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Great news! Keep up the good work, Uno. You must be so proud of him. Definately happy that so far they're pleased with him - hopefully I'll be back at the end of April with more good news .

Glad I'm not the only one. No, no ....... just a bit of 'something' in my eye ;) Lovely ad :)

Spoke to the RAAF Liaison Officer today to find out how Uno's progressing. At this stage he's doing really well ....... although apparently they'll be doing a lot more work with his litter over the next 5-6 weeks. He suggested I ring again (end of April) and he'll give me another update.

After having shepherds for over 30 years I've now have a beautiful long-coat girl that doesn't shed all the time (she doesn't have an undercoat :) ). However ......... our other dog is a Goldie Don't get a Goldie if you hate vacuuming :laugh:

My last GSD had two undecended testicles at three months of age. He was already sold and waiting to go to another home (the new owner planned to show him), however the owner changed his mind when he realised the pups predicament. The breeder offered him to me for free, providing I had him desexed, which I would have done anyway. I'm so glad he was given to me, he turned out to be a lovely boy :) ETA By the time he was six months his testicles had not decended

I was scraping bot eggs off my horses leg one day and then bang, I must have worked my way in front of him without realising it and he lifted his leg and POW, head and knee collision. I remember waking up on the ground, him still standing there quietly nuzzling my hair, and me with a huge lump on my forehead and a whopper of a headache. My own stupid fault. Same thing happened to a friend of mine - her head was going up at the same time her horses head was coming down and they collided! Sixteen stitches and a good case of concussion later my friend NEVER considered it was the horses fault - it was an accident, these thing happen

Allow yourself plenty of time to come to terms with your loss staffluv - it takes awhile . It's been 12mths since I lost my beautiful shepherd and I have just finished a photobook in his memory - maybe when you're ready (for me I had to wait a year) you might like to put a scrapbook or photobook together as a keepsake of your special time together

Sadly we used a laser light when our 6yr old GR was around 9 mths of age and I would now describe him as OCD. It took one night to change our boy into a dog that is obsessed with lights and reflections - very sad. My GSD has identified his behaviour and she tends to chase him when he starts, which has worked a treat as she takes his mind of the light/reflection :) So the vet diagnosed the problem but then told the owner it was THEIR problem - without offering any advice?

Actually Angelsun most breeders can tell which ones are long coat before or by the time pups are two weeks of age and some can tell while pups are still wet. that's right. The breeder of my girl correctly picked the long coats in her litter when they were two weeks of age And I agree with lovemesideways - keep the arguments for another thread, this one is not the place

pumpitdog I made the decision earlier today that I would make a slideshow of photo's and ask my son (who plays the guitar and writes some beautiful songs) to add the music. I'm doing this because I'm struggling with the idea that he's never coming back and I'm hoping that in some way this will help keep his memory clear and close. Allerzeit thank you and returning the to you too This has been about the 2nd time I have beenback in Rainbow Bridge thread as it hurt so much , as I have seen the others go through it also since I lost Sam 3 months ago the tears still come so strong some days , and others not as bad it hurts like heck not to see him or cuddle him one thing mentioned above helped me on the rough days I made a tribute for Sam also I started of in tears but always had a smile or laugh at his antics it helped ease it abit to laugh at his ways and to know he was much loved and still much loved and always will be They wont leave our hearts ever I thought I would update this thread to say it's now been 12mths and 2 days since we lost Silas and only now have I been able to put a photobook together as a tribute to my beautiful boy. It has brought some of the sadness back (and tears) but I'm really happy with the book and it's full of special memories - both family and trialing. This has been a great way to keep Silas close and remember what a really special boy he was - I would recommend a tribute (a scrapbook, photobook or youtube vid) as a way to help when you have lost a special 'friend' :)

:thumbsup: platforms are the easiest way to teach your dog positions. Not only does Indi now know a perfect front, but she now STAYS on a stand/stay instead of stepping forward which has been a real issue with her. I've got a number of platforms from square to rectangular and an almost flat one that I use to transition her to NO platform at all.

In no particular order :) Michael Ellis Ivan Balabanov Steve Courtney Mia Skogster Steve Austin

So if she 'holds it during the night' are you depriving her of food or water an hour before you put her in the bathroom? I'm guessing not. I don't deprive my crate-trained dogs of food or water either, in fact they have a bowl of water IN their crate as I also wouldn't want to deprive my dogs of hydration :) .

Looking forward to it - I went last year and came away VERY motivated

Definately agree I have beat myself up over my GSD and honestly I did everything RIGHT!! That's why my advice is as I said before "learn the symptoms and WATCH your dog after feeding". If you're at all concerned do not hesitate to get your dog to the vet ASAP because timing can mean the difference between life and death Yep, I agree too. I sent myself to hell and back wondering what I could have done to prevent my boy bloating. The answer was 'nothing'. Fortunately, I knew the signs and got him to the vet in time. He's still with me and had a gastropexy during surgery. I'm paranoid that it will happen again. I knew the signs too - just a shame the vet on duty didn't So glad your boy survived - I can understand you feeling paranoid, I would feel the same

This is my story - telling husband NOT to slow for green traffic lights!!! Unfortunately the vet on duty did not recognise symptoms (thought it might be cancer???) and didn't act until x-rays were taken I hope you and your family are ok - I know how you must be feeling, it's such a shocking way to lose your Jola. You'll always do the 'if only's' but try not to, it sounds like you did everything you could and you did the right thing giving her her wings

Definately agree I have beat myself up over my GSD and honestly I did everything RIGHT!! That's why my advice is as I said before "learn the symptoms and WATCH your dog after feeding". If you're at all concerned do not hesitate to get your dog to the vet ASAP because timing can mean the difference between life and death

I've already posted on this before so I won't repeat myself. The only thing I can add is since I lost my GSD last year I have fostered a Military Working Dog pup from RAAF Amberley. I asked the Liaison Officer what the Military do to avoid bloat and his answer was NO exercise one hour before and after feeding and, after trying other brands of dry food, they have found Eukanuba to have the best outcome (to avoid bloat). And last time I was at the base they had approx. 80 dogs (GSDs & Mals) so we're looking at a large number of 'at risk' dogs. As I said in the last thread, learn the symptoms and WATCH your dog after feeding!!!

Not sure if there is a right or wrong answer When I compare my dogs with my sisters dog I see huge differences even though we both have spent heaps of time with them as pups. My pups always came to work with me from 8wks of age, were crate-trained and I make a point of spending HEAPS of time and training with them in the first 12 months. I admit I never have one dog at a time so suppose they're never on their own but I don't have toilet training issues, barking issues or destructive dogs. My sisters pup is with her all day every day as my sister is between jobs and her husband works away through the week. This dog has SERIOUS separation issues to the stage the neighbors feel sorry for her pup because when my sister does venture out to visit our mum or go shopping her pup cries and barks until she returns home. She was initially crate-trained (my advice) and loved her crate, however my sister soon decided it was much easier to have her out of the crate (and in her bed) to save being woken early in the morning when her pup was looking for attention and a game. Now the crate is never used . We both love our dogs and spend a lot of time with them, the only difference is I'm probably firmer and more consistent ;)

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I can't believe you haven't had a reply yet! The name that always comes up for the Brisbane area is Jane Harper (she comes very highly recommended here) Here in her link

Awwwwww ........ the look in her eyes!

She sounds like soooooo much fun - VERY envious!!!!!

I thinks Ness approves - but she's not taking her eyes of Elka just in case she makes a mistake