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I would be putting a clock under her bedding, with a stuffed toy for company as well, IN a crate. if you dont let her learn to sleep separately (the clock will remind her of mum and littermates). you will be teaching her separation anxiety from day one with you. for various reasons Ive had to raise many a pup, foal, kid and calf and my worst failures were the ones I slept with as I raised them. they expect to be with you 24/7 as a result and that can get pretty stressful if they dont learn alone time. an imprinted foal once its 15 hands and still wants to be in your lap is no joke. nor is it so cute when he is happy to hoon straight into the house even when he had to negotiate 21 concrete steps to achieve it. getting him back out was no joke. In his case he added something no books talk about, he fancied men. literally, chat them up and then try to serve them even after he was gelded. the most amazing thing to me was he never made a mistake and tried to chat up a woman? he knew which sex you were? In case your wondering, he lived to 36. Never lost his interest in men either. Dad had a sign on the gate. "trespassers will be persecuted" wish I had a dollar for everyone who knocked on the door to tell dad he had spelled it wrong. Dad would assure them, go in that paddock mate and you will be persecuted all right... he also had another strange habit, he would eat, garden hoses, paper, clothing, lead ropes, bridle reins, girth points. poddies can develop some seriously strange ideas and its no laughing matter when you go on a trail ride and someone ties their horse too close to your one that blind freddy can see is tied with a full chain lead with a sign , on him "do not tie your horse near me". they would come back to reins gone, girth points and or saddle flap chewed and if they were lucky if the lead rope wasn't gone as well. naturally, if they had removed the tack, the lead rope was soon gone. people forget when they read all the cutsie stuff about fur babies, what a disaster it can end up if you imprint another species that it actually thinks its a human too. be kind. let your dog be a dog as for an imprinted calf or foal...so cute when its little but the amount of accidental damage that can happen to your belongings when they are all grown up and expect to do the same as when little can be mega stressful for you both. best of luck with your puppy but 4 weeks and with no litter mates or mum is not going to be a fun time, its from its mum and litter mates they learn not to bite HARD, not to play to rough. When to have a break from playing when they say no, you need to make sure you teach it when to stop when it bites too hard, plays too rough, one I had to hand-raise from two weeks wouldn't seem to understand no when she bit so hard the blood ran, and she was only a chihuahua baby? my friend solved the problem, instead of saying no which got us nowhere... she began yelping and loud and as long as any littermate would have in the same situation... she stopped dead and let go... until then she was doing some serious damage no human mum allows her baby to bite either and they too you will find a percentage go through the biting stage. Even some skin babies bite and play too rough. They too need to learn no.

