mackenzie11

i sent over anzac biscuits in all 3 of my boxes plus tang satches, among other things, so am glad these things are very welcome, are we able to send these packages all yr round or can we only do it at christmas???

sounds just like mollie, she was at the groomers a few weeks back - apparently she was a very well behaved girl and did not give the groomer any grief, she was only gone for 2 hours but it was so quiet with out her it is a good excuse for a massage, hope you enjoy it i am hoping she bounces back quick too, as they look so sad when they are unwell, just like kids

i gave the house a good clean, was able to wash her bedding and wash the floors, stuff i would not do if she was here, so now it is all done and ready for her to come home tommorrow

yeah i know, it is too quiet with out her

we had a JRT x yrs ago and he humped everything in site, he would do it all day, nothing worked to stop him, he was a horny little bugger and no amount of distraction stopped him, on walks he never did it just a home - his toys, his bed, his kennel, he had one stuffed toy he dragged around the back yard he would throw it about, terrorise it and then take it to his kennel and have his way with it, desexing never worked only made him worse

mollie went in to get desexed today so sad missing her like crazy, just rang up to check on her, she is doing well, sleeping @ moment, got blood work done also - after the sultana eating incident on tuesday, thought it best to get her liver/kidneys checked out - they were good no problems she will be home tomorrow :nahnah: cant wait luv you mollie, see ya soon

that would be great , i never thought of those, when i read about it it only mentions the army, shame they dont include ALL the armed forces, cause they are ALL away from their families and loves ones at this time of yr and some are away with no one to care about them, good idea, would be great when you get the info

yeah i know,but i still feel bad, your poor dog i hope she is ok after eating her bed, not good at all

yeah hope so, i am still keeping a very close eye on her as she is only a puppy, she is such a guts, she eats everything she can get. i did not realise that i had left this packet on the bench and my cat knocked it off,

thankfully, today she is fine , she was a bit quieter than usual yesterday, but don't know if it was related to the eating of the sultanas or not, thanks for the info it will come in handy for future reference, i knew they were toxic but just did not know how long to take effect

What a fantastic idea !!! :D I will definitely be sending a package across. Thanks for posting this Mackenzie 11. Do you mind if I crosspost this to another dog forum? The more who know the merrier I say ! no i don't mind at all go for it ;) , the more packages that can get sent over the better, i my mind i will let the soldiers know that we here at home care about them and are thinking about them, go for it ;) thanks

i put the address in the first post, sorry if i missed an area

perry's mum & dodo - great ideas of things to send thanks for getting into this

OMG - i feel so sorry for you, how frightening, how dare someone take away your sense of security, it is so unfair that someone has done that, for him to take away your confidence and you sense of security is soooo wrong ;) maybe look in to some self defence lessons, and in the mean time carry a can deodorant or hairspray to spray into his eyes, any thing that will sting his eyes, or carry a cricket bat or baseball bat to protect yourself, i know it is hard but try not to let him scare you into not going for a walk, could you maybe put the dog in the car and go to a different area to go for walks, this will help to build up your confidence to go out again. by the way in your profile bit on the side of your post it has location - funkytown, state - VIC,

i sent mine off today, and i weight my 3 boxes at home on the home scales, and had all the boxes at exactly 2kg, but low and behold when i got to the post office they had all gained 100gm and was told if i wanted to leave them at that weight they would have to charge me $8.00 per box that was over, so you can not even be over a tad, i thought surely they could allow you to be a tad over, you would be surprised how much little, but useful, stuff you can put in to get to 2kg, i had loads of stuff in my boxes and am still coming up with ideas of things that i should/could have put in, good luck with them I am sitting here with some empty boxes - so what do you think you could/should have put in? Ideas are tang satchets, wrapped lollies, roll on deodorant, chewing gum, ring pull tuna, ring pull creamy rice, mini shampoos & conditioner, magazines (NO GIRLY ONES), toothpaste, dental floss, soap, moisturiser, baby wipes, beef jerky, playing cards, puzzles books, writing materials, lip balm, razors, talc powder, trail mix, inner soles, hair ties, hair gel, female products, biscuits, non aerosol shaving cream, instand noodles, jelly beans, coffee satchets, hot choc satchets, tooth brushes, rice Krispie bars, muslie bars, dried fruit, any ring pull can foods, chips, popcorn, m&m's for the Dog doggy biscuits, doggy treats, doggy toys, doggy chews, and don't forget a treat or two for the handler just to name a few things lol just type "care packages for soliders" into your search engine and you will find heaps of pages on what to send, most is american but you will get the general idea, think about the things that the soldiers would consider a luxury and get them just don't send Porno magazines, alcohol, aerosols, cigarettes, pork, clothing except socks hope this helps you get some ideas, i was stuck for ideas to start but once i got started it was hard to stop, i did 3 boxes and sent them today and have plans for a few more, so many ideas of stuff to send

