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I firmly believe that some people do have a much greater ability to instinctively communicate with animals..whether it be dogs/horses/elephant. I also believe this is something which cannot be taught effectively in universities. One can understand all the theory available, and still not have the ability/openness/ whatever it is that enables that type of two way communication. I believe it is something special...there are many excellent trainers, and some of these do have a knack for communicating... like everything else- you are either a 'natural', or you're not Most of us are definitely NOT

How old is your pup? large or small breed? In what are you bathing him, and how? How often is he bathed?

agreed .

...and maybe try those ice bottles for them poor little mites- no wonder they are noisy I would be putting a firmly anchored sheet or something down for them- there is no purchase to be had on tiles..and they need something for their claws to grip as they move around. It is important , IMO, to give babies every opportunity to use their muscles correctly ..and therefore to have bedding which is rough enough to use to pull/push themselves along When do we get to see pics of this little family?

I've driven that way a couple of times with my dog - no problem . Just stop every couple of hours for 5/10 minutes ... One tip . TODAY - start getting your dog to toilet on command - on leash, preferably . Start him toileting off leash, then after a week or two- add the leash. That way- you can stop anywhere, and have the dog toilet where and when you want, quickly, and with no fuss.Everyone will be more relaxed and comfortable oh, and "boring" is GOOD. dogs do not have to be entertained every minute - especially when travelling. Make sure he has a BIG walk.run/obedience session before you leave... !!

poor girl . Hopefully the injection, and having you home will relax her and help her sleep * fingers crossed * she will be feeling better in the morning, and the tablets will do the trick

Just popping in to see if everyone's home and ok .

Oh- hopefully they find the cause- and it's NOT a rock!! Thinking of Gypsy

Coming from th eperspective of working sheepdogs... this 'stalking' is what's called, for a working dog, 'setting', or 'eye' Did it look like this ? it's a natural behaviour /posture- a 'herding' behaviour..., if so. The dog is tensed and hyper-alert. It is poised to instantly respond to any movement of the sheep/cattle , whatever. A head turn, a step sideways, and the dog is off!

erny- yes- very clever work! Was that a white pitty? Loved the stuff done by that one They were all good !

Jules & Kirislin- what do you mean "a grey screen" ?

she sounds as if she is being very well looked after - old dogs are special

earlier, when? hearing/sight can just 'go!' overnight, sometimes poor old girl, sounds as if her body is getting weary...

Must admit to normally not enjoying that sort of thing... this time I did!!

My first thought is that she may now have lost most of her hearing/sight, and so ,when something suddenly touches her she just automatically reacts!

Dogs at the beach

I would not have left her alone ( but then again I HAVE had a dog with a blockage ) he was vomiting...lots .The blockage was past his stomach.If she's chewing rocks she isn't feeling 'too' bad , IMO. Hopefully she just has a mild upset which will sort itself out with a day or so of fasting, and then a bland diet (NO rocks) No neighbour or friend who can call in & check her for you?

Jules - the main problem with that picnik application is that it is not a download- one needs to be online to use it.. For many folks,like me, on set plans- this means extra every time they need to do a photo It is fun to play with - but eats up allocations too fast!

Hi In this day & age, there is no way I would be letting my dog roam unsupervised in a front yard As well as the possibility of her injuring/scaring someone (and you then having all sorts of legal hassle) there is the real possibility of HER being injured/baited /let out/teased. :love: If you could fence off the back yard and leave her there when you're not with her , I feel it would be much safer all round .

Why buy something to do just simple stuff? photoshop is hellishly expensive for strating off. For all sorts of basic stuff like coloursaturation/cropping, framing/taking away unwanted 'bits' Why not try either PICASA.. just one important thing- IF you download this one- you MUST tell it to only upload stuff you telll it to ! Otherwise it will grab every image on your computer,and organise them Or.. one which does a lot of good things ..Photo Pos Pro IMO - start off iwth things like this, and if they are then not powerful enough for you- then look at buying one of the ADOBE products have fun playing with your pics!!

and it feels pretty nice to the humans as well . that little wet nose doing a search... then the relaxing and moulding to your shape .... labkisses , I saw FENUGREEK powder suggested in another thread- for helping the bitch with milk production.

Ouch! ;) Did you learn anything?

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What is the temp. in their bed? That's a quick way of working out what you need to do They may not have enjoyed the fan blowing on them either .... when it has been VERY hot here, and we have had little ones I freeze 3 litre drink bottles of water.. then when frozen, insert them into a large size terry sock (from opshops or wherever) tie off the end . Place in one , lying flat in one spot in the bed... show the babies, then see what they do! They are so cute when they discover the cool... they lie all around the iceblock, and as they get older, they flop over th e bottles, cooling their bellies. We have had pups survive mid 40 temps here with no aircon... but with their iceblocks The beauty of this is that the pups and mum can CHOOSE - to be cooled or not ;)

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