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Sorry I sort of said it a bit tongue in cheek. I help manage the Dalmatian online pedigree database and there was a pedigree that was amiss, it seems a bitch was renamed before she was entered in the stud book which was different from the name she had when the litter was notified/registered (or whatever terminology used). Also they also add affixes for owners kennels, so dogs registered and titled in one country will suddenly appear with "at Someonesplace" at the end - THAT is changing a dogs name in my book. Yes it's a different perspective as in the UK you would consider the name is the same just with an added affix. Weird to me, but not to you.

Actually I had some pups born with a kink in the tail and it could be straightened by hand as youngsters but it hardened with age. The kink is at the joint and not the bone (the bones themselves are straight). Just depends on whether it's a bend in the bone or at the joint.

Yeah they sort of have to. To rename them to fit our rules is a bit over the top, a dog should be registered and given a name once and only once. I know the UK allow name changes but they are just weird . I'm really happy that we can use 30 characters now. My youngest pup is Sesukan Lil Scrumdidliumptious. :D Exactly 30 characters (including spaces). It would have been a nightmare trying to cut that name down to 24...

BumBum - Professional Gigolo, or a Concierge. He's got good "people" skills. Heidi - Actress/Performer. She's very driven and is an attention whore.

But twodoggies what you end up doing is rewarding the unscrupulous liers and penalise the honest. :/ Bites on puppies, especially in those breeds who's heads do a lot of changing, can go the full spectrum. I've seen a perfect scissor bite go undershot in 1 week and 3 weeks later be looking overshot. Granted, there are instances of puppies exhibiting the problem from an early age and it never really improves, but I haven't heard of anyone breaking jaws to fix overbites and any fixing has been done for cosmetic reasons. If the puppy can't eat/drink now, it simply won't thrive or grow. I would suggest photos be taken and sent so you can see if the jaws are twisted (wry) if you can't go see the pup in question.

You don't keep the dog on the stuff for a prolonged time, and the amount of antibiotics in the mixture is quite small - my dog was on it and still developed a bowel problem that needed a course of antibiotics (I stopped the Angel Eyes at this point). I questioned why my dog developed the issue when it was on this stuff and it was explained that it was a negligible amount. If my dog had an underlying immune issue, why did the eye & mouth staining not return when the Angel Eyes stopped? He's been off it for 6 months and you can see how the coat has grown in white. If your dog gets an infection elsewhere in their body, do you immediately believe it's an immune system issue?

My sister subscribed to this as well and fed her cat garlic to keep away. I inherited her cat and OMG it had SUPER FLEAS! I suspect the garlic made the fleas stronger as they were immune to most chemical flea treatments and caused no end of headaches. I believe feeding garlic as flea repellent is a myth.

One year, building up to a specialty I knew I'd be showing a few dogs at, I went to the Gym twice a week and worked myself up to run 2k's without stopping at a decent pace. Once I hit my goal I quit the gym. Now I have to remember to do my 40 minutes of walking a day, I'm now not showing big dogs so much anymore so I don't need to run so much.

Welcome Alison! Sounds like Lola is very excited at going out. Different dogs learn to express their excitement different ways and hers is to bark and leap. A little bit more training might be in order, so that you make her sit every time she gets over excited and she can only go on if she keeps all 4 feet on the ground. I would not recommend a regular harness for a sledding breed. Harnesses are used to spread the strain all over the body so they can pull harder for longer, not something you really want to do to your arm. There are special harnesses designed to prevent pulling which are different all together.

I have only ever had 1 dog with serious eye staining, but I put that down to the abrupt angle of his stop and placement of his eyes and I guess he had tear duct issues. However I had another dog who never had any issues suddenly come up with bad eye staining. Nothing had changed (diet, products) and there were no physical reason for it - his eyes didn't tear up anymore than usual and he had just passed his ACES eye exam which would have picked up eyelash or duct issues. 1 bottle of Angel Eyes and the staining was cleared up. It also helped with the facial staining which had started at the same time. He had 1 course and the staining abated, obviously there was nothing deeper going on otherwise it would not have worked, or the staining would have come back once the course was over. The staining was more than likely caused by yeast or other microorganism which the Angel Eyes got back under control. It was recommended to me to give the dogs a run on probiotics (yoghurt etc) after using Angel Eyes as there is the small dose of antibiotics in them. I have used the stuff and it really does work for those dogs without obvious reasons for staining.

"Dogs Queensland" (it seems so weird after all these years of the CCC) has the judges training dates & coordinators listed on their site now: http://www.ankc.org.au/media/scripts/doc_d...ad.aspx?did=481 However Groups 1 and 4 are NOT running this year even though they are scheduled.

