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Lol does she have chips n dips to go with that

I'm sure you can make her a whip!

Seriously though, Very beautiful

Glad you have some direction!

For wire crates (cooler, tougher) definitely consider Vebo Pet :) Will be worth it even with delivery. Better quality and better price.

I'd vote vebo too. They are great tough crates. You may think the cheaper lighter wire ones would suffice for tiny dogs, and they may, but for peace of mind go with strength. Even tiny dogs can push at the cheap ones and bend out wire or pop out sides, which can and does result in paws, legs, necks and all manner of parts stuck in the wire and the gaps. I know a few dogs that have been injured and traumatized by cheap wire crate accidents. You can order covers with the vebo ones too.

Love Grufs new collars. The one with his name on it is awesome :) May I ask where you got them from please?

Thanks. They both have his name on them, on the buckle. I was playing on google and found them at Mimi Green

Kirislin your collars are beautiful.

Gruf recently got some new bling. One for casual and one for formal lol.

Elsie stopped farting when I started raw feeding, my flatmates have banned me from ever feeding kibble again as every kibble she had made her fart soooooo badly. She is such a sweet dog, but the smells that came from her!!!!!

I can honestly say I have never had a 'windy' dog....and I have fed exclusively raw for 25 plus years

Is your consult this weekend? Hope you can get some answers and a plan to go forward with.

Open champagne shove cork into dogs ar$e. Drink champagne. Problem solved......one way or another :p

Great post, thanks. It confirms to me what I have been telling my clients for years *phew*

I was a bit distracted by the wall clock the dear man is wearing on his wrist. I would caution him that it may cause some wrist luxation, resulting in the need for some surgical realignment!

Got one of those you can have Gru , they are nuts LOL

SQUEEEEEEEEEEEE. I have owned 5 Chihuahuas. My darling Billy passed away in 2006. It seems like yesterday. They are my absolutely favourite breed.

Whatever is on the top of Deshonkos most wanted Christmas list. It'll be great coz I can sell it off on dumtree for almost as much as I paid for it in mid Feb, before the novelty wears off.

seriously though, top of the list is a Bouvier. I owned one years ago and I really want another before I die. Other than that, ChowChow and Chihuahua

I have had huge success with hydrogen peroxide. You can buy it from the chemist cheaply. For a dog that struggles I would pour it into a sturdy bowl and grab the leg up high behind the elbow, then hol the foot in the solution for as long as possible. It does not appear to sting at all surprisingly. An old bush trick is actually to plunge a blunt syringe of peroxide into the entry point. It bubbles and fizzes and whala out pops your seed! Of course this isn't something everyone would see as acceptable, but that's how it was done in the old days, and it still works if veterinary care is not available for whatever reason. The peroxide has a drawing effect so just soaking the paw may help.

I do feel you will probably end up having to knock him out to fully resolve the issue. You might need antibiotics or analgesics as well.

I have a bag less dyson at home and it doesn't smell compared to how my previous meile bag ones did. The meile stunk!

At the salon where I suck up approx 2 garbage bags of hair a day, I use my beloved karcher wet n dry shop vac. I use it bag less so just suck up the hair into the big metal drum, and tip the drum into the wheelie bin a couple of times a day. It needs virtually no maintenance. I bang out the sturdy filter once a week and wash the filter a couple of times a year, and replace the filter every year or so. This is a hard working shop vac sucking up enormous quantities of clean, dirty and occasionally wet, dog hair, and it never smells. Not the most traditional home vacuum but for hard floors especially, it's ace!

I would suggest getting a full blood test first to see if anything is going on with her health.

Yes a very sound suggestion.

I will add the question......are there any other dogs in the household? Changing dynamics among a group of dogs, no matter how subtle, can really throw a young dog especially. Make sure the dog is in a secure relaxed environment where other dogs can't influence the feeding decisions this dog is making. If it is the only dog, be sure not to hover, watch or push too hard for an eating result. Chuck the food in the bowl, yawn, look around and walk away. Resist the urge to coach the dog to eat.

I could be reading the body language incorrectly but I don't see that as friendly. Bon still looks like she's trying to back away but is too frightened to do so and Lucy is watching you the entire time. Not to make this too humanised but (this is the only way I can explain it) it's almost like she's being passive aggressive.

