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I'd like to say no, but I've seen evidence to the contrary so I'm happy to sit on the fence.

Murky area. I KNOW of people who have APBT which were imported from the USA and are dual-registered as AST with the AKC and whichever "organisation" it is that registers APBT.

Registration can be upgraded to Main from Limit (and downgraded from Main to Limit) once upon application to the relevant state controlling body. I have done this. I sold a dog to a guy in Victoria with the proviso that at a later stage if he wished to show, a (specialist judge) friend in Melbourne would evaluate the dog and if he felt the dog to be of sufficient merit, I would upgrade the rego to MR. I had to write to the TCA, the owner had to write to the TCA and the upgrade fee had to be paid at the same time. It was taken to council for consideration and the upgrade was done. I'm not sure if the same procedure still applies.

I was asked on air the other night during my ABC radio interview with Annie Warburton what Flame's value is. It caught me on the hop initially as I'd never really considered it. But in the end I said that she was worth very little to anybody but me and my family.

1. There is a pick in every litter, but whether that pick is a show/breeding prospect is an entirely different story. 2. If a purchaser wants a Main Register dog, then they can simply "shop around" until they find a breeder who will sell them one. I'd bet pounds to peanuts they are out there in every breed. But in SOME breeds, you can pretty much guarantee that a breeder who will sell an unknown with no "strings attached" is probably little more than a registered BYB. 3. Limited Registration is essentially the equivalent of having a dog purchased with "no papers". The BIGGEST and by far most important detail is that the paperwork shows that the dog is purebred and the breed that it has been portrayed as. Purchase a puppy "without papers" from many sources and you'll be lucky to get that kind of identification guarantee. 4. Not every reputable breeder sells their puppies with strings attached. But generally those who do, don't so much want "control" but simply want to ensure that the puppy is reared into a healthy, sane dog in the same manner in which the breeder would have done so themselves. 5. There is no shame in having a dog with Limited Registration. What it DOES mean is that most breeders care enough about their prefix and bloodlines to not want to see them perpetuated in ways over which they cannot control but WILL invariably be blamed! 6. Showing desexed dogs isn't JUST a pet parade. There is an old saying "it is a shame he/she had never been bred from, but it is a sin had they never been seen!" I see properly run desexed classes and a desexed title as yet another avenue to evaluate potential additions to my breeding program. Some of the best dogs I've ever set eyes on have been desexed pets in somebody's backyard. And if they'd only had Limited Registration papers, I may well have been able to find out who bred them so that I could "go to the source".

Wood chips would I'd imagine...they're usually quite strong smelling at the best of times. I'd also be worried that they'd harbour spiders and bugs. Sawdust and chaff are easy to keep clean thank goodness!!

During the early 90's in NSW, one of my American imported American Cockers was the flavour of the month amongst the juniors. He was always booked early in the day for the handlers classes and as one youngster qualified, there was always another to take their place on his list of kids! I'm always happy to help juniors get started, whether it be with one of my dogs in the handlers classes or letting them help me out in breed competition.

I'm another who would prefer my puppy people stay clear of anything that has the potential to overload the system. I advise them to stick with C3 unless there is a probability of them needing to put their dog into kennels. I also suggest they avoid heartworm injections simply because once something like that is IN the system, it's next to impossible to get it out if there is a problem. I'm really very old fashioned when it comes to vaccinations and worming for my animals. I'd rather stick with the tried and true.

And we still have a good old laugh about it ;) It was certainly a classic shot!

There was a photo in one of the puppy listings of a guy whose "package" was rather .....er........"prominent" as he squatted behind his puppy too! I'm not sure what was more offputting, the poor quality puppy or the package!

because I don't get the impression the carport is as a "puppy pen" or specifically a dog enclosure (perhaps I'm wrong?) but doesn't the chaff get up their sniffing little noses? I guess not, or I suspect you wouldn't use it, but just curious . I'm not talking about tiny little babies.....they are always on grass. But for the older babies chaff works well, especially rough cut oaten chaff. It smells nice on the dogs and isn't as abrasive as sawdust or woodchips. The teensy amount that they ingest comes out the other end quite nicely too. Stafford puppies aren't real "sniffers" though.....they're more rough and tumble and tend to wear as much as they'd ever inhale or ingest! ;)

Somebody I know used very fine sawdust with good results. Too small to be chewed and easy to clean up. I've used chaff in my puppy pen in the past with good results too. Most people I know tend to use river rocks over a base of coarse sand in their dog pens though. Easy to pick up, too big to be chewed easily or swallowed accidently and can be disinfected.

