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Most dog food manufacturers have their "cost competitive" brand, and a premium brand. What you find at the grocery store, including Pedigree brand, is a variety of different manufacturers' cost...

Doesn't matter to me who the judges are in a Senior or Junior test. But there are a few that I avoid for Master. Has little to do with whether I've passed or failed under a certain judge, but...

I've tried different coverings and found that anything organic, that has any absorbency, will stink badly in short time. Cleaning up "solids" is one thing, but you can't clean the urine. Within...

There are as many diffferent styles as there are trainers, which is to say that you'll develop your own whether you do it intentionally or not. I think a trainer's style is the product of the...

I think the Dokkens suck overall. The foam breaks down, soaks up water, they become heavy when saturated, and if used regualarly they never dry out. The heads will crack, and they stink - BADLY! ...

Never tried one. I think they're rated for one or two dogs each. You would have to have a bunch of them if you have lots of dogs.

I have a system built for a 30-dog kennel plus clinic, grooming, and a two-bedroom appartment in the same building. It's massive. Here are some major points you'll want to consider. If you want more...

Gotta' challenge this one...

True, at any test you'll see dogs that aren't ready to be there. But there are reasons for that and they aren't about trying to rip-off a client for a handling fee....

I'm one of those "rural areas". My driveway is more than 1/4 mile long.

I don't knowingly let my dogs out of my sight. But if they were to wander out of my sight, and someone tried to pick...

Some judges are more strict about challenging a blind than others, and would prefer more whistles if the result is a true line. There is no maximum number of whistles on a blind - only that the dog...

Ditto

A big water scenario at a Master stake can take 15+ minutes per dog. I don't want to sit my dog in line for 30-40 minutes because I was asked to get ready and then got bumped.

Lots of good comments here. Here are my top few - they mostly emphasize things others have already mentioned:


Maintain a sense of humor and be approachable
Keep a white board with running...

Good recommendation for an alternate food.

Try the bland diet test first (chicken & rice) before you switch foods. Lamb & Rice is a little pricey compared to the regular puppy or adult formulas.

Okay......... It is always possible your pup has a sensitive stomach, just wouldn't have been my first suspicion. But, I don't pretend to be a vet - I'm a breeder.

If you want to do an easy...

By the way.......... you should worm again too. Use Safegaurd or Panacure (fenbendazole), not Nemex. Fenbendazole will also address giardia if your pup has a touch of that - Nemex won't. Nemex is...

You're feeding a top-shelf puppy chow. I've used every one of the top brands, and IMO Eukanuba is #1.

Coccidia is a very common issue that breeders have to deal with. The bacteria is nearly...

I suggest you call your vet and ask if when they examined the stool sample, they also checked for coccidia.

The standard fecal floatation will not show the coccidia bacteria - it only identifies...

Have you ever heard of Man's Best Friend Software?

It's a program specifically designed for Kennels. You can maintain medical records, costs, performance event records, contacts, pedigrees, and...

I do it similarly to what Wayne posted.

Begin with walking sits at heel; blow the whistle and immediately give a verbal SIT. Do that until I can do away with the verbal command - be certain the...

Jeff,
I'm new to this forum - just joined last month.

Is it safe to assume that there may be trainers and breeders aside from me that you don't know?

Does the fact that you don't know them...

I don't know that science disagrees. I'll qualify that statement: As far as genetics being black & white, I don't see that where certain health issues are concerned. Color genetics - yes. EIC - no....

John, I appreciate your note.

If you begin at the top of the thread, it didn't start out being hung up on health issues. We digress at times. I've probably been breeding Labs for longer than...

Pretty smug statement, Charles.

Wasn't there an earlier post in this thread... something about insulting?

Agreed (and this was my point to begin with), genetics ultimately influence tractability (and all other forms of training) because gentics determine the dog's capacity to respond to training.
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I think we're saying the same thing. We're stuck on the semantics.

The piggy, stubborn, ill tempered dog, has behavioral characteristics or is predisposed to behaviors that make it genetically...