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My Kieran was a deerhound X ... and the most gorgeous soft and sooky boy... he was found dumped as a puppy .

Sounds like a Monty Python sketch! But sad - perhaps they couldn't read the sign properly? Whatever- it doesn't sound wonderful.. and hopefully it was a one-off.

Sounds a good place to start ...

Vet check first, I suggest . Just some ideas....... Do you live anywhere near an airport, or factories, or a construction site or port , where there may be new activity/noise happening? Have you any thing automatically set to go on in your house at that time? Do you have possums/rats around? Have you changed her food or feeding times? have you recently used any fumigation or new paint/floor treatments or anything?

very basic! oh- I have a tabletop tripod and cleaning stuff in the front pocket book & battery in the inside cover pocket. That's it!

It's nice when they behave and cope

I set up a bag so that everything fits snugly, and I can get it out easily ... Depends how much stuff you have ...extra lenses, batteries,filters,camera bodies, as to how many and what size compartments you need . It's a very individual thing , IMO ..a bit like kitchen cupboards!

Oh. oops.

It depends on the people.... they may have only just learned of the cat's being found ... a lot of folks give up quickly , thinking a pet has been run over ..esp if there is no chip ....

*nods*

Not enough of anything for a high drive dog.What actual training do you do with her on a daily basis ? Have you thought about providing a secure run so the garden digging can not happen when you're away from home? Do you take her to obedience class, or work with a private trainer? Does she have interactive toys, like the 'home alone' things?Or others from THESE FOLKS ? They are excellent to give dogs something to do, and something to think about.. If she enjoys digging, have you thought of setting up a sandpit for her? bury treats in it..and let her dig There are lots of things you can try if you want to keep the dog ..and if you don't want to/can't do anything , then, yes, you did sign a contract.

LOL @the eating of the lemon slices . She would have been grounded for a WEEK if she were here :p Glad she was OK.

just to clear this up HYPER excess/more HYPO less/under so , My guess is your results suggest hyPO thyroidism ..as in not enough of the hormones ..does that sound right? there are a few folks here who have had experience ... hope you get some help/advice soon

..if she is gurgling - I would think it likely the mix is fermenting nicely in her intestines ..not stomach ...hope she can get outside easily and quickly if it all turns to S*!t soon ......

just make sure she has enough to drink..NO heavy exercise ... and vet if she starts panting, looks really uncomfortable or tries to throw up . Tonight could be smelly and messy with all that milk& sugar working up into a lather! Hopefully she'll be OK.

Amen to that.

I agree, Christina- I certainly can not understand it being a sport... Definitely!! Firearms however can not be used safely in many areas...

YAYYYYYYYYYYY Such great news to see first thing!!

I'm in two minds about using dogs to help with dispatching pigs ... From what I've seen, and done .. it is MUCH preferable to poison/trapping ..but nowhere near as humane as a well placed chunk of lead travelling at great speed. Around here a lot of pig control is done with dogs ..as national parks etc do not allow firearms . There are people good at it..and 'cowboys' the good ones do a good service, their dogs enjoy the work , and are looked after - and pigs are killed as quickly as the method allows. The dogs are usually nice dogs .. a real mixed bag - mastiff/bullbreed/deerhound & who knows what else .They look pretty formidable in their 'armour' ! We have, on occasion, used our koolies as holders - a couple were excellent at it ..but obviously they could only be used on smaller animals . We never had any injured dogs, either. A koolie on each ear-- and a pig was going nowhere .... not ideal.. but when the person has no firearm ... and comes across pigs ..

I have passed on the info to a vet friend to spread around as well. Hoping some news soon...

Good thing you have a willing model!!

A very well fed Foxhoundoceros, perhaps? .he is very handsome!!

What do you feed, and when? This has a BIG bearing on when your pup will need to toilet ;)