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Whilst I'm glad Bob is growing and has everyone trained ..I feel for you, still waiting

in the meantime - dabs of a bright nail polish are a good standby :)

aside from the good and practical advice posted - perhaps the family could foster something for a while as a trial? .... Mum who isn't comfortable with dogs at all & 3 kids , & livestock, rural fencing & a new and active puppy = misgivings & heartache

Thank you for updating :) Remember , too ..to treat leaving/coming home as absolutely BORING and ordinary. .NO 'I have to go, snookums, be a good baby *pat/hug/kiss*..oh,. snookums, poor snookums, *cuddle* ' same when you return .. just walk over to pen ..open gate/put pup outside to toilet ..no talking ... then after a few minutes..carry on as normal :) This does help , really ! We have a puppy here - admittedly he is nowhere near bereft of company (canine) but he now barely opens both eyes when we leave or return ... it's no big deal - nothing special ...

..and we now need pics of 3 happy hounds!! Well done , now enjoy!!

You will find out very quickly on Friday ..and hopefully you've wasted a whole week's worry !! You're more patient than I - I would have been on teh phone asking to explain what he saw in that test !! for you & Stevie :)

the dye is normal - a local supplier of kangaroo meat products sprays all his a pretty blue :)

aaah yes :) LOL. Our dogs get whatever is available - mostly fresh - home killed- prey-type food . When we don't do that they get dry food . House dogs get odd scraps , old dogs get added stuff like eggs/cheese/ yoghurt & some canned muck ...The only supplements used are things like ironcyclen for times of illness/hard work ..and extra oil/vitamins for oldies.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=p7fXa2Occ_U

he is perhaps now adult, and 'marking' his posessions/territory with faces/anal gland scent ? OR he may be looking for somewhere that reminds him of grass? Does he have an area indoors/on balcony where he can toilet if he needs to? He needs one ,if not . Go back to basics - and I strongly suggest you do N I L I F with him .. this will be a good thing to give him some brainwork ..and re establish boundaries :) if you are home - have him on a leash /onfined to one room , maybe?

being that cats & dogs communicate very differently ..a pup growing up with mainly cat company would NOT learn much dog body language/communication :) Dogs & Cats can be good friends though :)

T - I doubt it ..The Boss even bought a heap of chicken necks .."for my little mate" ... !!

Ok .. a 'real' portrait :) he is so fluffy still! Today he learned about a comb ,and how it gets prickles out ;) he wasn't really impressed . His tail is fluff!

i watched it on the yootoob page . The comments were HEAPS more entertaining than the video LOL

By the time he is teething ( around 4-5 mths) he will be able to handle good big bones , and these, frozen are just perfect :)

great shots :) Yep a change in teh atmospheric pressure- warm, a promise of rain , and off they go!

can't really help , but you may like to read some of these links :) LINK LINK LINK LINK unfortunately , I have never had a pup who liked/used Nylabones

I always feed pups bones larger than their heads! that way they have quite a time chewing ..not three crunches and swallow ;)

She is training you very well. although it should have happened when you first got her - it can still be done :) get her a nice big chicken wing - freeze it ..and leave her with it outside . definitely get a treatball and /or just use the smaller soft drink plastic bottles ! take off lids/ring around top - poke in tasty dry kibble and a few treats ... shake it , tip it slightly a few times to show her where the food comes out ..and leave her to it ! I strongly advise you do some reading - and if you click on these links, you'll find LOTS :) have fun. CLICK CLICK CLIK

:) welcome to puppy hood. This is NOT separation Anxiety . It is a normal reaction of a change in routine - My guess is puppy has spent heaps of time not confined, and with you ... things have changed, and she is most annoyed and unhappy . puppies have a rule . If I yell & scream for 20 minutes - then she comes & gets me - then , next time, I can yell for 25 minutes , cos I know she will come get me :) Start off slowly . Feed puppy in the room .. let her go in & out .... do this a lot . Play with puppy in this room . have her VERY favourite toy for THIS room only :) Make sure there is worn clothing of yours there, so she has your scent . perhaps after feeding her in there for several days .. give the command, put her food down ..shut the door - for about 20 /30 seconds . then open it and carry on . make these times slightly longer maybe , each day? Does she yell & scream when left out in teh backyard?

Over the many many years I an remember ,(prob. 40) with many entire bitches in our households.... we have had 3 pyos , with most of our bitches living well into their teens .

Great update :) What a pretty bit of Licorice ;)

I suggest you take her a good groomer , who can get rid of lots of that double coat - then show you how to maintain it :)

the flokati rug DOES have legs :) I just found them ;)

Smoke 'should' have a good genetic stamp - so in a few months , and if he grows some legs , he will be offered the opportunity to try out his skills on sheep :)