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little bugger ! Hope the old girl heals up well ... lots of purple spray and TLC :)

;) 'cept dogs can't read . My vote is for the pony!! Horses can snap .. and he may have wanted her not so close .... They bite each other , so why not their paddock mates ? My meaning was for it to be placed where people could see it and maybe they'd be more careful about containing their dogs. I know , sorry ... ;)

;) 'cept dogs can't read . My vote is for the pony!! Horses can snap .. and he may have wanted her not so close .... They bite each other , so why not their paddock mates ?

we do .

..or wait until he's asleep .. do not move , and call his name , or blow a whistle :)

..and the vet's report ? It's almost impossible to make a guess, as diarrhoea has a multitude of causes ..... get a clean sample, and maybe get tests done - then you will know exactly what's happening :) apology .... computer thinks it's Friday or something ;)

Look at those paddy - paws!!!! :) Gorgeous!!

,,and practice, practice, practice in backyard/quiet areas .. until you are both bored and doing it second nature ;) THEN , when the habit is ingrained ..move onto other things . I always remember my old Guide Dog training days .. we would do a mile walk with each dog .. no stopping; straight up a road ..turn around, and back again ..day after day after day ..until the dogs were just 'in the zone' - then we would introduce other actions - like stopping at kerbs , etc ... let me tell you ..after doing that with 8 or so dogs each day ..it was often a bit like a walking meditation ;) BUTthey got accustomed to the fact that a walk was just that ..a walk .. and they had to concentrate on JUST that ..relaxed and easy and settled ....

here's hoping that bit of grass was the culprit .. now that it's out, there should be no further injury if it was . Good luck at teh specialists .

..that's a lovely snap :) :)

Thanks for update ...and PHOTO :) I'm glad you are having some good times and successes .

This morning.....

Oh I am so sorry .

When I had my talking budgie Simon years ago, when my OH asked what we should get for dinner, Simon would say "let's get a pizza", because that was usually my answer. I think animals do understand english, or any other language. There have been many doco's where animals have been raised in 1 country & are sent to another country & don't understand the commands given in the new countries language. I don't think they understand any language, but they understand the sounds by repetition and reward (intentional or otherwise). *nod*

Thank you. We never did video it .. we used to hold out a hand , and recite "this little piggy".. he would lick the fingers , ignore the one who "got none" and then at the last one "This little piggy went "wee, wee all teh way home "..he would chew that finger .. :) he did this most of his life ... it was his ' party trick' :) hamlet & he were such good mates .. used to clean each other , and curl up together ... Mind you, bernie would curl up with any dog friendly enough . This Winter he was continually not far from a hot water bottle or heated throw , or a brick heated all day , and wrapped well at night in his bed ... he was so picky with food .this past year .... roo mince by the bucket ful ..then it would be a scrambled egg craving, then bacon fat ...oh. no. today I want cream and mashed potato ... oh, and cooked chops , not raw ... A rabbit please- fresh ..oh, and could you chop up the organs for me ..I'll eat them seperately , thanks. Are you having fried rice ? yes please, I'd love some ... and the chicken in soy . ...milk rice & cinnamon ..YUM . ....and so on ....

Thanks folks .... it's very quiet this morning....

Bye, Old man .. you were getting so feeble , had trouble holding on when you needed a toilet , and just couldn't eat enough to hold weight. It was time. For 14 years you have been our gorgeous noisy boy ..the only cat who knew a nursery rhyme , friend to all the dogs , and Mum's old mate when she was so ill.

?? is is THIS PERSON ? maybe suggest the excellent DOLers who are professional and operate in/around melbourne ?

not that I'm an addict or anything ,, but there are some FAAABULOUS editing apps for iPhone ;) ;)

There are stacks of freebies !! It's just amatter of which one you enjoy and can use for what you want :) here are some - in no order. They are all ones I have tried. LINK photoscape LINK paint.net LINK picasa what I use now ... SAGELIGHT not free ,and its baby brother LIGHTBOX, free )

ermmm .. where are the photos???? ;) before & after type things - strickly for the rekkord, you know :)

Once the owner learns some skills they may wish to stop using a halti - at present they appear to find it useful , and are more confident using it . This should be a good thing :) I am not really a head halter fan , but they do have their uses .

Happy reading :)

Dear old boy ......