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ohhh ... I am so sorry, K9angel .

warning on content of photo ! kangaroo dog ...and victim. photo is around 50 years old.....

I think a vet is the best idea . Hoping it is nothing serious for him.

looks very good! Well done .

try her on lamb flaps ,, definitely , and some porridge for brekky

Just as as add on here- I found one of our old family photos ... with 2 'roo dogs !

How many ribs are easily visible? What other bones seem prominent?

It was a sad day ... and I hope she found Mum but, I must admit to things being calmer now- she was such a cranky old thing

I occasionally will ,phone people , or talk with them, when I know they have a dog to rehome ,and then tell them to ask for some money when advertising a dog . IF they like people, and they seem ok- then they can always back off on the money It has worked well in some cases I know of ....

he taught himself that trick . We do have to remove the empty containers tho - he doesn't give up! It is cute, I must admit when he then finds an envelope, or empty plastic bag ... and presents that instead :p He has his good points

that's thinking like a human ;) AFAIK.,maremmas should not be 'trained' in obedience,etc. they need to be handleable ..and friendly with their owners/able to be vet checked- and that's about all. They don't need to respond to our words- they KNOW how to sit/lie down/trot/pick things up in their mouths/jump over things.. The thing is, they get to do them at times appropriate to them , and what they are doing. Unfortunately I don't have any ......... but I would love to one day have a big paddock or 3 ,with several maremmas ,just being dogs

Why does it seem an awful life? I think it is a great life! The dog is doing a lot of thinking for itself- it has a pack .. it gets the opportunity to guard/hunt.. it can dig/bark/roll in manure/lie in the sun /swim if there are opportunities ....It gets food provided, vet care ..human contact in a basic ,undemanding way /exercise as way of life, not a structured event ...

agreed- she is a teen and needs work/training/direction. Not a hunger thing, or really a kelpie thing ...just a DOG thing , I think ;)

hamlet this morning ...... he likes toast crusts

Great link, espinay2 thanks! http://www.feral.org.au/guardian-dogs/

bruno... did you read THIS ARTICLE I posted earlier? they have many thousands of sheep and acres ....... and maremmas . I hardly think they drive out & feed them every day ... they probably top up feeding stations with dry every so often.... and provide meat when they are out on a water run or whatever.

Mystiqueview- my mum could not have any iodine wound care/scrub/ injectable She was very allergic.

For rich coloured coats/skin pigment , perhaps try &affp=&"]THIS ? Or Livamol ?

So sorry that you won't have your little girl around anymore...but I am glad she was spared the pain and discomfort.

yep .. he was from folks who bred their own pigdogs .. we rescued him after they dumped him in the bush at 8 weeks for being a scaredy-cat (we think that's what happened) He was absolutely beautiful ... well - so ugly he was beautiful :p he was around 43 kg , lean,,and around 32 inches at the shoulder.

Just found this one ... My gorgoeus boy, Kieran, with a then very young Tiy . Both gone , but both still with me always

..and just remember - there are lots of us here who have been there,done that ..and who can understand some of what you are feeling/thinking. This community can be the best of places when one needs support at these times

I couldn't leave any of mine 'til they needed to be carried / force fed/ manually toileted or anything like that That is not 'living'. It is a personal preference - and perhaps I act too soon... My old Mitchell was into his teens . he was overweight,due to being on continual cortisone for allergies . he was covered in lipomas . he was still happy.. and enjoyed his food, and could walk a hundred metres in the sun .. and attempt to chase bunnies Then he became incontinent ...and this distressed him . he would try to get to the door ..and not make it , whereupon he would get upset . This was the signal ,to me. He would poo his bed then... and he lost some strength in his back end ... So we went for a final bunny hunt - and he was happily wagging his tail as he crossed the bridge. ...that is the memory I have of him ... in the sun, chasing bunnies - not incapacitated and in pain , not being carried , and having 'that; look in his eyes- that look where you know the dog is pre occupied with a pain/feeling of much greater importance than happenings in the outside world ... Whenever the time is - and whoever chooses it - it is hard, but I honestly believe the apprehension, the planning, and the impending loss is worse than afterwards, when you realise that your pet is not suffering anymore, and that they knew a few moment's peace and love as they drifted away.

HD Xrays need the dog to be sedated/anaesthetised .. because they need to be positioned in a certain way ..and totally relaxed..so you will needto make a day to have him done ..and leave him there for some time . HERE is the info from the clinic I presume you attend ... and an excerpt : Fingers crossed for you

Nice to see the pics look at those eyes!