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If they'd said "is the puppy/dog still for sale? I'm interested" that would be one thing, but if they cannot even specify what they are interested in, how do you even know what they want if THEY don't seem to know what they want?

You'll see that the quote said "no nutritional benefit in MINCING chicken frames" not that there is NO nutritional benefit in minced chicken frames. DON'T mince the frames....feed them whole, mincing is a waste of time and energy for a young dog, or most dogs for that matter and they also get the benefit of tearing the frames apart and the whole bones massaging teeth to help clean them.

I obviously haven't eaten my dogs food. And with all due respect I am after constructive advice and ideas. I am willing to try new things but as a newbie I am VERY confused when it comes to providing a nutritionally balanced and budget worthy diet. Actually very seriously, many people do taste their dog dry food. And I'm being very serious....as dry foods go, you can do a LOT better than Supercoat. I WAS a die-hard Supercoat feeder for many years. Fed it to my adults, recommended it for my puppies. Until a few years back it appeared to undergo a change of formulation and it wasn't the same after that. Dry skin, dull coats, itches, voluminous SMELLY output. Incidentally, there is no nutritional benefit in mincing chicken frames.

Have you ever tried the stuff? I'd knock it back too! ;)

Bin it! ;)

Celeste (short for Celestial) Comet Flare (as in solar flare) Twinkle Glitter

aww.. woger. I love his huge grins though.. forgive him for anything if he shot me one of those smiles Like this one? ;) :) YES!!!!!! love it! And note........NO EARS!!!!!!! :p ;) ;)

aww.. woger. I love his huge grins though.. forgive him for anything if he shot me one of those smiles Like this one?

Hi bridie, I can see you here in the thread again. Could you PLEASE update, there are a lot of concerned people here. And yes oakway, that is my thought too...that is how my old Stafford bitch Dolly presented when she had to be sectioned and desexed on the table or bleed to death.

Satine

Nope, Roger isn't stubborn. It's just that his ears are painted on and he can't hear what he's being told to do!

Update please bridie....I can see you here in the thread??

It concerns me greatly when breeders of long-coated dogs don't agree with crate training!! Considering that the vast majority of them will end up at a dog grooming salon at some stage and will then generally be caged for at least a few hours, I would hope that that the breeders (and owners) would realise that advance crate training makes for a more relaxed and happy dog and a much easier job for the groomer! As for raw chicken, my puppies get raw chicken wings and necks from 3 weeks of age onwards. Pretty much as soon as they have teeth, they get chicken bones. Supervision is of course required, but the average puppy is more than capable of disposing of chicken pretty swiftly.

No, not WILL be....MIGHT be. The problem is that you will never actually know. The vast majority of people are sensible, but I've known of people who have had a dog steal chocolate, or who have given it chocolate on one or two occasions and not had an issue so they have decided that obviously it isn't going to be a problem in the future and kept on giving chocolate, or started giving chocolate....with disastrous effect.

Just remember too that it can have a slow buildup effect. Any dog may not necessarily show any sign of after-effects the first time, but that doesn't mean that the next time won't be fatal.

IMO all a breeder can do is RECOMMEND a particular diet that they have found to be successful for them. They cannot guarantee that that is what an individual will do best on and they certainly have no LEGAL right to dictate to somebody what a dog should be fed after it has been sold on to another party.

I would also suggest that whilst you may like to fly interstate to check a breeder and/or their litter out....in some cases you might be sorely disappointed because not ALL breeders welcome visitors prior to their puppies being vaccinated.

That is why it is best to start taking temperatures at least a week prior to the due date so that you an establish your bitches normal temperature ranges. The drop is absolutely unmistakeable when it happens. It won't be a slow creep down, it will be a SUDDEN drop. Once you know the normal ranges, anything out of the ordinary will have you on alert.

I wish I could say yes.....but.......... what is an acs? was thinking u meant australian cattledog? are u? my family has had them from the day i was born and ive never seen one of our dogs with any of the issues u name or blindness issues, one just pegged it at 14 from prostrate cancer? still fine in the eyes though. umm does this qualify as a question? not a comment? No, American Cocker Spaniel.

LizT, I managed my first foaling down in 2008 and found it infinitely more stressful than whelping a litter. The principles are the same. Watch carefully for signs of trouble. Make sure airways are clear. Make sure they get that first "mummy drink". That's pretty much it. Oh and dogs are a lot more portable. Not recommended but if need be, you can always keep them with you 24/7 when they're due to whelp and it's a LOT easier to get help if there are problems!

Yes, every day. As Clyde has mentioned, when you have Staffordshire Bull Terriers each and every day is yet another in which your dog can completely and utterly amaze and bamboozle you with what appears to be their "normal" behaviour!

Mmm interesting ! Well then...how can the 'ANKC' make a decision on this when the ANKC is 'a meeting' between delegates from each States controlling dog body? Each delegate makes up the ANKC.......so how can NSW not be aware ? How many other State CEO's are "not" aware???? We need to do something people.......so get writing and voice your concerns or disgust to the ANKC President and copy in all committee persons of your States controlling body. Perhaps you guys need to complain directly to the FCI, not the ANKC? My thinking is, doesn't the ANKC represent the FCI in Australia - it is the only registry in Australia that belongs to the FCI? Yet the ANKC is discrediting what the FCI stands for, and not allowing dogs to have FCI approved titles on their pedigree. So perhaps an outcry of Aussie breeders & working line owners going directly to the FCI would make an impact? I don't think the ANKC is a "full" member of the FCI. I believe we are an associate member only.

Just wondering if all other countries recognize and publish all titles gained in Aust, and do these titles appear on the dogs “new” pedigree papers when issued. No, the AKC does not recognise titles granted outside the USA.

For my part, if there is basis for rules, then I'm all for it. But it seems lately that rules are simply being made to remove the rights of reputable and responsible breeders to make their own choices for their own dogs and breeding programs.

When was the last time you had your dogs' eyes checked? Last time I had a dog which had a major response to a flash like that, it had retinal dysplasia.