yo been a while!

[Blotch]

hey all!

long time no post hey!?

Just dropping by, My Blueys still haven't mated, I think it's cuz they are inside and not cooling properly, so because of this - I'm asking to see some pics of outdoor enclosures.

So come on yall - post those pics for me!!!

Blotch <|=|~

[Blotch]

ohh btw - My Rotty died recently.

What happened to my avatar Zach???

[Fatal_S]

Hey, ur signiture says you have 5 male blotched. If this is true, how in the world are you breeding them? Isn't there some kind of female requirement? Lol.

[Dragontears]

Your avatar may have been lost in one of the many site crashes that have happened since your last visit. The site seems to be stable again now, but you'll probably have to find your avatar again and put it up.

[Richard.C]

heres my palace fpr the bluies

[Zach]

Hey, Luke!

If you still have it, send it to me, or try putting it up. I might have it still somewhere because it was hilarious.

[Blotch]

Hey, ur signiture says you have 5 male blotched. If this is true, how in the world are you breeding them? Isn't there some kind of female requirement? Lol.

yeah - In fear of being crucified as I have been many times in the past, I was trying to hybridize. However - I have 10 Blueys all up, 3 Easterns, 7 blotchies, however as my thingy says i have a possible hybrid - But I'm doubting that now.

They've been kept inside - and I guess they just aren't cooling enough, so i'm gonna try moving them outside and see how that goes.

If anyone has successfully bred easterns or blotchies indoors, let me know how you cooled them enough - cuz i'm plum out of luck!

Thx!

[Fatal_S]

Be careful with hybrids. A blotch X AIG can be a lethal combination!

[Richard.C]

when i bred blotchies inside i just turned all heating off,ALL,there extremely cold hardy and they need it to breed,it wont harm them at all,mine were in a shed down the back,no insulation at all and it got pretty cold in there,i had there lighs fully out for 2 to 3 months,no heat pads or nothing,easterns arent as cold hardy as blotchies so maybe try keeping them around 15 degrees celcious,but my blotchies i dont have probs letting them go down to 5 degrees over night ,as in the shed it will go up to around 16 degrees at least during the coldest weather,hope that helps

[Richard.C]

i keep all my breeder blotchies out door in the cage i put up earlier in the thread now,best thing u can do for them blotch,as u live in the same locality they r from,and will be easier for breeding them as it will b more natural,id b waiting for spring before u put them outdoors though now as it would be risky doing it now as its already cooled down and they wont have adjusted,good luck with them,oh and what made u think one of them was a hybrid,i have seen a wild eastern cross blotch,looked like a blotched but had the lower banding of an eastern showing up

[Blotch]

Richard - where you from exactly man?

I'm in Langwarrin - Near frankston.

[Blotch]

oh the possible hybrid - Well it was his markings - he is very much like a blotch but very grey and slightly different to my other blotchies. i have both alpine and lowland and he is as i said different. If I was to pick which he'd be - i'd pick Alpine - however the colors aren't that of an alpine - as i said - more grey. I'm probably wrong, He looks nothing like the hybrid I saw a while ago. This thing was Awesome, dark in color but the pattern was beautiful!!!

[Blotch]

Be careful with hybrids. A blotch X AIG can be a lethal combination!

What is AIG????

[Fatal_S]

Be careful with hybrids. A blotch X AIG can be a lethal combination!

What is AIG????

I read your signature. AIG = Awe Inspiring Girlfriend

[mouseinamilkbottle]

I think Fatal S meant your Awe Inspiring Girlfriend.

[Nature's Gift]

Hi Blotch,

I'm new so since you are old we must've passed each other 'in the night...... '

So sorry to hear about your Rotti - it's one of the most underestimated tragedies to happen and so few people realise the personal and emotional implications.

Sound's like your bluey companions are doing well - haven't you a laundry or somewhere that isn't heated, cause remember, in Melbourne they kinda dig in and get under their Bluey "doona".

BTW..........
Get yourself another dog - makes the nervous breakdown a bit softer.

[Blotch]

Ok first off, in regards to my AIG - Fatal, you're a knob - and I like it!!! hehehe

In regards to the comment from nature's Gift, yeah - I actually have been through a bit. You metioned the whole break down thing, I know exactly what you mean. I had him for 13 years which is a good stint for a rotty, but either way I'm still missing him. I was talking to my mum 2 days ago and i brought him up and broke down in tears. What can I say? He was my best mate!

[Richard.C]

hey blotch,im in rosebud,just south of u,30 mins away,13 years is a great stint for a rotty,my sisters went at ten,and we had our one get run over when we moved in here,was sad as,she was a great dog,i have a blue heeler just shy of 15,hes slowing right down now,poor bugger,not looking forward to the day he goes,hes like my baby,lol,hmmmm what is with me and blue things,my fav color as well

[Richard.C]

og forgot to say,the southern blotch can be silvery grey as well,i find they r silvery grey or browny

[Blotch]

Right at this very minute i'm soaking a couple of my blueys cuz they are shedding, Once i'm done i will take a few pics. But for now here's 2 pics of Fritz. I know they aren't fantastic, but they show his nice pattern!