gareth

Have you bathed him?

For those who didn;t get to see the OP. It basically said " my dog barks too much, should I PTS ? "

Seriously? :D

Or have everything confirmed.

Such a little ray of sunshine!

So you wanted bands, but you didn't want bands. OK.

Someone comes onto a dog forum because they are feeling worried/a bit guilty about elective surgery and they get made fun of. Nice.

DOL pack mentality from the usual suspects. Nothing new really.

Oh dear my mistake. I forgot that you are not allowed to indulge in humour on this forum anymore, and if you dare to have a joke with someone else in the thread, the DOL police come after you and call you a pack Naughty Gareth

Yeah. I was probably jumping the gun, Gareth. Load him up with old man creepy jammies, a packet of blue pills and a feral girlfriend with big boobs. He'll be right.

Do they make doggy viagra?

To the op, please don't feel guilty, I'm sure your pup won't hold any grudges, & will recover quite quickly.

What Bailey's Mum said. I mean really...he's not going to spend the rest of his life thinking you were a horrible man hater who sliced his foreskin off. He'll be fine. He'll be back to the bounce around puppy in no time.

Now Raz, let's not be too hasty. I mean there must be a reason that puppy prozac was invented. Perhaps it was to help dogs cope with the loss of their sexual identity

I'm not talking about the dogs emotions.

Well when you work out what you are talking about, please let us know and we can reply more appropriately

To be honest, I would have more trouble getting a female dog done as I know how strong the need to mother was in me when I was wanting babies and I'd feel terribly guilty taking away any living creatures ability to fullfill those maternal urges.

Not all bitches are maternal, and honestly, that ones that are do not have maternal urges till the pups pop out, so how can they know what they are missing out on?

Perhaps read the whole paragraph? I acknowledged that it is not logical - it is purely emotional.

Dogs do not have human emotions.

To be honest, I would have more trouble getting a female dog done as I know how strong the need to mother was in me when I was wanting babies and I'd feel terribly guilty taking away any living creatures ability to fullfill those maternal urges.

Not all bitches are maternal, and honestly, that ones that are do not have maternal urges till the pups pop out, so how can they know what they are missing out on?

Yes that is a puppy farm. Please remove the link so as NOT to give them advertising.

Thank you very much for the replies. It seems that it was just an ear infection/issue because now he is fine after I cleaned his ears last night with those ear cleaner drops. BUT what is interesting to me is treatment route which was suggested by Mrs. Vet, costing $2800, she even didn't check my dog ears so what I can say! She could simply see we are panic so ...

Anyway, world is full of different people, what we can do.

You can go back to that clinic and ask to see the boss. If the boss was the one you saw originally, ask to see a different vet and explain that the first vet quoted you $2800 without looking down your dog's ears and without giving you a possible diagnosis.

My oath I'm saying it. :D Why should you or I be told where we can show our dogs and not receive challenges.

I call it discrimination. If you want to go to a National with your dog, good on you for going and I hope you win BIS, but those that do not wish to go, or can not afford to go, or think it is to far for them to drive, should not be penalized for wanting to go to a show elsewhere and receive a challenge.

I'd never miss a National, no matter how far I had to go or how difficult.

Did the vet look in his ears?

Good question. Could be as simple as a grass seed down there.

Brittany

Why do you need a coat for a Pom?

You are giving him more free advertising. You need to remove names and personal details.

Wire, did you give your dog some probiotics? Protexin, Inner health tabs, natural yoghurt, a bottle of yakhult? He will need some, especially with all those antibiotics. I know some will say don't give them until the course is finished, but I would give at the same time. Why is having antibiotics? Was he tested for a specific bug? Be careful of that as some vets treat broadly and the problem will still exist underneath and return after the ab's are finished. I would not be giving them.

And don't forget Slippery elm powder from health food stores is fantastic for irritated guts. A soothing natural remedy. Fixes any issues straightaway in my experience.

Many of the flights that come here do not accommodate dogs.

So how do breeders buy and sell pups to and from other states?

Not all of us have spare cash we can put away to save for a trip to the mainland.

My opinion: Tassie should be exempt.

How is an interstate flight from Tassie to Melbourne different to an interstate flight from anywhere else in Australia to melbourne? Genuine question.

I suppose you do have a point in 3rd & 4th hand info. but who is promoting the death sentence in this case?

Death by DOL forum. Happens all the time.

Is it swelling, then blood, then more swelling and mating time, then what?

I just noticed Mango's "bits" are a little swollen, but no blood. Will she bleed soon? Or have I missed something?

I have an intact male living here at the moment, how long should I keep them apart?

Surprised you don't already have the knowledge to manage entire dogs of the opposite sex prior to the bitch coming into season

Contact your breeder and arrange to have one of them boarded if you don't want any accidents.

Conztruct, the owner of the dog apparently said that the dog had diarrhea and vomiting for several weeks which goes to say that perhaps they have not been as diligent as they should have been.

Oh Noes!! Let's all track this dreadful owner down and flog them to death After all third and fourth hand info is surely enough to condemn someone to death isn't it?

She also was stunned to see not only the dress code (bikini's?) but the extensive double handling that took place.

...really wishing Angelsun would return and explain why the GSD exhibitors were wearing bikinis Sounds fascinating

please don't flame me i just wouldn't want him to be prescribed antibiotics unless its necessary. if the vet is anything like my doctor then they will give out antibiotics before theyre even sure what the problem is and i wouldn't want that for my pup.

No flaming here. You will soon learn what needs the vet and what doesn't. If he is otherwise well - eating, drinking and playing, runny poos for a couple of days is no cause for concern. You will know if he needs a vet.

No doubt once the irritation has cleared out he will be fine, and any treatment in the meantime may actually hamper nature.