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If your puppy is eating it all ..it's not too much. A good kibble and some meat .. young puppies will eat lots ..you pretty well cannot overfeed a growing baby :) Your puppy does not need 'fillers without nutrition' like rice/pasta/veges .... as extras... growing pups need good quality food that their bodies can utilise :)

link excerpt: A CHAMPION Kelpie should be destroyed after it allegedly attacked a six-year-old girl, according to her father. Mack - a lauded working dog that has won numerous events at the Casterton Kelpie Festival - is believed to have left the schoolgirl with severe facial wounds requiring hundreds of stitches, micro and plastic surgery and the need for ongoing dental work. Victoria Police confirmed the incident happened on June 22 on private property at Balliang East, near Bacchus Marsh.

....ermmmm.... something not quite right here ....

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, teebs . The gorgeous ,comical , boofy boy ... that was Atlas . :)

As babies, the urge to poo can also be triggered by what puppy sees/ feels under his feet ;) If your pup was kept in a pen, under cover , with concrete etc as flooring - then his body may have got the message "roof + flooring " = poo . instead of "big sky + grass = poo"

Runamuk .. and Chris - apologies if my post was misunderstood . I understand there are many 'trainers' who can do damage .. my post was meant to reassure you about the folks here ,

Oh :) It's so good to see spidey pics, CC - Lovely!

Definitely get them removed --- they can & do cause problems :) It's no large op . I also find it odd that he has rear dewclaws ....

Oh Dear The professionals recommended on here are usually those recommended by well experienced dog owners and trainers . the professionals named on here, and the professionals who have contributed to this thread , as well as all posters have absolutely no desire to 'break/crush' any dog., esp a 5 mth old puppy ! Please do not give an unsure puppy owner such a dire warning.....without some positives . Unsure puppy owners need to be recommended to experienced and good trainers , for sure - and that is what is being done here. Chriss- you have been given someone to email, and also others to contact - I'm sure you will appreciate what they have to offer :)

Your pup has had a lot of change ..little decent attention /training, and has been kept indoors a lot. As you are confused by his body language , this indicates that you really do need to learn more about what makes a dog 'tick' ..and as he is very confused about all the changes in his routine - this makes two of you who need a set action plan..some assessment and information/education from a well qualified professional, like K9Pro , or Glenn :)

Please take the recommendations offered and contact a respected professional as soon as possible . Well Done for asking for help now , before that actual bite. Hope all gets sorted soon.

mish ..I am on shaped internet , so can't open the pics .. (I am useless with a DSLR ...I get horribly confused , so cannot advise :p ) however , may I offer you the knowledge contained on this website to read through ? :) Digital Photography School esp these bits .. LINK I'm sure folks on here will advise you - it must be very disappointing .

so sorry .....

What a wonderful part of the world :) Thanks ! My favourite of the group is the one of the shells and their tracks ;)

Haylz .. have a read of some of these posts - about having bitches together :) LINK LINK

Watching our dogs ..it's that gnawing ..that chewing on one side of their mouth at a time as they get meat/sinews off bones , the one where their heads are parallel with a large bone , and they chew & chew & chew .... The length of time gnawing is important ... a couple of minutes is nowhere near as effective as 20 minutes !

He's a puppy , and you said he'd been in a pen . Most likely the pups pooed and ate in the same space there ..so he wouldn't know any different. ;)

I know .... ....

..and ,if you have two puppies , and neither of them are good enough to be part of any decent breeding program , that would be very disappointing . There is no guarantee of a pup being suitable , unfortunately ,

Lovely girl, great photos .. but the thread title ?

http://www.ebay.com....984.m1439.l2649 :) don't forget shelter , and a floor .. It's much better for a puppy to NOT start to dig out ..than to try & stop the behaviour :)

What was their reasoning ? Vets aren't usually strong on dog training .....

it can be a den, yes.. but he needs a pen in which to play ..crate is for rest/security ..and making the choice reinforces that in his brain . When that choice is taken away from him .. the crate may be seen as something to be worried about ;) I'm glad he's going on the school run ...socialising him can be done like this a lot ... he gets to see all sorts of things , and it will tire him out, too!

being alone is essential! it is also VERY important to make this alone time one of the most pleasurable things in his day , so that he learns this independence , and how to amuse himself :) A pen to run in, interesting toys which shake rattle & roll , chewy bones .. a view of the outside world, and birds flying , etc .... is much better for his development than 'solitary'