I think names are different in a pack situation. I use names effectively, when I call for one dog they don't all appear and they each know their names. Personally I hate to see names changed. Especially when I took the effort to come up with a good one that suited them. And as a rule I don't change names on dogs I have from others. This is why I have a "BumBum" and not something less offensive.

If the ear set is bad, you can glue/tape all you like but it's still a bad ear set. It does not alter the set on of ear, just where/how it folds. Some people tape Afghan's tails - I find it a waste of time and have my own way of ensuring a ring (or at least a hook) forms. What's the difference between me "feeding" a ring into a tail and someone else "taping" it in?

Japanese Spitz are on the 10th March.

Actually if you do the punnett squares it is possible as both parents carry "non-dilute" genes. It's an unlikely outcome but a possibility. Dobermann Color Chart -The parents would be #4's, and there is a 6.25% chance of a pup being dominant black (no dilute colours).

What gundoglover said... Black is carried separately to Salt & Pepper and Black & Silver. So it's very very possible.

Many times it's a case of handlers doing it inadvertantly. I have witnessed handlers in such a tissy about their own dog they don't hear the judges instructions or notice where the other dogs in the ring are. I have spoken up, I was handling a dog for someone else and it was slower on the move than expected. The person behind kept running up my dogs rear so I took the smaller circle only to have them follow. As the dog I was handling was upset by having a dog so close up that I said to the other person to give me more room (while we were both running around). The other person got upset with me saying I was accusing them of doing it on purpose, when my sole aim was to get them off my dogs arse long enough to allow the tail to get up. I didn't think it was on purpose, I think they were just not paying attention. Sometimes when my dogs are almost stood on by others I tend to say "Are you right there?" to draw attention to the situation. Very few times have I thought it was intentional, alot of people are just not terribly "present" or aware in the ring.

Speedie is just the sweetest guy. He's a schmoozer too He suckered us good and we never did find him a family as he wasn't really show material. I do loves him

The Lagotto standard doesn't say "not trimmed" in fact it says "a complete clipping must be performed at least once a year", doesn't say how short to take them or you have to uses mechanical clippers. I always admired photos of Vid, so pretty!

Best Neuter in Group - Lowenhart Air Addiction "Speedie"

I understand what you are saying, in terms of showing dogs, hand stripping is the "natural" way. However the term implies a different thing to the general public. If pet person buys an Airedale terrier it is not going to look even remotely like it's show ring counterparts if left natural (no human intervention) wereas the the short coated breeds do (and even to some extent the feathered/spaniel/spitz breeds do). for example

The lion trim is not technically compulsory for Lowchen in the show ring. There is no disqualification for not putting the dog in the trim but as it is one of the defining features of the breed (it is named for it) then it is strongly looked down upon to not have them in lion trim. I have always shown my dogs in lion trim, I love it and my dogs love it too by association. One time I showed a Lowchen with hip rosettes, in neuter class, for a laugh.

Pretty sure that's mostly for effect so they look like little lions - but I think it could be related to the bed warmer thing with Chinese Cresteds - the bare skin transmits more heat (or seems to, don't think there's any science behind it) so maybe the Lowchen was clipped to look like a lion and be practical as a bed warmer. Don't know enough about the history of the breed to be sure but this is what I've picked up from various places The thing about the "lion" trim is that it's hygienic. You clip the feet to stop them getting packed with mud, you remove the hair from the bottom area to avoid the dags and clipping the belly works on the boys and girls. I find the hindquarters mat up quicker than the front, so take that off too. And the face, well Lowchen used to have facial clipping, so cleaning up around the eyes and the chin means a much cleaner dog. The "lion" trim was very popular 14th to 18th Century. Lowchen are kept in it as they are Little Lion Dogs (Petit Chien Lion, Loewchen, Lowchen, Pequeño Perro León ~ all mean Little Lion Dog).

I had a male who wouldn't "do it" at the vets and we needed to collect semen. So I chose a park nearby early in the morning, round the back of the building fronting onto thick bushland in the bloody rain and people kept wandering by. It doesn't matter if you choose the quietest corner, someone always turns up at the worst time... I couldn't do it at home as I lived too far away. I don't see why matings are a problem at KCC park. It's dog grounds, set aside for dog activities. It's a dog activity

Yes. My old Afghan boy lived with a troop of Lowchen, he really likes other Afghans and Lowchen but disliked any other breed. One day I was surprised when he tentatively approached a powder puff Chinese Crested, only to have it turn away and he instantly backed off - he saw the hairy bum. LOL I also have a Lowchen girl who got really excited by a dog in the distance, as it approached she realised it wasn't an Afghan but a Belgian Shepherd (Terv) and backed off. This particular girl got a huge fright from a Great Dane x and never liked red short coated dogs ever again.