how long does it take for the toxins from sultanas to take effect once a dog has eaten them, my mollie - who is 20 weeks old this week, got her paws on a box, 42gm, of pineapple & sultana mix this morning, my cat knocked the box of the cupboard and mollie proceded to eat them, i was out at the time and came home to find her scoffing into them, she did not eat the whole box - though if i had not got home when i did she would have, there was about 1/4 box left, rang the vet and he told me that the main concern is with the seeded variety of sultana (never knew you could get seeded sultanas) which this was not, and to watch her for the next 24 hours and bring her in if she starts vomiting, dihoreah, lethargic, tummy pains, yellowing of eyes ect, off food she ate lunch well and done a good poop, about 1 hour after eating sultanas, not lethargic, had dinner then straight away really soft poop followed by solid poop with sultanas in it - YUCK, she seems ok in herself, i am just worried that through the night she is going to start to be affected by them if anyone has dealt with this any advice would be great thanx

she is beautiful, so dainty :p

i sent mine off today, and i weight my 3 boxes at home on the home scales, and had all the boxes at exactly 2kg, but low and behold when i got to the post office they had all gained 100gm and was told if i wanted to leave them at that weight they would have to charge me $8.00 per box that was over, so you can not even be over a tad, i thought surely they could allow you to be a tad over, you would be surprised how much little, but useful, stuff you can put in to get to 2kg, i had loads of stuff in my boxes and am still coming up with ideas of things that i should/could have put in, good luck with them

for the guys, try razors, after shave, roll on deodorant, puzzles books, chewing gum, ring pull tins tuna, moisturiser, footy/car/boat magazines (NO girly ones), just look around the shops and if it is for guys then consider puting it in, and don't forget with the dog box to put something in for the handler as well, and if you still stuck for ideas type "care packages for our troops" into your search engine and you will find heaps of ideas of things to send over, most of it is american but you can get loads of ideas from this good luck with it

i sent out my boxes today, i had in them - moist wipes, lollies, lolly pops, chewing gum, tang satchets, deodorant, face mask for the females care package, dried fruit, nuts, puzzle books & pens, dental floss, anzac cookies, tins of creamy rice, cotton buds, lip balm, moisturiser, after shave, and for the dogs box, raw hide treats, temper treats, tug toy, for the handler - lollies & lolly pops, dental floss, puzzles books & pens, tang satchets, dried fruit, nuts, chewing gum, letters of support for all, there was so much more that i wanted to send over but could not fit it in the box, will try to get some more done before christmas, i hope to hear back from them as i would love to send them packages through out the year also, it is such a small sacrafice on my half for what they are doing over there and for what they have given up, i really hope they enjoy all that i have sent over the boxes where packed to the brim, they are a decent size but when you want to put so much in they become quite small,

that's wonderful, thank you so much for getting the word out, i sent my 3 boxes out today, 1 male, 1 female and 1 dog, i really hope they enjoy them, i don't think people will get sick off you harrassing them if they know it is for a good cause thanks agian for getting the word out

thank you so much for putting this info on here for those of use who are very unsure of what to send, it is very usefull information

same here with mollie, she was on hills science and had the same problem, put her on boiled rice and chicken for a few days then put her on pro plan puppy and have not looked back, she is thriving on it good luck

i don't think it is so much that they are missing out on stuff as much as it is about people back here in aus thinking about them, a package at christmas for a soldier who has no one thinking of him/her at christmas would surely cheer some one up who is in such a god for saken place, some one taking a little time out of their life to think of someone else makes that someone else feel quite special - even if it is a complete stranger. thats how i feel about it anyway, so many other posters obviously feel the same way, would you not feel special to wake up one day and have someone deliver to you for no other reason than "because they could" a hamper full of stuff that you never asked for, stuff to spoil yourself with??? There would still have to be soldiers not lucky enough to have someone at home willing and able to send them surprise packages and [b]I would assume that the soldiers already receiving stuff from home will be less likely to take one of the boxes we send anyway. [/b] It is the gesture that says we are thinking about them as well as the contents inside the box. I am going to try and make mine more festive now so it really is about spoiling someone. Or I might do something silly like say "There was a christmas raffle at work and you won it!" or do a 12 Days of Christmas kind of thing. I'm sure they will be well fed on Christmas Day but I'd like them to open up these boxes and go "OMG! Look at what someone has sent me!" Even if they don't use all the items they can swap or give them away. when i first read about this in the local paper it stated "only the troops who DID NOT receive anything from home at christmas would receive a care package" so not every soldier would get one, i totally agree with you, i think it is about being able to give someone something with out rhyme or reason, just because you can, to be able to make them smile and feel that some one cares about them, i am so glad i was able to come accross this in my paper, and that so many people on this site are willing to help, our guys and gals are over there far from friends and family and by sending these packages we - at home - can say your not forgotten, your not alone, we are not ignoring you guys and gals fighting whilst we sit and celebrate christmas.

I think the chocolate warning was probably more for those wanting to send a parcel to guys and gals in Timor. could also be just a general list that they put out for anyone sending packages ALL yr round, that way they cover themselves, as you would get family wanting to send packages at times other than christmas, just a thought