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Do those rubber brooms also remove sand and dust?

Just to let you know about this! Poor Hannah is really badly injured and has had inside and outside surgery to her rear end and tail. Hit and taken up by a motorised bike that went through a group of people and dogs close to the path in a lead free area. Vet bills are in the thousands, and we are all donating some yummy treats to sell!

COFFEE,CAKES&CASH MORNING

8am-10am SATURDAY 12th MARCH 2011

CROUDACE BAY PARK

If you can spare some time, maybe come help raise some cash for her vet bills she has incurred as a result of being run down by a motorised bike rider.Through no fault of her own she has sustained nasty injuries when she was taken up into the spokes & chain of a bike. Free tea&coffee(juice for the kids).There will be a raffle and donation tin.Free treats for the Pack&Kids.

Thanks for reading/listening

A Blur of Kelpies or a Storm of Kelpies

A Kaz-oooom of Kelpies!

Hello there,

I currently feed Sally(Rescue kelpie) good quality dry with some raw mixed in, only because i want her to eat something! (She's not a food freak, except if she finds it at the park ) Vet said she need good nutrition as she has a few joint problems

So, I guess it depends if your dog is a glutton or fuss pot or needy?

Our old dog Zac passed on last year at age 17. He was a very "hardy" dog, and not fussy whatsoever. We gave him dry food and mixed it with canned fish (cat food) only homebrand I'm afraid, but it was mainly whole fish plus jelly.

Everyone said how good he was for his age...vet said he was amazing considering he was a large dog.

So go figure I guess it comes down to the dogs "consistitution" and individual needs.

i had this sort of query recently when considering vac's.

The RSPCA said the 3 year one has the certificate for that particular one so you should be fine with all the documentation.

Hi, My new BC puppy arrived last Sunday. so we had her for 1 week now & she is going really well. Very bright little girl, she has settled in here like she has been here before & we love her to bits . I have just started to lead train her. She is going O.K. very food focused but would much rather play tug-of-war with the lead, or just bite it & roll on her back & have a game.

I encourage with verbal praise & treats when she moves forward, even 1 step but it's the lead chewing & pulling that I don't want to become a bad habit. I have sprayed some "stop chew" product on the lead to try & discourage her but she liked the taste of it : Any help / advice with

this would be greatly appreciated.

I wouldn't be too hard on her at that age! She's only a baby

You might like to take another chew toy to give her so she doesn't focus on the lead.

maybe a lead that attaches behind her might help as well.

When Sally (Kelpie now 18 months) was a bit older, we use "Uh-UH" for meaning no, and when she starts playing with the lead we say "UH=UH" and she gets it, give her praise for doing the right thing!

Hi all,

Looking at re-stocking ny joint-guard and flea topicals.

Anyone suggest best/cheapest on-line supplier?

I have heard that there are a few scammers so just wanted to check, never bought on-line before.

Thanks

Oh dear you'll need a lot of cash for food

Looks like a greyhound crossed with a Dane/Shepherd cross or something????

Really suits the name

Last time I looked - about 2 years ago they are illegal in NSW

No not illegal.

But as I said, the vary ALOT.

Get a good one with a warning beep and put in the training, follow instructions you can't go wrong.

We have a large bushy block (2500sqmts) with additional bush surrounding, but live in a regional town (with neighbours).

We love our "sure guard" containment system. It is made North Coast NSW, not China, and has comprehensive training mode and procedures ( 2 days to train). It uses a warning chime before the dog gets a "correction" zap (an electric shock like a cow fence). You MUST put the training in. It comes with training flags, and the unit blinks if there has been any escape attempts. About $500 much cheaper than fencing for us (plus the risk of jump fence etc)even with the extra wire and flags.

Please look at the material on their website, as it is very comprehensive and I would bore you writing it all here. needless to say the units are not all the same, and after my research I decided on this one.

The person saying about the sores...it must have been a different sytem or not trained properly..i would NEVER let something hurt my dog like that. plus it isn't/wasn't on ALL the time.

Our neighbours also have 2 dogs that use the same system. The dogs go within 1 meter of the boundary but don't cross...thay learn that, and now I don't even have to use it at all.

Of course other dogs can come in etc, but if i am going out for an extended period, i put Sally in a large penned area.

Anyway, in summary be careful about your system you buy (make sure it has training mode), DO the training, and bear in mind that once your dog learns the "Invisible" boundary you won't need it all the time.

You can also ring them for any q's or PM me

Hmmmm I just googled, looking for what drug it was, but I think our girl might be a different case because she was desexed.

Is this oodle desexed?

Found this on all things leaking....

http://www.medi-vet.com/UrinaryIncontinence.html

Thanks for that link. Sally 16 months desexed female) does a little wee sometimes when she is asleep (not a major worry). The article says this:

Hormone-responsive incontinence occurs in neutered dogs of both sexes and occasionally in spayed female cats but occurs most commonly in female dogs. The pet can urinate normally, but they leak urine while resting. Physical examination and blood and urine tests are usually normal in these pets. Hormone-responsive incontinence can occur months to years after a pet is neutered.

Just a bit off topic, but i am a bit disturbed that some "small" breed owners I have met will hit their dog if they bark or act aggressive when a large dog approaches. I would imagine it is a (mostly unwarranted) fear based tactic on the small dogs part.

