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Sorry, what is there to groom on a Tibbie in the summer. Yes they do drop coat, but cutting it off will not stop it shedding. If it is shedding, a good grooming and then a bath will help bring out the coat and groom again after drying should make a big difference.

Look..........as I have said before, every registered breeder in Queensland go and pay the fee and become accredited. What will happen........we will have given Dogs Queensland a lot of money and all be on the same level. When asked by puppy purchasers are you an accredited breeder ?, we can laugh and say every breeder in Queensland is an accredited breeder even the puppy farmers. What will be achieved in regards to breeding........nothing, as the same old breeders will still churn out the same old stuff as before with the word that I am an accredited breeder, and again,.............. Dogs Queensland received a lot of money. Now what has the word accredited breeder achieved???????. Nothing !!!!!. And many wonder why some of us are saying,.............. it won't work.

Where the dew claws were removed

You do not have to insert your fingers into your dogs anus to expel the anal glands. Finger and thumb encases the dogs tail. If the anal glands need expressing you will find a small pea sized lump at either side of the anus. All you need to do is to get the finger and thumb behind the pea sized lump and squeeze the lump forward. I use my right hand over and around the dos tail and also hold the dogs tail in my left hands and I also straddle the dog. Some times they may squirt a brown liquid or the may expel a thick substance. Not all glands are identical in what they hold.

Well you sure are getting a Baptism of fire with the heat. ;) Pardon the pun. Just sign and transfer as usual. The puters are linked and they can find most of us. If you are in any doubt just put your Qld number under your signature. Most correspondence with Dogs Qld. require you to put your membership number on so they do know that is from you. Cheers

I collected my bitch from Brisbane on Tuesday and she had a plastic water container in the crate with water in it. The bitch was consigned from Melbourne. The bitch was not sent to Melbourne with a water container.

Take the bitch to the vet for a calcium injection and you will find a great difference. Maybe you could try some big doses of Calcium Sandoz syrup usually makes a big difference to bitches doing this scratching up.

Welcome to Queensland. No, you don't have to transfer your dogs you only need your current Queensland membership number and Prefix transfered.

I agree enforce the rules you already have in place. You will have no arguments with anybody over that.

i suspect the the other dogs whatever are watching and seeing how this is going and before long every state will have an accredited breeder program Oh, good heavens not another hue and cry.

Years ago I had a bitch that would lose her puppies due to a drop in progesterone. The next mating the vet put in a progesterone implant and it had to be removed 2 days or so before whelping. This bitch then went into labor and produced a healthy litter. It was a long time ago and I only hope I have things correct.

You know this getting to be so silly, accredited breeder, if this only applies to Queensland, does that mean that the rest of Australian Breeders are less. I don't think so. So does this mean breeders through out Australia will need to become members of Dogs Queensland to become accredited to sell their puppies ?. Now come on, you people out there are telling me and other breeders that you should be accredited. So are the rest of you (Australian Breeders) going to become members of Dogs Queensland and become Accredited Breeders. Remember there are people on this forum that are suggesting that if you are not accredited you may not be as ethical as those that are accredited.

If someone is going to speak ill of you, they will use whatever they have at their disposal. I've seen breeders spoken about as if they are dirt because of how much they charge for a show puppy - it was cheaper than the "pet quality" of the speaker and therefore that meant they were less than pet quality. If you breed more litters than someone, then you are a puppy farmer. If you breed less than you aren't serious. There already exists ways to advertise the "betterness" - Top Breeder competitions, Number of Champions, bred by an International Judge etc etc. Just cos I don't win any of those doesn't mean I can't sell puppies. If someone wants to construe that I am less ethical because I'm not accredited, they can go right ahead. I guess it's not the first negative connotation slung my way. It doesn't make it any truer. edited to add - I let my actions speak. These sorts of schemes are about the appearance of ethics and none of the actions of it. You have sure said a lot of truth Lowenheart. As I said in a prior post their are a lot of breeders that are still here and still breeding some of Australia's top stock. Some breeders are so well known through out Australia and the world, not having the words accredited breeder will not put purchasers off, of purchasing quality stock to show and breed with. But, I would bet they would have a laugh at seeing who has the word accredited.

