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Please do a LOT of reading on the difference between a 6 and an 8 week old pup . It is NOT just health . 6-8 weeks is an important time for learning doggy manners /ways of behaving around dogs and humans... puppies missing out on all this from their mother may have big problems later . As you have done your research, you will know that when a pup is vaccinated -its body has to work hard at then producing the antibodies needed... this IS a stress on a puppy's system . Left alone with Mum, and eating good food .. is fine ... but a puppy straight after vacc (and exposure to who knows what at a vets ) then travelling, being fussed over, losing littermates/mum/familiar surroundings,being on food for which it's digestive system is not ready for .. ...................well, you are setting this puppy up for a not-ideal start. worming etc is the least of your concerns now .....I'm sorry .

What a sad thread.... but I am hoping that it may help educate folks .

How much is it bleeding? Is he limping? If it only tiny, but bleeding a bit and it's very sore.. .. there "could" be a sliver of glass in there. If it's just a nick with no/little blood ..just carry on as normal...

If it's a nick- then just betadine applied daily will be fine

I presume a 'red' is also an ACD? Desexed? what sex is the new pup? How did you introduce them? Intros are best one first on neutral ground ..not at home....as that is the territory of your first dog.

sniffing is a natural thing, like us looking at our surroundings. Dogs sniff to find out where they are, who's been there,what there is in teh area. When training ..make the training fun and interesting and HAPPY ..so she is more interested in that, than sniffing. YOU have to be the most interesting thing around!!

Well caught!

great shots!

Glue traps are the cruellest way of catching mice that I know!! please DON'T use them. The mice often don't die .. but instead are held captive by the glue of their feet/fur .. it hurts when they struggle to escape.. and they suffer shock/stress.Those that die do so from shock.. or exhaustion, or suffocation, owing to all the glue pulling on their poor little bodies. Mice are NOT blind. The reason for placing any trap along wall edges etc is that mice run along these spots so they have some shelter from predators. For me, the only 'humane' trap is a good new plastic 'snap trap' where death is almost instant in most cases . There is no chewing/struggling to get out of a cage type trap ..there is no painful stressful hours in a glue trap ...there is no stress associated with being 'released' somewhere else ..and there is no slowly bleeding to death from poison. I do use poison in one of our houses .. which is not permanently occupied..but in our house it's traps or cat. Mice may be pests .. but they do not deserve to be tortured.

Poor gophers But great food for the dogs.

Wow! So many lovely shots!!! The last one- bees... is amazingly clear here is one from yesterday .

Wow- 12 pages ! Perthgirl.. I'm afraid I agree with this post if you do not like what you hear- simply hang up and try elsewhere !

chasing vehicles isn't the safest anyway-tell him

Perhaps ask Werribbee?

Has he had tests for heart/lung function ..and whatever else is connected?

As I understand HDR ..it is the photographing of a scene ,using several different exposures... then using an editing program to blend those photos into one image . am happy to be corrected

Not a big landscape or portrait photography fan .Not all that keen on wedding photos ,either ..unless they are quirky

It is some sort of neglected matted dog .... nothing Ovine looking there that I can see

No- let it breed and raise a family to pee everywhere, chew holes in your house ,bring fleas inside and poo in the ceiling.

If you bought from a reputable breeder - see what other dogs in the bloodline look like - do they have ears like this pup? Also, if the breeder is reputable and experienced, ask their advice on taping.

It's actually good timing... where some folks drink/smoke- I take photos here are a few, taken with my very first DSLR.