Interesting article, and I suspect from the horror stories Ive heard at times. Pretty much on the mark. " Recently, a woman took her dog to the dog park for some fun and exercise. She envisioned him frolicking with other dogs and coming home happy and tired. Instead, the poor dog came away needing surgery to save his life, along with more than 10 puncture wounds. I saw the photos; suffice it to say they were both sickening and heart-wrenching. Just a few days later, another woman posted on Facebook about an encounter at the same dog park. Her dog had been attacked, had suffered serious damage to a limb, and needed to be rushed to the vet. The owner of the other dog refused to acknowledge that her dog had done anything wrong, and fled the scene. Fortunately, both of these dogs will recover—physically, at least. As anyone who has ever suffered a bodily assault knows, the toll goes far beyond physical injury. The extent of emotional damage to any dog who has been attacked depends on the seriousness of the attack and on the temperament of the individual dog. For some dogs this type of encounter can, understandably, result in a fear of other dogs. And as any trainer worth her salt knows, that can translate to fear-based reactivity, which most people call aggression. Does every encounter at a dog park result in physical or emotional damage to dogs? Of course not. But you might be surprised at how many dogs are having no fun at all, despite what their owners might think. When I was putting together my seminar Dissecting the Dynamics of Dog-Dog Play (click the link for the DVD), I needed lots of video of dogs playing. One of the places I spent time at was our local dog park. I filmed hours and hours of various breeds and sizes of dogs playing together. Although I was already aware that some dogs enjoyed playing more than others and that some encounters were definitely not positive, when I reviewed the footage in slow motion, I was shocked. Sure, there were examples of safe, non-threatening play. But there was also a myriad of instances in which dogs were practically traumatized as their owners stood by, totally unaware. One example comes instantly to mind: Within seconds of a man and his medium-sized mixed breed dog entering the park, the dog was rushed by other dogs who wanted to inspect him, as is typical in any canine group. But one of the greeters clearly scared the newcomer, who then lunged and snapped. The owner gave his dog a verbal warning for that defensive action and kept walking deeper into the park. Another dog approached and this time, with his tail tucked, the dog snapped and lunged more intently. The owner grabbed him by the collar and chastised him. Over the next five minutes, the dog had four more encounters that resulted in his being punished by the owner, each time more harshly. It would have been clear to anyone versed in canine body language that the dog was afraid, and was becoming more and more reactive because he was on the defense. It was difficult to stand there filming, and I considered aborting to go and speak with him. Just then, a woman who was a regular there approached and struck up a conversation with the man. Thankfully, she was able to convince him that his dog was scared and to leave the park. I’m sad to say that this was far from being the only negative encounter I filmed. More importantly, this sort of thing happens daily at dog parks across the world. By now you’re probably thinking, Gee Nicole, how do you really feel? The thing is, I’ve seen the flip side as well. I’ve watched a group of ladies who meet at the park most mornings with their dogs. They’re savvy about canine body language, and although they enjoy socializing with each other as their dogs play, they constantly monitor the action. If play begins to become too heated, they create a time out by calling their dogs to them for a short break before releasing them to play again. In this way, they prevent arousal from escalating into aggression. The dogs all know each other and for the most part get along well. I have absolutely no problem with this type of scenario. Unfortunately, it’s far from being the norm. The typical scene at a dog park includes a random assortment of dogs whose owners range from being absolutely ignorant about dog behavior to being well informed, with most of the population falling somewhere in the middle. And why not? They’re not dog professionals, but loving owners who simply want their dogs to get some exercise and have a good time. In most cases, they’re not aware of the subtle or not-so-subtle signals that could indicate danger, or even that dangers exist. Comments like, “Ah, they’re dogs, they’ll work it out,” and “Oh, he’s fine” abound. It’s strange if you think about it: if you were the parent of a young child, would you send him in blindly to play with a group of kids that possibly included bullies and criminals? Wouldn’t you at the very least stand there and observe the play for a few minutes before allowing him to join the fray? If you did allow the child to participate, would you not keep an eye on him and leave if you felt there was a potential threat? And yet, at the dog park, the majority of owners never do those things. In the best of all worlds, there would be mandatory education for dog park attendees as well as a knowledgeable staff member or volunteer at every park to monitor the action and to stop dogs who are known to be aggressive from entering in the first place. Perhaps a membership model would make this possible. Unfortunately, that is not the reality. And so, it falls to we owners to be advocates and protectors for our dogs. That means if you absolutely insist on taking your dog to a dog park, that you scan the environment before entering, that you monitor your dog’s play even while chatting with other owners, and that you intervene even to the point of leaving if necessary when you feel something is not right, even if that means facing social ostracism. Personally, I prefer play dates with known quantities rather than a park full of potential aggressors who might do serious physical or emotional damage to my dogs. If I do take mine into the dog park to run around, it’s during off hours when the park is empty. You might find this over the top or even paranoid. That’s okay. If you heard all of the stories I’ve heard over the years and seen all of the damage I’ve seen, you might think twice about whether dog parks are worth the risk. ____________________________________________________________________________________________ You can find my books, seminar DVDs & more at www.nicolewilde.com. Don’t want to miss any blog posts? Subscribe at the top of the page. You can also follow me on Facebook and Twitter."

Yes if you know the prefix of your dog, just ring the state in your dogs case Dogs QLD they will tell you if the breeder is still a member and ask them to contact the breeder on your behalf (as they will not give you the number) but they can give your number to the breeder to call you back.

They are everywhere, the bogans love them. big tough dog to scare people with. I am a microchipper and I get many phone calls from friends of friends who have bought a puppy on gumtree. I live near bogan territory. Tregear and Mt druit even the bus drivers are afraid to do those routes. my daughters best friends father still has glass in his body from an attack by one of his "fares". They also like throwing bottles and or rocks through the windscreens as the bus passes. many of the pups I am asked to chip, I am told proudly are genuine red nosed pure bit bulls... the majority aren't even vaccinated let alone microchipped. But at least this few care enough to get their new puppy chipped and vaccinated when I explain to them it has to be vaccinated or it will die... my vet calls the area the greatest vector of unvaccinated dogs in the sydney basin. the ankc figures for puppies bred may be imploding but not there... no ankc breeders involved in this roaring untraceable trade

