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;) I just call them 'Chain collars'

:) A friend had cavs - used to show some and do obedience etc with them ..but at home they would run up & down the vines on their block, scaring away birds.. they loved helping feed the cattle ..and would just run around the paddocks if someone was out there working :)

He's so shiny and sleek looking- and actually not very teenage/ugly :)

*snap* slow typing

Doesn't look like the american bulldogs I've met .....

Hi :) and welcome Any show of aggression like this is, as you realise, a serious thing. This being so, then it really needs to be tended to by yourself and a professional .... One name which crops up here often is MARK SINGER .someone experienced and in SA . Glad you came here to look for ideas- hope it all works out well.

A baby tiger.. but look at the gaze! Nothing baby about that ...

Ah, yes, she does princess very well :) :)

..with that amount of cute- who the hell needs four legs? Your foster new puppy is just amazingly photogenic :)

:) hope he stays that way for you ..

a white fluffy , awwwwww :)

My guess is they are much the same as other dogs .... 8 mths is a teenager stage .. he will be growing , physically and mentally .. and will look gawky for a while yet. ..and then he'll get BIG !

..and why isn't that a big surprise :p She's lovely !

Lots of mozzie coils ..... wherever you can .

:) it sounds a good safe yard ..and a doggy door seems a very good plan!

She was ;)

AAAWWWWWW :)

:) It depends where you live, I guess, and what sort of fences you have. Are there reports of missing/stolen dogs in your area? is it a neighbourhood which makes you uneasy? Can people see your dog from the front /laneway? If she is happy and non destructive indoors ..and has plenty of things to do ,gets walked/trained before you leave ... there are worse things ! You could always buy/build a roofed enclosure , with a lock - that way she could enjoy the sun and fresh air, but be contained.

How about phoning the vet, and asking about the incidence in your area? being warm all year round, and with plenty of dogs and mossies , it would be sensible to obtain a test and some medication asap., I think. from memory, it takes a few months for heartworm microfilaria to mature and lodge in the heart. AFAIK, preventative treatment is best carried out while they are very small, and the dead worms then don't clog up the blood vessels

I also have been involved in the industry ..supplying both pet and human consumption , and will only say that if roos are being wounded, and joeys starved, then the shooters should have their licences revoked if professional, and just be horsewhipped if hoons. This poor roo can not even scratch himself or make himself comfortable easily ... he can not feel the joy of his muscles working as he leaps .. and he can not even toilet properly. That's being kept 'safe' ? Fine .

Bother I have no more suggestions, except , when you do poke 'em down, that they are well coated with nutrigel, or bacon , or butter .. just to provide something a bit pleasant ...

If tablets are coated (ie:smooth/shiny, and and usually curved surfaces) do not crush them..they are coated so they dissolve at a certain point along the digestive tract .. they may not work properly, or do damage to the stomach if crushed . I second a pill popper ..it is much easier than fingers , and hopefully less distressing. Failing that, ask your vet if a substitute medication can be given per injection . Stressing an old dog with airway probs is not such a good plan . (stressing an owner isn't, either ;) ) Also - try giving him nutrigel , definitely!! Will he drink? make beef soup , or (lactose free) milk shakes with egg yolk .. try him on fish? sardines, or tuna maybe ? try him also on fresh roo mince- it usually smells pretty enticing to dogs . poor old fella.

Good explanation .

Actually, No...and we don't have aircon in bedrooms either ... (and yes it gets hot here ) ;) I will have a drink if I need painkillers in the middle of the night, though ! Sorry if you feel that we are 'ganging up' on you ....