Bonnie N Her Aussie2

good list.

China is a beautiful brindle, and bronson is so handsome, lovely pictures... gorgeous farm

I think a Saint Bernard. They're fantastic.

Hey Aussie, Ivermectin has nothing to do with desexing procedures, or atleast I am 90% sure. How old is your little girl now? There's a fair bit of debate about when a good age to desex is.. My Aussie bitch is nine months old, has no sensitivity to Ivermectin, but her sister was never tested and was desexed last week. Her desexing was fine, she was a little groggy for a while, but otherwise just fine.

Millie was done by 8 weeks, I couldn't tell you WHEN she was done, but she was definatley done before that date. I imagine it would be roughly 6 weeks, although I have NO idea to be honest.. try contacting your local vet?

RIP Jeager. =]

I just sat here and read this ... I'm wiping tears from my eyes. Rest in peace Tucka,

Sleep sweet Max. RIP buddy

Aw, Rest in peace Simba. He sounded like a wondeful boy

RIP Nitro.

lovely pics, i love the progress here.

thanks guys! I really appreciate it. I start work again in an hour so as soon as soon as I'm there on my computer I can be Bonnie N Her Aussie again lol. stupid me forgot my own login and atleast that computer has it saved.

I think she'd still be happy to jump it, or climb under the rope.. she's a small girl. only 18 inches. Could cutting a square gap in the gates and installing wire so she can see stop her now wanting to jump over to see what's happening?

I know that millie is not a full on energetic girl, she's not a jumper for attention, or anything like that... she doesn't pull on the leash when we go for walks. She's a good girl.. I really don't get why she's insisting on the fence. Millie already gets a walk most mornings, and she gets a good walk every evening after i finish work. It's not a matter of boredom - it's definatly a game she's get decided she wants to play since this afternoon. When I am home she is inside - her and cooper both, they just lay around - they don't even follow me half the time. I was thinking of creating an extension on the fence that goes off the fence and back ino the yard, kind of like you see in prisons, except without the barbed wire. I also thought of installing a smaller fence a metre off of the fence so she can't get that run up. or maybe trees, ferns etc...

oh gaylek, thank god you're on.. I can make the space to putin a dog run, but I don't think it would be "fair?" seeing as I work fulltime and her being locked in it all day would surely send her loopy. In regards to the extra two foot; that's what i fear also. What's to stop her climbing that extra 2 foot if she can CLEAR 6?

bump?

Hi All, It's Bonnie N Her Aussie Here. I just couldn't remember my login and password and I really need some help as this is the first time I've ever had to deal with this.. As some of you may know; I have two Australian Shepherds (aged less then one), one of which; is my Millie. Now, Millie is an 8 month old entire bitch, who has just today discovered that she can jump our back fence. Our fence is a 6 foot fence, and she contently jumps the fence without touching it.. (jumps, not climbs). She very first did it when she realised that Cooper and I walked out of the yard on leash for a walk. There was no excitement in our leaving and she's never had created a fuss about it before. She was VERY QUICKLY growled at and she wee'd herself. I put both Cooper and Millie in the yard and then tethered Millie to a pole. I ignored her, walked in side and left her out there for 10minutes. She cried, howled and got depressed and once she'd stopped crying I let her back off the tether. Upon letting her off I "AH AH AHHHH'd" when she went near the fence and as soon as she got close enough without me looking, she happily cleared it again and thought of it as a game. I repeated the previous punishment but this time for 20minutes and I also went to the same place she jumps over the fence and inspected it. Ross and Myself then lifted the bird avairy (4m x 2.5m x 2.2m(floorless)) and put it in the place in which she was jumping (he ground is SLIGHTLY higher in that area too). When i untethered her, she inspected the area and left it.. She didn't go near any fences for so long. I was outside with her and Cooper for about an hour and she was perfectly fine. I went back in side and did the dishes and just watched her without her knowing... 30 minutes she was still fine. I went in the lounge room (can't see her now) watched The Zoo and then heared Cooper barking as he does when people are walking outside.. the barking was going for loger then usual and there was Millie! outside of our front yard sitting by our car chewing on a box she must have found in the street. thank god she hadn't hurt herself, got lost, stolen or poisened herself with gross water etc. She is now tethered out in the backyard under my bedroom window on a 10m chain. She has a bed, food, water and shelter. My fence is 6 foot already and I have to apply for council approval before I can heighten it. I beleive i have to pay for this and it takes a week (give or take) before they advise me of their decision. If I make the fence 8 foot the fence won't match, it will be expensive and I don't have the money to do it. I hate the idea of having Millie on a chain for 8 hours and I don't know anyone that could take her untill i figure out how to fix my problem. I'm going to get qoutes from the local Stratco and Mitre 10 for 2 foot extension corrigated iron but i would probably need about 100 meters worth (three fences of a corner block property).. I guess my question is: Should I be increasing the fence's height? and to what? or should I be looking at something else? Ay advice would be greatly appreciated. I'm going to walk her in the morning before work, and then again on my lunch break, straight after work and later on in the evening untill i work out what to do. can someone please offer advice. Is there something crucial I am missing? please?