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That is good news Now ...

I didn't have that problem out bush ..but yes , I guess ! maybe paint it pink or purple ? ..and the muzzle :P

Hamlet wore a basket muzzle for months after his foreign body scare ... it just became automatic ..no walk until "helmet" was put on (and a treat pushed thru )

Nice soft basket muzzle properly fitted for walks Stops garbage disposal !

Pudden helping ..... Like Dear little Molly , he has an amazing lightness of foot ... ..and , until I turned from the table with a scoop of soap powder I had no inkling he was there! LOL . Great Lump .

the umbrella!! The car bag wasn't one of the worst ideas ... at least dog was contained and had air ...

I wouldn't use one ..they do look an accident waiting to happen !

LOL!!

Doggy umbrella ? OK - off to google !

Postman & guard ... Rain protection ... Queen Victoria, in mourning garb, and with her companion dog , Sharp.

poor Emmi. Hold off on the groom ... she can live without that for now She has a whole life change happening - anaesthesia recently , hormone upheaval , flight/totally new surroundings with maybe scent of old dog everywhere ...and different people .. I second/third ADAPTIL everything I haven't tried these ..but they look as tho they may be useful ..and these ? has yr Mum taken Emmi out walking ?

Wild dogs around here are mostly dingo type ..sandy, B/T , erect ears .I hesitate to say "Dingo" for most of them ..bound to be dog in the line somewhere.

Glad someone else has rain 'showers'

The poultry forum I'm on is so sad - folks get chookies for the kids, or as a 'backyard garden/farm' in an inner suburb ..and the foxes will destroy their poor birds!! Honestly, until I started reading all that news, I had NO idea just how bad cities have it, with regard to foxes! I knew they were around ..but not either as many, or as unconcerned by human stuff ! Foxes coming into backyards in broad daylight ..foxes chewing the wood on those laying boxes one can pull out to access eggs ...then climbing in the opening ..foxes happily munching their way thru various gauges of wire ...then there are cats, of course .... I have a photo , somewhere , of a dead feral cat - arranged alongside the chooks it killed ..my gorgeous Plymouth Barred Rock pullets ..it was at night..and this cat just grabbed necks, and drank blood ... Feral cats climbed 30 ft up a silky oak tree and ate my last 6 guineafowl ... One of my pet goats was a newborn rescued by a neighbour from the jaws of a large feral tomcat ....thank goodness they don't grow that large in cities!! Keeping poultry in a backyard these days now involves something like this ! metal, electrics - (with floor) ! ( image from a US site ) I am thankful many years ago as a city dweller to have had my ducks in my backyard ..just locked in a quack-proof crate at night . Oh ..and I had the odd dog or two ;)

Friends have a shack there ..the kids obviously enjoy it ..and the afternoon we spent there we didn't see one speedboat- which was nice - only 2 ducks, a pelican, and a young lad riding a bike on the other side ...

Hmmm.. internet searches may unfortunately confuse the issue Other owners might have never seen this behaviour. DOL has many experienced people who have seen many many dogs /owners with problems ... BUT . NO ONE has walked with you and seen your dog's behaviour /your behaviour /the surroundings/other dogs' behaviours. Honestly , a few hundred dollars on ONE diagnostic visit may save you and your dog from confusion /a worsening of behaviours, and or injuries Finding the correct solution is so very tricky from owner descriptions alone ... believe me. taking this young man to has that niggley feel of him being set up to fail it can be ...IF the instructor is good at their job, that groups are managed well , and that 'problem dogs' get individual attention /assessment I do hope you can beg borrow or steal money to get professional help .

Welcome to the Mind Of Dog!! it can be very frustrating - wondering WHY ... especially as some dog body language /expressions don't mean what we think . Your little dog has had 12 mths of life experiences. That's a lot . You do NOT know much of how he was housed/cared for /trained. You don't know if has been used at stud . if he has ever been attacked by other dog/s if he learned to respond a certain way because he was picking up atmosphere from someone who was with him ...

... no advice just now - but how disappointing , and difficult for you

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it is so sad now - 'people' have lost sight of the fact that dogs BITE , that kids & dogs shouldn't race around together ... and the legal minefield that comes about when accidents happen .... hard for families, and the dogs WM ..hope your friends can adjust to a new situation ... it's hard with a new bub , to now think about providing the mental stimulation this kelpie will need ..fingers crossed all will end well . Some years ago , a child visitor needed an emergency hospital visit after another visitor's dog reacted to being awoken with a child hugging its neck joyfully ... old dog was under elderly owner's chair ..semi dark evening ..owner deep in conversation ...turned away ... many apologies , a distraught owner ... and a family who said .."it's OK .. we didn't watch kid enough ..he has learned a valuable lesson ... " Child ended up with quite a few stitches , and a lip which could have been featured in a zombie movie ! ;) I so love sensible people . I do feel for all involved in this ...

Stumpy-tail /Shingleback enjoying a morning shower under a sprinkler

aaaahhhh.. my day is 100% better now . Baby toes...

You actually get to brush yr teeth ? !!! :P

LOL. Looking forward to peter rabbit shots ;)