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Hmm.mozzies don't often bite thru fur... more than likely an allergic reaction (hives) Keep an eye on her... did she have anything different in her tea?

Poodlemum, i can understand.. My Hamlet is another whose ears don't work while the legs ARE!! :D He is a guts, so , PROVIDING there is nothing chase-able, he will come back. I basically walkk him on a loooong lead most of the time now.. The advice given, to make yourself more interesting than the surroundings is good! What does she do to not listen to you? Is she sniffing,chasing,rolling,or just running? I would suggest that whatever it is that she wants to do...provide it, but from YOU!! Have smellier, tastier treats...a better noisier toy, etc. Is there any way of putting up a fence so she has a smaller area to be in at times? May I also suggest the TOT ...(pinned in this forum)? That MAY get her to see you as the sole provider of good things, and 'she who should be listened to" best of luck!

Ahh..sorry... didn't know that pugs are vacuums... ignore me

Chicken wings should be fine each day Our "widget"(koolie) about 10 wks old and not very big, will demolish a wing no probs. she has 2 a day.

am awaiting a canon pixma 4500.... will let you know :rolleyes: thanks for the replies.

Ours always just go to a door and stand there...so I can't help. At this very early stage, he will not be able to 'tell' you, I wouldn't think... maybe....maybe... if you put a little bell or something at his level near the door...and EVERYTIME you go out with him, ring the bell...& immediately open the door...then show HIM how to use a nose or paw to ring the bell... just a maybe My pig used to do this..but I have never taught a puppy to :0

When you took him for his health check..did the vet give him the all-clear? I am still thinking on the constant whining.... being a rescue,,it could well be that he has problems, and you may need someone experienced to talk to..a professional behaviourist, maybe? it could be just that everything is VERY alien to him, too. jumpers, harnesses, being tied up...all sorts of things are stressors for such a young baby. ermmm..until he is fully vaccinated, walking him has a big risk of him becoming a victim of parvo or something, too ........thinking.....

Hi.. Glad to see that your dog gets bones and meat people on here aren't really being Gourmet chefs, .....really they are using a wide variety of fresh foods to try and provide their dogs with a balanced diet. Just as we are told to eat a wide variety of food each day to obtain everything from fibre to enzymes...so too should dogs ;) Commercially prepared food does the basics, but fresh food, chosen with care, provides a wider range of things the body needs , without the colours, preservatives and dubious sources of the ingredients.

Back in the 'old days' when working with kennelled labs..we used to shave/clip, then scrub with Hibitane, and daily clean and apply Metaphen. If they got larger or VERY sore, then it was a course of antibiotic, but most of them healed quickly. Horrible things, indeed.

Zeus,,a word of caution... a 4 mth lab MAY try & swallow the chicken necks whole!! I only give them to little pups and very fussy eaters, so I know they are chewed up! A chicken neck is just the 'right' size to maybe stick on the way down, if swallowed whole...it happened once, and there was a panic. Chicken carcases should be fine labs eat anything smaller than themselves, usually Very Cute pup!!

Cazz..try a couplf zshort obedience sessions, and a HUGE bone... the combination of both should take the edge off, and relax him. What is his daily routine? Re housetraining...from where did he come? Was he inside? Was he in a kennel situation with others? was he a backyard dweller? Pssstt...he more than likely WILL chase the chooks :D he is a terrier, a pup and a boy Our little witchetty is the same age..and weighjs just under 2 kg SHE chases the chooks!And the goats !! She is a Koolie, and we HOPE she chases things, that's the difference What are you feeding, and how often? Does he have playtime with YOU or other humans? just so we know what sort of day he has?

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They can develop with amazing speed..and the skin exudes a HEAP of serum etc, so I guess a scab would form pretty quickly. This is assuming it IS a 'hot spot' Good luck at the vet's :D

