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Originally my OH was determined that Bonnie was going to sleep outside from 12wks old AS IF! I have only ever had indoor dogs, he has only ever had outdoor dogs, needless to say I won that argument and he admits that it was the best thing we ever did. Unfortunatly I opened the flood gates to him wanting the dogs in bed with us everynight no matter how filthy they were, umm no chance mate. I do let the dogs on the beds sometimes, but I dont like the idea of them freely jumping up whenever they want, ie dangerous if I have a sick kid in my bed and suddenly an Amstaff flattens them. Unfortunatly his family still think its ok to yell at my dogs to "go away!", Stop licking my foot/leg!" even when I have very nicely put my dogs outside. They insist on going outside or yelling at my dogs through the screen door...idiots.

Snap PF.

Oh no CWEW, so sorry to hear the news. Bonnie had Grade 2-3 at around 6months but we were advised to wait until she was 12mths old and then reasses her. She is fine now, she has only once had her knee cap slip in the last 6mths and she only needed to stretch her leg and it was fine again. Hope all goes well with the surgery, good luck keeping her quiet for 2weeks

Oh no, I am so sorry for your loss. I cant imagine how you must be feeling after loosing both of your beloved dogs so close together. My deepest condolences to you both. Rest easy over the rainbow bridge big guy, you were such a stunning boy.

Thanks everyone, I will phone my vet in a little while after I do some googling. Ive tried paw paw but she found it too tasty. Her armpits are in a mess but atleast she isnt getting hives all over like last year. She is still scratching after the aloe vera and savalon, off to google....

Any specific anti histamine? Dosage for a 25kg dog? Beautiful, I have that exact Aloe vera gel in the house somewhere, no side affects if she decided to lick it all off? Sorry for short replies, getting kids ready for school.

Is there anything that would be available from a horse supply store? I live down the street from Warwick farm racecourse.

Cortavance spray from your vet may help her. When Ive had her at the vets previously, granted it was the vets I have now left, they always said it was either Malaseb bath or injection so doubt they would have it. Ill try going in past on my way home from the shops to ask them.

Morning everyone, quick question, popping out to the shops in a couple hours. What can I safetly put on Bonnies armpits to give her some instant relief from her grass allergies? She is a heck of alot better than last year, the only problem spots are her paws and armpits. Past day she has decided to scratch them until raw and bleeding, big scabby mess under her armpits now. Ive put some savalon on just now and seems to have done the trick but can I use that is better for the job? Trying to avoid the injection as she is growing out of her allergies. Forgot to say that she has had her Malaseb bath but it did absolutly nothing to help her or sooth her armpits. The grass is being kept short but stupid still insits on crawling across the grass as soon as she gets the chance. Staffords, who'd have them?!

Rest in peace sweet old girl. So sorry for your loss Redangel, your tribute to her is truely beautiful to read. Brought tears to my eyes, sleep peacefully sweet Mimi.

So sorry for your loss, Rest in peace sweet old girl.

So sorry for your loss, rest in peace sweet girl.

Rest in peace sweet girl, so sorry for your loss.

I got Bonnie when our 3 kids were almost 4yrs, 2yrs, 10months and 6wks pregnant. After being dogless for 5yrs and finally getting the house we wanted, I was longing to have a dog back in my life. We finally solved our 4yr olds fear of dogs with help of our new nighbours 17yr old dog but unfortunatly the poor darlings time was running out and we knew we had to bring a dog into our lifes before our daughters fear returned. We were strict, correction, I was strict on Bonnie from when she first came home. Not allowed on the sofa, on the childrens furniture/bean bags, in the hallway to the bedrooms etc. In the first few weeks my OH undid alot of that training when he came home from work by encouraging her to jump up onto him, the sofa and mouth his hands :D . Eventually he got my point when one of the kids was trying to cuddle him on the sofa and suddenly had a large puppy jumping/scratching their head. She quickly got into the routine about where she could and couldnt go, no running/playing inside the house etc. It was actually quite good being tired/pregnant when she was a puppy as it made sure that I didnt over exercise/walk her, although I must say that toilet training and morning sickness is not a good mix lol . Neither was her going into heat at 5mths old over xmas and having a phantom preg with mastisis for the rest of my preg, daft dog. We actually rescued Indie 6wks before bub No.4 was due, he was only 5mths old. So that was 4yr old, 2yr old, 1yr old and 8mths preg with a 8mth Amstaff and 5mth Sibe . Honestly the best thing I ever did. The dogs had company for whenever I needed to put them outside whlist I couldnt supervise, they got a short walk with preggers me once a day (good length for growing pups), they have great house manners from the rules I set which I wouldnt have implimented if I hadnt been expecting a little bub. The kids have never been knocked over by either dog to date, even when doing zoomies they know they have to settle down when the kids are outside with them and strictly no playing/ running in the house. Now that bub No.4 is 7mths I have my full stregth and energy back, perfect timing as the dogs are only just old enough to start doing some serious exercise with me, cycling, running etc. To say out dogs are bonded to Jandamarra is an understatment, its hard to change a nappy without Indie's head resting on J'marras tummy. Must say it is alot eaiser having a trained puppy/teenage dog with a newborn baby than it was trying to train a puppy with a 10mth old interupting training/ distracting her and tempting her into trouble. All of my kids love our dogs but I doubt the other 3 will ever have the same relationship with Bonnie and Indie that our 7mth old Jandamarra has. Already they are so attached to one another and J'marra is so incredibly gentle with the dogs even at 7mths. Indie is his shadow, never leaves J'marras side if he can help it. Best thing I ever did was getting pups beofre bub came and having them settled into routine before bub came.

