cassie

I think he looks so little here! :laugh: With skinny legs!

Loves his Dad :)

I was so proud of Sumo yesterday! His first trip to the beach and he took to the water like a fish and swam his little heart out. Maybe that's not very exciting for other dog owners but Moose doesn't swim, and also my previous dogs never swam, they only ever paddled. For Sumo to get straight in was awesome, no coaxing by us at all, and no panicking on his part. Clever pup! :D

Haha sorry guys I've been slack I know! He had his first beach visit yesterday, so I'll put some photos up of that soon :)

Is he always smiling Lhok? He's beautiful!

Toy Group: 1 Pug 2 Affen 3 Smooth Chi 4 Peke

Puppy in toy group = King Charles Spaniel

Baby puppy in toy group = Lowchen

Good luck to everyone today

Same here :)

Aww shucks, thanks DTDO Willow is absolutely beautiful too and such a sweetheart, my OH was in love as he adores Rotties! For those who don't know, the pic was taken as we were leaving the Adelaide Royal yesterday. Sumo didn't win anything but he had an absolute ball. I discovered he LOVES kids! He was getting plenty of attention in his allocated booth where we sat all day, but I know not everyone likes to invade your space and ask for a pat, so for some extra socialisation I took him over to the Advance food stand, where people know that they can come up and pat the dogs and talk to the owners. He was like a kid magnet! :laugh: They all flocked to him! At one stage he was sitting there giving kisses to a couple of 4 year old twins, then a just-walking toddler wandered up and he immediately dropped and let her pat his head. It was just beautiful to watch him behaving so gently with the kids. He hasn't been taught that, it's just the breed and his temperament. I was so proud! :) As for his size! :laugh: It was hilarious, we had some people genuinely interested in Saints chatting to us and asking questions. When they asked what he weighed, I told them 43kg, but he would grow to at least double that. They looked at me totally puzzled and I said "He's not quite six months old yet" well their jaws dropped! They thought he was an adult! :laugh: To me it's funny because I know the breed so he clearly looks like a puppy, but I guess to other non dog-savvy people he's enormous and therefore must be fully grown. We got a lot of shocked faces when we mentioned his age actually lol

When Sumo met Willow! Please excuse Sumo sitting like a goof but this is one of the only photos they weren't jumping around like maniacs :)

What about very meaty bones, fed as a meal? She can tear meat off and chew til her heart's content :)

The rose bush is such a perfect idea. Thinking of you xx

Great pics, he's such a charmer :)

Can dogs digest the cooked bone though? Also to slow her eating down, have you tried one of those special bowls, like this: http://www.scoffstopper.com.au/products/Scoff-Stopper.html

See you there Cassie! :D Oh cool :) Who have you got entered on Sunday?

Very cool!

I'm so excited! I'll be there Sunday for baby puppy day, can't wait! :D

LOL ok fair enough then :) I can't help with the building of one sorry. What about a large ottoman or something next to the bed as a step? Jumping up isn't as much of a concern as jumping down (on their joints) so if you can teach her to step up and down s-l-o-w-l-y and carefully then you'll go a long way to protecting her.

Just to clarify, is this for access onto your bed? I'd personally put a stop to that now as a baby before she's 70-80kg+

I know a breeder on the East coast who had a request for a show potential pup in WA, the opposite sex to what she herself planned to keep. 10 weeks of careful watching the litter and analyzing everything, and she picked the best puppy conformationally, but said puppy was super shy. She was an absolute cracker, with a perfect head and perfect free stack, but she shied away from strangers and unfamiliar situations. Person in WA had seen pics and was desperate to have this pup, but the breeder explained no, the temperament was all wrong for a show dog, plus she didn't feel comfortable putting the little one on a plane for 5+ hours either. She sent the next best girl (conformationally) whose structure isn't AS good as the first pup, but she has the confidence and easy going nature. She kept the first pup to run on (not to show, it breaks her heart as she's so beautiful but she won't do it) until she finds the right local family for her. Pup will be desexed. This to me is responsible breeding.

Lasariena has dealt with her fair share of lectures now me thinks. Everyone here should be grateful, your wish was granted, her bitch is desexed and any pups were aborted. She has learnt her lesson. The forum has changed someone's mind who could have potentially turned into another BYB, but now she will consider becoming registered IF she decides down the track that she still wants to breed. This is a WIN for the forum and what we stand for! So how about some congratulations to Lasariena instead of further hassling? I'll say it myself anyway, well done Lasariena and I hope you stick around here as it's a great place full of great information :)