my neighbours son acquired one as a pup, fortunately it was only half grown when my mare foaled so although it tried to bring him down it was too young and inexperienced to achieve its aim. even though I asked them to please keep it home as it was attacking the foal, they didnt bother.. now four months later it is eyeing me off to attack. they wont make a yard for it, it can go where it likes when it likes and is "guarding " not only its home but now extended the range to include half my land and surrounding neighbours. a disaster in the making. I like my neighbours but am now terrified of that dog, only last week when I went to check my fence as I could see a loose wire it came barrelling out of their driveway and came for me. thank dog the son who owns it was in the shed near the gate and called it back. I was 200 mtres from my car or house with no way of safely getting away from it.. now I dare not go down my own driveway unless im in my car. it went for me when only the mother was home and she couldn't call it off but that time I had just gotten out of my car so slowly backed to the car and closed the door but it had come to within a foot of grabbing me, repeatedly snapping as I backed to the car and closed it. only its youth and inexperience yet saved me that time this dog is going to maul someone its revving itself up to do it and none of them seem to be able to see this. I was born in 1948, I walked the streets as a child when there were packs of loose dogs, I have never been bitten even though I have had many dozens of dogs decided this human is not going to walk on my humans front lawn. I know how to back until im out of the dogs guarding area and detour. I know how to signal i am not a threat. Only this weekend I visited a friend with a very shy nervous dog of a guard breed and within minutes he was asking to sit in my lap. her cat is terrified of strangers but I know cat meows and which are the cats version of friendly. to her amazement within a minute he came out of hiding to check me out and after half an hour advanced to me and rubbed on my legs. I can usually win over any cat or dog I meet. But not this one. this dog is so different to the dogs of my childhood and adulthood. If those dogs are like my neighbours and I strongly suspect they are, there are going to be headlines in the coming months and I sure do not want it to be me that's the person mauled in the photos or any other for that matter, but at my wits end as to what to do?

interesting article. biggest surprise english staffies had the highest rate? not that their cousins are far behind. warning, dont watch the video of the bullmastif attack in the video, is very upsetting. wondered who is the writer.. big surprise, she is Peter Harveys daughter... loved him, as I think did much of australia https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/rendezview/shelters-are-full-of-pitbulls-for-a-good-reason/news-story/9f17194fc2abec7014eda4141c700333 zilch to do with dogs, but another of her articles and a good warning if you intend shopping at ikea. never did more than wander around one of their shops. she sure paints a good picture with words. dont try drinking your tea or coffee while reading. https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/opinion/claire-harvey-thats-what-i-call-crap-service/news-story/9870c4ae06f9ca4467af4dc0d2e6cd96

well that was a disaster waiting to happen, it says the owner was afraid of them? so tragic https://www.smh.com.au/national/dogs-in-horrific-and-distressing-attack-to-be-euthanised-20190125-p50tll.html

they obviously dont know there are two very different breeds of Staffies... wonder whats the odds are as to which of the two breeds it was?

I agree with you T they move fast enough and enter and seize fast enough without anything visually wrong with the animal, including W.A.. Roxi included. surely that case has had years of airing.... they are good at tying their own hands when it suits to get enough public anger to demand greater powers and donations of course its amazing how fast the cable ties or is it handcuffs? disappear when it suits them As for the guy in the video, know nothing about him. spotted this this morning but thats exactly what they did to marion, took her horses charged her thousands for agisment, promised good homes (if she signed them over) would be found for them. then sold them to the doggers

no sound for the first minute then it starts. appalling. The saddest part this happened to my friend in 1995 yet this video is recent, nothing has improved in all those years.......... :-(

So many happy memories for you is her legacy to you. hugs

goodness any doubt there is a war going on folks? https://www.queenslandcountrylife.com.au/story/5861952/family-farms-targeted-by-animal-activists-name-and-shame-campaign/?cs=4698&fbclid=IwAR0SjzQL0NevTQmcVBkhFZdDQt8HKkVMufnsJ7q7xpsUoPZ-lKdBgqYNc40

sumpy might have Aussie terrier in him but his legs are double the lengh of any aussie I know, be interesting to know what else is in him. great little dogs, neighbour used to breed them. pretty much might fit what they are looking for though, nice size etc, sometimes one of hers will follow their nose, but much more laid back than the "everready bunny" jack russel's I know. http://ankc.org.au/Breed/Detail/37 spotted this one is dogzonline listed breeders https://www.dogzonline.com.au/breeds/breeders/australian-terrier.asp

