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Fleas are "breed specific" hence the incidence of them biting humans is very slim indeed. I knew of someone who owned a red heeler....this poor dog was infested with fleas literally! That dog was never bathed.....until one day I literally took it home, bathed it and treated it with Revolution...! The dog was occasionally allowed to sleep on their bed and I never heard that they got bitten once.....I wish they had...just quietly!

I cannot believe that breeders KNOWINGLY breed and show their syringomyelia-affected dog and are so bare faced about it all and STILL allowed to continue to breed, so much for these dog associations sprouting that breeding should be done to better the breed, pfffft !!!!! I was disgusted after listening to the following video, that a breeder with a cavalier affected by syringomyelia went on to show him KNOWING that he had this problem and is callous enough to continue breeding him.....how on earth did he go to win a show ??????? I am absolutely appalled, to say the least !!!!

Obviously some people have more money than sense.....idiots are born every day!

Every time a person or animal is vaccinated, the immune system is compromised...when people are given the flu vaccine they end up with the flu....humans are NOT vaccinated for life so why should dogs be vaccinated throughout their entire lifetime? Who are these "specialists" supposedly involved in such research? and how is it that they come to "suspect" that dogs who have a negative reaction to vaccines have a faulty immune system??? These specialists wouldn't be "sponsored" by the vaccine manufacturers, by any chance? lol. Immune mediated diseases are indeed CAUSED by vaccines......injecting a cocktail of foreign substances for the life of a living being is bound to have negative consequences....

http://www.healthtotem.com/en/tf/vaccines_pets.html http://www.shirleys-wellness-cafe.com/petvacc.htm These two links are two (of many) that explain the risks of overvaccinating.

Skin conditions can also be caused by overvaccinating. My dogs were also itchy and were occasionally plagued by hot spots when I habitually vaccinated them every 12 months......now it's a case of them getting their puppy shots, a booster 12 months later and then NO MORE SHOTS ! I have NEVER had a dog come down with parvo or the other diseases that dogs are customarily vaccinated against! Vaccinating every year plays on the immune system thereby weakening it and a compromised immune system shows in various ways but mainly manifests itself in the dog scratching and chewing itself. There can be other causes such as the dog being allergic to certain types of grasses or plants, pollen in the air, carpet, washing detergent, etc....or an intolerance to certain foods! It is unfortunate that vets never make mention that the vaccine could also be causing skin problems.....and I can see why.....money paid to vaccinate a dog.....and then more money to treat the dog's skin condition which seems to be an ongoing saga

I definitely believe in the BARF diet and my dogs have never been healthier.....unless absolutely necessary, I will never revert back to a commercial diet. On the BARF diet, the dog's poop does not smell anywhere near as much as dogs that are fed a commercial diet, the poop is small and solid instead of resembling cow dung and I can actually see what I am feeding them without any scepticism and best of all it is by far cheaper.

I can imagine some dogs trying to outsmart their owner knowing that if they turn their nose up at what is offered they stand to get something that is more to their liking....and given that they have a heightened sense of smell, I would imagine that their nose will steer them in the direction that best appeals to them, lol. In some cases it is simply a case of "spoilt dog syndrome" but in other cases it could very well be a case of a dog refusing to eat a particular food because it may not agree with them,,,,

That explains it then, disappointing that Exelpet continues to be sold and yet may not work at all! I used Exelpet the last couple of times for my dogs, which is basically every 3 months.....I felt that I was doing the right thing by them, obbviously not....I guess its a case of buying some Drontal and seeing what the end result produces.

Do any of you use Exelpet all wormer? When I was breeding I would use the Exelpet all wormer tablets for the puppies and not once have I found that the pups shat worms ??? I am starting to question why this is the case; is it that the pups simply didn't have worms or is it that perhaps Exelpet is not as efficient as Drontal???

Most pups are vaccinated at 6 weeks of age which IMO is too young anyway due to maternal antibodies neutralising the vaccine. They usually get their 2nd shot 4 weeks later and the third shot another 4 weeks later. By rights they should be vaccinated for the 1st time at 8 weeks followed by another shot 4-5 weeks later. Carrying a pup in a public place can be just as risky as walking the pup itself; best bet is in staying away from a park or an area where other dogs are because if it so happens that the area is infected you would be walking it home on your shoes and infecting your own environment. It is a catch 22 situation as you would want to socialise the pup as soon as possible and it is risky in doing so.

Crating dogs at night can be a necessity at times so it's no crime for those that feel compelled to crate their beloved pets. I suppose it's a case of taking precautions, i.e. making sure that all smoke alarms function, no heaters running at night, etc etc. Poor dogs, just so tragic....

