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Cardinia is more dog friendly than Yarra Ranges by far. The size of the property depends on whether you can have 2 or 4 dogs without a permit.

The number of kids that are brought to shows and left to their own devices are phenominal. I've caught kids going through my stuff. One youngster tried to walk off with my 2 year old son (less than happy about that one). Another had attempted to open my one of my crates that contained a dog. Seriously if you are going to bring you kids with you to a show it is your responsibility to look after them. The rest of us attending these shows are not there as your personal babysitters. The parents of the little boy should consider themselves extremely lucky that it wasn't more serious because next time they may not be so lucky!

Ask your vet about worming your dog with fenbendozol ie Panacur. in my experience with using it - it is less harsh on the system than Drontol but it also treats gairdia

The specialist vet I got it from said it covered all worms including hydatid tapeworms. As my dog was having unexplained weight loss issues we needed to rule out worms as a possible cause. She used it as it works better than Drontal, Canex and Popantenol (I think I spelled that right). This is just my experience and what I have been told when i used it this year.

Hi Josie, His weight sounds pretty good for his age. You want to keep a young bullmastiff lean during their first 12 months as this aids in maintaining healthy bone and joint growth. In regards to the swagger this can just be a case of him going through the "lankies". Did your breeder provide you with copies of the parents hip scores?

I Have used it on my older dogs and love it! Okay so the having to give for 3 consecutive days is a bit of a pain . Having used both Drontal and Canex over the years I have found that the fenbendozol doesn't have the same side effects Ie no diarrhea, vomiting or lack of energy after worming as I have had using the other two.

Before we built out permanent runs we used pavers. Only issue with them is they do tend to absorb the urine so make sure you use a kennel cleaner such as DELETE once a week to help keep odor under control. And hose the runs out every 2 days. Other than that they worked great.

Flyer says: Sway, That doesnt give me much confidence as Optus were supposed to be following those guidelines as well. This information either needs to be securely destroyed after being sighted (ie shredded with a cross shredder or sent via secure bin to a authorised secure shredding facility) or it needs to be stored in a safe until they are no longer required and then again securely destroyed. Dogs Vic need to make this information available now and not just say "oh when is starts we will let you know what policies and procedures we have in place." The policies and procedures for this should have already been established PRIOR to the the announcement and implimentation of this new process. Sorry if I am sounding cynical but working in an international company that is governed by the Sarbanes Oxley Act I am very much aware of what sort of secure protocal should be put into place. Unfortunately all it takes in the end is one dishonest person. I just want to ensure that Dogs Vic have covered all bases.

Just out of curiosity - has Dogs Vic stated what policies and procedures have been put into place in regards to the secure storage of the copies of members identification. I know I complained to Optus when I discovered their shop fronts were storing customer id's in an arch lever folder on a shelf of their reception counter in full view and within easy access of anyone walking into their shop. identity theft is becoming an all to common occurrence. I won't be giving Dogs Vic any copies of my identification unless they can guarantee that it will securely destroyed upon receipt or store within a secure filing area (Ie safe).

I met them back in 2007 in Adelaide as they were attending the Royal. Both were lovely ladies in my opinion and yes they did have Lowchens can't remember their prefix though. Wish I had seen what was said about them - they are a bit eccentric but they are nothing more than a couple old ladies who enjoy doing the show circuits.

We have a lane way that runs next to our property. Besides my neighbours amstaffs being let loose from their yard last year by a kid who used to torment her dogs. There is a group af 3 young kids who walk a little yappy mix breed and they think it's loads of fun to stop at my fence and not only let their dog harass my dogs but they also think it's great fun to rile up my dogs themselves. If they are doing this to my dogs it makes me wonder if they do it to my new neighbours who have 2 highly dog aggressive dogs in their yard. Which have already escaped once and attacked someones dogs.

I thought it might be too late, but didn't know it was supposed to be started quite that early. Useful info - thank you. Can't remember if someone told me or I read it some where but using that time frame hasn't failed me.

Considering she is already in season desexing or chemically sterilizing your male now will have little to no effect on his current behavior. Chlorophyll now won't have an effect in her either as it should be started 4 weeks prior to when you think she is due to come in to season. What has worked for me in the past is (I have Bullmastiffs and this is based on my boy ) .... Start the male on a calming vitamin B horse paste I use Troy Brand. 1ml per 10 kilos - this is given daily to your male and is started the day she starts to bleed. Get a bottle of Australian Bach Flower Emergency Essence (same as Rescue Remedy but larger bottle and cheaper) give 1/2 a dropper in the mouth to your male every 15 minutes for the first hour then once every hour for the first couple hours - you can the change him to a daily dose of twice a day and if needed you can give him a top up dose during the day. Your bitch should either be in a secure pen (Ie Bitch box) or in a crate somewhere away from your boy - limit the area she visits when inside so he won't fret. I learned that one the hard way - no sleep for 3 days! It's far too risky having her run in the backyard in unsupervised. Our new neighbors have 12 year old entire cross bred male (not happy). My girl is either in her bitch box or when it's toilet time she is on the lead when she is in season. She is never alone when she is out if her box. Re early desexing of a large breed like a mastiff - it is better to not desex prior to 12 months of age as it helps ensure correct amount of hormones aiding in proper development of bones, joints and their mental development. If you are not planning on being a registered breeder then I would suggest that you have them desexed one they reach 12 months.

