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I have just had my dogs premolar removed as it was snapped off at the gum line while chewing a soup bone (I got them from Woolies in a bag), she is four and has been eating them for years.

So, could be just bad luck but I won't be using them again. I have read many times on here that you should only feed non weight bearing bones, wish I had listened.

If you work full time, please reconsider your decision to buy an 8 week old pup. There is NO way you are going to be able to raise it properly - unless you have some special assistance.

People seem to have missed the 'special assistance' part of the OP.

If someone came onto this forum with an issue with their pup and stated that they left it alone for 10-12 hours a day people would rip strips off them

As I said before, I have no issues with people avoiding my dogs as I proactively do the same. I prefer them not to greet unknown dogs that belong to unknown people.

But what I don't understand is the shrieking and saying things like 'vicious dog' Shrieking, I would have thought, is a great way to get a dog (or any animal, including humans!) to notice you.

And as for saying vicious dog, why do people feel that they need to express this?

No wonder I prefer dogs :laugh:

I wonder how they pronounce Cairns :D

My girl had dog acne Basically those things all over her chin, she would scratch her chin on the carpet as they must have been itchy. Vet said they were nothing to worry about except to watch for signs of infection.

I have no knowledge in this area and thankfully have no need for a service dog, so how does one (in Australia) go about getting one? Can you get a dog that you already have certified or does the dog need to come from an approved association?

I worked in vet hospitals for 15 years, I had to clean the chairs, I had no issue with it and still do not see the issue with it. Having said that we had plastic cleanable chairs. I got more annoyed if they pissed on cupboards, desks or merchandise.

I am surprised that so many people are do venemently anti it. They are dogs you are not going to get any more germs sitting on a seat after a dog than patting a dog or sitting next to one on the floor.

I have to say I just don't get it????

For me, it's not about hygiene but more about dog behaviours/etiquette. Some dogs may see a dog sitting on a chair as challenging, especially if the dog on the chair does the whole aggressive bark thing. But as I said, I have never seen this at a vet and if I saw it, I wouldn't go in or I would leave the room.

Best way to cope with this sort of thing IMO is to change you reaction to their reaction! I have a SBT and a mastiff x, loads of people cross the road when they see me walking one of the dogs.

I wave and sometimes yell out Thanks when they cross the road (personally I don't like unknown dogs heading towards each other nose to nose, so I will cross if they don't).

So if I was you, I would start crossing the road before they did, and if it was someone I had seen before who did the whole shrieking thing, I would probably do the same to them and their dog (although you obviously can't pick your dog up!). Would make walking the dog so much more fun :laugh:

It has never occured to me to get my dog to sit on the seat at the vet

To be honest, as my dog is very stressed at the vet, it would make me nervous walking into a vet's waiting room with a dog sitting up higher than the other dogs. I would probably wait outside until called. Thankfully I have never been at a vet where this has been allowed!

I currently just use Runkeeper to track our runs but as someone who love gadgets as well, I would love something like Whistle for the dogs. Pity they aren't shipping to Australia when it is first released!

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My rescue dog didn't have a clue on how to play with toys, I found the above worked quite well with her, even though I felt like an idiot!! She will now tug and chase a ball, she will bring it back but has to be encouraged to drop it :laugh: She is a pet though, so no real motivation to change her in that respect.

I also used an iSqueak ball, just by squeaking it, she wanted it.

If they are food motivated, you can get the tugs and balls that you can put the food in.

Something I've noticed with some videos of late, some of these clips had it, I see in on the news sometimes too, is that they just show a narrow band of film in the middle in focus and either side is blurry, why do they do that? I find it really annoying.

Probably considered 'arty'!

My SBT won't even look at my cat!! Apparently if you don't look at the cat, it's not there :laugh:

Most 'chocolate' doesn't contain enough chocolate to do harm. And a lot of those "poisonous to dogs' warnings are kinda iffy. I had 7 acres of pinot noir grapes for a couple years. The dogs browsed them and consumed huge amounts of drops during harvest. Not so much as a stinky fart or a tummy rumble. I tried the question out on a viticulture website and found that many many grape growers have dogs and almost all allow their dogs to sample the crop. No one reported problems. I don't want to say no human foods are dangerous to dogs. But there are a lot of people who like making mountains out of molehills.

I agree, my old JRTx once broke out of the house and went on his own easter egg hunt, foil and all :laugh: It was milk chocolate and he ate a fair bit of it! He didn't miss a beat, other than pretty turds, this was before the warnings about chocolate, he also lived on a lot of our leftovers which were laden with garlic and onion. He lived until he was 17.

I would only be concerned if a dog ate a lot of dark chocolate and the higher the cocoa percentage, the more worried I would be.

Most people I know have a dog and a cat. When we got our cat, we had to sign a 'contract' with the breeder that we would not allow our cat to roam. Obviously not a legal contract but a kind of an understanding. We take our cat out (in our yard) twice a day on a long line and a harness.

And as for fencing rules and regulations, here in WA you can have a fence over 1.8m, any higher and it needs council permission but I would have thought 1.8m is plenty high enough in conjunction with the brackets? We did think about going down this path with our cat but decided she could still harm wildlife so she is a happy 14 year old inside cat with her own cat grass pot!

