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My dogs are really quiet, they really only bark a liitle bit in play, whinge a little bit if feeling left out, or alarm bark if something really really out of place happens. It is part of what I really love about them. I couldn't tolerate noisiness.

I have used hessian in a similar situation in the past to block visual stimulation, cheap and looked ok, but you are still going to have to desensitise for noise. Maybe try crate training the nervous one and using it as a safe place when you aren't around, or using the carport more often for him. You can also get supplements for anxious dogs but I have no idea if they are effective.

You say least 'fatty and gamey', but in my experience they don't usually go together, wild game is usually lean. But it is redder than the equivalent farmed meat, more exercise makes the muscle redder in things like rabbit. Wild rabbit is really lean, all mine like it but it is too low in fat for them to have too much. Might suit if low fat is what you are after. Mine are a bit mixed on wild goat, some like it, some really don't. Have never fed possum. Duck goes down well. I would probably try the rabbit and chicken combo first and see how it goes.

In over 30 years of keeping multiple dogs together,entire and neutered, 2 different breeds, I have not had a fight which required vet treatment. . I hope I don't jinx myself, but I think I have been very blessed with the temperament of my guys. Currently keeping 3 bitches together and couldn't ask for a group who got on better. Blessed.

I live a couple of suburbs away from the first attack and in all my decades of owning dogs have never had so many issues with aggressive roaming dogs as I have here. Canberra's leash law enforcement is very poor and people with aggressive dogs seem to think it is normal to let them roam. If I had small dogs I wouldn't walk them in my otherwise unremarkable working class suburb.

It is generally considered lower risk to get the opposite sex, with more chance of hostility between the same gender. Not that it won't work to get dogs of the same gender, many people do with great success including me. But you are probably weighting the odds a bit more in your favour by getting one of each. Once you find a likely propsect see if you can do a meeting between the 2 dogs on neutral territory before making a commitment and bringing her home, it will give you an idea of how their temperaments suit each other.

I know of quite a few Galgos and Podencas that have made it out of Spain to be adopted by sighthound enthusiasts in Europe, or America, but it is such a big issue. They are very beautiful, sensitive hounds, and their abuse is so entrenched culturally, it is very sad. He could perhaps have a look at the Sighthound Underground fb page, and see if they can offer any suggestions for him.

I second the Galgos del Sol suggestion and Scooby Medina is another large shelter for Galgos, which are bred up for the hunting season and then killed or abandoned at the end of it, often killed by hanging. Scooby take other breeds too, but all the Galgo shelters are under huge pressure and strapped for funds and room so may not have any capacity to help directly. By hunting dogs your friend probably means Galgos or Podencas or similar - beautiful sighthoudns who truly deserve a kinder fate. It is a huge problem.

I just wouldn't worry about the other owners reaction, he may have all sorts of reasons for being worried about other dogs including prior experiences or general nervousness but at the end of the day he was the one breaking the law. I would just concentrate on your dog's behaviour for your own sake, even if he is just friendly now that kind of frustration can become a problem, so I would work on self control and social skills with him, and getting him to look to you for guidance in those kind of situations.

Your long commute makes it harder, I haven't had a commute longer than 30 mins since I moved here and that means the juggling is much easier. I walk in the morning, trying to go every evening doesn't work when I am tired from the day. Even so I have used a dog walker to break up their day, and having 3 dogs reduces the likelihood of loneliness and boredom. I know from the way the garden and toys look when I get home, and how they are on weekends, that they play together during the day. My working days are often much longer than 8 hours so I try to schedule those times to be days the dog walker comes, doesn't always work though. For ill dogs I have dashed home at lunchtime, not really an option for you though.

From my own experience, the way you and your wife react to other dogs in the future will be important in how your dog reacts. I was deeply frightened by an attack by 2 loose GSDs, and lost confidence in dealing with rushing loose dogs when mine were on lead. It made one of mine a bit leash reactive when she was with me for a while, until I got a better handle on my own fear. You will need to try and act around other dogs as you did before this happened and that isn't easy. Dog attacks are very traumatic.

