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I would but I started a list on a roll of toillet paper, and I have run out of room.

Our dog obedience class likes puppies to start by 14 weeks, this is puppies class, as opposed to puppy preschool. Our puppy preschool insists on first vaccination and younger than 14 weeks. Lots of the puppy preschool puppies go onto puppy classes at obedience. For us (after a badly socialised big dog) we have done puppy preschool and obedience with the standard poodle and now the CCR. Our dogs tend to be better with other dogs due to socialising in a safe setting.

With cuts that may need stitching the earlier they are seen the better (as a general rule)

I heard once that dog bites don't give you an infection, only human bites do. I overheard this when I heard a nurse suggesting to a doctor I may need antibiotics after my dog chewed off the end of my finger. I say chewed because he did not bite me, he was chewing a bone and I was trying to remove it from the back of his mouth, as I was worried it was too small and might get caught in his throat. He kept chewing the bone and I chased it around his mouth as he chewed. I don't think he even realised he bit me. At the ER I was asrked if my dog had shown aggression before, I said he showed no aggression this time I was stupid. Oh and i did end up having antibiotics when my finger got infected. The doctor who prescibed them had a lovely eye roll at what the other doctor said.

When we got our poodle, I wanted black, we got a black female, when we chose our curly I would have preferred a black male, but was open to a liver boy. My old curly was a black boy and in my heart curlies should be black. Very happy with my black boy. We were at one stage considering another poodle and would have preferred white. The only reason in this case was when one came to wake us in the middle of the night we knew which dog we were talking to.

My husband and I definitely used dog training techniques on our kids. No means no, consistency, quick reward, and whilst toddlers, you could not punish behavior you did not see. As they have grown older I tend to have to reason with them, and explain things. Dogs are like kids that don't quite get out of toddlerhood. But all kids and dogs have their own inborn traits that make them easier in some ways and harder in others, its just more obvious in your kids as they share the same parents (generally) and the same upbringing (generally) but are still very different people. Dogs are generally from different parents if not different breeders or breeds, so we assume many differences are due to breed, or genetics.

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After our big boy died, we waited 18 months and got a very different looking dog. As we did not want to make comparisons, we still did, but in a different way. We got our next pup 2 weeks ago, but that was as we wanted to get our 8 year old some company (she now is acting like a 2 year old) but moreso, that we had a dog in the family in a few years time when she will die. We felt she was young enough to handle a puppy now, and the puppy should have quieted down enough to not bother her when she gets old and grumpy.

I also believe Curly Coated Retrievers make a good working dog. Brilliant gundogs. They just want to please their owner, but are happy to take themselves off for a nap, on thier own when at home. Our pup is picking things up really quickly. Plays brilliantly with our standard poodle. Also very light on the grooming. Do need regular ear cleans though, and checks between paws for grass seeds. Poodles can also be good in trial work, need clipping about every 8 weeks but are otherwise grooming light. Also require regular ear cleans. My poodle however is scared of the water and considers it a personal affront if her paws get wet. The walk around our neighbourhood during the floods was funny as she lifted and shook her paws with every step, and gave us accusing glances.

I just want to add an extra vote to the idea of visiting a specialist. My husband is a vet, and when he worked in private practice, he felt that often, it was a cheaper option for the client to see a specialist than them treat it. This was due to a specialist being quicker (surgery wise) and just more experienced and able to treat in the best way quicker. Now it depends on the issue, and if it was my pup, I would be happy for my hubby to treat a heart murmur (well when he worked in private practice) as small animal medicine was his interest, and he had done extra study in it. If I had bought up a specialist he would have informed me (I am talking as a client, not a wife) that he was comfortable treating and why. If you have a good rapport with your vet, you should be able to ask these questions and feel you are getting the right advice. Sometimes a vet is unlikely to offer a specialist as they dont think the owner is in the financial position, other times because they dont believe it is warranted. So have the conversation.

The lab is a wonderful dog. He's not desexed but plays beautifully with my dog (who also isn't desexed), is well trained and walks well on a lead. They are taking the puppy for walks each day with the other dog (and alone in the mornings now) and because it's cute and a puppy, lots of people are wanting to pat it. It just doesn't really respond to them, and sticks to the other dog like glue. I told them they need to spend more time alone with the pup, and they asked how they should do that - ie, what do they do with their other dog during this time? To get the puppy alone, should they be locking the other dog outside or something? Because if the lab is anywhere near the puppy, the pup will try as hard as possible to get to the lab. If they do lock the lab outside, well that doesn't seem fair to the lab? And also, the pup will undoubtedly carry on like a pork chop again trying to get to the lab. Taking the 2 dogs on separate walks may help. and alternating who takes who. Obedience classes for the puppy away from the other dog. Take the adult dog for a long walk wit one person and spend that time bonging with the puppy, again alternate, but it may be an idea to have one person do the adult dog stuff and the other the puppy stuff for a few days in a row. I am no training expert, but they are the ways I see you could separate 2 inseparable dogs without making the other jealous.

