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The breeder I got my second cattle dog from fed her adults a chicken frame a day, so I did the same without any problems.  Nice dry hard white poos were great if you accidentally stepped in one!  However, I did give him other things, eg sardines, 4x2 biscuits etc.

Training a dog is for life, even though they know how to do something it doesn't mean they will do it.  lol  I had a trainer tell me that basically, dogs live to please themselves so you have to make the training enjoyable for them.

I've adopted older dogs and have been able to train them, however, different breeds are easier to train than others.  I've also owned 2 cattle dogs - both awesome dogs.  The second one required two long walks (at least an hour) every day and he was from show lines, not working lines.  My first one was a rescue dog and an older puppy.  She was a more sedate version of the breed which is pretty rare, I believe.  

Good luck in whatever you decide. 

My 22 kg cattle dog had one a day but as sandgrubber said, sometimes they were covered in skin and fat (never used that butcher again!)  It also depends on size - if they are large frame then one should be enough.

Maybe look at compressing them using an app.  This will make the file size smaller.  If you Google 'compressing (ipone/Samsung/etc) videos' you will find some apps.

10 hours ago, Two Best Dogs! said:

I went one further. I have a dog freezer and a people freezer 

I did that after the dog ended up with fillet steak!   Now that I only have one small dog, all the pet food is kept in the drawer in the top of the freezer.

If it's only for a minute then perhaps it's the coldness of the spot on hitting his skin that sets him off.  If you're not in a tick area, Comfortis is a very good alternative.

On 07/07/2019 at 10:23 PM, teddybeans said:

I don’t think it’s anal glands because the main area he is going for and red is on his back, not under his tail. The under his tail is only once in a while and I don’t see redness there.  He is also not scooting.

 

The vet told me that often the base of the tail or down the sides is the closest the dog can get to the discomfort.  They don't always feel the pain under the tail.

I still have quite a few of the panels as well.  I join them with cable ties.  I have them up at the moment, keeping my new garden safe as it has lovely fertiliser smells in it.  lol

I have also used them under a chicken run to make it fox proof, two joined together to block off a hallway and to section a room for litters of kittens!

I like the lots of short trips to fun places training.  So you might only just go around the corner, open the door all excited with a little treat, hop out and romp at the local park to start off with.  Then maybe drive a little further and repeat.  Try to do a couple of trips every day, lengthening each time.

I'd never heard of these until I saw your post this morning and now I am looking on Gumtree to see a breeder in Wollongong has a litter.  They are stunning looking dogs!

Locally we have some banks that allow dogs and I saw a dog in a clothing store the other day.  A friend of mine takes her dog into quite a few stores in her local area.  So I think you just need to ask before you enter.  Most garden centers I have been to are happy for me to take my dog in with me as well.

Lovely to see Kojak's name come up after all these years.  He was a valuable contributor to the forum and is greatly missed.  

If you google pet sitting a few come up - Mad Paws, Pet Cloud and Paw Shake are the ones that spring to mind.

I have a Hoover Ultra Power.  It's cordless and I can do the whole house on one charge (3 bed, 2 bath, 2 living areas), it picks up the stuff along the skirting board, has a small head with a light on it so gets under furniture, around chair legs etc.  I love it and do a quick run around most days to keep on top of the hair from a Cavalier and 3 Persian cats.  It all picks up the bits of grass that get carried in as well.  It was just under $300 from Godfreys.  Take some dog hair in with you to put on their carpets and give it a go!

Edited to include the link:  https://www.godfreys.com.au/hoover-ultra-power-stickvac?gclid=Cj0KCQjwxMjnBRCtARIsAGwWnBPw-dsRTW65YAAU-4305770t3JOK4Xningv1-Yx-F8lLzFlo0qNwT0aAtdMEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

My main vacuum is a tradies cannister type which means I can pick up pretty well everything!  lol  I've heard that the Dyson aren't good if you use carpet powder - something to do with the filters and being bagless.

I was given a sample by a local producer of his new grain free pet food.  As I had tried a grain free before with similar results to Ixon I was a bit reluctant to try again.  He said that with grain free foods I needed to feed a lot less than I did with the product I was using.  So basically, the diarrhea was caused by overfeeding.

When I looked at the sample bag again, one of it's major ingredient is a legume so I'm not feeding it due to the recent possible association with heart disease that the US FDA is investigating.  

https://www.fda.gov/animalveterinary/resourcesforyou/animalhealthliteracy/ucm616279.htm 

It's hard to know what to feed our dogs!

If you look on the Dogs Vic website, the shows will be listed there.

Also, this organisation gives free legal advice and hopefully can help:

http://lawyersforanimals.org.au/

After 14 days of being impounded, a microchipped dog becomes the property of the Council, in NSW, so that's why they are saying you have no claim.  If I was you I would be making a lot of waves and  I would suggest you contact your local Councillor to see if they can help.  Be persistent!

5 hours ago, Gretel said:

Can anyone recommend any dog friendly accommodation Illawarra or south coast NSW please?

How far south?  I stayed in a nice self contained place at Tuross Head last month.  

I ran into a couple at a dog show that put their dog (with separation anxiety) in the car, in the garage, when they went out (they had 2 cars).  She immediately went to sleep and was still there when they came home!

I'd love a Japanese Chin - lucky you!  And, of course, you can't talk about a puppy without posting a photo!

Good luck with his pasterns. 

My vote would be for a Havanese as well.  Delightful little dogs and don't seem to have any health problems.  I have met quite a few Maltese with Cushings in the last few years.

This came up in my feed yesterday.  The photos are eye opening for us townies.  

I agree with Diva, Cavs are smart dogs and need mental stimulation as well as exercise.  I've taught my girl how to fetch and then keep upping the game, eg, first of all she had to drop it at my  feet, then we worked on siting calmly before I would throw it and now she has to make eye contact before I will throw it.   There are lots of 'brain games' and tricks online.  I also find that mental stimulation is more tiring than the physical.  

Also, one month isn't a long time for a dog to settle.  Good luck and you sound like a great dog owner.  

You could try crate training him and having him sleep where he can see humans, or feels not so shut away.

What sort of mental and physical exercise does he get?