The Balerow Aussie Bull-Blog

If dogs are kept in a free range environment (wild), they will naturally live in mixed-sex, mixed-age social groups. Social ranking is determined by mainly by age, but sex is also a factor.

The role of the female is to guide the groups activities. Dogs are sexually mature between 6-9 months of age, however this can be longer for the giant breeds. However it isn’t until your dog is 18-36 months of age that they are socially mature. At social maturity the dog will fall into a natural hierarchial position, determined by sex, size, and temperament. In the wild dogs that try to challenge the social hierarchy wil sometimes leave the group and form their own pack, that is if they don’t suceed in altering the social order. This may explain the aggression sometimes seen in multi dog households. It is at the time of social maturity (18-35 months of age) that problem aggression and anxieties tend to surface,hence why socialisation through activities like puppy pre-school are so beneficial. To view our article on Puppy Preschool visit the link below:

Puppy Pre-School

Behaviour such as roaming, mounting, urine marking, and fighting between the sexes, is driven by sex hormones, namely the male sex hormone testosterone (females also have some testosterone). If these problems occur in the family pet, desexing will often control such tendencies. Optimal suppression of such behaviour is best obtained by desexing your companion at a younger age (6 months).

3-12 weeks of Age:

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We have received some lovely photos from the proud new owners of Zephyr and Oden’s babies. We thought we’d share them with you all.

Please click on the thumbnails to view larger images.

Enjoy!

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Pyometra is a hormonally triggered condition, in which the lining of the uterus is found to be abnormal and associated with a secondary bacterial infection.

We felt compelled to write up a brief article on this condition as recently one of our girls was diagnosed with this terrible condition, thankfully her owners, gave her the best veterinary care available, she was desexed and is now well on her way to recovery. It is definitely something to look out for in your females, particularly in the later stages of their season, and particularly but not always in their second season.

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Oden is our older male, however he is still yet to reach his peak age, we expect him to continue filling out until he is 3 years old. Already he is a chunky Fella, and a loving character. Oden’s bloodlines go back to Warra and Yanco, both being breeders of top quality Aussie Bulldogs.

We will be sure to place more photos of Oden over the next few months. Oden’s offspring are pictured on our website, and include Matilda and Zeppelin just to name those owned and loved by ourselves.

The man Himself

Some of Oden’s offspring:

Lola (Dam: Cox Zena)

Matilda (Dam: Steens Zelda)

Freda (Dam: Malleebull Zarahlinda)

Zeppelin (Dam: Balerow Zephyr)

The medical term for ‘cherry eye’ is nictitans gland prolapse, or prolapse of the gland of the third eyelid. Unlike people, dogs have a ‘third eyelid’ that contains a tear gland and is located in the corner of each eye. Under normal circumstances, this gland is not visible and aids in the production of tears. For some reason, which is not completely understood, the gland of the third eyelid prolapses or comes out of its normal position and swells creating the condition known as cherry eye.

What dogs are likely to get cherry eye?

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A well-trained, well-socialised dog who can understand basic commands will be a happy dog who is less likely to get into trouble.

Puppy pre-school aims to teach your dog to interact appropriately with other dogs and people. Classes are run by qualified veterinary nurses and Canine Good Citizen dog instructors.

Using positive training methods, basic commands such as come, sit and stay and cover toilet training are taught, and how to deal with digging, chewing and barking.

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