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Perhaps get the tear ducts checked ???? It's a simple and fast test!

Where can I get a dog who takes washing out of the machine? Think I really need one that can do that, will it hang it out and iron as well? F R , if you have a front loader .. it'd be easy enough to teach :)

Antlers would be good ... and also frozen chicken carcasses , and frozen turkey necks (whole ) . they would be a meal , and a good chew!!

I am one who firmly believes that dogs arrive just when they should - even if YOU aren't aware of it .... Jules...

hopefully you will be able to fill the days with happy things :)

I beg to differ ;) my absolute heart dog ..one of the nicest dogs ever, was one who found me when he was nearly two years old. We had just over 10 yrs together ..and he was brilliant . our bond was 100% > Pups are such hard work sometimes ... a young adult dog , temperament tested, thoroughly vet checked would be my suggestion for you :)

It is a good time to bring a new dog into your family when you want one :) there is no 'right time' . So sorry about your puppy - that is very sad . One thing - make SURE everything is new for your next dog ... water buckets/bowls/bed/toys , and use F10 disinfectant to wash floors etc ....

Our guys are like this , but perhaps yours are ahead a tad - getting ready for a lifetime of running!!

you are working really hard :) I do hope you get professional advice though . A dog who lunges, growls and nips is NOT doing anyone any favours and will possibly land you in legal hot water should someone take fright ..trip or get nipped A dog who lunges, growls and nips , AND has to wear a very uncomfortable , macho looking /protect-the-throat-when fighting-or hunting pigs collar will quickly become noticed and possibly reported Jane Harper is someone in QLD who has a very good reputation - I strongly advise contact be made, and advice sought , so the hard work you have both done is added to . To add> I once had a 'pigdog' a great dane cross ..who weighed around 40 kg and was tall and brindle ..and looked 'scary' he wore a bright red collar on which I painted flowers, and had a teddy bear charm and a bell on his neck :) this made SUCH a difference as to how he was accepted by people !!!

Oh Gosh - you been holding your breath all this time? :/

5 ..and all different looking!

Puddenhead and his sister , the gorgeous Miss Molly , the ersatz graceful whippet of the family ;)

A Valentine's Morning to remember .. I think your idea of avoiding concrete a good one - hope your old boy continues to enjoy his walks .....

:laugh: I'll tell him. LOL

Oh ! eyeses !! ( and we really do need more Marcus hand pictures. Really :p )

Hmmm.. I guess my all time favourite thing when I have had pups was one particular ball toy!! I first bought it way back in around 1984 ...and it was a favourite for 3 pups after that! It's still going ..is under the couch, I think ;) It was originally for human babies - pink in colour, with raised letters of the alphabet on it ..and a squeak. Have a read here , too - this kind of information is priceless! happy waiting :)

poor little guy ... hope that's the end of it now :)

Hmmmm.. Hope all is well this morning .

it sounds as if the Lab is having FUN .. people move and make noise and push at him as he gallumphs onto the couch ... he enjoys it very much, perhaps ;) SO >>>>> get him his own chair/beanbag/raised bed ..and when he's on it , that is where he gets cuddles ..where he gets his denta bone or treat dispenser :) make his bed FUN ..not punishment , so he gets into the habit :)

the main thing I can come up with is give him somewhere as good as /better than the couch :)

Who needs Anne Geddes' photos , when there are baby Nekos ??? So yummy !!

LOL - sometimes stuff will disappear from a cat bowl. or coffee table etc ... but usually it's easy to work out what happened- there is very often a favourite dog toy left a the scene!!

:) Our puppies all learn 'gimme' ..and mostly will happily relinquish what they have in their mouths - be it toys/bones /stolen property . Bowzer - it's a great idea. !

Yes your quite right about having a circular one and also concave. Only problem as far as I am aware they have to be imported and at great expense. They also come with in built heating. I think the cheaper option is, as previously suggested, a clam shell pool and then buy a heat pad. I prefer to have one section warm and part of it not heated so they can crawl off the heat if they want to. If I ever breed another litter this is what I think I will go for. sounds a good plan ... I was thinking of something like a papasan Chair - you remember ? those cane half sphere things - gorgeous to sit in - impossible to get out of ? LOL aaah yes those were the days, when we were young and lithe and slim...........and we still couldn't get out of the damn things! :laugh: LOL!! That's it!

oi ... no fair . you posted without a photo :p