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is YOUR hearing OK ? The BEST thing I found with my dogs is one or two of these( fishing rod bell..around 2-3 $) clipped/wound around /sewn on to a collar . They DO need to have long spring so they wobble with slight movement ..and very quickly , each sound is able to be interpreted

@Powerlegs I was wondering that ( and have been too chicken to look it up , cos I'd hate for those beautiful leopards to all get rabies )

Npw that is scary !!! yes//here comes the narrative ;) many years ago , when Mum & i were much fitter , and we had dozens of guinea fowl , they were spokked by an owl one night . being free range, sleeping in trees, they just took off ..and landed in a paddock a hundred metres or so from our house. Mum & I grabbed torches , bags into which we would place birds..and off we went . Searching for grey/dark crouching birds , on a clay, shrubby background by torchlight ..not terrific odds to start with . THEN ..... the foxes came . they could find the guineas , and we listened , as one after another, our guineas were picked off . At one stage , we stood together, and shone our torches around us in a circle ... y'know the old westerns /scary movies ? Firelight , scared humans, wolf/coyote eyes in a circle? YEP. I shall never forget it .We were totally safe of course ...but every primal instinct was saying otherwise !!! LOL Anyhow ..yes, we lost around half of the guineas who flew off, rescued some, and a few found their way home safely ... A night to remember , Now, did I tell you the one about the fox & the road ? ........ jus'jokin' :)

The leopard V dog thing puts a whole new perspective on the whole dog V cat idea !!

..and why do we want egz for brekky ?

scrambled egg & butter @ 2:30 ? add parsley, & I'm there !! LOL Mince & rice for Sarah ..or even a coupl spoonsful of lovely creamyporridge ( cooked creamy ..not with cream) pre cooked ..and warmed to taste

Mixed breeds here all have kelpie/dingo base

way too cute ....

The Boss's Macca , when young ,was once trapped in a dam on the property where he was born . He was terrific as a light-work stock horse - had a wonderful temperament ..just as long as he was never asked to go anywhere near any body of water which wasn't his trough . It keeps on making me sad , seeing how many more people there are now living cheek-to-jowl , and , naturally , so many want to own a dog . Dogs living mostly indoors , as singletons , with set and structured times for everything - and so many owners having so much love, and so little nous

sadly, no. IF you researched your breeder , found that they have health tested their dogs , have previously bred healthy dogs ... , then THEY have done their homework . With living things, there are no guarantees at all .

want.........

What a worry Def use A/Bs as a cover ..rest ..good healthy food ..no swimming or mud puddle diving , & hopefully she hangs on to those babies !

..and , sadly , over the years we have given wings to several of our youngsters who were born broken . Affectionate ..but just don't let there be one thing different /stressful absolutely heartbreaking to see them like that - that is not living ..and it's cruelty in my book to feel sorry for , and keep alive, dogs born this way . ( I am talking dogs which defecate etc thru stress/fear) Ponies abused by gutters& water ? of course there are examples ! ( sorry ..just trying to stop being so damned sad & frustrated)

My guess is that the 'balance' has been well & truly tipped dogs would be breeding uncontrolled , eating lord knows what , plus being cannibalistic . Those leopards are doing everyone a favour , I guess ( until they get rabies )

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-03-08/how-leopards-in-a-city-park-save-lives-in-mumbai/9528624 rabies, an inordinate number of stray dogs and humans, and how leopards are perhaps assisting in the reduction of rabies deaths

Oblivious is a Very Good Thing

:0 I'll get frowns and naughty step for this ..but it worked . Our door is top half screen ..bottom half solid . Dogs banged/scratched ... person snuck up with a plastic bottle of warm water ..waited for next noise and squirted it thru the screen , ..disappearing fast ! Sometimes had to be repeated , but the dogs did not really like the nasty respone that door gave ;)

hey, Bushriver in another life, I had friends who bred the luckiest Cavs. anywhere they also had a vineyard, bred belted galloway cattle ..lived in a mud brick house .. those little dogs had a ball! they chased birds..helped feed the cattle , got prickles , rolled in mud ..Lots of grooming - cos some were shown , but they were never clipped Their coats were lustrous and lovely .

aww..love the crested pigeons ..altho how they ever get to being adults amazes me ..with about 5 sticks for nests ! sorry this little one didn't make it . we didn't get any pears, almonds , nashis or plums parrots are fat & happy.

Windblown road just near our house

@PossumCorner that new camera & you make a formidable team !

No ..posts stay here, which is terrific , as the information is often a big help for other owners down the track . please update us on how things go at the vets ... we do care ..DOL forums exist because we care and get involved with dogs & owners . As said, an update can also be helpful in case anyone els'es poor puppy suffers in the same way .

LOL ...sitting like a human ...

Oh no ..... how absolutely heartbreaking and what an impact this will forever have on 'mum' rest easy little bub .... you had a rough time getting your wings ..hope they carried you fast & far. <3

Ohh so sorry. How wonderful that you awoke, and were able to share his leaving . Take care ..he looks a wonderful and wise old man .