[shazamataz]

Oooh yeah, he will get dirty, trust me! :D

You probably won't even notice until you bath him though, I get that with my boy, I think he looks white and then I give him a bath and realise just how dirty he was :rolleyes:

Yup, he's for show. He was supposed to have his first one last weekend but the weather was horrible and it was an hours drive away so she didn't go.

[binx44]

Well he was pretty dirty when I bathed him but he dries out quickly...

I wonder how I'd find out about showing here for the bully I just got.. he's pure with papers. First pick of the litter

[shazamataz]

TaaDaa Breed Standard:

PURPOSE: Is for "Guardian", "Protector", and "Family Companion".

OVERALL IMPRESSION: Square, powerfully built; agile and athletic for size, and alert. Should give impression of nobility; thereby, the term "BLUE BLOOD".

HEAD: Large, flat across the skull, square, heavily muscled in males.

MUZZLE: Square with heavily muscled jaws; length not to exceed 40% of the skull, from "stop" to "end" of nose, being 2 to 2-3/4 inches in length, plus or minus a 1/4 inch.

NOSE: Color: Black is the ideal color; however, "Gray", or "Liver" color will occur.

EARS: Rose-ears, medium-size, to half-perked with forward roll, carried close to the head.

EYES: Almond-shaped to round, medium sized. Color: Brown is the ideal color; however, "Glass" or "Marble" eyes will occur.

NECK: Thick, of medium length.

SHOULDERS: Short length, heavily muscled, and well tied in with the front legs.

CHEST: Wide and deep with a well sprung ribcage.

BACK: Straight; length equal to height at shoulders.

TAIL: Optimum length; should reach the hocks in a relaxed position; come over the back in an excited position. Final 1/3 of tail to have a gradual upward curvature.

FORELEGS: Straight and extremely thick-boned; toes well knuckled up with thick pads. Dewclaws not removed.

HINDQUARTER: Hips narrower than shoulders; well musculared and in proportion to the forequarters.

COAT: Short-to-medium length; fairly stiff to the touch, with soft undercoat.

COLOR: Any color and white. "Solid colors" and "solid whites" not "Show Stock".

"Show Stock": High points: 40 to 60 percent "color", and "white".
Medium points: Over 60 percent "color", and "white".
Low points: Under 40 percent "color", and "white".

SIZE: Males: 22 - 25 inches at the withers, weighing 70 to 90 pounds. Females: 20 – 23 inches at the withers, weighing 50 to 70 pounds. 1 inch variation in height is allowed. 5 to 10 pounds in variation of weight is allowed.

Note: The male’s height should not be less than 21, or greater than 25 inches, at the withers. The female’s height should not be less than 19, or greater than 24 inches, at the withers. The male’s body weight should not exceed 100 pounds, or be less than 65 pounds. The female’s body weight should not exceed 80 pounds, or be less than 55 pounds.

Note: However, there may be on rare occasions where a male may weigh in at 110 pounds, and where a female may weigh in at 90 pounds. Therefore, these "Alapahas" can be bred back to a smaller male, or female, to normalize the Breed Standard’s body weight in the pups. But, to place the larger "Alapahas" into a "Conformation" show-ring, they would fail to meet the breed’s standard.

Unfortunately I am not sure how you go about entering shows in Canada as it would more than probably be different than Australia :)

[binx44]

Wow shaz... you are so awesome.. I keep forgetting where you live though LOL... thanks for the breed standard. Will have to make some measurements I think... though he's still a pup and has lots of growing to do

[shazamataz]

It will be hard to tell while he's still a puppy, they go through the "puppy uglies" where they pretty much lose all their good looks and galoomph around like idiots :D

I would suggest going along to a dog show (You can call your local kennel club to find out where and when they will be, check the phone book) And get friendly with some other people with Bullies, they should be able to help you out and let you know all the details of how to enter and check out your pup for you :)

[binx44]

Well.. guess it doesn't matter now.. boyfriend is most likely breaking up with me.. doesn't trust me he said.. doesn't love me like he should. Felt this way for months. Feels like I am a best friend he sleeps with... I walked in on a conversation between him and his mom on the phone or I never would have found out until after I left for college... pup is being returned today

[shazamataz]

Oh no, I'm so sorry to hear that.
Did you have any idea about how he was feeling?
I'm here if you need to talk, just send me a message or fb me.

[binx44]

I had no clue at all shazz

[shazamataz]

Just think though, it is better you found out now than later when you were busy at school.

Any way you can try to patch things up or is that it?

[binx44]

I don't know.. he says there is a 10% chance he won't dump me.. but my say doesn't matter in his decision

[shazamataz]

If he isn't willing to try and work things out, and you have 'no say' in his decision, then to be honest hun, he's not worth your time.
You deserve better than to find something like that out by accident, he should have come to you and told you if he was having problems with your relationship.

[binx44]

I know.. but I love him so freaking much.. more than he realizes. I find out today if he wants to end it. When he gets home

[shazamataz]

Let me know how it goes.
If you do stay together though, be strong, make sure he knows you won't stand for his crap, otherwise he might take advantage of it knowing that you would come back to him.

I have threatened to break up with my boyfriend many times, the last time I admit, I did take it too far, he stood up to me and we finally talked about our problems instead of just arguing about it.

Good luck.

[binx44]

I will let you know how it goes.. as of this morning he says its over... but I don't think I could handle coming back if it was going to go like this again...

If he wants to stay with me then I've got a lot to think about before saying yes... things that need to be talked about...