noisymina

I have had occasions when kids have rushed up to my dog. I make them stop and stay still. Then tell them they must let the dog go to them as they are frightening her. Some parents deserve a mouthful for letting kids loose without teaching them this stuff. Unfortunately, it was the kids that got the mouthful! At least two kids would have been bite victims if my dogs had not been able to get away from them! I always leave dogs to get used to me and approach me when they are ready. Some actually rush up and make friends before I am ready! :laugh: One actually grabbed my hand to lead me into the house. I got a fright until I realised it was not actually a bite but a friendly gesture. Amazing dog that one.

:laugh: Just as well he seems to have refrained from chewing it, tho. Poor little mite.

Kaisie play bowed and barked at Roomba for a while, then gave up when it would not play with her. The the cat stalked it for a while and freaked when it turned and chased her. Eventually, she lost interest too. Kaisie did put on a good show at a statue at the nursery once. :laugh:

:laugh: OK - I'll do the ears thing. :)

And I thought I was bad at sexing them! :laugh: The way the "oldies" are attached to their family is quite special.

:laugh: I would like to meet her, but I'm not so sure about squishing that face! Even the Peis have me intimidated! Now - how are you going to get HER in your car, Ams?

Breed you would love to own 'before you kick the bucket' (die!) If (when) I ever have the space (acres and acres lol) I would love a Tibetan mastiff :) Would also love a dobe......and for that matter about 100 other breeds. All living with my heart dogs tibbie and JRT/ foxy type cross pups :) Ah..thank you! :laugh: ETA -Dobes are awesome! :)

OK ..now we have resoved that question :) .. Can someone tell me what "bucket list breed" actually means, please? :) :laugh:

Agree with all the above!

Both. They may not mean to be rude and obviously don't think they are - and maybe they wouldn't be if you saw things differently. Their perception and yours are two different things. You are emotionally connected to your dog - they are not. The remarks they make come from a different paradigm. People talk nonsense all the time. :)

I soundly told off a couple of feral children last Friday. If the Mum had dared show her face, she would have copped it too! Parental supervision folks! Do it or take the consequences! ! Yep - I'm old and I can do it!

I have not taken a dog to formal training for years. Tried it on two occasions. The first one was an unmitigated fail in the first session and I didn't go back to any for about 20 years. Even tho I had paid for the whole season, nobody called to ask if there was a problem or encourege return visits. Tried another - lasted a bit longer, but ended because the competitve pressure was not suited to my dog or myself. It was supposed to be a "fun" thing it and was for a while - then the pressure started. Oh - yeh - the lady was not fond of Dobes, had no idea about my dog and her issues, and was not particularly interested, supportive, or helpful. I might be a bit slow, but I do get my dogs trained as much as a pet needs to be and a bit more! Must have saved a fortune in the last 30 years! :laugh:

I probably don't qualify as a rescuer, Ams ....but..... Go for it! You deserve one or three of your very own! And I bags a place in the queue to see it when it comes home! :)

A good blunt ended pins type brush (the last one I got was a human one - better than any pet store one) with the rubber backing that gives just a little "give" to the "pins" PLUS a good METAL comb. That was best for daily care of my Poodle and works well on my present dog. BUT cross breeds have coats that vary considerably from one to the other. One thing that newbies need to know is to groom ALL the dog - under the forelegs (the armpits, so to speak)and inside the legs, and behind the ears are usual places for neglect. The belly needs to be done too. Not just along the back! :laugh:

A couple of times we have had visitors here with their dogs - and we put the dogs in the pool area to contain them for a little while ........... BOTH times, we had to drag flounderinmg dogs out of the pool! Yes, we could watch them from where we were sitting. But our own dogs were quite safe in there! THEY never used to bother with falling in the pool. Weird. So I can vouch for the inabilty of a Greyhound to swim! :laugh: Dunno if the Pei would have made it out alone or not.

Does not really sound like tick - but my vet recently said that one place they can hide is around the mouth/lips. How long did you keep the dogs away from the area that was sprayed? I also think bloods should be done. May show nothing - but then, thay might! Specially since the vet can't tell you anything at this point!

Agree with Erny. I fed my dogs cooked bones for years without any hassles whatsoever! Not that I'd advocate you do this - but the chances of problems on a one-off are pretty remote.

"Getting in Touch with Your Dog" - Linda Tellington-Jones. Gives a run down on T-Touch and how it can be used for various things. I won't say "problems" as it can be used for heaps of things - from relaxing your active dog to stimulating the lazy one!

Peiradise is an awesome place to visit. I highly recommend it. :)

We got our first Dobe as a pup and she swam from day 1. We would throw sticks into the dam for her to retrieve. She would sprint to the top of the dam wall, and fly in without a pause, go under water, bob up, grab the stick and swim to shore - ready to repeat, repeat, repeat! :laugh: We got Kaisie as a 4 year old and it took quite a bit to get her into the water at all. She would never go out of her depth and actually swim, tho. She did, however, one very hot summer, help with the cooling of the horses by refusing the let them out of the dam! :laugh:

I certainly will try to make it, Alyson. Some of those items look really good! :)

Ok -I had a rescue Poodle way back - same issue. First thing is to get the vet to put the dog under a GA and do a proper clean out. Anything can be in there. Then do your AB's - one course plus Ear routine.... Use BOTH the powder and the drops. One in the morning, the other at night and massage in down the ear. This may hurt the dog somewhat. Mine used to cry and lean into the massage at the same time. Took a long time to beat it, but we did. If you use only the powder, it's not good as it sets like concrete in the ears. If you use only drops, it's too humid in there. So using both is the trick!

I did my "research" on garlic a while ago in relation to the horse. In view if the potential toxicity, I came to the conclusion that is was good if used short term for specific conditions, but better left out of the regular diet. I think the same goes for dogs.

We've found the best way to stop horses pushing against fences AND to keep feral dogs out is a judiciously strung system of electric fencing to back up the physical fencing - no matter what sort you choose. Of course, that means your dogs tend to stay IN too. :)