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Scary times Weisnjac! Glad he is ok and is back doing well in the ring. There have been a lot of dogs getting bitten by snakes this year Well done JessicaM, what little cuties you have! Love Papillons LisaCC, well done on your BOB wins as well :D Rebanne, have the ears unwonked yet?

Juniors are allowed to handle any age dog in breed classes in WA but cannot handle a dog under 12 months of age for Junior handler classes. Given that many of the older Juniors are better handlers than a lot of adults there is no reason they can't handle a younger dog in normal classes.

You won't be the first or the last person to do that... I tripped over the dog I was handling at WA Puppy of the Year final once! And I claim to know what I am doing ROFL. Just aim to have fun and you will be fine :)

This young girl handled our Finnish Lapphund as her swap dog in the Final and I would give her another dog to show without hesitation ???? A great young handler who also makes it FUN for the dog!

Gorgeous baby Weisnjac! If I ever got a Jack Russell it would have to be a rough coat

Well done Kirslin Reija has continued to be a star with 2/4 Puppy in Show awards at the WDC of WA shows over September and October as well as rBCC from a big entry (40+) of Finnish Lapphunds at Melbourne Royal and BCC/rBOB from a good entry (12 dogs) at Perth Royal However she has now decided since the sun is rising earlier we should be up and active by 5.30am

I will have to see if I can find them :D I don't have any specific breeds to watch on the Friday :) RS, sorry to hear your holiday can't go ahead

Good luck RS, we have organised a friend to house sit to look after 4 of the dogs plus the horses (including his own) then Reija has gone back to her breeder and Liss to my aunt so that none of the conflicting personalities remain at home. It is so much easier when I either take the dogs with me or Mum stays at home :laugh: 4 more sleeps and I board a plane to go and see World Dog Show! with around 22,000 dogs entered over 3 days- so 100 or so rings per day!

Well done to all the DOLer rising stars, particularly Dotdashdot on Nala's first points and a fringey Looks like we have some real cuties due to hit the ring soon as well :) I have been blown away with how well my girl has done so far in the ring. Reija (or Rat as she is more commonly known :laugh: ) achieved her title at 8 months and 6 days old with a 15 point Best of Breed under an international judge which then meant we didn't have to use the 2x 6 point challenges she earnt along the way to apply for her title so all her points were gained against older competition Then this weekend she went into her last show in Minor with me handling and won MINOR PUPPY IN SHOW!!! Reija now gets to stay with her breeder for the next 7 weeks as I run away to Europe (where I will get to meet my Rising Star for next year :D ) and she has her last show in Minor this weekend then on to Puppy :)

Find a junior handler :) That is what a lot of people seem to do LOL. Sarah Griffiths is the Junior Handler co-ordinator and would know which handlers are in the Gundog group or may be interested in more dogs to show

Well done Pointers Rule! That is a fantastic way to finish a title :D Go Alex

I actually think that correcting the term from "straight back" to "level topline" IS constructive help :) When talking to breeders it is best to use the correct terminology for what you want so there is no misunderstandings :) As said do lots of research into what is out and about. Also have a look at lines doing obedience and agility (particularly agility) as they are less likely to be extreme.

Dotdashdot, Nala is gorgeous! No wonder she is getting group wins! Inevitablue, what a lovely balanced ACD! Congratulations on her great wins against older competition :) Asalei, well done on your first home bred champion It is always a fantastic feeling :) Lots of other gorgeous babies in this thread too :D Long time since I have checked in here... we ended up picking our girl and she has been following in her mother's footsteps brilliantly :D Reija (aka Ukkonen Sirius Impact) picked up 2x Baby in Show and another 3x Baby in Group All Breeds as well as 1x Baby in Show Working Dog Specialty. Then in her first week into Minor this weekend she picked up 3 for 3 Minor in Groups one of which she went on to get Minor in Show :D And to top it off she managed an 11 point Best of Breed and an 8 point BCC (& runner up BOB) :D Best of all she is an awesome little snuggle puppy :D

That is not a new method - well not that new anyway as a vet in WA has been doing it for well over 12 months (which was our first experience with chilled). A friend had a successful chilled litter (TCI) in November with 5 pups. Her prog levels were carefully tracked every couple of days though to make sure it was timed correctly. I personally would not have waited until day 8 to do the first prog test as all of the prog testing is the cheapest part of the experience. Good luck and wishing you a nice size litter :)

We stayed at King Villa at Airport West last year http://www.stayz.com.au/accommodation/vic/melbourne/essendon/31754 Dogs allowed downstairs in the house and there is a small fully enclosed backyard. The one we stayed in (there are 3) also had an attached garage which we set the dogs up to sleep in. However if anyone leave it in such a state that dogs are no longer allowed I will hunt you down and make you regret it