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This is a poem by Leunig. Not dog specific but it reminds me of when I lost my heart dog. When your heart is cut, cracked or broken Do not clutch it Let the wound lie open Let the wind from the good old sea blow in And bathe the wound with salt And let it sting Let a stray dog lick it Let a bird lean in the hole and sing A tiny song Like a little bell And let it ring

I am so sorry. My thoughts and sincere condolences to you and your wife, Sticks. ;) Romp and rest easy at the bridge, Fraser.

I think like everything there are always going to be those that agree and those that don't. I went to my local fishmonger who is a GR breeder and when he realised I was asking for the fish for my dogs he talked me out of it. He said there were too many fine, needle sharp bones in some fish and that he only feeds his dogs the boneless fillets. Personally, I now buy the boneless fillets occasionally but mainly stick to the tinned stuff.

Happy Birthday Mandela!!!!

He's into the repair/sale of clippers and other grooming equipment, from what I see. I am having an identity crissis here. I've been a woman, a baker, a dog groomer,unable to afford my vet bills Then maybe you need to get some help? :laugh: . "Human Clippers -vs- Dog Clippers" thread Or does re-reading your own post help to remind you? Read the first page of this post "When I informed her that the cost price of the medication was around $20 she was not happy. I have also worked in an equipment service industry and it was the practice to have a service charge and the parts cost was rounded up to the nearest dollar." Does this remind you? What has this got to do with this post??? You said you are having an identity crisis. I think erny was just trying help you remember who you said you were?

Wish I could find a dentist with that form of moral obligation. Every time I get my car serviced I have no idea what added parts I will need to pay for and neither does the mechanic until he has given the car a good look over. You don't think those parts are marked up quite a bit? I have sourced my own parts for my car, as I have also gotten scripts from the vets before but that is only because the situations called for it at the time and I had done my own research. I have spent over $100 in the past week on medications for my dog. I have no issue with that and if I did I would discuss it directly with my vet.

We wouldn't expect a human baby to learn and grow into a well adjusted member of society if it was brought up with no disapline, boundaries or schooling. It is a mistake to have this high expectation of dogs. You get what you put in. Your dog is not being naughty to annoy you it just does not know what is expected. They cannot rationalise like us and do not have the greatest grasp of the english language. Be patient. Learn to be a good teacher.

Hi Tony & Emma. We used them a couple of years ago. I will send you a PM.

Thanks for the replies. I did see your topic, huski, and that is what made me want to try out the salmon heads. It is just that the fishmonger was so emphatic about not feeding them it made me think twice. Excellent advice, Laffi, and I will do just that. I might just stick to the fillet offcuts for the time being until I do a bit more research.

I have been reading with interest the threads about feeding fish with bones in and fish heads. Today I decided to try my guys with some salmon heads but when I went into the fish monger and told him they were for the dogs he said no way. He and his wife are breeders and he said they would never risk it with fish bones and only feed filleted fish. He said feed chicken or any other meat with bones but not fish. He gave me a bag of filleted offcuts to give my dogs instead. Is there anyone here that would not feed their dogs fish with bones. I know lots here feed the fish heads and non-filleted fish without a drama but I must admit I am now having second thoughts. Wondering what others think?

Hi David. I don't have enough knowledge about training camps in general to offer any advice with respect to that, but, I did have problems with my dogs behaviour and I got one on one help from a reputable behaviourist and can totally recommend that as an option along with joining your local dog training club. It is a great learning and bonding experience with your dog. All the best.

When my dog does it to one of my fosters it seems like more of a dominance thing. Maybe the licking in itself is not necessarily dominance or submission but dependant on all the other dynamics going on in the interactions between the dogs.

Totally agree with PF here for a few reasons. My confidence increased so much from getting "a really shit hot pro". You are given more 'tools' to work with by someone that really does know their stuff. When anyone attempts to give you advice you can then say "Thankyou, but we have a program and are working under the guidence of a behaviourist so we are sticking with that". I understand where you are coming from. I had so many people offering me advice (looking back, some was good but some bad and potentially damaging) and I was chopping and changing tactics which possibly made our situation worse and made me feel like a bad owner. As soon as I was working with a behaviourist we started getting great results and it was also good to have an automatic reply to people to minimise all the well meaning advice, without feeling rude.

If you do decide to feed it to Gracie, IR, I would be really interested to hear how she goes on it.

Hi FTPO, My dog had hypothyroid symptoms. I think the T4 test is not very conclusive so my vet begrudginly did the TSH (which only cost an extra $48) both came back within the normal range. I got a second opinion from a Greyhound Vet and he decided to try my dog on Thyroxine because of his symptoms. It didn't make a difference to my dog so he went off it but I was glad to have found a vet that was willing to try something. Best of luck with your dog.

This is the one food I have always wanted to try my dogs on but as PP is the only distributer in the country I just cannot and will not buy it. I wish there was somewhere else to buy it that has nothing to do with PP.

I know someone that gives their dog cooked bones everyday and always has done with previous dogs who all lived to a very old age. The dog also regularly gets other no nos such as onion plus has free access to the compost bin. No way would I allow my dogs to eat cooked bones or anything I have learnt to be a danger (as in something that has been known to cause problems in many dogs) but for some reason I am the mug with all the vet bills.

I'll second the Bully Sticks. My dogs love them and they seem to last longer than a pigs ear.

My computer won't let me put up the link for some reason but if you do a seach in general for corn cobs there was a topic from last Feb. titled 'Help. Ate a corn cob'. I used to let my guys chew them but after reading that thread I decided not to take the risk.

That seems like a bit of a leap, Midol, to use an individual dog to form an opinion that something is "a load of crap" across the board. How are you currently teaching your pup loose lead walking? I would personally be using a flat collar on a baby pup.

You should be feeling at least a little bit proud of yourself, too, kavik. You have obviously put in the time and effort to acheive this result. Congratulations to you and Zoe. I may not know you but I am sitting here with a big smile, feeling really happy for you.

Anne, my thoughts and prayers are with you and your family at this deeply painful and raw time. Thankyou for sharing with us a glimpse in to the heartbreaking yet beautiful and special journey that you and Sophie have travelled together as an unwavering, loving and inspirational team. Roll with joy in the vast fields of soft green grass and romp and rest easy at the bridge beautiful, gentle Sophie.

:rolleyes: My OH (who doesn't read Dol) just walked in and I said to him have a look at Ernys puppy and showed him the photo. He oohhhed and awwwed and said how cute he is, how cheeky he looks then as he went to walk out he piped up with, "he looks like a Roger"!

AWWWWW! What a little cutie pie! Congratulations! More piccies needed. ;)

Hi Erny. I have sent you a PM.