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Ingredients are important to me because one of our dogs can't have beef. I usually bulk order our treats (we have three dogs) but if I am at a farmers market or animal event and see something nice and reasonably priced I will buy them each something special. If I knew anyone who made dog birthday cakes locally I would pre-order and I would splash out a bit price wise. Natural and fresh ingredients are also important to me so I buy these kinds of treats for immediate consumption. You also need to sell at different price points as some people have loads of money and some don't. Perhaps you can have single item prices and then better prices for people who buy multiples and they can mix and match what they want to buy? My advice is to not have too many products. Try a few and see what sells best and keep refining from there. And make it clear they are for dogs so you visually attract the right kinds of people to your stall.
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So You Have A Problem Dog?
Little Gifts replied to RuralPug's topic in Training / Obedience / Dog Sports
I really enjoyed this too. Our pei girl Tempeh has absolutely no interest in going to new places, meeting new people or new animals. She is happiest when her humans and the other dogs are all home together just lounging around. Why force her to go on car trips to unknown places letting her anxiety build till she vomits? Just because that is my other dog's idea of heaven I have to accept it is not hers. She misses out on extra stimulation and socialisation outside of the house but she also isn't in a constant state of internal chaos. One of my previous dogs had lots of fears that made him do irrational and dangerous things in an effort to be with humans where he felt safe. His was from a health issue and was mainly triggered by noises - storms, the garbage man, fireworks, gunshots, Mr Whippy, not all of which could be predicted. He was such a lovely boy my family, neighbours and workplace made allowances for him so he was rarely left alone for his fears to go unattended. We managed things for over 12 years but eventually he did something in a brief fit of anxiousness (over I don't know what) that resulted in him needing to be pts. Even my vet and her staff were devastated it ended like it did. I was very lucky really to have such a great support network for him. It really didn't seem like that much of an effort to manage once we accepted he wasn't going to miraculously desensitise to the things that frightened him. I doubt I would be so lucky if I had a dog like him now. -
Humans truly are a horrid and selfish species and yet we are free to own all the other living things on this earth and do with them what we want. And we think we have grown since our caveman days....pfft.
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Morning Sickness Medications
Little Gifts replied to Loving my Oldies's topic in General Dog Discussion
Fantastic news DDD! How is his weight now? -
Melissa do you know about Pet Rescue? The majority of rescue groups will list their dogs on there and you can search by size of dog, age, gender and state. It could be a starting point for you to see what is out there if you don't pursue a dog through a good registered breeder. https://www.petrescue.com.au/ If you do decide to go with a rescue dog there is a list here of rescue groups in QLD as I'm not sure what part of the state you live in. Some of these groups will also have websites and Facebook pages and you could find a local group you'd like to support and monitor it for suitable dogs/puppies as they become available. A good rescue group will have their dogs in foster care and know what type of family they are looking for, aiming to match you with the right dog for your personal situation rather than just selling you any old dog like a pet shop or back yard breeder will. Likewise, a good registered breeder will be aiming to make a lifelong match. https://www.petrescue.com.au/rescue_directory?utf8=%E2%9C%93&term=&state=3&commit=Filter Good luck with whatever you decide to do. A house can be incredibly empty when you are used to multiple dogs!
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My Big Dog Meeting My Little Nephew
Little Gifts replied to Ashling's topic in General Dog Discussion
Fully supervising ALL contact is essential. My great-niece has been visiting here since Tempeh (shar pei) was a pup and she was about 3. The other dogs (one large and one medium) are fine with her, not over exuberant, but it is Temp that she desperately wants to play with the most. Tempeh has been reluctant to do so as she remains unsure of all the noises and movement my great-niece makes so stays close but out of hands reach. But late last year they visited and she kept trying with Temp and Temp got brave enough to stand still, turn around and do a play bow back, indicating she was up for a play. My poor great-niece got such a shock that she thought Temp was attacking her and burst in to tears. Tempeh of course got a shock too and couldn't understand what went wrong so we have had a set back. We will return to two leash walks next visit - me holding the main leash and my great-niece holding the other, nothing too exciting but at least they are in close proximity getting used to each other again. I'll be interested to see how well it goes for both of them, particularly as my great-niece now has a kitten and is probably calmer around animals in general. Don't put your nephew or dog in a position to fail is my best advice so no over-stimulation for either of them when they can see each other or are interacting or in the same general space. -
Pet Circle Catalogue In The Sydney Morning Herald
Little Gifts replied to Scottsmum's topic in General Dog Discussion
I've used them for quite a while. I have a regular bulk kibble order and sometimes I buy my heartworm/worm stuff and maybe some toys if there is something cool on special. Only issue for me is if I am due a kibble order it can get held up waiting for the toys or worm stuff so I usually have to call and make sure it can all get sent together. The large bags of Black Hawk kibble are very reasonably priced. -
He never fails to put a smile on my face!
