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Sorry you have this break up happening- but it sounds the 'right' way for you to go. re: the pup.Here are some things to ponder, as you make your decisions Who paid the majority of the purchase price? In whose name is it registered/microchipped? Who has the house/yard? Who will/would have been handling/showing said pup?

Not sure what fittings you require..My guess is there is a ring/hook to attach leads/chains to? In that case it's dead easy ! get the sort of chain you like from a hardware store.....get two SWIVELLED snaphooks...attach one to each end of the chain length, using two nice stainless steel link fasteners(look like a chain link, but can be screwed shut) the size that will fit thru your chain links... DONE, and will probably cost around $20. You end up with a snaphook for the collar- a length of chain, strong as you want, and a snaphook for the anchor point. NB: stainless or brass snaphooks are more expensive, but STRONGER-and usually better made.

I think the type of surgery depends on the degree of HD, the mobility level required, and the general health of the patient???

Lightroom 3 is beta (testing) - FREE to download /use until April LOVELY

YES!!

Sorry, but I don't understand this at all. What makes the vet thinks the testicles will drop in another 3 or 4 months? If they are not down now they may never be down and if they are not down it is all the more reason to remove them. I have never heard of a vet doing this. They usually just make a bigger incision, find the testicles and remove them. Anybody else ever heard of a vet doing this? Must admit to wondering why the vet did not search for, and remove testes then & there - now poor pup has to have another anaesthetic and a bigger op.... just a thought- if there is already a fat deposit in the scrotum.. sounds as if the body has made its decision.... no balls in the ballroom ;) just my thoughts, and probably wrong!

For an old wonky legged dog? We use home made ones- a bean bag outer or chaff bag, filled with raw wool VERY comfortable- no risk of fleas...warm in winter.. and gives support ... Do Snooza make a wool -filled one?

Nice name!

Lab/mastiff ? Lovely boof!

Yep- Muscles grow with appropriate use .... do some reading perhaps on the different muscle groups, what they do, and then plan exercise accordingly

I do all my own A4size/postcard size .. Do them on canvas too.. put them in cheap wooden frames they look ok. have never used anything other than redbubble for bigger, better quality things.

Good for you!! ;)

I agree with maybe further xrays/tests. It could well be a spinal problem or something else.. Poor old boy. ;) Try using a belly band on him

I'm lazy- HERE are some of mine

We stopped buying it when they increased the fish meal..our dogs weren't keen on it... and it seemed to also produce more waste. prior to that, we used it for years with no observable health problems.

Yep - minced frames area good start! Even better would be the whole frames, so your dog can chomp them up herself You can save yourself the effort of cooking for your dog- They do not need cooked food ...do better on raw. Cooked bone is NOT a good thing at all for dogs

So- I hope the trainer has now given you the 'tools' to recognise and defuse any more redirected aggression :D keep up the good work.

Sorry - I thought turkey wings/necks were a bit big to swallow whole ;) Hamlet can't.....

Turkey necks/wings and chicken frames ;) Also kangaroo tails

This has been done before- something about 'double muscling' .from memory ;)

Really? I thought it was great! Not much smell- didn't sting or anything- dried really quickly..and worked!! on April and us I bet the foxes do love the smell of all that chook litter, etc!!

and sugar

yep , sounds like he needs toilet training

Time for a professional to come and have a look at the dynamics. You probably need to change the house rules...Raf's world has been turned upside down....and you all need to be made to fit in it again I agree- your delayed response and method of correction would not have been at all helpful for what happened In Raf's mind- he was told off for sitting on the floor!

*nods* Exercise, Discipline, Affection should be stickynoted to every new puppy!!