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LOL - there is no profit in breeding . :D - that's not why breeding should be done ! Glad the bitch is OK . AS I presume neither of you are registered breeders - you do not have ANY legal/formal guidelines /rules to follow , so whatever agreements you wrote/signed are in force. if you have NO hard copy of anything .... then it's going to be hard ..and the strongest will win

:) good ol' boy! What has your vet suggested ? is arthritis the diagnosis? if it is - use the search function here(top RH of the page ) for arthritis , and you will find heaps of info :) Sounds as if he's a lucky boy!

yes!! That's often an easy one to make mistakes with ...

Glad he's feeling better !

semi frozen turkey necks are fantastic - and a meal in themselves :)

oh not good.

Very good dog!!

:) Glad things are not a lot worse

My Puddenhead ? he does indeed have a shallow cleft ....along with the other genetic errors that make him 'speshal' .... well spotted ;) he's also SO much like his maternal Grandma Caillie ... he has her 'look' when he watches us ... and his thick bones /general build are a lot like hers Actually looking at that pic - she appears to have a depression /beginnings of a cleft in her nose too .

thinking of you all..

have a read here : LINK

All legs & ears !!

When mozzies are bad here , I hang mozzie coils around :) LOOK and HERE these holders are just brilliant!!! not sure what you could put on a small puppy ... maybe a TINY dab of roll-on aerogard on his ears?

:) Good for her! I had a dachsieX many years ago who worked sheep in teh yards/on trucks :)

:)

if the car and facilities are airconditioned , I would ....surely they dog would not be dried with heat ..why not ask the groomer ?

rabbit is a 'whiter' meat than goat /lamb/beef . almost no fat ...maybe that & chicken?

having seen many dog bite injuries to other dogs/stock .. a dog bite on the cheek - in my mind it would have torn out muscle etc as well ? The lady appears to have no problem speaking etc ... *sigh* I hate being cynical .... sometimes.

Must admit to wondering about the facial/neck wound/s .. no swelling or bruising visible ...and it appears to be put back together neatly .. seems to have been plenty of skin The arm def looks like dog bite wounds owwwwww..

You can try changing diet ..NO grains/sugars /artificial anything. Find another vet .. IF your bitch is not too far along in the pregnancy - and you are not a registered breeder , yes, consider an abortion/spey for your girl, so HER health can be monitored and helped . It's not really fair on her to have to cope with these problems, esp if she is pregnant Unfortunately, too - she will possibly pass on her sensitivity to pups ...

Great pics, T !! That looks an amazing spot :)

Thank you for the very positive update ! :)

Oh ..and browse around THIS THREAD! there is a massive amount of info within !!