They broke into three different chook cages I had my guineapigs, rabbits, chooks, and ducks in and slaughtered them all over about three months. After I saw them under moonlight, I gave up keeping small pets in the yard. - dog geek. Well, it is quite easy to presume that the huskies were the neighbour's dogs given the comment that dog geek made (above). I would hardly assume that they jumped multiple fences before reaching dog geek's backyard. Whatever the case, if a couple of rogue dogs made a habit of coming into my very own backyard and killed my animals I would make a point of finding out who they belonged to in the hope that this would not happen again.....

poodlefan not having a got at you in any way what so ever. It will not make the slightest bit of difference even if the meat is passed for human consumption. The cysts are still there they can not harm you, they MUST first travel through the host, the dog before you can catch it. It comes from the dry feces. I think you may have gotten wrong, oakway. It is very possible to ingest larvae cysts in meat or muscle tissue, it doesn't have to "travel through a host, i.e. dog".... When an animal has a tapeworm infection, it has tapeworm larvae in its muscle tissue. If you eat raw or undercooked meat from an infected animal, you ingest the larvae, which then develop into adult tapeworms in your intestines.

IMO (as the owner of a Husky) this sort of attack wouldn't have happened if the owners of the dogs were responsible owners who knew what sort of care a Husky requires. While our Husky is prey driven and will catch birds if you let her, if the fence fell down on our side and she was able to get into my neighbour's yard (who has a Maltese) she would NEVER hurt Casey at all. Yes, Huskies are prey driven, but no, not all Huskies are like this. In fact, I would say that the owner is probably the sort of person who tells his dogs to "git 'em!" every time they're faced with another dog, and if that's the case, who can blame them for turning out like this. Yes,ferel owners ferel dogs,same goes with the human race. And that could just be an enormous assumption... Huskies can be gorgeous, sweet-natured, good-with-kids family companions - and hop over a fence at night to go killing anything they can get at. I know this, because I witnessed two huskies under a half-full moon jump *in almost complete silence* from the ground in my yard, up to the roof of the neighbour's shed in one bound. They were incredibly agile, incredibly silent, and incredibly efficient hunters. They broke into three different chook cages I had my guineapigs, rabbits, chooks, and ducks in and slaughtered them all over about three months. After I saw them under moonlight, I gave up keeping small pets in the yard. They were shot about a month after I saw them; they attacked the calves at the Lowline stud up the road and the farmer shot one and winged the other one. The farmer rang the owners of the Huskies; who were absolutely gob-smacked that their beloved pets had been out of the yard, had no idea whatsoever that they were stock-killers - and who were by no means bogans... just average folks who loved Huskies. They had six-foot fences, and thought their dogs were safely asleep in the yard all night. Given that you were aware of what those huskies were getting up to....why did you not say something? why not alert the owners of the huskies? If they were truly none the wiser of the antics that their dogs were getting up to then perhaps if they were forewarned they could have taken preventative steps to ensure that their dogs were no longer able to leap out of their property in a single bound.

What a darn shame, you would think that smokers and smoke alarms should go hand in hand!

As I said earlier, I would prefer to know if people wanting to purchase a pup could not manage to look after it financially. The upkeep of vaccinations is not required though, in fact a dog only requires its puppy shots and a booster 12 mths later and never again for the duration of its life so therefore money spent on yearly shots are money wasted and only serve to affect a dog's health by compromising its immune system. Anyone wanting to obtain a dog should be able to feed it adequately, be able to afford worming treatment, flea treatment, shampoo, etc etc and feeding it adequately.

Are all humans bred to conform?? These puppies may not fit the stereotype of your typical "well" bred coolie but I wouldn't go so far as to be so hypercritical and say that they are "shocking."

Dogs can have 90% damage to their kidneys before any signs are detected. Could it be that perhaps your pug may have had some damage with her kidneys before having her teeth cleaned and the anaesthetic accelerated the damage? A blood test prior to the anaesthetic is a good idea to see if there is any damage to begin with. Either way, you did the right thing in getting her teeth cleaned as the bacteria itself can precipitate kidney problems. Hope all goes well. My shetland sheepdog passed away at the age of 14 years; he was diagnosed with kidney failure at the age of 9 years so I still had him for an extra 5 years. He was on the Hills prescription diet.

Such beautiful dogs, hope they find a loving and forever home.

How many poodles did it meet offlead? I'm saying that as herding breed with pricked ears, normal coat type and a low set tail, GSDs tend to interpret very upright body language, wool coat and raised tails quite differently. The result 4 times now has involved aggression towards my dogs. My dogs have not responded aggressively. I think they'd just like to be left alone. But hey, don't take my word for it - go to talk to the Sibe people about what GSDs think of their dogs. They don't appear to care much for Spitz body language either. The fact that GSD folk seem to prefer taking their dogs to GSD only training around here doesn't help. The breed would benefit from extensive socialisation with lots of other breeds IMO. To be honest, when I was taking my german shepherd for a walk it was usually the nearby park which was usually deserted so I can't say if he would have had an attitude towards other poodles but at that time I also happen to own a miniature poodle and they got along famously, there was never an issue but then again they were members of the same family.

Are you afraid of big dogs? or is it the breed? I'm not afraid of either. However GSDs and small poodles don't tend to mix all that well. Every serious incident I've had with my dogs has involved one. Most poodle and GSD folk know of the issue. Are you saying that german shepherds and poodles have a disdain for one another? I have owned a german shepherd before for 16 years, never quite came across that story .

That is the bane of my life....I absolutely hate seeing dogs roaming around esp in busy roads; I'm grateful this doesn't happen all that often nowadays. Hope this isnt a case of the dog being abandoned.

Are you afraid of big dogs? or is it the breed?