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She is just lovely I have a very soft spot for black dogs ...and with those contrasty eyes, she's really noticeable. The beauty of finding the right dog is that often, as with humans, hair colour ends up unimportant !! LOL

wow!!

Nice thought - but this time they can not EVER meet .

I guess this sort of thing happens ... I've heard of things. There are unscrupulous and inhumane people in every single aspect of animal ownership/care . I have never heard of modern duck hunting retrievers being culled in a lethal fashion . Probably because they are not kept as a pack 'unit' .. and are very much individuals?

Chasejax- you have acted well . bet it was a very sad decision , but , yes, it is very much a safety and health thing - for everyone ! Go slowly now ..spend time with your dog making good memories

There may be some hints here for you ? https://www.rspcaqld.org.au/blog/pet-care/apartment-living-for-dog-lovers https://www.ideas.org.au/uploads/resources/363/pets_in_the_city.pdf

he does not know 'it's not right ' ..he is a baby who can NOT be clean because he has no access to what his body is used to to trigger his bladder and bowel to empty . He then has to toilet ..and try to sleep in the waste . Would you take bedding away from a toddler who wet/pooed the bed because of disruption in the home/family? bet they would scream & cry as well , trying to sleep in that mess. You really need to go back to SQUARE ONE and take a week off ..to learn how to train yourself and this pup ..the thing with training is to set your pupil up TO DO THE RIGHT THING To do THAT, however, one needs to learn WHAT the right thing involves ...WHY should the pupil want to do it , and HOW does the pupil best learn ? Learning some basic puppy psychology is also really important They don't reason as we do ..far from it .... You're doing well trick training ... but toilet training uses more instinct based stuff...

Don Dog ... all grey .....

there are numerous threads on here about blues and associated problems . no doubt some are great ...sadly though, many are burdened with all sorts of worries .

Leo ..mid teens ..and still wobbling along ... we thought last year he was ready to go , but not so ! he has his bed on the porch now ..hot water bottles at night time , and still eats very well .

Great article .. and a name we know - one of our DOLers, Melissa Starling I have shared the heck out of this piece !! https://theconversation.com/is-your-dog-happy-ten-common-misconceptions-about-dog-behaviour-97541

the worst sort . idiot males with guns and nothing better to do.

crawling/breathing upon type puppies ? :D

This old euro (macropus robustus) was snapped grabbing some prickly dry breakfast in the comparatively warm winter morning sun. Note the burrs..he had , I surmise, just gotten up from a sleep The white on his face is from scars ...These guys are my favourite macropod .

How wonderful for all of you

@Roova Wonderful chubby little sod !

LOVE IT

LOVE that XOLO ..so many expressions

Chasejax- you definitely need professional help. NOW . Trying to intervene when two dogs are fighting will usually end with bites, sometimes VERY severe injuries if the dogs' aggression is re-directed totally onto the human The only suggestion I can offer is this person .

There is more information on this situation here , in Mick's first post :

@PossumCorner a spray onto exposed trunks etc every few days with a fairly strong fish fertiliser solution keeps ringbarkers well away!! ;) after a week or two .. use a weaker solution ...

Mary is close up when she does it hackles, then 'gouges' ..OUCH .

mary is decidedly odd LOL ... sadly, since maturity she started to use horns on us humans and was threatened with death ..but a water-filled spray bottle keeps her respectful, thankfully !! (see it hanging on Rudolph? ) If she sees that ..she is all sweetness and light ...

The cat couldn't believe the strange procession ! Would run ..stop & look back ..run some more ..Knew he was in no danger ..it was a fun interlude ..and apart from princess Don with prickle-filled feet - no one got hurt ! Been a while since we had an impromptu fun time like that , actually ...

Thanks for the update ... things are progressing ..albeit without the dear girl being aware keep her lovin' that vet! and slurping duck eggs ... LOL YUMM.