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..glad it's going well

that it's not parvo!! I hope now , with the right AB's and food, they will all be happy soon ...then do we get photos????

LOL! I can understand why she had her running shoes on . Maybe start off with asking just a couple of questions.. and then try & do it by phone..when conversation can lead in different directions?

..and eating varnish/paint isn;'t terribly good for dogs ;)

if he's trying to get to the rabbits... it may need a bit more than a varnish! Can you move either the dog or the hutch? Seems that it is his entertainment .... and as said- the pepper /bitter sprays or constant vigilance/correcting/redirecting may help - BUT if it is prey drive causing it..that's a whole 'nother story

perhaps pm yellowgirl, or others who have CC's ?

I don't have tiles.. but usually use domestos ..... rinsed with dilute vinegar.

Poor old dog .

I would perhaps add on to his pen..and line it with either fake or real turf ...just in case so he is good in his area..but now has a new area with 'grass'. he is being such a good boy though!

have a look on the D O L breeders pages ? contact staffy rescue ?

Staffyluv, that's a lovely little epilogue. Ollie and you had many vet visits , and he would not have been worried , I'm sure .

I love that 'lazy' shot . gorgeous.

Cute ad - I like how he tried the jump at the finish

BOINNNGGG!!!!!!!!!!!! :D So... snakes are pushed out of any sort of 'natural' habitat, and need to move elsewhere to find food/water/shelter. Where can they move? Backyards.That's all that's left.

Oh..and atua .. we MUST have photos of this girl

Am I the only one who feels that's it's a good thing no breed was named? I see it as attempting to tone down the hysteria ..by not mentioning a breed.. no one's nose is out of joint at 'their' breed being blamed .

HERE is a link to a thread on fenugreek. personally, I'd only use it if a bitch is known to have lactation problems , or , after whelping a LARGE litter, she is not producing well. ( and producing well does not mean she staggers around looking like a dairy cow ;) ) I don't believe in encouraging a bitch to overproduce 'just in case'. It has its own problems

Thankyou, thankyou for posting this I never think to look *sigh*

To me those rear boobs just look very very full and tight..and the veins are prominent ..... that;s just from the photo... if you're worried , then apply a cool compress.. or a cabbage leaf compress . ..and see what happens. Her hormones have told her to PRODUCE ..and she has! Ever seen a full cow's udder? let things settle and in 24 hrs they should look much smaller, and feel softer. It's difficult for bacteria to get into a mammary gland if no pups have suckled ..as the openings are still closed ;)

Don' t panic .. mastitis is an infection..therefore a gland with mastitis will probably be warmer to touch..may be a bit sore, and may feel tight/hard (hard to explain if you haven't come across it before, as full mammary glands feel tight and full ;) ) ..also any milk expressed will look curdled ... or be 'sticky'. I have worked with lots and lots of whelping bitches- and have seen only a handful of mastitis cases - it's easy fixed if caught early

no photos......

Glad he's going to be OK !!!

..and , after she's been told of the 'allergy'... throws bread over anyway , and nothing happens to the dogs? Maybe give her something the dogs CAN have . Or just be firm ..and state they are YOUR dogs ...and then make sure she can see your new security camera ,aimed at the boundary fenceline.

perhaps 'shelter' and 'pound puppies' are an americanism ? Americans have some cute and odd terminology ;)