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Thanks Steve. :)

I'm not even in a border town and I don't travel with Malcolm, but seeing posts about dogs who went missing or were stolen and wound up in other states, and even hearing from my own vet about people bringing home lost dogs found on holidays, I didn't want to risk it. I did some research on DOL and Central Animal Records came up as a good option. I also liked that I could change my details online. I'd still keep them on the NSW database even if it's not a legal requirement (I feel like it might be?) as I can imagine some NSW people not bothering to check other registries if they couldn't read the chip. Edited to add that I've seen recommendations not to add dogs to all/too many registries as you may forget to update them all.

That's amazing Taliecat. Well done to you and your boy!

Jumabaar (Dr Jaime Jackson from Primal Paws) may be able to point you in the right direction if you send her a PM. She is helping me with my dog's back problem, which our GP vet wasn't able to diagnose or treat beyond their general vet work (since they're not specialists).

Thanks Anne. I had been wondering the same.

I had Malcolm added to CAR as well as NSW, since NSW refuse to share their data.

I think you win at Dogspotting Corvus! :D

Great update Snook. I get almost teary when I think back to the Justice who would have panic attacks at the mere sight of another dog. Little Malcolm update. After mastering his busy buddy barnacle food dispenser he started taking interest in a puppy Kong I had laying about. So last night after Noseworks I filled it with some loose kibble and he went at it, and today he's having a vile concoction of mashed banana, kibble, a green lipped mussel and a sprinkling of BBQ chook leftover from Nosework. This is the dog who previously shut down in the presence of a Kong despite it being filled and coated with BBQ chicken. Noseworks went ok. He was pushed a little too hard during one search and got stressed (the hide was on top of a chair and he knew it was there but lacked the confidence to jump up). Then he saw a dog when they're meant to be kept in their own vehicles, and I dropped his calming cap and had trouble redirecting him from his reflection in the car windows. However the cap was found and he recovered. He was very excited to be there and my goodness was he pulling towards the hall to launch into a search. He didn't want to leave! Now I've just got to make sure they don't stress him next session as they're bringing in some metal objects to confuse the dogs, and despite talking about it I still don't think the instructor understands that it's not straight up mirrors that set off his OCD but rather things onto which light is reflected or which reflect his appearance in a non-standard way (e.g. a shiny surface or metal or glass even if it's a matte finish). I don't think they've come across this before nor realise how bad it can be when the dog otherwise looks ok to most. I also need to get some sort of wax or resin for his paws as he's sliding around like no tomorrow.

I've sent you a PM about one group you may be interested in for anxious dogs. I'm also a member of Dog Training Games & Enrichment but it's not as good as I thought it would be to be honest.

YAY! :D

Yep, kennel cough is still yearly. http://www.ava.com.au/node/1050

Dog urine spreads out from the initial spot. I can't remember by how much. 2 or 3 times the circumference? So you need to spray beyond what is immediately noticeable. You might also want a UV light. Damn you autocorrect.

Sorry PK - was that you offering to take him - then changing your mind Lol, I was worried about how my comment would come across. Love your boy. :)

We have a couple of Iggies who go for walks down our street. The owner was so excited that I knew what they were, LOL.

My parents' puppy is struggling with that too! He cries if he can't see my mum even if he's in the same room. How are you working on it? Also, we need more pictures of Marshall!

I agree that he looks fine. A lot of dogs are overweight and obese, and I think it skews what people see as a healthy body condition. This chart may help you: http://www.wsava.org/sites/default/files/Body%20condition%20score%20chart%20dogs.pdf

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How exciting Casowner! :)

Where abouts in Sydney are you?

Love these gapvic. And not just because of the Chi Hua Hua, although that certainly helps.

x 2 :D Well done Starkehre! So much love for what you do.

I'm not a breeder, I'm just popping in here to give you a big hug as a someone who also has experience with an anxious dog (not SA but GAD & OCD). It makes adding a new dog to your family scary doesn't it. I recently went through the process for my parents, and I'm still worried there's going to be problems. When you get closer to getting a pup feel free to PM me as I have some resources for socializing puppies (noises, people, things etc) that you might like. I do think breeders appreciated that I had done a lot of preliminary research and was asking thoughtful questions if that helps. So anyway, here's that hug I mentioned. :)

Task 4 is shaping up well and we should soon progress to 5. I've also started running through the protocol with my parents' 12 week old puppy. It is seriously cute and I don't know whether I should be amazed at his ability to keep still but I am. He's also randomly sitting and looking at me. Not sure what to do? Sit. Want attention? Sit. :)

Nawww, look at her. I'd bury treats in it to encourage her to dig and find. The more she's rewarded for digging in that specific area the more she'll do it there, vs. elsewhere where no goodies are found. Freshly turned over soil also seems to interest dogs. I found one half of those plastic clamshell sandpits at a council cleanup and put that in the garden filled with children's sandpit sand. You don't want to use builders sand as it has nasty things in it. Did the same thing with burying treats, which my dog watched me do then dug them out. He's not much of a digger though so in the end it was only used for bone burial. Nothing wrong with digging in the dirt, provided it's not contaminated I suppose. It's just what I did. One thing I will say with a beagle is you might want to make sure the digging doesn't happen where she could then dig under a fenceline and escape to track all the wonderful smells in the neighbourhood.

Little dude finally has a name, or I should say he has a first name AND a middle name. :laugh: Calvin Hamilton. ETA and I should probably get out of this thread now that pupster has arrived. :D