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Have you tried putting it in a food dispensing toy? Bonus mental enrichment!

Haha! Pretty flowers too.

Same. My Chi x was attacked by a much larger cat who had been stalking him for months and Council just rehashed the "cats are allowed to roam" garbage. Thank you and agreed.

To my knowledge there's three locations for nose work classes at present in Sydney / surrounds: k9 Nose Time at Castle Hill Positive Paws at Campbelltown The Dog Project at Fernhill (Wollongong) Pet Behaviour Vet wants to start classes in the southern suburbs (Sutherland Shire / St George area, not sure where exactly) sometime in the future. But scent scramble is only at Castle Hill to my knowledge. You can use toys as rewards in nose work though I haven't seen it done.

Nah you should totally go! It's funny when I went to the k9 nose time sniff n go recently the vast vast majority of dogs there were Border Collies. Border Collies as far as the eye could see! I was thinking, what is this, an agility comp? You should take your legit scent hound to add some diversity to the proceedings!

New workshops have been announced for 2017 if anyone is interested! https://www.k9nosetime.com/events/k9-scent-scrambler-workshop-1/

Been a while since I last posted here. The Sniff n Go was so much fun! Highly recommended. Though I do NOT recommend accidentally locking your dog in the car with the windows all closed on a hot day. Thankfully the NRMA was very close by and prioritised us! Mind you when they got him out the car was still nice and cool thanks to all my prep! Our indoor search was a bit of a write off but I did learn from it. He immediately found the first hide when he walked in the door (it was right at the threshold) but I put him off going to it by doing the start line procedure I normally do. He apparently knew there was a hide on a stuffed elf too but was also put off by that. In the end he didn't indicate anything in the time given so I assume he was a bit stressed and lacking in confidence. I was probably still keyed up after the car shenanigans too which wouldn't have helped. The outdoor search went well though, he was only two seconds slower than the dog who was fastest overall on the day! We got some great photos too including a few of him with his little snout shoved into a Christmas cracker haha. I also got complimented on how I worked the wind. We started Intro to Odour (Birch) on Wednesday and it was so great to be back! Malcolm was so unbelievably excited, he was crying in the car and trying to break out! Interestingly, he found the first hide immediately but did not take his treats. He seemed put off by the birch scent and confused about what we had done to his favourite game. He was fine from then on, though, and bounced back quickly after knocking a box over. Yesterday he was much improved anxiety-wise. I am sure his nose work class had a lot to do with it.

Too much conflicting info. My vet has always maintained that the intranasal is better if the dog can tolerate the delivery, especially if they are small. And I was speaking to a vet a couple of weeks ago who said that the triennial vaccine is 3 x the strength of the annual and he'd only give it if the dog was, say, going bush for a few years and unlikely to have access to veterinary care. And this wasn't an annual vac pusher BTW, he suggested for Mal (10 yr ChiX, always had annuals, Addison's disease) to skip this year except for KC (do that yearly) and titre test by blood sample sent to a lab (not in house) next year. Other vets have told me it's the exact same vaccine as the annual one, just relabeled. Even for titre testing there's diagreement. It only reveals one of the two types of immunity. As for KC, sure it may only cover a couple of strands but so does the flu vaccine and Medicare covers that for the elderly and other areas-risk groups for a reason. They're more likely to die if that get it. I want to get a vaccicheck done for some peace of mind (but that too has its opponents!) and also so I have a piece of paper for nose work classes. And still do KC component. I think. Meanwhile Mal is overdue for his annual checkup and most likely dental but his vet is pro yearly vac so I'll get that convo again. I wish they'd all just agree so I could be done with it. You want to do the right thing by your dog and get twelve different answers for what should surely be more simple.

I am so sorry.

Scrambled eggs was on a list of suggested foods provided by the breeder of my parents' puppy. The puppy hasn't developed an egg allergy at 9 months. As to frequency... I don't know. The breeder had on the list scrambled eggs, kibble, canned food, mince and veggies, chicken necks and milk before bed. 6 meals a day.

Any update SM?

Dr Jaime does house calls. :)

Ah but when you click on the photos they orient themselves the right way again.

I highly recommend seeing Dr Jaime Jackson of Primal Paws. I doubt she uses gold beads, but she would put together an evidence-based treatment plan which may include physical therapy exercises, stretches and massage that you can do with your dog yourself. :) Here's her website: http://www.primalpaws.com/ She posts on DOL as Jumabaar.

SM, I had a little lump removed from my leg some months ago. Turned out it was “questionable” and I was given a chemotherapy cream to apply for a few weeks and then another visit to the skin specialist in a couple of months time. He said to me that to have it cut out would cause more problems than were worth it because of where it was. Might be the same for this little dog. Not much room for any sort of excision clearance in dogs’ legs. Still worth seeing a specialist though, I would have thought. Yeh -Not questioning not removing it so much - have had a few lumps taken off legs in my time. Why do the foxies in my life like to get questionable lumps on their legs? Little buggers! Was more questioning the wisdom of "if its malignant we'll just stir it up and we can't really get it off anyhow..." I mean - if its not malignant I'd like to know so we can not worry so much - and if it is - well at least brace myself. I'll mention the cream to the owner. Thanks again DDD :) Maybe it does? But I certainly would want to hear that from a specialist or at least a vet I trusted. There may be other diagnostic measures and/or treatments. If they put her on Hills H/D do suggest they shop around for better prices online. Those prescription diets can be quite exxy. Mind you, so is pâté! :laugh:

Oh no, not sweet little Jemima. That's very sad. Love to you and your family.

