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Bosley Will Work For- Food     Barked: Mon May 20, '13 9:19am PST  What does this have to do with "Sports and Agility"? Perhaps this is better suited to the "Dog Laws and Legislation" forum. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Bosley Will Work For- Food     Barked: Sun May 19, '13 3:32pm PST  The GSMD are know to be aloof - most that I have met have been. They are great and loving with their families and people they know well, but could really care less about strangers. They need to be well socialized with people and animals when they are young. I think they are fairly healthy and live to be about 9-10. There is a fair bit of epilepsy in the breed so this is something you should be aware of when looking for a puppy. They are notoriously difficult to housetrain though. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Choosing the Right Dog > Naming Puppy

Bosley Will Work For- Food     Barked: Thu May 16, '13 7:19pm PST  You guys crack me up I guess I will leave it a secret of what my final decision is, but the breeder especially liked one of the choices. My flight is now booked and I'm just hoping the puppy will fit in the carrier to go in the cabin with me. It will be tight as at 6 weeks some of the puppies were weighing 12 pounds. I will not know until I get there what puppy will be coming home with me - I need to wait for structure evaluations to be done and the breeder wants to meet me in person before she makes her final decision. We have talked lots about what I am looking for in a puppy and right now she has her eye on 3 puppies that she thinks may be a good match for me. The countdown is on now. I promise to share pictures when he comes home. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Choosing the Right Dog > Naming Puppy

Bosley Will Work For- Food     Barked: Wed May 15, '13 6:13am PST  I have narrowed my choices down to three: For Peep's Sake Show Me The Bunny Kinder Surprise I have 2 weeks to decide for sure my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Sports & Agility > Dog sulky. Does anyone know anything about these?

Bosley Will Work For- Food     Barked: Sat May 11, '13 8:21pm PST  Bunny, I think that when you start to get to much higher weights, it's really not going to make too much of a difference. For example a 40 pound dog with 40 pounds of weight in the cart will feel like she is pulling 30 pounds when using a dorsal hitch or a 25% reduction in weight. This is a significant reduction. A 40 pound dog pulling 120 pounds (3X body weight) will feel like she is pulling 110 pounds or a 9% reduction in weight. For a smaller sized dog that is probably not a significant enough amount to make a real difference. You also need to remember that not all dogs are capable of pulling 3X their body weight. Some dogs just do not have the physical stature or soundness to pull such a heavy load, no matter the conditioning of type of cart. Dogs with an upright stance or extreme angulations will have a harder time than a dog with more moderate angles and a lower body stance. Terrain also makes a huge difference - pulling on flat pavement is much easier than pulling in grass, dirt or un-even terrain. If you are looking to pull a significant amount of weight you could look into brace carting - two dogs can pull more than one dog by itself. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Bosley Will Work For- Food     Barked: Sat May 11, '13 1:50pm PST  Correct, Bianca - a balanced cart does not put weight on the dog, but the way the dorsal hitch cart is designed it actually has a bit of uplift, taking weight off the actual load. theoretically, a dog should be able to pull more weight in a dorsal hitch cart than in a shaft hitch cart. A dorsal hitch cart also has less of a learning curve for the dog as there are no shafts to get in the way of turns so the dog can make tighter turns without the hinderance of the shafts. In a normal cart the dog must learn to turn by crossing their feet over each other and pushing into the shaft of the turning side. In a dorsal hitch, the dog turns and the cart follows - no learning to maneuver turns. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Behavior & Training > Flexi-lead rant

Bosley Will Work For- Food     Barked: Fri May 10, '13 7:04pm PST  Yes, many people use these leads incorrectly but I do not agree with all the statements made. I use a flexi all the time and have a large (100 pound) dog. I have no issues with control on the flexi because my dog is .... wait for it .... trained! I like using it so my dog has some freedom to sniff and wander when we are in places that he cannot be off leash. If I call him, he comes back to me - no reeling in needed. When we meet up with other people/dogs on the trail he walks at my side until we pass by - no one would even know he is on a flexi. So, blanket statements about all flexi owners being lazy or all large breed dogs incapable of being able to be controlled on a flexi is a bit offensive for those of us who train our dogs and use the leash responsibly. And yes, I do know other who use their leashes the same way. Maybe it's because you only notice the ill mannered dogs on a flexi and never notice those of us who actually know how to use this leash. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Choosing the Right Dog > Using the sperm of deceased dogs

Bosley Will Work For- Food     Barked: Fri May 10, '13 6:52pm PST  It's quite common, as far as I know. I actually think that it's a good idea, especially in breeds like the Bernese that have some serious health problems. By waiting and using frozen sperm you can really get a good idea of what a sire is producing in terms of health and longevity from litters he may have when he was still alive. It also gives breeders the opportunity to use a good dog several generations down the road when the right girl comes along - sometimes a breeder will have a very nice boy but for whatever reason do not get the chance to use his lines in their breeding program and instead of risking the end of a nice line, they will use the sperm of a deceased dog to carry on with. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Puppy Place > Help with choosing my dog's registered name

Bosley Will Work For- Food     Barked: Thu May 9, '13 5:20pm PST  Easy Street Behind The Screen A King In New York City Lights Laughing Gas Modern Times my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Bosley Will Work For- Food     Barked: Thu May 9, '13 1:47pm PST  I have a friend with a sulky and it is a lot of fun and great conditioning for her dogs. She let me take it out once for a ride - very smooth and it has a brake in case your dogs get into trouble. I have only ever seen people use sulkies with 2 or more dogs but I'm sure you could use just one dog. As far as I know, they only come in one size and are made for a larger dog (my friend has Belgians and a cattle dog. I dont know how much they could pull but the cart is made for one person and her dogs can easily pull for miles. There is also,the dorsal hitch cart. It is like a cart but with a dorsal hitch like the sulky. At the last draft test I wasa t, there was a lady there using this cart for her Portie. She told me that the dorsal hitch takes about 10 pounds of weight off of the dog. In the DD test, the dog must pull 40 pounds and I don't think her dog weighed much more that that herself and she had no problem pulling that weight in the test. There is also a regular hitch cart that has a passenger seat instead of a cart. So it has shafts like a regular cart but a seat like a sulky. They are not practical for anything but parades as they do not carry a load well. As for what I dog can pull, a well conditioned, properly built dog should easily be able to pull 3 times his weight. I have never maxed Bosley out on weight but he can easily pull his own body weight up and down hills and over rough terrain. I imagine he would have no problem pulling 300 pounds on a flat, even surface if he was conditioned to it. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

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