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(even tho I don't like the idea of dogs crated for so long) you both did well ...I wonder which of you felt worse? ;) Def. ditch the beanbag! My old Mitch ..he went into a boarding kennel with his nice new beanbag ..and the kennel owners were still finding beans for days :p

Although I don't cart it around much now ..a walking stick kind of makes things tricky ... I LOVE my monopod :) It is old , aluminium , very light , and very handy for stabilising things . Mind you , these days when I'm out & about ..I use my 2nd best friend (apart from the walking stick) my FLIPSTICK.. takes some of the weight off ..and enables a bit of stabilisation :)

. here's one of my favourites for those who liked seeing photos :) A big smile in the middle of pricklebushes .......

:) He was pretty cute, wasn't he ??

Thank you all ... it's much appreciated Things are very quiet and the house feels empty without that big footed vocal presence ... he who didn't believe in walking if it could be avoided ..running was better :) And almost everything he did was accompanied by barking/baying I never did sort that one out ....but it will be much missed ..

My silly boy ..all blotches & noise What will I do now , with those fluffy toys? Who will now help me to find feral cats and lean on my knee for words and for pats? nine years is not long, for me anyway - seems a short time since watching pups play. Last night ,as usual , right there for me . pointing then flushing that cat up a tree, I thought you were ill, but you gave me your best .. Then this morning I knew that you deserved rest. 'Bye my hammy boy. I helped Hammy over the bridge this morning early . For the past day or so he just wasn't 'right' and I put it down to the normal garbage eating . Yesterday we had a good day, he played in at the river and chased bunnies ..all seemed ok .. Last night he seemed a bit uncomfortable ..but did SUCH a great job finding/pointing at and treeing a feral cat ! he was so happy :) Afterwards though couldn't settle for ages ..so I sat with him ..and eventually we went to sleep.He was very pale , and had 'that look' in his eyes ...that inward looking gaze... This morning ... he was obviously very ill ..and so so pale ..I suspect an internal bleed ..... I will miss him so much ... it will be very quiet now with no baying at every opportunity .......

RidgieAmy click on these links ..they are threads on reactive dogs ..and may help you :) LINK LINK

Jelly ..talk with Nekhbet ..she is the trainer concerned ..and knows Roo, and how she reacts .. none of us have seen what goes on ..Nekh is working with you and is the professional.

Hi :) How old is your puppy ? Did you get it from a local breeder who can help you? You are correct in being careful with young joints ..and there is also vaccination status to consider :)

..I know too that moment when ,all of a sudden your dog has that 'look' that old dog 'look' I saw it a couple of days ago with Hamlet .. he is 'only' 9 ,,however somehow he ate something which blew him up to "pregnant with 10 pups" and it really affected him for 24 hrs or so .. it was a VERY full gut ... and his heart ,I'm sure was affected ..as he lost some pinkness and was really lethargic for a while .. So ..degas caps ... and some other home remedies ..keeping him cool and def. NO food helped ..but at one stage I looked at him and saw an old, old dog ......

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It is hard.. all you can do is start collecting special moments as images... so you have them to look back on , make sure those oldies are still offered the opportunity to do stuff they love ..eg: going to the beach is mostly about the noise/smell .. and that you can get even if you're in a pram ! ;) WE have two in their teens here ..luckily they are still quite active .. eyesight and hearing are fading , but there are no obvious health concerns - so they are being treated as normal ..and we watch :)

That's ROOly great news :)

:) the examination of what a dog gets rid of , and how often , is an important part of attentive dog husbandry , as it reflects what's happening on the dog's inside! It tells us if the dog is maybe not digesting fat properly..has too much fibre, or not enough ... perhaps has colitis, or a tear somewhere.. has been eating rubbish, grass ( or fruit seeds/skin) , maybe has a bacterial infection , or something else . A new habit for you ! My suggestions - stop puppy milk as mentioned. Also stop treats until she eats normally again .. and remember to save them for rewards for her hard work ;) My first concern was a partial blockage or similar from the seeds she will be eating the pomegranate ones will pass thru OK ..but The locquat ones may cause trouble if the they get stuck . Can you fence off the trees ? Don't offer her any food tonight .. No treats/milk/leftovers, anything. Take her for her walk ..do her training , make sure she has plenty of water ..keep her busy indoors away from those seeds ..and see if she will eat breakfast any better tomorrow .... If not .. it may be very wise to visit her vet and get her properly checked out :) Just saw your post ... make sure she has several short walks , and some short training sessions to keep her occupied and not looking for her own fun . Unfortunately, pups make their own fun , if they feel their own toys are not helping them ..or if they have no training/socialising to tire out their brain :) (bit like toddlers left alone with a texta and a blank wall ..versus a toddler helping mum with doing laundry, or using a blackboard to copy things)

Is she happy/playing/behaving normally? How many days has she been like this? pooing OK ? More? less? does it look /smell different? is she getting her new teeth ok? have you noticed any smell from her mouth, or any blood?

She looks as if she suits her name :)

spyda.... maybe you missed this bit ? It answers your doubt I think brutus is wise to have a rescue organisation involved , and I'm sure the pups will be placed carefully.

I ust really do not understand their A S P C A letting this little sweetie struggle on .. seeing photos ( I won't watch a video) makes me feel like , moreso than those two legged dogs .....

well hold onto them until they are old enough and well enough to be put under GA. If they aren't well enough for a GA, then they aren't well enough to be rehomed That's what I was going to suggest. A couple of extra weeks shouldn't be a problem. Doubt people will pay an extra $150 etc to be refunded on desexing for cross breed or mongrel pups. I agree ... hang onto them for another few weeks ..if you can , as there really is no way of 'enforcing' desexing..

Indeed.. Luckily , the dogs weren't really chasing it ..and all it wanted to do was find a way back to the paddock :) That's what looked so weird..they were running quietly together :)

It was .. :) and most of the time I have my iPhone with me ..or a camera ..because I was only going to be a few minutes, I took nothing

Fingers crossed now that she'll be happy and not sore very soon ! :)

ALWAYS take a camera !Took 3 dogs in to the river/homestead .. They mooched around, chased a couple of bunnies ..and then we walked across the lawn to check a tap .... I did notice an extra flurry of movement ..and saw the dogs running back toward me .. Then noticed an emu in their midst!!! It did look funny - no one was sure if they were running/chasing ..and thankfully neither the dogs or emu were full -on.So here's me with my walking stick, watching , and wondering just how fast I could hobble :p .. I had called the dogs, and they were coming, but with one very tall extra!! LOL :) Emu was basically just looking to get clear ..so the dogs & I moved & let him go , then we did what we set out to do ... :)