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Lovely :) Luther is a handsome , sleek boy !

well done :) A story like that needs to be seen . :D

Must admit to feeding puppies a bit like that lady - food is left adlib for the first few weeks - then there are several meals a day provided. We also use supercoat dry , which despite not being classed as a "good" food has grown our puppies well- provides puppies with the ingredients to produce little mini-log poos ..and keeps the weight nice. They get chicken wings /lamb ribs ..and also BIG bones with lots of meat on, so they chew the meat off over a period of maybe a half hour :) Your girl will get used to eating 3 or 4 times a day .. especially if one meal is a nice chicken wing - :) ( I don't use necks, as the shape of them scares me - they can be swallowed lengthwise and cause a blocked throat .) She isn't fussy at all - just reacting to all the changes - and wondering why the food is different . :)

My favourite subject/model/challenge! :) - and the token dog :p

:) On any day , you would see so many photographs which contain items never in the original scene , believe me! If I alter an image - it is usually pretty obvious :)

I cannot lie - they are a part of the app - different flocks can be chosen and placed ;) I do not call this a photo, really , it is a creation .

that OK ? :) feel better now ?

being an iphone camera addict , and an app addict - I do a lot of playing. I edited this one last night - a new app called "distressed FX" "Bush Road"

YES, YES, YES :) oh, and if you DO change your mind and carry him around with you in a bag , can you post a photo ? ;)

You need new trainers. Simple. perhaps mention to the trainer that they may need to rethink this whole training position thing .... How awful for you - when you are putting so much time & effort & worry into raising Ernie ! You have the dog indoors when convenient .. spend heaps of time with him doing family stuff - he has, structure, training and company and he has his own space AND IS HAPPY TO BE THERE!! Important and wonderful :)

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Glad his breath has improved :) you might want to give him things like brisket bones or frozen turkey necks (whole) - a bit less likely to chip his teeth , or splinter ;)

<br /><br /><br />go, pete! :)

Friends used to live on a large boat - they had the most amazing GSD .. perfect .... he loved everyone , enjoyed visitors /kids , anyone . EXCEPT when he was 'on duty' One night two young fellas decided to rob the boat. Fine ..they got on ... gained entry to a room ... and that's where they were when the owners found them Scared absolutely witless - one bitten ..and quite happy for the nice policemen to take them away . That was His way ..yep - His boat was a bit like the Hotel California . "check in any time you like, but you can never leave"

Something for OH to do now then - roof the pen /block the holes . problem is , if a snake gets in- has a BIG feed .. they often can't get out of the small holes again !

What can I do about him...OH has gone fishing (he'd know what to do) I certainly don't fancy grabbing hold of that giant head & trying to stuff him in a bag....even if I could get him in a bag...I wouldn't know what to do with him then Are they only active at night if you have a nice clean plastic garbage bin ... (or a chaff bag or even a doona cover ;) ) lay it down in front of him - and use a broom or something to get him to crawl in? put lid on. (or cover with shadecloth so snake doesn't overheat/suffocate and quickly relocate ;) I have done this with brown snakes ..so a carpet snake 'should' be less problematic

if he is large enough , he may do . eggs will be acceptable . I suggest you python proof your chook pen ;)

perhaps they can use that in an ad?

Sueang , did you see where I wondered why you do not give your boy home -cooked meals , so you can tailor them to suit ? I used to do this with my dog who had allergies to all sorts of things - I would cook meat & veggies for him ...and he had bones , etc as well.

sueang - make sure YOu type a post before pressing "post" ;)

oh . Nowhere near as nasty looking as I expected (yes, I know he has been cleaned up ...I sort of expected him to have hardly any head left poor boy, whatever happened. He looks a lovely dog :)

Well off lead area or not it is an offense to let your dog charge up to any dog or person uninvited. Honestly the world if full of morons if people need a dog that is clearly being trained to wear a harness to say that but sadly that seems to be the case. Off lead dog parks are the worst thing to ever happen to dogs. Stressmagnet you are doing a great job and there is no need to be polite to those who clearly have no manners and have no idea how to train a dog. Personally I carry a short stockwhip and crack that at any approaching dog. Most stop at the noise but if they don't they get a decent whack with it. The idiot owners tend to get the message too when they find their dog heading for a stockwhip. A shame really as it is the owners that need the whack with the whip. You Go!!

sueang - if your boy has difficulty digesting either kibble or raw- why not cook him a lovely mix of foods ? You obviously do research , so would know then exactly what he is getting - everything he can digest and do well on . have you tried ? It's not too difficult working out thet dogs need protein , bone, fat , some carb , a little veg matter , plus various vitamins/minerals/enzymes/probiotics