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I think you have not met any chickens! :) Chooks are foragers, and a part of a wild/true free range bird is insects/ carrion etc . Our Chooks always get meat as part of their feed .. they thoroughly enjoy picking bones clean , they hunt & eat mice , and they adore maggots/slaters, earwigs & flies. Chooks can be problematic if in close confines and presented with another chook who is bleeding ..as they will peck and peck and eat away at that wound Kangaroo is , IMO not a perfect 10 at all ... nowhere near enough fat .. the rest of it I won't comment upon, as I do not have the expertise . I would like to know though why pig meat is not an acceptable pet food?

Al my dogs can scratch their 'armpits' , too :)

Real children teens don't usually pee on your leg though :p Start him on toilet training manners..especially toilet on command!! take him out frequently .. when you see him sniff/lift his leg/pee, use a word (you are comfortable using in public) ..maybe 'quick', or 'busy'... then praise him. Continue using JUST this word (no other conversation) when he is peeing ..then praise. Move on to using that word when he looks as if he wants to go ..then praise.. after some time ..take him somewhere you KNOW he will want to pee ..and, before he starts..use 'the' word. then praise when he does it .

Hope it all goes well...and she stays healthy & happy :)

teenage hormones!!

It's tricky at a distance .. but , do you walk dog using a harness ? it looks to me like rub marks from an ill-fitting /harsh fabric harness? Other than that.. an itchy spot which has been scratched?

...must admit, I can't remember the last time I asked to pat someone's dog - however, I do often ask "may I take a photo?" AND I was once badly caught out , thru not reading the dog correctly A BIG bull terrier ..chained on a long chain at an auto shop. I had previously said hello, when he was wandering free.. and he had bumped me for pats .. and was all waggy -a gorgeous looking dog .. so I took a couple of photos , then moved in a bit to get a face shot. Wrong I had to step back very smartly ..as he lunged , snarling . Thank goodness I had free space in which to move , as he was not playing.

me either.

well, if in two years you have not seen them react , maybe the owner is not concerned ?

:) probably nothing! we have beautiful dogs .. fine with us & those they work with .. but they will not tolerate strangers .

Brought my bro a fuji for Xmas ..it has a fantastic panorama function! :) It does it all in camera . And easy! Viewfinder image is cr*p ... but it has heaps of controls, and a 24X zoom . I love it for landscape type shots :D LINK

ermmm..I've probably posted it twice sorry. *slinks out to get coffee and drugs*

Ironcyclen is made for use in hard working dogs like greyhounds, and also horses. It is purely an iron supplement . We use it for our working dogs when they are really working hard/stressed... and I have used it several times to darken pigment ..pink noses & such . A little goes a long way ..and we always have a bottle in the cupboard !

is it for the iron? To help with skin pigment/coat colour? We have had some success with IRONCYCLEN :)

:) Bo - Bo , alias cuddlepuppy .

<br style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: verdana, tahoma, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.600000381469727px; background-color: rgb(238, 242, 247); ">10 minutes ? That's hardly time for most young adults to warm up :) Nice long walks, with some obedience etc along the way ..nothing to 'rev' her up ... My dogs go to bed after they are fed .. having lost one to bloat , a rest after eating is a house rule.

:) I love my point & shoot cameras ! A couple of months ago, I had opportunity to play around with a Canon powershot SX 230 HS ..and I am in love ............ No money to buy one ... but I can dream :p info in THIS LINK It delivered very acceptable natural light indoor shots .. just hand held ..and 15 minutes after me first picking it up .. and nice colours outdoors (these do not show all that well...)

yes, Digging is something I see as a beneficial thing .. it helps wear away some of the tenseness in muscles and mind .. while getting muscles 'warmed up', ready for the strenuous task ahead .

Our farm bred dogs ... the current patriarch /yard dog is fairly popular, and my bro has been offered $5K for him .

Feed her in there.. sit with her in there ... give her bones in there .... let her know you're happy for her to be there ...put some of her bedding in there, so it smells good ... don't lock her in ....if she has never been locked indoors before it will be VERY stressful.

make a cup of black tea. let it cool . Drip some into eye every couple of hours . Don't wipe or poke ....just rinse it with the cold black tea (can be squeezed from a tissue or cotton ball help over /away from the eye ). The tannic acid is a mild disinfectant . Phone vets again in teh morning - there may be a cancellation :)

for owey & family . Run Free Bailey - no more pain or fever .... Bailey was a lucky boy in that he had a loving and caring family who did all they could , and then asked the vet to do what they could not to set their little one free.

..hopefully the breeder does. to SoL's post. tread carefully , and please make sure you are getting absolutely every question answered before you sign anything .

IMO, that may indeed be enough of a 'hiccup/change in routine' to upset her ..and I suggest you begin house training again .. no scolding, etc ..just HEAPS of praise/reward when she does the right thing .