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Budget for it......on a pension Well yes, from puppy money and the other things that some do to earn extra on the side, like dog bathing and grooming.Yes things can be hard on limited income but it can be done. I wish it were that easy! As much as I sacrfice and try to save money for interstate jaunts, I'm still hard pressed to afford to travel to shows in Northern Tasmania!! I maintain that for the "average" exhibitor, interstate travel is difficult and getting more difficult as the airlines make it so. And not everybody is in the position of being able to add at least 2 days each side of their trip for travel by ferry either OR come to that is able to get to Devonport by road from the Southern part of the State to get on the boat in the first place with dogs. I'm not saying it CAN'T be done....as I said in my post with careful planning and budgeting, it CAN be done. But unfortunately not for many of us. I live in Tasmania by choice....I don't make a habit of complaining about living here because having lived in other States, I KNOW it is one of the best places to be...but regardless of whether you agree or not, it IS hard to get to the mainland for shows on a regular basis unless you have a money tree or a private jet.

If they're dog savvy people who like your dog as much as you do, then I don't see a problem. HOWEVER, you will always have somebody who expresses disgust at having a dog so close to food or food preparation so be ready.

And I'm sorry, but it is really still no clearer. You've received the answer to your original question about timeframes and whether people would do it. If the breeder is still not returning the deposit after all terms and conditions have been met then your only recourse is civil action.

I can't comment on WA because I haven't been there (although I have shipped dogs back and forth on occasion). From a Tasmanian perspective though, logistics are a NIGHTMARE and the airlines/Spirit of Tasmania don't help the situation much. Many of the airlines now use planes to come into the state that do not accomodate animals due to their size. If they do happen to be a decent sized aircraft, there is then a limit on how many dogs can be sent as freight and how many are taken as passenger baggage. Costs for accompanied dogs have risen considerably in the past few years and in some cases people have arrived at the airport to take a dog as excess and discovered that they are going to pay almost as much as it would have cost them for freight for one dog. And then you have Qantas/AAE who no longer fly dogs of certain breeds under any circumstances anyway. The Spirit of Tasmania is inconvenient with travel times. Their dog accomodation is not at all good and if you do have the facilities to keep your dogs in your own vehicle, you are still not always able to attend to them outside set hours which obviously isn't acceptable to most of us. Sure, people DO it, but I daresay most only do it under duress when there is no other option available. The boat also docks in the North of the State and it can take a few hours to drive to Hobart and if you aren't familiar with our beautiful State, that in itself can add a considerable time onto your travelling miles. There have been a number of very successful Nationals held here but I am sure the entries weren't as high as they would have been had the events been held elsewhere. I believe (correct me if I am wrong) that those shows were also held around the time of other major events here so as to make travelling worthwhile for the interstaters. Again, this is fine if you can take extended periods of time off work, or if you have accomodation available to you. Certainly can be planned for and budgeted for, but wouldn't, I'd imagine, be within the realms of possibility for the "average" exhibitor.

I love Les Pooches and will never be without one again. They are expensive and to the best of my knowledge are only available via mail order from the USA. If not able to get Les Pooches, I'll go for Doggyman any day. Doggyman are available through Pet Network, Petcetera and most other quality stores. Combs I can't help you with, I have a beautiful black ionised comb that I brought home from America with me and I cannot for the life of me find out its name or remember where I got it from. But any quality greyhound comb would be suitable.

Now that you have her name and number, and given that you had the dogs' name wrong initially, I'd be inclined to forward that information to the council so that their investigation is made a little easier.

I'd love to know who this is with.....I couldn't get prices like that for my puppies this year!!!!!

I have already stated my feelings about the disadvantages here of travelling to mainland shows from Tasmania. HOWEVER, my opinion about non-awarding of challenges is actually the same as Dellcara's. NO challenges should be awarded in a breed anywhere in Australia when a National Show for that breed is in progress. That may encourage more people to either take their dogs, or at least go and take advantage of so many dogs of a particular breed in one place at one time....and do some good old fashioned learning!! Part of me would like to say that no challenges should be issued for breeds at the same time as ANY breed specialty which may help numerically smaller breeds to get better speciality entries, but this is obviously not workable when there are so many breeds and so many specialties held at various times in most places in Australia.

Worm them all in 3 weeks.

Cost me $180 to send Stafford puppies from Hobart to Townsville and Cairns and $150 from Hobart to Melbourne (all in hire crates). If you're interested, I can possibly put you in touch with somebody who has a crate in Tasmania that they need to get back to Melbourne, so you might be able to cut some costs there.

