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I tend to concentrate more on protein levels. But interestingly, my dogs gain more weight on GB than they do on UA......

Did they have their head buried in the sand? I find it surprising that this womans vet would not be more aware of what was going on. Pleased that is legit though Bindi I daresay there was probably more than one vet. But definitely proof of the old saying that "what is in the shop window, isn't necessarily the same as what is behind the counter".

Sadly, only the RSPCA has the power to do that and provided she complies with their directives, which she apparently has, they won't/can't touch her. I think you can possibly rest assured that many eyes have been opened in Australia, but it won't stop her from breeding and exporting en masse to the Dealer from Hawaii. It's probably only fair to point out too though, that she isn't the ONLY breeder exporting to that dealer and you would be very surprised to discover how many "important" and well known longstanding breeders and judges who also sell puppies via that avenue. Hug your new baby, keep her safe and keep telling yourself that you did a GOOD thing by rescuing her from that place!

Always best to look at the cause FIRST and then worry about the cosmetic stuff after that. Definitely a trip to the vet needed.

I think you will find that unless she has actually been convicted, DogsNSW will not have the power to suspend her. Having said that, is it a wise move anyway? To suspend somebody who is obviously breeding en masse means that you are giving them a green light to continue their activities, answerable to nobody except themselves. If you remove one part of their income, they will supplement it with another and that would potentially mean farming on a greater scale and the obvious introduction of the ever-so-profitable cross breeds. Sadly, this breeder WAS a highly respected breeder and her reputation will take an immense beating after this, rightly so. Whether it was mental health or greed that got her into this situation (or both), she will find it very hard now to get out of it. I pity the rest of the dogs because unless she continues breeding, they will be the ones who will suffer the dramatic reduction in income. Oh and FWIW, as soon as I realised who the breeder was, I emailed Troy (7.49pm last night).

Congratulations to all confirmed litters thus far! My Stafford girl is 3 weeks on Thursday and I'm thinking that at this stage, the signs are promising. She has had morning sickness but is now eating like a horse! Temperament has changed to UBER-UBER-UBER sooky and cuddly (Mr Ellz commented that she is being SUCH a wuss that he wouldn't be surprised if she expected me to give birth to the puppies for her! ). Twat is still mildly enlarged. Teats are still prominent with a slight filling in the channels underneath. Underline starting to change shape. And this is an amazingly fit, rockhard bitch who normally tends to the lean side when she's ripped so the underbelly change is quite noticeable. Could still be changes after her season of course as it is early days but I can't recall her having taken this long to get back to "normal" during her cycles in the past.

Small things amuse small minds! I just felt the puppers move for the first time!!

I want puppies NOOOOOOW!!! *pokes Vanni* Hurry up and cook!!!!

Well, today Miss Fussy has decided that the Woolworths Select that I dragged out of the back of the "might need one day" cupboard is the way to go, but ONLY if I put the "juice" from my 2 minute noodles on it!

Uncle Albers has a slightly higher protein content 24% as against 22%.

Can I assume from reading this that you leave food down with him to graze on? If so....stop it. Put his food down at specified meal times (and at 11 months, it wouldn't hurt him to be on one quality meal per day) and if he doesn't eat it, take it away and don't feed him again until his next meal time. If he is otherwise well, he will not starve. If on the other hand, he is showing signs of being off colour, then yes, a trip to the vet is in order.

You better not tell my mum She is still trying

I WISH!! Vanni looks at it with an absolute expression of horror and then glares at me as if to say "you don't honestly expect me to EAT this do you?" :D She will occasionally lower herself to eat some tinned cat food, but only if she thinks that the cats want it at the same time. Only problem with that is that they don't particularly like it much either so they have to be pretty hungry to inspire her!!! Honestly, it is easier getting children to eat vegetables! :p

I swear it only arrived this week. And was hidden by hair as well! :p Seriously though, until this week, she was only slightly thicker around the middle. The only real symptoms were the pickiness with her food, her nipples staying perky after her season and her slightly enlarged vulva and gummy discharge. If that belly hadn't appeared, I would have sworn it was a very cunning phantom! :D

Mine rarely turn their noses up at Great Barko. However, I'm in the same boat with a bitch who is 7 weeks in whelp at the moment and all she is interested in eating is roast chicken, pasta and mashed potato. To keep her vits and mins up I'm adding a supplement and a raw egg on alternate nights and when she'll eat them, chicken necks and frames for the natural calcium benefits.

Well....I think it is fairly safe to say now that my 25th October litter is no longer "Not Confirmed"...... This is a 7 week belly.......

NO JUMPING!!! That could have been the cause in the first place. Definitely restrict his movement if you can. You will probably find your vet will put him on crate rest anyway.

Luxating patella Legg Perthes Avulsion fracture cruciate ligament

One of the most important things to understand is that if the bite is allowed to come in misaligned (ie with adult teeth all over the place because of retained milk teeth), then it increases the likelihood of dental problems in the dog later on. Crooked teeth create many lovely little hidey holes for plaque and bacteria which in most cases are not attended to on a regular basis resulting in illness and pain for the dog in later life and lots of wealthy vets as a result of the tooth cleaning procedures and extractions that will result from them!

If it were me, I'd have them pulled. If she is 6 - 7 months old and the adult teeth are coming in and the milk teeth are still not showing ANY signs of budging, then it is time for the pull.

Congratulations MM!!!!!

The procedure was done to a dog that I bred which sustained an avulsion fracture in a kennel accident. She went on to a full recovery after many months of crate rest followed by rehab via swimming and gradual increase in "roadwork". I can't give much more info than that because the procedure was done by a vet at a major Michigan Vet School. Other than that, I had a young dog who shattered an elbow at 17 weeks requiring insertion of much scary-looking hardware. He too had months of crate rest followed by swimming and walking but went on to a full recovery. The fear was that his growth plates would be involved but thankfully he had matured sufficiently that they weren't and we were given the choice as to whether to remove the hardware of leave it in place. I decided to leave it there with the thought that when he aged, it would give some stability to the compromised joint. Apart from a slight scar on the outside of his leg and a couple of nobbly areas inside his leg where the screws protruded slightly, there was no sign of the operation whatsoever and at the age of 10 months he attended his first Specialty show (and won Best In Show) and the judge was amazed to hear that he had even been injured. Good luck with the injury and I hope it all goes well.

Well, Miss Koda's "morning sickness" of the other day seems to have passed. It lasted 24 hours. Now she is back to her evil self and eating like a horse. Interestingly though, Mr Ellz hadn't seen her since she first came home from Melbourne and last night he commented that she is acting like such a wimp now that he wouldn't be surprised if she expected me to go into labour for her AND raise the puppies! She's still quite loose behind and her nipples are still very perky and prominent as well.

Nah, the coat is the easy part. It's the tendency towards stupidity that does my head in most of the time! Seriously though, if the puppies resembled either parent I'd be happy. It's a nice pedigree and both parents have some damned nice things about them so it is a breeding that, although it is an OOPS, I am not stressing about having on the way.

NUP! You heard me the first time!