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IF the child has autism or a brain injury , and is a teenage size , and has not much inhibition - the the adult /carer may well have some hesitation in confrontation , esp in public. A possibility is that the child reacts badly to being thwarted ..and perhaps the adult/carer is hesitant to be too assertive. ? Dealing with a child/teen. like this can test the resolve of the most loving of adults .. being the focus of a fairly violent show of frustration/anger loses its novelty value very quickly No , generally it is not OK for a child to shove an adult .. however some kids/people dance to the beat of a different drum ..and society's rules have no meaning to them. raz, I agree Unfortunately it is seen as being a Very Bad Thing to do .... civil liberties/freedom, and all that jazz ... ;)

:) they look so fat & shiny & happy :) :)

There certainly is more to communication that we know :) Many years ago one afternoon, all our dogs started howling ... and Mum stopped, and said "Something's happened to your Dad"... then we waited... Dad was driving home , and was about 20 km away. He had hit a roo , which came thru the windscreen When he finally did get home ..he had a face full of glass splinters and blood , and was in shock ... I remain convinced the dogs 'knew' - somehow. One other happening which left me wondering on the extent of a dog's perceptions... I was training a guide dog, in its final weeks, and a lovely dog to work. We were in an area much used because of shops, main road, traffic and railway station..we had our set routes. This day as we started off , I was wishing that we didn't have to walk yet again along this road.... and a block or so further on, the dog wanted to make a left turn . I looked, and couldn't see any distractions .. and decided to just see what happened , so told him to find the train , then hung on for the ride! Neither of us had been along these streets/lanes ..so no way could I help him find the way ..he worked so well , and I just left the decisions to him - resulting in a nice 1/2 hour , and safe arrival at the train station from a different direction :)

You have given her rest ..a wise decision. It's always hard ,....

This is my take on it as well.

There is a thread HERE.... it may help?

:) Thanks - he is just so cute!!

Daisy playing in a puddle and a cute and TINY April pig a couple of years ago, with Dougal cat.

..and maybe Gilbert needs to be sprayed with aerogard or something all over each morning?

:D great news!!

How old are the two resident dogs?

Oh No :( Hope Gilbert picks up quickly - l am glad you are near a vet !

There is.. but it is not being held lovingly as they get a needle :( Lucy, you are one of the more fortunate, in that someone cared.

Oh dear she is a chewer!! Hopefully things move through!! :)

How's it going?

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aahh .. I know that feeling . Hope all goes well with your girl :) When Hamlet was much younger he cleaned up some broken eggs outside, and hoovered sticks & leaves as well quick trip to the vet next day .. lots of barium balls... some surgery, a few days in hospital, a new best friend called "muzzle", and an uneventful recovery :) his wasn't actually in the stomach ..and hadn't caused and damage to the intestine, so surgery was fairly simple .He was cut from A to B though- no keyhole !! They wouldn't send him home until he was eating (canned stuff) and toileting ok .. and then he was on wet food with a small amount of psyllium husk for a while . He wore a muzzle pretty well continuously for about 12 months - I was petrified it would happen again..and he is SUCH a hoover (not a chewer) he still has muzzle on when we are somewhere there might be junk to pick up.... The soft basket muzzles which allow full mouth opening/drinking are best, and although I wouldn't leave one on unsupervised, he used to wear his at night for a while after surgery to stop licking etc (instead of a cone)..and he wasn't allowewd out of bed without putting his muzzle on at a later date .

R I P beautiful girl ...

Is there anything in THIS THREAD which may help?

:) progress !

Oh, My - haven't the boys grown!!! More Jack pics?????

Good news indeed!! :)

Our dogs(not whippets) chase rabbits and feral cats , and sleep with our own cats :)

:) :) Guess who is having much fun!! ;)