Ive had a few messages in the last two weeks about peoples Vizsla being in season.  Do not forget https://glenndarcy.dog who sells Bitch knickers.  These are a life saver if your dog lives in the house with you.  
In our hidden pages we have a seasons page.  Again I am going to update this page in the next few days as Im always realising I've left something out.  For example this week one dog could be having something called a silent season.  Well I've not written about the silent season before so Ill do that to give you some tips.  Its rare, not seen very often.  Ive had it 2 times in 30 years.   

Give your girls oil of primrose now buy from www.dorwest.com as this helps with coating issues after season.  

Contact Ainsworth.com if your girl has phantom pregnancy symptoms a month after a season.  They do holistic tablets to help. 

Always watch out for Pyo a month after a season.  Symptoms are drinking excessively, moody, pus from vulva.  This would be an open Pyo.  If bitch is lethargic in other words unhappy and not wanting to get out of basket, has temperature and read my new hidden page on taking dogs temperature.  Then ring vet for assessment.  In any case of pyo, closed or open you need your vet asp.

We are well and truly into the coating stage of a dogs yearly life.  Coating is another word for moulting which means when a dog looses its winter coat and starts to develop its summer coat.

Now for many dogs coating happens and is quite normal and sheds little and that is it.  But for some dogs for what ever reason they may take up to 12 weeks or more to shed their coat.  Coats can looks yellow, spotty, brittle and won't come out if you brush them.  It takes its own time.  But for those types of coats which take longer these are some tips for you to help the process.

1) Bath weekly.  
2) If you can blast the coat with a blaster (Strong hairdryer in other words), it blows out dead coat.
3) Zoom groom the coat - a little rubber grooming tool which helps.  But do not I repeat do Not over brush the coat.  You can damage new coat coming in.  Do not groom when wet with a zoom groom as you'll destroy new coat.  Use a scurry comb when putting conditioner in.  Just scurry the coat little. 
4) Buy a protein shampoo.  This nourish the fur and skin.
5) Buy a conditioner and leave in coat for ten mins before washing out. 
6) Give either omega three oils, or salmon oil, krill oil.
7) Kelp powder gives nutrients which benefit the coat.
8) Flax oil is also beneficial. 
9) Vitamin B tablets and wheat germ oil can benefit the coat.
10) A Daily egg with shell. Ideally free range fed on corn, alfalfa, and good nutrients over battery reared hens.  In the eggs is more nutrients in a well fed chicken. 
11) Patience and oodles of it.  If you show your dog, well just rest it until this is all over.  Most experienced judges will understand, but odd ones thing your dogs got mange lol.  It hasn't.
12) Dont flea or worm in a spot on because the dogs coat needs to get condition.  Ideally your holistic anyway, especially if you've read my hidden pages.
13) Spinach in the diet helps good coats. 

I hope this helps. their is a page on the hidden pages, which I shall update soon.  Ive got some pictures of a bad coating experience to share which will help you realise your not alone.  Also ask in our group on Facebook if you have any problems and we can help you.  

One last thing although I mention all things that. help, don't over dose the dogs on oils.  Pick one and see if that in fact helps.  For example some people find that omega three doesn't help with their dog. So try flax seed oil instead.

Regards Rachel x

At Southern Counties championship show our two stars of the day was Maverick who qualified for Crufts 2023 and Piper the Weimaraner who qualified for Crufts 2023.  A big thanks to Pipers breeder who handled her for me.  She did very well and enjoyed her holiday away.  Maverick is our new Vizsla puppy.  He came to us early in the year when his breeder decided to find him a home. We are very pleased with him and Im sure you will see lots to come about Maverick.
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We didn't go to Bath champ show this year.  But it was lovely to see in the results Logan win Open dog.  Logan was bred by Angie Porter-manning  and Graham Porter but Logans dad is our own dog Tango.  He has been very consistent in his wins from puppy right through the classes.  

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For Silvestre owners - I have just added 2 new files for you to read in the hidden pages. 
Information about anal glands.  Information about worms and worm counts.   You may already have been reading the info we share in our Facebook group.  But its nice to also have a file to read.

