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[guzzo]

View attachment 161231My 2

 

[Snakelove]

View attachment 161231My 2

Do you have another picture of your brown one mate? he looks good!

 

[PhilK]

Beautiful dogs everyone.. I am dead jealous. Am trying to lose weight and if I drop 15kg a kelpie puppy might just be my reward.

Snakelove for the love of God please don't get a Shar Pei..

 

[Kitah]

Hey guys! I've been wanting to get a puppy for a long time now. Been looking at getting a Shar-Pei but still undecided!

From a veterinary point of view, in no way would I ever recommend that anyone purchased a Shar-Pei! WAY too many problems, and pretty much guaranteed that they will require surgery to correct the numerous eye problems they are prone to, alone. Major, major flaws in the breed, and in vet practices I always cringed when they came in.

 

[Snakelove]

Beautiful dogs everyone.. I am dead jealous. Am trying to lose weight and if I drop 15kg a kelpie puppy might just be my reward.

Snakelove for the love of God please don't get a Shar Pei..

lol haha why? have you had experiences with them?

 

[Snakelove]

From a veterinary point of view, in no way would I ever recommend that anyone purchased a Shar-Pei! WAY too many problems, and pretty much guaranteed that they will require surgery to correct the numerous eye problems they are prone to, alone. Major, major flaws in the breed, and in vet practices I always cringed when they came in.

Yeah I read that on the net about their eyes and how easy it is for them to needing a surgery. What do you suggest is best? short coat of fur, medium size and anything similar to a rotty or is that my only option? I wouldn't complain if it is. lol

 

[Snakeman97404]

 

[PhilK]

lol haha why? have you had experiences with them?

For the same reason as Kitah.. I study vet too and the vets often say that Shar Peis are putting their kids through private school.

They are prone to so many diseases. My mate bought a Shar Pei and it needed 3 eye surgeries as its folds were rubbing on its eyes and causing ulcers (imagine the pain of one eyelash in your eye x10000, nose surgery because the folds of skin were suffocating it and soft pallet surgery as it was too long and obstructing breathing. In the summer it was constantly getting filthy skin infections and smelt like a garbage bin.. he ended up getting rid of the poor thing.

There are a few breeds that should be outlawed on an animal rights basis and Shar Peis are one of them in my opinion.

Get a crossbred, preferably from the RSPCA. They are the healthiest dogs you can get (all pure breds have problems, some more than others - Rotties aren't great either) and you will be saving a life. So many animals go through the pound to be killed for no other reason than nobody wants them.. give one of them a chance, they'll be just as loveable as a breeder bought dog.

 

[Amethyst]

My sister breeds american bulldogs, they are awesome..really friendly and also good guard dogs.
HoneySugarBulldogs

 

[Cold-B-Hearts]

oh this was a tread for dogs my bad haha

 

[Kitah]

Get a crossbred, preferably from the RSPCA. They are the healthiest dogs you can get (all pure breds have problems, some more than others - Rotties aren't great either) and you will be saving a life. So many animals go through the pound to be killed for no other reason than nobody wants them.. give one of them a chance, they'll be just as loveable as a breeder bought dog.

I'd have to agree with this, personally Pretty much any dog breed has a multitude of problems associated with the breed- for many larger breeds hip dysplasia is a big problem, dobermans have a fairly high incidence of von willebrands disease, brachycephalic breeds (squashed face breeds like bulldogs, boxers, pugs) have a wide assortment of congenital problems which they often refer to as brachycephalic airway syndrome- really small nares/nostrils, a long soft palate that restricts their breathing, a narrow trachea and eventually, everted saccules which make breathing difficult. The narrow nares, soft palate and saccules can all be corrected surgically, but of course it costs! Breeds with floppy, very hairy ears are prone to ear infections.

Its all a bit of a gamble, and there is the potential for any breed to have problems! The benefit of a cross-breed dog is that you have a combination of genes, so hopefully the dog is less likely to recieve all the genes that lead to these hereditary problems. There is still no certainty that you'll have a 'problem free' dog though.

If you were going to get a pure bred dog, get one off a breeder that seems to care about their animals, and not just winning shows. And if you get a breed prone to hip dysplasia, elbow dysplasia etc. then make sure that the parents of the pups was tested for these

Sorry, I got a bit carried away

 

[snowsnake]

who on this site keeps dobies?
because i would love to see some of them, they are my favourite dog!

 

[AllThingsReptile]

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I want a French Bulldog

But, they are far too expensive

So if anyone wants to throw up a pic of theirs, I will hijack Snakelove's thread and drool over them.... :lol:

I have a quite old Schnauzer (pictured above with my daughter's Cavalier King Charles Spaniel) now, and she is great, maybe a little TOO protective sometimes, if there can be such a thing, but I love her, she looks after me

Michelle

oh yeh theres such thing as too protective, i know this person whos dog, literally attacks you if a simple argument starts, it will take the side of the person it likes most and bark or bite the other, the same with kids play wrestling etc. , so yes there is such thing as over protective, my family has several dogs, on my mums side, a tri colour scotch collie and a golden sable scotch collie, on my dads side, a blue merl scotch collie and another tri colour(scotch collies are lassie dogs) and are very loyal and protective, id say get one

 

[Snakelove]

Thanks for the info PhilK and Kitah. I guess I won't be getting a Shar-Pei then. haha. My second favourite is a rotty but I'll definitely make sure I take a look at the nearest RSPCA first and see whats available.

So what else is needed to get started with a dog, worming, getting it chipped, any other treatments?

 

[blackthorn]

who on this site keeps dobies?
because i would love to see some of them, they are my favourite dog!

I had some not long ago, but unfortunately circumstances weren't ideal and I sold them to some people on a farm. I'm sure they're much happier now and thoroughly enjoying the wide open spaces to run around. I do miss them though They were awesome.

 

[Khagan]

So what else is needed to get started with a dog, worming, getting it chipped, any other treatments?

Vaccinations, though if you get one from an RSPCA shelter etc i'd assume it'd be up to date on those and microchipped before leaving. Then you just gotta keep em up to date, and ofcourse the fun of basic training and socialising .

 

[whcasual79]

English Staffies are the way to go ... here's my 10 month old Boy ... Bless him

 

[Snakelove]

Vaccinations, though if you get one from an RSPCA shelter etc i'd assume it'd be up to date on those and microchipped before leaving. Then you just gotta keep em up to date, and ofcourse the fun of basic training and socialising .

Oh okay, with the vaccinations is that monthly? or every 6 months or so? Any good general care sheets on dogs? I can't wait to have a dog of my own. haha

 

[Khagan]

Oh okay, with the vaccinations is that monthly? or every 6 months or so? Any good general care sheets on dogs? I can't wait to have a dog of my own. haha

Our vet always mailed us a notice when it was getting close to being due haha, so i'm not sure exactly but it wasn't monthly.

 

[Jungletrans]

Sid

3/4 Rottie 1/4 Kelpie . Saved from the pound and one of the best dogs l have owned .