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Hugs and Kisses to you Anne and Sophie - I hope she is still happy and as pain free as can be. And hugs and kisses to all those other sick doggies out!!

Sorry to hear about your friend! She must have had a wonderful life with you. RIP Pipa....

So sorry to hear this............... What a horrible horrible situation. RIP Ally.

I am so so sorry to hear this..... My thoughts and prayers are with you and I am sure he is up there in the big blue sky watching over you.

Staffies are very vocal dogs - they talk quite alot. My two bark at me for all kinds of reasons - they will even sit them and make noises - just talking. Everyone I know with Staffies says that same thing. If Tex wants something - he will go the cupboard or place where it is and he will wait a few minutes - if you don't cotton on then he will start to bark to tell you. Depending on what it is - is depending on how I react. If he wants his ball - I will get it or if he wants a snack and hasn't eaten - I will get him something but if he has just had dinner and is being greedy - then I will ignore him or tell him "No".

Every puppy I have ever had wakes up at 5am for a toilet break and a cuddle. She will settle as she gets older. Althought I must admit - my boy that I have now (6 years) has always been an earlier riser..........5.30am every morning! Except on cold winter mornings then he isn't moving for anything. But he settles back down and goes back to bed - too bad I am wide awake by then!!!

So sorry to hear Grotty! He will be running free now.....

So sorry - it is an awful way to lost a beloved friend. RIP Bubba

So sorry to hear about Bud Gemibabe! My thoughts are with you and your family....................

You just have to remember that they are dogs - it is what they do as much as we may not like it. So you just have to be sure that while you are getting him use to not being allowed to touch the chickens, that you also don't put him in a situation that is tempting fate because it is really unfair to the pup. And it doens't have to be in a harsh way either - neither of mine were hit or anything, it was just a case of training them - lots of "NO", stopping them running after the birds, removing them from the situation or sin binning them if they didn't listen and lots of dirty looks. Some dogs are easier to train than others as some dogs have alot higher prey instincts than other.

I have two Staffords - both went through a stage of killing birds when they were about 6mths old and they would do it together! One was very easy to train to stop doing it - he doesn't even look at anything with feathers now. Not remotely interested. The girl was abit more tricky - she knows she is not allowed to touch them or hurt them but I wouldn't trust her if I wasn't watching her. I would not leave her anywhere near birds without supervision. She will still salviant when she sees them but she will always watchs me to see what I say about it. I say "NO", she says "OK" and she knows she can't act on her intentions. Both are fine with cats, they live with two, both are fine with children, both are fine with humans, both are fine with horses, cows, sheep. Up to you to show your pup that the chooks are a no good zone and to provide proper housing for your chooks so that they are safe. It is very easy to build an enclosure that ensures the chooks have plenty of room and are "free range" and that also keeps them safe.

So you were signed in under your mum's name - OK well if that's the case then it help to make it clearer.

I got confused because two people are saying that they wrote it - unless jazamont and sumosmum are the same person? Either way - it has definitely been on here before.

Good - glad I am not the only one!!!!!

Sorry I am confused?

Well it has been on here, several times or something very very similar. Usually posted by someone for the same reasons - bybs, overbreeding. I assumed it is a generic story with an unknown author.

This has been posted on here a few times by different people and yes it is a very sad side of dog breeding.

I found it but I don't know how to put the link up on a post. It was in this section by Pampa "Maybe Not Rat Bait?" on 11 Feb 2006. There might be something in there that can help your boy heal faster.

There was someone on here awhile ago who dog had eatten rat bait and I can't remember their name. I think the person may have lived in France and use to frequent the forum. It was a long long thread - and her dog to recover but he did and he was 100% last time I remember her posting anything. I will have search and see if I can find it but some older Doler's might remember the thread I am talking about? (PS - sorry to hear about your other dog and I hope your boy pulls through.)

So sorry to hear of your loss. I am sure he is watching over you and thanking you for letting him be at peace.

Double trouble - I love double trouble!!! It has always worked out for me that I get one pup and then a short time later the next pup.

I always find pork mince is very good for fattening up skinny minnies.

She is a Staffy.

For sure!

I get my dry food from Priceless Pets and their have a pretty good one - Natural Balance. My dogs love it and it is good for Sammi as she has a sensitive stomach and all the others make her throw up.