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If you are worried , hesitant , etc - she will be picking up on it. AND if she is getting zapped by static electricity , or it is associated with a bad experience(smell/action/taste/sight) things may get worse for her....

no chance the weight/harness is causing her pain? What's the harness made of .. could the rubbing be creating static electricity ? Nylon harness/pack ,rubbing on fur could well be zapping her! have you tried taking her to her favourite spot - park/beach /wherever .. on collar/lead then clip on the harness and carry on happy and busy ?(whilst leash is clipped to COLLAR I certainly wouldn't be rubbing her with it or being at all hesitant. it's on, or it's not. What does she do when you use the harness in the car?

Sounds a good plan .

I recommend you seek professional help for this ... I always worry one day if I am ill/fall over, and someone has to come in .. what if they get growled at/nipped ... ? Our dogs are a bit like Emmy - but, being miles from anywhere it is a handy trait . In suburbia I would not tolerate a dog with those behaviours that couldn't be 'switched off' . The potential for mistakes is too high

Blood under her tail... was it on her vulva? or elsewhere? I also would suggest a vet check... must admit to only ever noticed our bitches getting more active/peeing everywhere and being cranky - never quieter !

That's sad What 'reaction' is she worried about? The reaction of the ratsak, or the Vit. K? I think , provided she keeps the dog "wrapped in cotton wool" during treatment (to avoid bruising/injury) , has regular blood tests to make sure teh vit.K is working , then her dog has all the support she can give .

zackly !! most times, if there is no underlying problem .. feeding the dog enough soft digestible bone and some fibre can help ..

I have never had to worry much about non- emptying anal glands in any of my dogs either . The two glands are situated just under the tail- each side of the anus. When a dog poos .. the glands are squeezed,and leave a smelly discharge along with the faeces.. However, for various reasons, sometimes this does not happen, and the glands are manually emptied by vets/groomers/owners.

Hi What does your dog get fed normally ? often diet can help express the glands ....

The butterfly one hits the spot!!

..oh, and Jules- one good thing about living alone ..one can cry & get snotty and red eyed , and it doesn't matter ;) You can also go to bed ..or swear at the moon .

I remember watching an episode with Grogans enlisting Cesar's help with their lab, Daisy ! She was fixated on their poor chooks (amongst other things) ..and they needed quite a lot of work to get the family and Daisy in synch.

carneage- I was wondering how your girl is going now? I hope the vet has been able to give you some good news.

Not good . spoil yourself today .. eat chocolate ..cook/buy something a bit special - call a friend . I hope you got some sleep .

so, it isn't really the fact of the legalities concerning you - rather the worry that someone may be bitten?

Cats are good people

cats can be pretty perceptive .

..She could have been , if he was acting odd, yes. the two girls will keep you company tonight

I would tell the police, then .. if you heard the barking ..and poor brock still had stuff in his tummy .. then the two are possibly connected

Steam cleaning probably would work .. and you could also wipe over the spots with dilute eucalyptus or lavender ... so it's not as attractive to lick? :( being alone sometimes sucks.

Ok... probably right. I've seen that green vomit a few times Hope you have a plan for tonight ..and sleeping . Failing a plan..alcohol. Take care .

Does the vet know what sort of poison yet? Glad you posted - I've been thinking of you

It is probably a matter of just looking up the bylaws on your council website ....

I dare say the dog moves .. it is not 100% confined to the small area of the front door? IMO, it is up to the folks who need to access the place to make a report if they want to . There may be a myriad of reasons why they don't want the dog in the backyard . maybe.......or maybe he is like a lot of dogs who are confined in some way ... very very vocal and showy ... until they are free - then it evaporates ;) We have one boy who is on a chain, and when he sees my goat, he will salivate and bark and growl and lunge .... he looks amazing!When he's off the chain ? No attempt is made to attack ,or anything.

I can't see any reason it wouldn't be legal ? the dog is contained ...and on its own property ....