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Lovely 'godlight' :) The first one one is my favourite

I don't know your dogs ..and cannot see the body language , so cannot definitely tell you what to do .

how old is pup ..and what is the "stuff' "from the supermarkets ? ;)

She sounds as if she definitely needs some lessons in manners - and he;s teaching her :) In my pack - this is all good .

:) glad they have a) experience , and b) other dogs . pup will learn some manners , but not like being with litter/mum. Mind you , when I was young, 6 weeks was always the time we got new pups ....

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What resourceful and good people!! :) :) Darling old dog ..she'll probably sleep for a week!

Searching can be frustrating! :) Hope you find what you seek :) MUST it be a baby puppy ? Sometimes breeders/rescues have screened older pups/or adult dogs who may suit your family , without all the baby puppy work ! re: pups being left alone - these is quite a lot of good discussion in this thread I started years ago (where does the time go?) :) CLICK HERE

Too cute!! :) :) Thanks for posting .

yep . free feed grain/carrots , then add the poison .yes. The Boss musters, sorts out, yards and trucks away feral goats . When the goats are brought back here to the yards , they take no time to start eating hay/drinking from a trough . Providing they are kept in their family mobs , they stay more settled , and they adapt quickly - so yes, I could see that feeding would be accepted by the goats after a short period . I missed the landline show - wonder what other things the powers that be tried ?

'fait accompli' is no goats ,intact wildlife, and destroyed dogs ..all without upset/petitions and unauthorised island access/action ;) That's a long way off yet!

All puppy photos are welcome :)

Does the dog bark loudly ? Could it have been 'de barked' ? Looks as if the marks could be from a collar buckle perhaps .... has the area been shaved, or was it like that?

They could offer expert bow shooters a chance even!! Hunters are ALWAYS looking for somewhere to go .Bow shooting, when done properly is quiet, non intrusive, and very effective /quick!

Oh!! I just looked up wikipedia ..that island is TEENY !! I really cannot figure how hunters could not make impact on the goats!! Area4 km2 (1.5 sq mi)Length2.9 km (1.8 mi)Width1.7 km (1.06 mi)

Apparently the landscape is not conducive to shooting , either on foot or aerial ? anyhow , it's on LANDLINE at noon today . I am 90 % certain that my brother & his dogs could manage the task . His dogs are used to finding goats- he is a qualified shooter ..... I have a strange feeling this experiment once aired today , will attract an awful lot more negative attention, and may not be completed ...

aww- lookit that face!! :) :)

Freddie loves water , hoses, taps ... I left a hose running for him yesterday ..and then had to laugh as he made his moat!! he dug just ahead of the water ,letting it flow on ..and on ... When it stopped flowing a couple of times, he went to where it was blocked, cleared it ..then ran back to the front of the flow to continue . Molly just watched .

Guess it's to fit their time schedule or somesuch ...dogs are to be in place for 2 yrs , no longer ..?

That's the plan , so yes, hope it plays out that way .

LOL if she can chew roo tendons- she can definitely chew chicken frames!! :)

pups chew- they NEED to chew/mouthe things .That is how they learn about textures/tastes/their strength ,(cos they don't have sensitive fingertips like humans) etc plus chewing releases endorphins :) So -- invest in cheap beds - opshop blankets etc until after teething in several months ;) Buy her real bones ,and deer antlers to chew , and not just 'crunch/swallow' Frozen chicken frames are terrific! Turkey necks also .

What I think is worse (than the bolded bit above) is that Dingoes are getting a worse and worse wrap because of this monster-hybrid wild dog and their gene pool is also diminishing. It's getting harder and harder to find a pure dingo (genetically speaking) and, I believe, they'll soon be extinct - replaced with this super mutt. I wish more was being done for the Dingo - from this point of view and from a PR point of view At this rate not many will mourn their loss and that is a tragedy. yes. It is very sad. In a previous life I was involved, in melbourne , with the "Dingo Foundation' - working with purebred Alpine dingoes who were gorgeous creatures, and DEFINITELY not domestic dogs . I am so pleased I have the memory of seeing them .

Recently , The Boss attended a local Wild Dog Control workshop , run by Ben Allen , who is featured in one of the following articles. It's all interesting stuff .. bt very sad that domestic dogs have so interbred with Dingoes that most wild dogs are just ugly mixed creatures PELORUS ISLAND plan excerpt: The four wild dogs, which will be released on Pelorus Island, will not have a chance to become pests themselves, as they have been implanted with a time-activated poison, Hinchinbrook Shire Council said. 700 sheep lost to wild dogs at Merriwa. excerpt: Wild dog control is becoming a major issue for many farmers across Australia. Chris Kemp shares his thoughts after losing 700 sheep on his farm at Merriwa over the past few months. Chris and his family have been running sheep for the past 100 years and have never seen it close to this bad before. The farm is situated eight kilometres from the Goulburn River National Park and he believes this is the major source of the problem.