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..and that is terribly useful and empathetic advice. NOT. The poor lady ..she is not all that old . .and memories of her husband , while I appreciate the home holds lots ...if she moves, she can maybe take favourite plants, rugs, etc ..and perhaps someone can do a photo essay of the house & garden..so she then has the visual links to those good memories? If she is forced to give up her dogs ..then my fear would be she has not much to live for ..and that house full of good memories would maybe feel like a tomb . Constant worry and fear is not good for her health ....and her stress may in turn, alter the dogs' behaviour . My suggestions are some counselling , someone objective to aid her in sorting things thru in her mind , and for someone to perhaps start gently looking at different accommodation

aawwww.....

Seems more a cultural/belief thing from what I read ...MUCH more dificult to deal with

and then , if/when they are spoken to .........the behaviour may well escalate fences & doors are flimsy things...and a lady alone ...

Now that is a disturbing tale can she not apply for another house ? I guess though it would be a very long wait :( Is there no relative/friend who could help her seek accomodation? The poor lady should be able to enjoy her time and her dogs .... legally there 'must' be something to help her, surely ...

because they have paid, and have different customs/beliefs ..... sad for your Aunt ..sounds as if life will not be comfortable for her anymore .

My first reaction was pain . eating sometimes = pain.. so the bowl could be suspect . kibble may have hurt ..so not keen on kibble I am thinking quickly ,.and what I come up with is maybe his oesophagus cramps..or his stomach muscle, or the valve in between? Kibble ,hard bits, or big gulps of meat + a cramp would be VERY uncomfortable ..and could explain the shaking ....

Awwww..this is lovely :) The gorgeous Atlas , too !

I thought I'd start this , as today I found a couple of images of dogs I knew & loved .Shilfie the terrier died a few years ago , and Luca,the groenendal, a few months ago ...this is how I like to remember them :)

:) he could compare scars/bruises with a lot of our working dogs .. there are often skirmishes between dogs from different owners .. and every 'earmark'/white scars on noses tell a story! he is such a gorgeous boy ... it hasn't ruined his good looks at all :D Would it be really crass to sneak to the park and put up notification posters , alerting dog owners to the fact that there may be an aggro dog there, so they can be aware?

I think this . Change of seasons mean more shedding ..but I seem to remember my little dog shedding a lot always ...

:) :) Glad it went well. so, when do we see some photos of the gang?

Stop with the swear words, before someome reports you :laugh: I don't like baked beans either, but jeeeeez it's hardly a swear word LOL!! Designer Dog .

In cleaning up around my desk, I found some old photos on CDs. Now I have Sagelight, I'm running a few of them thru the program to see what changes :) This one really shows what the 'deepen highlights' effect does with one click I got a surprise :D !

..Ok... Xray helps bump things up . Poor Riddick ..I think we need convalescing photos to Oooh and Aawwww over :)

:) Hopefully it continues!

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So sorry, eza. Rest easy now, Cooper ....

I guess owner was told about the urination problem - cause unknown, and an uncertain heartworm status ... I hope all goes well . I'm not sure being recently speyed makes it a behavioural issue . may well be - but it may also be related to the speying /surgery .

for the gorgeous Riddick !! I hope you go to the vets , so the injuries are on record ..that's important. Sorry the guy has not been reported before ..but hopefully now he will me made to answer for his mistakes.

..things like helping to choose the best matched parents to produce pups who have the best of both genetic pools. to try to breed responsibly ..by breeding from family lines which do not carry serious genetic faults , or other body/temperament problems . By always seeking to correct faults .. Breeding responsibly entails much study of the chosen breed, and its genetics. It involves health testing of any dogs used to breed with .. and then possibly NOT being able to breed with the dogs you thought were very good examples of the breed it entails waiting for the best chance of producing healthy happy puppies , who will pass on their soundness to future generations :) I'm sure others will explain it better .

Bee Hunting is great fun ... just remember - def. no insect repellant :p.

I also think sdead/faded blooms have interest... this is/was a 'blackboy' Olympic Gold