ludwig09

Hi, Have you found anyone to help yet? I live in the Coffs area and may be able to help with Coffs to Port Macquarie. Just not sure how to fit 2 Great Danes in my car.

For those of you who walk in the dark, how do you go with dogs rushing at you? Just thinking you cant really see that far ahead in the dark to be able to avoid the situation.

Hi everyone, I am very sad that day light savings is over and the daylight hours are going to get shorter as winter arrives. We love our after work walks with the dogs each evening. My question is how do you excercice your dogs during winter when it is dark in the morning and evening? I suggested to my husband a Miners torch to wear on our heads but he thinks i am completely nuts for suggesting that Would love to hear what others do?

The scenario you have mentioned above is what i envision happening. I do like the suggestion of trying to section the house off as i wouldnt feel right to locthem outside for 4 days. Im trying to work it all out now so that when it unfolds im not stressed, which as we know will stress the dogs, which will stress the kids, which will stress the parents...........lol

Yes that was my thoughts too. It would be a whole lot easier on everyone if they stayed somewhere else.

Hi all, We have visitors coming to stay for easter and they are bringing their two kids 6 and 8 yrs old. My two dogs who live inside with us do not get much exposure to children apart from seeing them in the street etc when we go for walks. One of them used to growl at kids a lot but that has pretty much stopped and i only find they react to kids if they are running or screaming. The relatives coming to stay are all scared of dogs so im worried that my two will pick up on this and react. How do we get everyone to stay in the one house in harmony? Is there a certain way to introduce the dogs to people who are scared of them? Any suggestions? We do have adult friends stay regulary and everyone gets along fine and its no dramas. This is just the first time we have had the kiddies stay. Thanks for reading.

Yes im a crazy dog owner and proud :laugh: We call them the skids (short for schnauzer kids). Im mum, my hubby is daddy and they have nanny and poppy too. When people ask if we have kids i say yes - they are 2 and 2.5 (this gets a strange look) then explain they are furry with four legs and love a good walk on the beach too.

Yes - ours are: Ludwig = lud bum, FOTS (finest of the species), little man, Alby, fots domino, Mr Wick. Inga = binky banks, moo bum, moochy rama, moobey sue, inka dinka. They respond to all of them, especially if i have a treat in my hand

laneka he normally comes home buggered but this is the first time he has been hoarse. But come to think of it, its the longest he has been in the kennel. They normally go to my mum and dads for long stays. Yes i think it may be a sleepy day in our house tommorow

Melzawelza he is not coughing or anything different otherwise. Its just when he barks. He normally has a very ear piercing high pitch bark so its quiet nice that its toned done lol...... i was worried though but fingers crossed he just barked himself silly.

We just picked up our two schnauzers from the boarding kennels and i have since noticed my boys bark is very hoarse. My husband and i have both checked him thoroughly for ticks but havent found anything. He seems otherwise normal. Is it possible he has just barked himself hoarse? Anyone elses dog done this? He was there for 5 days.

I know a couple (friends of friends) who had 3 healthy young dogs PTS at different times because they wanted to go on extended overseas holidays. Broke my heart when I was told about it and find it very hard to to even look at them after that.

Thinking of you and Zedley at this difficult time. May your memories of each other live on forever

I have two mini schnauzers who are not good with children at all even though we socialised them with kids as puppies. Fantastic with adults but its something about kids that drives them crazy. General opinion from trainers/obedience teachers that we have seen is that minis are very hard to train - too smart for their own good, always one step ahead. I have seen the toughest of trainers be ruffled by my two. All that said. We love our two and wouldnt trade them for the world. Minis are fantastic dogs.

twodoggies2001 - I have two miniauture schnauzers who do exactly the same thing. Must be a schnauzer thing?? I have spoken to our neighbours about it and they said its the only time they hear them all day so its fine. But if you werent used to it you would wonder what on earth was happening.