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;) gotta keep the circulation going ...

LINK There are some interesting bits on how dogs that look like x may not be x at all ...and the importance of training/socialisation , and being aware of what may cause bites .

Why? You have experience in large, powerful guarding breeds that are sharp as a knifes edge? You have experience in protection and dominant dogs? You have the power to choke off or slam down your own dog when it decides to have a go at you? No. Few people in Australia do. These romantic notions of nawwww I wanna breed the banned breeds BS sometimes makes me glad we DON'T have these dogs in the country. We're incapable of controlling the watered down stuff we have let alone strong breeds like this. BSL is crap yes, but 1) idiots keep breeding pound fodder and 2) people keep buying these dogs and then crying when they get seized. Yes it's the dog that suffers but we can't get the whole dog management thing through our thick heads in this country at all. We are miles behind a lot of western countries in training and management I think work on education before beating the same BSL is bad drum. .......good post Nekhbet. +1, excellent post + 1 totally agree In agreement here as well...

:) I hope it means there will soon be joy in the house !

Best of luck .. nice part of the world!! :)

none of your business

Good post :)

:) perhaps if the person fed a variety of good wholesome raw food they wouldn't need to prepare/pay for extras ? Just about all the things dogs need are present in a diet which has plenty of variety over time agreed.

I think it says so at the end of the video??? A woman ..that's all I can remember ....I think

Dogs/foxes really are not keen on that very acidic and smelly slop inside herbivore stomachs , I M O .When animals die around here ..there is always a neat dried pile of stomach content left , even if everything else has been eaten/carried away ;) Feeding soaked grain is not the same as feeding green leafy matter ..... That recipe seems to be missing a few things the way you have written it ... ? To quote a D O L er : " The best food is what your pup does best on .."

How is the baby tonight? I've been thinking about her .

It must be just awful watching her beautiful face and knowing she is not able to use all those Border Collie skills unless at great cost to her .

My only advice is to begin communicating with the breeder NOW. The sooner you tell them the more they are aware of on regard to their other dogs. Just let them know what has happened. Hope the little one will be ok

"Oi!! No overtaking!" "ooohhhh.Oops :) "

Awwwww.... :) I think it is a very good thing I am having a companion dog hiatus just now .... otherwise I would be drooling :p

She is so beautiful!! :) :)

Just make sure Taj gets plenty of time AWAY from the pup - he doesn't HAVE to like her , and she is probably being annoying. Don't leave them unsupervised if you can help it .... make sure she goes to a vet in teh next day or two for a thorough check if she has not come from somewhere reputable. Also make sure taj gets his normal routine which does not include pup. Taj has had his life turned upside down.. you left to go away , there is a ratbag pup in HIS bed... of course he will be a bit upset :)

rach ..... remember all the happy stuff :)

Wonderful meerkat captures , and the snake is amazing :)

Treasure! i did enjoy that, thanks ! Some wonderful photos ... (and the Philip Glass music was perfect) :D

:D ...well done ! I enjoyed the stories , even tho I am in no way involved with shows etc . Thank you.

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Our dogs/cats get some of whatever outer covering their fresh food wears .. fur etc ..it works well !

may I be so bold as to suggest that the AMOUNT and the carriers of oils may have a lot to do with it ? Someone who uses small amounts of these oils on salads, or to quickly cook meats , and someone who eats deep fried foods, baked pastries ...Hmmm now which one of those may be ingesting too much /rancid/chemically changed oils and risking their health??