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Ok, long post ,but need some input on wether to change to kibble as vet suggested. I have fed raw for years , Roo , Vets all natural, bones ,cooked veggies, egss , sardines etc with no problems, i love it, coats are shiny, poops small and solid. When i got Zelda 2 years ago the breeder had fed, chicken mince, rice and kibble, and she didn't like the Roo and VANS, unless i put a bit of kibble in, so i use a little Supercoat weight management. However , took Zelda to vet last night ( xmas week as always !), because in the last 2 weeks she has vomited 3 times, always late arvo on an empty tum, and its just bile, but she was a little flat too yesterday. Her poops are fine, but in the car she farted and stunk the car out and had liquid on her tail when we got there that stank! About 2 months ago she had really bad diarrhea, but it was after she ran off to the lake and ate duck poop. Then about a month ago she had really bad wind for weeks, mum was here and she thought it was all the veggies i fed her ( pumpkin, cauli, brocolli), so i cut them out and it seemed to almost go away. She is a complete food hog and will walk down the street trying to grab berries off the floor , seeds , old banana skins, anything, i try really hard to keep her moving but she will suddenly be chomping on something if i look up for a second! So , last night the vet said he thought she must have a sensitive tum and that i should cut out the raw ( he is not a fan of raw, he once told me i has probably given Bonn salmonella feeding raw , it was pancreatitis in the end). He suggested feeding Black Hawk fish and potatoe or Eukanuba . Now i don't know what to do, kibble does my head in reading all about the ingredients and what is good and what is a filler and wether premuim is actually better. I wonder if i should try, perhaps she has got a sensitive gut, or perhaps its just some crap she has grabbed while i wasn't looking. Any advice on which sensitive tum kibble is good?

Why are you allowing the other dog to walk past while she eats and you are watching her too? no wonder she is tense. I feed mine out of sight from each other, and do NILF too. then i walk away and leave them to eat in peace.

Resrict the areas he can access , you can't watch him everywhere. and put him outside or crate him if you can't supervise. Don't set him up to fail.

i agree completely, however , its a pup , not an object,whose owner has got attached too, wouldn't it make more sense all round if the breeder was going to have to pay for surgery if it was returned, then try and rehome it , to just help now with costs? just seems more logical and everyone pays less, and the outcome is best for the dog too. I don't think the breeder has any obligation to do anything at all, shit happens, but for the pups sake it would be the most logical solution.

Agreed, however the breeder would have to pay for the surgery if they took the pup back and swapped it for another pup so why not pay towards it now?

just a side question, if they have both bits how do you decide which way to go?

The one i get says 100% roo, it is very red and bloody.

To be fair you only asked a few hours prior and alot of dog people are not here on the weekend, out doing doggie stuff.Perhaps if you had waited someone would have offered advice. Also, not everyone would know the answer, it depends whats causing it.

Too many bad ones out there which puts people off. I struggle to recommend , Petrescue is no sign of a good rescue. My recent pathetic response, jump through hoops, no response would have put me off rescue if i was new to it, and they are one of the longest standing rescues , bloody useless!

That explains Zelda's clear the room farts! i had no idea it was the roo. Can you explain what charcoal and yogurt does ? and where and how do you feed charcoal?

The pound don't vet people , if you want the dog it's yours , they do allow meet and greets with your own dog . I just don't understand how they have authority to vet people for a dog that isn't theirs. Seems an odd setup .

They take great shots and get the dogs exposed but they are saying they are strict , and you have to have a phone interview .

I just spotted a dog i know is in HP listed with a rescue ( hub), as strict. Interesting as i could walk into the pound no questions asked as the dog is overdue and take it. I 'm not really sure i understand how a group can say they are in control of a dogs adoption when they are not? i also had a pathetic response from a well known rescue on PR who took a week to get back to me after i filled in the very long application form ( wanting my drivers license number etc), they said they would text my ASAP , nope, took 2 calls and days waiting , and then told me to call between certain hours which i did and it went to answerphone the whole time! no wonder their dogs live in kennels for years!

Are they both female ? If so might be risky . Blue staffys are a health nightmare , hope you have looked at that , sold as rare , but most common colour now . Certain breeds are more dominant and both those breeds are renowned for not always being good with other dogs , however maybe fine . Be careful around maturity when they start to flex their muscles . Being a strong leader and setting boundaries is important but breeding plays a part too .

Agreed, he probably saw the food as much higher value than his kibble, so could well have been that. Don't forget to stick to what breeder is feeding to start with while it settles in and change slowly.

Jack was rehomed to a couple on the beach on acreage with another stag a while ago. Life in suburbia was not for him and Zelda couldn't manage his rough play and i had to do the right thing by them both. i have updates of him running through the waves , he has a good life .

Actually i am having a nightmare atm with a dog i applied for weds on PR ,application form virtually wanted my blood group ! and still waiting for a text to book a phone interview they said would come " asap" , still waiting. Now looking at a breeders older dog aswell.

Hi SOG! You could try dogmad , she isn't here much but she has lots of contacts and will often match people up, and you know you can trust her. Lots of crap rescues around these days, in fact i struggle to recommend any other than Paws and they are small dogs.

i feed raw and kibble, only because my girl wouldn't touch the raw when i got her without kibble mixed as breeder fed kibble, now its just a small portion of her meal, Supercoat weight management.

I'm actually looking for an older cattle dog myself, but so far they are either too young and high energy or need to be only dog homes.

Perhaps good advice would be not to let him off till they get help! why should other dog owners have to deal with it in the meantime ,and the dog to keep doing the behavior and getting away with it.!

Check out SLK , they are in NSW , but i know they recently flew a cattle dog up there to a new home. Their dogs are listed more on their FB page than their actual site. Also you could contact them as they have dogs waiting to come in.

Amstaff ( Pit, if it was a while ago), x kelpie is my guess, look at breed characteristics and see if any ring a bell. If you say what you liked about her we could point you in the right direction.

I brought my Henry Hoover with me from the UK , was reasonable I thought ,lasted over 20 years ! When it died I bought the Dyson animal . Much better suction . However , power head died recently , constantly getting hair wound around it . I spend more time cleaning it ! New head seems less powerful . I'm a bit over Dyson tbh , thinking about trying the Vax stick .

Why the hell is he offlead when he attacks other pups ! It's not fair on them and you know he does it , keep him on a lead till you have better control .