Friday, January 28, 2005

A joke about dog's name

A man was out walking a dog, and a woman stopped to admire the animal.

"What's your dog's name?"she asked.

"Herpes," replied the dog's owner.

"How....odd," said the woman."Why Herpes?"

"Because he won't heel."

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Tuesday, January 11, 2005

Dog Titles And Ratings

Look at this amazing FAQ about german sheppard dog. I've read it with great enjoyment. Here is the list o f dog titles and ratings from this FAQ.

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Used farther back in pedigrees to save room and denotes kkl-l or
kkl-II.
Before a dog's name, indicates dog has been surveyed and approved
for breeding

a
"a" stamp indicating the dog's hips have been evaluated and fall
within limits
considered acceptable for breeding

A
Ausreichend
Sufficient show or performance rating

AD
Ausdauerpruefung
Endurance title (test includes a 12-mile run & simple obedience
test)

Angekoert
Recommended for breeding

BH
German Companion Dog
Must precede SchH I

BlH
Blindenhund
Blind guide dog

BpDH I, II
Bahnpolizei Diensthund
Railroad police service dog

DH
Diensthund
Service dog

FH
Fahrtenhund
Most advanced tracking title awarded by the SV

G
Gut
Good show or performance rating

GRH
Grenzenhund
Border patrol dog

HGH
Herdengebrauchshund
Herding dog

IPO I, II, III
Schutzhund III according to the international rules

KKL I
Koerklasse I
Especially recommended for breeding

KKL II
Koerklasse II
Suitable for breeding

KrH
Kriegshund
War dog

LawH
Lawinenhund
Avalanche dog

Lbz
Lebenszeit
Breed surveyed for lifetime

M
Mangelhaft
Faulty show or performance rating

MH
Meldehund
Dispatch Army dog (messenger dog)

PDH
Polizei Dienst Hund
Working Police dog

PH
Polizeihund
Police-trained dog

PSP
Polizeischutzhundprufung
Police protection dog

SchH I, II, III
Schutzhund
Obedience, tracking, and protection titles

SG
Sehr Gut
Very Good show or performance rating;
highest rating obtainable by dogs under 2 years old or at USA SchH
shows,
the highest rating that can be obtained by an untitled dog

SH
Sanitatshund
Red Cross dog

SH
Suchhund
Tracking dog

U
Ungenugend
Unsatisfactory show or performance rating

V
Vorzuglich
Excellent show or performance rating

VA
Vorzuglich-Auslese
Excellent Select show rating at Sieger show;
highest award obtainable by a German show dog;
typically awarded to 12-15 dogs and bitches each year

VH
Vorhanden
Sufficient show or performance rating

ZB
Zuchtbewertung
Conformation show rating

ZH I, II
Zollhund I, II
Customs dog

ZPr
Zuchtpruefung
Passed a breed survey, recommended for breeding
CACIB
European International Champion
Bundesieger
Working Dog Champion of the Year (Leistungssieger)
Europameister
World Champion SchH III dog
Hutesiger
Herding Dog Champion at German herding dog championship
Leistungssieger
Working Dog Champion of the Year (Bundesieger)
Preishuten Sieger
Sheepherding Champion of the Year
Sieger
Grand Victor title at the German Sieger show
Siegerin
Highest Sieger bitch title

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Saturday, January 08, 2005

Ten reasons to breed your dog

This article is published in Dog Owner's Guide magazine

Dog breeding is more than introducing Fifi to Fido and waiting 63 days to see what the puppies lool like. Cherri Thomson, a Dachshund breeder in British Columbia, Canada, paints this picture for those contemplating taking the plunge into breeding purebred dogs. Although she writes about Dachshunds, her list is applicable to all breeds.






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1. Your dog is registered with the Kennel Club of your country, and you have in your possession a five generation (minimal requirement) pedigree. You have personally seen at least the parents (and preferably several generations of relatives of your dog and know that they are true representatives of the breed.

