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It's as useful and informative as the article I read a month or so ago that revealed the shocking conspiracy that 7-11 style convenience stores charge higher prices than normal supermarkets.

Every few months, even up to 6 months apart sometimes. Not all the nails need to be trimmed but there are a few that don't wear down enough. We got a dremel specifically for her nails and never used it...should get onto that. I usually take the lazy option and just pop into the vet.

I wonder if, in the middle of the night, you'll hear all the doors in the house slamming coz he wants a treat lol

I remember when I showed Billie how to close the push-doors on our tv cabinet...she quickly figured out how to open them again so of course all we heard for the next fortnight was the click of her opening and closing the doors over and over.

Billie used to get crazy legs at night before we put her to bed. Always had to poo afterward so I made sure to send her outside while she was carrying on.

Now she just puts herself to bed quite early in the evening. My little one is all grown up now!

My dog won't eat fish heads or most whole fish. Loves sardines from a tin but fresh sardines are ignored.

We had cats and electric fences growing up and they had no difficulty avoid contact whilst crossing them. The secure door TSD suggested sounds like a good idea if you can't get the neighbours to contain their cat somehow.

Billie jumps on anyone who sneezes.

Is this in NSW? If so, the dog is considered under effective control if it is tethered to a fixed structure.

I'm not sure that is the correct interpretation melzawelza.

13 Responsibilities while dog in public place

(1) A dog that is in a public place must be under the effective control of some competent person by means of an adequate chain, cord or leash that is attached to the dog and that is being held by (or secured to) the person.

NSW Companion Animals Act 1998

I believe a dog teathered to a fixed object or structure is not held or secured to a person and further, it is only permitted in off-leash type areas. This is understood in regard to the meaning of 'on leash' which is inclusive of being held (or secured to) the person.

Regards.

If you keep reading:

(5) This section does not apply to:

...

(f) a dog secured in a cage or vehicle or tethered to a fixed object or structure.

It is legal, but as you said earlier you could still be charged depending on the dog's behaviour while secured.

I fell out of love with my Dyson for a while...until one day I pulled the hose straight and realised I couldn't clearly see daylight at the other end. Eventually I dislodged all manner of splinters tangled with hair and other dirt. Works much better without the blockage :D

Trade it in for the new car!!

Someone is going to be cursing me in a few days when they see the dog hair on the back of the rear seats!

That is what I did....didn't even bother wiping the snart off the back windows. Dealer agreed on a trade in price sight unseen so I wasn't about to spend time improving it. Felt a little embarrassed when I handed the keys over but quickly forgot in the haste to get new car home before a nearby hail storm got to us.

I invite my dog into bed instead. She'll either snuggle up so we can both sleep in, or take a quick pat then go outside and amuse herself.

Cute :) Does he get sunburnt?

Billie hates the hot midday sun. You throw a toy into the yard and she grabs it and runs straight back to the shade of the fenceline. She doesn't stand out in the sun unless you are doing something...walking, playing etc. and even then she will sometimes move back to the shade and wait for you to follow. Works for me as I'm very fair and get pink after only a few minutes.

Yay! First box arrived! And I've even managed to put some away for Christmas :D

I ordered one of the Kong 'Safe Stix' - which they love - not sure if it's just me but does anyone else think they look a bit like an adult toy? :laugh: My housemate was in stiches when the dogs were playing with it.

ETA - a 'rude' adult toy

My parcel was delivered to work when I was away and my helpful boss opened it to see if it was anything urgent. The next day he handed me the box very sheepishly and apologised for opening a 'private' parcel...I had no idea why he was acting so strangely until I opened the box and saw the safe stix on top.

Zig was bored this afternoon and hanging out in my office.

So I pinned the screen door so he could come and go as he pleases.

I saw him snuffling around over behind the filing room door and then he yelped.

Checking it out there was a wasp crawling around there.

He seems fine, I can't even see any swelling, so I am hoping he didn't get stung.

I went in search of a best and found a few smallish ones on the back deck.. How do I get rid of them?

TIA

Poor Ziggy Billie tried to eat one on the weekend. I gave her some frozen bones to take the edge off but she was quiet for the rest of the evening. OH burned the nest later.