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Oh I want him to suffer for this. Even if there was only 1kg inside each pup imagine what would've happened to them had those bags burst? And they had uncessecary surgery. Arsehole.
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I wonder if Don knows he sired a supermodel who only gets out of bed for one stuffed toy a day?
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Wouldn't it be cool to watch this at a movie in the park type event with your dogs so we could check their little faces for signs of what they really get up to when we are not home. Mine would be jealous we don't own a mixer!
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7 Day Old Baby Bitten By Family Dog
Little Gifts replied to Scottsmum's topic in General Dog Discussion
Gosh, so much common sense seems to fly out the window. How the hell is a dog expected to know its a human baby and how to act around it? Parenting is not even instinctual for all humans so why do we assume that dogs can do better? And a dog might be great with an older school aged child but that doesn't mean it can translate those skills and knowledge to how to behave with a toddler hanging off them or a wriggling baby lying on a bouncer. Why must us humans continually put them in situations where they can potentially fail so horribly? I just saw what Huski said and that is so true. Dogs don't rule the roost and survive quite happily having rules that enforce things that are out of bounds (like new born babies). We want them to be friends for our own selfish needs and conveniences. -
We need more Smoke!
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Greyhounds Grace Brisbane's South Bank As Part Of Australia-Wide A
Little Gifts replied to Boronia's topic in In The News
Cheeses. More freaking idiots. -
My initial thoughts were an accidental death or serious injury of her owner and no-one else to care for the dog or the dog ended up in a pound far, far away from where it lived so the owners simply couldn't find it. Otherwise it is just too weird for me to get my head around. I love how focussed she is on you guys in the shop already. She looks like a smart girl underneath all that lack of training.
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Greyhounds Grace Brisbane's South Bank As Part Of Australia-Wide A
Little Gifts replied to Boronia's topic in In The News
Just wonderful! We've got a new greyhound friend. Her name is Dee, she has a lovely black coat and she gives more kisses than Tempeh! Dee and Stussy had a play date planned but Dee's owners emailed me last week to say they love the breed so much they've now got a foster too! Apparently a local vet has been rescuing a few. I'll have to remind them that Dee definitely needs a fancy collar! -
We are having a garage sale this weekend and discovered that my old Horn sewing machine cabinet holds a sewing machine, an overlocker and two dogs so they can look out the back window at me and howl! Who knew they were so strong! Of course all my pins and scissors and other bits and pieces had to be pushed onto the floor. All the nicely piled fabric has also been knocked over. Little buggers!
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I have stuff like this come up from him on my FB profile pretty much every single week. It seems far more common that we realise. I don't personally understand the need to kill stuff but if it is for food or over population and it is done humanely then I put my big girl pants on and deal with it. But for sport? And killing endangered animals? It's not on and I'm happy to see them publicly shamed by someone with media clout.
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But she's still beautiful! I love looking back at their different sized collars and realising how teeny they once were!
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I had an old dog who sometimes dragged her toes and hurt them. I bought baby socks with the grip stuff on them. She didn't like them but it resolved the issue for that last year of her life.
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Yep, I too appreciate the insight. It's certainly not run the way I always thought it was and I could never understand why there were so many operational differences between facilities either.
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You have to wonder what circumstances led to that poor girl even needing rescue. She looks beautiful, has a beautiful nature and someone seems to have spent money on her. What went so terribly wrong? It's like her owner died or couldn't find her. I love her name!
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Stussy is like that on cold mornings. It's usually my sister up first and she opens the back door for everyone, sits outside herself till she is awake and then she goes in to get them breakfast. Often Stussy's food is on her mat and she has to be called numerous times to get out from under the doona with me before she will go to it. Then of course she can't concentrate on her food because she really needs a wee but she is not allowed out there while Temp is eating.
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Wow, I thought they were much more inter-dependant than that. Their administrative overheads are going to be excessively high too with such a heirachical structure. It makes me understand now how/why we have some very dodgy RSPCA's and some where great staff are doing good work. I love learning new stuff from DOL!