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    Kris

    Has anyone else had problems with these kennels or David Mills?

    Please pm me do not put it on this forum in open for people to read

    integraguard kennels

    Kris Today, 04:35 PM Go to last post
    Naitche

    Ha! I was going to say he sounds like an extreme "charmer" acording to his profile,with enough prey to make him a rather interesting and fun

    Re: Dobe enthusiasts?

    Naitche Today, 04:28 PM Go to last post
    JOHNKOUTS

    Started with my first german shepherd in 1999 purched from von forell kris kotsopoulos helped with the training left the sport for some time and now i'm

    JOHNKOUTS Intro

    JOHNKOUTS Today, 01:54 PM Go to last post
    Di Anderson

    half the time he's a lap dog...the other half he thinks he's a schutz dog and goes for the sleeve, rags/blankets or ankles.
    I've discovered that

    Re: Dobe enthusiasts?

    Di Anderson Today, 01:01 PM Go to last post
    Di Anderson

    I just scored Basil....although there were 2 questions that weren't scored as he's a rescue and i've only had him a couple of months...so I wouldn't claim

    Re: Dobe enthusiasts?

    Di Anderson Today, 12:22 PM Go to last post
    Kris

    U cant seel a dog in a petshop in UK maybe it needs to be brought in over here and that also would help stop all this backyard breeding shit too

    Re: Some never learn

    Kris Today, 12:11 PM Go to last post
    Jason Snefinski

    Hi Kris nope don't know about it

    Re: Imports

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    Kris

    integraguard kennels

    Thread Starter: Kris

    Has anyone else had problems with these kennels or David Mills?

    Please pm me do not put it on this forum in open for people to read

    Today, 04:35 PM by Kris Go to last post
    Di Anderson

    Dobe enthusiasts?

    Thread Starter: Di Anderson

    Anyone else crazy about dobes? ....or am I the only nut in the packet here?

    Today, 04:28 PM by Naitche Go to last post
    JOHNKOUTS

    JOHNKOUTS Intro

    Thread Starter: JOHNKOUTS

    Started with my first german shepherd in 1999 purched from von forell kris kotsopoulos helped with the training left the sport for some time and now i'm

    Today, 01:54 PM by JOHNKOUTS Go to last post
    Vendo Vincent

    Some never learn

    Thread Starter: Vendo Vincent

    I picked up today a 10 month old Mal. The family did everything right but they just were not prepared. It was bought from a Gold Coast pet shop as a pup.

    Today, 12:11 PM by Kris Go to last post
    Kris

    Imports

    Thread Starter: Kris

    Just as a question what current European lines do we have in Australia at the moment? Is there any Pike del Lupo Nero, Drago patriot ect? i know we have

    Today, 12:11 PM by Jason Snefinski Go to last post
    Vendo Vincent

    I am defiantly a dog person

    Thread Starter: Vendo Vincent

    Woman run down after cat urinates on PC
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    A man allegedly ran down his sister with his car after her cat urinated on

    Today, 12:52 AM by Di Anderson Go to last post
    adder

    My Gsd Pup.

    Thread Starter: adder

    Hey Guys this is Hank he was breed by regal shepherds Sire is : Regalhus Quest via ai Dam is: regalhaus: donya so he is a grandson of security Lex! I

    05-16-2012, 08:03 PM by Chi Nguyen Go to last post
    adder

    canczechdogs Imports?

    Thread Starter: adder

    Does any know if there are any dogs in auz that have been imported from canczechdogs in canada?

    05-15-2012, 02:53 PM by Jason Snefinski Go to last post
    Vendo Vincent

    Re Homeing a female Rottie

    Thread Starter: Vendo Vincent

    Storm is a friendly, well-behaved dog who is accustomed to suburbia family life. She has just turned 1 year old on 19th April 2012.

    She

    05-14-2012, 07:04 PM by Vendo Vincent Go to last post
    Chris Jones

    Kottorps Fanta - Hold and Bark

    Thread Starter: Chris Jones

    Heres a video clip of one of our Czech female called Fanta. I was just doing a bit of training with her before my Dutchies were to get into the country.

    05-14-2012, 04:59 PM by gsd_man Go to last post
    mel k

    mel k Intro

    Thread Starter: mel k

    Hello im 24years old, live in Victoria .
    Currently own a 2yo gsdx akitta. we do dsily walks at beach,parks,pony clubs. dog agility and obedience

    05-14-2012, 01:13 PM by Di Anderson Go to last post
    Vendo Vincent

    Duch Shepherd Litter Ariving July

    Thread Starter: Vendo Vincent

    Thanks to the help from Jean and Kathleen from Van het Itterdal. I am please to announce I can now taking orders for pups for our first litter in 2012.