What would you say to the owner in the case (if anything/)?

P.S.

Sally generally avoids smaller dogs, but is more interested in her size to play with etc.

I wouldn't say anything to the owner, most people don't take well to having a stranger tell them how to manage their dog.

The only time I would comtemplate saying anything is if the dog was being treated cruely or was in danger.

I guess you are right, I just HATE seeing dogs being hit, esp around the face. Prob the reason they are agro in the first place

Morning tea?

Sorry i couldn't resist.

A friendly query won't upset a reasonable vet. Give them a call.

YAY Sally, she is so friendly how could this be?? lucky she found him!

hope brandy would do this haha but she is a great blue tounge lizard detector not sure about people she loves them too much.

* edited to add we have a life saver if need be everytime our head goes under the water for a,long period of time brandy won't stop barking and macca will jump in to save us!

Yes, our old dog Zac used to do that! But Sally doesn't bat an eyelid if we go under the water...strange and wonderful dogs different personalities.

And I wouldn't be too sure Brandy wouldn't alert you to danger, not something I expected from Sally! (Except to lick them to death )

Just a bit off topic, but i am a bit disturbed that some "small" breed owners I have met will hit their dog if they bark or act aggressive when a large dog approaches. I would imagine it is a (mostly unwarranted) fear based tactic on the small dogs part.

What would you say to the owner in the case (if anything/)?

P.S.

Sally generally avoids smaller dogs, but is more interested in her size to play with etc.

The current AVA schedule is what the RSPCA has told you. Puppy vaccs, first booster 12mths later and then every three years after that. Most vets however are still pushing yearly vaccs or 'super' vaccs. Not necessary. Get the NORMAL vacc every three years.

Thanks Kirty!

Don't like to overdo it.

I am having a good laugh! I also have a dog that likes a bita poo occassionally...esp digging up the cats!

Vet said it's a puppy thing, and yes it has waned alot. If she goes near ANYTHING she finds at the park a quick UH-UH form me and she leaves it (Thank God!)

Why do dogs think finding something on the ground is a real gem??

Seems to be a common prob.

Have been doing a bit of research on vaccinations as Sally is "due".

The topic is a bit debatable within vets.

RSPCA has replied to my queries and recommends all usual puppy ones , then another yearly dose 12 months after the last pup one, then every 3 years after that.

What's been your advice? thanks

Hello there!

Please reconsider getting two pups!

WAIT.

OR....perhaps if you are desperate get an older rescue dog, as one other person said, the pup learns from the older one.

Maybe you could change the routine a bit?

My Kelpie knows her routine, that we ALWAYS go for a walk in the morning, but not until everyone is ready. I like it this way as she keeps me from being a lazy bones

But if I want a sleep-in after a night shift i designate my hubby to take her!

Luckily Sally doesn't bark though......you might trying getting up earlier than her for a while and putting her inside and amused or treats on her mat to wait for you...to break that barking cycle??

Good Luck!

Gee thanks guys! :D

Yes she got some special treats and cuddles.

Do any of you have some stories on how your dog protected you or sensed danger?

I LOVE hearing about these stories, makes me feel warm and fuzzy!

Well just wanted to share how lucky we are to have a great dog.

Sally doesn't usually bark. We live with bush all around, but pretty much in suburbia

A few nights ago, we needed the air con on at night (34 degrees at midnight outside!), so we had all the doors and windows shut.

Sally was outside as it is HOT.

About midnight, she started to bark. My hubby went out on the deck to do the "stop barking Sally!" incase she woke the neighbours.

She didn't stop.

My hubby then put his shorts on and went out the front.

He saw a police car and 2 officers in the bush near us with torches. Another officer in the car said they were chasing an escaped drunk driver who took off on foot.

Hubby went down to Sally who still was barking. Crouched in the bush was a man trying to stay still!!! She could sense/see him but couldn't get out over the fence...she was going nuts!

This alerted the police to his position and they pounced on him!

Just a proud Fur-Mum I am!

What I want to know is why your kelpies are so damn clean?!! :D

Mine can't resist mud/water/sheep poo/dead animals/unidentifiable muck....

(Edit to Add - I realise yours are show kelpies, mine are working dogs)

Are you talking about MY doggies??? They're not show Kelpies! The red and tan is a WKC-registered Kelpie and the black and white mutt is a Kelpie/Border Collie cross - again working lines. They do get dirty but dirt seems to fall off of them. They don't actually work though, they're lazy pets.

Loving your conversation! I never thought I would be a self-confessed kelpie junkie

My girl looks nice and shiny after a roll in the dirt after shaking, but i have to wash the salt off her (X2 every day) otherwise she's itchy!

She tries to sneak away for a good roll in something on-the-nose unless i catch her out with a Uh-UH!

I do particularly remember seeing a standard Poodle on the Metro in Paris, just travelling like anyone else - never seen that in Sydney!

I remember seeing a poodle in Paris, but she wasn't on her own.

She was walking with a lady. I think her name was Fifi. ;)

:rolleyes:

You guys crack me up.

Hey Elina, what are the lead-on laws like? Are the dogs all tied up to the tables for example.