Hard to tell..but it sounds like a hot spot..a rapidly growing, painful area of infection. You have done the right things to help ;) If she has floppy ears and an elizabethan collar, this may ,unfortunately provide the 'bugs' with the ideal humid growing conditions ,tho. The vet may, if it IS this... trim hair away from the area and apply something to help dry it out, amongst other things. Not drastic... when I worked with Labs, we saw it a LOT :D

everyone beat me to it !! TOT that is

Darn. My trusty little HP photosmart has died... I need a new printer NOW to do a few things by next weekend... we have a dick smith's in town..not much else, and they said for me to have a browse here... http://www.dse.com.au/cgi-bin/dse.fileread...logs/CTG0000874 , and they'd order in what I wanted. I have no idea, really. Print mostly 10x8 photos..need to be good quality as some are used for 'prizes' on local radio show, and some are as gifts. I would LOVE one with seperate colour cartridges, but they are really expensive, aren't they? Sorry..Tech ignoramus here anyone have any ideas? thanks:) EDIT! was just looking at this one ... anyone used it? How much is ink? http://www.canon.com.au/products/printers/...ers/iP4500.aspx

well...sardine oil has made life easy, thank goodness! I put the drops in a small amount of sardine oil, and it goes down with hardly a worry

Frank... to have a 'trained' dog doesn't HAVE to mean lining up at a class...not at all. YOU can do it at home, as part of everyday. Take bits of information from the threads on here..books at the library..converstaions with others... THEN for a set period each day, go thru some simple rules/ commands, until Bailey does what you ask WHEN you ask :D Simple. HE learns the rules, and YOU get a more thorough insight into how he is thinking . Dogs operate on a fairly obvious system. If I get REWARD..I'll DO it!! Reward can be an adrenaline rush... FOOD ( very strong one) praise from a human So...teaching then becomes very easy... dog is shown gently what he needs to do. REWARD Dog associates the action with reward... This is repeated....... Dog eventually DOES the action in response to Person asking/telling. Dog gets REWARD!! Dog is happy Person is happy a communication has been established, and for a time, dog and person are 'speaking the same language" You are lucky in having those dogs earlier in your life..they meant a lot to you, and sounded great mates :D None of our dogs are professionally trained either.....BUT they will do as we say .

Vets should at least have SOME idea of what types of feeding regimes there are 'out there' !! Don't mind him..he probably does very well with whatever he sells

I just received some mixture for one of our old cats..and have NO idea how I am going to get him to take it Our cats eat mostly rabbit carcases /roo meat , and a few bikkies..this stuff tastes incredibly strong and foul..and smells - so nowhere to hide it..they won't eat fish,and don't get any commercial cat canned stuff... as they don't like it. It also 'burnt' my tongue... this could be interesting, and uncomfortable...3 x a day!!!!

frank... the poor pup was howling because he didn't know what was going on, and was upset at being locked away in the middle of a fun time He DIDN'T know he was "in trouble" as such. All he knew was that you were angry, and he was suddenly locked up. No Obedience training? I don't mean FORMAL, High-level obedience... but most dogs have a few minutes at least, in a day , when they are taught to sit, or come, or walk nicely on a lead... don't you do any of this? If you don't teach your dog the 'right' habits, and let him practice being 'GOOD"..how is he ever going to learn what is "wrong" ? Obedience sessions, or if you like, "life's Lessons time" are a good opportunity to get to know each other, and for the dog to get heaps of praise for doing things according to OUR rules Now, we live in the bush..have dogs which are outside as well, working sheepdogs. They never have to walk on a leash... or a lot of things a town dog does... BUT when they are puppies they DO have a couple of quiet one-on- one times each day where they practice sitting, coming when they are called, shown that they are not supposed to jump on us, etc. Some of it sticks BUT I believe that all pups need this little bit of one-on-one time, as a bonding and learning time, and a chance for us to communicate with each other. As said...your pup is reacting to the noise and movement, and he may not 'grow out of it', UNLESS he is shown/taught over a period of time, that behaving in a different way brings rewards

Frank... this says it all... he is NOT really like a child. Dogs do not think like humans.. he sees things from a DOG perspective, and we humans have to try and do that as well . It isn't always easy, either ;) Also..your boy is now a 'teenager', and will be trying to assert himself more. You will get a lot of useful replies from here.. My suggestion is to try and treat him more like a dog, less like one of the children. Where does he sleep? Who does his obedience sessions with him each day? Who feeds him? Who walks him, and how/where? These things will help build a picture of where he fits in your household :p For now...keep him separate from the kids when they are outside...put him in the laundry or somewhere where he can't see what's happening, and get frustrated. Would it be possible for someone to walk him while the kids are outside? Maybe he shouldn't be always involved in their play...he is young , and dogs react to movement and noise...getting excited, and playing like a DOG...not to Human rules I am sure erny or one of the other wise people here will help you and your pup! ;)

I think he's just telling everyone that you are HIS...

[ I 'third' it... Hope Lou feels better once the abscess( from what you've written) bursts. Poor boy..