^^ Actually there is an RSPCA on Burwood HWY.



^^ Actually there is an RSPCA on Burwood HWY.
I've come a long way since I believed in anything, and I've come half way around the world.
Where you come from is gone.
Where you thought you were going to was never there,
and where you are, ain't no good unless you can get away from it.
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Help this cat on his quest for World Domination!





I love my weenie dog, and when I had my great dane they were the best of friends. As soon as I'm not working 50 weeks a year, I'm going to go to the nearest great dane rescue to get my little guy another big friend!
Honestly, going to a rescue is a really good idea.





Whilst pure-breeds are good and fine ... honestly... give a pound dog a home!
http://www.rspcavic.org/pet_adoption...ption_dogs.htm
I know I was at my local animal shelter ( http://www.awlqld.com.au/rehoming_ne...rehomedogs.htm ) recently. I totally fell inwith Georgie. She's on the medium breeds section.
Black / Tan
Australian Kelpie Cross German Shepherd Dog
Female - 1 Years 5 Months
Georgie was surrendered
Shame I can't adopt her or any other animal there. I'm only allowed the one cat at my new pet-friendly place. I'm not going to push it (ask to get another animal) until I have prooved myself a good tenant.
Get a shelter dog even if it is a little older. You can still have that special bond you spoke about Jai![]()
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im currently thinking of buying a breeding pair of klee kais over form the states- depending on how much its gonna all cost. since there isnt a single breeder down here, and my cousins family wants one, and i want one, we might get a male and female to breed.





it isn't as simple as just getting a male dog and female dog to breed. what about the care of the breeding pair? also will you register yourself or just be 'backyard breeders' ? do you have the space, time and other resources devoted to being a breeder? do you have any experience with breeding? do you have a mentor or someone that can help guide you?
what is so wrong with going with another dog from the shelter?
I'm not passing judgement. These are just the questions I genuinely have...
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i have no experiance in breeding. i live in an apartment. obviously, they wouldnt be bred at my place.
i WANT a klee kai, they are beautiful small dogs, perfect for apartment living. i have the money to bring a pair in, i have the time- there is someone home 24/7. i know in the past i have been fickle and undecided on where in the world i want to live and stuff, but several things have since been set in concrete- and i will be staying here for good now. we are about to sign a tenancy lease, and buy furniture- thats commitment. if we put in our order for these puppies, the *might* be here sometime next year- in which case i will have had months to really sort out my breeding knowledge, and we would have brought our property by june 08.
as i said, i would have one dog, and my cousins would have the other. both wuold be well loved family pets, but it would obviously be great to get one, maybe 2 litters out of them. i used to do dog shows as a kid back home, id be interested in maybe doing something simmilar with mine here too. and i would definatly register as a breeder, even if we only done a few litters. i dont want some massive large scale breeding program of 20 dogs or anything. its only 2!!
trust me, i have really thoguht about this. it is full time commitment for the next 20 odd years. i know that.
i just want to see a breed like this brought over here, and no one else has bothered doing it.





thank you so much for answering my questions mermaidnz
I wish you all the best then as it is very obvious you are doing this with for-thought and eventually the know-how as well.
...and wow... you are staying in the same spot! so no trip to the uk anymore?
sorry for the thread-jack... back to you jai.
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one quick last threadjack- the uk has been permantly cancelled- its too cold,and id rather stay in sunny qldlol and some other reasons...
jaizine, have you decided on a dog yet?



Jessica, there is a reason why there are no Klee Kleis in Australia! The reason being is that the ANKC hasn't recognised them as a breed.
You can bring them over as pets, but they will not be recognised as a breed in Australia, so they are basically useless for breeding
In fact the first people who will be bringing the first recognised Klee Klei will be the Fields (show dog family who currently show siberian huskies) who are waiting on the ANKC (Australian National Kennel Council) to approve the breed as recognized.
ANKC requires a 10 year breeding history of the particular breed, then they must apply to the KC for approval.
You can bring the dog over as a pet, you can breed them, BUT you will not be able to sell the dogs with papers, which is purposeless if you want to improve the breed (which is the only reason why any one should breed)
oh.
um, well, that makes sence. lol wondered why no one had done it. so even if i brought a bredding pair over, it would be 10years before theyd be a recognised breed. dumb.
i want one. more then anything. guess ill just buy one as a pet then. 10grand for a freaking dog![]()



maybe I confused you,
The breed must have 10 years international breeding histroy before they will even consider recognising it as a breed here.
10G for a pet is a bit much, I am sure that there would be a breed in Australia that you like?
10 years internationally? it has that...i think. ill look in to it tomrrow, but im pretty sure.... the chick who started the breed has been doing so since the late 70s...early 80s. its a registered breed in usa.
hmmm maybe my lil fantasy can come true!!
the next best dogs i wanted was the shiba inu and akita. which would mean buying a house,lol, they arent exactly apartment dogs.





No, not yet. I had a very busy week at work. Im going looking this week tho!
I am going to visit the RSPCA. The problem is that I will feel sorry for them all and want to bring them all home![]()
I'm leaning towards a pug tho or some X breed like a pugalier or pug X beagle.
Thanks everyone for contributing to this thread. I have learned some new breeds just from reading this thread that I had never heard of.
Breeding dogs costs a lot of money - if you own the bitch. Studding a dog is cheaper and easier. But if you have the bitch you will have to pay lots of vets bills, the bitch needs high quality food whilst pregnant and even supplements, then you have to feed the pups until they get homes.
Also, if there are any complications during the pregnancy or birth of the litter.
It can also be very sad breeding as there are often still born pups or pups that die shortly after being born.
I think it would be rewarding but very hard work.



there are many other rules of why they haven't been imported resulting in them not being in australia. Like i said before, the Feilds family will be the first in australia to have them, and are awaiting the ANKC to approve them so they can import them.
Also, shiba inu's are a great apartment dog making them hugely popular in singapore and japan. I wouldn't reccomend aa male shiba for an indoor dog as they just run amuck, but the female shiba's are like cats. They are very clean breed of dogs! In my families house they have several shiba inu's and both of the females live inside.
Also a trait of the shiba inu is to be very protective and territorial and although they are ok with growing up with other dogs, they despise other pets being bought into their territory!
If you want to know more jess, pm!



Also, jai, why not go for a pure bred pup?
First of all, keeping an akita in an apartment is not a good idea... I trained rescue akitas. Irresponsible people adopt puppies they don't know how to train and don't exercise properly.
If signing a lease is a big commitment for you, there is no doubt in my mind this dog is going to end up in a shelter by the end of that lease....
lucky one, you must have missread me somewhere along the way! id never have a full grown adult akita in an apartment! no matter how big the apartment was, that would be silly!! i was seriously considering klee kais as apartment dogs-which they are very much suited for. they dont seem to get much higher then my knee (for the toy sized breed)
i am tossing up between three dogs- the klee kai, at 10grand a pup to bring over, maybe not at this stage- the shiba inu, or an akita- and buying a house.
so far my partner is more swayed to buying a house and getting an akita. i still have my heart set on the klee kai...but $20k min for a breeding pair is a house deposit. food for thought.
alee, thanks so much for your help on this, i had no idea there was anyone on here experianced with shibasthey still dont seem to be a huge breed over here.
oh, and lucky one, i totally know what you mean about training dogs. i know i know nothing about it, which is why is absolutly definatly enroll in a puppy school, no matter which breed i get. its been so long since ive had a dog, my partner is totally dog handing confidant whihc is good tho.



I would highly suggest a pure bred dog over a cross breed, I have my reasons if you want to know do shoot me a pm!
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