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:) lovely to hear that Chucky is home and doing well !

Hi . This is a problem, and with such a large dog ,moreso...a chomp could be nasty May I suggest that you change the way you two interact - that pup gets nothing unless he is calm, or sits, or whatever .. it is explained in THIS LINK. I also suggest that you contact a recommended trainer who can give you professional advice to suit you and your dog, and who will help you regain control . Continue to walk your dog once or twice a day..and do the obedience practice for 10-15 minutes , that will help ... Otherswill be along to offer their suggestions ..I hope you can get some help.

Such a smile :)

I would think Zorro names are pretty popular? Perhaps they weren't available ....

The dear old thing ..she had such a lovely last few months , and was much loved.... :)

Well, last year , I sprayed every dog , young & old most nights for about 3 mths .....and had mozzie coils burning ..and on bad nights, used aerogard as well!! We had mozzie plagues due to floods ..and it was either do that or lose dogs , as happened , apparently - dogs literally had the blood sucked out of them we had no cases of illness or reaction to the sprays ,thankfully.

Yep - no free running around wombat burrows .. there are way too many things to go wrong for dogs and wombats both !

So Sorry

That poor girl:( RE: carrying treats ..yep ..I can see how that would work on dogs who broke down a fence to attack your dog NOT.

I use a light ,all-over permoxin spray ..and have mozzie coils burning .

Are they drinking water which has pooled somewhere?

That's the best news :) I am glad for you all !

Owwww

or that he has a sore mouth..or that he doesn't like eating out of that bowl, or that there is something else more interesting going on, or... You're probably correct, but be aware that other things can come into play ;)

I've had a really good concussion (diagnosed) from an accidental collision between labrador skull and my cheekbone .. my fault .

Sounding good ...hope she will be able to come home :)

You have a baby puppy who should be with his mum/littermates .The breeder has spun you a tale , sorry ... He is ready to bond deeeply with one/two beings with whom he spends much time. At this stage, it is your partner's family and their dogs...and dogs 'with issues' may indeed pass on undesirable behaviours to impressionable baby pups. Your puppy is not yet ready to play full-on with adults .Yes, he may be enjoying it .. but his little body , especially joints are not strong enough , and he needs many hours of sleep during the day. Hope you can now understand a bit about what's happening ... I'm glad you came here and asked :)

I think puppies should be well covered - ie: no bones felt ..they should be sort of round until 3-4 mths when they start to go gangly .... so if you feel bones under that fluff- yes, perhaps he does need more food.? Large pups need to be grown slowly..but they also need to have a bit in reserve in case of illness /no food for a day or two ;? his tummy may be full - so he doesn't feel hungry..but there may not be enough calories in the food he's getting to keep his weight on while he grows.. (a bit .like humans losing weight ..eating low calories/high fibre foods to fill the tummy but not add calories ;) )

LINK TO PAGE These are just amazing portrait shots :)

How scary! Definitely report it ...the rangers may already know of this dog ..if you can give a good description of size/colour etc . Hope your little dog recovers well , poor thing.

I hope your time with the behaviourist helps you sort out all the variables in this ..and provides some sort of solution which will allow both dogs security and a home. The lab certainly is not totally un-agressive, unfortunately , and a good assessment will be invaluable when considering his future. ;) BTW, you will find that a high proportion of dog owners on here only feed human grade food to their dogs . good luck with it all.

Well said.

how sad for the lab ..he gets beat up thru no fault of his own. I hope he finds a very special home .

That is great news!! I hope she will be strong enough tomorrow :)

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