Our standard poodle, sleeps in our bed, generally on my side. The new puppy came home on Saturday, and we felt we would have a few weeks respite before he got big enough to sleep on the bed, but he ended up sleeping there Saturday night.

Mumtoshelley, a house with 2 golden retrievers, a chi, and a jrt is going to smell a bit doggy, especially to people who do not have dogs. On the plus side I just bathed my puppy for the first time, as this thread reminded me we needed to.

My suggestion is is your toddler is still showing this behavior when she starts school, seek professional advice, otherwise, just assume she is a child using her imagination and role playing.

We pioked up our puppy today, and he had a couple of toilet stops, during our 3.25 hour trip. We chose not to stop in town, or at parks, but the side of the road theoretically should be safe (he was on a leash) disease wise. Know it is not 100%, but the chances of a puppy with parvo being there is less than at a public park or a suburban area. That was my belief anyway. Our current dog had a 3+ hour trip home also, and we used the same rules with her.

Loki has come home today. At the moment he is standing bravely under a ladder and barking out our poodle. To be honest they are getting on pretty well. The poodle wants to play, but Loki is not yet 100% sure, but getting more game. Both fell asleep in the lounge room whilst we were watching a movie, so that is a good sign. But Loki has now woken up and wants to play. Will load some pictures in the next couple of day. On the day Loki came home we had rain, and Essendon won, how good a sign is that. lol.

Jules, I am so sorry to hear about Brock. I hope the baiting was accidental, at least then there is less of a risk to your girls. Lots of people here are thinking of you, and sending you warm wishes. I think we all know it could just as easily been any of us. My prayers are with you.

I know the Guide dogs policy is not to breed from bitches that have had a caesar, as they believe it is more like to require that procedure again. However they are a large organisation and have a number of bitches to choose from. they also have extremely strict policies, due to their size. I am not sayining you should follow their policy, I am just mentioning it as they are generally labs, and they see some risk in this practice. You have however consulted your vet and got a second opinion. You do not seem willing to put your girl through something you consider dangerous. You have time up your sleeve, you don't need to make your descision today, or tomorrow. If you leave your options open I believe you will know when the time comes what to do.

Ok we are getting our new boy on Saturday. We currently have a nearly 8 year old std poodle, and the new pup is a Curly Coated Retriever. He will be 10 weeks old. I just want some feed back on crate training, the pros and cons. I have never done it, and am unsure whether to with this dog. Our current dog sleeps on the end of our bed, where the last one slept, and we always assumed this one will when he can get up there. I have read about crate training and people seem to like it. So now I am unsure. Very 11th hour of me I know.

We were planning on picking our Loki up Monday, but plans have changed, now we many be able to get him on Saturday.

I cannot see myself doing it, but my mother and her sister both have.

Our GP once told my mother that cortisone was a really good drug, with a bad reputation. Yes it has side effects, and if you don't need to be on it you wouldn't be, but is you need to be on it, it makes a huge difference to quality of life and in some cases life expectancy. I have been on pred forte eye drops on and off (I self dose as required under medical orders) since 1995. It will probably cause glaucoma and cataracts, but I was blind (legally) so blindness in the future is a small price to pay for being able to see now. Good luck, I hope it does not become necesssary, but if it does, at least know that this is one drug that the benefits outweigh the negative side effects in the majority of cases.

Beagles are great dogdx, but you need good fences.

My next door neighbours have a JRT and she is a great dog, except we have cats and she occasionally gets out and holes them up under our house. She eventually gives up and returns home, often with a few scatches to her face. My cousins grew up with Australian terriers and they were nice dogs too. I would possibly choose an Aussie over a JRT, as JRTs can be very determined. They are however also very loyal. I have also met some really nice Cavalier King Charles Spaniels.

The reason, I think, the vet students were taught this (and maybe it is an urban myth but with a google search there seem to be some enzyme differences with labs, eskimos and people with cushings disease which decrease satiety) to inform labrador, and to a lesser degree, GR owners that their particular dogs always felt hungry, but that did not mean they needed the food they thought they did. Every lab puppies owner got the spiel on how the dog would not feel hungry and you had to work out how much food it needed in a day and not overfeed it. It gives them a reason why the dog is hungry other than a lack of calories. An owner told their dog is hungry even when it is basically full, is less likely to fall for the soulful lab eyes. They are more likely to reduce the consumption of the dog and try to keep it in a healthy weight range. It puts the onus back on the owner. Basically they are told your dog will eat himself sick, if you don't put the brakes on cause he cant. Nekhnet, my hubby would happily tell you, one of the most nutritional things you can feed your dog is a complete rabbit carcass, including stomach contents. He is big on bones (raw) for dogs, but our dog wont eat them.