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Mortonplace , a question? You are suddenly the one who makes decisions pertaining to a) managing feral animals, and b) managing the overpopulation of dogs/cats. What would your plans be?

Yes. for the cows. A well placed bullet provides an instant death . The NPWS shooting from choppers was ill advised, and marksmen were perhaps poorly chosen. :D

The youtube clip is seriously 'something!' :D would be interested to find out what spurred the maker to produce it - there were obviously nasty happenings which hurt.

It is a UK video ..... it is sad, and I have seen worse.

yep - it is to help with shock/fear etc. A drop or two on her gums..or 3 drops on a patch of bare skin on her head every 20 mins or so when she is frightened

Rescue remedy ..and just carry on as normal. A lot of dogs are terrified of storms/wind/noise. Hamlet used not to be- but now he is. he just either goes to his bed ..or curls up on the couch and shivers .... he gets his RR...and a blankie- but that's all I do. We have another old dog who is always that way.. she just goes to her box(bed) and pretends she's a turtle until things quiet down . I guess we are lucky that our dogs don't seek us out or get clingy - they just put themselves to bed I couldn't stand the clinginess

The more you milk her, the more she will produce What did your vet suggest? They can probably prescribe something for her. if it were me, I would be drastically reducing her food, and increasing her exercise ... but if she has problems associated with the garlic- exercise may not be possible. Be guided by your vet after her tests. Sorry to hear about the problem

Pads do take ages to heal If it's itchy it may be infected as well... or the bandage is irritating him .

Splurked coffee!

Babs is pretty Hope number 10 finds you soon

Just had a look at that link.. some dates(Easter etc) on there are 2005!! perhaps they are no longer active?

free range chooks and dinosaur birds/guineafowl scratch around in the shady type of spots snakes seek out .. they may also eat small rodents etc which may have provided snake food..and guineas especially will kill small snakes.Ours have ,regularly. They will also alert us to a snake's presence.

Very good find!

Heat, heart, low blood sugar ..... Well worth a vet check when you can- meanwhile make sure she is rested and cool and has a snack/drink. Hope ,with blood tests etc you can find the cause .

Perhaps avoid the park on Sundays- and take him for a lovely LONG walk somewhere instead ? He doesn't HAVE to be exposed to 40 plus dogs to make him a better dog .... Walking with you, on a leash, and being helped to concentrate and get into 'the zone' is a good thing :p How often does he get a good long leash walk ..where you can both relax into the rythym?

Oh.. Just remembered, I do have a walking stick with a 'textured' handle now :p I left it outside .

Yep.. put your dog on a lead and remove him ..one day the other dog may take action

Someone I know lives on a boat..and of course moors along a river . She has always had a problem with snakes around/on the boat - but since using this snake repeller hasn't seen one!

Hmmm seems my favourite toy is in high demand ! LINK

Those toys I mentioned are from Cheap as Chips stores. I wouldn't leave them with a dog overnight , but with people around ..they last a reasonable time The crackle chewtoys have quite a tough covering !

I agree- sounds like interactive toys would be fun for her rattleballs/treatballs- those toys which have plastic bottles inside- so they make a very satisfying 'crunch/crackle' when chomped ...( I recently bought some from Cheap as chips). all those sort of things will perhaps keep her attention longer? Our youngsters love those black hard plastic rough surface balls which make a weird 'laughing' noise when rolled!! (CaC again) The noise drives us mad- but here, they fill up with sand and are silenced soon enough

if there is a puncture wound- it could be infection- but if there is no puncture mark, and it is just tissue swelling, she should be fine

Grass seeds cause LOTS of pain... glad it will soon be gone!

Sounds more like internal pain of some sort Good luck at the vets

Very good idea x2 good idea, IF the pup is otherwise getting lots of training/walking/play opportunities