When you import doesn't the paperwork mention something about prohibited breeds/aggressive breeds etc etc? Has been a few years since I imported last but I remember that this kind of question was on the import permit application somewhere. That may bear looking into.

HUGE congratulations!!!! I'm so very very thrilled for you all!!!!

That isn't necessarily the case. There are many reasons why a puppy can still have, or get worms, despite being wormed regularly. Not all worm products are effective. Not all worms react to particular products and it can depend upon the life cycle of the individual worm. And yes, it could be Giardia which is an infection caused by a parasite which attaches itself to the intestine walls causing irritation which is what produces the mucous. Treatment is usually Metronidazole (aka Flagyl) to treat the infection and Fenbendazole to kill the parasite.

I do not respond to mobile numbers if they are left as the sole method of contact. In the first place I see no reason why I should foot the bill for what is 9 times out of 10 a lengthy conversation and anyway, I cannot dial mobiles from my home number by choice. If somebody has sent me an email, then a reasonable assumption is that they have email capabilities and I am then more than happy to continue communication with them VIA email....up to a point because there will invariably be a need to speak with them sooner or later if our "relationship" is to continue. But by then, they will more than likely have rung me anyway or other mutually agreeable arrangements to speak will have been made. I have no discrimination against free email addresses. I tend to use them as well so as to keep spam and viruses away from my private address books. I only have a mobile number....I figure I'm a pretty logical person and refuse to pay for a landline when I have a mobile....do I get points taken away because I'm logical? I don't expect Breeders to call me though, I'm more than happy to call. Nah, but you get points added cos you're happy to call the Breeders! :D

No, I don't think Hugh can be found in the bible. - that's for sure OMG....don't tell HIM that.....he thinks otherwise!!!!!!!

Blushing! Flame and Woger give very nice cuddles....although Flame is still somewhat feral so it's a darned good thing that Woger can do good enough cuddles for both of them! Billie's incredibly cute. I will be looking forward to Billie cuddles when next we meet. Hopefully that will be at the show on the 22nd when we DOLers will be welcoming a VERY special guest all the way from the big West! The CBDC shows were very smoothly run. It was great to get home at a decent hour, that's for sure!!

Could get a lot of natural attrition in 40 days. Not every species is designed to float! Hmmmmm.....so you mean Noah's name was really Hugh?

http://www.themercury.com.au/article/2010/...mania-news.html * Pics of Zara available on Mercury website. Oh dear - talk about the bogan, the pot and the kettle He's just dug the breed that little bit further........ A bogan pot and kettle? That would depend upon whether or not it was emblazoned with a Bundy sticker.

Goodness me...don't you all get it? Noah wouldn't have needed refrigeration for dog food......he would have fed BARF!! Ready supply with many of the other species on board! But I do agree the aRSePCA would have been after him for neglect. You're not allowed to keep certain species confined.

Not quite true. Because there was no BOB, there was no GSD in the group lineup so BIG and BIS weren't options and therefore, neither were the points. Western Australia and Tas are disadvantaged for sure, but West Oz does have a slight advantage in that you ARE at least on the same landform and don't have to cross water to get there. If you don't fly (which is also difficult now, certainly more difficult with large dogs due to very recent airline changes and the fact that many of the planes used to get into Tasmania are not suitable for animal transport), your only option is the ferry and that is fraught with difficulties too. Travel with dogs from Tasmania has changed so much in recent years and the airlines are making it even more difficult so it will only be a matter of time before Tasmanians will not be in a position to use air travel at all and that will also obviously impact interstate visitors too. Our Royals are already seeing dwindling numbers of exhibits.

Just hope that nobody from Tasmania whose council demands debarking of a nuisance barker (which will be an interesting scenario since NO vets in Tasmania will perform the procedure) relocates to Victoria with their debarked dog!

OK Greytmate, I GET that you're upset with me and that apparently in your eyes I am an imbecile. And that I have no idea what I'm talking about and should always agree with you and everybody else that posts and not have my own opinions. I do apologise most humbly and sincerely. Now can we let it go please?

Did I recall you saying she is dilated? I would be concerned about that if there were no action soon. An open cervix can be a super-highway for bugs. Remember too that bitches who are carrying a large (or small) litter are often quite unable to go into labour naturally.

Mucous can also indicate a worm burden.

The only rules and regulations I can find relate to bitches not being flown if they are more than 6 weeks in whelp. Unless the bitch becomes particularly stressed as a result of flying (in which case she probably would have been so stressed she wouldn't have conceived anyway) there is really no huge danger in flying. I've flown bitches back days after mating or weeks after mating with no issues whatsoever. And also consider those bitches which come into quarantine in whelp.