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Please don't smack her. You are the adult- and responsible for her- the baby-! At 10 weeks puppies do not have a lot of control over toilet things... and if she also has diarrhoea... then there is NO way you will be able to housetrain her comfortably!! She drinks lots, because she is getting rid of way too much water with her diarrhoea. It is DANGEROUS for small pups to have sloppy poo for more than a few days, as they lose so much water, and the mineral salts (electrolytes) needed to keep their bodies operating correctly!!! Have you at least phoned your vet? Dogs do NOT need vegetables.... or, if they are fed as part of a raw food diet- it is only pureed and in small quantities. vegetables have a lot of fibre--- which dogs, and especially puppies are not good at digesting Also- processed meats, fatty meats, salted meats are not the easiest for a pup to digest properly. Pancakes are not necessary. Flour and milk are NOT needed by dogs.A lot of dogs cannot digest the lactose in milk, and get the runs. The dry food you are feeding? at some stage can you grab the packet, and tell us the brand/name? Knowing what exactly it is may be a help.... If you bought the pup- did she come with a vaccination certificate, or a vet check? What was she eating before you got her?

Nooo. Wouldn't it be easier to desex and train him?

Basically- their recall has to be 110%!!practice and practice and practice..... Instinct has kicked in... they are doing what they were bred for- now humans have to override that- and install an everytime recall switch!

NO. curash ordinary johnsons baby pdr. and there is one with cornstarch instead of talc... and with a small percentage of zinc oxide......

Yowch and who holds the dog ? I much prefer to use saline solution.. doesn't sting.. and won't BLEACH hair At our vets we would never scrub a hotspot unless the dog was anaesthetised. it hurts!! I also would not use a germy facecloth... rather some sterile gauze Seems it's a bit like feeding your dog- what works, and what you're happy with Nasty things, anyhow.. Mum's poor old golden ret x used to get shockers

I always used to clip the area.. saline bathe.. apply betadine. Some people recommend using one of those powders containing zinc.. curash? if the spots get mucky.. or start spreading- antibiotics are needed. avoid grains & sugars in diet.. keep dog/s cool. It is a bacterial infection.. is painful.. and can lead to a fever if there is a large patch, or several.

But... you just did that- as an example to the owner on how to behave in times of stress---

that's what I was always taught... finish a session on a high note, and while a dog is still keen .

A few notes from when we trained dogs without all the fancy language way back when.......... Guide dogs were with families until 12 mths/14 mths of age.. just learning the basics, and growing up. They started their training proper after that. They were kennelled- usually 2 to a kennel.. and apart from toilet/feeding opportunities several times a day... their only out-of - kennel time was training walks. They had one, maybe two sessions a day, 5 days a week...with a steadily increasing workload... for up to 6 mths. Often a dog would not be matured enough, and would be sent back to a family for another few months... Dogs which weren't happy workers, or ones which became jaded were also sent on holidays It's hard .not seeing dogs face to face--- I would also be thinking barkly needs a bit of free time...

Gosh- haven't heard of this for ages... someone used to use it on their horses

rish... she may well be wormy, or ill, or not digesting her food properly, or being fed food unsuitable. So- has she had any vaccinations? Been to the vet when you first got her, or before? What was she being fed? What is she being fed now? How many meals a day? What worming preparation/s have you used?

I never feed neck chops to anything except the cats Whole lamb necks are great for the dogs!

It really went downhill once P*rina bought the company. The decline began when kangaroo harvesting numbers dropped alarmingly- meaning they had to substitute. It used to be fantastic- full of good roo meat

What PPS said

The valium will help it will be hard to keep him under-stimulated! Sounding ok.. it's good he is wagging tail still

Me either.. altho sometimes it helps new dog owners understand. I was more talking of FEELING, and knowing that your pack was near.. just an instinctive thing... no thought needed Dogs which sleep outside BY CHOICE don't count in this discussion, because it is their choice ... not a rule.

ile.gifjust my comparison... if you normally share a bed with your OH, and/or kids.... then the 'rules' change and you all sleep in separate rooms... would you not miss the 'knowing' they are there? the feeling of being part of the family/pack? Don't get me wrong.. the majority of our dogs are outside.. they were born & bred to be outside dogs... but with other dogs for company. They all howl at sleep time.. can bark together... they are still part of a 'pack' single dogs.. 'put out' at night I don't agree with.... as said- especially if the family is away all day as well.

I was wondering about that too... odd angle, BUT it looks like an old glass insulator from when telephone lines were strung between poles- the insulators stopped the wire touching wood or metal. There were glass and porcelain ones. Not 100%sure

I like my dogs to be where I can keep an eye on them at night Rather have them asleep on their bed indoors, than barking half the night outdoors! (which happens here with the working (outside) dogs ... kangaroos/ the odd car/foxes.....

WANDERING DEW(jew) !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Found the culprit!!!!!! ( or one of them) DESTROY DESTROY!!! EXTERMINATE and yes, I am shouting ! :rolleyes:

Oh.. and lea.. that looks so nice and cool!!!!

Great shots!! Love chooks and Collingwood farm ... boy that brings back memories.... went there a lot ,way back when... dogs and stumps and all sorts of clever ideas :rolleyes: Here's 'my' boy today , after a sausage lunch He is a lace monitor... wild, but hangs around the house, and enjoys scraps from BBq's.. or whole rabbits which I shoot for him.

Oh dear... you now know exactly what you're up against. I am sorry that you are the one having to give the needles... it does sting Hoping very hard for Davey to respond well and show improvement as the textbooks say It's definitely not YOUR fault.. so don't get the guilts. Vets need to look at all possibilities.. and sometimes pay attention to what their eyes are telling them... NOT so much what the books say one 'should' do. :rolleyes:

yes- how's he doing?

you can't ,really . there are desensitising injections nowdays... but when Mitchell was alive these were not common... or recommended me. he was just always on tablets, and when things got bad.. a holistic vet used to give him Vit C injections. he lived a full long life.. Hopefully, if it is an allergy... it is to one easily avoidable thing... like red food colouring or leather dressing, or a plant in the garden.... fingers crossed. edit to add have you spoken with his breeder? There may be a family connection.. or they may have ideas?