Roguedog

you need to go and have a look at some gov bite stats... I work with a large number of dogs daily (vet clinic and dog training) and bull breeds are the least of my daily worries, you should meet the majority of the rotties that come into my work, do I judge the breed? not at all, despite the number of bites and near misses ive received from them I never miss the opportunity to get a cuddle from a balanced rotti, they are snuggle bugs when socialised :D ... I also would never go within 10 feet of a GSP breeder's dogs that I know... nasty pieces of work... coz thats how they were raised... also watched my friendly dog have half its ear ripped off a greyhound who blindsighted us and grabbed her before either of us could react, we were lucky she didnt lose her ear completely.. yet I adore greyhounds! that particular dog just happened to be raised wrong, thats all.... I agree with Bullish, your post reeks of ignorance... how many bull breed dogs have you personally met?? get your head out of the sand and go and get some more experience and stop listening to the garbage the media is ramming down everyones throat... ETA: cant spell!

ditto, AIRC are very strict on their assignments but its worth it as you learn a heck of a lot more, plus they are very helpful and flexible if you are hving difficultie, couldnt recommend them more... seriously give them a call...

oh FFS, shall we get back to the original topic instead of breed bashing???? NO dog or breed is perfect, cant we just have something positive for once without the negatives slammed in the face? pitty people cop it enough as it is, how about this ONE thread stay nice for once???? please???

agree.... sad isnt it....

wow its so wonderful to hear a positive thread about pitbull types, they really can be the nicest sweetest of dogs!!

disgusting!!! have shared on facebook and I hope Eskimo is returned asap!!! people are scum... poor baby!

apparently mcdonalds apologised and removed the ad from radios after the uproar it created...

maybe call the local catteries and explain the situation and they may be able to offer free boarding for a while? its off peak so most will have the room...

contact cathya immediately.....

ill be there! not sure if it will be saturday or sunday yet...

lol, I know, he is a dork, I love shibas too but he wants a shorter coat and loves the wrinkles on the basenji's faces...

forgot to add, our fencing has a thick plank of wood which goes from the bottom of the colourbond into the ground to prevent dogs from digging out... are basenji's fond of digging?

fantastic! just the sort of info I was after... hasnt turned me off at all, i have 8ft colourbond fencing all the way around, very large yard with no gardens, just lots of grass and dog toys everywhere, no dogs have managed to escape out of my yard yet (this includes fosters) plus a fully enclosed dog run so if any dogs did manage it they can go in there when not home, im a secretary for a local dog training club plus a vet nurse so dog would get plenty of socialisation, we are an active family with regular weekend beach trips and dog meet ups - partner is a fitness fanatic so dogs all get run on a regular basis (thats why we need an active dog), partner likes a dog that challenges him - prefers more independant stubborn dogs compared to clingy easy to train dogs, must have a short coat and prefer no doggy smell if we can manage it, love the fact they only come into season once a year! would probably be looking for a bitch, not for breeding (would like to try my hand at showing though!), just we prefer bitches, need a tougher type dog as parner dislikes nervy sensitive dogs (doesnt hate them persay just would prefer not to own one)... as a breeder and person who knows the breed well, do you think we would suit a Basenji? be honest...

yeah I know we would be in for a hard time training wise, not because of unintelligence, just from plain stubborness!!! partner hates what he calls "push button" dogs (i.e. highly trainable dogs) prefers a challenge so I do think a basenji would be right up his alley in that aspect... destructiveness? well wouldnt be much different from what we deal with now! two amstaff girls that love to get into anything they can, one extra set of teeth wont make that much difference! ;)

tried that one already, his comment? "looks too much like a fox" :rolleyes: my reply? "you are a tool!!"

Just wondering if we have any basenji breeders here? ive been trying to convince hubby that a smaller dog would be a great household addition, he flat out refused and I had pretty much given up, until yesterday when we were watching dogs101 on animal planet and they were doing a segment on baseji's, he has decided he could 'manage' :rolleyes: having a basenji around, I personally love the look of them so was quite pleased he also liked them... if there are any basenji breeders around just wondering if they could give us a heads up on genetic probs, pricing of limited or reg pups and suitability for a household that has foster dogs coming and going? (not to mention 2 x skin kids)... training is no prob, I already have two stubborn dogs, whats one more? ;) plus im a qualified trainer... also breeder recommendations?

Deb doesnt often come onto DOL much, best to give her a call at the resort...

currently there are a few rescue orgs on the central coast, two have 16(d)'s and the others dont... the 16(d) holders are coastal paws rescue (they very rarely have pugs) and Dog Rescue Newcastle... HAR does also help out coastie dogs wherever possible and I think they may even have a few carers on the coast?? might be work contacting sue at DRN as your starting point, I have seen a few pug types on their FB page...

too funny!!!!!

exactly! will send her to the dol pages asap... just glad they decided to go for a registered pup instead of a BYB pup with no health testing!!

Does sound steep 8 months not weeks?? Chocolate isn't 'rare' persae, is it? Age shouldn't matter, $3500 for a Lab is ridiculous! $1000-$1200 I would think Chocolate is about as rare as blue staffords, they're not popular in the show ring, so they don't tend to get bred for that reason, but then they became the craze I wouldn't sell an 8 months old Cavalier for the same price as an 8 week old puppy. Chocolate labs still seem to be popular as pets, I see heaps. How many blue staffords do you see? ;) Would you triple the price on an 8 month old pup? Actually I don't think I've seen many at all. Brindle/white seems to be the colour of choice around here (although they and JRT seems to be the breed of choice in the smaller breed range! No, I'd reduce it! They have missed out on all the fun. ;) my thoughts exactly! at 8months they are right into their nutty teenage stage so a reduction would be only fair... I see so many blue staffords its crazy (but then I work at a vet clinic so i guess i would see more than the average person ;) ) lol most of them are in for skin issues too!! :laugh:

yeah I wondered about the age thing too so went and looked at their website, definantly 8 months, plus they have an adult black lab for sale for $3000 and a litter of choc pups for $1500 each?? doesnt make sense!!! and I worry about the amount of dogs they have for sale too! these labs do not look like they would go very well in the show ring, way to heavy boned and they have some faults I could see too... the father of the dogs for sale is an american import? still, even with that I wouldnt have thought $3500 would be a fair price... no mention on the site about health testing either...

I know this has been discussed recently but I just wanted to check if $3500 for limited reg 8mth old male choc labs is a wee bit over priced? had a friend ask me about an ad on gumtree (they are looking for a choc lab for the family), my response? holy cow!!!! especially as neither parent is titled in any way.... ive told my friend that if it were me, I would look elsewhere as I suspect it is a 'colour' thing, which is sad for a reg breeder, $1500 is more like the price I would pay for a limited reg lab....

One dog of mine I know will (she is a fully trained dog) but the other would just lead you to all the good stuff in exchange for a pat! she doesnt even bark at people arriving at the front gate!!!

cute!! have to agree with the others, not a pure staffy, im guessing staffy x kelpie or GSD? im sure he is a lovely dog though so it really doesnt matter what breed