shoemonster

You could always get in the bath with them lol!!!

I washed Eddie in the shower with me last time and it worked really well!!!!

pee feathers

Ummm showdog or anyone else what are pea feathers? Or don't I want to know

I wash Eddie (stafford) when he's smelly - maybe once a month normally cause he's gotten muddy

Just thought I would update and say that he seems to be coming good now and we are gradually bringing him back to normal activities a little at a time

Still semi confined when we're not home and free while we are home, still massaging a few times a day

No walks yet but swimming and obedience, will maybe start him on 5 minutes walks or just taking him to the shops with us etc

Fingers crossed that it keeps going like this! It's been 6 or so weeks now and he's been so good - though much more destrcutive at the moment from boredom poor little guy, we have to remember all our puppy proofing again!!!

Thanks for everyones advice and support

Bel

It looks really similar to the blackdog one that I've got, I really like it

I think it cost me $32 inc postage and I got it from itsadogshop.com.au

Over 25 points... Your dog is a genius

Eddie got 26

Woohoo

My boy is food obsessed!!!! So that made it easier

Though he did score well on the towel on head, language and body language ones too

Bit of fun on a crappy rainy day lol

http://abc.net.au/animals/dog_test/default.htm

Oooh that one looks good, will try that when he's up from his arvo nap!!!

(Had a big morning at swimming!)

This is kind of strange cause I was doing this test yesterday (found it by accident doing searches for silly dog personality tests) and now today it's on here!!!

Eddie was

Prey = 40

Pack = 60

Defense - Fight = 25

Defense - Flight = 25

Would love for someone to expalin it a little more though!!!

Oh and not to butt in to conversation but the Berwick flyball is at Akoonah if that helps

Yeah you too, always good to have another stafford down there too!!!

We think they'll have to rename it soon to the Staffordshire Obedience School lol

There's heaps now, .even since we joined a couple of months ago

Just bumping this as their open day is today if anyone is interested in going to have a look

Link to some info

http://www.vicnet.net.au/cgi/events/index....Event=1&id=3947

lol that's so funny, god they're cheeky!

It's so hard to be firm when they're doing that

Cool, I will check it out

Have a good weekend off and I will see you down there another time as the little man is absoultely in love the the pool

Hey kimjm

We swim with you!!! We come down to dogs in motion, have been about 6 or 7 times, last time being last Sun, am coming down this sat too

Eddie LOVES his swimming and you've got a great set up there

You also have a good point about the money thing and the grey hounds, I think I'll call the vet on fri and get an xray just so we know

Edited for spelling!

Lablover, thank you!

I agree about the xray, I think they just didn't want to take the time to do it and would prefer to stick him in a crate all day until they got a gap! They were also a pet type vet (on a public holiday) I wasn't happy about it so decided to go to the 2nd vet who I had been told would do xrays while I waited which I was much happier with

The 2nd vet also like yours is involved in racing greyhounds and has alot of experience with sesamoid injuries but he wanted to wait and see without xraying as he didn't think it was fractured, just inflammed

His opinion was to try this first and if nothing improved to xray for fractures

It has improved (i think) but is that only because we are restricting him (I don't know)

I have also been told that sesamoid injuries can take 6-12 weeks to heal even if they are not fractures

I think what I will however do is ring and speak to him again this week and see what his opinion is on whether or not we keep doing what we are or we come back for xrays and further treatment

It is great to hear (or not great for the doggies!!!) someone else has had this happen and to know that your girl is 12 and not suffering any ill effects of having such an injury though

He isn't showing pain when you touch it, only the limp, but then sbt's have pretty high pain tolerance

Oh we went to obedience, he did a short class of just some sits and stays etc and after a bit of a sleep he's not limping like he would have 4 weeks ago which is hoepfully a good sign

Derrrr! Typical man lol

Yeah they know who gives them slack and who doesn't don't they?!!!

Yeah I think I just might!!!

(I'm having withdrawels from it too!!! I love going to obedience and as much as I do it at home it's so much better when someone is watching and correcting)

I just won't let him play after like we normally do

So you would do the obedience? It's a basic class

I think I will I just need someone else to say yeah should be right!!!!

Ooooh btw Mel I love your avatar!!!

Yeah he comes good and then one manic run and he's limping again

Our vet has grey hounds and he said it's really common with them

I think I will keep doing what we are doing now, just making him stop when he's silly and confining him during the day when we can't watch

Though obedience went back last week and I don't know if I should go or not (it's tonight)

He won't be running around there or walking far, just sits and drops and stays for now and a little bit of heeling

What would you guys do?