​Hope it helps you all 

We attended the National championship dog show yesterday and we were very pleased to be placed 2nd in Open class with Indie and 2nd In Open class with Ripley.  Thanks to our judge on the day who came all the way from Sweden.  

Yes Ive been at it again with more health tests results coming in.  It seems to of cost a small fortune to get these completed. 

Geralt Hips 5:5. Elbows 2, but I shall redo them as I have no confidence in the result.
Piper Hips 0:2 
Birdie Hips 3:4 Elbows 0:0
Lane Hips 7:7 Elbows 0:0

I find it quite complexing the more I learn about health tests.  I am not saying we should not do them because Im not.  I do believe when looking at scores the more even they are the better.  For example if you saw two huge differences in sides, it would mean uneven and possibly abnormal wear one side for a reason. Maybe injury.  But seeing even is comforting that we have normal wear both sides.

There is far more to Hip Dysplasia and Elbow dysplasia than breeding from low scores.  I always looked at health tests as black and white years ago. I had faith in the system.  But 20 years later my view point has changed a lot.   I believe we should have them done, but they are a tool for the breeder, not the owner.   An X-ray is taken of the hips and elbows by a vet, which is then submitted to the BVA.  This is where vets interpretation seems to alter somewhat vastly.  Ive had scores done in UK and in Australia and they are graded on the same system.  Yet their has been difference in numbers. 
I will write a bit on HD and ED for the website at some point.  We are lucky that our scores have been so good. I use the word lucky because HD or ED comes from out the blue.  That is a subject in itself. 

I have just added a new file on the hidden pages for those of you with fussy eaters and those of you with greedy eaters.  I hope the information ive have written helps.  If you own a Silvestre dog and have forgotten the password you may what's app me for the password.  Tell me who the parents of your puppy is and the name of your dog and Ill then give the password.  The password is going to change again in about one months time.  We change it frequently as to stop hackers getting into the site. 

This is the time that our last pups who were born in December will be in the full swing of teething.
Teething is just like human babies the baby teeth are coming to and the adult teeth are replacing. 

During teething you may even see a new canine sitting tight with the baby tooth.  This is usually not a concern.  Give your puppies a giant marrow bone and let them have it daily for a week.  The chewing can dislodge the tight tooth.  Some puppies even at 7 months of age can still have the baby tooth sitting tight.  Do not worry about it, eventually it will come out in its own good time.  If you have got to 9 months however go and see if your vet can wriggle it free.  Ive never known one yet not come out as I've seen it with our Vizsla a couple of times now and ive simply left them but given bones to chew on. 

Now when teeth come in, they may not look the correct bite as the head is still changing. Do not worry too much as eventually once the head has cracked at 14 months the mouthes are good.  When I look at puppies I wouldn't want to see a tight fitting scissor bite as it could go level from a show prospective. For a pet it doesn't even matter if the bite goes level.  

When I have judged dogs Ive had quite a shock when looking in mouthes at the variance I see before me.  Even some adult dogs are shown with incorrect bites.  It does not effect the dog what so ever.

Going back to teething your puppy will need more things to chew.  Beef muscle dehydrated or skin is good.  Something they can not eat too quickly. Look at the range of natural treats and buy something which won't be scoffed quickly. 

You can give toys which are frozen so cool for gums.

You can buy teething gel for puppies.  

Did you know that when teething feet can go flat? Also ears can be held in a funny position.  This will change again.  Give your puppy gentle exercise on a solid surface and not grass.  But no running to damage joints.  A good walk around the block is fine but then when on grass you can let them off again. 

Puppies go through all peculiar growing stages and around 8-9 months you can see the dog looking much better again. 

As your puppy is in chewing mode give them some puzzle toys to entertain the brain. This helps with just plain forgetting what's going on.

You may find a tooth.  You may see blood on a toy.  Do not panic!  It is normal. 

If worried seek advice from a holistic vet as they may well give you some options to try.

A good company that sell holistic remedies and you can ring them up is www.ainsworth.com They can send you something which will help your lovely puppy.  But in my opinion I just wait it out giving chews.

All will come right in the end.  Patience is required.  But if you are worried about anything then you can always pay your vet to take a look.  A good vet will say wait and see what happens.