Interesting, explains a lot. spotted on faceplant. The SHG is in the UK but we get calls for help from around the world. We can not advise outside of England and Wales other than to tell people what we would suggest in this jurisdiction and refer them to those who might be able to help wherever they are. We run a mailing list for those in Australia, purely for information and for people to talk to each other. Seems to have mainly moved onto Facebook now. It is important to watch what is happening in other jurisdictions because the AR people push where they see a weakness and if they make a legislative gain they will use it to try and get others to take it up too. The people involved move from group to group and country to country. One of the most prolific RSPCA people in Australia moved there from the RSPCA in the UK. And took her prosecute everything attitude along with her. So it is important to know your enemy Sorry if I misunderstood the original post. Sadly there have been many claims along those lines, generally put out by those who would like to see us shut down. We have to jump on them quickly because once they go viral the damage is done. Fair enough C H ?

a few years back, australia had its own scammer. received a phone call to warn me someone was using photos of my puppies? By the owner of one of the puppies, hence they knew soon as they saw it online that person was not the breeder. so called the police and advised them and website address they were on. turned out it was a lady in Melbourne, believe she was arrested and charged but not before she had fleeced people of thousands.

well looks like the heat is heading for the right kitchen. so far no mention of the other so famous footage of the cattle being beaten to death and what shut down the cattle shipment's. Last I heard it was going to court after it was discovered the ear tags of the "alledged" cattle being filmed... Turned out the ear tags belonged to cattle that came from Australia BUT they had been slaughtered the WEEK before, the submitted video was filmed, in an Australian approved and equipped by Australia at our cost by the MLA. So far not a peep about who is going to be sued for the tens millions lost by so many affected by it (significant percentage lost their homes and livelihood)............From that instant shut down, from that was finally found to have been a faked video.... Did it go ahead or is it in progress? There is nothing to be found on the subject now. by doing nothing about that one, just emboldens them obviously. anyway latest press release. https://www.queenslandcountrylife.com.au/story/5857621/animals-australia-under-siege/?cs=4707&fbclid=IwAR37obhnxhnZBQXcsqvEup-2KrqYRZcUFWQLxusXw4A5_6RijHft5ME9ojo the faked cattle video gets a slight mention in this one https://www.queenslandcountrylife.com.au/story/5856640/live-ex-producers-demand-answers-on-staged-footage-claims/?cs=4707 Personally I think the live export trade should never have been allowed.

very hard, been in the same situation with two much loved dogs. the first had, had distemper as a pup and the brain damage worsened (that was in the late 50's, fortunately just about extinct these days. The other suddenly began attacking even family members in late age, trip to the vet found he was in significant pain and hence suddenly so short tempered and in both cases the vet said they were suffering and should be put down... so this could be a possibility as I think you already suspect. so sorry for you, it is the hard side of having our much loved pets as age, accident or infirmity, catches up with them

gee, this is appalling! even though AR have been caught out doing this before, just not on this scale https://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/foreign-affairs/live-export-workers-offer-to-distress-sheep/news-story/a10f8b047f379b6b449de5b728b9d3b0?fbclid=IwAR3BBrP_0vFHgci_Hud_a-0JCwYiSP7CjaOr4u3CdxDNUtL2FzHKg2oI_ZE

Yes, no such thing as a teacup chihuahua. and no such thing as a merle chihuahua. no way they are purebreds registered with any ankc registry.. the contract is reasonable. but on the about us page it says chihuahua's are "non-shedders, and hypoallergenic. " you have to be kidding! All chihuahua's drop coat. http://ankc.org.au/Breed/Detail/20

Well it is day 4 and heatwave in full swing for the rest of this week. Hope puppy is safe finally

particularly interesting article. especially the "there's something called trigger stacking." It is now only beginning to be recognised as a possible cause in horses as well. Found some .. had never heard of it before. https://equimed.com/health-centers/behavior/articles/my-horse-is-acting-out-is-he-stressed http://felicitygeorge.blogspot.com/2014/01/trigger-stacking-and-horses-is-your.html Still rarely recognised problem for people .

