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It's all a trick !

Is there somewhere tiled that you can babygate off or something?

Can you get someone to make tailor made 'trampoline' type beds for the crates? this way there is air circulating. That, with a wire crate.. and they should be a lot cooler.

Hamlet 'owns' our couch..no one else uses it much. I have a large old curtain on it as a cover... one of the sun proofed/waterproof ones . then, over that goes his sheet/pillow. The lower waterproof layer means couch stays ok He hates lying on the couch without his covers !

It's great stuff though slight sidetrack:o ...we only get stickfast/rabbit fleas here... and they congregate on eartips/between toes,and on bare belly . all areas quickly and easily and economically sprayed with permoxin ..and the dogs accept it happily

Hi Can't help with a trainer for you... but there may be some things of use if you start reading this...and keep going! CLICK HERE

I think free-feeding takes away a bonding chance/experience ;) each time we feed our dog - we get a chance to give teh dog something it wants, in return for a behaviour ..we also usually pour praise on the dog ..and teh dog learns that WE are the providers of the good stuff Just leaving a bowlful on the floor does nothing.....except teach otherwise well fed dogs to snack ....

So- if you are at home- he sticks close and responds every time to his name? is he just not doing so when outside? Up until recently , how have you walked him each day ? Has he been like this for years? Or is it just since you started a new routine? I don't train using food- but would suggest associating his name with the TASTIEST things - tiny shreds of roast chicken... or little fragments of dried liver ...and make sure he smells it all -so he knows what is available

Even a tiny bit of shampoo needs rinsing off.. and permoxin is VERY economical if applied with a spray bottle (unless you have a very thick coated dog? I use it most days here- just in spray bottles ;)

;) he is probably 'tuning out' to give himself a bit of peace How is he at home? Does he come when you say his name? Does he know /obey commands without hand signals- just voice? Does he respond to a whistle,or a clicker? Does he respond to barking dogs? Have you done any regular training with him in the past 6 years?

Glad you are happy !

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Indeed ;) Dogs are not all born solid and well-adjusted . My recommendation is to enlist the help of a professional - who can observe the behaviour- then explain it to you, and give you some management help ;)

maybe a problem in her back? How's her gum colour/refill time ? Don't know much about it- but did anyone suggest pancreatitis? Not sure what other symptoms there are apart from pain....

YES!!!! with focus... esp. in animal photography (and humans I guess) always focus on the eyes . Eyes are what we look at first... and if they are in focus , then a bit of fuzzy elswhere is ok

It sounds as if she is in pain..or suffering extreme anxiety.. and,to be sure, you need to phone a vet .She could have any number of injuries/problems... some of them serious - so a call to a vet now will hopefully stop it getting worse. Hope you can get it sorted soon.

Looks good,colour is perfect and it's a lovely happy face !

Fantastic set of images.

A friend of mine does .. she has a biggish dog ..and finds it a much easier way to wash a coated breed :D

*nods* thanks .

i believe in many cases, rehoming is the most honest and the fairest thing to do I am sure Ollie will be placed somewhere he is suited ... and , although you will miss him ,and feel guilty- you will know that he is happy, and that all the work you have done with him has not been wasted . :D for you....

yes,lizandel, - if you construct a goat proof fence- it will probably be reasonably dog proof Goats squeeze thru tiny gaps- the jump- they also will make crawl spaces under fences ....So someone who has valuable goats will certainly have a very well made fence

Animals only wander if they are improperly contained. You cannot, AFAIK legally shoot cattle found trespassing. You can get them impounded ,though- and yes, having had cattle , I know the damage they cause .Neighbours cattle here don't get shot- but they do get a shotgun blast over their heads , as well as a dog nipping their heels!

What a face