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ok. Instant favourite!!! Soft and understated and beautiful :)

My suggestion as well...there is no way I would leave a pup with free reign overnight ! I have never used a crate..but any pups of mine have been in my room ..on a light chain , overnight - and I have never had a chewer .

my old fuji finepix S8000D point/shoot . ... it has a very useful macro function :). I don't know how other macro lenses work ..but with this ..I get to within about 1- 2 cm from my subject ..and it is great fun - a hunt /stalk and capture process. Sometimes it takes a looong time to get them used to having a lens in their faces , literally. :) I love it. this one - bee fly , is breakfasting on a thistle :) It took ages to settle down and start feeding again ... fascinating little critter!

"If you can Touch it, Then It's real"

:) dogfan, I like the parsley seedheads !

Such a pretty rose :) lovely soft pink!

..a lot of truth in that , too !

I always say the opposite ..our dogs have teeth, and they will use them if they see a need. If your dogs are not pets, then do they work ? At what? .. Your self- imposed constraints ..are they because of an innate behaviour of your dogs, or just that they have never been thoroughly socialised?

maybe dingoes have changed .. in my previous life I was involved with a group who were attempting to keep the alpine dingo genes as pure as they could. To this end .. dingoes were fostered out ...and each month or so , brought together for the day ..as a socialisation thing. I never ever viewed these as 'pets'..and they weren't ,really. They certainly maintained all their own behaviours , vocalisations/oestrus cycles ..and on one of several occasions where I was 'bailed up' by one ... it was a very different experience . I thoroughly enjoyed my time spent with them ...like domestic dogs..but very different . ..maybe in the past 30 odd years , breeding has changed them somewhat ....their 'wildness' and displays of behaviour was what I found wonderful ..even when it was directed my way ..with the whining growl sounding more like an angry cat than a dog , getting higher pitched as the mood changed ...

..and don't forget .The camera may be pristine on the outside ...but how many times has that shutter been pressed? Have a read HERE...It's an important thing ..for buyers especially!!!!

She must have been a wonderful little companion..

Arthritis HURTS .... seems a very sudden onset though?

I'm glad she is on the road to recovery :)

they are ..and also will probably 'alert' to raptors, strangers , strange dogs ..and they FLY ..a long way, and high.

provide something MUCH better than what they chew :) if they are chewing because of noise...or scent..or texture ..then find things which are similar? I have never had problem chewers , so can't really help. The only time I have had anything chewed, was when I left stuff where it was easily accessible .

Hope all goes well at the vets ...

:) I like his 'freckly' face

maybe check the crate as well... make sure there is PLENTY of room for him to lie with that leg stretched out fully at right angles to his body ..and that he can turn without having to bend in a tight 'U' shape ..maybe forcing him to try & twist that knee.... that knee needs to remain aligned nice & straight :) ( I have luxating patellas ..I sympathise :p) Luckily I can manage 'reasonably' well using orthotics!

he's having a wash :) like this one ....

bees are difficult :) well caught! I prefer dead flies :p

yep..and more than one in that 24 hrs is a hair's breadth away from clusters ..which no one wants - so my guess is that they hope to be able to stop that from happening ... But, yes, that suggestion is a good one , Kirislin... ask the vet to phone you perhaps, when they have time to explain..and when you can jot notes down ...your brain will be in scramble mode for a while ....

oh shite Kirislin .. seizure activity close together can damage the brain...which is why it is concerning. Obviously , with seizures becoming more frequent - there is a fairly urgent need to change meds appropriate to cause ....and get some control happening. More than one in a 24 hr period is a real worry .. AFAIK because of permanent damage ..and also... not doing this to scare you, but you do need to know ..... there is a possibility that seizures may then happen concurrently ...which is a life threatening situation.

yep. I assisted when Mitch had his done ...must admit- I was so fascinated at what the surgeon was doing ..a couple of times i almost forgot to keep the breathing end under control It was really interesting :) Mitch was just with me or friends all the time .. we didn't have pens & such ..as he would have tried to jump/stand on back legs he was on lead most of the time - lifted onto couches/beds ..and he spent a lot of time outside lying in the sun..and also travelling with me in the car - NOT standing up.

I would never eat a mxy rabbit . It is a disgusting, if effective disease..taking so long to kill the host in such an awful way. Calici, at least ,is very fast and apparently causes a massive collapse of organs ..so very little time of agony. Oh..and rabbit fleas also transmit Myxy ... so it may not have been a mozzie after all....

Dear little girl.. R I P Xin