediate and won that. As i had only entered shows that offered the 1 neuter class (open) before this show i was confused about how it would run but that's how it panned out for that show. Is this not now other shows with multiple neuter classes offered are run?

At the Campbelltown & Districts show this year they offered Neuter classes in puppy, junior, intermediate & open and all of the neuter BOB winners went on to compete for Neuter In Group regardless of class, with the remaining classes in group afterwards minus the NIG winners class, like BIG is run. Same for in show, Best Neuter and then classes.

Yes do bring warm gear, a beanie and gloves a must if camping. Waterproof shoes help too as i found out today It hasn't rained yet today though so that's a bonus

Dudley is a gorgeous boy!!! HUGE congrats on his Grand Championship title!

Sorry if this has been discussed but i can't find it on here but doesn't everyone think that it's a bit unfair that the Dogzonline pointscore for best breeder doesn't accept the neuter champion title as a conformation title? Do they not get judged on conformation and points allocated the same way as the entire champion title! ... confused.

Not a dog but i have a ferret that is on it for the side effect of raised blood glucose, the other side effect we didn't want is Pred Belly though, he now has this big fat belly.

Ebay. I got a yellow one i think it is the medium or large for around $20 on ebay, new and in original packaging, not a knock off.