Well it is a selective expression of drive or a variable drive threshold or something, I guess instinct is as good as any ( responding to Haredown, can't quote). I agree they are more likely to spend energy on what they can course and catch, but Borzoi didn't kill all the species they hunted, the wolf was more often caught and pinned down for the hunter, and some of mine have caught and retrieved rabbits live to hand. It seems killing isn't always part of their prey drive sequence.

Sighthounds I have owned or handled have had a low threshold for going into drive for traditional prey species so it isn't necessarily a high threshold across the board. It just seems much more discriminating - maybe it is genetic memory. That is a cool concept.

This is probably a little off the main topic, but I find it interesting that high prey drive working breed dogs will often be prone to what huski describes and direct that prey drive at moving cars, bikes, prams etc. But high prey drive sighthounds seem much less prone to do that, or at least the breed I know. I have had some lock on fast moving cars on the horizon but only when so far away they were unidentifiable as cars to the dog. I just spent time with people who have selected for high drive in their sighthounds for generations, top coursers but no issue at all with moving vehicles on a street, not until a rabbit jumped up. It's not training or control, just a much more selective prey drive. With a sighthound background it took me years to get use to people describing a desire for a tug game or chasing a bicycle as prey drive, I have no doubt they are correct but it just didn't fit what I had experienced of that drive.

My old Belgian Terv had vestibular disorder at about the same age, and recovered fully on her own in time, she just needed help to get around for the first few days. Hers didn't recover from one day to the next tho, your description of your girl as almost normal today does not sound similar. Good luck.

Like trifecta I feed whole chickens, usually for $3.50 a kilo but sometimes much less. I just whack them in half and they get a half each on chicken days, which are 2 or 3 days a week.

I would say yes to more meat, chicken frames and wings are very boney. A cheap source of boneless meat is beef or lamb heart, easy to get and nutritous.

I think you need face to face professional help. She sounds a physical risk to others and a big liability risk for you. You called it a prey drive response but I wouldn't from your description. Your profile says Qld but I think that is the default, so if you are in NSW try K9pro, or post what state and someone will provide a recommendation. Being a breed that is not allowed in many states, depending on where you are if she does get reported for an aggressive incident she may not get a second chance. Until you get help don't put her in situations where she can get trouble.

That's a shame. I haven't used any of these 3 for behavioural work but I know them, all good people. I get Paul to walk my dogs during the day and there are not many people I would trust to that extent with them.

Mine play with the lemons and apricots, but don't eat them. They leave the plums and pears alone. Sometimes nibble the strawberries and raspberries, don't like the red currants. Never come to any harm from the fruit.

A mix of true, false and depends. You can breed a litter for profit, you just need a license and comply with the rules . You can sell an undesexed dog over 6 months but you have to let them know. The age , frequency and caesarian limits listed are correct, but approval from a vet that the breeding is ok gives an exemption. The licenee number needs to be included in ads and that might prove to be the most effective bit if they enforce it I don't think there are any existing puppy farms and it would be hard to set one up without being noticed and in breach of some existing planning rule, and the unregistered backyard breeders mostly seem to ignore restrictions so I doubt they will do anything much for animal welfare really. Enforcing the leash laws would probably do more, but I guess they mean well.

Be careful using the paracord, it can be harsher on the neck than a chain if the dog is a puller

For Borzoi, although their average lifespan of 10-13 years is quite good for such a big dog, it still isn't long enough for me. I would like my big hairy boofas to have the 18 year lifespans of some of the smaller breeds.

So maybe a very fine jewellery link chain and a braided satin or paracord lead, or a fine martingale. There are satin martingales for very small dogs but probably more toys than terriers. Bowhouse sells show chains online. You can get fine chains down to 2mm. I would ask your breeder what she uses.

Easiest way is to drop into a show and try a few at the vendors there. Otherwise facebook has lots of sellers, or there are websites like bigdogleads. What type of lead depends on your dog, and also its breed. I used a simple paracord for my previous 2, but that would be too harsh for a dog that pulled on lead or wasn't very responsive. I will probably use a fine snake chain on my current girl if I ever get around to entering a show.