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SWEEP! From the Sooty Sweep & Soo show.

Kinda like tigers do?

A friend of mine sees Andrew Morgan and has done for many years. Finds him to be excellent. A.J.Morgan Veterinary Practice 9 Turner Road Berowra Heights 2082 9456 2492 0418 280 225

I know where you stayed and this is all untrue. eta: I am pretty sure. Otherwise this is just a huge coincidence. eta: again.. no it can't be the kennels I am thinking off.. different open hours. I'm going to PM you Kirsty.

I think it is just what you saw. One bitch wasn't overly hungry and the other bitch saw an opportunity, but when it came to the crunch, the bitch was not willing to give up her dinner. Feed them separately from now on to avoid the two bitches practicing the behaviour. You may prefer to do this by feeding a separate rooms or crates. Put the food down and give your release command to eat and walk away. Leave for 15-20mins then return and remove any uneaten meal. As for "picking out a leader" that is not for you to do, and may never be obvious to you if there even is a leader. Pay attention to each bitches strengths, weaknesses and personality traits and work with them and teach them to live together in harmony.

What makes you think food aggression is linked to a hierachy?

Depends what your children are like, depends how busy the park is, depends how many dogs are at the park. The dog park I visit has children there regularly. One of their children (3yr old) is now petrified of dogs as he was bitten on the face a few months ago. These children run around screaming, throwing sticks and rocks, digging holes and hugging/kissing/picking up dogs as they please. So I was not surprised to hear one was bitten. If you are aware of the risks, then you can weigh them up for yourself.

I thought of this thread today when we had a husband and wife drop in for an unannounced inspection. That's fine, we will accommodate, but they came in the middle of our lunch break = office unattended. They politely waited until our lunch was over and I made time to promptly show them around the kennels.

All these points are good, but also consider insurance and liabilities. Our owner or manager shows guests around. She is responsible for them while they are on the property. Boarding kennels can be very busy at times and we can not have people walking around that are not staff. We also have people come with their children and dogs which need a close eye kept on them incase the child stuck his fingers in a cage or the dogs was a fence fighter. We have nothing to hide, and a lot of the time the staff won't actually know a guest is inspecting until our boss comes in with them an introduces them. Then on the other end... I know of kennels that allow inspections... and the premises are lovely.. except you dont see the sheds out the back that the dogs are actually kept in... they are not kept in the lovely kennels you inspected and are thinking you are paying for.

Lol it's a dining table I bought from Kaz.

Sure can! When do you need to move it by? or just ASAP?

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f*** f*** Trish! Hold in there, it's sounding managable. Call me if you need to chat.

It took many months and an intense medication regieme but she sure did! She went to a fantastic home.

Excellent replies thank you! I shall have a play around with it on some of my images now that I have some idea what it's purpose is.

I have noticed a lot of people on DOL use a vignetting effect on their images. I am curious to know if this is intentional (I have only heard of vignetting being a problem that requires correcting) and if so, is your technical mechanical, optical or done in Photoshop?

Ruby, an ex foster with severe Demodex Mange

Sweep Ricko (with a grubby face!)

I won't be coming either folks, I was up all night with an upset tummy. Have lots of fun for me!

Is it fenced? And is there a tap? Or do we need to bring bottles of water.

Thanks everybody for the advice. I shall discuss with them. Their poo looks like dirt.. really sandy, no poo consistency at all.

Nothing extra. Boredom could be right, but they do get to go out. Maybe they need some mental stimulation? Think I will suggest changing their diet to a complete dry food product only and see if that makes a difference.

A friend has two cavaliers (boy and girl), both appear healthy, good weight, vaccinated, wormed, regular flea/tick treated and desexed. They have a diet of crushed chicken necks in the morning and royal canin dry at night. No extra treats or human snacks on top of their food. They have started eating dirt to the point where their poo is coming out looking like dirt. I googled it and got many different answers - anybody have any experience with this?

Shit sorry I jumped to a conclusion Yes keep the diet low fat.