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I'm totally confused now; looking at my slip of paper that says "Gaynes Park Essex, Saturday 12 April: Stake 1: Sonny Puppy Cup" :unsure:

So the Gaynes Park meeting has been cancelled altogether and the Sonny puppy cup brought forward?

Ours have twice daily free running, but I have to make very sure what is around. This is possible because our walking area is a huge ancient perfectly flat watermeadow where you can literally see every dog, horse, cow or roe deer that is around for about 1/2 a mile. They also race and lurecourse...

Yes, they should in most circumstances unless you are absolutely sure there is nothing they can chase (and it's not just an issue of whether they catch it, they can also injure themselves in the process of trying). I cannot trust one of mine with livestock of any kind; despite training he is...

Thankyou Natalia for your clear explanation. :thumbsup: Many of us have observed health crashes happen over time in other breeds of domestic animals, and pray a similar situation never happens within whippets. Many of us have come to the breed because it has been one of the healthiest of the...

It's something you hear about how some breeds were started, usually in the 19th or early 20th century. The instance that springs immediately to mind is the Captain Edwards and the Sealyham Terrier, which were apparently culled very methodically if they did not show an immediate enthusiasm for...

But do we have evidence that the breeders of old were always culling on criteria related to health and vigour, or sometimes just for one exaggerated behavioural or physical trait in many cases?

That has been the pattern with thyroiditis / early onset Type 1 diabetes in my family, and I have spent a lot of time looking at articles on the pattern of inheritance in humans. However, since I became affected and started researching, other relatives on the sides we thought unaffected have...

And can there really be such a thing as a true out-cross within a breed that has had a closed gene pool for several decades? They dogs from so-called healthy lines share the same common ancestors as those that have had problems.

Just to say Cathy, how refreshing to hear a successful breeder talking so sensibly and honestly about breeding practices :thumbsup: As I have understood it (being a sufferer of an AI condition myself, with a high percentage of other family members also affected by other immune-mediated...

That's the problem. There were no independent witnesses to the incident my OH had, probably the same with the others. :( I have a feeling the police would not act unless there is a witness, and the woman would almost certainly claim the other dog initiated the attack. That's awful about...

Does that apply to attacks on other dogs, or only if it bites people? :unsure:

Not to hi-jack another thread, I wondered what the law is with regard to dogs that are aggressive to other dogs? We have a problem locally with a Shar-pei. It appeared out of nowhere one night as OH was walking ours (on lead) on the common, and attacked Gelert. Fortunately he had his thick coat...

This sort of thing seems to happen with depressing frequency :( I have to say I agree, having had a similar experience with a GSD that belonged to a very nice family, who had socialised the dog very well, and which has gone on to attack a number of other dogs subsequently. At the end of the...

Was that made with reference to the breed as a whole, or just racing whippets?

Thanks, I see from where it was coming now :thumbsup:

Out of interest, what was the original proposal? :unsure:

You've probably found this already, but this is a checklist for sellers. Tips for sellers What I would do is to check the buyers feedback when I send the invoice. When you check feedback, you need to read all the comments, not just look for negative or neutral transactions as very often people...

My last siamese cat and dog had a relationship like that - they constantly chased and played and slept curled up together every night :wub: When my Gelert was a puppy, his breeder had a kitten, and he and his litter sister had grown up playing with her in just this fashion. Unfortunately my...

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