I just think its strange that when people come on here with a daily report about the numbers in the classified section dropping, it follows with finger pointing at the authorities and their stupid rules.
When the numbers go back up, it's complete silence.
Bit like your beloved cobalt thread, she's a ghost town over there mate, apart from some lame mention of a few horses.

You've just posted AGAIN on an irrelevant thread AND mentioned another thread that is "irrelevant"...:(

Hi Jamie
While I don't have the exact figures for the whelping / puppies registered in other states however I do know the numbers here in Qld as I have had a contract to supply the service of Marking , Ear branding and now Microchipping all puppies in South East Qld as far up as Bundy which is more than 90% of all puppies registered here in Qld.
I have kept exact records for more than 30 years.And I can tell you that only 56 puppies were processed by us last month, it was well over 100 for the corresponding month 2014 and nearly 200 in Oct 2013..
Numbers of 160 to 200 puppies per month were normal up until recently and if that reduction in numbers is not a concern for the future please tell me so.

I talk to all breeders up here on a regular basis and if the new breeding rules, increases in fees for breeding and the removal of the Qdog Incentive scheme and concerns for the future of the industry have not had a direct influence on the decisions of breeders, please tell me that too !!
We all wait in anticipation of the "Complete Silence" you referred to in your previous post.

Same comment was made recently by a marker/chipper in a region of nsw

There you have it, Mr Irrelevant.
Straight from the horses mouth.
If there are not proactive moves on a major scale shortly, the deafening silence will be coming from abandoned kennels in the near future. Just imagine those figures after a 40% reduction...yep, totally irrelevant.

If Graham mentions something about whelping's, especially in his home State then listen.....And he has provided the figures too so he's not p1$$ing in the wind.

Thanks m8.........Steve.

PS...I wouldn't call 80 litters advertised on this site which is UP 20 from July but down 100 on average (180) as being on a winner. 130/140 litters would be more acceptable imo.

Mr.Geraghty, please go back to your personal insults, disguised as poetry. I much prefer that Bro.

I say 80 is perfect.

That's the beauty of this country mate, we can disagree without blowing the shyte out of each other.

michael looking forward, we cant go back , i think long term going forward the numbers will be about 25% down on previous numbers (years) which i think we be fine , closure of a couple of tracks in vic will help maintain a nice balance, its 2015 how can we have 5/10 million dollar tracks putting on one/two shows a week ??????????????

imagine building a five star hotel , that only operates 2 days a week , its time to get real ,

ok we have trials put that out to private enterprise,

I could provide a further 10% (8 litters) if I make the time to put them back on the Data Classifieds. Just not sure I can cope with the "deafening silence" of my phone not ringing ... like the previous time I put them up.

Had them advertised for in The Chase magazine for 4 months ... managed ONE sale, & THREE phonecalls which didn't see a sale eventuate.

Buyers are the thinnest on the ground I've seen them in the past decade ... and there's been some pretty ordinary "lulls" in those earlier years at times too.

The first and most basic rule of SUPPLY AND DEMAND is that a small difference in favour of either category is normal and best. It's when there's a disparity one way or the other that is normally a cause for concern.

And like many, I'm unfortunately seeing PLENTY of cause for ongoing CONCERN.

If you think things are touch and go now, people might get a shock if some "diehards" like us pull the pin altogether. Believe me, things are delicately poised, but don't for a moment think things can't get worse (numbers wise).

Speaking purely from my own perspective, we are battling on at the moment, but the well is running close to dry. We can't keep producing a product that very, very few seem to be wanting at the moment. I hope and believe it can change for the better, but like I implored participants to do leading up to the Ipswich Auction, I think one of the best ways WE as participants can help is to BUY a pup or two. Maybe get an old-time owner back into a share in a hound ; or get a couple of mates together in a Syndicate.

Ps, I don't carry "arms" so people are safe in that respect.

Well it must be a lot easier to become licenced to operate a public trialling facility in Victoria than it is in Qld. Just ack John Collins from the Postmans Ridge complex up here.

As you wish...

There was a young man named Quinny
Who rode into town on a skinny
"I'm here to race!" he shouted with might
But the town was empty with no track in sight.

The TAB has a sign on the front door
"Closed down cuz nobody breeds no more."
Quinny rides out of town carefree and snappy
Singing "ooh, ooh ,ooh, hoo, don't worry, be happy.

It the bitch.

:)

Its all good Mick, I've taken a lot more than sarcasm in my time.
Robust debate is good stuff.

Gezza....I like it. I can sleep well now.

Exactly Kev, We have a litter now where it has not worked out. There is nothing wrong with the stud, it has not worked with our bitch line.

We made the choice and take responsibility and the financial burden that goes with it, we kept all 9 pups.