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DD- love how dog is giving 'that' stare ..as in ...one move toward my dinner - and you're in trouble - even tho it's your cousin!

She may sniff & think about it a bit ... but usually they do :)

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Cut meat off hind legs if you want - and discard those long bones. Then just stand back, and throw her a lovely fresh dinner! :)

:) she looks comfortable ..and that is a Very Good Thing :D

yep get a specialist consultation soon - then , with the information , make some decisions. IMO it is much better to have good , accurate information/prognosis/options with which to start. I too suggest acupuncture ... perhaps - if things really come down to needing drastic intervention ..and you can not go the surgery route, but want to keep him mobile - what about one of THESE? Best of luck with it all .....

i did read that - but misunderstood, and thought there had been a second letter .

How about contacting Steve - THEN you will know costs and difficulties ..and can make plans based upon that info ... :)

Welcome to you & your boy. Well Done on dropping by to seek advice - a very sensible decision , given you have a young ,strong male with which to deal. first off, I will suggest you contact one of the best ! k9 pro . CLICK HERE excerpt : The following is from Steve's Website . Socialisation? What is it exactly? 13/02/2013Aggression, Dog Behaviour Articles, General Dog Related Articles, listed, Obedience Training Articles, Puppy Development38 Comments Thirty years ago I remember being told that if you wanted a good guard dog, you don't let anyone near it, you start with a territorial dog, don't socialize it and it will be a fierce guard dog. If you looked at that dog as an adult, it would be a mix of fear, territorial aggression, rank aggression and uncertainty. It probably has learned that being aggressive and biting gets rid of people, maintains territorial control and relieves pressure. On the other end of the scale, the responsible dog owners and breeders of that time were pushing "socialisation" to ensure your dog was friendly. So when people got a puppy they were told to socialise it. When they asked the breeder what that was, the common answer was to take the dog out and expose it to everything. Make it love everyone and everything including other dogs. Lets understand that this era was predominantly governed by training styles that reflected Bill Koehlers methods. Many check chains / compulsion / pressure methods were floating around then so whilst people may have been openly socialising their dogs, the training of that time was designed around correcting drive out of the dog. Come forward 30 years and the common message of "socialise" is still going strong, but training methods have certainly changed. Many people no longer suppress drive in their dogs and many more select dogs for higher levels of drive. So now we have dogs with more power, speed and determination but no suppression methods in sight. Right or wrong? Well I believe training in drive is the best training method world wide, and this means preserving all the drive you can and using no suppression at all. So training I believe has definitely evolved the right way, but what about "socialisation"? Is exposing your dog to everything and every dog still the way? For a long time I have believed that it isn't, but that doesn't mean I think the dogs should be left unsocialised either. First let me explain what I think socialisation is: - In my view socialisation is: exposing your dog to something new and assigning a value to it. Value? What does that mean ? So look at this scale below, it shows the value system I use to rate values of experiences. Socialisation Value Scale When a dog has been exposed to other dogs and has been allowed to gain a high emotional value for them, they become a huge distraction that can be hard to compete with or even maintain control around. Another consideration is that when you are taking your puppy to places to actively socialise it you may strike an aggressive dog that will attack your pup. Other than the risk of physical damage the psychological damage that can occur can be impossible to totally rectify. When your puppy matures it will likely be fear aggressive toward other dogs due to having a high negative emotional value for dogs. So again, what is the answer? For many years I have been advising people to neutralise their pups. In actual fact neutralisation IS socialisation, just not aiming at the high positive emotional values many people do. I call it neutralisation to pull people up and get them to pay attention to the differences in my programs. I advise "controlled exposure", aiming at a low "rational" value of others dogs, adults and children. This controlled exposure also applies to the owner. The dog learns the highest value for the owner via games and bonding that encapsulate the dog's genetic attributes whilst including some training that includes the dog being somewhat independent and not anxious when the owner leaves for work. I have designed this program after doing hundreds if not thousands of Behaviour Consults in which the problems have been created when unlimited exposure has been allowed. Having a dog that has a low rational value for other dogs, people and children, makes maintaining obedience around these distractions much easier. There never is a desire for your child loving dog to belt up to a child and inadvertently knock the child down or frighten them. If you are not aware, an action such as this can see your dog be Declared Dangerous (read my article on this topic here), no matter how well intended your dog may have been. Rushing a person or animal is enough to put you on the wrong side of council and your dog can end up on the wrong side of a life sentence of heavy restrictions.

Threats like that should be mentioned to the police , in teh event something DOES happen . So sorry

LOVE them - well done to Tuffy,and the taped up shoulder :)

best get it checked .. there are several things which may have happened .. 3 I can think of are cataract/injury leaving a scar /something dislodged ...

LOL :)

I think you will have to practice uploading pics! ;) definitely need mooore , please :)

Cha - Don't leave that final gift too long - if you can manage to have a vet come to your home ..then you will be doing a lovely thing :) Thinking of you. It doesn't ever get much easier

Oh my ! NOTHING like I pictured ..she is just lovely :)

pia is definitely broken :) But, on her, it looks GOOD :)

or black maltese? ;)

yes I hope something useful and helpful comes of the discussions ...

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eggsellent - but where do the babies end up?

:) photos look good - esp the emu!

can you make a ramp /covered in wet/dry carpet to lay over the steps? :) just needs a sheet of ply ..and firmly attach some rough outdoor carpet . Makeit so it won't slide ..put some rubber stoppers on teh bottom end or something ..and then it's a nice gradual walk :) Oh - and depending on when the op is - make sure he is nice & lean , it will help a LOT - but with less weight to carry , and not putting on heaps with inactivity ... and anaesthetic use :)

can you make her some stock ? fish , or whatever meat she can tolerate ..little salt & not much else? she perhaps will enjoy drinking it...also - if she can have lactose free milk - mix a little in some water ?