Run free beautiful girl. So sorry for your loss Moselle, our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. Rest in peace sweet Sophie.

Rest In peace sweet boy, so sorry for your loss.

Oh Huga, my heart is breaking for you all, my heart sank when I saw the thread title. Rest in peace sweet boy, you will be greatly missed by us all. Run free over the raindow bridge big boy.

My dogs adapt their play with smaller dogs. They do wrestle alot together but Indie simple doesnt play with smaller dogs and Bonnie lies down or has her bum sticking up in the air so she can play at their level. She will gently mouth play if the small wants to but otherwise she is very gentle with them. Even with rabbits inside they just lie down and lick/ignore them so I think a toy/small would be safe. Mmmmm Ok, breeds to investigate- Paps ( If I can find breeders that are willing to consider me) Cairn- I knew a few of these back in Scotland, such cheeky, sweet little dogs even in old age. Aussie- Never met one but have the feeling they are a little similar in temperment to the Cairn? Tibbie- I know my dad reasearched them and wanted to own one as he thought they were kid friendly dogs but I have absolutly no idea about them other than their origins and looks. Corgi- Never even crossed my mind before but seem like a fantastic childrens breed now that I think about it. What is their trainability like? Boston & Pug- Personally think they are perfect childrens dogs, not sure if Miss girly girl would love their uniqueness, will need to explore further at dog shows. Shedding is deffinatly not an issue with an indoor Sibe and Amstaff . Although Im not sure if I can handle any more snoring in the house . Shetland sheepdog- I LOVE them! Well I am a patriotic Scot after all. My mum owns a Rough Collie (my dream Breed), love him! Arent Shelties quite shy of strangers, visiting children, other dogs? Would it be stressed by my two larger dogs? Tenties- Again I had never considered them. Need to do some reasearch on them, I though they may have a similar (for lack of better words at 3am) hyperactivity/stubborn streak like JRTs? Big dog in a little dogs body seems perfect but do they still like being molly cuddled at times? My eldest is a very mature 5yr old right now but more than likely she will be around the 7-10yr margin when we bring another dog into our home. She is, hard to describe, girly girl/ dainty/ likes pretty/delicate things, extremly active imagination. But yet she will still wrestle with her sister and brothers. Still trains our Amstaff by telling her to drop her tug, sit/stay, *throws tug* "go get it Bonnie". "Bonnie drop" etc, then rewards her with a treat or a gentle game of tug, as soon as she says "Bonnie drop", our Amstaff drops it even in the middle of a tug game so she has good command over the dogs. Solia used to have a major fear of dogs, 3labs lunging and trying to attack her through a glass door when she was two, these were dogs that 2minutes before hand she was playing with happy inside, fantastic dogs inside but they had major guarding issues when placed outside and people were inside. Although she loves our dogs, it is not unconditional, unlike her sister and brothers that are 100% boomproof with the dogs. Example, if they are sitting/lying on the floor and one or both dogs come over and crowd them, our other children(younger) just say "Aww Bonnie/Indie, I love you, come lie down and have cuddles" and will continue lying on the floor or just hand signal form them to lie down. Solia will still get up and move up onto the sofa untill the dogs lie down or stand up and cross her arms/turn her back on them and tell them to go back into their beds. The dogs respect her and obey her but it seems conditional for her, if the dogs are gentle and moving lazily then she loves them and lures them into games of hide and seek, fetch, cuddles, pretend play etc. If she thinks the dogs are annoying her in her activity or too excited around her then she does the "stand and ignore" or "bed" untill they settle..lol good kid training huh? Its a good reaction to have in an uncomfortable dog situation but still I doubt she will have the same bond with them that our other kids do. Small/Toy dogs are a completly different story, she has a world of confidence with them and really bonds with every one that she meets. The bond she has with any dog of a comfortable size for her is truely amazing to watch, I really feel for her that she can't have that true bond with our large dogs.

