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Thank goodness

That's two very cute bubbas you have there.

Cheers Ravyk. I can see lots of lab in the little boy too but then the colour of the girl had me totally thrown!

Cute puppers, little black boy has lovely eyes. Any idea what they are crossed with?

Happy Birthday Lok, you sure are a handsome fella I certainly hope Dad spoiled you!

Well Polaramine (6mg) was like lollies for my boy, no difference at all. He presently has 1.5 Claratyne a day, or 2 a day in summer if he needs it.

Jules thanks for that chart. No they are not normally the sort of vegies that cause problems but they are for my girl which is why I'm looking for any possible commonalties. Anne all vegies have protein, be it in small amounts. Sweet potato actually has the highest amount of protein in a root vege. Maybe vege protein isn't the issue, I'm just hazarding a guess at the moment. Becks I have been down the derm and allergy testing path with my boy and while it cost a lot of money and diagnosed problems, it didn't help with a solution, I still had to figure it out myself. I am already seeing good results with my girl in the first few weeks of my diet trial so I don't feel the need to put her through that sort of testing at this stage.

Thanks Pers, maybe it is starch or sugar? Just trying to put my finger on what these vegies have in common. PF I will try grains too but am hoping to make my way through a few more vegies first.

I am doing a diet trial with Sofia (just turned 2) at present and her system is overloading when I challenge her with different vegetables namely carrot, sweet potato and potato so far. The rest of her diet (homemade chicken and yogurt) has stayed the same and I’ve watched all her symptoms come at the introduction of these different vegetables and improve when she goes off them. So for those who have gone down the elimination diet/food intolerance path has anyone ever encountered an intolerance specifically to vegetable proteins? What veg have you tried, what’s worked and what’s failed? Normally, or so I thought, the meat proteins are the usual suspects for problems but not in this case. And are some vegies more likely to cause a reaction than others? I am trying to research this and while lots has been written on meat intolerance, grains and dairy, not much has been written on vegies.

Yes I would. Only as a novel protein though for a dog with diet issues.

What a gorgeous lil girl she is. Too sweet

1 cup of cooked mashed sweet potato or 1 tin of sardines still in their oil will do the trick

That is a funny story If it's any consellation Raf got locked in my car by my mum several years ago. He adores the car and just curled up and went to sleep. Lucky for me it was 10pm at night. That day it had been 35 degrees, so had it happened earlier I would have been smashing glass to get him out. On the positive side however I did discover if you have a child or animal locked in a car the RAC make you a priority call out

Oh my gosh. Ridiculously cute. Please post to: Rafael and Sofia's house, Perth, WA. Thank you!

Pretty much unless its absolutely bucketing down. I have Shar Pei and its well known they can dissolve if exposed to water Not to mention the fact they also refuse to set foot outside!

I would like my dogs to make me dinner. Just once

Just lovely!!

My Rafael would quite happily sell his soul for tinned lentils or beans. Meat what? Crack a tin of lentils in my house and he comes running

Yawn..... another Perth person who didn't get much sleep this morning after thunderstorms started rolling through at 4am. My boy dog hates storms, gets very stressed, pants alot and turns into a lap dog - just can't get close enough to me. Normally he sleeps in the back of the house or outside but during storms I am woken by him clambering on me, poor love. His little sister on the other hand couldn't care less.

A laundry basket with big sides! I picked up Sofia from the airport by myself and having spent 8ish hours in her crate from her big flight over from Qld the last thing she wanted to do was sleep and stay in her basket!! I drove the 10 mins to my mum's place with her on my lap and changing gears/steered with the other hand, naughty me.

Love it!!

I think it's a very cute idea

Adorable, I'm in love!! She looks the picture of mischief if there ever was one!

Oh no BB, am so terribly sorry. What an awful, freak accident ;) RIP sweet girl from the west coast :D

BF is a dog person and trying very hard, came equipped with toys and treats when he met them. I am somewhat reluctant to introduce adult dogs to crates. Raf especially was quite ill as a teenager, was in and out of vets and does not associate crates/cages as a good thing. I think instead I will use a kids play pen to block entry into my bedroom at night, but still have the door open for sight/smell.