    05-11-2012, 06:24 PM by wesenhund Go to last post
    Billy Feron

    Genuine protection

    Thread Starter: Billy Feron

    Hi everyone hopefully this gets people talking!!!

    Who is breeding genuine serious, dont mess with me dogs of any breed that you could realistically

    05-11-2012, 11:26 AM by Naitche Go to last post
    nfi

    Czech shepherd breeders

    Thread Starter: nfi

    Hi everyone,

    I am looking for a working line Czech Shepherd female puppy, dark sable would be good. I'm after a large boned bitch so fairly

    05-10-2012, 10:14 PM by Jason Snefinski Go to last post
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  • Made For Each Other

    News flash: You aren't nuts if you think your pet is your best friend or baby. Why not? The bond is woven from the same stuff that merges mothers and infants. And, guess what? You aren't imagining your pet makes you feel better either.

    The organizers of the 12th International Conference of Human-Animal Interactions have announced that at their meeting this July, scientists will be presenting their latest findings confirming that friendly human-dog interaction releases oxytocin in both human and dog. http://iahaio2010.se/uploads/press-r...-petsfinal.pdf

    The experiment found that women and their dogs experienced similar increases in oxytocin levels after ten minutes of friendly contact. Also the women's oxytocin response was significantly correlated to the quality of the bond they reported in a survey taken prior to the interacting with their pets.

    These findings come from the lab of Kerstin Uvnas-Moberg, an M.D. and Ph.D. at Uppsala University in Sweden. Dr. Uvnas-Moberg is also a pioneer in the study of oxytocin and its social bonding and anti-stress effects. We met seventeen years ago when I interviewed her for a documentary series I was developing on the history of humans and animals. She had recently been featured in a New York Times article about oxytocin and its newly discovered role in formation of maternal bonds and other powerful social attachments. The article also mentioned Dr. Uvnas-Moberg's findings that high levels of oxytocin, naturally occurring during breastfeeding, were linked to a mother's increased sense of calm and desire to make social connection.

    I immediately saw that oxytocin-which is made in all mammals-might provide a biological basis for the human-animal bond as well as the therapeutic effects seen in pet owners and those treated with animal-assisted therapies. I became more convinced when Dr. Uvnas-Moberg told me that she found that that stroking rats 40 times a minute for 5 minutes reduced lab rats' stress chemistry, increased their pain tolerance, and calmed them so deeply, some feel asleep. And that she could produce the same anti-stress effects by giving rats shots of oxytocin. Since that kind of repetitive, soothing touch is exactly how we pet our dogs or other animals, I suggested that a study was needed to find out if the oxytocin-effects she was petting into her rats flowed back to the humans as well. We even collaborated on the design of study to measure oxytocin in humans and dogs during friendly interactions, but sadly, it never got done.

    Then, ten years later, two South African researchers (Odendaal and Meintjes, 2003) showed that friendly contact between dogs and humans did release oxytocin in both. Then Miho Nagasawa's research team in Japan (Nagasawa et al, 2008) showed mere eye contact between humans and dogs could cause an oxytocin increase in the dog owners. And most recently, Miller et al., (2009) showed an oxytocin increase in women after greeting their dog when returning home from work. (The men in this study did not get the boost).

    To have Kerstin Uvnas-Moberg's findings support these findings is a big deal. She, unlike the other investigators, is a world-renowned oxytocin expert. And oxytocin is one tricky peptide to catch in the act of creating its profound social and anti-stress effects. Having such an oxytocin big shot finally on the trail of what's causing the positive mental and physical effects seen (and documented) in many of the animal-assisted therapies is vitally important to bringing the kind of scientific scrutiny and understanding that will only make animal therapies more effective and more available to us all.

    Which is a darn good thing because, as anyone who reads my entries or has read my book--Made for Each Other, the Biology of the Human-Animal Bond-knows, there is no oxytocin pill we can take to cure the social phobias and stress melt downs caused by the lack of nature and nurture of our modern lifestyles. So showing that pets can safely, easily, inexpensively, and immediately give us oxytocin relief is big, good medicine to know about and to take liberally. Thank goodness our pets weren't waiting for the science to roll in before prescribing oxytocin to us
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    Vendo Vincent

    Duch Shepherd Litter Ariving July

    Thread Starter: Vendo Vincent

    Thanks to the help from Jean and Kathleen from Van het Itterdal. I am please to announce I can now taking orders for pups for our first litter in 2012.

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