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yeah - it's an interesting discussion ... I do agree with the personal space thing , and from the bits I've read from mark Singer .. cuddles/being on furniture etc are all fine , provided the initiation comes from the human , not the dog. isn't it just 'good manners' ?

Hopefully one day it will be all green again ..... I DO love the reds though Thankyou.

The Conni pads are amazingly absorbent , and i would never be without some of them handy :)

Just at the back of our house this morning . iPhone pano .

Hope this week sees a happy Amber :)

What a happy 'accident'

:) isn't that wonderful ?

he knows he has you trained :)

:) Go, Amber!

She certainly does!! Geoff answers to both Geoffrey and LEGS ! :) The Boss walks around saying "Where my Legs ? I can't find my Legs ...." Droll ;)

from Mark Singer's FB page >

The pouncer ....and the pouncee.Molly & Geoffrey ( AKA LEGS) he has , it seems, extra long, and out of control legs ....

Smoke , AKA master puke .. is sort of working . He has his father's awful habit of going way off track in zero seconds - but The Boss is persevering , Smoke's enjoying himself ..so ...

oh - that must be very disappointing news

What a worry Hoping the new AB's will do the trick . Luckily it is an open pyo ...

bugga . Sending thoughts ..and hopes for good news.

Walking on sand/footpaths etc regularly will naturally dry out and toughen his pads :) for sure short term he will ouch a bit ... he will also learn very quickly where to walk , and how to remove stuff from his feet . Dogs are far more adept at this sort of adaptation then we are ;)

Our pups quickly learn to pull out their own prickles ..and their pads toughen up quickly :)

guess it depends on where you'll be living, and what areas you will be taking your dog :) I would not imagine most ovals/parks to be a prickle worry ..nor made footpaths or beaches ... I live inland, rural , and the ground is covered with several different prickly things . Luckily the dogs grow up with them ..get thick tough pads fairly quickly , & just stop to pull out prickles when they need to ;)

and ... SMOKE :)

Don dog looking gorgeous :) ( even tho the foto's phuzzy ) This morning's "let's get ASH" party

;) the cat's almost as big as the dog LOL

Love this, shes beautiful! :) I also think so .

That's all encouraging news - here's hoping !