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  1. gilles

    Dog room flooring?

    watch out the colored puzzle mats are soft and some dogs like to chew them .....if you have a big dog he might tear them apart they are only good for small dogs. i use thick rubber mats used in gyms
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    freak accident left me with broken wrist

    the scaphoid has no breaks, i have a hairline fracture along the tip of the bone ( i think the radius) just below the scaphoid thanks everybody , the pain is fading but my hand still swollen like a football, hard to handle volka with one hand
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    freak accident left me with broken wrist

    bad day for me. i took Volka (8 months CAO) to the park for some obedience practice and i had him on a long 10m leash to practice the "Come" command ...we did it few time after his 30 minutes walk. then as i was drinking from a plastic bottle , Volka wanted to play fetch ...so i threw the bottle...
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    How are your dogs with cats?

    as much as Volka is sweet to little puppies, he hates cats and is always ready to chase and probably kill one. but he is becoming better now as he still hates them but he listens to my commands even in the presence of one....sometimes:)
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    Breed Name Slang

    too many names for central asian shepherd ..real names no nicknames: CAO, CAS, aziat, alabai, kazakh, tobet,sarmat, ...it depends on the area and the country,
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    How Big is Your Dog?

    whatever he is ..he is gorgeous !
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    How Big is Your Dog?

    Volka Central Asian Ovcharka : age: 7 months one week color: solid white height: 29 + inches weight: 115 lbs dont know why i could not post a pic in the past ..i will get a recent pic and try again. Bono Bicho frise age: 8 years height: 16 inches weight; 17 lbs
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    Neuter or not?

    if there is no serious medical reason for neutering then why would you do it???????? it does not seem to have a problem. there are no pros for neutering except if there is a valid medical or behavioral reason. so i would say forget it. As far as X rays i would go to a specialist first and get...
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    Good dogs

    Bono my 8 years bichon is almost perfect.i worked on him hard to be that way. he is good with dogs and people and is not destructive, has a tendency to bark but will shut up when asked to. at night he is very quiet. he sleeps most of the time. he is starting to dislike little kids, no biting but...
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    predicting height

    ^^ i know.... i have seen the father only and he is pretty big but i dont know exactly in inches how tall he is. but he looked really big at around 200 lbs as claimed by the owner one of the biggest i have seen. he does not know the height in inches and i would rather not talk to him (long...
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    predicting height

    does anyone have a good height estimation chart. all i see is weight estimation but nothing on height. my CAO is 7 months old now and 29 inches in height. i just want to estimate his final height. nothing urgent just for fun! would appreciate any comment
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    What Breed?

    check out the Hungarian Vizsla seems good
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    What Breed?

    some pointer breeds and some of the french braque breeds, there are different breeds in that category.
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    Dog Beds

    the problem with my CAO Volka is that he already tore apart two beds and he has a tendency to eat the stuffing. i spent lots of money on the last one and he only used it for a month. so now i have all his area padded with thick rubber mats that are used in the gym, covering closely and tightly...
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    starting a Kennel !

    thanx Mina you are right about being over our heads with work. this is why now we are just thinking of building the facility but starting with less dogs. we will concentrate on 3 CAOs and 3 COs and one Akita. The owner of the Boerbel is just offering his expertise and would like to join in with...
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    starting a Kennel !

    good points here too. It is a small country here and everybody knows everybody, that said: Actually there are many fighting kennels over here using only pitbulls.However there are one Kennel and another wealthy man who import and raise CO and CAO for fighting along with pits and they are very...
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    starting a Kennel !

    thanx, you have good points here, and i already have modified the plans accordingly from reading about other kennels (such as drainage problems, ventilation etc...) we have about 6 civil engineers in my family: Father, brother , son, and wife, 2 cousins lol...so my brother would be the one...
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    starting a Kennel !

    i might not be the expert in breeding but my team is so u can contact them for more details: Dr. Walid Darwiche , Vet surgeon , and expert in breeding and what comes with it, graduated from France , google him . As for rescuing dogs, i am in contact with many local organizations as i mentioned...
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    starting a Kennel !

    i love dogs especially LGD s CO and CAO s are mainly used here for fighting in the fighting arena, but not well known as pets by regular people. these are really misunderstood breeds. i just love them and want to have many of them lol. why breeding them ? i just love animals and dogs and i think...
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    starting a Kennel !

    you are still questioning our competence and you don't even know us..... there are very competent people outside the US you know????? actually they could even be more competent! you are just raising issues that are already taken into account by my team.
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