Dame Aussie

We use an indoor one and have no problems, It didn't say anything about it being dangerous for pets.

They are absolutely gorgeous, i love all the legs flung over each other

Thanks for all the advice guys. Dancinbcs, yeah she is a red merle, to be honest I didn't even have merle in my mind when I went to look at her litter, there were some merles and some red tris, but she was just the sweetest thing I had to choose her :rolleyes: It's true though, a lot of people are fascinated by merles, we get comments all the time about her. I'll just have to be on my toes, I'm already careful with her because she has a butterfly nose with quite a bit of pink so I try to keep her out of the sun as much as I can. But again, thanks everyone

Hey guys, thanks for your concern There's good news and bad news....the eye is not scratched or damaged (YAY!), just a bit inflamed so weve got some anti-inflammatories. The bad news which I'm a bit worried about now is that due to one of her eyes being half green, half blue her third eyelid in that eye is white, he said this means it's more sensitive to sun etc and can lead to cancers, but there's nothing I can do except keep an eye on it for any changes/signs of irritation....so yeah that was a bit frustrating, has anyone else had this problem?

It has gotten a bit bigger since I posted, I'm not sure if it's due to her having the eye a bit closed and therefore the pupil is a bit smaller...I'll give the vet a call and see what they recommend, thanks

Ok, so I was just playing fetch with Lili and she ran to grab the ball and yelped. I check her and she was closing one eye as if she'd poked it. She was over near some bamboo so I'm assuming it's poked her in the eye. She is acting completely normal and holding her eye open normally now only 5 minutes after the fact but the pupil in the sore eye is smaller than the other one so Im wondering if I need to get her to a vet or if it's safe to wait till morning and see how she is. As I said it's not causing her any discomfort that we can see but is the pupil being smaller normal with an eye that's been irritated or poked like this?? Any advice would be appreciated, neurotic Mum is freaking out! Thanks guys

I'd explain to him the risks he's taking letting an APBTx out, he may not really be aware. As for people being stupid, unfortunately there are all too many of them. Good on you for doing the right thing by the dogs though, at least theyve got one person who gives a bugger

From what I know it is found in smaller breeds and usually in later life, buit possible at any age. I have 2 crossbreeds that live with my Mum, they're Chi x JRT and the boy started having this problem at about 11 and the girl 13...they're both still alive and very healthy except for this

Me too, OH almost died when he first saw her, she's so beautiful

I think this age is the cutest, their gorgeous wee eyes are open and they're so fluffy!!!! I want them ALL ;)

*bump*

So where are the 3 week photos??!!!!! I want them ALL

That tiny pink paw in the last photo......

I've been checking for this video all day!!! I know...I need to get a life

Big sook, he's such a gorgeous boy

This is my favourite thread They are so beautiful, and those little squeaky sounds??! Gorgeous....Lili heard them and came over to the computer head cocked

I want them all LP, they are soooooo beautiful, I love the wee one with the patch over her eye...Panda?? OH just saw her and was smitten

AUSSIE BABIES! AUSSIE BABIES! AUSSIE BABIES! I want them ALL!!

OMG!! I missed this too!!! They are GORGEOUS!! Just showed OH the pics and asked if we could get another Aussie...or ten!! :D Well done, they look very healthy Nothing cuter than an Aussie baby

Both our dogs were/are like this. Lili is a ten month old Australian Shepherd and Mosley is a 6 month old Anatolian Shepherd x Maremma and they were BOTH like this Lili didn't want to snuggle and would sleep near you on the floor, Mosley goes to the other end of the house sometimes for his naps!!! I wouldn't worry, all pups have different personalities, Lili has become more snuggly as she got older but Mosley is still off on his own Actually right now he's behind the couch, I just heard him fart

Love it

Our 5 month Anatolian Mosley seems to have a problem with eye boogers, most days there will be a big juicy one there.....could this be a symptom of a problem or is it just him?? Ive thought about taking him to the vet nut I think im being paranoid (as usual) Anyone else have this issue???

I noticed Lili was shaking her head and holding it on a tilt so took her to the vet and sure enough it was a very early ear infection. He was stoked I'd noticed it and got it looked at so quickly as with ears the quicker you treat the better, they can get quite bad.If its an infection theyll just give you sime drops.

We feed frozen bones but we dont freeze them for a week, we also give some fresh and have never had a problem. Dogs digestive systems are well equipped for baceria etc. And as you said, they bury the things for weeks and then eat them!! If you want to be extra safe then freeze them but I don't think you need to freeze them for a whole week.

Thanks everyone, really helpful as always . I'm hoping the test will be fine but it pays to be cautious