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The look Don has for you is a look only very special and amazing people get from a dog... he knows he's picked his heart person well. T.

No answer to op but am curious as to how the above would be relevant to parvo ? PS Hope your puppy is ok now & has responded well to treatment. Sometimes if a pup has a heavy worm load when it's wormed, it can produce symptoms not unlike those of early stage Parvo - diarrhoea, lethargy, etc... and in some extreme cases, the pup can die from the worming treatment. Transport companies do their utmost to minimise the risk, but there is still a chance for disease transmission - handling policies aren't always totally sterile, even though they may sterilise the actual transport crates. I can guarantee you that staff moving the animals about aren't washing their hands before and after handling each animal. This is not a condemnation of the transport companies - just saying how it actually is. I'd be a little miffed if the breeder hadn't contacted me back after being made aware of the situation a week ago... but that doesn't necessarily mean that the pup contracted the disease under their care either. More like the breeder is in shock and is contacting other families who have received littermates of the OP's pup and making sure they are all OK - especially if they were transported within similar timeframes and/or by the same transport company. T.

According to the OP, the vet diagnosed and treated for Parvo... to the tune of a $1400 vet bill. T.

There are a couple of strains of Parvo... and the onset of symptoms can come on as quickly as 24-48 hours from exposure to it - especially in very young pups. Pups can also give a false positive for Parvo if they've been vaccinated recently. There are other conditions that may present with similar symptoms to the early stages of Parvo. Vaccinosis comes to mind. More info is needed before one can come to the conclusion that a) the pup actually had/has Parvo, and b) whether it is the breeder's responsibility to pay vet fees for the treatment. I have a few questions... 1. How old was the pup in question when you brought it home? 2. When did it have it's last vaccination before you brought it home? 3. When was it's last worming before you brought it home? 4. Did you physically pick up the pup from the breeder, or was there a transport company involved in getting it to you? I'm not a breeder, nor have any affiliation with any - but I do have extensive experience with young pups, having fostered nearly 200 of them for rescue. I've seen and dealt with more puppy illnesses than I care to mention over the years - and sometimes the vets can actually get a diagnosis wrong (in my experience anyways). T.

Oh Jebus! Just looking at that trailer has me in tears... *sob* Crossing fingers that those that didn't make it went quickly... run free sweet souls... T.

That page is definitely worthy of a "like"... *grin* T.

I can see it happening if the child's head struck something solid - but there would be obvious injury marks from that scenario. The report above doesn't have enough info to make any judgement either way for me... I'll let the police do their investigations... T.

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Love his white goatee... gives him even more character... T.

I had my heart dog do this while I was on holidays... luckily she was with me, and we knew where the nearest vet was (in the middle of the night too)... but it was the longest and scariest wait ever to hear if she'd made it through the surgery! T.

Gorgeous... and kinda giggle-worthy... T.

He's making sure you don't get cold footsies! T.

A year already? Happy birthday little Ninja Neko! T.

Hahaha! Does he get the crazy eyes on when he does the flat out crazy zoomies too? T.

Good luck!! He looks like he really loves his "sandpit" though... T.

Pickles has chewed through my kitchen door 3 times so far... and is on her 4th round of same now. Skirting boards, walls, door frames... all bear the marks (read destruction) of all 4 of my dogs' puppy years... None of them has ever chewed cords though - go figure? T.

Used to be SCALLYWAGS DOG RESCUE LTD according to ASIC T.

I think plenty of owner/cuddle training may be on the cards... *grin* T.

Who needs a tucker box when you have awesome other things to climb up on, huh? T.

Is there anything more stunning than a healthy and happy Rotti? T.

Gorgeous! T.

Lilypily still has the same mobile number sas - and I'm sure if you can get the dog up to her, she'd happily take it on and do the needful for she and the pups... she's only about a 5 hour drive from Sydney... T.

Lace won't rememeber the discomfort part of her vet stay - so don't panic about that, OK? What she will remember is the good stuff - the chicken necks and when you finally come to take her home... T.

I have found that the only way to make someone responsible for their own actions is when they will have to foot the bill for being careless. Give your brother the bill to pay each and every time he is responsible for Spencer needing to see the vet - he'll soon get over having to shell out the money. T.

NSWAR are now located way out the back of nowhere... I wouldn't feel comfortable taking on a whelping bitch at my place just yet... it's barely 12 months since the parvo pups were here. I'd like to give it at least another 6 months just to be sure. Not that I'm not completely comfortable about the whelping part - but I'd hate to see tiny babies getting something nasty that could have been prevented. The only people I can think of that may be set up to take on this girl may be Big Dog Rescue... T.