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if it were me- no collar- no dinner ..... Now he has learnt that if he sooks for an hour- you WILL remove the collar- and he can then eat in peace

YES! what a good idea- like a gated porch....

"I tawt I saw a puddy tat. I WANT that puddy tat"

If it only bruising etc- why not let her decide? If she's sore, she'll rest ...that's the theory, anyhow

Glad your girl is ok! My suggestion is to spend lots of time instilling some "when door opens, I must SIT" training.... leash dogs, one at a time...and practice, practice, practice..open door- dog SITS and doesn't move until door closes..... That's all I can think of- other than, if you are going out, or someone knocks- dogs are put in crates or in another room...

Charcoal is great- but perhaps not when the dog is on medication Charcoal is used to absorb toxins/drugs ..so it may not allow the meds to work as well as they should.

GSD X Lab

Can we see a photo of his mally tail?

looks like shep/lab....or something- I don't believe it has enough coat for a mal X.. It is possibly made up of more than 2 breeds ...

Some 'dog boxes' are well thought out- with adequate ventilation- well away from anything hot, and have rubber matting/carpeting. Others I have seen are just metal ..which would be very noisy/hot and stifling. No way would I permit a dog in my care to travel in one of these truck 'dog box' in the warmer weather I am also worried that if the dogs are unused to this form of travel- it could be very stressful Stock carriers etc I know of, train their pups up to travelling like this- and the dogs are fine... but normal pet dogs- no ,I would not do it. Cardboard cartons are also flimsy things- I would worry about escape..either chewing/or after urinating and making cardboard soggy :D I know it must be frustrating trying to find suitable transport- I'm sorry....

What caz said. You put it on.. and put his food down, or whatever. if he wants to stay frozen- let him. Don't try & cajole/bribe/force- just leave him be.It might take a half hour- but he WILL move- either to walk, or lie down... when he does, then QUIETLy praise him.. and remove the collar/harness.

Oh- and to quickly get a 'feel' for your camera- spend a bit of time just taking shots of the one thing-using all different settings-comparing them. That way you will soon know what your camera 'sees' when it is set at certain things- and what you need to note. Remember to take lots of photos- and only keep the best! never a truer word spoken!

No romantic vision here- Had a job working in a darkroom hours each day when I left school smelly ,hard work... but the results were often wonderful!

Jug & bucket here- much gentler on everybody No access to warm water? buy some black poly hose... a roll. also buy a stopper for one end (or a tap) attach one end to to tap--fill with water.. leave in sun for a couple of hours.... TEST before using..it can get VERY hot. warm water on tap :D

I would think that,after all the diarrhoea and vomiting, his system would have been empty. A few mouthfuls of boiled chicken will not be much in the scheme of things . Are you boiling the chicken and rice together? doing it this way- in a minimum of water .. and almost no salt.. means that the chicken breaks down and saturates the gluggy rice with flavour Cut chicken into small pieces before cooking.....

Dogs are good at that! Glad Atlas helped you out

perhaps he is feeling great! Don't panic- and call your vet when you can, and discuss it .

leo looks MOST unimpressed WELCOME BACK Ambervale and LEO!!!!!! I send so many people scurrying off to read his story.....

So sorry- R I P Flash girl ...

Glad she did no damage last night!

Just wondering how your girl is today?

Thanks for th e update- glad she appears well

That's not what I meant by 'bits' I am thinking more of reproductive organs/gristly bits of feet/.....

Sounds very much as if she is nursing a pain or something As you have picked-behaviour like that is usually a sign of something not right. Is she toileting ok? Is she desexed? What is her temperature tonight?