2. The pedigree of your dog contains numerous champions in conformation, obedience and/or field work. This means at least 50- 75 percent of dogs named in the pedigree contain the abbreviation Ch. or OTCH. or Fld Ch. or CD, CDX, UD, TD in the dog's name. In addition, your dog has completed a championship in some recognized AKC/CKC or other recognized kennel club events. This proves your dog is a reasonable representative of the breed, and fits the conformational standard for your breed, making offspring produced by your dog an asset to future generations.

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3. The pedigree of your dog is not in-bred or too closely line-bred. Common ancestors in the first and second generations is an example of in-breeding, in the third and further back generations, common ancestors indicate line-breeding, which is an accepted and desirable part of most top bloodline pedigrees.

4. Your dog is in excellent physical condition, suffers from no health problems, has good skin condition, is not allergic to anything, and is not obese or anorexic. You have kept your dog's vaccinations current and boosters of all vaccines have been given in the past four-to-eight months. Your dog has been examined by a qualified veterinarian in the past two-to-six months. Your female is at least two years of age (but not over six years of age), and has had at least two heat seasons. Your male is at least 12 months of age and not over 12 years of age.

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5. You have researched the previous generations in your dog's pedigree and know what health problems have been seen in related animals. There is no history of disc disease in the immediate relatives of your dog. There is no history of PRA or other eye diseases in the pedigree of your dog. You know that vWD and other immune mediated diseases are not a problem in the dogs in your dog's pedigree.

6. You have more than a few people wanting puppies from your dogs. This means deposits of cash to confirm a reservation on a puppy. It is amazing how, once the puppies are born, that Aunt Mabel is no longer able to have a puppy, or your neighbor bought a Schnauzer instead! Dachshund litters can range from one to 10 puppies. Common size of litters is four-to-six puppies. Litters of eight to 10 are not unusual. You are prepared to keep the puppies for as long as it takes to find the perfect home for them, and you are also prepared that if at any time, one of the puppies you bred no longer has a home, you will take it back until you can find it a new home. You are also prepared to guarantee your puppies are sound and healthy and offer a minimum two-year hereditary defect guarantee. This means if the puppy you produced should fall seriously ill or die from a genetic or hereditary defect, you will give a full refund and/or pay the vet bills. You are also offering a 72 hour contagious disease guarantee.

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7. You have the financial wherewithal to pay for any and all veterinary expenses. This means pre-breeding vet checks, vaccinations, worming updates, recommended health certifications like vWD and PRA, and so on. You will be vaccinating all the puppies with whatever vaccinations your veterinarian advises until they are sold to new homes. (This could mean four shots at some $30 to $50 per shot, per puppy.) You can afford to pay for a Caesarian-section ($600 to $1000) if a whelping goes wrong. You can afford to feed mom and the pups the top of the line premium dog foods. You realize that mom will eat three-to-four times her normal ration while lactating and puppies will consume vast quantities of food. You are able to stay home for up to a week during the due-date time and to be there for the entire whelping to help mom if needed. You are also prepared for supplementing the pup's food by bottle feeding every two-to-four hours, round the clock, if mom should be unable to feed them, or worse yet, die during whelping. (Yes, this is a risky thing to breed your female. They can and do suffer major complications in whelping.)

8. You have researched the pedigree of both parents to determine that the pedigrees are complimenting each other. The sire you choose for your female dog is chosen for his bloodlines and breed traits, rather than for his close proximity or free stud service! This means that desirable breed traits will be seen in both parents and undesirable breed traits will not be duplicated when breeding these two dogs together. If both parents are oversize, then expect the puppies to be too. If one or both parents have roaching toplines, or bad teeth alignment, or bad temperament, then expect the same in the puppies.
Both parents have proper Dachshund temperament. No shyness, not aggressive to people or other dogs. They are happy and friendly to strangers and people they know alike. Your dog is a well adjusted member of your family without undesirable temperament traits that would be passed on to the offspring.

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9. Your dog closely as possible fits the AKC/CKC Standard of conformation for the breed, is not over or undersize, and has correct coat, color and markings, level topline, good bite (teeth alignment, not the ability to gnaw on things!) proper front and rear structure, pleasing appearance and 'breed type.' The breeding of this dog will add valuable genes to the breed, and the resulting puppies will be an asset to future generations.