They would'nt be game to do that to me. I would have them in court that quick and end up owning everything they own. That's a very valid point that Steve has raised, I think. It's not what "we" think .... if only everyone was so passionate as to spend a section of their life on DOL and thereby become educated sufficiently to understand how it all works. It's what the public think, even in their innocently ignorant state. And not every breeder would have the time, the money nor the wherewithal to want or be able to see the insides of a Court Room .... do you think? Much of the time the only people who win in a Court Case are the lawyers. But if it came to that how many more people would try to ridicule a non accredited breeder ?. Not many I think. It only takes one person to start the ball rolling. Not only that, there are so many breeders that have such good reputations it would never harm them. Again many of us are at the end of our breeding days (dogs LOL) who care's if people say anything. They are the ones that have put the writing on the wall, the new ones have that in front of them. We have so many rules and regulations plied upon us by so many, no wonder so many are walking away.

i suspect you are right steve. i had hoped that them being accredited breeders they may have had a higher standard to attain. this system leaves a lot to be desired. ...............and now you are starting to understand what we are talking about. Accredited Puppy Farmers, do you really want to be an Accredited Breeder and on the same level as they are. Even scarier - do you want to be a registered breeder who is not accredited and spoken about as if you are even worse than they are? They would'nt be game to do that to me. I would have them in court that quick and end up owning everthing they own.

i suspect you are right steve. i had hoped that them being accredited breeders they may have had a higher standard to attain. this system leaves a lot to be desired. ...............and now you are starting to understand what we are talking about. Accredited Puppy Farmers, do you really want to be an Accredited Breeder and on the same level as they are.

C Crates are well made. Also Dogtainers sell crates I purchase all my Vari kennels off them.

You know, most of the things " accredited breeders" undertake are already asked for in Dogsqld COE and have been undertaken by 90% of registered breeders in Q for years. And some of the people who would be prepared to mentor would probably know less than those they are mentoring ..... I've been lucky enough to have had top breeders as mentors, and I've been told absolute codswallop by some who have been breeding for years. And I don't think I know enough to mentor someone, so why would I agree to that? If you see your hobby as an industry, or a money making exercise, maybe you are inclined to want to be accredited, so you can charge more, or so your hordes of buyers will think you are flash. I don't see much point. And I wont stand beside someone whose ethics (or lack thereof ) make me want to spit. I must be in the CCCQ to register pups, and if people there make me spit, I can't help it, and at least I can stand away from them. However, there is more benefit at present from breeding non registered pups than registered. The majority of pups are bred by people who are not registered with anyone anyhow Now theres a whole lot of truth.

Mita I think that most breeders have no objection to an accredited breeders scheme. What the objection is , ....is that it is self accredited!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. What we are saying I think, is, to say that accreditation should be earned not self assessed.

Depends on wheather it was just a quick strike or the snake had a good old chew. Lovely to hear that all is well. We all live with the fear of snake bite when we live in a rural or semi rural area. Snakes seem to crop up in some unusual places.

A jest perse......... who is going to clean the muzzle. Been there done that many years ago. Dont worry OP your just one of a million other dog owners who's dog's do this around the world.

Nothing is wrong with it with it, we all do it. We would be very limited if we didn't.

That would have been my plan of action. Just keep a careful eye on the stitches. Sorry about the litter

NOPE, I've just accepted that those too frightened of being subjected to scrutiny will condemn anyone who has the courage to stand up and be counted. All I see written here is a reaction to fear of discovery. Belittle, discount, condemn and take all steps to destroy something which is threatening to you. I'm a much more positive person than to choose to become part of that. And yes, I'M AN ACCREDITED BREEDER !!!!!! AND PROUD OF IT. Can you say that No I didin't think so. Would you please explain to this forum why you are proud to be lumped in with a whole heap of puppy farmers. Some of those that are ethical would prefer to run a mile. It has also been mentioned and quite rightly so that this also is aliened to advertising in the Queensland Dog World. The Queensland Dog World basically goes to it's members, most of whom know where to purchase a pure bred dog. I would much rather pay my money to DOL where the world can see my advertising thank you. Please don't tell me that you can see advertising on the Dog's Qld. web site, most purchasers don't know Dog's Qld exist let alone have a web page.

Just back from the airport. Wags what is your involvement in the dog world ?. Are you a breeder, a shower. You seem to have a very small grasp of the showing and breeding world. How many litters have you bred ?. Wags, what's the point of having an accredited breeder scheme when you have people that should not be accredited, already accredited. This is something that should be earned. I have suggested something that could easily be implemented by Dog Qld. None of the experienced breeders have anything to fear from Dogs Queensland. You can't have an accredited breeder scheme when you have breeders, breeding for profit and profit alone. No puppies sold for showing, now thats not for the betterment of the breed. We breeders breed for the betterment of the breed and to produce puppies that are as close as possible to the standard. If the puppies that you breed are NEVER assessed in the show ring how do you know that your breeding is conforming to the standard. Many of us are objecting to being lumped in with these breeders. As I said prior......everyone join the accredited scheme and we are all accredited breeders and on the same footing. Now we are all the same as we were before. Back to square one. If this accredited breeders scheme was introduced to sort the wheat from the chaff, well it's not working.