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Uncle Albers and Great Barko are an OK food- but do not take into account the specific needs of giant breeds/growing puppies. I feed both to our working dogs with good results, but would not feed either to pups .

:D smells,sounds,shapes..all picked up and acted upon in an instant- while the human has no inkling.

:D They definitely would not be invited back to my place ! Hope you now have a good routine going ,and that your pup continues to learn well

:D how horribly traumatic for them .

How awful :D

Don't know anything much about it, sorry- just seem to remember hormonal imbalances causing problems . :D Was just a thought.

A dog biting a person who is attempting to break up a serious fight is NOT seen by me to be human-aggressive! A dog in a fight is running on adrenaline and instinct- you put yourself in the way- and you will be bitten.

You're doing OK with your pup- YOU can set down the rules re other dogs! I would not let dogs such as hers into my house if they weren't toilet trained

Daisy- have you considered it may NOT be allergy related ? Could it be (and I have no knowledge) some sort of endocrine problem? Things on the skin often will start internally ...

great!

perhaps they did - and didn't think it would escalate:perhaps this was a first and last;if she was unknown to the dog- something may have happened to stress /antagonise the dog.... Very sad for everyone. Those powerful jaws -guess she's lucky it was limbs and not head.

Good for you!

aahh ! excellent , thankyou! I am hoping my first postcard order comes at the end of the week.....buying 16 or more(from the same artist) means only paying $1.01 each ... suits me fine!

poor woman

Can you give us some more info:)? What type of collar are you using? What type of leash? What obedience clubs/puppy classes have you done with her? Who taught you correct Halti use? Where are you training her to walk ? What sort of exercise/training does she get each day?

Oh Hopefully Buddy will find somewhere wonderful You shouldn't feel guilty, as you worked very hard !

The one of the two fighting horses is wonderful! The bird is striking!

IMO, Just keep to her normal exercise until close to whelping,when she can relax and loosen up... keeping fit and toned will help with delivery- and she will miss her daily outings! Obviously if she is big, shorter walks in the heat etc is common sense..she has a lot more weight to carry.. I have seen lab brood bitches who were amazingly fit, still jogging behind horses up until a few days prior to whelping... and working sheepdogs working up until a few hours prior to whelping.. giving birth, and then back to work if they could ! Not recommending either!!! , but if your bitch is at a level of fitness then try and keep her there . She's pregnant, not convalescing

Oh dear!!! Peeeeew!!! eerrmm- how on earth are you going to remove the smell??? Hope dog didn't drink too much - it probably will have some dire effect

aah- that was to be my 'excuse' - that the dog was a brilliant worker, and so could perhaps pass that on... are 'koolies' a trendy type dog to own these days?

No- however, one of the keenest and most useful of dogs we had in the sheep yards was my lilttle dachsieX mini foxie ..MANY years ago(when I was 17)! She worked the sheep in her own style.. I trained her in the paddock using a fishing line /rod ... used to reel her in if she went the wrong way! She absolutely adored sheepwork, and was actually very useful in trucks- as she'd fit right under the sheep!! Dear little Wreckit ( named as when I bought her (as a mini foxie) she was full of demodex, had an abscessed eye where the bitch had bitten her, had more fleas than hair...and the vet was going to put her down . I had to work hard to get her back to health ( the person who sold her to me paid, thanks to the vet tearing strips off him)..and she repaid me by being the toughest little thing in our house til she was well into her teens Friends all called her a cross between a toothbrush and a bullant (excuse rant..she was a one-off!, and such a treat to watch with the sheep!)

Friends drove up one day- and the ACD in the back was barking and carrying on- so I didn't go near the car. They drove to their camping spot- and opened the back door to let the dog out. It looked big, so I was a bit wary... Then I laughed- it must have been a corgiXACD- cos it hds tiny stumpy 2 inch legs! A big barrelly ACD body - all nicely marked (no it wasn't the merle of a corgi)..but someone forgot its legs

it means "Yes".

*nods*

that is ONE thing my goofy Hamlet wil do - for cat food or something dropped on th e floor..-- he will lock his eyes on mine, start the drool machine, and wait