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Ok I'm back. But probably don't have much to add. I think seeing a specialist would probably be a good idea or even just another vet for a second opinion. As you know Tuffy's heart murmur wasn't picked up initially, it was only when mum went to see another vet for a second opinion/quote for his dental that they found it and subsequently referred him onto Sydney Uni Vet Hospital where they did an ultrasound etc. and also did his surgery with a specialist anaesthetist, additional nursing staff, etc etc. They did come close to losing him on the table but it was the a situation where he'd have died if they didn't do his dental as his teeth were that bad. So you have to weigh up various things. I personally would not have a regular vet operate on a compromised dog. As a side note, if they operate on the leg maybe they could simultaneously do a dental (you wouldn't want him under too long though). I think very highly of ARH through my experience with Malcolm, so would recommend going there. In terms of living with a dog with CHF two of the big things is being careful with exercise and heat. They don't cope with too much of either. So no long walks, fan on if it's hot, cool coat or mat if needed etc. We lived at the bottom of a hill so if taking him for a walk late in his life we'd carry him up, then he'd have a little potter around on the flat, then carry him back down again, and only when it was cool. Mostly had a 'turn about the garden' though, carrying him up and down the steps. :) For your friend's little mite getting excess weight off should be another priority as it increases load on the heart as you'd probably know. The usual rigmarole: less kibble, more veg. Tuffy wasn't on a specialist diet, maybe the h/d didn't exist back then? I seem to recall that one of the big things is not giving foods that are high in salt. You've just got to be very careful towards the end. Death from CHF is not pretty. Know what vets are in your area and their after hours times, whether any do housecalls, should god forbid the dog need to be given his wings unplanned. And don't leave it too long. Thank you for putting in the thread title and up too that it was not Scottie.

Tuffy had congestive heart failure. I'll reply later, but in short he was diagnosed with his heart murmur at 15 and passed at 18. I don't know at what stage his heart murmur was when diagnosed, apart from it being bad enough to warrant specialist care and monitoring when he needed a dental that year. I guess what I'm saying is that while it's a rotten rotten thing at the end her dog may have a number of years of reasonable health and quality of life ahead

Animal Referral Hospital posted on Facebook an interview about brachy breeds today. The vet said that some insurance companies aren't covering congenital issues.

I'd be reporting it too. I saw my Papillon get rushed at, grabbed by the throat and given the death shake by a roaming dog. I'm not going to risk that happening again if I can avoid it! In all likelihood the most the owner will get is a nuisance order on the dog stating that they must keep it on their property and on leash when in public, i.e. that they simply follow existing laws, and be fined if they breach that order.

If you were to do that, it would be very very important to desensitize / counter condition your dogs to the horn beforehand as otherwise you risk your dogs becoming fearful of other dogs (aversive thing happened while other dog was around = dogs are bad). And believe me you do not want that. My advice would be to change your route if possible to avoid it happening again, because the more your dogs experience this the more likely they are to become fear reactive. But speaking generally... My dog has a safety command to stand behind me if rushed by another dog. This puts him in a safer position and enables me to deal with the other dog. The past couple of times he's been rushed I also did the following. 1) stood firm, puffed out chest out kind of pose, hand in stop sign then pointing while roaring "GO HOME." I picture myself in my mind as if I could hold back a tsunami with my presence. I had asked nicely for dog to stop and go home first but he wasn't listening, and I didn't have any treats on me to do the following... 2) I carry treats most times, so throwing a stash of treats at / near the dog and away from you, then high tailing it out of there while the other dog is focused on finding the treats. My preference is for (2) because it is less likely to make my own dog more fearful (having me roar at another dog is scary!) though you do have to consider whether you'd be inclined to come across the other dog again as it may see you and think "yay jackpot!" cue more rushing. (As an aside, the last time I did the jackpot maneuver it was with a Mini Foxie circus dog! No joke! He escaped the enclosure he was sharing with the horses, donkeys and other animals to rush at my dog. Thankfully the circus people had secured their lions better! ) Oh and of course if a human is there I firmly tell them to call their dog. Most reply with "don't worry he's friendly!" which is usually code for, "sorry he's off leash despite having zero recall!" but sometimes they eventually do the right thing. Seriously though, I'd change your route. The more negative experiences your dogs have with other dogs the more likely they are to become fearful and reactive and that's yucky for them to deal with and a pain for the humans too.

Number one is a healthier happier Malcolm mental health wise, but second to that more nose work, including just practicing more as I've not been great with that recently. Maybe even do an ORT.

Same.

It;s perplexing - he can't figure out how to get it in his mouth & gives up to go play with the warthog. Ah I can see that happening. Malcolm can be picky sometimes with his tennis balls. Bigger, smaller, possibly different scent.