10. If you can truthfully say the above list fits the reasons (and there are many more reasons I could add here!) you are breeding your Dachshund, then for what its worth, you have my blessing! If not, please don't breed your dog. There are countless unwanted animals, including Dachshunds, ending up in shelters and rescue organizations because of irresponsible breeding.

Cherri Thomson

Thursday, January 06, 2005

Fun Dog Quotes

Here is something for good mood. Enjoy Fun Dog Quotes from http://www.travelingdogs.com/quotes.html

"When a man's best friend is his dog, that dog has a problem."
-- Edward Abbey

"The reason a dog has so many friends is that he wags his tail instead of his tongue."
--Anonymous

"Dogs feel very strongly that they should always go with you in the car, in case the need should arise for them to bark violently at nothing right in your ear."
-- Dave Barry

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"Dogs need to sniff the ground; it's how they keep abreast of current events. The ground is a giant dog newspaper, containing all kinds of late-breaking dog news items, which, if they are especially urgent, are often continued in the next yard."
--Dave Barry

"A dog teaches a boy fidelity, perseverance, and to turn around three times before lying down."
-- Robert Benchley

"A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself."
-- Josh Billings

"In order to keep a true perspective of one's importance, everyone should have a dog that will worship him and a cat that will ignore him."
-- Dereke Bruce, Taipei, Taiwan

"Of all the things I miss from veterinary practice, puppy breath is one of the most fond memories!"
-- Dr. Tom Cat

"You enter into a certain amount of madness when you marry a person with pets."
-- Nora Ephron

"We give dogs time we can spare, space we can spare and love we can spare. And in return, dogs give us their all. It's the best deal man has ever made"
--M. Facklam

"Dogs love their friends and bite their enemies, quite unlike people, who are incapable of pure love and always have to mix love and hate."
--Sigmund Freud

"Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea."
-- Robert A. Heinlein

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"Whoever said you can't buy happiness forgot about puppies."
-- Gene Hill

"To his dog, every man is Napoleon; hence the constant popularity of dogs."
-- Aldous Huxley

"Man is a dog's idea of what God should be."
-- Holbrook Jackson

"Anybody who doesn't know what soap tastes like never washed a dog."
--Franklin P. Jones

"Don't accept your dog's admiration as conclusive evidence that you are wonderful."
-- Ann Landers

"No animal should ever jump up on the dining room furniture unless absolutely certain that he can hold his own in the conversation."
-- Fran Lebowitz

"Outside of a dog, a book is probably man's best friend; inside of a dog, it's too dark to read."
-- Groucho Marx

"No one appreciates the very special genius of your conversation as the dog does."
-- Christopher Morley

"I wonder what goes through his mind when he sees us peeing in his water bowl."
--Penny Ward Moser

"Did you ever walk into a room and forget why you walked in? I think that's how dogs spend their lives."
-- Sue Murphy

"If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went."
--Will Rogers

"The average dog is a nicer person than the average person."
--Andrew A. Rooney

"I wonder if other dogs think poodles are members of a weird religious cult."
-- Rita Rudner

"I loathe people who keep dogs. They are cowards who haven't got the guts to bite people themselves."
-- August Strindberg

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"If I have any beliefs about immortality, it is that certain dogs I have known will go to heaven, and very, very few persons."
-- James Thurber

"If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you; that is the principal difference between a dog and a man."
-- Mark Twain

"Ever consider what they must think of us? I mean, here we come back from a grocery store with the most amazing haul - chicken, pork, half a cow. They must think we're the greatest hunters on earth!"
-- Anne Tyler

"My dog is worried about the economy because Alpo is up to $3.00 a can. That's almost $21.00 in dog money."
--Joe Weinstein

"There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face."
-- Ben Williams

"Cat's motto No matter what you've done wrong, always try to make it look like the dog did it."
-- Unknown

"He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion."
-- Unknown

"If your dog is fat, you aren't getting enough exercise."
--Unknown

"In dog years, I'm dead."
-- Unknown

"Money will buy you a pretty good dog, but it won't buy the wag of his tail."
-- Unknown

"Some days you're the dog; some days you're the hydrant."
-- Unknown

"Things that upset a terrier may pass virtually unnoticed by a Great Dane."
-- Unknown

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