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Oh yes!!! Mind you - the cartoon animals were still very popular - and cute , but we knew real ones were different! :)

Ok so I like to see what others do so ........<br style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: verdana, tahoma, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(238, 242, 247); ">what do you feed your puppies? first meals are big bones with meat on ..so they suck it and learn to chew . Then they get meat on the bone with puppy kibble - dry.<br style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: verdana, tahoma, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(238, 242, 247); ">What age do you start feeding them? 4-5 weeks<br style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: verdana, tahoma, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(238, 242, 247); ">When do you start taking mum away from babies? Mum is in control of this . Increase in pup food and a big lessening in the food mum gets means her milk dries up fairly quickly ..and so she is happy to spend time doing her own thing :)

what exact message did your AV give you, Kirislin?

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No warnings here= AVIRA av , and Web Of Trust

..What you have done is, I guess similar to buying an F1 race car ...and then having to work out how to drive it safely!! For a first time owner- you have started off in the deep end, for sure ...BUT remember there is help just a few clicks away ..as you already know , so do as you did - let us know any time you are concerned, or notice anything ..or have doubts as to something you've heard .... many different points of view can be useful, if confusing :) One more thing to read ............ may I suggest you and your household start Nothing In Life Is free ... so your babies learn in a gentle, and matter of fact way every hour of their day .. just what it means to behave and get rewarded :) LINK

:) great detail :)

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Toss a coin . The one you have your heart in your mouth waiting for, now it's out of your control.... ... well, there's your decision :p

wow!!! I do love this little treasure :p

No. When I was a kid.. a lot of dogs used to roam the neighbourhood ..and attach themselves to groups of kids playing on vacant blocks etc .... with not an adult or book of rules in sight :p many bitches had puppies in the backyard .... ergo . Kids interacted regularly with all sorts of dogs ..and if bitten (NOT 'mauled) it was usually their fault for being near pups/food etc. We all knew how to behave ..and most of us did so naturally . Kids do not have those freedoms anymore..dogs are terribly restricted , and often singletons ..and the learning by 'osmosis'/experience just doesn't happen.

Them's baby hormones yelling at you ..........save 'em up and make'em work for when your new baby arrives, teebs ..

Alfie&maya .. on D O L there is HEAPS of info on Siberian Huskies if you CLICK HERE and info on puppies & their development if you CLICK HERE There is also discussion on raising littermates together .......................... HERE there is also a siberian husky NSW club site ...full of interesting info, including THIS PAGE enjoy :)

yep.. dogs do choose their person if allowed :)

I would perhaps suggest your friend has Molly on a lead for a while when she's home .. have Molly with her ..attached by a lead ..and keep things matter of fact ... see what happens. IF she humps .. then being attached by lead will enable your friend to diffuse/control the behaviour.

I have not a great deal of experience in this , ...but am thinking it could be either an excitement or an anxiety response as well ...... it happens in pups when there is just an 'overload' .....

Who trains/walks Molly? Who feeds & disciplines her? Does your friend have any health changes ..like maybe menopause /change in hormone levels/pheremones ?

<br style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: verdana, tahoma, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(238, 242, 247); ">Doing this every so often sounds pretty normal..... obviously this just an opinion based on what you've posted ..we cannot see the pups, know what their parents were like , etc. It does matter - a LOT ..that's why they are fighting . Do they ever do it when there are no toys or food? Unfortunately , getting them at 6 weeks meant they didn't have important time with their mum to teach them manners!! The time up to 8-10 weeks before they normally go to new homes is important in learning what they should & shouldn't do . It also means you probably bought them from someone who didn't give you much information on the pups' family - what their health and temperament was like .... You are doing well going to puppy school separately and with your training ......and now that gives me an idea why the bitch pup became more confident - she was in her own space for the first time ..and enjoyed it!

fuzzy photos- shot 'on the run'..but you get the idea :p Hammie has only learnt this in the past few months ..puts paid to "old Dog, new Tricks!

Hi :) Your boy sounds lovely ..and we do need photos to admire! :D All I can think of is that sometime your dog received a fright/felt pain when you gave him a command in the lounge or yard ........... and that has stuck with him . did ANYTHING change in the house ,or with you around the time his behaviour started? paint/builders/, your health .. any new appliances, new dog collar/lead ... place treated for pests .anything you can think of? You are very lucky! there are several Victorian DOL members who are professionals and experienced in dog behaviour/training .. it may be that one of them can assess your dog - seeing with different eyes, maybe ?

I was also thinking this :)

Welcome to D O L :) two babies fighting....... Who apparently wins? What is their body language when they fight? What happens if you do not intervene? has the breeder been contacted for advice? have you owned this breed before?

What a sweet face :) That's a lovely memory to have.

Agree. NO food . Give his system a rest Liquid faeces can be from an infection, or something nasty eaten ,,but it can also be the only bit which can get around an impaction in the bowel he may have some hard faecal matter there, or a foreign body ... Hope all goes well at the vets..and remember..IF the vet Xrays ..not all foreign bodies can be sen on Xray