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It's interesting to read these comments. A few of my Brothers' dogs I do not have much communication/connection with ... but they are HIS, so that's ok :p Some dogs I have had around me, though, the connection is so strong it is felt as a physical thing!

Your training does sound pretty 'tame'.. :p What else do you two do together? What 'thinking games' or exercises do you do - where you both take part ?

You need to BOTH 'do' something- to learn to trust each other, and work in/as a TEAM ! All my dogs have been love at first sight - my heart skipped a beat, and that was that . Maybe because I never sought then out - none were planned ..they all just 'found' me ?

Out of pain, now Goldie.. R I P . Sorry, greytmate.

Hope everything's Ok

Our dogs kill feral cats- and sleep with our house cats supervise for a while ...they should be fine

Vet Visit, I think .. she may have an infection, or little stones , which will hurt a bit The sooner she gets treatment, the sooner she'll be comfortable again, and you can both sleep!

Aaawwwww

You can also make your dog work for all its food ......

Best of luck - I don't think she should be home just yet ... but I hope I'm wrong! Don't forget to be absolutely scrupulous in your hygeine now ..and all her vomit etc has the potential to infect other dogs ...as do your clothes/shoes/fingernails .... Thinking of you and the poor little girl.

Good to see his smiling face

I feel sorry for the kid's Mum .. she doesn't really want a dog , but gets one which is going to GROW ,and GROW

Is it ribby , with spine showing?Does it look really bony? If it really needs to put on weight .. then feed it meat with some fat on - lamb/ox cheek - for example . These people have just acquired the dog? My guess is that it will put weight on , if it is not racing around as much - a new ,more sedentary lifestyle may be all that is needed .Boiled chicken mince & pasta doesn't sound a wonderful diet ..even when combined with some dry ...

corvus- freerange- fair enough .. it's how the animal is transported to, and killed at, the place of processing which always concerns me . Are all these freerange critters still piled into crates (chooks/rabbits) or onto trucks,yarded, forced up a race etc.. or hung on hooks while still alive, before being electrocuted or stunned or having throats cut? Honest query .. was just wondering if animals raised 'humanely' are spared the distress mass produced ones are.Does anyone know?

I hope they don't send her home too early , but glad she seems a lot better!

5 months! I would not be leaving her outside unsupervised at all . The neighbour's staffy may well be castrated, but he may still try & get to your girl.. and there is a risk of injuries , with her being so young

Oh So Sorry for you & your family. Run free Sophie - enjoy meeting all the other DOL dogs over the bridge !

A 6 year old! Gosh .. in a short time teh dog will be large enough to knock him over , at the least

I also use the plastic coated lines from a hardware shop

I agree- don't dose unless you know he needs it . he is only a baby yet .. he has many years of chemical exposure ahead of him these tablets are not a 'protection' they kill parasites in/on the dog . .. As he is eating mince & rice ... does he already have tummy problems which may have made him throw up ? Unless the tablets were especially coated ones ( to reach the intestines) you wouldn't see a tablet after 45 minutes.. they would have dissolved ..which does NOT mean they would have been absorbed properly ...just that the filler had been softened/broken down in the stomach. Either way, wait a day or so- then, if you have to, and have the all clear from the manufacturer, give him one tablet at a time .. over a couple of days - to be safe

Whilst my language may have been milder , I probably would have also done a bit of a panic-driven yell or two I tend to get nervous at the presence of off lead , large dogs ..and adrenaline takes over!

Make your own Mince, dehydrate ..pack ... Or just use fresh carrot juice on the food if you think the vitamins are neccessary

That;s better news

hope she continues to do well