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break away collars aren't much good as they break away very easily. I had 2 at one stage but my girl kept getting the one on my boy off and if you grabbed them in the wrong spot you were left holding a collar and no dog! Good on you for keeping the boy safe. Whilst my dogs might not appreciate a night at the pound they are at least safe there.

Well done, what a thrill for you

Thanks aliwake, Called my local and they have advised not to overstress, there is not much I can do right now, keep an eye on him make sure he isn't vomiting or looking unwell, he said he gets calls like this allot and 90% of the time it just passes through with no worry as long as the bones were chewed well. I know it's a bit late but feeding him bread at the time would have been a good idea. Theory is it protects the stomach, intestine from sharp bits. I read it years ago when someone's dog ate a Xmas tree ball. It was also suggested to feed the dog cotton balls soaked in milk but I think bread was the better idea.

you need to give heartworm preventative more then every 3 months. I do my dogs every 6 weeks from April through to October then monthly. You are basing your actions on an American blog???? You really need to sort this out with your vet.

you need to give heartworm preventative more then every 3 months. I do my dogs every 6 weeks from April through to October then monthly.

Is your pup actually not doing well on his current food or do you just think he needs a better food?

I know racing greyhounds who race without dewclaws, and doing ok too

I charge the same, all my pups go as pet's, the showing is just their part time job.

That's like saying would it come down to the one who had it's whisker's trimmed. :laugh: There would be something to separate the two before it became so nit picky

regardless of breed all dogs can hurt someone and you need to be aware of that. Sounds like the owner of the attacking dog also thought they wouldn't hurt someone. Poor lady, hope her little dog is ok

dew claws are the most neglected nail on a dog

So pleased you are not going to overload your babies immune system with such stuff as heartworm injection. Nor with over doing the vaccinations!

still waiting

I caught the last few minutes of it on TV, will certainly be trying to watch it online

Couple of points here - some of these animals were rescue animals - some hadn't spent their whole lives here - none of us know whether they came from a situation that caused the problem and the footage was clearly edited to a point where you wouldn't know if its a problem anyway . The TV footage taken later with the dogs in their day areas showed no dogs pacing or spinning and how do they run around a show ring if they are so severely mentally damaged- best to let the system be the judge I think. Ok. I'll give them the benefit of the doubt. But if those kennels are their regular kennels then they need to be fixed IMHO. Why? What do your kennels look like?

Jed,what I saw were dogs that were circling, and I interpreted to dogs being confined in 'small' spaces for extended lengths of time. I saw in some cases, faeces on what looked like newspaper and it seemed to be not just an overnight use but again perhaps several days worth. I saw sadness in the faces on some of those dogs. My way of thinking is if you can't look after your charges, then cut down on the amount of dogs kept. You have to give them the best of everything, including of yourself. I may be wrong, but it really upset me looking at those faces. To me it looked like they were looking for some kind affection. you're kidding right? How can you possibly tell that from a video shot by spotlight with dogs woken up by trespassers? If they had any expression it was WTF is going on.

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The only thing he won't be able to do is get a bitch in pup. All the other things can still possibly happen. Wait until he is fully mature then desex him.

There's plenty of video's on YouTube :laugh:

people can only comment on what YOU post so excuse them for not being mindreaders. The whole story is necessary if you want accurate feedback. No good getting narky when the feedback is not what YOU want to hear when YOU can't be bothered giving the whole story. How many posts did it take for you to say that the neighbours dogs have a histroy of this behaviour, it certainly wasn't in your OP and yet you knew about it yesterday. and if you were my neighbour and started blowing an air horn, you could expect a visit from the council.

No need to be so rude. Your dog is the one trying to rip off the palings so that IS your problem. Make sure your dog can't get to the fence to do so. Dogs can't fence fight by themselves so own up to the fact your dog is happy to get into it just as much as the others.

Mine's on about 4 and I use the same sort of on/off method

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I would include an area for metal crates inside. My dogs are fine in soft crates in new places but some wouldn't be. Better to put down some lino for the metal crates then replace the couch eaten during the night :D