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Lifesize casts of a bearded dragon and a sand goanna, a taxidermied duck (head/neck in some reeds) a little echidna I made, using some dried skin/spikes we found, as a base..and who is very cute , some feathers, a willy wagtail nest, a rain moth pupa case....just a few bits & pieces ;) This is mainly for visitors- a lot of who are overseas/city folk who don't get to see such things normally .

There is another thread here somewhere - a few weeks ago.... same query

Hope she is home with you for Christmas ;) poor little girl.

What erny says . It reads as if you do have to start again with your relationship... after assessment, and with the help of, a good trainer.

This bit sort of confuses me----- did the dog go away for training? or did you have three periods of time with supervised excercises, or ? Is the person who helped you then available to help with this decision making?

I tend to agree with sas - IMO ,any fear based issues may well become worse for a time, if the dog is in an unfamiliar situation, making it very hard for the new humans What does your trainer/behaviourist recommend?Do they think it possible, with new strategies, he remain at home? At 9 years of age- leaving his home will be hard for your dog- and I am glad you are thinking long and hard on this. So many just 'dump' the dog, with no consideration. A difficult time for you- I am sorry.

Aaah I didn't know they were not native to Tas! Fair enough, then.

Why are they removing turtles?

Good post, ams! Sounds like this dog has no need to exert itself for anything yet

Good hint!!

glad you got the grass seeds out they can be very nasty little things!

Sorry, Gillybob. Ratties don't live long enough, do they ?

Daydreamer- good ideas-and happy dog picutre!

Could be fluid lump or even an abscess. good luck at the vets tomorrow

Must be frustrating

Staff&Toller.. ok.. maybe I have never seen one of those absolute gulpers yet ....our dogs are brought up eating bones, so just chew and chew.... Hope the boxer with the chop is ok. Chopbones are so pointy!!

Well, hopefully your OH has learned a lesson. What general rules/training does your dog have? Just as my personal view... he shouldn't have to rely on reading her cues, so much as to not get her in a state where she may bite!! Simple. edit to add. if there are children present..it is YOUR responsibilty to supervise the interaction, and never let them play rough with her.

If he's that picky with his dry food- what's he like with meat/bones?

No.. plus if you really want to go into it.. what about all the roos/emus/wallabies/cockatoos shot for eating the wheat crops prior to harvest,and ducks shot with shotguns for wrecking the ricefields...

not very little- like a smallish walnut...but so pretty I love the small things of this world....

Love to know what ingredients are in there- a nice fresh bone would probably be better for your dog you have a DOG- they eat animal products .

Isn't he beautiful? Dead, unfortunately - but so pretty! he is now in our display cabinet with other interesting things Some sort of Rhinoceros beetle. pic taken with Sony DSCN1 point/shoot

rootails?

chuckie- your dog cannot gulp bones if they are big enough! They cannot gulp bones- they must chew them- that's the beauty of it A chicken carcass/rootail /large piece of brisket will force him to chew!

There may be other options... can you give us some more info? Who recommended this camera? have you seen photos taken with it? What type of camera do you now have..and why do you want to change? What sort of photos are you wanting to produce? What is your price range?