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So, we went to a second-hand bookfest on the weekend (so fun and so cheap) and I picked up (along with every other dog book there I think) an old Annual from 1994, published by the National Dog (in Australia they are the purebred people, closely linked to the Australian National Kennel Club)...

Although it could be the meds you are taking, it may be PCOS (Poly-cystic ovary syndrome) or possibly hypo-thyroidism. One of my friends has PCOS and she gets a really painful period only once every 5 or 6 months. My mum has hypo-thyroidism and she often finds herself weak and listless...

Lol. I must have been pretty stupid to not know that chows had descended from bears :D . Otch1, yes he is teething at the moment. I'm not too worried about what his ears do (whether they stand up or not). I have no doubts that his ears would be the only thing left of him if I left him out for...

*sigh* So, I just spent the last week at a farm out west with Jasper. He just loves those cattle and he would work all day if I let him I think... anyway. I was saying to one of the farmers out there (an old bloke) that I wasn't sure if Jasper's ears would stand up or not as they have been...

Thanks for the post Rubylove. I was thinking of doing agility with him when he's old enough. I guess I hadn't thought about how boring it might be for him. Not that he's confined to just the backyard, we have 11 acres. As for him being outside, we just don't do the 'indoor dog' thing around...

My pup Jasper (kelpie x border collie) is about 5 1/2 months old now. We've started basic training and he is doing really well. There is one thing that is driving us mad however, and I am hoping that by posting this someone will be able to give us a hand. In our backyard we have a chook pen...

Kelpies are considered to have dingoes in their ancestry. The act of cross-breeding with dingoes would have been many generations ago however. It is possible that the behaviours you described are from Buster's kelpie (and dingo) heritage. The mother of my pup (kelpie x border collie) is...

Well, my bf wants a Koolie and I think I'd have to agree with him, I do like koolies. It would be working cattle of course, unless I can convince him to let me take it to agility :D

I would love to post some pics, but I am a little unsure of how to. Do you need to have the pictures on a website (photobucket etc.)? I live in sunny south-east Queensland and it is a great place to live, except at the moment it's too dry :( (please can someone send us some rain?)...

I've just come back from the dam with Jasper and it got me thinking: I've seen many dogs swimming and each seems to have its own unique 'style', be it the enty/exit, or the actual swimming part. So, my question is this - what kind of style does your dog have when swimming? Is he a graceful...

How old is your puppy? 5 months What time does your puppy get up (or what time do you let him out of crate)? Usually starts making noises at 6.00am, we let him out of his pen around 7. What time do you feed him? 8.00am and 5.00pm What time do you take away his water? Never What time do you...

Jasper: Slapper, slap-hound, slap-the-hound-around (when Dad plays with him real rough), frog-stomper, slappity, dufus, doof-hound, bad-hound But mostly just Jasper

So sorry about the long post, hopefully if you grit your teeth you can make it through the following. I stumbled across this post and realised that I could actually help someone out here! We have studied animal genetics recently in Biology in my University course, and I found them extremely...

Hi I was just browsing through some threads and I noticed one that I thought I could help out on. The date of the last post in the thread was the 2nd of October 2006. It got me wondering; it there a limit to the age of the post that you can reply to? Like, if a post's over 4 weeks or 4 months...

Hey everyone I'm new here so I guess I'll introduce myself. I live in Australia and I'm 19 years old. I've loved dogs all my life. At the moment I have a cheeky 5 m.o. kelpie x border collie (blue and tan) male named Jasper. My extended family (my boyfriend's dogs) includes a male kelpie...

Kelpies are my favourite breed. I have a 5mth old blue and tan male named Jasper. We got him just as a pet, but he definately shows the herding instinct - he herds all our chickens and ducks into the hen house every night. As far as working dogs go, they are a very popular dog in Australia...