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just my 2c worth.... why not look at short coated breeds? easier to keep cool/search for ticks/groom . Large dogs take up extra room in cars ..and cost more in medications/boarding etc.

sending thoughts ..that's a very long time without help , poor little girl.

Yay Bet you are feeling some relief shek !!

Phew!! What a worry . I do hope she sleeps well tonight, (and you also ) healing thoughts sent.

yep .. maybe instead of one little obedience session each day .. he has two ..just 5 minutes .. but mental exercise is very tiring! also .. as that time approaches .. pull out a special toy ..a soccer ball, or juice bottle with a few bits of kibble inside ... or a cardboard carton .. something he can kick around . If he learns that when he gets excited you will take him for a walk...then heaven help you!! :p (and he probably has already learnt it

make sure the crate is where you can see her and pat her and talk to her ..actually if she is that stressed, I'd be tempted to phone the vet and ask if she can be on a short lead, sitting with you ..better than a crate when you are there..as she will be content with you at her side ? Bones/kongs/iceblocks... sorry - hope all goes well tonight .

Same here! Far too confusing. It got me as well !

dogs don't sweat all over their skin like we do .. only their feet ....and plain leather, being natural , is reasonably absorbent, while imitation leather isn't at all.

metal or plastic clasp/buckle?

that's for longish coated dogs that lose hair all round where the collar flattens/rubs it . AFAIK.

Does she get wet often? Sometimes the thicker part where hangs the tag/buckles etc, if damp can be irritating to skin folds under the neck .

I tend to agree - his immune system is currently fighting whatever this rash is ..having a vaccine to cope with as well is perhaps a lot.

Chlorine in the pool, maybe ?

*nods* eyes, ears, teeth, skin folds,...all sorts of things .

That was my thought - someone may have come across him , and was worried about 'the authorities'..so left him to be found by a good samaritan.

Hi.. a few questions to get more of an idea ...there are so many variables with a seemingly simple question ;) have you owned this breed before? is she to be an outside dog? what conditions was she in at her breeders before she came to you? what training do you do with her each day? what size/breed/age is your other dog?Does she come inside ?

It will probably come back slowly - but often deeper scars stay pink .

I think it's a great idea!! So much of this 'common sense' has been lost now, and a lot of people have no idea what they are looking at.

No.. I believe he was left there for some one to pick up. if he was left to die- it probably would have been out in a paddock- or at a tip or something .. not alongside a road ..and with his pillow to make sure he stayed there.

My take on it is that theoretical knowledge is excellent to have ..and will help you in your assessments and knowing what makes dogs tick but it can not give you the experience of human/dog body language and communication - the people skills which are vitally important when you are working with dogs and owners ... or even the behaviour problems from a human POV. AS a professional, you will primarily be educating owners - so need to be as good as, or better , in assessing and ironing out their behaviours ;)

Not psychic .. just have noses/ears which work very efficiently! Happens here as well

..and it worked - the dog found a home . So - the next person to leave a dog on the side of a road will also think their dog will find a new home .... Leaving the little guy on his pillow ...there's a story in this somewhere - I guess someone knows how he came to be there.

Chewy - contact pebbles .. that's sort of her stamping ground I think... poor pup.