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maybel - pleease have a look in the 'dogs for sale' - mature section :) I have just been for a browse, and wish I had a fortune and a mansion . I would have added a standard poodle, a whippet girl, and a couple of others ! CLICK HERE to have a looksee :)

Good update :)

LOL hahahah ...welcome :)

and then- there are the peaceful moments :)

"yep - I know MY toy is just here- BUT, I really plan to demolish the rest of this toilet roll, if you don't mind" Sometimes he does act like the juvenile delinquent ;)..the rest of the roll was in large confetti all over the porch bed .

awww.... the dear old soul . :)

your dog will LOOOVE licking that stuff off her leg ....and it could be more trouble than it's worth to stop her doing it .... Why not phone a vet and ask if hair can grow back after such a time period ? Then you will know whether to try or not ;)

suggest radial nerve injury - it may not be that at all ... but something else to considerer ...

Did they discuss damage to the radial nerve ?

and hair grew back after two years? I would have thought that skin from scarring wouldn't have follicles ...they are killed during the process of laying down tissue ..It's great if it can happen though!

skip - would your friend be willing to have you video her working with the dog ? Not hours long or anything - just a minute or so walking ..another bit of obedience ..and maybe a minute or so when she goes to leave ..... That way , we can perhaps understand it better ? Second hand info is always tricky :) You're doing a great job of support :D

I am confuddled - is the tie-up time out a suggestion from the behaviourist? It sounds odd ......

i doubt hair would grow now - scars usually don't behave the same as normal skin they are beauty spots ;)

you have a gorgeous dog - things will happen - find lots of stuff to read , so vet stuff/illness isn't so scary :) The more you understand, the better it is usually :) perhaps these will help? CLICK HERE CLICK HERE CLICK HERE CLICK HERE

That does happen sometimes - being wrapped and moist is what skin 'bugs' love ... yes it will be sore ..and if that is all it is - then it will heal now the foot is free of bandages . Follow the vet's advice ...:) She may need some extra meds to help with it ... I have no idea - this is all just from previous experience ...

..being scared of the vacuum is a definite no-no then best of luck with it :)

what breed is she wanting ? perhaps there are DOLers who breed, or know of breeders who might be more to your friend's liking ?

HEINZ 57 varieties ? :)

I wouldn't have stayed there very long either perhaps she should visit another breeder or two ? Instead of gumtree - why not go to pet rescue ? Most folks there at least check you out , and offer support . Most BYBers do not offer a trial period or anything like that

I cannot see why a different food would lead to scooting - unless it gave a dog diarrhoea or sticky poo ...

can you work with him slowly and gently to get him used to being vacuumed with a brush? I have done this to dogs ..it is very effective ..and providing you & your dog are trusting ..teaching can be fun & lead to a win-win. :)

An itchy bum can be anything ...from anal glands, to a little nerve which is twitching ( you know, that thing where your eyelid or something gets the twitches ?) ..to a bit of dirt , or a tiny tear, a scratch ... or even a muscle inside which is sore ..and rubbing might help. :) Dogs often do this when they feel a need to clean their bums, too.

the stuff he is doing - some of it's very similar to what stock working dogs do a great deal of their life- day in, day out ... with ours , around 9 is a time for less high jumping ... and they wind down from there .....

this is a communal bed in our porch - just a pile of old pillows & a couple of blankets .In the daytime it gets used by two or more ..then at night,when the others are put elsewhere- it is the chosen spot for our old Gert - who is in her teens ..and loves it. On really cold ( under 5 deg. nights) I will put a HW bottle there for her - most times she doesn't use it.

yeah, Jules- I like that one :)