persephone

http://www.pawbonito.com/inspirational-speech-about-dogs/ I can not embed it ...5 tries and no success. Sorry.

he is looking SO good :)

*BREATHE* LOTS :) :)

Definitely worth a check with a vet who is good diagnosing joint/skeletal things :)

I have similar views , M U P .... Of course it's hard from the other side of the screen .. and retribution scares the ****out of me . the O P is very young, and a first time dog owner - I so hope it does all work out well for them, and Daisy-next-door - it would be a scary thing for the O P to watch/listen to.. Hopefully there will be a positive update .

Boronia - what a good idea! :)

Understandable .. all filed under 'health' :)

not saying that - rather being devil's advocate . Without evidence , reports/gossip can go wrong , and my main concern here is that if the man 'just' gets chatted .... and there is no sign of something he can be charged with ... that he will take out his anger/frustration on his poor dog .. or the OP's dogs ....and that is not anything to rush into. I asked about the dog's appearance /behaviour - as any injury/ problem would be solid evidence to something happening. If the owner did kick the dog with force - yes there would be pretty severe injuries . The poor dog would need an intervention to get help, and he could then have a case to answer. NOT condoning, rather trying to understand and project ... (or something )

Very scary! take your pup to the vet ASAP One, to get him checked thoroughly , and, two, to have a record of the attack in writing. yes, contact council . Hope your boy is ok :)

aussiecattledog - how did you go ?

R I P Alfie ...

yes

Hopefully the padlocks will do the trick . Going into someone's yard and hurting their dogs ... if you can, I strongly advise getting a little surveillance camera which can be attached to a tree or wall ..

...and if this is a once-off ....perhaps Do you know what the dog had done immediately prior to what you saw?It is so hard when one sees something out of their comfort zone ... Abuse is undesirable , however , if the dog had snapped at someone, wrecked something, bitten someone .... there may have been a fairly violent reaction from a frustrated owner ... Kicking a dog in the head is not good .... but, a dog kicked properly would have broken bones /and/or be laid out . So .. I presume that sort of kicking was not what you saw. have you seen the dog since ? Where does she sleep normally ? is she in good condition ? I hope she's OK . Just breathe ... you have no evidence unless the dog has visible injuries , unfortunately , and I am SURE the RSPCA gets many complaints against neighbours ...not all of which are legit. As hard as it is ..IF dog looks OK , and you have no photos/sound recordings etc ... wait & gather evidence before you report, and possibly make an enemy of a neighbour capable of retaliating and harming your own dogs

Yep .. it happens .

I think he is just getting more handsome!! he's beautiful , and I hope to meet him one day :)

Hi Persephone.... it is a long time since I posted and spoke with you and others.... At this stage I am making them get lots of exercise before I feed them... I let them crawl around thier 'box' and encourage them to chase each other for company so that they are getting circulation going and building body strength... have plenty of egg cartons at home so I take you just put a layer of egg cartons directly under the top layer of bedding? and speed humps made of socks would be sufficient at 10 days I guess and as they grow maybe empty toilet rolls inside the socks? :) They sound well rolled :p I roll half towels into tight , long rolls - so pups have to climb over them :)

..an also "NOT recommended" is the Lift & jerk method .. where the dog you are walking is grabbed and hoisted up to your chest to prevent injury . ermmm.... then what does one do? In my case , hugging an adult lab to my ample bosom .I carefully back-tracked away to a safe distance from the very snarly and focussed GSD who was guarding 'his' bit of footpath .

your poor dog has serious health concerns - please do not endanger him by walking him off-lead - it is a scary thought, as well as probably being against rules & regulations . I will be blunt here, sorry . There is always a possibility of a fright /attack where your dog's instinct over rides all else ,and he runs ...... if he then collapses on a road, or within reach of aggro dogs ....

Roll them around lots ...... put them up each end of the pen/bed ...get them crawling/moving as often as you can ..... egg cartons are firmer than teh foam underlay. You may play around with bedding too .. make sure they can grip well .. and make 'speed humps' do not over feed ..... enjoy :)

it's a very limiting condition , and must be so hard for young dogs and owners not able to enjoy most of what it is to have an active breed of dog .

That's sad. I hope the vet is thorough and caring -

Please take your dog to a vet ...with the video . If being at a vets triggers an episode- all the better , as the vet will then be able to observe/measure exactly what's happening! Get blood tested, and heart , at least then you know - and also know if there are any underlying problems which may exacerbate the condition. Collapsing every few days will now involve all sorts of management strategies ... Have you discussed this with his breeder?

as it's many many years ago, and ended well.... both dogs and I survived with minor injuries .. A GSD entire male, a Lab entire male .. a gate which I forgot to latch in a kennel run ..... the next little while was most interesting. Luckily I was strong and fairly fit back in my youth .. as all I could do was grab each by the scruff ..and hold them apart (mostly) as they reared up on their hind legs . I figured 2 legs each on the ground was better than 4 . After a few minutes of yelling, someone heard me , and came to help - thankfully ....... That's what my husband does, he reckons if you get them by the scruff of the neck they can't get their heads around to bite and cuts their air off a bit too, I guess being strong and having big hands helps a lot. I wouldn't attempt this method myself. NOT to be recommended at all!!

as it's many many years ago, and ended well.... both dogs and I survived with minor injuries .. A GSD entire male, a Lab entire male .. a gate which I forgot to latch in a kennel run ..... the next little while was most interesting. Luckily I was strong and fairly fit back in my youth .. as all I could do was grab each by the scruff ..and hold them apart (mostly) as they reared up on their hind legs . I figured 2 legs each on the ground was better than 4 . After a few minutes of yelling, someone heard me , and came to help - thankfully .......