wolfgirl

I just saw this thread, if you are still concerned it might pay to ring the vet and have a chat to them, I'm sure they wouldn't mind and it may put your mind at rest also. Sending lots of healing vibes for her.

While out walking the dogs on Tuesday as we headed off the bike track onto the main road my two alerted me to a sweet galah that had obviously been hit by a car, it had the most beautiful face and I thought how sad and I didn't have anything with me to pick it up and the car was at home. Then today we did a similiar trek and again I saw this galah still lying there, it's eyes still open so I trekked all the way back to the car for 20 mins and grabbed a garbage bag and came all the way back to get it, no dead bird has ever got to me like this, I kept seeing his face so I brought you home and gave you the name Floyd and buried you with my little budgie who passed away two weeks ago I'm sure Baby would be glad of the company and you two have a lovely plant to grow on top and now you have a name, a place to call home and can go to your resting place in peace. Fly Free Floyd

Now this is encouraging I only started my lab last night in Agility and I came away with brain drain after having to think so much, she had a ball and didn't do too badly for her first shot but I found the hardest was remember my positions and trying to think ahead.

Woohoo, tell Indi Pearl will bring her a special treat at Agility on Wednesday night.

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Congratulations You should be very proud of both yourself and Holly, all the hard work has paid off.

What about good old fashioned baby wipes?

I just had my boy desexed and the casing is still there and stitches still in, then this morning I went to rub some cream in and nearly fainted when I saw these two large hard lumps and just for a second thought his balls had regrown in the wrong spot You can tell I mostly owned female dogs ;)

I agree with the others, you need a biopsy to determine what the lump actually is, if this hasn't been done please insist on it.

Yep raw and if you find he eats them without chewing try chicken wings instead.

Very sorry to hear that Shek , he looked so handsome in those photo's. I know it's not much comfort but 16 is a very good age for a cat. It doesn't matter how long we have them it is never long enough. RIP Tommy

I would definitely be asking for a set of bloods to be run which could give an indication on a number of things, worth getting done. Let us know how he is going please.

My first thought when reading drinking so much water is kidneys, what other tests have they run?

Why is it the West in Melbourne always miss out on this stuff

InspectorRex has posted her fantastic news in General. Check there as well.

Very sorry for your loss, RIP Jesse James The tribute to your boy was beautiful.

How very sad RIP Harley

We train at 2 places, Werribee Obedience and also Four Paws whose trainers are all qualified NDTF and Trish is also a behavouralist as well and does one on one lessons too. http://fourpawsk9training.com.au/

Jenna I'm so sorry for you and your family losing your beloved Boffa. :cry Your account of his life with you was heartwarming, the love you share with him will never fade. He may be gone but he will never be forgotten, he lives on in your heart. Sending you lots of hugs :rolleyes: :rolleyes: RIP Boffa

Doh now why didn't I think of that.

Melbourne to Diggers REst is about 30kms, around 25 mins from the city centre, hope that helps

Just to clarify things for you, I can understand if you are confused Even I am. Nekhbet offered to loan me a muzzle after my two had the big altercation from the previous days event. My two dogs are 3 weeks in age apart and they are being kept together unless I am away from home to give them time for them to settle back in with each other, so far so good but are being watched like hawks for any disturbing body language. Have spoken to our trainer and she feels all will right itself given some time, but I won't place my dogs in that position again, we were there to do a tv taping which went all wrong. Unfortunately desexing my boy isn't an option, the breeder wants to use him in her program. I have stepped up my leadership skills which they have never challenged before and hoping all will right itself and will be seeing our trainer for a chat after our session on Saturday. Guess I have been lucky over all the years of owning dogs that this is my second major fight between any of my dogs and it took me by shock more than anything. Our trainer is also a behavouralist so we will monitor the situation very carefully. Thanks Joanne.

For the moment they will be separated when I'm out, my other concern is that normally I am the only one home through the week and there was no way I would have been able to separate them by myself, thank goodness hubby and son were home to help me.

Sorry bit of a long post but I want to know if the events of yesterday have set this all off. I have a 20 month male entire German Shepherd and a 19 month desexed female lab who get on famously, very protective of each other and very bonded, they play rough but never really had a serious squabble until today. Bit of background on them, the shepherd I got at 11 months old (he was with the breeder until that age) and is a bit timid but after lots of training and work is now much more confident and gets on with every dog we meet. The lab girl is one I have raised from 8 weeks as a guide dog and was doing extremely well and went in for Intensive Training at 12 months old, the first two months her training was fantastic but then something and we're not sure what (think she was going through a fear period and went over the edge and is now terrified of heights, vacuum cleaners, hair dryers which she never had a problem with before, she was bomb proof) so she came back to live with us at the end of January and now has issues with some dogs and tries to be too dominant. She was never like this before and had the sweetest nature and loved every dog she met but has become very selective who she will run with now. Yesterday we had a day out at the dog resort where these two go every month and there were alot of new people and dogs there this time, as soon as we went to walk in my two were intimidated and challenged by a large dog, he left the lab alone but kept stalking my boy who started to retaliate, he would try to walk away but this dog kept stalking him, trying to corner him and growling in his face, so I and many others kept sending this dog away and the owner would reprimand him, each time we tried to go into a different run he would follow and challenge him, he ended up going for my boy who then retaliated with pure instinct to kill and my lab jumped in on the other dog as well, we finally got them all apart and my two were unscathed but the stalker ended up with a few puncture wounds. They were locked in separate runs after that. Now today my two have been fine and were playing happily they went outside and were rough housing in the dirt patch then all of a sudden both went in for the kill, it was very serious and took 3 of us to get them apart, they both wanted back for more, I am shocked because I never thought these two would be like this with each other. They have both put themselves off to bed and are laying next to each other but not looking at each other. Just going in to check them and the shep got up and licked the lab and she returned the favour but he is still eyeballing her a bit and she is turning her head. These two are together 24/7 apart from when they go out training, they sleep in the same room and are found together all the time. Could what have happened yesterday have set this all of? I am a bit concerned about leaving them together when I'm not there after this incident. In all my years I haven't had my dogs fight like this except for a mother and daughter sheppie and they made up very quickly and never had another incident but these two aren't looking very comfortable with each other after this. Would appreciate any help and advice you can give. Thanks Joanne.

All our seeing eye puppies are raised on Royal Canin and they fart enough to clear a room out, it stenches. My dogs on Eukanuba don't fart and their condition was great. Some dogs do well on certain kibble and others don't, best to get the small 2kg or 5 kg packs and see which one your dog does best on. What suits one dog doesn't suit another. I now have all dogs on Nutro and no farting at all either and their condition is wonderful, happy with Nutro. Also maybe add some yoghurt into the kibble and see if that makes any difference.