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My Mitchell once ran onto an oval and grabbed a cricket ball ...........which was in play ;) Kieran , on a couple of occasions took a lick at icecreams ..... being clutched in sticky toddler fists ...in pushers Kieran also once very gently took a lady's hand in his mouth as we were walking in a crowded mall ..he often used to walk with us in this way .... (he was a staghound - very tall!) The poor lady ..lucky she didn't freak out She thought it was very sweet .........

thanks for that link (callicoma) I have finally found plain leather collars at a good price

that seems a long way out of date .. I would phone them definitely!

Not much help.. but I hope the poor old girl is OK .

keep her behind VERY high fences and under lock & key. literally. If you walk her .. take her in a car to a beach or somewhere ..so dogs cannot follow a trail to your door. Some dogs (and bitches) will go to all sorts of lengths to mate ... make sure she is confined well when you aren't around.

Unfortunately, a dog confined to a crate is completely dependent on its owner to make sure of a suitable temperature . Not bad in Winter .. coats/curling up , indoor heating.. but in Summer ..with not much option than to lie on soft thick bedding ..and not be able to seek out cool drafts, or cool tiles/concrete..or shift away when the spot in which they lie becomes warm... care needs to be taken to ensure they are comfy ;) It certainly can be done ..but takes some thought and a few changes...and a thermometer might be useful as well! Someone may have already invented them.. but those breathable bed covers would be wonderful, crate sized, and only raised a cm or so ..just to allow a draft and some heat transference in Summer.

Awwww what a beautiful tribute to a special boy! R I P Rex.

Oh poor Willow. So sorry, sWay and the owners...... at least though she has been found, and can be now laid to rest .

:)

best to get a vet to actually see it/poke it/biopsy it if needed That way you know definitely! Hope it's an easy fix

NICE!!! :)

I thought you would have - but it was all the idea I had I so hope she is located soon...

It can and does cause problems .. we saw a few cases at the vets and the dogs were very poorly for a few days .It is a very concentrated form of protein ( nitrogen and phosphorous)..and some mixes contain a wetting agent.

Is there any way to check if a great dane has been freighted anywhere?

This is really hard- as I have never chosen a dog ! If I did though.. I perhaps would look for .. a non clingy dog a not too vocal dog a not too drivey dog a not enormous dog a dog put together nicely .. not excess skin/coat.

Hopefully. What they may do is dig it all up, though. if your dogs eat it it may may make them ill...

Oh, I am so sorry .. R I P handsome boy.

We only get brown snakes and king browns .. and since we lost most of our guineas, we have seen more snake activity around the house yard.

No ..guinea fowl are MUCH better .. they will catch mice seen in daylight hours, scratch around under covered areas favoured by snakes, kill young snakes, and alert to adult snakes!!

Find a decent vet? Can't help .. but allergies do produce welts ..and acne/infections produce pustules . welts and pustules etc are different contact a vet to get anti histamine dosage ..and maybe dab some betadine or silver colloid on the broken skin.

Mini schnauzer

You have an 18 mth old tomcat? no wonder he roams and hunts.It is normal behaviour for cats .... even lovely affectionate purring machines What you probably don't see are the small birds/lizards/animals he hunts and eats ..he will only carry larger stuff home, so he can eat undisturbed . I love my cats, that is why they are kept 99% contained- so they do not get exposed to poisons/cars/ eagles/traps/angry neighbours/stray dogs or feral tomcats. Being contained, they also do not get a chance to kill wildlife, pee on my plants/house , or use the vege patch as a litter tray.My cats were castrated young , before they matured ..so they never had a chance to increase the feral cat population. you may be interested in reading this .. LINK

jossfarmer- DOL members erny cosmolo nekhbet and ,I think, kelpie-i are professionals in & around melbourne.... maybe you could send them a private message and see how you go ?