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I freely admit that most of my dogs are on Great Barko. Most are nowhere near the feeding recommendation amount or they would resemble the Goodyear blimp!! They also get good quality meat, bones and vegetables and for the "natural enzymes" component of their diet all really enjoy a good sneaked (or so they think anyway) feed of fresh, warm horse shit . The food nazis are naturally absolutely appalled because GB/UA is apparently shit itself and no "decent" breeder would admit to feeding such a thing. However, there are MANY "decent" breeders feeding it, as well as many, many racing greyhound breeders and trainers so it really cannot be *that* bad IMO. Costwise, at around $30 for 22kg, it is certainly not a drain on the pocket. This is my youngster at 6.5 months of age, he has been on GB for about a month now. Photographs are un-photoshopped and unposed. Like the food or not, I think if anybody is honest with themselves, they can see that at this stage, the dry food is not doing this boy any harm.

And adding that some of you may have read their story in either That's Life or Take 5 a couple of years ago. He was running his own very successful painting and decorating company and was at work one day when a speeding motorist (P plater) rammed into a parked car that rammed into another car and pinned him between the bonnet of the car and the back of his ute. I take my hat off to Mrs K....she's only a fairly small slip of a girl, and he's quite a big boy and yet she pushes him, at a run, around the ring so that Gia can be shown at the correct speed for her breed!!!

Yes, that's them. BTW, you can order from Petz Central with total confidence. They are a young Tasmanian couple (Michael and Erenie) who show an Amstaff. He is confined to a wheelchair as a result of an accident and Erenie pushes him around the ring so that he can handle his bitch Gia himself. She recently won the last points for her title! Oh cool It always puts a smile on my face to see people going against the odds and showing their own dogs when it would probably be easier just to get a handler!! :D Just checked out shipping too and it's only $12 have bookmarked and will place my order tomorrow when I get paid, thank you!!! You're welcome! Their doggy treats are excellent too and they cook a lot of them themselves with Gia as chief taste tester! BTW if you are after anything specific that isn't in their range, they get it for you at the best rates that they can!

Yes, that's them. BTW, you can order from Petz Central with total confidence. They are a young Tasmanian couple (Michael and Erenie) who show an Amstaff. He is confined to a wheelchair as a result of an accident and Erenie pushes him around the ring so that he can handle his bitch Gia himself. She recently won the last points for her title!

I have had a few different types and cannot recommend my Liberty table highly enough!!! They're not cheap but they're made to last. Lightweight and easy to store. Very robust and sturdy and NEVER move unless you set them up on uneven ground.

Lovey, I'm here! We'll get through it and you'll have some lovely new 'senji bubbas to admire!

I really don't like to disagree with your vet, especially not when you are so stressed lovey, but what she has said is a crock of you-know-what. The body doesn't pre-empt its needs, it metabolises what it actually has within so it will use what it needs and no more and if it needs more, it will react with symptoms. A bitch in labour has a massive calcium drain going on and requires every bit of assistance that can be given to it. Oral calcium is very quickly absorbed...think about a diabetic in sugar shock...it is powders that are not readily absorbed and which usually reappear as a lovely white coating on the output!

Christina, thinking has changed dramatically in the past few years. It is now understood and accepted by most modern vets that calcium has a valid place during whelping. It is also more gentle on the uterus than oxytocin but can have similar effects on a uterus that is already "irritable". Oxytocin administered at some parts of the labour is like using a machine gun to hunt rabbits. The automatic use of oxytocin and other synthetic hormones isn't as widely accepted these days at all, and neither is the routine dosage of artificial calcium during gestation and lactation or the feeding of puppy foods to pregnant bitches. Many of these things came about due to the lack of understanding of the benefits of naturally occurring chemicals within the body at various stages of the life of the dog.

You should know how I feel about it by now my bondaged one. Very handy to have on hand for use during whelping and it will not have any long term effects simply because of the fact that the bitch will use it for either stimulation of contractions or milk let down, or both and very little, if any, will remain in the system after her work is done. Certainly no need to continue with calcium supplementation after whelping if you are already feeding a diet that contains sufficient naturally sourced calcium.

Paypal isn't that expensive. The puppy I sent to Japan recently wasn't a cheapie and the fee deducted by Paypal was only $15.

and they are not easily intimidated, AND they are bossy :D ours rule the roost, I've had devons since the 70s and highly recommend them. No idea what to do about intros etc, or prey drive, sorry. It's never been an issue here. I've got Staffords and a Greyhound and the Devons stand their ground. If something doesn't run, it can't be chased. My dogs also know the difference between the cats and say a possum or rabbit in the paddocks. Even if the cats are outside with us, they aren't considered to be game by my dogs yet if the dogs see a bunny in the distance....they're gone!

In the short term, a cotton sport sock with a panty liner inside it and a nappy pin to fasten it will make a surprisingly good substitute.

I've never had an issue with my dogs and Devon Rex cats. Devons are very doglike in nature and love to play. If you like an affectionate (ie velcro) cat that is a cross between a dog, a cat and a spider monkey, wrapped in a curly cat suit then the Devon might suit.

Nothing to add except a gentle hug. Welcome back Jed!

I received payment for my recent export to Japan via PayPal. Back in the days prior to the internet I paid for my imports from the UK, USA and New Zealand via either International Money Order or a Bank Draft in their currency.

Here you go...this is the last email address from which I received a reply from Liberty, as pasted from my address book joan nutt <[email protected]>

Whenever I've received emails from Liberty, they've been in the name of Joan Nutt (????) or something like that as I recall. I'm sure Liberty are still operating though. Maybe if you contact Pet Network or any of the Liberty stockists, they will have a number they can give you for Liberty??

Koda likes to destroy her children's toys. And ONLY her children's toys. She'll leave everything else in the place alone yet stand there methodically disembowelling anything that the youngsters enjoy playing with! BIATCH! The rest of them like to destroy YELLOW buckets. For some reason I can buy buckets in any colour other than yellow and they survive for yonks but the minute a yellow one appears, it is deaded pronto!

Had two of the first in my November 2009 litter of 9 Staffordshire Bull Terriers. Apparently it is a sign of a fairly late puppy demise and absorption so potentially my litter could have been 11.

They don't and I know that for a fact having been involved with the breed for many years and knowing the breeder involved.

it may not be typical but it's an advertised price for a pedigree puppy and therefor valid for this list. Am aware of that, but as you yourself pointed out when you posted that it may be a reduced price, I thought I would confirm that it most definitely IS a reduced price.

Thank you! And my apologies cos I think we beat your little 'un for the MIG award. It was a ripping lineup actually. A couple of people commented that the MIG lineup was probably as good as, if not better than the group itself!

Ta lovey! AND you've seen him so you know that piccies don't do him justice either!

Agree with BB. They have to be registered in the breeders' name first in Tasmania as well.

They charge you more for after hours pickup...a LOT more!!!!!