Yes it reads like an open book. Bon clearly feels uncomfortable with the situation. She knows if she doesn't submit and let Lucy lick her, that Lucy might attack her. This has probably been brewing for a long time but the signs were too benign for you to really see it developing. every time Lucy has a tiny triumph over Bon, she puts a badge on her chest. Now she has so many badges she thinks she is chief superintendent, has all the power and calls all the shots. she totally gets off on it now. Hopefully a consult can help you work out how to strip her of her badges. Bon is living under extreme duress. It's little wonder that she is sickly.

Eta.....in the video at the end it looks as if Bon is about to give Lucy a lick or kiss. Please don't read this as 'making up' or 'friendly' behavior. That will be appeasing behavior from poor Bon.

I don't see friendly I see just a different way of being a controlling biatch.

Hopefully a professional behavioral assessment will bring light on the situation.

Ohdog that's heartbreaking to watch. Poor little Bon

I use the timer so it comes on late morning or mid afternoon, depending on the severity of the weather. That way you don't have to let it run all day. These days some of the modern ones can be controlled remotely using apps. If you close off as many rooms as possible you won't have to have it at such a low temp setting. I set mine between 21 - 25.

Gruf is a slurper too! He has to lick everything. His favourite thing is to lick my legs while I put his walking collar on. I think it is his default behaviour to calm over excitement.

Id have to agree that despite the vet consult it could still be a luxating patella issue. I have had literally dozens of dogs on my grooming table over the years who have awful luxation to the point where the ligament pops in and out just with very benign handling during grooming. I speak to the owners, who often return on the next grooming visit telling me thay saw the vet and the vet says nothing is wrong. Pretty odd to me when I pop their knees during grooming doing virtually nothing ie lifting the leg off the ground to trim under the foot. The hop skip jump gait is really common with luxating knee issues. Often the groove that the ligament across the joint sits in is too shallow, and even quite normal movements can see the ligament pop out of the groove. That is when the dog will raise the leg and do the hop skip. A few more steps and often it pops back in and off they go. Depending on the severity whether any intervention is recommended. I do see a lot of dogs with this issue go on to do a cruciate injury at some stage due to the instability in the joint I guess.

Are we talking about full blown 'erections ' or just a bit of lipstick poking out? Many boys will have a bit of a lippy sticking out in a sitting position. I would have thought a full blown erection with thrusting and humping ect wouldn't be the norm most days for most boys, ESP dsexed

Although Gruffy decided to get a bit over aroused during a hand stripping demo I used him for. He started thrusting and I manage to curtail it before he got too excited, but then he did it a second time and he wasn't going to stop until he was satisfied lol! Thank dog the people I was doing the class for were seasoned doggy peeps.

I have this problem with my desexed boy. It doesn't happen often, but enough, that I can't relax when he is inside. I got him a belly band a couple of weeks ago & put a pad inside it. I am very happy to report, that he hasn't tried to lift his leg once inside since I got him the band I do take it off him & put him outside every couple of hours....but he hasn't wet it once. :)

Oh I am so glad to hear the belly band is working for you

squishy wishy washy sweety lovey all over you kind of personality.

LOL. it's our bitches who fight, kill poultry, are the watchdogs , and who are the best independent workers! the boys are pretty much softies .......

Haha yes! That comment was more a breed comment than a sex comment. I prefer breeds known more for their independent and strong characters. The first thing I will be doing when I am not commuting/ living a split life is get my next Chow Chow. Right now I am just not living a life that would suit a Chow. They are my heart breed. A male Chow all the way.

Personally I'd much prefer a male dog as a pet. Overall I find them cleaner, more easy going and outgoing, not as stress or anxious, just more in tune with themselves and a little less needy.... But then I prefer a dog with a mind of it's own and a somewhat independant personality over a squishy wishy washy sweety lovey all over you kind of personality.

Happy Birthday

Royal critiques are sometimes published in DNA (Dog News Australia). Someone might know if the Melbourne royal ones were and what edition? Also if you are after one particular breed, a breed club might have something?