Erny

I did the same as Showdog for my previous girl, who also would not drink when out somewhere - regardless of it being her own water and/or from her own bowl and regardless of how hot the weather and regardless of how long we were out for. I used to have a supply of those single serve milk/creamers and found they were very handy to take with me wherever we might have been going. Just one was more than enough to flavour up the water enough for her to enjoy a good drink.

What a shame for all concerned. The entrants, as well as the organisers, who already would have put a lot of work into organising the event. But good on the Club for considering safety first.

Same.

I understand where you're coming from, Huski. You're only asking why a trainer would have a training method that denies the use of food, when for some dogs, food might prove an advantage to teach, enhance and promote skills.

Oh dear, Kelpie-i :D . Hard part is you won't know. Please don't blame yourself in any way.

This is a method I often use and generally with a good deal of success and in a relatively short period of time, at least to 'short' out-of-sight durations, from there, building up of course and adding back in the distractions that I've already proofed the dog to for the 'in-sight' stays. Lots of feed-back in he early stages of training and frequent rewards helps to increase the dog's learning curve and understanding of what is required helps immensely, weaning out to less frequent feed-back and rewards.

Yes - that's a very good thing. That, and that he successfully vomited. Hope to hear that Hudson is well, home and back to normal very soon. Best wishes Erny ETA: And yes - your OH did good .

Oh wow!! That's great news, KG. Better than I think anyone could have expected. :D . Was it only teeth cleaning he needed or did he have to have teeth pulled? Great job though and what a lucky little guy. Sounds like he won the lotto draw as far as new owners are concerned . If you go to the your first opening post and click on "Full Edit" you will then be able to edit Title or sub-title.

I know that with our Council, if you need a new tag they will re-issue at no charge. Not sure how long that will last for here in Victoria, however, as our new laws, unless blocked at Upper House come 27th of this month, will mean that your dog MUST be wearing its tag (no good if you happen to have it in your pocket) even if your dog is on lead. So you will need to have a tag for any and all of the collars (training and otherwise) you might use on your dog. But unless the system changes, the Council won't be able to merely issue you with (say) 3 tags, no two tags have the same numbers. And if the system did change to accommodate, I expect they'll place a cost on that as well. Of course, this won't be a problem if your dog is registered with VicDogs and you've run him or her around the show ring at least once in the year. Somehow, that makes it all good.

Sorry Star - I possibly shouldn't have brought it back up. Hopefully, if Kirst Goldens pops in, she will go to the thread Title and show the update post page number, which will alert people this is not exactly a new thread. Mind you, it's only from back in May. Which feels like yesterday. I can't believe we're only 5.5 months away to Christmas :D .

Hi Kirst :D I was sifting through some threads looking for something else, and stumbled over this older thread. I'd semi-forgotten about it and also to ask you how things panned out for this little guy. Any news?

IMO a proper fence is better, with (if the dog needs a bit more) an electric fence (such as used to keep stock in). The electric fence is a visible reminder and the dog doesn't need to wear a collar for it. There's no training - it's straight out operant conditioning. But if the dog is not a fence jumper, then the electric fencing might not be needed. I have a feeling that in NSW, electric fencing might be illegal to use with dogs - lordy knows why as IMO and IME it is one of the best and humane kinds of boundary-breaking deterrents around.

A Ridgeback's ridge is linked to spina bifida.

I thought that was a fallacy as far as Rotties were concerned .

Not surprised either. Big dog. Easier to get rid of it and make room for another. They get paid either way.

Hey Jed. Glad to see you .

My boy does the same - he's a Rhodesian Ridgeback, so has very little hair protection to his skinny, bony tail. I have blood splatters everywhere and I know the work involved in cleaning it up!! Try taping on a hair roller to the end of your dog's tail. You might want to spray the roller with a stop-chew product first and hopefully that will be enough to have it left in place whilst the tail heals. The roller allows the air to get to the wound but also protects the tail while it heals.

When I lost my avatar girl, I shortly after took off to stay with a friend in Queensland for a week. When I got back, there was a lovely condolences card and an azalea plant in a pot waiting for me on the veranda of my home, from our Vet. I felt very moved for the thought and it somehow took a slight edge off the harshness of coming home knowing that Kal would not be there.

That would make yourself be seen more easily though. Kind of like saying "here I am, come get me".

I have one here, which I used with my previous (avatar) girl (bhcs). I purchased it from a Pet Supply store but can't remember which one - it was years ago. You should be able to pick them up at most Pet Supply stores. They're fairly common, as far as I'm aware.

Could also be a contaminant in the soil? Probably not, but a possibility? I'm sort of mentioning this here in response to your post, BD, because, as a result of my boy's ongoing issues, I had a heavy metal urine test done on my boy and it has shown up positive. It showed a colour that was not on the test chart (exactly) and seemed to be a combination of lead and mercury. I've tested the water here, but that's clear. I'm next going to test the water from his ceramic bowl, as some ceramics can cause this type of contamination. From my very basic understanding of it (and I emphasise "basic") you can have chronic cases and then you can have acute cases. I expect the latter would be from cases where the animal eats something like a battery, or a lead weight or something. But the chronic might be something more subtle - like living in an environment where lead particles from peeling paint or something are absorbed over time. Heavy metals can be absorbed by the fetus through the mother's womb as well, so it can start from way back then. But I presume if the pups aren't sickly then it would have been unlikely to have occurred this way. Only my guesswork and assumption though. I also believe that once affected by heavy metal intact/absorption, the body is unable to rid itself of it and requires detoxification to do so. I'm not sure myself about the intermittent symptoms and it's hard to find the answers via google, but I do wonder if a mild toxicity level could cause this. I don't know, but I am interested in it. Sorry for the slight hi-jack Mooboo. The information may or may not be helpful to you. Either way, I hope you can find out what ails your dog and that it is nothing serious and easily remedied.

Just as another thing to consider also is the possibility of heavy metal poisoning (eg. lead; mercury; etc). Might be worth running a heavy metal test via blood and via urine. I might be on the wrong track and I offer this only as a thought (I have no definitive experience to draw on), but at least it is something to consider and if your Vet feels it is worthwhile exploring, would not be overly invasive nor expensive. If it was a possibility, it would be the first test I'd have done.

I agree, Lab lady, and it's not just Labs. I think it can be 'normal' (although I think 'common' is a better word) for some pups in general. Let the skin find its natural balance. Keep an eye on it but if it's not a rash nor bothering her, don't panic and jump in to do anything with the use of chemicals too soon. Give nature a chance to do its thing. My boy had a pretty bad case of dandruff when he first came to me at 8wo. It balanced itself out on its own without my interference with chemical washes or washes of any description.

For all the "anti-dog" feeling in and around various areas of our societies, it's obvious that it can't be that bad if dogs are selling products. I (quite happily) note that more and more ads are using a dog or two to help with the "sell" component. Yes. I've seen the ad. The dog is cute, but the ad didn't do much for me. Not sure why. Might have more of an effect on Steve (K9 Pro) though . Not sure if I'm meant to say or elude to anything, so I could get into trouble.

That doesn't sound like the "rake-thin, hips sticking up" description Tilly gave in the opening post. And 4kgs of food daily is a heck of a lot of food, even if the dog is a very active juvenile and I think it still deserves some at least non-invasive investigation. The question posed for this thread was about the vomitting. It might be nothing, but it is difficult to ignore it when you also take into account how much food the dog receives and how "rake thin" Tilly has described it as. "Rake thin" describes a dog with absolutely no fat layer covering ribs, ribs jutting out (hence the "rake" description). Tilly - do you think that was an over description?