this video I think belongs here really even though it is from a slaughter that took place in 2007.... still happens as the owners of the murray greys discovered, as did a friend in Victoria who came home from shopping to their stud fresien's to find all but the last three dead, then shot in front of them, they were dairy cattle, but also stud and show winners and their descendants. including Melbourne Royal champion winner. https://www.theland.com.au/story/5326636/dairy-strength-in-jersey-reckons-sydney-royal-judge/?fbclid=IwAR3EJqjyMB32U_pe2ruLVeRo-WfB2VynJxi57eAGeGYSlRXlEDD_TwkFx0U Compare the Sydney royal Champion for 2018 above and I think you will agree, she too would have been shot by this idiot... doesn't know a dairy cow from a beef breed same as the killer of the stud Friesian's in Victoria.. https://www.holstein.com.au/static/uploads/files/holstein-j-2017-6-for-web-wfqyrhfmgtue.pdf o my gosh everything in this article on champions would get the bullet at Ruths, particularly those on page 26 and 27 but doubt many if any, would be spared by Ashton... those jutting tail vertebrae would have spelt the end for Fairvale Reg Josie 34th....ditto for Fairvale AJ Nola 28th's cavernous ribs and hips...........page 27... Page 26........... Fairvale Gold Chip Butter 291st, 2 yr old Champion, sold for $9500 it says?

I will, gee have you seen this? disgusting, one flea hatch when the humid weather kicks in and if its happened before the next flea application and your instant fine, revenue raising at its best. https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/home/pets/rspca-wants-power-to-issue-fines/news-story/3bb47fa63bc6cf13db5d0fe97f8791f3?fbclid=IwAR1ptzzl3JvWqD6xHMgX9Ybrfmavraf2DtlauBMlhoIuQGFJ_Sqa7utVpVM received another link today 10/1/2019 overseas but interesting. https://www.thestar.com/opinion/star-columnists/2019/01/08/court-ruling-means-ontario-must-find-a-new-way-to-enforce-animal-cruelty-laws.html?fbclid=IwAR2UnRmuQkMQoR0L1eFHP3n9TwS7c9fw51QVxbgugkSEGaeJ_jdhFNfOKRg

gee more links people keep sending me https://m.news-mail.com.au/news/letters-rspca-ads-warm-and-fuzzy-but-wrong/3181171/?fbclid=IwAR3I8TX7hiRlnjro2WxO8MvDP9QwWO6oFXbwsMmgkunzPk2o-gUMMJCRdjI this ones re england but australia is the same over run by the same inside https://terriermandotcom.blogspot.com/2017/06/whats-wrong-with-rspca.html?m=1&fbclid=IwAR3ia5ym_takowpZQ2NboT171u1RmeK4IHsjer1O1PxzIeJg6CIFgHhjkaA this one has amazing similarities even if the subject is CPS in Texas

Had the same crash too but missed hitting the tree, overfat bareback shettie decided to take off n dump me at the gallop, gravel rash from hairline, cheek , shoulder to toes. put me off shetties for a long time. the good thing about Jody was he never dumped you until you asked him to stop, then he sure did stop....DEAD.. with his head between his legs and a little hop to make sure you went down the suddenly provided slippery dip... no flying off the shoulder to crash, just a nice slide down the slippery slope, and he would look ever so innocent. the last time he tried it on me even his bridle came off with me. I had definitely felt the hop sending me over the last inch of wither and realised I had been set up and hit the roof, yelling at him in fury at all the times I had come off thinking it was my fault. got up and hit him on the chest and told him "do that again and I will murder you". think he got the message and sort of looked startled and stepped back, thats when I noticed he had no bridle and it was at my feet. then he backed up a bit further and started to trot across the road to get away from the furious human and I realised with horror he was heading for busy Marion Road.... so quickly changed my voice tone to the happy one I use when I'm calling him to come in from being lunged.... the silly idiot looked pretty confused..... looking back at me, then suddenly decided ... gee shes forgiven me... goodies,,, cant miss my goodies and swung round to came expectantly back to me. so had to slap on a grin and give him cuddles and scratchies for being a good boy and not running in front of a car or truck... that's the day I learned its not what you are thinking they read, its your tone of voice. next time he tried stopping dead ... I growled, walk on or else your dog meat and guess who walked on? never dropped me again. taught him walk, trot, n canter on the lunge on saying the word, so even if someone else was riding him I could tell him what gait to do and they had no control over what he was doing :-)