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    Carolina ferrets? Good ferret breeder?

    Bumping this thread to say that while I have no personal knowlege of Carolina Ferrets, my report came from a second hand source that yes, I don't know her real name, she's an internet friend for many years. Carolina Ferrets felt this was unfair of me and so I am retracting my post. I would...
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    Ordered Sawyer A Back Pack

    I'd recommend checking out REI - they have a lot of great packs. THe Outward Hound pack is really long and the center of gravity is pretty far back on most dogs unless you buy a size smaller than you really need. Kaylee has a Ruffwear Approach pack and a little light Ollydog pack that will be...
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    Silken Windhound?

    Mal has a silken buddy from the dog park who is a really sweet (if a bit timid) dog. They're cool!
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    Groomer Has It -- Starting Now!

    As annoying as Krista is, she followed instructions! :P
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    American Temperment Test Society...

    I did one last fall and I was actually NOT impressed with the evaluators, for whom anything LESS than an aggressive result with the crazy stranger was a failure, regardless of breed.
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    Dogs off leads.

    I was actually going to ask about that (I don't know what other forum you're talking about though)- how do you handle other dogs? I don't care if YOUR dogs are friendly, if my dogs are on leash and yours run up to them and get bit (theoretically- none of my current crew are leash reactive but...
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    Collie size

    Mal is 62 pounds and could probably weigh 70 once he really fills out with a lot of muscle. Kaylee is 48 and should be 52 or so; Rittie is 55 and perfect.
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    Past or Present?

    Renee - look at the Eurosport dogs (Czech lines- most of the ones on their site for sale are imported dogs they're brokering but they also have their own breeding program) - I've been exceedingly impressed with every dog I've met from them, including the pet quality ones.
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    Is it true that show dogs must

    I *do* think it depends. I've gotten two dogs (both male) who were 'showable ptes'- they were nice enough to show, but they were sold to me with the understanding that I might neuter them before they finished because if they didn't mature to be extraordinary dogs, I had no interest in...
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    "Groomer Has It" In 20 Minutes!

    Krista is incredibly obnoxious. Dear lord, does she EVER shut up? (I did kinda think that she had a point about whatshername being all "I met you all for a reason." though)
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    do boxers come in black?

    There's another form of 'invisible' brindling that is present in Cardigans. :) If you have a dog who is dilute red (chinchilla, called 'Texas Pink' in Cardis after a well known dog :P) they can actually be brindle (even homozygous brindle) without it being visible- the black stripes are diluted...
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    Stupid People (Obama Dog)

    The big thing is that I think they LOOKED into Portie rescue. I'm not sure folks realize how FEW dogs come into rescue yearly from most rare breeds. I dno't have the numbers handy, but I believe Cardi rescue nationally had less than 200 dogs (the most recent year I know statistics for was...
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    What was your first?

    I wanted a Smooth Fox Terrier, based entirely on the description in the Bruce Fogle "Encyclopedia Of Dogs".... (What?!! :P I was EIGHT. I didn't know any better! The only dogs I knew were labs, shelties, and toy poodles!) My next cohice was a sheltie and that was the closest my family...
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    Is it true that show dogs must

    I know some of the collie people shave htem, but more seem to use tiny scissors or (in my case) people nail nippers. ;P If you pull gently on the whisker and then clip close, it sinks back down and doesn't stick out at all. I like whiskers, but Mal looks SO elegant without them. :P
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    SO, if cropping and docking is to be banned...

    I'm not really a Pem person, but typically, if you want an undocked Pem puppy, you have three options. First is to choose a Cardi instead. The breeds have very different personalities, but similar exercise and care needs- a lot of people like both, and people who haven't fallen exclusively...
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    Someone stop me.. i need an intervention!!

    I knew there was a reason I liked you. :P Boytorture FTW.
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    Groomer has it IS ON :)

    I hate ALL of these people. Except for Lisa.
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    do boxers come in black?

    There's some things you CAN tell at birth. For example, if you're in a breed with specified markings, you can probably rule out some pups at birth due to having too much (or not enough) white- so you KNOW those will go to pet (or possibly performance homes, but that needs to wait based on...
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    Adopting a retired dog from Breeder?

    Absolutely a FANTASTIC way to get a dog. Kaylee became mine because she didn't live up to her potential (GREAT structure, has a head fault that's VERY hard to breed out, so no breeding for her.) You get the benefit of the breeder's very best socialization and GREAT handling, a dog that's used to...
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    baaaaaaaby collie pictures (Mac kids!)

    These are photos of Rittie's littermate's litter. Crystal was ALSO bred to Mac and had an ADORABLE litter. :) Still haven't decided if we're trying Mac again for Rittie's next season or trying someone else. I'm going to go evaluate these guys tomorrow and decide then. Collin Embry...
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