I'd have to call my experience limited but I find them to be very smart, quite outgoing and inclined to take the lead if their owners fail to. Sounds a little like your Pap's issues might have been fear related - when did he display possessiveness - was it at home or around strangers. He may have been like the fear aggressive dogs who display aggression to keep other dogs away. Honestly what kind of young man beats a toy dog FFS.. just sick. : Try 5/6 x 16yr olds laying their boots into him. Not only that, they knew they were stealing him from a parapalegic man that was confined to a wheelchair (my dad), truely sick individuals.

Thankyou for all of your replies everyone. It has deffinatly given me a few more breeds to look into. The min pins fascinate me so deffinatly need to look more into them. PF you mentioned papillions. Off topic-My boy was possesive but it was not his fault, he was stolen from my yard and severly beaten as a 6mth pup by some 16yr olds. However a couple other paps I met were quite possesive of their owner although I am pretty sure they were products of being "babied", do paps lean towards being protective of one owner? Also I noticed that basically every breeder states that they will not let a pap go into a home with children 5 and under, no exceptions. Is it a case of going to shows regulary with my children to meet breeders to show/proove that my children are dog savy and that a pap pup would be safe in my home? OT again but I know what you mean about them being smart. One time a friend was minding him and they pretended to shoot him, at which point he played dead. Well, they didnt know how to "revive" him and spent the next 1/2hr trying to call me as no matter what they did (even picking him up) he remained limp as a ragdoll lol. They finally got hold of me and were told how to "revive" him :rolleyes: , needless to say they never asked him to play dead again. They were so worried they were going to call the vet (they had never owned a dog before). I would love to have a pap in my life again, miss my old boy Tyke so much. Ill be back online later, there is a storm approaching and need to race around and get the rabbits and lizards inside.....

This one had me stumped. Im not officially planning on having any more of my "own" dogs for a while so this is more for future reference as I like to throughly research any breed that I consider owning one day. My eldest would one day love to have a dog of her own (I would still be its caregiver/trainer obviously), a dog that would be a companion to her, that she could walk(with me) and take to obedience perhaps. As it is our two dogs are 100% "my" dogs. They do play with the kids and listen to them but still look to me for a hand signal when the kids ask them to do something they are unsure of. The kids generally have to come to the dogs for cuddles as the dogs always choose to lie at my feet rather than with the kids and obviously there is no way I let them hold the lead of our Sibe or Amstaff just incase something startles the dogs. Are there any breeds that- Do well in a multi-child household (my kids are very dog savy but I know some breeds may not cope with four children running around) Are not solely one owner dogs/possesive of their owner Are able to play/cope with larger dogs Are affectionate (enjoy being lap dogs) Are gentle enough on lead for a child to be able to keep under control should they be startled A plus would a breed not known as an excessive barker but that is not a big issue. I truely love small breeds (used to have a Papillion) as well as my large breeds ( Saluki, Sibe, Amstaff) but just worry that two large dogs would be too much for a small breed and I cant have a breed that is protective over one person (as my pap was). Any suggestions? Oh, and I am so very very sorry but I am not personally a big fan of the Maltese, Shih tzu, toy/minature Poodle (love the standard) breeds. *hangs head in shame* so sorry! My only thought so far was possibly a Cav but Im not sure how they would go with a "mad" house? Or a beagle but Im not sure if they are very "lap dog-ish" and believe with them being a scent dog that they may be a little strong/distracted for a child to walk? Thanks guys, Julz.

I never knew that was the reason for deafness in white animals, thankyou JP.

Stunning! Exactly why they should be desexed though because if Joe public saw that dog you can guarantee that it would become the new "it" dog to own. Ofcourse it would only cost you around $20,000 AUD. Heck, Im pretty clued up on colour genetics thanks to you guys and even I am absolutly in love with it!

They were very cute!