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Puppies 2012 – The First Week
Puppies are born with their eyes and ears closed, and are almost ‘blobs’ and personality-less. However, they can feel hot and cold, and they can smell, and that’s enough for us to begin to habituate...
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Puppies – The Second Week
The puppies had been on this earth for 2 weeks! In this week, the puppies continued early neurological stimulation. They met 8 new people, meaning they have now met 30 people in their 14 days of life....
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Puppies – The Third Week
Clover with six puppies in the whelping box, with the 'door down' so that they have a bit of a pen. The puppies turned 3 weeks old, and they started to get busy! They started walking, and toys were...
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Desex the bad ones!
The Dog and Cat Management Board in South Australia made a proposal that hit the news this weekend. You can read all about it here, but basically the sub headline sums it up nicely: Every dog will be...
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Can breeders breed better?
In June last year, I attended a webinar run by ASAP Labratory run by Dr Jacqui Ley on breeding better dogs. I was particularly excited that ASAP ran a webinar as I missed out on a live seminar in...
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How to Save a Swimmer Puppy
THERE IS HOPE FOR SWIMMER PUPPIES. THEY DO NOT NEED TO BE EUTHANISED. Phew. Okay, I just wanted to get that off my chest. For anyone who is googling for help for their swimmer puppy, the search results...
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Clean and Kennelled: The Future of Dog Breeding
Many animal welfare groups call for legislation that defines what ‘best practice’ is for breeders. They state that their goals are to eradicate any suffering of animals used for breeding. While I,...
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Companion Animal Taskforce in NSW – Feedback
I actually think we have pretty good legislation in regard to companion animal welfare. NSW is no exception – they have the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act that is simple, but effective. You...
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Breeding and Rearing Code Review in Victoria
It will soon be easier to be a gun dealer in Australia than a registered breeder. (source) Just one of the comments made regarding the DPI’s current Breeding and Rearing Code Review, currently up for...
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Commenting on the Victorian Breeding and Rearing Code was an exhausting process! Indeed, I am still in the process of writing a response to email to the DPI. (There email is...
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Where do puppies come from?
First there was Oscar’s Law, who have vilified the pet store trade, calling their producers ‘puppy mills’, and calling for people to adopt animals from shelters and rescues instead. The RSPCA joined...
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I haven’t earned any money from breeding.
Many readers know I am a breeder of Border Terriers. It’s hard to believe, but I haven’t made any money from dog breeding. Here’s a detailed list of expenses and income that I’ve made from dog...
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Select Committee SA replicates faulty animal welfare legislation
In January, I blogged about the Select Committee on Companion Animal Welfare, including my submission to the committee. Recently, the committee has published their report, in which my submission is...
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A Puppy “With Papers” from a “Registered Breeder”
There is some confusion on what ‘with papers’ and ‘registered breeder’ means, and this confusion adds to the complexity of looking for a breeder and a puppy. This is a brief post that explains what...
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Dog breeding isn’t always pretty.
It is no secret that I breed border terriers, and that I have experienced public scrutiny for partaking in this hobby. As such, it’s not surprising that this blog often shares posts that are in...
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Why would you NOT desex your dog???
Desexing advocates seem to minimise the many real reasons that people choose to keep their dogs entire. In Australia, New Zealand, the UK, and the USA, at some other countries, desexing (spay and...
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Rescue vs Breeders
There are a lot of people who love dogs. They may express this love in many different ways: some people own many dogs, some people make donations to important dog causes, young children may adorn their...
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Dog Aggression in a Breeding Program
Should you breed from a dog that is dog-aggressive? “Deez” was surrendered into rescue having almost-exclusively lived in a backyard for 2 years, with minimal interaction with other dogs. Despite this...
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CECS in Border Terriers
Regulars of this blog will know that I breed border terriers, and I am excited to share with you some new and ground breaking research within the breed. In December, the Journal of Small Animal...
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How to find a good dog breeder
Purchasing a Dog or Puppy: What to look for in a breeder So you have made a decision to add a dog or puppy to your family. Congratulations! But how do you make sure you’re getting a puppy from an...
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