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ears can look very odd at this teen phase - but usually settle

OK ... so dog has never been on a leash or worn a collar? Dog will not walk on lead? Dog will not respond to "sit "? Was dog in pound because he was found wandering? My first though is ...be VERY wary of him being an escape artist!. Visit your vet on the way home with him .. get him checked/vacc'd and microchipped in your name . Do not let him out of your sight at first at home. keep him on a longish leash with you as much as possible ..inside and outside at first ... so he learns what's what, and you can praise him for doing good stuff/distract/correct when he looks as if he is about to do something different Housetraining will need to be like a little puppy - outside every 20 mins or so at first ...use a word ...LOTS of praise when he toilets Don't worry about the beach for quite some time yet. You and your dog need to learn about each other - you need to learn how to communicate, and trust each other and have rules and consequences set down. may I suggest you IMMEDIATELY start N I L I F ? It stands for Nothing In Life Is Free ..and means the DOG decides how much affection it will get throughout the day ....by doing what pleases you!! When dog is not being calm/obedient, it gets NO attention . No picking up- no talking to, no patting .. BUT when dog has all 4 feet on the ground, is looking at you, is quiet,sits/lies down when near you , doesn't bounce around on the furniture, waits for dinner - a hundred different things during the day ...THEN dog gets attention,cuddles, whatever Basically the dog's day is an opportunity to earn all the affection it can handle ..not because it is there, and cute ..but because it has shown you a behaviour which is pleasing and calm and is good mannered . Dogs will learn VERY quickly like this- cos of course , they exist to take as much affection as we can give ;) Humans, on the other hand.... often have a bit of trouble with this way of behaving - they are impatient animals ... ;)

Hi have a read of this thread CLICK HERE for all the info on feeding raw. basically dogs need meat/bone/offal ..bones should be digestible and not the hard marrowbone type Your dog definitely does not need milk of any sort To avoid tummy problems- keep to whatever he is being fed now ..and GRADUALLY change him to whatever is your choice. Most canned food is not worth the money - he is better eating a balanced raw/fresh diet and/or a good quality balanced dry food. Dogs don't need table scraps ..and a lot of what we eat can be harmful to them - onions, chocolate ..... ANY dog can be fat, on ANY diet, if the owners feed too much . Simple

he's lovely

not really fair to leave any dog in a bathroom all day ..... may I suggest she gets an adult dog- used to indoor life - much less stress on everyone that way

There are many great members here involved with rescue groups. Dogs obtained thru them are carefully assessed, fostered with families ... and socialised with kids & other animals in many cases. Why not put a post in the rescue forum and ask?There are home checks, and they will try & match you and a prospective pet. I wouldn't recommend a puppy ... you have young kids, a working husband... and enough to do without housetraining/obedience training/supervising a puppy.It is like having another human baby ...! There are often lovely young dogs seeking homes , and one of them may be just what your family needs Labs are terrific BUT can easily knock little kids over ..and they shed 25 hrs a day ;)

GSP = German Shorthaired Pointer

very practical and cute!

That poor boxer - hopefully there was nothing broken. Expressed anal glands an added benefit ! I loved seeing that GSP speeding round the course!

A vet experienced in bones/joints would be a very good start Hope it's nothing serious

I am so glad she is now OK . but that was a nasty thing

constructive hysterics are allowable :p

's funny - Lightroom is the least intimidating .... mind you I only ever use the absolute minimum of stuff on it!! I tried shooting in RAW for a couple of days ... back to jpeg again I'm not a serious 'togger .. Photoscape's not bad- but with lightroom , and the 'brush' , you can concentrate your efforts on patches which need the work - not the whole image ;) Here are a couple of links from DPS LINK RAW V jpeg LINK workflow

That is very good news- now you can all enjoy your time away

Great shots as usual

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That is much better news ...

A teenager ... whose life needs to be full of exploring/l experimenting/learning and eating. Sounds perfectly normal. lots of meals 'on the bone' to give him textures and chewing and fun... and keep the bagged dry stuff out of reach!

I have had bitches and dogs ... not really by choice - my dogs find me, not the other way 'round .... and the bitches have been more 'loyal'. That's about the only difference.

let him eat the whole rabbits! I second psyllium husk .

You will not only have to clean the car`- but your clothes/shoes/everything. You will have walked it into your house/yard . be sure and use something specific to killing parvo. It is very sad ... poor pup. Upper respiratory infections , being that they involve lungs, etc don't usually cause vomiting/diarrhoea with blood , AFAIK . Untreated parvo in small pups goes very quickly from bad to worse .. That's what it sounds like to me ... but it may have been another nasty bug, coupled with a heavy worm burden .. Hope all goes well with your dogs .

The mechanics of mating/birthing are making me sceptical as to the father of these pups ....

Oh, I am so sorry you lost your special girl. R I P Shannon ..