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sounds as though it would be better removed - it may get caught /injured. how old is your dog ? Sounds as if it's been there for some time ?Did the vet say if it was a lipoma , or ?

from my googling - each of those words is a description of a polyp. sessile means on the surface/flat /no stalk . pedunculated means the polyp is attached by a stalk does that help? where is the polyp?

oooh - nice images :) Love the silo with lightning! . I am not really a landscape/sunrise person ..but do take some , mostly on my iphone, where I usually play with them ;)

it highlights all the features of the sighthound :) I love the definition and the curves /shadows . I'd hang it on a wall .

where's the LIKE button ??? that is fantastic :)

this is the unit used for these shots - LINK they have other, larger 'copter' units - and also units with wings- which suffer badly from wedgetailed eagle attacks ! more info HERE

yes. That sandbar is rarely without a moored houseboat - it's a perfect mooring , and folks enjoy looking at our cliffs :)

oh yeah - but mainly carp

These units communicate directly with a tablet ..attached to a rigid harness worn by the operator - and also containing the controls. So there is 'live view' and when the screen contains a subject - then 'click' ..press button /take photo .I guess there could be more composition done if time permits - but batteries only last for 20 mins..,and time is money :) The live view is clear , even in daylight - and the whole thing is fascinating to me :) When doing video - same sort of thing - @ 60 kph LOL

if there's no blood - I just leave it as is ( but I do cut off any loose flapping bits ) Hope it heals up well :)

..and after all the rivery wonderfulness - the house that we actually live in ............ about 300 mtrs from the river . I don't do boats - but , yes there is one here :)

one more - same, but different :)

have to smile - the photo makes it all look SO interesting !! LOL .....

NOT taken /operated by moi at all - but by the people who own the aerial photography/survey business ... the little beast was SUCH fun to watch - like the Storm Trooper of the Giant Dragonflies .LOL

It serves a purpose, as most have said ...

if there is a deformity - ie: the leg does not work /is a different size - well, yes, he will limp and you may well be right about the cause . Is he in pain ? No idea . if he carries on as normal .. then obviously it isn't bothering him all that much - he is used to it ...

I think you are doing well, and yes, I hope you have notified the rescue . Jules has given you good advice :)

awww- wrinkles look so good on this baby :)

Boxers are very smart- and strong, and full of the joys of life ... I hope you can find someone to show YOU how to understand what he is trying to tell you , and how to fulfil his needs :) Just from your post, he sounds like a teenage boy who needs some responsibilities and interests . LOL I agree 100 x on MENTAL stimulation . feed him via a treat ball - provide him with cardboard boxes to wreck, a sandpit to dig in ..and some hefty rope toys to throw/chew .. Your KIDS need to be taught, also . The energy kids often show around young dogs just mean you have a young dog with all the symptoms of a red cordial binge!! Kids need to learn how to be calm, and settled and to not egg the pup/dog on ;) This is unfair on them all you all would probably benefit from reading articles like THIS CLICK HERE :) or THIS :)Click here I hope your training sessions are really helpful , and that we soon see photos of your bouncing boy boxer! :)

LOL@Elsie's idea :)

O So Swift - your dobe was a good judge :) My kieran would shoulder his way between someone who had been drinking, and our family - keeping the person at distance m if they were the touchie-feely type of drunk .... there would often also be a low rumble- unheard by the person to which it was directed. being that Kieran was 42 kg of staghound ... his actions were much appreciated by me . he also did NOT like teenage boys - and would keep me away from them too :)

sorry I thought enough info was in the title " RSPCA post on FB seeking owners" and yes, HBC = hit by car.

My link

you are correct . Oh - and this same person was very disappointed in me , because I didn't pat/fuss over their dogs when I was at their place ...explaining that I am not one to fuss over dogs just because they are there - well that went down like a lead balloon , as did many other things . I felt/feel very upset by it all - darn it.

yes, good socialisation is ideal - but it is almost impossible here , with so few opportunities ... Thanks for the support, as usual :) it is also good to read of others who do not like being in the company of drunk people - I avoid it where possible - this was an unexpected and most unpleasant surprise Don has had extra cuddles - and is asleep under the kitchen table . :)