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Thanks for putting up those pics, Spoony! I hope to upgrade and get a new camera sometime next year - the D750 was already my pick..... but now you've just comfirmed it!

That must be for farmed rabbit? One of the guys at our local rural store shoots rabbits by request on customers' properties and sells them specifically as pet food for $6.50 each. Sorry to hear you have to destock, persephone, that is just heartbreaking!

So very sorry to read your update..... sending you strength and courage for the time ahead.

Just wanted to say my thoughts are with you, although I have nothing useful to add to the conversation. Please get well Anna!

I've been trying this on my horses and on myself this season, although it is expensive if you have a lot of them! I have found it works on some horses and not so well on others. I personally wouldn't put it on an open wound, I would imagine it would sting? Septicide is my ointment of choice for wounds that cannot or do not have to be bandaged. ETA I haven't used the product I~B linked to, however I have tried garlic granules and powder in the past and found the opposite of what it is supposed to do! The flies were attracted to the feeders like crazy!

poppop, you may be interested in this thread http://www.dolforums.com.au/topic/256975-older-bitch-spay-incontinence/

Fingers, Chris Christensen pin brush, a Pearson Mason and a stainless steel comb with wider teeth at one end here for a fluffy Belgian Shepherd tail - she's not nicknamed 'the leaf lady' for nothing :laugh:

juice, contact Angela, her prefix is Eishund and she is listed in the breeders section of White Swiss Shepherd. Angela used to be on DOL, but hasn't posted for years, but I am sure she will point you in the right direction.

I can only assume, for the purists, the bone to meat ratio is not correct!

Thanks for bringing this topic up, SG, I have certainly increased my knowledge of canine reproduction! Thanks for this information, Podengo, no wonder as an equine vet nurse I was never allowed in the other half of the practice, on the dark side of small animal medicine :laugh:

SG what your friend is asking about is embryo transfer not artificial insemination. It is quite commonplace in equine reproduction particularly in valuable competition horses, however I cannot comment about dog breeding. However such a procedure does not leave a scar as there is no external surgery to implant the embryo, it is done via guidance with ultrasound.

Yes, it was enlightening, but I was disappointed the lady shown at the end feeding raw had two seriously overweight dogs

Topical report on ABC 7.30 in NSW tonight: http://www.abc.net.au/7.30/content/2015/s4350957.htm

Fantastic news! :D

Google Tom Lonsdale, he has a lot of info on his website, &, from memory offers an e-book. Sorry can't provide a link at the moment as I am on my phone.

Admittedly the Staffordshire Bull Terrier is not my breed, but isn't 25kg rather large for this breed? I think you are overfeeding...... but fortunately for you, your dog is not a guts and knows when to stop! Correct... Desirable height at withers 36-41 cms (14 to 16 ins), these heights being related to the weights. Weight: dogs: 13-17 kgs (28-38 lbs); bitches 11-15.4 kgs. He's already at 16kg and isn't overweight, I think it's just his build. He is quite a large Stafford. Although I have seen a Stafford bitch in the show ring that weighed 30kg's! He was easily devouring 700-800g a day which is 3% of 25kg. However he has never been overweight in the slightest. I will reduce his intake though as he probably doesn't need as much now. What breed are you actually referring to? Do you mean an American Staffordshire Terrier?

I take my trampoline bed frames to a tradesman who makes tonneau, ute and boat covers. He measures up, designs a cover which does up with lacing underneath and makes the new covers out of heavy duty canvas. They literally last for years even though they are left out in all weathers. I haven't had a puppy or a youngster for a lot of years, however, but I'd be tempted to buy op shop bedding or provide straw as bedding until the destructo phase is over!

What a cutie! Just love her profile! At 10 she is just reaching middle age - a lot of these little guys go well into their teens and even early twenties. :)

That's fine, but you still need to desensitize your dog to having her feet handled! What if she gets a thorn or stone embedded in the pad or rips a nail? You need to be able to remove a foreign body, administer first aid, or cut a hanging nail off!

Admittedly the Staffordshire Bull Terrier is not my breed, but isn't 25kg rather large for this breed? I think you are overfeeding...... but fortunately for you, your dog is not a guts and knows when to stop!

Yes I can fully understand what you are saying and it is something I think/am thinking. She is 3 in December and is a lean 47kgs. We have had her 5 months and before we got her we know a bit about her past, but not huge amounts. She was locked in a small back yard as a lawn ornament for 18mths plus. No exercise, hardly any attention and fed Chum. She had crap itchy black skin and was a little over weight with no muscle tone or fitness when we got her. She didn't know how to run. She did this funny puppy bouncy un-co thing. I am considering it as the chances are her formative years may ot have been very good. Two people back picked her up off a FB page from a couple who were "going through a messy divorce" I guess at around 10 to 12 months of age. Someone has put some effort into training her at some stage so I am guessing itvwas them. I know the the neighbour to her second last home and her life there wasn't good. Her last home she was only in for a month before coming here. Sounds like you have done a really good job with her, OSo, considering the short time you have had her and the poor start she had Forgot to mention, well remind people really, that chicken feet are a good source of glucosamine and chondroitin. My guys get two or three each a few times per week. Beef trachea are also good - just about pure cartilage, although I have struggled to source them fresh.

Personally, I question giving supplements to young, healthy dogs. If the dog is on a good, balanced diet, it should get all it its requirements from its food, particularly if you are feeding raw meaty bones with lots of cartilage. In younger dogs I feel the benefits of building core muscles, proper exercise and regular chiro / Bowen visits go much further in prolonging a healthy life and soundness into old age than do supplements. However, with increasing age, I feel judicious supplement use is warranted in dogs. I have just started my Belgian Shepherd on green lipped muscle, but she is 11 and is just starting to have some issues with stiffness after laying down for a while. She has been and still is a very active dog. If you decide to supplement with glucosamine, make sure that it is glucosamine sulphate, this has shown to be the most effective form in clinical trials and also the safest for long term use. I often wonder if by using supplements from an early age, it affects the 'memory' of the body, for want of a better word, and if those supplements are as efficacious when they are really needed in later life?

This means the Ozito consumes power more, not that the tool is more powerful :)

Agree with the comment about exercise - I have had similar problems with Shepherds as they age and cannot tolerate as much exercise as they used to get. As advised, I agree in increasing the meat content, also vegetables like pumpkin. I feed whole chickens instead of frames (when it is chicken day), I can buy a twin pack of number 11s for $12. Have a look in the supermarkets for specials, designated chicken shops if you have them in any local larger towns, and failing that, see if chicken wholesalers will sell direct to you.

Take a look at the profiles Sally Rogers writes for her dogs up for adoption - after all she is the rescue officer for the Belgian Shepherd Dog Club of NSW......with many years experience.