u/Ok_Listen7910

I got this key lime tree as a gift in October. Initially, it lost most of its leaves, but stabilized towards the middle of winter. It was kept indoors under grow lights with the rest of my plants until about 6 weeks ago, when I moved it to my 3 season porch with the rest of my plants (I’m in Massachusetts so it wasn’t warm enough until then). It got a ton of new growth and leaves in early spring, lost a few, and was looking really good until a couple weeks ago. It started looking dry (taco leaves), so I watered it. It started looking a bit yellow and loosing leaves about a week later, and I noticed the soil was still quite wet.

I watered it maybe 5 times over the winter, maybe less honestly. The soil I initially potted it in seemed to be not as well-draining as it should have been. I decided to repot it with a better mixture, and when I did that tonight, this is how i found the roots - absolutely no root growth since I got it.

It’s in a better draining soil now (a commercial citrus mix amended with sand, perlite, and marble chips), but what else can I do to encourage root growth? Should I prune it? Would rooting hormone do anything at all on something that’s not a cutting?

Note: the pictures are outside, but I only had it fully outside for repotting. It’s been on the 3 season porch because the weather has been ridiculous this spring, but I definitely can put it outside if that’s better for it.

UPDATE: I emailed Infodog and they said it’s their error and they’re fixing it!

“Thank you for alerting us of this the situation

We are sorry for our error and the confusion it has caused.

This is in the processed of being corrected.

Corrected ID emails will be sent as soon as possible.

Good luck at the show!!

MB-F, Inc.
Entry Department”

—-

It’s been a good 7 years since I’ve trialed, so I might be misreading something here. I got an email from mbf/infodog saying my entries were accepted back when I entered. Today I got an email with the judging programs. I’m entered for July 3-5 and I got 3 separate emails with 3 judging programs - however, my dog’s number is 44, and she’s only listed in the judging program for the 5th. Her number isn’t in the program for the 3rd and 4th. Screenshots are of her number in the email, and the class from the judging program.

Am I missing something here? Should I contact infodog and/or the club? I’ve also never used infodog before, where I used to live the superintendent was always Onofrio.

Thank you!

My dog will be taking the CGC test in a couple months. The last time I got a CGC on a dog was 2010, so it’s been a minute.

At our first class, the instructor (who is also the evaluator) told me he wasn’t sure if I could use a fabric and chain martingale collar during the test or not. I checked the rules myself, and it doesn’t specify materials, it just says limited slip and martingale collars are permitted. A photo of the collar in question is attached.

It’s fine either way, but her current collar is a hand-me-down to her from my first dog, so it has sentimental value. I’d like to use it if it’s permitted. I originally had martingales due to my dog’s neck being bigger than his head, and I prefer the chain because all the fully fabric ones I’ve had tend to get stuck in the closed position, where the chain ones open immediately.

I honestly can’t remember if I used this collar on previous dogs for the CGC test, but I’ve definitely used it in rally and obedience with no issues.

Thanks!

I’m sending in my dog’s AKC PAL application this weekend so she’ll be able to participate in sports/companion events. I need “One full front view showing the facial characteristics of the dog” and “One view showing the full side profile of the dog standing on a flat surface”. I’ve picked out some of the better photos from today, but which do you think make her look closest to breed standard? Her parents were both Aussies and came from a puppy mill bust and she was born while in shelter custody, but obviously purebred doesn’t mean well bred, so she doesn’t meet breed standard in a way a well-bred dog would.

Front view 1-6 and side view 1-7

Thanks!