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No offence meant at all.. just that I wasn't aware you had good measures in place .... Your beautiful girl and all those gorgeous little babies will charm everyone, I'm sure!

It's the disease factor I am concerned about ... with such young babies ...

they do look lovely!!

Sorry about your Grandfather ..and taking those photos was a lovely thing - they look very happy dogs

definitely no strangers anywhere on the same floor/ surface as puppies! No picking up, either.... And your girl looks lovely!! :)

can't you brush/comb her as normal every day? Clip out the worst mats with scissors if they are causing her discomfort? Who cares what she looks like at present?

I was going to suggest a vet visit... diarrhoea is a very easy way for pups to dehydrate ....

ANYTHING is better than parvo or gastro for little puppies !! provide a cool surface for your bitch..fans/ice bricks/ice water , or a coolmat for everyone

Lucky dog/s

Hmm... no way would I be taking a lactating bitch anywhere where other dogs are in numbers .. for risk of carrying something back to unprotected puppies.

Maybe when you visit the vet, ask them which can be safely used together, and which might work best?

Glad your girl is ok... eclampsia is a nasty thing, and you did the right stuff ! I do think sometimes folks forget though that being in an enclosed space with so many other heat producing bodies..and working to produce milk can make bitches just plain hot and uncomfortable.

I also thought it was an ongoing problem... it wasn't explained very clearly ;) Perhaps if it was that one day ...there was a bitch coming in season - or off season...

You're a newb......... you ain't seen the DOL machine in action! ;) It can be awe inspiring .

...and if you've taped it while her ears are changing , and the changes make the taping work differently? .... ;)

Poor Man, Poor Dog. Hamlet used to always wear a muzzle- to stop him ingesting nasty things when he was more of a Hoover than he is now.

it was just an ad ... nothing terribly exciting :p

..and it will be around 36 degrees over the next few days!!..

'tis a beautiful photo - no need to remove your brand /watermark.. just fade it quite a bit ...

...or ask at the local stock agent/government vet or if there's a livestock stud somewhere - they may have their own ultrasound machine?

I've never had a chewer/eater of stuff .. just Hamlet, when he ate sticks & leaves while hoovering up spilt egg from another dog's feast (eggs taken from a freerange chook nest )

yes, Nic. riding around suburbia as we did .. a bolting/bucking horse on a street is not a good plan. Thems were the days riding along land cleared for freeways .... along the Yarra ..out in suburbia on a warm evening ... I've never been that keen on riding, but occasionally it was a nice thing to do ... and my slug of a horse needed the walk

I wish you well with it - def. get it checked, as his foot action will be affected to some extent . The breeder needs to know, too. Hope it it is not too much of a nuisance down teh track .

Looks as if he was born that way . Contact the breeder and let them know - it's odd it hadn't been noticed . It might pay to get it looked at .. as this will probably change the way his foot works a bit ..you may have to keep that nail shorter, too, it may not get worn down as much. perhpas put dome food colouring or something on his pads.. then walk/run him..and see if everything is touching the ground ;)