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Hi . Walking is fine..around the house... on lead, and NO jumping/bouncing up at all. No jumping into car/onto furniture for the first week... Crate her in the lounge or kitchen.. during th eday if you like...that way she can see you, and is confined Watch her with the stitches! I personally prefer a soft plastic basket muzzle WHILE DOG IS UNDER SUPERVISION much less stressful than the elizabethan collars, IMO. Those collars tho are terrific at night :D Maybe not in a crate tho.. they rub against the walls, make noise, make turning around tricky.... Try & keep to as normal a routine as you can.. and don't fuss over her, telling her how sorry you are that she's hurting, etc.

What a lovely tribute to a sweet little old girl R I P Patch.

Good point to remember. !

It sounds as if she was either injured before the trainer picked her up... or she was injured during that fearful episode Either that or she is severely traumatised. May I suggest you not go back there, until you get a trainer or someone to see her at home, and help you work on the mouthing, picking up routine, etc. Remember, YOU have her most of the time- it is your responsibility to train her in manners She may have issues that you have not picked up on....

That thing has creepy eyes looks a big hit!!

I think for working, a deaf pup/ dog may have problems I would not like to expose a dog to cattle without ALL its senses intact... hearing AND seeing what the cows are up to could save its life at some stage... A dog, especially a novice,taking its eyes off the cattle to watch a hand signal is not a good idea ! As a pet- fine... working.. I have grave doubts.

and you have successfully learnt the first important lesson ! She is a D O G . not a furry kid Oh...and where are the photos?

I must be odd . I don't find it funny... yep- been there done that years ago when working with breeding labs.

Oh well- better than a grass seed!!

Ours get large meaty bones first up! Lapping is difficult for babies-their jaws are made for sucking ...so they suck on the meat/bone..get the juice... then after a while, start to chew bits off. Mince is then given a few times a day...... with a big container full of dry puppy biscuit available ad lib. heaps of meaty bones are provided... gives them exercise, and food and entertainment. I hate seeing pups with muck all over them..and this way avoids it completely Oh- water is always available... in containers like those ring cake baking bowls... deep enough to drink out of, and not easy to walk into/thru.

That second pic is terrific!!

I am thinking that there was nowhere really for a bird to perch .. those bushes are VERy spikY maybe a gust of wind... and the bee zigged when it should have zagged... odd.

Thanks

It certainly is different!

Ohhhh:(

..and another angle.

OK zoomed in..

Not really- I can go a bit bigger tho..hang on

he could well have scratched it and made it bleed- or flybites perhaps?

How unlucky can you get? I saw this poor dead bee this afternoon...

If it's a grass seed, the dogs I have seen with them in are very distressed, holding head on side, in pain, and disinclined to move Where is it bloody/irritated?Got a photo?

She is a pretty little scruff

Sometimes, too, if the long hairs at the end of the sheath are trimmed short , you may get discharge/urine gathering at the end of the sheath...drying and irritating Those long hairs are there for a reason.. to channel liquid away from the opening. I would also suggest flushing with warm saline a couple times a day .. and see how it goes .