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:) Some links here if you click on them ..heaps of info on toilet training and crate use :) LINK LINK LINK

yes,but not uncommon for internal bits to hang out of large puncture wounds/tears .... A small dog being bitten ..people intervening ..large dog becoming more aroused ... there could well have been multiple punctures , made larger by shaking/pulling etc. I know what happens when our dogs get a bunny or feral cat ..no they don't intentionally disembowel ..but it can happen quite easily. I do hope the owner and dog are found ..but doubt this will happen.

<br style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: verdana, tahoma, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(238, 242, 247);">:) and this could be meat offcuts and a supermarket dry ..or, as mentioned, the 'super premium, grain free' type ... You might also be interested in these threads :) LINK LINK

That is something no one should see/hear How very sad for the family , and I hope little Elfie was not feeling pain .

Agree.

Hmmm.. with there being absolutely no way to guarantee this .. is it worth the extra load of worry which Jelly will carry all day, wondering, and hoping??? Jelly has her own welfare to consider now - if she gets ill, what happens then ? It is such a stressful situation ..and Jelly, you have my thoughts and best wishes.

Calm, Consistent, and Caring :) We do need photos!! :p

Your pup is a pup..he will want to play..play NOW ..I need to play .. the other little dog needs her space ..she needs to be able to spend time away from the pup ..and she may need to be slowly introduced if she has been an 'only' dog.It's not fair to expect her to love being used a squeaky toy

If your pup came from a decent breeder, they are the ones to advise. If you have no advice from them ..what was the pup being fed before you got it? Usually it's best for the pup that it gets what it's used to at first ..gradually changing over to another food if the original is not good nutrition, or unobtainable , etc. There are lots of different puppy foods available , and sometimes it boils down to what you can buy locally ...and your budget. AS for when she's older ..well, you have months & months to decide that one ..and it will depend on if she is actually 'working'..and how much - if she's allergic to any foods ..all sorts of things :)

How can you say you have failed her? She was probably born with this makeup .... I could not have lived with a dog like this at all .... It would have broken my heart several times over.

:( You must be absolutely shattered Have you spoken with dr Robert Holmes in Melbourne? he has been doing vet behaviour stuff for over 30 years ... he may be a good one to give a definitive 'clean' diagnosis/prognosis , perhaps, to support your thinking...

..soooo if fido passes a 'temperament test' fido can then go & make puppies whenever/wherever? That's how it reads

? Camp Dog? Rig Dog? ?Worker accomodation dog? There is such a mix of features in there... Years of carefully non-selected breeding , perhaps? ORRRR some wonderful breed we don't know yet? :)

I was trying to figure out how to suggest that ;)

Necks are vertebrae ..and when sliced , look a bit like a star ..with several spiny very sharp bits. I have seen these bits stuck in mouths/between teeth ... Feeding necks whole ..or sliced in half along the length makes a big difference to how the dogs chew them :) I used to only ever feed noisettes to my cats , who loved them ..and my boy used to eat bone & all !!

perhaps not for a gulper they are shaped to get stuck/cause damage ....

Awwww :) what a face !

A 4kg terrier can swallow a whole chicken wing? necks I understand ..they are the right size/shape Have you tried feeding whole wings semi frozen? I agree with chicken frames /turkey wing portions /rabbit backs

Suitably sized/textured meaty bones are one of the best foods , IMO. Unfortunately the trend is to chop them up ..which defeats the purpose ..or to feed very large and hard bones which may injure teeth/gums. I think the BEST bones are those with the meal attached , so a dog uses ALL its back teeth in a scissor/gnawing motion to obtain that meat , its front teeth to pull meat off, and finally the back teeth surfaces to crunch the remainder ... :) I also think this should occupy quite a long time .. so the endorphins flow, and the muscles get a workout .... :)

A Chaos of Koolies :)

:) The whole idea of meaty bones is for the dog to sit & chew for some time to get a meal .... anything which can be gulped down isn't doing its job ;)

;) not his pup having surgery .... and not him worrying and watching afterwards....

try it just in one spot ..maybe back of neck ? so it can NOT be licked off ...it's probably not a good thing for a baby to be ingesting at all :(

feed them frozen - that slows 'em down .When they are gone , use whole wings instead ;)