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Oh I just saw this as well. I thought pups could not be sold under 8 weeks? They need that extra couple of weeks with their Mum/littermates for all sorts of reasons......

Thanks for the good update, blondeborder! Lucky babies

So sorry - she was a beautiful girl!!

I don't do them often.. but Hamlet knows when I get a few sheets of paper towel ... he just stands there ... It only takes about 20 seconds , and then he's happy

How old is he, and what size/weight?

If he's a pup... he looks like an Akita something?

They are gorgeous colours Flowers are tricky darn things- I find petal edges get in the way of focussing ... so I try & set the focus on the stamens etc right in the centre , then cross my fingers . The flowers in teh 3rd pic are just so pretty - the soft colour and they look tiny

if you can get kangaroo tails .. or pig/sheep heads, or even perhaps freeze a lamb flap ?

I don't know much about it, but would perhaps urge caution of using this in a young pup/dog who is still developing.A belly band is no guaranteed way to stop a dog mating a bitch

she perhaps needs some meals on-the-bone ..so she has to use all her teeth in a side gnawing motion lots of gristly meaty chewing ?

She sounds just wonderful

Yep - two weeks is NOTHING if there are long standing issues to resolve

My first thought ? Scar`from dew claw removal?

Doesn't really matter what breed she is - what DOES matter is the temperament with which she was born, her early socialisation, her age now, and the experience of the new owners. The bolded bits I think are due to her upbringing.... she has probably not ever been TAUGHT these things! What is known of her history? Had she lived all her life at the farm? Was she a happy confident dog? was she a worker? if so , was she good at it ,and happy to be penned afterwards? Did she show any of this behaviour at her previous home? The situation does need to be carefully assessed by a professional. two weeks is not enough time for a dog showing these behaviours to become a settled and affectionate dog , IMO.In fact, if she is of a sensitive and nervous type- two weeks in a new and stressful environment may do just the opposite edit to say I agree with this : I don't think it's fair on the poor dog , or the new owners.

Your dog possibly never used to dig because he wasn't a teenager What walking/training does he get each day? How often do you change /rotate his toys?

I don't trust 'lists' ... every dog is individual ... I think all dogs are as intelligent as they need to be to live life as a dog Sighthounds have a way of relating to the world which may differ from that of a scenthound ..and a retriever may well see things differently to a terrier - but they all have what dogs need to survive Judging a dog's intelligence by what they appear to do in the human realm ? Not sure.... That heeler sounds as though he has found a job which he enjoys and gets rewarded by - good for him!

of course he has! if you offered your toddler a jam donut instead of pureed spinach and zucchini ... I wonder which he would choose? LOL as said-- STOP feeding extras . give him his food somewhere uninterrupted and do not give in!

hopefully, then with age and strength, she will learn to do much more

he is! R I P Oscar .. for Jack

That looks better if you read the info in links provided it will help .. and keep on praticing - practicing is fun,and you have a good excuse for taking pics "learning"

A constant smell van also be from a chronic yeast infection....

I have no idea... the technical side of photography and I are not acquainted

You probably need to feed him the same brand of pup food the breeder used ...that is all teh food he knows..and feeding something different might give him tummy upsets,too. Contact her and ask which one it was. Perhaps you can try moistening it with some warm water? Is he eating anything? if he has not eaten for 3 days.... that's a very long time for a little pup. If you can not get the breeder's advice try moistening the dry food and mixing it well with w LITTLE bit of the raw meat ...

Look at them! Mozzies transmit heartworm, yes. I swear by the good outdoor mozzie coils!!

less veggies, more raw , no weetbix Lucky puppies, anyhow to have someone prepared to make up good food