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Nothing changes here other than the last week they are confined at night to their whelping area.

Before this goes any further may I please remind you all that the controlling bodies of all the States /Territories of Australia are there to promote pure bred dogs. In some states their constitution may preclude cross breds. In some states this may change with their constitution changes. Many of you are very lucky to be able to compete with x breeds with some organizations relaxing their rules for you to compete. Again I repeat that these organisations are there to promote the Pure Bred Dog.

Some Chinese Crested's are allergic to wool, so remove anything that has wool associated with it and substitute for everything cotton. ps check that the carpets are not made of wool too, yes I know pita, but it may be causing your problems.

I know it's a lot, and I certainly would have aborted had she come in earlier, but each pup will be desexed, chipped, vacced and started on heartworm prevention prior to leaving us. All adopters sign a contract that states the dog must be returned to us in the event that the person can no longer care for it, so ultimately we take responsibility for them for the duration of their life. I believe that their lives are as precious to them as ours are to us, and could never consider culling. We are in a regional area where the average block of land is about 160-1000 acres, so the chances of them finding good responsible homes are better than average. They will have a home here with us until the perfect person comes along. And they always do eventually! Mum is in pretty good condition all things considered, as I believe other people were feeding her when they realized the owner wasn't, she's now parvac'd, wormed and flea treated, so I think she'll cope alright with the rigours of motherhood. Us women are tough. :D Does this last line .....parvac'd, wormed and flea treated,......mean that you vaccinated an in whelp bitch? If it does mean that, then you may have a big problem in vaccinating the pups. If this is the case, the bitch may have passed on the anti bodies and it may be nigh impossible to vaccinate for that disease. Please note I did say may.

Always remember that it may only be low because the dog has not been exposed to the disease. On the other hand the dog may have been exposed to the disease and that is why the reading was high. With a very high reading I would have thought the vaccine was and is doing it's job.

I ask of genuine curosity....why do you give your dogs a daily dose of poison?. When it is only necessary to give it once a month to get rid of the micro filaria. edited to ask do you have dogs that can not take the mectin in most monthly's

Thank you kirst goldens. I have tried again to up a photo of her but to no avail. It worked. It worked She is lovely J Thanks Megz. Thanks to all of you that have seen the photo and made lovely comments, also those that have privately mailed me. I just can't wait for her to get here. I am like a kid waiting for Xmas.

It is called Wondering Jew and I poison every bit I see come up. By the way the dog is called Chinese Crested.

Just another heads up. This has been brought to my attention http://news.vin.com/vinnews.aspx?articleId=18763

Sorry I forgot to say that both the dogs mentioned may be the sires of this litter.

Hi, How about giving us the state you live in and rough vicinity as to where you are. People can then speak to you privately and organize some help for you should you need it.

You're not wrong there.

One of my Whippets could easily scale a 6ft fence. Thank goodness that she would only come straight to the front door.

The same exists in this state too.

Thinking of you. RIP Brock Please ask your vet to find out exactly what has happened here. I may be very important for your other dogs.

