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Every vet has different prices ... I suggest you contact the vet you will be using. IF you can keep your dogs from mating/being mated (and it ain't all that easy).. castrating/speying is best left as long as possible, ie: when dogs are mature - so that growth can proceed normally, to make good bones

I flea bomb bedrooms etc a couple times a year .. and as cats/dogs only have opshop bedding, it rarely gets washed- just tossed out.

Drape them over a clothes horse/chair ,and put them in your laundry or other small room (spare room?) and set off a decent brand flea bomb as per instructions.) leave for a couple of hours in the well shut/sealed room ..then air out in the sun for a few hours. Air the room well before spending time in there .

If you're not happy - have you thought about maybe getting advice from the folks down at Werribee? the University vet clinic/hospital?

That audio sent shivers up my spine .....the poor man at the end of the first part hope they get the help they need.

A vet visit , or chiro is the best bet .. but it could be a slipping patella .. where the kneecap slips out the little groove running over the bone...just my opinion, based on what my dog was like until he had his surgery. Just be a bit cautious with jumping/running until you can get her to a professional-

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You can go forever , as said ... Obedience classes are excellent to help socialise your puppy, and to let you see pups/dogs behaving in different ways, and to teach YOU a bit on how to communicate with/train your pup

Dear old girl

He'll love it!

Itching is often not present, but did she have skin scrapings done for demodex mites?

Ok.. so what is in the van? cleaner/insecticide/air freshener/.... I think any diet changes take several weeks to have an effect .. I hope you can get to see someone soon - poor girl

she will be pleased to see you!

All I can think of is to ice it for a few minutes .. then it should be able to be broken off..as it should be hard Sorry

has she been on anti histamines? While not a 'cure' , it may ease the irritation enough to let some healing happen I sympathise , having had a similar problem with my old mitch.

brighton... decent foods do not contain substances in amounts large enough to help treat anxiety, or allergies, or any one of a hundred problems..... That is why supplements are useful things!

reconsider!! ;) it depends on the dogs, your experience..all sorts of things. You might enjoy having a read of two threads from last year ... LINK LINK and also this one LINK

urk.

:) Awwwwww

the gorgeous Cooper still gives me an odd feeling .. he's too human- looking

Oh OK. that makes a difference. Spray your glyphosate one morning ... then late afternoon .. use sprinklers/hoses to soak the sprayed area thoroughly ..removing the stuff from rocks etc...not just a sprinkle. It is rainfast after about 6 hrs.

by doing that any habitat for insects/frogs/birds is gone forever.. Got photos? Thought of planting that area with an indigenous grass or something? Maybe put gravel down ..rake it, and weeds are dislodged .

re: weeds in paving... if there's not a yard full - then simple boiling water poured on weeds .. or VERY salty water poured directly onto them should help Do this at a time when you are sure no frogs are hiding .. and there is no nasty residue for them. Glyphosate (, rather, the surfactant) is not kind to frogs.Apart from general toxicity, Surfactants will remove the protective layer on a frog's skin ..and leave the skin unprotected.

I guess you mean caltrop ? You need to get that when very small before it flowers ..or during , otherwise the prickles(seeds) will make the yard a very uncomfortable place for any dog/person to walk!! Bloody awful thing It is named after shaped iron spikes that were scattered along paths in forests etc to get stuck in horses' feet and slow up soldiers/armies/outlaws in pursuit! By all means use glyphosate on the plants .. preferably the day after a good watering ,,and do it tea time, or later .. then let dogs out as normal next day . use a 'wand' or a small sprayer..and target individual plants ..as glyphosate kills everything. I shovel it out ,here.. just slide a small sharb blade under the ground so roots are cut. problem solved . We don't have lawn, which makes it easier ;)

more cute faces !