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Go,Daisy!!

I use a fine chain leash to start they don't enjoy chewing it much.

Great shots- and it is nice to see the dogs doing what they are made to do

..or you could also look at these images ;) It's often very difficult to isolate 2 separate breeds in a mixed breed dog ..and often there a re more than a couple of breeds involved, if both parents are themselves mixed breed he's lovely ,whatever ! LINK LINK LINK

Hmmm.. he has his moments . he has never been a chewer..or anything like that ..but has absolutely no finesse or gracefulness. :rolleyes: The other week.. when Mum was recovering from a seizure, and was placed on a mattress in the kitchen temporarily ... Hamlet ran outside thru the kitchen... straight ON top of poor mum, who worried she had busted ribs! ;) he also barks , like other dogs wag their tails ... the happier he is.. the louder it is yesterday , for some weird reason my Bro, decided to take Hamlet for a ride on the motorbike (because H was sitting in the front of the 4WD , and P thought he wanted a ride ) Well.. it lasted about 3 metres..H jumped off and back into the 4 WD !

banjucy have you read THIS THREAD?

poor dog Anyway.... start him BEFORE you move, as has been suggested . It will be much less stressful. I would also suggest crate training him What's the difference in him sleeping on a blanket beside your bed...and sleeping on a blanket inside a crate alongside your bed? Then move the crate to the bedroom door... then outside ...then to the livingroom .. all can be done happily before April Make sure the crate is not one of those enclosed all plastic ones- him being hairy, and in WA you would be better getting a crate large enough for him to stretch out/sit up ..and one with flow-thru ventilation ,IMO.

Oh yes! I forgot about that

I also never increase food - I prefer the bitches to be a bit lean and fit . After whelping, then it's free feeding

he looks like a gorgeous bitsa - I don't know much about Dutch Sheps, but wouldn't think there'd be too many crosses running around . I would also say kelpie X with staffy or another X . Both your dogs look very happy

Hi- we feed this... and have never noticed that problem! For a dog to regurgitate food the following day suggests a problem- as food moves out of the stomach after 6-8 hours , AFAIK- so there should be an empty tummy the next day . Is it the same dogs each time? Are these dogs related? Are they aged?

My 'heart' dog , the one who was meant to be mine ,who was a part of me, found me when he was around 2 yrs old.

My 'sleeping beauty' with his favourite toys... pics taken this evening. Oh and the top cat toy was given to me over 20 years ago .. and has been a dog toy for over 7 years!

I would suggest, as a first step, you take advice from your bitch's breeder They will have done it before- and will be able to give you hints.

Perhaps you should actually SPEAK with the trainers in whom you are interested ? Anyone can say things via email .. but a real conversation will give both parties much more information..and ,as said, you can more easily tell if you "click"

Mostly fresh meat/bones

A friend's Koolie used to get the wobbles and collapse - he wasn't diabetic.. but did have a problem where he would have 'hypos' . They were able to manage it ok

Poor Daisy ! They may well have shut off drainage options or something when they operated .... I hope they can reverse it without too many problems.

Must admit- I did wonder if this might be the case , being rural .... those things are deadly! Hope the poor little thing has had her injuries treated in case of infection.

I never cut any bony feed . The larger the better - more chewing,more time .... Glad your pup's ok

We have working sheepdogs..and they pant like crazy!! For sure if they are using 'eye' they concentrate for a short time and remain still.. but it's only a very short time .

I would not be content with a 'blood test' diagnosis .... and would be looking at a specialist/vet hospital, where they can do more specific testing . heart/lungs/blood glucose levels... all sorts of things need checking. What did the dog's breeder say? Is there anything like it in any other litters, or siblings?

My lens is just my super macro function on my point&shoot fuji finepix

http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g389/C...y/Misc/lips.jpg ;) lovely!

LOL!! We always have a shoving contest here if there are bucketed mice !! The dogs LOVE any opportunity . had to laugh at your description, Gayle