Ausmoz

Why not just use dog shampoo... possibly less irritating than dishwashing liquid.

;) I didn't even consider that because it looked so damn testicle shaped, but you're probably right

Yesterday at the Animal Welfare League we met an Amstaff X who had just been desexed. There were stitches inbetween his penis and testicles - which were still there (that or they'd inserted "fake" testicles). I'd never seen a dog desexed that way before. It made me wonder how common it is to perform a vasectomy in a male dog, or even a tubal ligation in a female dog (or maybe to remove the uterus without removing the ovaries) It seems like a great idea, as it would allow the dogs to still have their natural hormones. It might also be a down-side in the case of some dogs with aggression, but it would be great for their coats etc in other dogs.

Very impressive

Sounds about right. A vet told us that Emma was probably 16 weeks old as that is when they lose the two teeth in the middle at the bottom.

As long as he is behaving normally and going to the toilet normally I don't think you have anything to worry about.

Can someone tell me what BARF patties actually are? :rolleyes:

Wow, Tamsyn's coat changes were really dramatic.

We feel Pedigree (PAL) dry puppy food as Emma's staple diet. Nothing fancy, but she's in great health

Emma's toilet training is frustrating us too. Sometimes I feel like we're really getting somewhere, then she does her business inside a couple of times and I feel like we're back to square one. She slept inside for the first time on Sun and Mon night with no problems, but last night when we brought her inside she did her business (#2 - and this was just after her doing her business out the back). We took her back outside, and one of us stood with her in the toilet spot while the other cleaned up. When we brought her back inside, she did it again. So... we cleaned up again, and brought her back in again... She just wouldn't settle down, so we ended up taking her out to sleep in her kennel. I was so happy about the last two nights and now I feel deflated. We'll just keep persisting, rewarding the good, and doing our best to avoid accidents.

Yep, that's her It is an easy name to train with, but there's also a "Gemma" in the class, so it was a bit confusing at times. I'm glad to hear that Humphrey did so well too

Our training with Emma went pretty well too. It was the first time she'd been around so many other dogs, so she was often distracted. It was all very exciting for her, and she cried and jumped up a bit, but she wasn't particularly disruptive, and she did settle down well at other times. Overall it went really well. We have come away with so many different things to practice though, I almost wish things were moving more slowly.

If you're going to use aspirin, make sure you check to see whether the particular tablet you have should be taken with food. It would probably still be worth ringing a vet if you haven't already. They might be happy to give you advice over the phone. I hope Leo feels better soon

I wouldn't give a dog any medication that hadn't been prescribed by a vet (or at the very least checked by a vet). Even if aspirin is ok for dogs in general (which I don't know about), your dog might have other conditions (eg. gastrointestinal, or bleeding problems) that make aspirin a bad choice. Those kind of decisions are better made by a vet that knows your dog rather than a chiro.

Emma's going to her first training session this Sunday too - but in Adelaide. We went without her last week for our intro session. I'm really looking forward to socialising her, and meeting everyone else's dogs of course! I just hope she wont be the naughtiest dog there