Pet-pill problem known, suit says MICHAEL LIPKIN ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE Dr. Holt Pittman, a Helena-West Helena veterinarian, was stumped. At least 100 dogs a year, all taking Heartgard Plus, were still contracting heartworms, a parasite that causes lung disease in dogs, and possibly death. While some cases stemmed from owners’ skipping doses, many were coming from Pittman’s most diligent clients, he said. A lawsuit by a former employee of Duluth, Ga.-based Merial, maker of Heartgard, may answer Pittman’s concerns. Dr. Kari Blaho-Owens, Merial’s former head of “global pharmacovigilance,” alleges that Heartgard has been losing its effectiveness for years, and that Merial executives knew about it. She claims she was fired in July after refusing to destroy documents relating to Heartgard’s effectiveness. According to the lawsuit, filed last month in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, “Merial has been aware of a serious lack of efficacy” since 2002, even as it continued to market Heartgard as “100 percent” effective. Merial stopped calling Heartgard “100 percent” effective in 2006 after four years of FDA requests, according to the suit. The company did not explicitly state that contracting heartworms was possible while the pet, whether dog or cat, was under properly administered Heartgard, the suit says. It just changed the packaging to say “effective.” Blaho-Owens also claims the efficacy data Merial submitted for FDA approval of Heartgard weren’t consistent with post-approval reports Merial submitted to the FDA. Blaho-Owens found that about 20 percent of dogs treated with Heartgard regularly contracted heartworms. “There was no other explanation possible other than product failure,” the lawsuit said. Pittman said Merial blamed the problem for years on owners who forgot to give their dogs the beef-flavored medicine once a month. “We’ve known there’s been a huge problem for years, but what makes me mad is that Merial knew there was a problem, they had a researcher who knew there was a problem, and they were trying to cover it up,” said Pittman, who stopped recommending Heartgard Plus for his patients early this year. “If this was a human product, it’d be on the national news.” Some dog owners whose pets got heartworms while on Heartgard had their treatments paid for by Merial over the past eight years, Pittman said. Two dogs owned by Erin Collins of Helena-West Helena contracted heartworms within six months of each other last fall. The treatment was too dangerous for her 11-year-old Labrador, but Merial paid the $300 bill for her 3-year-old golden retriever-poodle mix. “Merial stood by their [promise by paying for the treatment], but I wouldn’t use it again. I’ve lost confidence,” Collins, 50, said. She has since switched to ProHeart 6, a twice-yearly injection by Pfizer. Merial denied in a news release that there were any problems with Heartgard.. “As a matter of company policy, we do not comment on the details of pending litigation or on employee-related issues. However, Merial believes we have acted appropriately and responsibly in all matters related to the allegations,” the statement said. “Merial stands by the effectiveness of our products.” The company calls Heartgard the No. 1 “veterinarian-recommended heartworm preventative” on its website. The Mississippi Delta in particular has seen an increase in heartworm infections in dogs taking preventives such as Heartgard, American Heartworm Society President Dr. Wallace Graham said. Heartworm larvae are carried by mosquitoes, which are plentiful in the Delta. “In the Delta, with the amount of mosquitoes we have, you have to hit them hard and keep hitting them. You’re just going to have so many larvae in these dogs,” said Dr. Andrea Allbritton, a veterinarian in Lake Village. But it’s not just the number of heartworm larvae that concern Delta veterinarians. There are a growing number of anecdotal reports suggesting heartworms in South-Central states are resistant to medication, said R. Kelly Schwalbe, a spokesman for the Companion Animal Parasite Council. Merial knew about this resistance too, Blaho-Owens’ lawsuit claims, and was working to add more drugs to Heartgard to make it more effective.

The ANKC is in my opinion a toothless tiger. The ANKC is only made up of delegates from the controlling bodies. Should this not be the other way round ?. Until be have a complete National Body that has some power we shall get nothing. Always remember Queensland has not had the voting rights of other states. We may get a fair go if the negotiations continue to take place with the RNA and Dog Queensland. How do you expect to get a fair go for the Pedigree Dog World when, up to now Queensland has not had the right to vote in the powers that be. Until we have a National or similar body don't expect much.

Governing Dog Bodies of each state should be addressing this problem for and on behalf of its members. The greatest problem is that we do not have a single controlling body for Australia. Until we have a single controlling body that has clout and bit of nous we shall get nothing.

Absolutely agree.

I have had some time to think about this programme. My thoughts are now that it is all propaganda to remove pure bred dogs and their breeder from the scene and to eradicate dogs full stop. Don't fall for it people just laugh at them, it is what those that started this all off deserve. Yes, I nearly fell for it for it last night. That's their objective to make us angry and then we will make silly mistakes and give them the grounds that they are looking for. Don't fall into the trap. Laugh and do the right thing, complain/join through an organization with power behind them to complain in the right direction.

Lappielover In judging pedigree dogs in the show ring, judges are not only checking for teeth and testicles. Although to be fair some judges only do that. Soundness, type, temperament and style. In soundness many aspects can make a dog unsound. A dog who is lame, a dog who has entropian, a dog who has an unstable temperament for that particular breed, a dog who can not breathe adequately to name just a few. These and other aspects are all part of judging.Conformation in each individual breed is not just whether or not a dog can gait around the ring. Judges have the power to non award classes and non award Challenge certificates. Totally true. Pardon me, but was that a British Bulldog ? and if it was, was it bred by a ANKC registered breeder, or was it and Australian job ?. A breed not recognised by the ANKC.

It is more likely to be her anal glands they do not have to red or swollen to cause annoyance in your dog Just take her outside and express them by squeezing. If you are not sure what to do get someone who does to do it for you.

As far as I am aware it is an Aussie made product and you should be able to purchase it here.

I would be looking for a healthy sweet smelling bundle of joy. As I said just plain common sense will tell you. I would say it served you well the first time so stick with it. :D If you were looking at a show quality puppy I would have suggested that you take along a person that has some knowledge of the breed.

I forgot to ask what are you looking for, a show quality or pet ?