My ACD has unfortunately been allowed to play ball indoors where she and hubbie will throw the ball up the hallway x100 all night while he watches TV and the dog returns the ball to his lap.

I know this would be really annoying and bad but I can't stop laughing here!!!!!

Trace

Thanks for that, I the stuff we are using is herbgel

I will check out comfrey ointment too though

How long did Amber take to heal?

Yeah they do hate being confined, especially when he just wants to go nuts running around bouncing off absolutely everything!!!

Edited to add, this is the info from the ointment we are using on him - it has comfrey so that's good!

Margaret thomas herbgel

Herbal Tincture: Comfrey & Arnica

Flower Essences: Dandelion, Comfrey& Forgetmenot

Infusion of Reki energy

Homeopathic: RhusT, Bry, Led, Arn, Ruta

Hi guys!

I have a 6 month old sbt who has a problem with his foot

He was limping on and off for a couple of weeks and as we watched we realised that it was normally after he had woken from a nap, normally after running around or playing

He would always "walk it off" and it wouldn't last very long

We took him to one vet and due to the fact that he screamed whenever she touched his feet, she came to the conclusion that she would have to xray and she thought it may be arthritis (at 6 months?)

So the next day I cancelled the appointment to put him in for an entire day just to get an xray and went to another vet, this one the one that my breeder uses who comes with great reccomendations

His conclusion was that it could be sesamiod inflammation or possible fracture so we put him on rimadyl for 2 weeks but didn't confine him, though we limited his walks and playing (though now looking back not enough)

This didn't help and we confined him to his crate or on lead next to us on the couch, no running or jumping for a week, his only exercise going to the pool for a swim twice, we also massaged and stimulated blood flow in his foot with a herbal ointment twice a day

He didn't limp that entire week so we still confined him during the day but let him out while we are home, stopping him and putting his lead on if he started being silly (I feel so mean!!!) and he is still limping if he has small bouts of stafford madness and we don't catch it within seconds (after he sleeps then wakes up)

Has anyone had these or similar experiences? What did or would you do for treatment?

I'm thinking we will keep being careful and go back to the later in the week to maybe get xrays as I know sesamoid problems can take their time to heal

I thank you in advance and look forward to hearing your advice/experiences

Thanks

Bel (and poor little Eddie!)

Yeah I know what you mean but I find there are more good people who are watching than bad who aren't down there (just my experience anyway!) There are only a few dopes lol

Suz I found your post on Bronsons breeder, not familiar with it but I'm new anyway so don't know that much!

Hey Suz,

If your breeder recommended there, do they train there?

How old is your boy? Who is his breeder? He could be related to my boy!!! There are 3 or 4 sbt breeders there and their lines are very close

Oh and the verandah isn't that bad guys, the dogs on the verandah are alwas attached to a person, it only really gets chaotic in the minutes before class starts!

Will definately keep an eye out for you and introduce myself!

Eddie has graduated puppy class on Sun (well we have to go to one more just to get the cert!!!) but he's already in beg 2 on wednesdays as there is no pup class at night, he has been doing really well though but he's generally a good boy anyway (I think I got the only stafford in the world who has so far been non destructive Woo hoo!!! Though there is always time for that to come!!!)

Edited to say: Sorry I kinda took over your thread Suz, hope you go down to the open day

We've been going Wed and Sun

I have noticed a few beagles tere (apart from Coop, my friends, I think he is in beginner 4 or 5 too)

Next time I see someone with a beagle I will ask them if they are crazy lol

We didn't go last week though as Eddie has a foot injury but he is on the mend and I think I'll be there this week, if not just for the social visit!!!!

Good on you and your beagles, they are not easy but your guys and Coop prove that it is not impossible either

Oh Suz, we're all real friendly at Southern too! I love it down there

HI!

This is my first post so I will head on over to meet and greet shortly but just wanted to say that I go to Southern, it's great

My pup has been there for 3 months I think and has learnt heaps

I just checked the 2006 dates and the open day is this Sat 28th Jan

Come have a look, I'll be there with Eddie

I was recommended to go their bu his breeder who goes there as do a few other breeders she knows

Shortly after I joined my friend joined with her 4 year old beagle and the difference in him is amazing already

The grounds are great as they are owned by the club and fully enclosed with a tall (7 foot maybe?) fence and you can go down there through the week to train or to let them run, it's a few acres from memory, great size