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Be very very grateful :) No stinky walls/garden he is not mature yet ..that has a lot to do with it .he is still a baby /teen .Plenty of time yet!!

So sorry, Tkira .. My condolences to your dad - he will be feeling very much alone and lonely now I am glad Buddy had a good long time doing what he loved ... Take care

I think they are fantastic! :)

I've only had it a couple of days .... It is quite firm ..and when chewed it compresses..and exerts a pressure as it tries to get into shape ..so the dog gets a good chewing action happening :) I guess they will get holes in/bits chewed off at some stage

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I think part of the reason is that they exert some pressure when chewed ... ..anyway - it keeps the black beast occupied for a while :)

Luckily Don loves it :)

Thanks - It was a lovely time of teh evening :)

good update :)

Driving to town & back :) ;) "it's a long way to the shop if you want a sausage roll" around 200km the round trip, actually . and this as well ..

It's a cheapie ..and has it's foibles& faults ..BUT we are learning what it likes, & what it doesn't ;) Tamron 70-300 , no frills .Around 130 dollars.

Glad he's stopped the diarrhoea - and he may not poo just yet because what he is eating is MUCH less than normal , and will mostly be digested ..and not have much waste to be pooe'd out. perhaps mix the rice/chicken /real food with 2/3 rice& chicken , 1/3 real food ...and increase the intake .

LOVELY OLD PHOTOS :)

LINK tennis ball size- hollow - treats can be poked in- it bounces , rolls, and Don loves chewing it , dropping it, and watching it bounce, It may not last very long fore really serious players - but I love how flexible it is ..and it doesn't have the rubber smell! :)

that looks fine :) Another thing - keep coat well brushed - often it's the woolly /dead hair which sometimes forms a nice layer under which the skin doesn't dry ..and teh 'bugs' get a toehold .I imagine corgis coats to be a bit like labs - who can be plagued by these darn things :)

My aunt got her last dog in her mid 70's ..a cairn terrier pup! Both survived ..and dog died well into double figures.

Yoiks! you have two entire males , with bull breed genes . Cisco will now be feeling like a MAN -- and he will react differently than he did as a baby. he will smell male, act male ..and , well, ...... When they do fight... yes, it's serious Definitely feed apart now - out of sight..and pick up bowls immediately . NO two dogs in the yard when one has a favourite plaything LOTS of training with each of them definitely get both castrated - NOT 'snipped' as in vasectomy , as that will not stop the testosterone .. That's all I can think of now ..hopefully someone else will provide more for you to work with :)

'Chicken' legs are hardly the same as bones from a mammal - they are constructed to be light - so have a lot of air spaces, They are also not hard from weight bearing, really , as the poor chooks only live 6 weeks or so, and don't walk much at all... Remember , dog stomachs are made to digest bone ..and I think chicken bone would digest pretty quickly before causing problems . I have fed, and do feed them ...but prefer feet , or turkey wings :)

We have noticed we talk a fair few out of it when they really see what it entails but the feedback is great There is a lot in it about ethics and decision making - long term consequences etc that isnt available any where else. Its not as heavy on the technical side as you can get info on heat seasons etc everywhere It just covers stuff it took most of us decades to know. I will try & remember it for friends who are interested :)

steve- that looks terrific :)

Sounds sensible :)

if it were my dog - NO. It's not fair to either of them it will do your dog damage which could also lead to problems :( We must have met very different dogs , brought up in different ways :)

Silkygirl - you have received advice from breeders with many many years of experience. You have received advice from those to who study and genetics is high on their list , from those involved in dog health , and from those who have been there, done that. I hope you take this advice seriously. Why follow the 'mob' ? if everyone else wanted to breed dogs after seeing that some of them had teeth missing, or a deformed toe , or a kinked tail ..would you follow? Why not go the path that may not be popular , or may not lead to you selling puppies - but that removes that wonky gene from the breed- and helps make the risk of another puppy having the same problem much lower? dogs are MEANT to be born with tear ducts that work . Simple.

no it's not. it stops they eyes/sinuses from working as they are meant to. IMO "cosmetic" is a few dark hairs on a white coat ... or an ear which has a slight bend in the flap ..or when a patch of fur/hair grows back that different shade after being shaved for anaesthetic .... Why do you really need to breed? IF you are doing it because you love the breed , and wish to better the breed - you would be best not adding a defect into the mix. an example - and, yes , In My Opinion dogs with malfunctioning tear ducts /tear stains should not be bred from .... I am not a fan of breeds where this is considered almost "normal", sorry.

good point - I missed that .