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Agreed! Just thinking out loud ..sorry.

I start any pups at 3 weeks---- with BONES . I give large bones..like roo tail or beef/sheep pelvis/shanks with quite a lot of meat on .. I score/slash at the meat.. then put a few bones in with the babies. They sniff, and suck, and lick and then chew... and have a ball!! I hate using slops-IMO, it is hard for littlies to co ordinate their heads/legs/tongues at this stage... whereas sucking meat off a large bone is easy.. and rewarding, and quickly leads naturally to chewing They can also lie down when doing it ...without getting messy . I hate messy sticky faces /paws ..... After a few days of this- I also introduce dry puppy kibble .. ours don't seem to have trouble with it. (koolies and koolie x's ) Once they are eating the kibble well, they start lapping at water as well... and are well on the road to independence

hey, mousie- I agree with STITCH - feed her her favourite- just 2/3 the quantity She needs to have something to enjoy and look forward to

That's my image as well. All resting together ....

Mine's there

Zackly! He is a BABY!! He needs to eat, sleep LOTS... and have a few minutes playtime every so often.

I would also go with a dog who has been fostered - an adult of calm and known temperament would make life a lot more pleasant for your mum Sounds a great environment for the right dog!

That did it .

Aahh this is the hard end of owning a dog . for you . I try hard to look at it from the dog's POV. Is she comfortable more than uncomfortable? Is she sleeping well? Is she enjoying food ? Is she able to toilet independently and normally? Is she still interested in what's going on? Is she still 'happy' looking? Do her eyes have a sparkle? I also prefer to send a dog over the bridge before I 'have to' . Before they cannot get up, before they are usually incontinent, before their eyes go dull and tired, and before they are in pain more often than not. I like to know they are still happy somewhere in there, that I have saved them from days/weeks of being miserable because they can not be a dog. I do not keep a dog alive just for me.

What a wonderful machine DOL is when it cranks up! So many, with so much to offer in the way of skills ,communication and caring. *virtual pats on the back for the ones doing the hard work* Thank you for the update, steve Sends more thoughts & prayers Jed's way. Surely she can feel them all ?

SoL- yes- picasa is free- and very easy to use (which is why I use it first to fix minor stuff It certainly is a 'rough' fix- but can often just be enough if you want to try it- have fun...BUT during setup- make sure you tell it to NOT upload stuff unless you give permission- otherwise it will grab every image off your computer and organise them for you (which you may want - but I don't know :D ) THIS may help also, Have a look here I am a PICASA addict - have used it to organise my photos for about 4 years ..and also , as I said it is my first port of call for minor editing .Otherwise I use PhotoPos Pro and the beta trial version of Lightroom ;) You have some gorgeous photo opportunities there!

yes Good results.

HollyE- that sounds great!

Thank you for the update, Toohey .

Love that second shot !

as luck would have it, I was given a new little lavender candle this afternoon. perfect!

yep!

Shite - condition critical? Hopefully it will change to something more hopeful soon. Hey, Jed - you should be able to feel our love & thoughts. hang in there!

I hope he can be responsibly rescued/rehomed- He is so young yet ...

Sorry- but how can the owner ask for money? The pound should deal with any release themselves? poor dog. He also should not be sold as an entire male

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Oh ;) Sending jed thoughts & prayers .. God speed the dogs over the bridge .

You have to make the toy more desirable than YOU . You either have him interacting with you.. or you have him interacting with a toy hard to expect a baby to be lying with you and not want to use his mouth - after all - that is how baby pups learn about their world! I would suggest if you want you pup to learn to be more 'independent' and spend time chewing- then get him a nice raw BONE . put him on his mat/bed..and let him chew ;) For a little pup like that- a lamb/beef rib or even a turkey wing will keep him busy !