Wonderful! I can replace the popular toys I have 'misplaced' from my last order. They just seem to find their way over the fence, into deep water when doglet doesn't feel like retrieving them, up in trees at the park that are too tall for either of us to rescue...I'd better get several of each.

Tug-a-jug is very different to Wobbler/Pyramid/Bob-a-lot.

Billie is an excellent swimmer but she likes to chase any water splash so deliberately raises a paw to make her own splash. Strangers often smile politely at what they think is her swimming style then laugh when the realise she is doing it for fun.

She will also ride the current if there is one. OH played hero the first time he saw her do this, sprinting along the bank and jumping in to save her...only to then watch her run back up the bank and jump in for another turn.

I can beat that. The other week I arrived home to vomit and dog poo on the carpet!

I am thankful we have floorboards!

However one Christmas Eve Oscar decided to vomit up dog poo on our doona Thankfully the dry cleaners were still open!

I only have one rug ...

I have about 3 rugs in the house, the rest is floorboards. It can be guaranteed if Max needs to puke she will run to a rug to do it.

What is it with dogs liking a nice soft place to land their vomit???

I like to think mine is cleverly avoiding splashback....takes my mind off the cost of carpet cleaning for a moment anyway.

Woolworths sell lamb forequarter pieces (not chops, they are pyramid-esque chunks) in the human section that are quite meaty.

... and the fact that my dogs, no matter how sick or injured they may be, go into raptures of delight as soon as they see their 2 fave vets... sometimes it's hard to explain that they weren't feeling very well at all when we left home... *grin*

T.

We have this problem too. I remember taking Billie in at short notice and seeing a different vet who must have noted that she appeared happy and energetic. We were back the next day to see our regular vet who commented straight away that she wasn't as excited as usual so thought Billie had gone downhill from the day before...until she spoke with the other vet and realised that even a bad day for vet-loving Billie looks like a great day to a stranger.

Watch that Heston doesn't start to pretend to wee so that he can get to the treat/play bit quicker! BC are super clever and can use that power for evil

Billie did this as a puppy...cheeky little things! She still tries it on occasionally on cold mornings so she can get back inside quickly.

I think SIL (and/or MIL) would stay at our house and take care of Billie if we were both seriously injured or incapacitated.

In an emergency situation...a close friend has keys to our house and wouldn't hesitate to check on Billie if she thought anything was amiss. She works for the same company I do and would most likely be first point of contact if I didn't show up at work one day so I am comfortable Billie wouldn't be alone for too long if the worst happened.

FIL's dog was alone for up to a week when he died and we were so grateful for the concerned neighbour who pushed food and water under the gate for him.

Oh Hamish is absolutely gorgeous! I hope he is settling in well.

Ceramic bowls here.

Strangely enough though, my boy has gone 'off' drinking water from his various ceramics. His favourite drinking vessel was one of those Sebastian ones and I love it - lots of water and keeps it cool in the warmer months - but now he seems to far prefer to drink water from ice-cream containers . I'm not keen on plastic, but there ya go. Does he know something I don't??

Billie has one glass water bowl and another ceramic. In hot weather, I put out extra water in stainless bowls. She prefers the glass bowl and only seems to drink from the others if the glass one is empty or inaccessible.

Food goes in ceramic bowls. She is not rough on her dishes and I've not dropped any yet *touch wood*.

I like the way the Brisbane region Million Paws Walks have split into a number of venues. Once they used to be on one location, like the old Fairfield site, or the University of Qld or the old Botanical Gardens.

As it grew larger, it made sense to have a number of venues. Samford was the nearest to us this year. Our dogs have always enjoyed it.

It's nice to have choice. We went to Sandgate this year and it was lovely. I didn't notice any problems - just gorgeous dogs and owners strolling along the waterfront in the sunshine. I didn't even have to deflect any in-your-face greetings.

I must confess to being a bad owner at the end though... we were relaxing at a picnic table in an off leash area with the dog sitting under the table against my leg enjoying a pat while our companions had a rumble, only to look down when she put her head in my lap and realise it wasn't my dog! A very similar looking BC that Billie had drawn my attention to earlier was chilling with me while she was playing around with someone else.