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How is Archie feeling this morning? T.

Keep an eye on him, and unless he can't keep down water, see how he is in the morning. Some pups can gt a bit dopey after their vaccs, but are usually fine by the next day. If he starts throwing up water or soft food, get him to a vet - if he's still lethargic tomorrow morning, take him to the vet. T.

Now where is the LIKE button?? T.

My dogs didn't do very well on Science Diet - and I had to feed them as much of it as a cheaper brand of food just to keep them on condition. I've now switched to Nutro - they eat less, poo less, and are doing great. Nutro is a bit expensive though. I used to feed my dogs Bonnie Adult Complete, and they all did great on it - and it's around $45 for 20kgs at Pet Barn. Not to mention that most dogs eat it quite happily. T.

I foster dogs for rescue... I have 4 dogs of my own - one from a FTGH ad, one from a BYB, and 2 foster failures. I have been to pounds and selected dogs that we could take on and find homes for... knowing full well what the outcome is for dogs not bought by the public, or taken in by rescue. I have held dogs that were unsuitable for rehoming to the public while they were given their wings - even though I had grown to care for them deeply and we had tried everything to try to make them rehomable. I have nothing but the utmost respect for the staff who work in pounds and the big shelters - their job isn't one that I'm sure they envisaged for themselves while growing up - but nearly every single one that I've met cares about the animals and does their best to try to help them find new homes, not to mention trying to make their stay in that scary environment a little easier to cope with. I have no bad feelings towards people who breed pedigreed or working dogs responsibly... in fact I'm getting really excited about my neighbour's new pedigreed puppy that is coming home this weekend... *grin* I know that there are way too many bleeding hearts out there who are doing their utmost to give all breeders a bad name... and there are quite a few of those types in rescue too I'm sad to admit. As for those kinds of ramblings posted by clueless people who really have no idea of reality... I just delete them. Stupid slogans like "don't breed or buy while shelter dogs die" don't do anyone any favours... *sigh* Enjoy your pedigreed furkid - you probably put a hell of a lot more thought into it's needs as well as your own when you decided to bring it into your life than most. T.

Most likely needs worming... What did the vet say? T.

I really don't know or can guess exactly what mixes of breeds may be in her... but whatever it is it's certainly a nice mix, don't you think? She hasn't been microchipped yet - will be happening soon - what do you think we should list her mix as? The chip forms only allow for 2 breeds in the cross... *sigh* She is also booked in for desexing on the 27th of this month... while she's still young enough to take it in her stride. I thought about leaving it until after her first season, but then I thought about the mess and confinement during a season, and decided I'd rather not go through that... *grin* T.

Didn't your DH want a GSD? I bet he's thrilled that Bear has come to live with you again... T.

My Lab can wear out sighthounds... she can run for hours... lol! T.

The care bear is still intact... apart from the fact that the really nice toys only come out for photo sessions (can't be having ugly/dirty toys in photos), Harper is surprisingly easy on stuffed toys so far. She does give the tougher toys a really good workout at the moment though... poor baby has her big girl teeth coming through. T.

No publicity and no money making advantage in prosecuting the unknown and "smaller" cases... T.

I'm really happy with her condition - she's eating about 3 times what I feed my adult dogs on a daily basis - and it's not always easy to keep condition on fast growing pups. Check out the shot of her trotting off with the big blue teddy bear (that's a 30cm bear by the way) - doesn't she have the cutest little tight butt? *grin* Her ears aren't that huge, and they do fit her head nicely I reckon... but I don't know when her feet will stop growing... errr! She is 15 weeks old today, and has been teething now for 2 weeks... early bloomer in that department... *sigh* Right now she's all curled up in Zeddy's bed while Zeddy has relocated to the floor... poor Zeddy can't fit on it with Miss Long Legs taking up all the space... T.

I've called the RSPCA to much worse cases and been told they can't or won't do anything about it... The horses (except for the old one that BlackJaq pointed out) in this case appear to be in decent health... but think of the amount of publicity the RSPCA can drum up by doing a large seizure like this one... the donations would be rolling in... T.

Oooohhh... I like Snowflake! T.

My Labrador is far from thick... but she is a naughty bugger... I can see how the 2 could be muddled though. The only thing she learned at group training with 100% accuracy was that bumbags have food in them... *sigh* She taught herself this particular trick... T.

It's not really that hard to tell if a dog has most types of intestinal worms - daily poo patrol usually alerts to any changes in the gut... *grin* In the grand scheme of things, a light worm burden in a dog isn't the worst thing they can get wrong with them - and worming when they don't need it seems to me a bit of overkill - especially when you look at exactly what the medication does to get rid of said worms. Funnily enough, the only pill my dogs WON'T take from my hand happily are worming tablets - even the flavoured chewable ones. All of my foster pups are wormed regularly on a puppy worming schedule. If they happen to poop out any worms, then my dogs will get a dose with the next puppy scheduled round. Otherwise, they only get dosed when I see signs of them. I only flea treat if I see a flea on any of the dogs. Vaccinations for my fosters are on puppy schedule - that is one thing I'm REALLY big on. My own dogs haven't been vaccinated in quite a while, but as they are more likely to be seeing very small exposure to a lot of things brought in by my fosters, they are constantly boosting their immunities to said nasties. My old girl is going to be vaccinated again soon (7 years since her last shot) because at 13, her natural immune system could very well become less effective due to the aging process... and I'd hate for her to actually get sick from something I could have prevented. T.

A Labrador? T.

Awesome news! All great foster carers have at least 1 foster failure... It's probably a good thing that Tempeh reminds you of her feeding schedule given that she has tummy upset issues if not fed at the right times. What a smart baby girl! T.

Mine is teething... she chews all sorts of things at the moment. I still don't know what it was that she threw up this morning - but it couldn't have been anything that could cause an obstruction - this house is definitely designed for having "inquisitive" puppies, and nothing scary gets left lying about. The only sure bet about feeding here is what time I decide to drag my butt out of bed, and when I get home from work. I do give the pup some "midnight snack" food when she is put in her night crate though - so she doesn't get all loud and cranky first thing in the morning. T.

She wasn't always that gorgeous... 2 weeks old 3 weeks old 4 weeks old 6 weeks old T.

OK - after being totally slack about getting photos of Harper, I had a chance to do so today... and... ummm... she's grown a bit... ... and a couple with her brother Rex... he's smaller than her... People keep asking me if she's a Dane/Mastiff cross because her feet are huge... even her back feet! She is as big as Pickles now, and weighs 13.7kgs at 15 weeks old! I've had Rotti pups smaller than that at that age! I don't care how big she gets, she is still my gorgeous baby girl! But I may need to get a MUCH bigger couch if we are going to continue to do couch cuddles of an evening... T.

What a stunner - even when she's not impressed... lol! T.

How about these names? Zen Zuri Tahnee True Sable Shade Shiloh Spirit <--- my fave Peaches Lani Lyric Gypsy Fable Dior Cameo Can anyone pick the person who gets to name foster puppies en masse on a regular basis? I have lists! T.

I must say that my first thought when I saw the OP was that someone's been cruising the PR Facebook page... He IS a stunning looking dog though... looks to be in great nick, and I'm sure that his family are looking for him. I have a bit of a soft spot for the Bull breeds myself, and am saddened by the numbers of them that do end up in pounds and worse every week. T.