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Very distinguished looking. Though I must admit I think Kato is much cuter.

I do it to Indy all the time too. I feel like the mum who licks the corner of a hanky and then wipes her kids mouth :o

Congratulations. He is such a cutie :iloveyou:

[b][size=6][color=red]Any news yet???[/color][/size][/b]

Too sad :cry: :cry:

The floor :roll: We bought Indy a nice big trampoline bed and he has never slept on it once - just dug a hole through the centre of it :o I would love to get him a nice big soft and squishy type of bed but I really don't think he would use it. It would just get ripped to shreds. I actually think he likes the floor because the tiles are the coolest place for him.

That was great :lol: [quote]The dog is routinely released and seems more than happy to return. He is obviously a half-wit.[/quote] I love that line :lol:

I don't mean to sound self-righteous or high and mighty. I am not a breeder; I have never bred a dog and probably never will. The issue is not about how much others do for animals - no one is having a go at you about that. The issue is breeding irresponsibly. A responsible breeder * Only breeds for the betterment of the breed * Is EXTREMLY knowledgeable about all aspects of their chosen breed and adheres to the breed standard. * Knows what genetic problems the breed is predisposed to and ensures that both the Sire and the Dam have had all the relevant medical tests to ensure that they are free from these conditions. And has the certificates to prove it. Certificates for the grandparents as well are even better. * Only breeds dogs which have a sound temperament. * Extensively screens potential puppy buyers and ensures that the buyers lifestyle suits the breed. * Will take back any of their pups at any stage in their life for any reason rather than have it go to a shelter. As an example: if for any reason I can't keep my dog I have to give it back to my breeder. I am unable to sell or re-home my dog without going to my breeder first. (not that he will ever be away from me for the rest of his life

We posted at the same time. BYBing is Backyard breeding. No one is saying you are a terrible person - no one knows you to make that judgment however from your first post when it comes to breeding I would definitely say irresponsible. You fall into the category of a BYB. I have seen your post regarding the dog you found and I don't doubt that you care about animals, however breeding is not something to be taken lightly and done willy nilly. As I said before, expect a bit of backlash if you think breeding like that is the right thing to do.

Most of the people on this site (from what I can gather) are what I would consider responsible pet owners and I would say 99.9 % of us are against backyard breeders. :evil: Lots of people here are heavily involved in rescue and work in shelters etc and have seen and have had to deal with the repercussions of backyard/irresponsible breeding. If you are going to post some dubious comments you need to expect a bit of backlash.

oohh I like that :lol: :lol:

:( :( :( Poor baby. I feel very sorry for him.

Everytime he pulls the leash tight just stop. This is a slow process and it may take you half an hour just to get down your driveway but he will soon learn that pulling and a tight leash means he doesn't get to go anywhere at all.

I'm a bit late but well done Carol and Candy :laola:

[size=6][b][color=red]CONGRATULATIONS!!![/color][/b][/size] [b][color=blue]Good work Snowpaws and Kodi[/color][/b] :smilecolros: :smilecolros: :smilecolros:

[quote]when her puppies were about 6wks old someone traded us two of there pitt puppies for two of ours. same age. trixie immediately layed down and let the puppies nurse, she never once treated them like they weren't hers[/quote] I am not a breeder and am the first to admit that I don't really know anthing about it. However I was curious to whether the above was a normal practice? Seems kind of strange to me :o

Great Pictures :D [quote]if we can just deal with the dog agression thing we'll be doing really well, it's just when she can't meet them, when she meets them she's fine but she's so spastic and scary that most people freak out and don't want her anywhere near their dogs[/quote] You pretty much just described Indy. If he is allowed to socialise, he is fine but if he just see's anohter dog he goes berserk!! If you figure out a way to overcome it let me know, I will be all ears.

That's such a cute picture of Holly. Poor Boomer, I'm sure he came off second best to the porcupine :o

I totally understand how you feel. My little boy will turn 1 on the 21 June so our furkids are pretty close in age.

Your site is looking great so far :thumbs:

Great work Crested. I think we will all have floating head avitars by the end of the week. :D

One of my friends mum's had one green eye and one brown eye.

Share away..... we love stories and pictures

I love hearing about nice rescue stories like that. :)

I haven't actually made any home-made toys because I'm not very handy when it comes to things like that. Indy is also a notorious sock thief. The other day I had a sock that missed going in the wash so I put it in the laundry sink till I needed to do another load. I also had the sink full of towels so I stuffed the sock right down under the towels and made sure everything was below the sink line so Indy couldn't see anything unless he jumped up. Well what to you know I came home from work and he had the sock and the towels were hardly disturbed :-?