I wish you the very best of luck. Over the years, I've stopped doing the "puppy back" arrangement because it has caused me nothing but grief. Now, I take a stud fee and then IF there is a puppy that I like and that is suitable, I will purchase it outright no strings attached and no obligation to either party.

Any puppy that I don't keep for myself, or which doesn't go to a known "approved" show home is placed on Limited Registration with a no show/breeding clause in the written agreement that is signed by both myself and the new owner well in advance of the sale of the puppy. The agreement may not be completely "watertight" in a court of law but because my intentions are clear and the purchaser is clear in their understanding, it would more than likely be enforced. What many breeders don't seem to understand is that under the law, an agreement must be FAIR to be upheld. Unreasonable conditions will not be enforced. A breeder can write anything they like into an agreement but if there isn't "equal" consideration then they have no chance of winning.

Reminds me of when gsdzrul first posted photos of her Weim girl Charli and I noticed that her handler had his fly down! :D

I should probably add here that given that the majority of my puppies go to pet homes, I recommend (in conjunction with my vet) that they at LEAST follow the 8, 12, 16 week vaccination schedule and then from thereafter, follow their own vet's recommendations. I find it a lot easier for pet owners to have a set schedule to follow. What they do after that is their own lookout. I personally ALWAYS make sure that the puppies which stay here get at least the 8 and 12 week vaccinations but am not as "vigilant" after that and thus far, haven't had an issue. I also do not routinely vaccinate all of my dogs every 12 months.

I do C3 at 8, 12 and 16 weeks.

I've had moments of sheer lunacy don't you worry. If it weren't for some wonderful, level headed people around me I probably would have gone stark raving mad by now. flatchat is the most wonderful woman in the world. I know I keep saying it, but if you guys knew what she has been doing, you'd agree. I'm very lucky to have such a fantastic person in my life. People like flatchat and my "bondaged" mate (long story) Rajacadoo are the main reason I keep going to dog shows these days.

YES!!! Naturally sourced calcium is the only calcium that should be given to a bitch in whelp. And "technically" this shouldn't change after the puppies arrive either if she is being fed correctly beforehand (which I know she is! ) The only supplementation that is necessary is occasionally during whelping if things slow down and I believe in a shot of calcium afterwards INSTEAD of oxytocin to help clear things out and encourage milk "let down". Calcium and oxytocin at this time work in the same way but the calcium is a lot more gentle on the body than the contractions that are caused by artificial hormones.

Seriously VC, dog people have been trying for years and there honestly IS no way! If you give him factual information and try to treat him seriously....he twists it and causes damage. If you don't give him anything to work with...he makes it up and causes damage anyway. He doesn't care what he says, as long as he is saying SOMETHING. I do get what you are saying and in fact suggested myself at one stage that working WITH him might be more effective, but then he changed tactics and started going for ALL dog breeders and not just specific breeds. He is simply a parasitic excuse for a man but unfortunately, Joe Q has this distorted view of him as a demi-god. Personally, after the dealings that I have had with him, I see him more as a demi-wit!

VC, I'm going to get cross with you. Believe me, if it is out there to be tried, we dog people have tried it. NOTHING gets through to that man. He is such an egotistical TWAT that he even thinks that insults are good for him. We have been battling him for so long that most of us don't even bother any more because it takes too much energy and isn't worth the end result.

Sowwy feef!

If you're implying that VC is here with no good in mind, I can vouch for her (I think....huh VC? :D) She just hasn't been here for very long and is possibly not aware of the lengths dog people have had to go to in an effort to put a cork in that opening that DB refers to as his mouth, but which dog people have called another orifice for many years.

I would not let a bitch go past 65 days from the date of her last mating without great trepidation.

VC, you probably don't understand that DB has been around for so long and has caused immeasurable damage to many breeds of purebred dog. He doesn't care what he says or how he says it. Believe me, if it were as simple as doing what you've suggested, the deed would have been accomplished by now. He just doesn't give a toss what others think of him, like a good old fashioned weed, he just keeps coming back for more. The more aggressively he is chopped down, the faster he comes back.