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:) Enjoy your guest .

hope it works - it looked good! :)

LINK excerpt *wish i had an iphone so I could play with this :p *

Yep..whatever dog breed, it is ,IMO, easier to prevent the start of a problem, than try and correct it later, once it's become a habit. ;)

So sorry

Gotta be hopeful :) :)

he eats most things ! Tonight's effort was for a few crumbs of home made potato wedges ;)

A bottomless pit!! ;)

Hamlet collects for his own belly ;) he sees us with food..and up he trots with his 'collecting tin' ..and waits for us to drop something in it ....

Hi - a thorough vet check for your dog , maybe ? Sometimes when dogs do this with a particular`person ..the following, etc .. the person may be ill or very unhappy or something similar, and the dog picks up on this ... If you can afford it , I would suggest you get some help from a good recommended professional behaviourist in your area - someone who can visit, and watch your dog , and then suggest things to you and help you manage the situation. If you want to do this - then tell us which area you live in, and someone will recommend a person to contact . :) We can't tell you what is causing your dog's behaviour - we can guess only ...and our guesses may be incorrect ...

:) he used to use a butter tub .... now he uses this one!!

:) and of course they needed to be drugged and squished :p

Lovely!! :) She looks to have a happy,full, life !

Ahh :) we haven't ever had one so serious at that young age ...

Is it that long ago?

Welcome :) 6 weeks is very young to be away from their mum - is there a reason they were sold at that age ? this is from the DOGS NSW page I have a few links to other threads dealing with raising littermates/two pups :) You might get some help from them. LINK LINK I am also not sure about the feeding .. what are they being fed?

The thing is, Allie is almost 6 months old ..and already knows what's what ! :)

yes.

OOoh.. :) Thankyou .

Widget will often bring a frog inside when she goes to bed They are not hurt ...she holds them in her mouth ..I don't see them, but see her mouth a bit puffy ... she will spit them out , and I wash them off in clean water before putting them back outside ...... poor frogs .

Most of our dogs like/love our cats :) They also love hunting feral cats ...but usually have to learn what's needed. A few nights ago, I went to put Allie, a 6 mth old, who has done no hunting yet, to bed, and could hear her barking some way away from the house . I called , and eventually she came ..but wanted to go back again, so I went with her. She ran to one spot, put the nose down, hackles up , and was tracking/growling.. so I presumed there was a strange cat ... Anyway, last night I could hear her barking /growling, went out with a strong torch, and asked her what was there..she kept on dashing to the fig tree, and barking/growling ... and eventually dashed in, and , a (smallish) feral cat erupted from under the tree and made its escape...as I didn't have my shotgun with me ,, and it didn't go up a tree . She will be a very useful little dog :) The love of Allie's life has always been Dougal , a big white/ginger cat .... she just adores him..and is literally all over him when she sees him ..poor Doogie. he won't ever sock her hard enough to discourage her , so just lies there like a big blob, while she whines and licks and rubs on him ..and occasionally they will wrestle (he's bigger than her ) I've not seen one of our pups so focussed on the ferals ... if she is as focussed on sheep work , she will be brilliant! :p ..or else she will be a professional feral cat hunter! here she is asleep with her favourite toy ..a cat;)

Hopefully a vet visit has been done, and everything's ok.

Good for you in doing some research!! :) Unfortunately, dogs don't normally come pre programmed to not dig, not bark, etc. All those things are things which the humans educate the puppies in .... most dogs will dig/bark/run/show interest in chooks/birds, and it is up to teh owners to understand what is happening , why it happens, and how to re direct the behaviour :) To help understand your circumstances a bit more.... What do you call "Low" maintenance? Where will dog be sleeping? How long will dog be trained/walked each day?

I am glad that he has at least spoken with a vet . Hopefully there will be a happy ending :)