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Definitely a vet visit for a thorough check up/discussion . Also do some detective work. What has changed in your life/surroundings? Anything and everything ...especially any illness,job change, building works...changes in daily routines....write things down.

bandit has a good caring owner here's hoping his recovery continues well!

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Poor woman - and her dear little dog ...that would have been a terrifying ordeal

Our dogs LOVE treeing feral cats The coonhounds make a great noise though! It's great to see the ferals being removed from KI !!

I guess short hairs come in tri colour ....

I agree - and what a crossbreed!

A friend recently acquired a ?JRT puppy. They travelled a long distance to collect from the breeder , and are besotted Very cute Now the fun starts ! Immaculate house/garden . Puppy digging to China , playing with toilet roll, chewing things ... Are there any excellent toys which terrier puppies would adore/keep busy with ? Thank you

JRG - definitely!! We used to find this when training Guide Dogs, too. Often we would need to pass a dog to someone else - whereupon they would work brilliantly

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Thanks folks - The Boss is my brother , with whom I share the house. Clive adores him ....and goes all silly and excitable when they are together ...completely different than around me ! Novice dogs do get taken to work ....they normally follow the experts if tjhey are keen ...and soon learn the ropes . If they are not keen , then they are left on the motorbike or at the camp ....and exposed in increments . Clive, being older, will probably NOT be taken straight out on a goat muster - he's not that keen- but he will probably be exposed to goats in the yards etc on a muster ....goats running past up a race etc, to get his interest ....he will chase rabbits/cats , so has that prey drive , which is good. Mind you , The Boss may decide against it totally . I had to laugh the other night - Clive and The Boss were having a talk, as they often do , and The Boss was doing his 'command' whistles , and explaining to Clive what they all meant ...... "Peep"..now, that one one means Go left , etc etc ... It was so funny . As I am slowly making the move to town , Clive will be left here with The Boss anyway , so the more they do together the better, really . I will miss him a lot , but he cannot come to town for various reasons . He's a good boy, and has a lot of wonderful traits ( and some not-so- wonderful ones , like being a stirrer around other dogs , then wondering why he gets bitten) The Boss was asking me the other day what I did when Clive was working - and I did what he and I do when training - when the dog eyes the stock, for example , we say "Watch Them ...good dog" ...repeat repeat ... When pups/dogs are learning and carry out an action , we use the correct command,and add lots of praise ....you can't make a dog go around to the left , or 'watch' , or go 'steady' . Most of the moves they make are instinctual , and they just have to associate a sound/action from the human with what they are doing. I remember once, many many years ago when I could whistle , I trained a dog to work , just using many different whistles , and was SO proud Of both of us ! She was not a mad keen worker- she did it to please me - but she did it, and she did it well - we even got praise from one of the older men in the shearing team at one stage . So, I am not anticipating Clive being anywhere near a good worker - but it will be an interest for him when I go and he doesn't have Bobbin Cat to chase ;)

At around 6 years old - Clive has actually 'worked' some sheep ! He decided as a baby he was not going to be a worker , unlike his amazingly talented sibling, Dags . Clive has been shown sheep/goats at various times with no interest. Yesterday I had to get a few sheep out of a yard .I could have just left gates open , but I decided to walk them out, through two gateways ...an interesting problem - me with my walking stick , and Clive for assistance ;) Anyway, Clive actually showed some interest , and as he would advance on the side of the small mob, I'd put the walking stick up in the air and tell him 'STOP' ..and he did! With me on one side, Clive on the other, and just letting the sheep go at their own pace , having a good look aT the gateways/fences- we got them thru at first attempt Then, once they were out in the paddock, and heading for freedom, Clive actually headed them off, and kept them in the one spot for me !! (instead of just chasing them) I was most impressed Sadly now, The Boss wants to take Clive with him on a future feral goat mustering trip ( days spent away from home,) chain time when not working , no soft bed alongside Mum's bed , the other two boys , experienced workers - waiting to pay him back for all the stirring up he does to them - Oh Dear - I don't think this is what either of us wanted ;) He has had 6 years of being a pet ....shock horror !! So here is Clive, behaving like a real bush Koolie "muster dog"

I agree.

Someone definitely should have come and dealt with that truck crash ....those poor injured cattle Removing the warning signs was for what reason, I wonder?

good points, coneye.

Dear little girl - you did a lovely thing in rescuing her . Sorry, I have no real help to offer- but maybe experiment with diet to get faeces to a more suitable consistency ?I know with our dogs , when fed primarily meat/bone - faeces are smaller and firmer

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I think an ageing female may help - the being outdoors may cause a problem with rescues though . However- someone might have an older dog who is used to being outside , and who they are worrying about placing as an inside dog ......maybe there is something like that So sorry you lost your heeler last week - after so many years .

oh that is very sad I didn't know. The little one was in his normal space.....

leaving a toddler alone - very irresponsible .They are quick, and inquisitive , and totally unaware of so many dangers.... The Mum will have to live with this - it was her decision to leave her little one alone which led to his horrific death I am glad the dogs' owner was not charged - he had them contained ...

Poor little bub - I also query why he was wandering unsupervised ....and the fact that a two-year-old could open that gate

Poor posties- just doing their job ....

And so they should! They have done their bit . Excellent news

I had no idea there were so few Great little dogs!

Great result!