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good news!!

Hi..carsickness (nausea) and panicking may be unrelated. With your pup...start by having the car parked ,engine OFF..and let her gradually explore all round the car..have treats on the floor/seats...let her play in and out of the car..eat treats...whatever. Then, when she's comfortable..do all this with the car doors closed..just for a short time. Then..doors closed, and engine running...then up & down the drive...gradually increase the length of time in the car... providing she is relaxed!! Don't move to the next step unless she is perfectly relaxed with the early steps. Don't pay her attention for crying etc... try not to let her GET to that stage...and always reward for CALM behaviour

Huh? If anyone's nose looked like that, I would certainly be concerned. Those open 'wounds' are a possible source of infection from bacteria getting in (think dogs licking under tail, sniffing around the yard...) Must be painful too Hope for your dog's sake you find something which will help

Yep...remember you are the boss, she is the (baby) dog. Put the collar on..when she's asleep.Don't make a 'thing' out of it. If she scratches and rubsm etc don't pay any attention. If she accepts it ...and it may take a couple of hours.... THEN she gets a treat or whatever. After a day or so, once agin, while she's asleep..clip the lead on. When she wakes up..it's LIFE AS NORMAL..toilet, play, food..with NO ATTENTION drawn to the fact she is dragging a lead After a day or two of this... then ,as said, pick up the lead, call her, rewards her, etc. One thing!! You may want to use a very light chain lead for the first few days, so she doesn't chew it!! That way she will not get into the chewing habit!!! Much easier not to START chewing leads...than trying to stop!! edit to add ;

Hi..the irritation still present , and squinting could well be signs of the sand having scratched the eye's surface. try and keep her out of bright light, if she is photophobic atm.

be interesting to see what 'wild dogs' these are ... sheep around here killed by dingoes/feral dogs usually have intestine/stomach left intact. heart/liver/kidneys tongue, testicles are prized... then other muscle meat is eaten.. Foxes may drag the semi-dried guts around, and chew on it..but the matter it contains is usually scattered ..not consumed. Many years ago when we were feeding our dogs sheep innards.. to try and get them eating the stomach was almost impossible . they wouldn't go near it.

yes...*scratches head*.....

kongs, rope toys, a strong squeaky ball, raw bones. enjoy your puppy

Two words... ENJOYING LIFE!!!

I agree! pup is still a baby.. and still learning his place in the world. Sounds as if he is doing VERY well so far, too pup needs to be taken back to the basics for a while..in Toilet training. CLOSE the door to the kid's room so pup CANNOT make a 'mistake' start doing the triangle of temptation exercise here http://www.dolforums.com.au/index.php?showtopic=64101

Excellent news!!

ermm..I am so glad you are not following your dad's example The 'puppy pads' apparently are scented to attract pups..maybe try them? If you have access outdoors... use it!! have a look here in the meantime... http://www.dolforums.com.au/index.php?show...toilet+training http://www.dolforums.com.au/index.php?show...toilet+training http://www.dolforums.com.au/index.php?show...toilet+training

Ok... are they, or are they not? I believe they are carnivores. I also know that they will eat fruit/veg matter in small quantities, either as incidental, when consuming organs...or as choice, because of taste, or when meat is in short supply. I believe meat/bone is the main diet. have fun

Hi... has she been to the vet? puppies with diarrhoea can go downhill quickly. You can't really toilet train a pup with a tummy problem Is she indoors all the time? (because you're using paper) never having had a totally indoor pup, I can't help you... all I would suggest is that she is in a room/pen with the paper or pads up one end..well away from her food and water. Don't give her the run of more than one room at present...

glad he has nothing drastic..here's hoping for a great home, now!

*nods*

Yummy..tripe 'cept I like mine with onion and white sauce ...cooked!

*nods*

What has the vet said about your pup's problems? It could be lots of things... enzyme insufficiency, food intolerance, inflammation.... etc etc. In the meantime..you may want to reduce his raw vegetable content drastically... chunks of raw veges are not digested well. IMO...and provide way more fibre than a dog needs. He is only a baby still....and needs food with maximum nutrition in a form which is easily digested. Veges are NOT this food re Bones.. providing you feed the 'non-weight-bearing bones' they can be chewed up without the sharp splinters . Our working dogs, for the past 60 years have been fed a diet rich in all types of RAW bones, with never a problem caused by eating them. Some dogs do have a problem..and accidents happen.... Hope he improves soon. let us know what the vet says

I also would shorten the walk.. turn around and head for home BEFORE he gets slow. Gradually build up...change the route often... Is it the same if you go a different way? how fit is he? no lameness or soft pads or toe probs? What is his expression like? does he look sad, or frightened, or alert and stubborn, or cheeky..? What if you take him to a beach/park etc for a free run? Does he run and run?

Bit of a fright...glad he is feeling more comfortable ! tell him to chew his dinner better!!

As with everything.... there are good and bad stories. I know lots of dogs fed all sorts of leftover human food..with no probs. then there are warnings such as this Onion and garlic poisoning Top Onions and garlic are other dangerous food ingredients that cause sickness in dogs, cats and also livestock. Onions and garlic contain the toxic ingredient thiosulphate. Onions are more of a danger. Pets affected by onion toxicity will develop haemolytic anaemia, where the pet’s red blood cells burst while circulating in its body. At first, pets affected by onion poisoning show gastroenteritis with vomiting and diarrhoea. They will show no interest in food and will be dull and weak. The red pigment from the burst blood cells appears in an affected animal’s urine and it becomes breathless. The breathlessness occurs because the red blood cells that carry oxygen through the body are reduced in number. The poisoning occurs a few days after the pet has eaten the onion. All forms of onion can be a problem including dehydrated onions, raw onions, cooked onions and table scraps containing cooked onions and/or garlic. Left over pizza, Chinese dishes and commercial baby food containing onion, sometimes fed as a supplement to young pets, can cause illness. Onion poisoning can occur with a single ingestion of large quantities or with repeated meals containing small amounts of onion. A single meal of 600 to 800 grams of raw onion can be dangerous whereas a ten-kilogram dog, fed 150 grams of onion for several days, is also likely to develop anaemia. The condition improves once the dog is prevented from eating any further onion While garlic also contains the toxic ingredient thiosulphate, it seems that garlic is less toxic and large amounts would need to be eaten to cause illness --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- from here http://www.petalia.com.au/Templates/StoryT...ory_No=257#ct-4

Unfortunately ,this has now 'taught ' her that you don't mean what you say...and she only has to persistent to get her own way Also..to tire her out... put her on leash, and do 10 minutes of obedience work with her a couple of times ..late afternoon and evening..just heel,sit... walk- without- sniffing type stuff... You may also find that having to work for her night time meal..by filling a KONG with her dinner, helps.

is this common practice? I would be devastated if I picked out a new pup/dog ..took it to the vet, and found it tested positive to heartworm