On my walks with my dogs, I have come across two houses with cat runs out the front of their house, connecting to the inside via a cat door in a window, one is quite elaborate with little tunnels and two enclosures :laugh: So us cat owners are getting there!

For My Pet Warehouse, you have to login and go to the check out and it gives you a selection of postage, you just choose $4.99 postage. The estimate gives some strange postage cost. I ordered a 10kg bag of dog food and I live regional WA and it only cost $4.99.

Just transitioning mine onto the Canidae.

Personally I would be addressing the issue now before it does become a complaint and then that adds stress to the situation. And just because no one has complained yet, doesn't mean it's not disturbing people.

Some councils have collars that you can hire, so that may be an option before forking out a lot of money for one. Or perhaps a reputable behaviourist?

Good luck with it and good for you for thinking of your neighbours

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One thing to remember, is that the public have the right to safe access to your front door...... yes even the mormans.....

So there can be a big difference in where your dog is should they give a person a hard time.... if they run out and bite someone coming to your door (or even just charging) then a bigger chance of being liable than if someone jumps over your fence into the back yard. There can also be a difference whether it is daylight or night......

Claiming trespass can be a difficult defence as you have to tell someone to leave before it is classed as trespass....!!!!!

So the best thing to remember is have your dog contained to your backyard..... leave safe access from your door to the road.... if your dog has access to the front yard then you need a secure fence with a locked gate and an intercom... anyone wanting access to your door has to ring the bell and talk to you before they can enter....

Sorry off topic but is this actually correct or an urban myth? Just asking as you can't get to the road from my door without getting through a locked gate (if I'm not home), my friends have an electric gate for their cars and no gate into the property, so you can only access the property through the electric sliding gate. Plenty of people in our town have the same type of set ups and most of them on the main thoroughfares. I have even had the building inspector meet me at my house and watch me unlock the deadlock and he didn't say anything.

Back on topic, once saw a sign 'Stuff the dogs, it's the wife you have to worry about' :D

We have a beware of the dog sign simply because we don't want utility people/tradesmen leaping into our backyard

For the same reason, we had a sign saying 'Caution: Dogs' on our side gate. Most strangers coming in, tended to then keep away from the backyard. Only reason for that wording.... was that I felt a bit silly putting 'Beware of the Dogs' on a gate behind which were 2 little tibbies.

Friends, without dogs, moved into a house in Brisbane. Then found something strange was happening. Tradespeople &

delivery persons would phone them & ask was it OK to come to the front door. Puzzle solved when they found a 'Beware of the Dog; sign at the beginning of the long driveway. Previous owners had put it there... & they just hadn't noticed it.

And... yes... after seeing how it made strangers stop & think before coming up the driveway... they left it there.

Yep, I had the same thing happen when we moved into our house, couldn't believe the amount of people that would either phone from the front gate or yell out! And our is still there.

Civil matters are dealt differently to criminal matters, a sign isn't going to hurt or help a civil matter. Anyone can go and buy a sign from Bunnings and stick it up, it's not like people are getting them made specially.

I can't. I won't even click on those links, I'm too soft hearted when it comes to dogs and I just end up sad.

I use both a collar and a harness. Harness is for running on a longer type lead, it's easier for the dog to step out of and not get tangled up and I don't have to stop!

Collar for normal every day walking. They will lunge if another dog has a go at them through a fence so I hope it doesn't damage their throats.

Thankfully I haven't had to witness many dog fights. Most notable one was two bitches, I was able to get the attacking dog off, only to have the 'victim' wheel around and grab hold of the dog I was holding. I then had to drag them both to a door and throw one in the house.

Little did I realise how much danger I had put myself in by grabbing their collars, don't think I would do it now.

Not sure if the OP is asking for advice on what to do, but rather WHY it happens.

I would be interested as well, I love learning about dog language and behaviour.

While there aren't rules dictating how dogs are to be handled and restrained (other that the usual appropriate dog care laws) any business comes under OH&S for the workers.

We actually shouldn't be lifting heavy dogs, or any heavy product over 20kgs without appropriate gear. An hydraulic table would be necessary for large dogs, if you're operating legally.

We should all be using proper safety gear, such as facemasks, safety goggles and ear muffs. Protective clothing and solid footwear (never, ever groom in sandals or thongs!), rings and necklaces should be removed or secured. The same rules apply for anyone working with sharp tools or mechanical tools.

I wonder if insurance would pay out if OH&S rules weren't followed before an injury?

An employee is covered under Workcover insurance. No genuine claim is rejected.

Workcover may take the employer/business to court if they believe that the employer didn't provide a safe workplace or implement safe work practices such as manual handling training and equipment.

We brought our JRT x home after he was PTS. The others sniffed him and then left him alone. But neither seemed 'upset'.

Interestingly we take our dogs bushwalking a lot, and we come across dead roos and rabbits quite a bit. One will try to eat the dead animal and the other will try to roll in it! We once came across a dead dog that had obviously been placed under the tree once it had died, the dogs approached it and did the whole long neck sniff but then backed away from it, wouldn't go near it.