Can Chaz handle ANOTHER litter announcement??

[colliewog]

Nothing yet. We're going to the vet this afternoon to make sure everything is okay and to be sure it's not just one of her stalling techniques. She's dropped to 99.something for the past three mornings, but then goes back up by the end of the day. She's not in distress, is still playing and eating, but she's been so uncomfortable the past few nights, I need to be sure someone isn't stuck, holding up the line. We'll have xrays done today, so I'll have an idea how many then.

There won't be a name theme - I don't typically do that. And they're all going to one service dog organization, so may not even get registered. They will be named by their sponsors, so if they are registered, it will probably be my kennel name with their call name - that's what other schools have done in the past.

 

[Izzy's Valkyrie]

Ohhhh.... I want a collie service dog! Do they ever do hearing dogs from collies? I know there are some pretty high standards for hearing dogs but my friend is currently looking in to getting one.

 

[xpaeanx]

I hope all is well at the vet!


If I ever needed a service dog, I would kick and scream till they let me get a collie!

 

[colliewog]

Ohhhh.... I want a collie service dog! Do they ever do hearing dogs from collies? I know there are some pretty high standards for hearing dogs but my friend is currently looking in to getting one.

I would assume they would be good for that purpose. Right now, dogs from my family's lines have mostly done guide work for the blind, a few are seizure alert dogs, one was a service dog for a child with spina bifida (sp?) and one was a mobility assistance dog for a stroke victim.

Edit to add, Malcolm is trained to help me get up from the sitting position because I have fibromyalgia and several bad disks in my neck, and went through several years of having trouble rising from the sitting position, especially if I was on the floor (or if I fell down). I'm much better now, but still use him to get up when I'm sitting on the floor for too long. He's also a natural migraine alert dog and can tell me before the full migraine sets in that it's on the way.

Dora would probably be a good hearing dog - she doesn't miss a noise anywhere and for some reason comes to get me everytime a phone rings (even though she wasn't taught this). She started trying to bring me the phone, but I stopped it because she chews when she carries!

Both Malcolm and Smidgen are trained to carry backpacks and I will use them when I go to outdoor expos and such where I would have too much to carry (clutter, not heavy). I have nerve damage in my hands and shoulder (from the neck problems) and can't carry much for long periods of time. The love their packs.

 

[bubbatd]

Anxious for results and how many are there !

 

[lizzybeth727]

Ohhhh.... I want a collie service dog! Do they ever do hearing dogs from collies? I know there are some pretty high standards for hearing dogs but my friend is currently looking in to getting one.

I train hearing and service dogs, and I'll tell you there are pretty high standards for all assistance dogs! Some organizations will use collies as hearing dogs, some may not, it really depends on the organization. My organization, for example, uses only shelter and rescue dogs. We have a smooth collie in training right now, but she happens to have a better temperment for service work so that's what she'll do. My organization typically uses small dogs for hearing work (they're more portable and easier in public) and larger dogs for service work (have to be able to tug heavy doors open, reach lightswitches, etc.), but if we have had large dogs with the hearing dog temperment who just couldn't do service work (they'd be too much for a person with quadrapalegia to handle!).

Can you PM me what organization your friend is getting a dog from? I know several really good ones.... and a few bad ones.... Might be able to help.

 

[Izzy's Valkyrie]

I train hearing and service dogs, and I'll tell you there are pretty high standards for all assistance dogs! Some organizations will use collies as hearing dogs, some may not, it really depends on the organization. My organization, for example, uses only shelter and rescue dogs. We have a smooth collie in training right now, but she happens to have a better temperment for service work so that's what she'll do. My organization typically uses small dogs for hearing work (they're more portable and easier in public) and larger dogs for service work (have to be able to tug heavy doors open, reach lightswitches, etc.), but if we have had large dogs with the hearing dog temperment who just couldn't do service work (they'd be too much for a person with quadrapalegia to handle!).

Can you PM me what organization your friend is getting a dog from? I know several really good ones.... and a few bad ones.... Might be able to help.

He think he'll be able to train his own but I figure that would be pretty hard for a HoH person. DSA gave me some great suggestions but I'd be open to more. We're located in NC if that helps. He's currently considering a schipperke or a corgi to get (as a puppy) and train but You'd have to find the perfect puppy for that to be successfuly.

Enough thread-jacking. Colliewog, where are those babies?!

 

[colliewog]

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Nothing yet. We're going to the vet this afternoon to make sure everything is okay and to be sure it's not just one of her stalling techniques. She's dropped to 99.something for the past three mornings, but then goes back up by the end of the day. She's not in distress, is still playing and eating, but she's been so uncomfortable the past few nights, I need to be sure someone isn't stuck, holding up the line. We'll have xrays done today, so I'll have an idea how many then.

Sad news I'm afraid. We just got back from the vet and it appears that she reabsorbed the litter, so there won't be any babies this time. That would explain the increased temp with first stage labor symptoms; unfortunately, this happens sometimes. This is how dogs do it instead of miscarriage - if the pups die in utero, they are simply reabsorbed by the body as opposed to being expelled. We gave her oxytocin just in case there were any remnants so we can prevent pyometra. Her appetite and attitude is good, so I think she'll be okay once her hormones regulate. She is still nesting and thinks she's pregnant.

 

[AllieMackie]

Awww, poor girl. At least you know now, and she is healthy? I didn't know that happened - very interesting.

 

[AGonzalez]

Oh I'm so sorry Colliewog, that's awful.

 

[jess2416]

Im so sorry

 

[Izzy's Valkyrie]

That's just not fair

 

[MyHorseMyRules]

I'm so sorry. That's terrible. (((HUGS))) Pass that on to the poor girl.

 

[bubbatd]

I'm so sorry!!! Poor gal ...poor you !

 

[Beanie]

Oh, Colliewog, I'm so sorry! =<

 

[colliewog]

Thanks everyone. We're okay. She's a little withdrawn right now, but that's because she went to the vet and had xrays, then got a shot. She got a cookie at Starbucks, so that made her feel a little better. And my BF will be over later and she absolutely adores him, so that will bring her out of her "funk". I swear she flirts with him - she wiggles, grins and does "girly" things to get his attention - it's rather amusing. If she were a human, she'd be giggling and twirling her hair!

Anyway, she'll be fine and I'm just glad she's okay, so it's disappointing that she lost the litter, but not the end of the world. Her life is much more important, and since I didn't lose puppies that I actually got to see, it's easier for me. I get more upset when it's a little life I fought for that doesn't make it rather than one I've never "met".

 

[bubbatd]

A question Collie ..... When ever I bred to a stud , it was a stud fee or pick of the litter . What happens in this case ??

 

[Gempress]

Oh, I'm so sorry to hear that. But I'm glad to hear that your girl's okay.

 

[xpaeanx]

awwwwwwwwwwwww!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! poor pups, poor girl, poor you!

I'm glad she's doing ok though.

 

[colliewog]

A question Collie ..... When ever I bred to a stud , it was a stud fee or pick of the litter . What happens in this case ??

The stud owner is a friend so we agreed I would pay the stud fee after the pups were sold; therefore, since there were no live births, I don't owe anything. I try to stay within a network of people I know and trust, just for reasons like this. A stranger would have wanted the stud fee upfront, which would have been reasonable and acceptable. In the past with our studs, we charged the fee and if there were no puppies, there was a no charge repeat breeding. That's the way most breeders I know handle it.