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You are not a bad 'mummy' - you are a dog owner who simply made a mistake - same as your OH. yes, dogs showing their animal side ..their strength, drive and basic behaviour, when we sometimes see them as 'children' can be a jolt! I hope your stepdaughter also understands that this is what often happens with dogs & small animals...

but there may be a vet there willing to talk with her!!!

Many years ago - we had a lab who used to find litters of farm cat kittens and play with them She killed quite a few . They weren't bitten/eaten.. just very slobbered on. Most of our dogs have ,at some stage of their life killed a chook/guineafowl . It happens...and , if it;s anyone's fault , then it is OUR fault , for not protecting the smaller critters.

donated.... for poor vicsta .

yep- puppies get really excited.. and it sometimes translates to a humping movement . Ignore/detach/move on. keep an eye on the vulva .. often puppies do get some discharge, but if it persists, see a vet

If his gums are that pale- vet/ hospital and phone them... even if they are nowhere near you!Even just talking to them ,explaining why you are calling .. will help you .

Poor Joss .. did anyone see him with the GP's? he is still exactly the same dog you left this morning ... absolutely no reason to throw him outside ....he will have absolutely NO idea why you want him outside , none at all. Your partner perhaps needs to read some of these replies - maybe you can print them out , so he can learn about how dogs think,and not apply punishment as he would to one of his children

Hope she is feeling better tomorrow!

is the blood perhaps from an injury to her oesophagus/stomach? Perhaps it gets 'opened up again' when food passes through, and starts bleeding. Poor girl. Hope she will be ok. did she eat sharp bones/eggshells/foreign object that you can think of ?

I am so glad- perhpas not for the dog, but at least ,for now she will be somewhere she feels nore comfortable. I am sure, that with help from the spitz/rescue folks on DOL, your friend can find a new dog who will fit her family

Agreed! This is a severe behavioural issue, and one which really needs a professional to assist.

While there may have been lots of things this owner should have/could have done - he didn't. My thoughts are that he probably kept her on when his wife left ... perhaps he had the kids occasionally, and they played with her ... Being a truckie- no, he wouldn't be home much , and everyone has their breaking point - pound fees, getting calls saying "we've found your dog " (again)..not being a 'doggy' person ..and being away so much and perhaps to spite his wife , he jumped at the chance to have her in a nice home somewhere Which is why I am really hoping that all the paperwork gets done! if she is in the wife's name ..then she will need to know ..whatever, the dog needs to be properly signed over, or whatever happens ..

Not much to do with breed ..but everything to do with hormones, and the drive to reproduce Looking forward to seeing photos of your dogs when things settle down a bit !

payback for what you did to her ears !

Another thought- perhaps contact the breeder/s of your dogs and ask them?

ACE will make him a bit dopey and wobbly - it won't stop him WANTING to get to her, but will make it very difficult , as he will be zonked. The implant is a 'chemical castration' one .... here a few links which may help with understanding what's happening ... LINK LINK LINK LINK

only another 10 or so to go Please do NOT let her anywhere near him wearing 'knickers' they will not stop her being mated. No, he won't - rather he now knows what the smell is, and will be quicker to notice it ...and if he smells it around the neighbourhood he may well also try & escape to find the source This experience is one reason a lot of male dogs are much more happy/settled after they are desexed...they don't have all that frustration happening.

be careful what you wish for . Don't leave her alone in the yard- she may well try & scale the fence to go 'home', poor thing- she must be so confused, and if your Rottie is not welcoming, she may be wanting to get out of his territory. She looks in good condition - nice & shiny, & lean Hopefully after the legalities are done ,she will find a nice home with plenty of company,and stuff to do Best of luck with her.

That is what I think, too.

She thinks......therefore she IS

Good for the owner I hope now that all the details are changed - and he legally surrenders her, so that there are no problems alter on . She obviously has been loved, but, now ,like the man, is lonely,and coping the best she can.

Oh. Bugga

zackly.

Ok... have you used any new pesticide/disinfectant/garden spray/plant food /dry cleaning agents/carpet cleaners/air freshener since Christmas?

I think now would be a good time to write up anything you can think of .. and go see a dermatologist . With malassezia - I had a dog with it , many moons ago ..AFAIK The yeast organism is present on most dogs'/cats skin.. but multiplies with a drop in immune system function ...like lots of things.