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Ok... if you have the pedigrees .. and bought him for showing you would have researched his family ..if they are great examples, they will have been shown/used as breeders ..and there should be some details of their sizes/shapes/weights available online. Did they do well at shows ? did pups they produced look terrific and did they weigh as heavy as you want yours to?

awwww..

Here's Gert this morning - she is in her teens ...

April piglet kindly lent us some of her mites when she first arrived yes, foxes are very unfortunate in often dying because of severe infestations leading to a shut down of their skin's functions ,and infection. it is a horrible thing

IMO , he has another 12 mths or so of growing to do yet !! I think your vet is a bit off the mark , sorry . have you spoken with his breeder? They would be the ones who know what his lines grow like/how fast .... they will have records of parents/grandparents etc , and how much they grew ... I can't speak for akitas ..but our koolies/kelpies go thru a lean stage during pup/teen transition ... where nothing much happens, then the muscle gets laid down and an adult shape appears ..and no, I do not measure/weigh .. I see/feel the results ;) if you are really concerned , perhaps get blood tests done to measure hormone levels, etc .........his body will grow when it will .. I don't think he's read the book on how much he should put on each week ;) Can you get to an akita club/show? Folks there could help you understand...

I love old dog faces .......... :)

He is not an adult akita ..which is why he doesn't look like one ;) simple. LOL.

awww.. :) that must make you feel happier, too , now you can get him out & about .

such an anxious time ...

..and how else is he going to read your body language ? ;)

..and I think it is a requirement that tenants leaving a house clean/fleabomb ?

LOL go for it ................ that LOOK !! :D

Would there really be be ticks in a small unit garden in suburbia??? Always remember the more chemicals a small dog is exposed to - the more chance of a reaction/illness ....

may I politely, but strongly suggest that a second MUCH higher fence be erected inside your property to protect your dog from possible repercussions after mistakes. It is a LOT easier to prevent things from happening .....

poor dog.

I'd drive .....go one day - meet & greet ..stay overnight (ballaarat is lovely) ..set off home next day ... pup in crate ... pup would have to be driven to Tullamarine airport around an hour from Ballaarat..wait around ..be loaded..fly for an hour or so ..wait around, be unloaded amongst all the bustle ...wait around, be collected ..and driven home ...

please do NOT dose her with anything .... fast her for 24 hours - it won't hurt her .... and if she gets worse, ,go to the VET . :)

This is a BABY who needs/wants company .... teaching independence involves giving pup the BEST time ever when it is alone .... ie: the best food/toys ... so that pup can choose to be alone ,in order to get the really special stuff ! there is some good advice here L: A puppy can not learn to 'be confident' if it is separated and upset ... a puppy learns to be confident by being encouraged and praised for doing the right thing, and by being set up in 'NO FAIL" situations ;) May I suggest having a look at

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Looks almost like trauma. Poor dog he perhaps should not be having aspirin! If he is bleeding somewhere that will not help ;(

LOL Not a thing to report going by that description but if your dogs had snapped there would have been. Glad I do not have to worry about parks etc !

dew claw removal on newborns takes only a few seconds per puppy and is certainly not done with an anaesthetic ... and is often done by experienced breeders themselves . Looking forward to photos of the babies :)

perhaps explain that doing N I L I F means they can spoil pup as much as SHE dictates :) Whenever she has 4 feet on teh ground etc ,,they can hug her/pat her .... so it may work that way?