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A lot of people wold kill to have a dog like that :) Dog owners/car owners/gardeners/ train your dog to toilet ON COMMAND when with you .. then, whether on or off lead, you have control when out & about :)

The bl/tan ???? How wonderful! They look perfect????

have you contacted a professional behaviouirist ? Jane Harper is in QLD> has a vet behaviourist prescribed the prozac ? Hopefully you can find a vet behaviourist who can help . You are correct - this has crossed a line . Did she have a thorough vet check /scan for tumours in her brain /blood tests?

good news!! Dear Old Thing :) Wonder if it's anything to do with Whippet physiology?

Good Scottie - keeping the house clean :D

brains and energy plus !! Have fun LOL

ohhh- yes, I believe strongly in dogs choosing their people :) Thanks for sharing .

Ok ... I am happy with this one-shot-wonder!! Molly and friend .

You won't need an electric blanket!! :) What a fabulous picture !

Don't overthink it ;) just wondering, too - and I have no idea- but could some of it be because she is always "on" when with you ? being with you is a signal to be awake & doing stuff ? I have never had a 'chewy' pup , thank goodness ! What does she do when just left outside ? these might interest you too :) LINK 1 LINK 2

oh :) I AM glad to hear she's on AB's .Now you can at least take a breath - and concentrate on spoiling her rotten

ohh that's a worry , poor old girl .

Thinking of you , & hoping the xanax helps!

We call them 'termites'. Go anywhere, chew thru anything, no respect for anyone!! I don't even enjoy the taste when one happens to fall in the freezer ...... Our dear old Merinos are on our side of the new boundary fence - even tho there are only posts at present!! LOL

Mary is thin ..but I'm trying to be careful with food ... I dread enterotoxaemia - so it's lots of chaff /roughage , with limited grazing on the wet stuff for now .Luckily she likes chaff, and LOVES rose and apple branches :)

:) such loved and cared for dogs ...

smile-worthy :D

Molly and the new kid on the block - Mary Mary, quite contrary ...

and a horrible slow agonising death if they get caught up in them too. I'm currently working with a startup company on developing a virtual fence for cattle. We envisage that it will be particularly useful for fencing off rivers, waterways and riparian zones and have had a lot of interest from Catchment Management Authorities and wildlife/conservation groups. brilliant :) forever in our part of the world, old 4/5 strand wire fences were the norm . Properties were large , and the good ol' merinos would usually stay in their own paddocks, fence or not! LOL Emus/macropods could access the travelling paths they have used for centuries .... Now, with places being divided, and the scourge of the outback (DORPERSHEEP) being popular , fencing needs to be strong and absolutely impenetrable as these darn things have no respect .I have seen them run thru a 5 strand BARBED wire fence ..wriggle under ringlock (which is why electric outrigger wires are being used) and just absolutely wreck fencing > We will never see an emu on our little patch again , as we have had to ringlock our boundary to stop next door's dorpers marching in - contaminating our merino flock , and eating everything - just like goats :p I hate the stuff.

the ringlock and electric fences being used much more readily these days kill so many more emus/macropods as they effectively deny the access to water /fresh pasture, and confine the critters so they are more easily killed by rifles etc.

Shearing in Winter ... not sure why that would be done .Wool insulates from cold AND heat ..and sheep can lose a lot of weight trying to keep warm . perhaps they are meant for sale soon ..obviously meat sheep aren't needing their wool if they are going to the abbatoir ...

because that's usually when the owners choose lambing time . Rams are not often run with ewes all year - they are put with the ewes for a short time , according to when lambing is to occur. Here ewes carry lambs in Autumn/Winter They are crutched so are clean , then lambs are born while Mum has a reasonable wool coat on, and while it IS cold , lambs stick VERY close to the warmth of their mums . This ensures a good percentage of closely bonded lambs/ewes, and because the young ones are closer, they may feed more/grow better. Mums don't have such a drastic need for fluid , as there 'should' be greenery to eat ..and after a couple of weeks when lambs start to nibble there 'should' also be some fresh and tender growth for them to start on ..not dry/rank stuff. lamb marking occurs late Spring , while weather is good - and hopefully there is plenty of nutritious food to help lambs along . When shearing next rolls around , most lambs are well grown, and can be weaned.

It was interesting ... it was early morning , sunny, and there were a group of lambing ewes ..about 12 ..all on a slope , the eastern side , and all with their bodies between the newborns and the southerly winds . :)

If she is in a 'village' or similar , I would really look closely at getting a suitable and socialised adult dog . This may avoid noise/destruction and all the other puppy things which could annoy neighbours ;)