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had to have a tiny smile ..... Drat ...says Roo ..THAT worked last time ...... *chew/dig/swat/puff* Oh, Bother !!!

Our dogs would probably growl at that thing ....... it is nothing like a child, really ....

:) That doesnt sound too bad at all, really ..AND you had an evening out!

Lhok.... you lost a part of your growing up years today .... It is always so hard. R I P Missy ... seems as if you left on your own terms after all .... with your job/s well done.

each month I move those photos to an external hard disk drive :) Ones I want to work on etc ..I store on little USB flash drives, too. Never use CDs anymore.

Hi ..that all sounds awful Was it an orthopaedic surgeon/specialist who did the surgery .. ? What was the original prognosis? What problem did the vet say was preventing success?

I hope you can acheive your goal ..me? I prefer to just manage the critters :)

It doesn't matter if is a runt or the biggest :) barring a serious medical issue ..it sounds to me like he has learnt some behaviour which satisfies him....

:) They are both beautiful.... and how well does that cat match your flooring?? :D If you go to the'members 'section ..then enter in names of folks in whom you're interested ..you may find some interesting and useful information ;)

:) Indeed you did. Plus another 60 or so years of dog owning/training experience from other posters .... But, personal sessions with a professional can often sort out other problems as well :) Hope it all works for you...

yes ...forgot that bit

feeding animals seperately is not 'bandaid' ..it's 'management' .. When my cats are fed outside their room , say in the kitchen,.dogs are not present . When the dogs eat ..the cats have learnt to not approach ...or they are put somewhere else. kinda like feeding a baby in a high chair ..not letting it crawl on the table ? ;)

We pick names which do NOT sound like any commands we use ....apart from that, anything shortish and easy to say in a hurry , goes :).. Bitch, Oi , Miss Daisy , Leo, Indiana and, YES! to this

There is no 'perfection' guarantee with any living organism .... and to expect otherwise is unrealistic

if AFAIK ..grabbing a front leg is done to overbalance/roll the opponent ...to expose the throat ......so ,a bit more strategy ...

Oohhh..Look ;) from last year .... someone was querying on another site ....in the US ;) seems familiar..... LINK

he is just maturing ...tradies etc are intruders .... plus he may well be now flexing his adult 'muscle' I doubt there is a hormonal problem ..certainly not testosterone if you say he was castrated early .... there are other hormones , for sure ... Biting when picked up while he is being aggro..could well me a re directed aggression ... he is so wired, and focussed..that any touch just releases that bite Do you not know when workmen will be at your house? If you knwo ..then lock him in a room well away ..toilet him on leash ..take him for his normal walk/s ..but leave him locked up. I hope you have made an appointment to talk with someone- A professional will assess him and the situation .... and give you help with a management plan.

The dog is being a dog ..not a jerk. Why should he allow the cat to eat his food ? provided he behaves well at mealtimes ..ie: sits & waits for his dinner .... does not object to you collecting the bowl ..and is learning to "Give" when asked ... (be it a toy, or a stolen leg of lamb;) ) Then warning the cat wouldn't concern me ... You may want to read the following :) what is her favourite favourite food?I train "gimmee" (out , here, means go out of a room /house/yard) with yummy food treats if on a favourite toy..I swap ..Command given, treat waved in front of nose,Dog releases toy ..a treat gets shoved in, and much praise is given,.repeat, repeat ...">I also do a similar thing with YUK! for objects which dog is not allowed to have back ..stolen items, dangerous items etc . A shout of YUK ..means instant spit ..and backpedal...

but a new favourite! Taken today at the riverfront in town , while I was sitting in the car eating lunch. The purple Swamphens were hanging around, and I got playing

well said :)

Agreed.

depending on the layout ..grass/dirt/garden beds ...I would be tending to also place heavy or netted cover over the ground . You may enjoy reading what other people have done :) HERE HERE

LOVE that photo :) :)

I think you've really summed it up beautifully DD... everything I wanted to say too... Rach - you are one of those people that makes others better people just by knowing you. T. EXACTLY, DD She is amazing ...

Make sure the skin scraping is DEEP ..those little buggers hide ..and they are also not present in huge numbers ....