Dogsfevr

You will encourage the under coat to grow back thicker if clipped & long term it will be harder work than simply racking the dead coat,the grass seeds will also stick more as its the fuzzy crappy coat that re grows

We have always known them as Bent shank , I couldnt live without mine

I dont like the Hills diets anyway due to them using Ethoxyquin

Seen plenty of butchered coats with stripping knifes .All must be used correctly & that means hand placement aswell. The problem is people think you go do it all in one hit & all these items are designed for maintenance, Although my personal choice is an old blade works better than all

The coat king shouldnt cut if used correctly. You can use a flea comb or just hand pluck or use a heros stone(slick n easy)

You need to understand not every dog will alert you so you need to either use a doggy door or leave one open so she can get the concept quickly or be very observant All our pups when sold are trained to use a doggy door from 6 weeks

You need to go back to basics,she is missing a process that you have presumed she has mastered. Weeing inside is normal for her . If you where relying on her to alert you & you didnt always let her out she has considered her current training to be normal. You now need to train her using the door & do the process from start. I dare say she hadnt figured out what you expected when the door was shut so as per her puppy stage when you got to go you go. In all reality at 4 months yes you could expect more BUT that is solely reliant on the training she has had & it seems she is confused

I too would look at what she currently eats & see if you can adapt to something suitable. I dont now of any dog that eats the Hills special diets .

I found the eagle pack gave my dog horrid dan druff. For sores on feet9anywhere really) we use 4 % hydrogen peroxide best first aid option to have .just buy for chemist or supermarket.

It really depends on how thick the undercoat is. If you have a #7 or even a #3,4,5 i would try those first. If very thick & they want it short i would use an #8.5 providing the undercoat was there

We have feed it for nearly 25 yrs . I will contact Sue tomorrow for current stockists ,was hoping there maybe some close where i can buy it instead bringing it again but no drama

Does anyone now of a supplier Sunbury side?? I am contacting them direct tomorrow but was just wondering if anyone knows a stockist

I can only see one thing that i wouldnt be doing & will have no meaning to her except making her more hypo at that time She is only 16 weeks & waiting to be feed when your a young pup isnt fair plus she then ends up going to bed with avery full stomach. Her feed times really should be scheduled to her needs not yours & by making her wait wont teach her any form of manners or respect,that is taught in all the other area,s. You say she doesnt try to hump OH but you feel that is because he isnt home,i doubt that is why,i would say your OH is more relaxed around her & she doesnt feel the need to make a battle of pleasing. Dont get confused & make more of something that isnt there,there is a point where you can go overboard & even bad behaviour can result in getting attention that they can thrive on which could be humping.

I have never heard of many ending up in shelters BUT the problem is some people will not accept that the 3 sizes dont have the same temp & will buy a standard even though its the wrong dog for them. Std & giants are workings dog & thrive on doing jobs & super thinkers. not socialised & left in the yard they will often go loopy.They are also great guard dogs & will protect there family till the end. They are used as police dogs in Europe & the stds are used in the US as cancer sniffer dogs . They are great dogs but there not mini schnauzers . We breed the minis & will get alot of people trying to decide between the 2 sizes & want the std as there bigger but it takes a great deal of effort to make them understand its not one size fits all but one breed with 3 very different needs

It works even better with Comfy in it, We have both on hand here.Good horse places will have Arnica with Comfy

I have her rellie here & he is ball obsessed,agile & maybe one day a future star but we have no comps in WA

Well i am simply going to say Goodluck to Miss Lizzie the gordon setter,She is a star

Ina ll the years of bringing new dogs home we have never done the nuetral ground stuff nor do we recommend it. What we do recommend is always in the yard where everyone is safe & you can deal with the events as they happen. We ususally suggest shutting the established odg inside 7 allowing pup to ha ve the yard to sniff,settle & just Get use to things & then we all seems good bring the older dog out for a quick squizz. Whay you do with your older dog is your choice but you need to consider what the exact rules will be for both & then train accordingly

Yep back to the vet also consider a blockage

Our grey had thyroid issues & as a result was very skinny.No matter what we feed you couldnt put weight on so we had to give up ,we always made sure the diet was a good one for feeding his system though. We had a letter from out vet to say the dog was under vet care & treatment if we where ever stopped or queried due to the weight.

Will your current dog follow the same rules of living area only & learning to stay when asked?? If not your pup may find the what are you doing & why cant i confusing especially latter on

You better not tell my mum She is still trying

The pro plan selects seems to be very palatable to fussy eaters BUT it made my dogs drink an awful lot . It did work wonders though on afussy dog we trialled it on & in moderation

Personally i would be addressing the diet & am amazed the vet hasnt addressed this area. I can understand you have a budget but the way i look at it is how much are you paying in vet bills. Your bills alone could be minimi zed with looking at a diet that doesnt feed the yeast Unfortunatley the cheaper end of pedigree can be high in ceral,protein & food colourings & depending on the can your using again & reality is what your feeding would cost more than what i feed as ican is expensive. I guess if iwas going to suggest anything it would be roo,camel or even rabbit & poatoe diet for atleast 6 weeks & see what happens. Roo is easier to come by . The folds you could wash out with peroxide from the supermarket in the first aid section(4%) brilliant stuff for eating bacteria & grud & i would do this regurlay ,it is also drying

So agree here