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after meals ? after a certain bone/food ? after a walk to a certain area? after bathing or grooming or vet visit ? It must be a worry - hopefully it's something very simple :)

Just wondering how he's going on the new regime ?

Stop confusing yourself online , write down all your questions, and MAKE SURE you don't leave the vet surgery without answers :) IF you feel they are not answering your questions - then ask again for instructions/advice - in writing. Of course he's tender ! He has had his knee cut open , metal instruments in there digging and moving ...it will be quite painful, and will feel different to him . :)

Tend to agree . An ideal situation is that all bases are covered when dog goes home .

Every dog is different - take advice from the treating vet .

A gorgeous frenchy baby!! :) As you have discovered- the form of "socialisation" you tried is not the ideal have a read here - and then make some new plans :) Dog parks can be hell . CLICK HERE

hey - it seems you have one very honest, willing and attentive pup! the BEST sort of pupil :D

Buy a GOOD QUALITY finelink chain lead :)

I hope you have sent a report to that physio - it will maybe stop further mistakes ...

LOL - it's not the dog who is the one to decide what happens - it's YOU. She needs to wear a collar , if only to hold the ID details . if she is not walking well - then both of you would probably benefit from some classes - where you will see others behaving in a similar fashion, and learn how to manage it :) As said - collar training - and it IS training - not just whack a collar on ..then take it off if puppy gets narky ;) Takes a bit of work , and a lot of fun :) use her food /treats/games . look - a collar ! TREAT when she looks . repeat, repeat Look - when you have collar rest on your body - you get fed! repeat repeat .. presuming teh dog can sit nicely ..then , with her reward for sitting - a loose collar is slipped over her head ..land the BEST food morsel happens Before cuddles on the couch -COLLAR on Before a meal - COLLAR ON Do not walk her outside on teh road yet ... rather practise in the house/backyard .....and do NOT let her win . No matter how much she bucks/rubs,scratches ..that collar stays ON , until she gives up and lies down quietly for a few minutes ....this is IMPORTANT > She knows you will remove the collar if she does A, B or C ....She needs to learn that you won't. Simple. She also needs to learn that Collar = good stuff :) D0 NOT react when she's fussing - obviously unless she is being injured ;

yep, unfortunately .

1080, yes horrible - but all that's available , when properties are around 100,000 acres, etc . If pelts were worth more , shooting would become a more used method . It's all awful.

that was fast! I hope the surgeon is up to the job ..and that the rest & recuperation goes well . Looks like lots of wok ahead for you during recovery time . be aware!! Dogs jumping up /trying to get out of pens/crates can undo a lot of good work - hope your little one is calm :)

:) there is one which comes to mind ( apologies to those I forget) D O L member COSMOLO runs Underdog ..CLICK here for their site .

Most large properties are baiting at present ... On one property ..baiting done according to guidelines (buried, marked, mapped) there was an average of 80 % uptake!! We think perhaps baits are being cached ..as otherwise there were several hundred foxes roaming .... Must admit to having not seen a mangy /ill fox for a few years now - makes a nice change ....

they are looking very handsome :)

T - live trapping is so goddammed stressful for any critter .I have done it - but hate it with a passion . my live traps were placed in shrubbery , protected from the wind and rain , and were secure from attempted predation by eagles etc ......yes they worked for foxes and cats .. but i couldn't be unmoved by the behaviour of whoever was trapped I would much rather the critter be alert, , not alarmed , and then , simply be no more . I am usually a good enough shot to grant them an instant exit from the world. That's the way I think as well, wish more people thought like this Sent from my SM-G920I using Tapatalk Yes, canetoad . IMO , there is nothing "humane" about live trapping any mammal. I have seen my share of injuries, panicked faces, etc - also abortions & cannibalism in pigs , broken teeth and claws in other mammals, incl. mice . When we were kids, like millions of other families, we used the jawed traps for rabbiting - to earn money, and to eat. How absolutely awful was that - looking back

"In a cloud of doggy dreams " :) Ash ...

definitely!! Would you let your GP give you a hip replacement? I once worked for a vet who was a brilliant surgeon ... and he always called in a specialist to do the knees/hips/elbows . Why risk it?

skip a meal - pro biotics /plain yoghurt / mashed pumpkin ....

Lovely pics of Scottie in teh box!! :)

my sandy boy :) Why dinosaurs became extinct : there was Smoke!

T - live trapping is so goddammed stressful for any critter .I have done it - but hate it with a passion . my live traps were placed in shrubbery , protected from the wind and rain , and were secure from attempted predation by eagles etc ......yes they worked for foxes and cats .. but i couldn't be unmoved by the behaviour of whoever was trapped I would much rather the critter be alert, , not alarmed , and then , simply be no more . I am usually a good enough shot to grant them an instant exit from the world.

:D T S D explained it really well > THIS link, followed by THIS LINK is a VERY good read !

he's a lucky boy- hope he soon starts to feel better :)