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The dog looks like a normal Mal, only with a funny nose. Apart from that there is absolutely nothing wrong with him. The dog is healthy and certainly does not need 'corrective' surgery. This story was all over facebook earlier this year. Bouncing from home to home and struggling to find an appropriate owner had nothing to do with his nose and everything to do with his energy levels. I believe the dog found a permanent (working?) home some time ago. *ETA, from memory the multiple homes were before he landed at the shelter at under 6 months old. I g**gled him .. and apparently he did find a suitable home :)

I do not think it would be simple ... and as it's not damaging to his health , why spend a fortune ??

:) cute thought - Vinnie will have no idea , and your OH ..well.... but obvious balls may lead to dogs being stolen for various purposes ;)

ha!!''If coming toyou/obeying you when you (loudish to start with) whisper is the ONLY time they get food - guarantee they'll learn fast :p

sarcastic? No. Once you master the basics .. these things are great :)

Just cut food back by 1/3 . for the dogs :) do lots of very short trick.training sessions ... get their recall every time .. practice lying on your bed/mat/chair .... practice "pick up toys" /retrieve .... practice walk alongside me s l o w l y ... do your training in a whisper - so they pay more attention to you . All this increases their concentration - therefore can make them tired ;) ( think of you at work/kids at school - all that brain fag settles you down )

Thanks, KC - found THIS LINK :)

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teach him to help aroundteh house? Pick up things for you ..put toys in box ..find lost sox ..carry mail .... :)

That was their joint decision :) Groom & groomsmen wore matching nice white shirts, shorts & thongs ( it was written on invites that things were mandatory ) For these two - it was perfect - this is how they are ....

CLICK HERE a set on flickr . :)

Finally I got to get around to looking at these - the elephant one is my favourite .. and I do like the way your big cats are always 'doing' things :)

:) puppies certainly have teeth ..and they are there for a reason - to chew food ! It also makes mealtime more than a 2 minute scoff ;)

i don't think he needs calcium at all - esp as he's getting raw mice :P :p Seriously - he should not need it - also - I would advise swapping chicken necks for semi frozen - or frozen whole wings - less of a chance they will be swallowed whole and pose a choking risk :) and we need photos!! What advice did the breeder send him home with regarding feed & supplements?

and leaves sweat from pads behind- more scent marking :)

Shadrack ..... you sound as if your dogs needs a bit of tough love - they have plenty of affection and snuggles and care ..and now need to learn that all this wonderfulness comes with a cost! Dogs ARE like human kids - house rules /chores/table manners/playing gently .... all that stuff is vital to learn :) IF you can the housemate on board, and IF you are willing to work at it .. Nothing In Life Is Free should help . This involves still using treats/cuddles etc BUT the dogs ONLY get attention when their behaviour is what you want . Dogs learn this really fast , actually - because they LOOOVE their attention/treats - however it will take some time for everyone(esp humans) to learn the new routine ;) CLICK HERE to have a read . :) You are fortunate in having several DOL members living around melbourne who are professionals working with dogs , and who are wonderful to have at your side when learning to manage problems :) I know there are more - apologies to those I've missed cosmolo nekhbet erny

:) I think i am in love with Mishka's cute face !!

it's really easy to cut back :) use low/no fat cheese ..and hold off on jerky, etc. Try him with slivers of dry fried sweet potato , or dried apple rounds cut into little bits :) With all th eyummies he's getting ..and a nice variety - I would suggest also reducing his dry food intake by 1/3 :) That way th e lack of exercise is catered for :)

no - not my dog - I swear!!

j..yes- try it!! (and edit with iPhone apps ;) ) here are some of mine :)

well done :) Happy practicing!

karin's art page on FB - this is her main passion ... CLICK HERE and some of her iPhone macros on redbubble CLICK HERE a teaser....

:) :) ring today!!

..one from ANZAC - we have all sorts of family stuff - including war memorabilia , so I got out some of it , and other bits & pieces ..and made up a little display for our visitors.