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Thanks @PossumCorner... managing foxes ..not easy when it's freerange, and probably much greener pastures than where I live our house yard is an acre ..and in its heyday the fence was built of 6 ft netting ..then an additional 3straight wires at an angle out - but that was to stop the turkeys we bred from flying IN :P I do suggest some additions to the fence for foxes ... a netting flap facing out , like this stops climbing and definitely a hot wire as has been suggested !! off set , and just a few cm off the cleared ground . safe as ;) I have only bantams now ..feral cats are my nemesis they are in a fully enclosed, Fort Knox Aviary . I just do not need any more worry in my days . We have never had a crow take even a new hatched chick . Wedgetailed eagles have taken turkeys/guinea fowl ..and foxes took geese, yes . cats have taken ducks/chooks and guineas I've gone off poultry keeping . Honestly . A maremma is a whole other set of worries me? I have been typing & thinking ..& for banties , with overhead raptors a worry ..id build tunnels for them so they are enclosed and roaming at the same time ;) .....tunnels can me moved around being lazy , I'd get plastic/wire mesh of a strong variety .. mould it into an ellipse or similar shape ..tall enough for banties to stand & flap, etc ... & as long as you can ..add some turns/elbows .. some ideas here ? http://www.homedesigninspired.com/build-a-diy-chicken-tunnel-in-your-backyard/

Raindrops on the fallen

Snakes . we live with them ..live in some fear of them ..have respect and admiration for them . they take a dog every few years ..but we live in their bush ..we provide the water , in neat little containers , we provide lots of mice who feed on spilt grain, crumbs of dog food , etc ( yes, we do use a 'safe' poison regularly..) we see tracks on the sand to & fro water sources ... 90 times out of 100 they go on their way . IF they are in , or directly around the house ..then they go to God . No questions asked . That said, there have only been two this Summer, thankfully - one of those a youngster , in the kitchen . late one night .Gave me a bit of a shock, it did. LOL . We have Eastern Browns - fast, well camouflaged - and sometimes, King Browns - absolutely gorgeous beasties, But NOT in trellises outside the kitchen , sadly . I would not spend money on those repeller things as I do not believe their effectiveness. yes, I know stomping on the ground alerts snakes to our presence and allows them to move . I also know of snakes who shelter in machinery sheds, ..or shearing sheds with the movement of sheep ..or under house floors , where I'm sure there is all sorts of vibration being carried down to ground level ... I hope the newer ones keep you as safe as you believe they wilL. This page is interesting..but dated > LINK

Lovely to see them again - thank you ! <3

She was a such a cuddly , chunky teddy bear ... I am so very sorry she finally had to leave :cry:

She looks lovely ... well done - I've just read the back story

Yayyy keep doing what you're doing

I feel very sympathetic for the older dachsy having to cope with a young , very solid, uneducated and energetic staffy was certainly not on his Christmas list, I bet . there may well be some serious fights happen because of attitudes to other dogs /ages and temperaments . i do hope you find a good training set up for the new pup ... as said ..most puppy schools don't really teach you much have a read here ....: http://blog.k9pro.com.au/getting-a-puppy/

Lovely. PC

awww..PC ..babies are always good .. something cheery and better to watch than drought/fire/dust.....

wow... a curly question . how old is 'mature? is the breed one which would have had a lot of effort done with regards to health testing/temp. testing of the line? is the breeder well known and a breeder of good quality dogs? is the breed a common one, or one of the not-often seen ones? is dog desexed? what register is it on ? doesa it have all its papers ? In the end , it boils down to what the breeder wants to charge, really - there is , AFAIK, no 'set' charge .

Very, in my family!! Mum & my grandpa always had an after lunch 'rest' , esp in the heat of the day . love the shot of the legs on couch .....

My favourite shot of a young friend taken over the weekend .... quick & candid ...

water-cannons ..from a sniper point of view can work wonders, too ;)

aww...what a site ..where one can see Tits & Legs, Uggs & Cockies........

Oh ..nearly the end of the week :P My helper ....

Thank, you, aunty T ..he loves you back

What about some contact sticky book/shelf sticky paper stuff ...? stick onto door with gaffer tape around its edges ..but with entire surface area of contact STICKY SIDE FACING OUT ? ( he, he, he , he ......) A BIG rectangle of it ..so he HAS to hit it . Don't let him see you fiddling ...have him in crate or whatever chewing treat ..then just put him out as normal ;)

So many people will be wishing they had done something different now ...poor puppy ...

Dazzling! Driven! Dynamic! says no one about Pudden ..... :rofl:

That poor , poor mum ... I can only imagine half of what she must be feeling . Dear little pup I would have really liked to lay that flight attendant flat out on the tarmac!!!!! :angry:

disturbing images , sorry . ( thanks for reminding me, Thistle ) A dog in a pet carrier designed to fit under an airline seat died after a flight attendant ordered its owner to instead put it in a plane's overhead locker on a United Airlines flight from Houston to New York. When the plane landed, the black French bulldog's owner found it dead, passenger Maggie Gremminger said on Twitter. "She sat in the airplane aisle on the floor crying, and all of [the] surrounding passengers were utterly stunned," Ms Gremminger said. The dog was travelling with its owner, and her baby and young daughter, passenger June Lara said in a Facebook post. "I held her baby as the mother attempted to resuscitate their 10-month-old puppy," he said. "I cried with them three minutes later as she sobbed over his lifeless body." Flight attendants had "assured the safety of the family's pet, so wearily, the mother agreed", Mr Lara said. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-03-14/dog-dies-locked-in-united-airlines-plane-overhead-locker/9546198

Everyone , every dog, and every way of letting go a life is different

So sorry. Stitch ... I'm probably no help .... but that sounds a good thing When you need to add more , and stronger meds ... or when she declines food ..that would be 'it' for me .

That's a good idea