Dee_al

Rainbow Bridge: Just this side of Heaven, is a place called Rainbow Bridge……….. When an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here, That pet goes to Rainbow Bridge. There are meadows and hills for all our special Friends, so they can run and play together. There is plenty of food and water and sunshine and our friends are warm and comfortable, All the animals who had been ill and old are restored to health and vigour, those who have been hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we remember them in our dreams of days and times gone by. The animals are happy and content, except for one small thing; they miss someone very special to them; who had to be left behind. They all run and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops and looks into the distance. The bright eyes are intent; the eager body quivers, suddenly he begins to break away from the group, flying over the green grass his legs carrying him faster and faster. YOU have been spotted, and when you and your special friend finally meet, you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again. The happy kisses rain upon your face; your hands again caress the beloved head, and you look once more into the trusting eyes of your pet, so long gone from your life but never absent from your heart. THEN YOU CROSS RAINBOW BRIDGE TOGETHER

well if it turns out he does then that actually would help so thanks ok thanks. i was told that there may also be one in warragul?

i poster this in the normal forum but thought id do it in here too. a few weeks ago i wrote a post about mums dog running on 3 legs alot. i was told about him maybe having HP so we have decided on finding a chiro to see if hes only just out somewhere. could anyone tell me of a good one thats not too expensive?

i taught kane from a young age that no matter what he has, im allowed to take it. i taught him that because at the time my youngest sister was quite young and we often had young kids around and i didnt want him to bite any of them.

yeah travel is always a bugger! we have members who come from all over the place and they winge about travelling all the time too. lucky for me its only about a 15 min drvie

i was always told that playing tug of war with a dog is fine so long as you always let the dog win. i dont know why though

mum uses a toy when traing her goldie coz hes not fod driven at all. i have never seen a dog look so depressed at feeding time. the toy works really well but sometimes distracts other dogs. but whatever works for you dog is always best

where abous in vic are you? im a menber of gippsland obediance dog club and we also train dogs in agility and tracking as well. i can give you any info needed. just pm me :rolleyes:

our dogs are always taught to 'leave it' when they see soemthing they want to chase and to 'give' when they have someting in there mouth. to teach 'give' we always gave a treat once we had what the dog had. dog see's treat drops what hes got coz treats better then a ball.lol. to teach leave, we always distracted the dog and said leave and when the dog turned away, we gave it a treat. i hope this helps :rolleyes:

thats the problem with double coated dogs-they often get hot spots! kane had 2-one on each year last year. took him to the vet and got some cream wich worked really well and they went away pretty fast. havent had any since.

we kept pur goldie pup in hes own yard away from my lab for quite a while. they had meetings and got to play togehter for about an hour or so each day once the lab accepted him. we kept the pup away becasue that way we knew there wasnt goin to be any injuries or anything like that. they now spend all day everyday together withough any problems

lol thats just labs for you! my 5 yr old boy does the exact same thing!

i know of a mlae dog that was doing the same thing and it turned out he had a urinary tract infection. id get the dog checked.

our youngest dog is like that too except its with everything! As soon as someone walks out the back door, he picks up whatever is close, weather its a ball, a stick a rock a brik plastic, etc etc, he thinks he can get us to play wit it!