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Now we have acres of swampy mudflats ..and lots of prickles hiding in the mud ;) Mary ( I count her as a destructive-type dog) can manage to get hers out - why can't the dogs ? LOL

:D I bet he's feeling much relieved . Good news.

WOW - terrific photo series. he is one bold fox ... and he also looks very experienced .

good news :) he will feel so much more comfortable !

Definitely .

Oh Dear ... This morning,I had 4 dogs , and was wandering along the riverbank to check our pump . Heard a scuffle in a clump of bamboo ahead of me ..then a SPLASH ... then Pudden came trotting past with a tiny dove in his mouth ! We had seen this bird yesterday , with an injured wing ...I looked for it this morning, but obviously it had moved .. I was going to put it out of its pain ..but not quite that way . Pudden surprised me ..he beat the others,dived in, & swam a short distance .....a bird dog!!

I couldn't stand to see dogs being cold .... ours have wool, and I am the opshop's best customer in regard to old doonas/sleeping bags!!

Such a handsome boy :)

Good planning! :)

I wish you surgical success :) so much care is taken - your lad will be in good hands . I lost my gorgeous cat , Mr.Wilson, due to a very rapid onset blockage ...

Good idea :) After feeding/waking ..STAY with him until he toilets ( being boring - no chit chat/playing /patting) then have a little party :) A few times of this , and he'll respond ! A couple of my dogs will still poo, then race up to me ,smiling, for a treat !

Well done ! for the photos and for Jonah's new attitude to life :)

Thanks... it's the first canvas I've had done ..

No way would I allow a pup to have free run of the house , or sleep on my bed ..they are privileges :) be sure to use a good enzyme based cleaner ..and once pup wakes up..HE IS FIRST to be taken out. Immediately - or there will be accidents ...

:) I am pleased with how this came out ... dear old Monty .. very ordinary iphone pic , sorry ...

I choose to think our dogs can still have a life when on their chains ... Ash is busy chewing on /rolling on a discarded fish head he brought back from his walk earlier... Pudden is rolling around on his bed with a ginormous very old bone , his plastic bottle , and an arm off one toy ... Fred is lying in a cool mudspot under his tree- he has been busy working the past two days..rest day today . Don has dug a hole in the cool sand , and is being annoyed by Mary goat , as SHE wants that spot , now that it's dug, and soft and cool ....

Naughty boy Don. he can be that ,indeed!

The water's receding ..Don & I checked it out this morning ...

Those little pink flowers (Colchicum) are wonderful :) Only last a short time , but they quickly form clumps of plants ..and the bulbs can survive a long dry spell :) Did you know also (thanks google, as I was looking for correct spelling ) The bulb-like corms of Colchicum autumnale contain colchicine, a useful drug with a narrow therapeutic index. Colchicine is approved by the US FDA for the treatment of gout and familial Mediterranean fever. Colchicine is also used in plant breeding to produce polyploid strains. The real 'naked ladies' are a glorious thing!! Amaryllis belladonna ... absolutely gorgeous texture to the flowers ...and a sweet scent in the evening... .

:) aren't they beautiful ?

Ok ..just a suggestion . maybe Something HAS made her unwilling to walk .. it may have been a smell/squirt of exhaust/rattly inspection hole cover/wind blown branch or curtain ..any one of a number of things . What does she do when you drive to another area , get out and walk along ? is she happier with another dog present?

How are things going , anyhow ?

Exactly ! Dachsies were originally hunters ..they still have a lot of drive - and if her mealtimes are her big events ... then yep, the adrenaline will be racing :) Young Ash has almost got his 'jabber jaws' to a point where he will do it on cue LOL It runs in his family ... they know we will give them attention for the 'silent barking fit' ;)

LOL cutie :)

it looks an amazing part of the world :) Picturesque, historic, with rivers and green ... Lovely.