I don't see the reason behind charging more for a main register pup and for me one price fits all. Colour, sex, breed. In the end each pup in the litter should cost you the same to raise from birth to sale. I would think that by charging more you are saying you guarantee that pup is going to do well in the ring and I know just about every breeder states in their contracts that they don't guarantee the dog will be successful. Also by charging more for your main register pups prospective puppy buyers feel that a limit register pup is of lesser quality. And I have had several puppy buyers query the reasoning behind two prices. These are just my thoughts on it.

The average bullmastiff hipscore from what I have been told by several well known and recognised breeders here in Australia is 23. This is only an average based on dogs that have been scored and does not reflect the entire bullmastiff population. This average and and should be used as a guide for your breeding program. To say the average scores for a breed should not be used as a guideline is asking for trouble. If you have a high scoring bitch you will want to use a low scoring dog and visa versa. Personally I wouldnt be putting 2 high scoring dogs together.

Ring your local op-shops they will usually be very appreciative of any donations or better still check with some of the local churches. I don't bother with well known charities after experiencing the over picky nature of those collecting goods and witnessing the distribution of goods from a donated house going to employees of the charity and not being passed to those in need.

Stuart Mason does them at Monash. The success rate of a TCI (Trans Cervical Insemination) is higher to that of a surgical insemination.

I put this argument to a couple judges at the breed lecture the other night and they are of the same opinion - A dog with a vasectomy should not be in the ring with entire dogs. Maybe this loophole is something that needs to be addressed by the canine councils.

A man with a vasectomy is unable to procreate just the same as a eunich is unable to procreate. Being able to reverse one has no baring in this argument. If this argument is based purely on whether or not testicles are present then what would be the difference if a neuter did compete but had the silcon implants would you still feel the same way about it?

Rules are open to interpretation. And I will continue to argue that a vasectomy does fall into the same catagory as castration as it prevents a dog from being used for breeding purposes the same as neutering and chemically castrating. But as I said I agree to disagree.

These two links are in regards to the topic of showing a desexed dog to gain their title as well as judges responses in regards to showing dogs that had been chemically castrated (put vasectomies in the same category. Showing Desexed Bitch to Title Judges Responses Re Chemical Castration I totally agree with the response from one judge regarding showing a chemically castrated dog… I totally agree with the judge and his comment - why show a dog that cannot reproduce? As for reversing a vasectomy – if someone want to spends the thousands (leading up to tens of thousands of dollars) on a vet that is a specialist in microsurgery with no guarantees the reversal will allow the dog to reproduce then so be it - when that vasectomy has been successfully reversed then by all means bring them back into the show ring to compete against entire dogs. Thanks to the Neutered Champion Title people with desexed or sterilised dogs can compete in the ring for conformation purposes - so there is no reason for them to be in the show ring against entire breeding stock. Also someone mentioned that a dog that has a vasectomy CAN’T be shown as a Neuter – they can because they are issued with a Certificate of Sterilization from the Vet just as they would if they had been Neutered - testicles or not. Kaffy - we will just agree to disagree on this.

Elimination diet first is the best thing to do. And yes Chicken is known for causing allergies. Vets are starting to realize its not as hypoallergenic as originally thought. Rabbit is a good lean meat but can be expensive. Lamb and Roo are good as well.

You can show them but it is seriously frowned upon in the same manner as people showing desexed bitches. With a vasectomy the testicles are still present and as per breed standards those who have the surgery will still have 2 discernible testicles. So unless you don't say anything about it who is the wiser. Medically sterile (Ie chemical or vasectomy) versus naturally ocurring sterility (Ie genetics or illness) are two entirely different things as one is done with the owners specific intention of preventing a dog from being used for breeding. There was a thread regarding chemical sterilising a while back that argued this point but the overall consensus from those that participated was dogs that were medically sterilised shouldn't be in the ring. As for those who are naturally sterilized you aren't going to know until you either collect them or they are used at stud at which time I would think most would do the right thing. ETA - If the dog has been medically sterilized they can still compete for the title of Neuter Champion.

Wish I could say my show ring experiences have been pleasant. My very first show, a specialty at that, was pleasant but I was subjected to some less than pleasant behavior and remarks. That was nearly 6 years ago and I'm still showing but I nearly walked away because of it. My reason for staying in the ring was "if my ex husband can't take my pride they sure as hell won't succeed." I'm still here. I'm still subjected the the same crap. I have new puppy people ask me about showing and quite simply I tell them "if you can let comments go like water off a ducks back then showing is for you. If you can't then it's not a place you should be."

I wouldnt take that much notice of what breeders who havent joined have to say. Ask the ones who have and also understand that they will be promoting this to puppy buyers and regardless of what the breeders who dont or cant join have to say that may just make the difference. If you are concerned about what other breeders might think of you if you do - forget that they will find numerous other things whether you're in or out. Its nice to know the difference between me being ethical and unethical is simply $22. What a crock!!!!!!