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Im wondering too.....hope there has been a positive outcome, understand if you are unable to update.... Jacqui

Hi team, Going to have two boston terriers stay for a month or so as of next week to help some friends out. Any suggestions as to how to introduce them to Charlie? Never done this before! (ie. 3 dogs). We know one of the bostons, Megan, we looked after her for 1.5yrs when they were in the UK, but it was agggges ago, and I have changed alot as a doggie person, and she now has Moby as well. They are so close they sleep intertwined....... Looking forward to any input. Jacqui

Thats an awesome site Kirislin! Nice find!

As the topic states, has anyone heard of these, or used these? There appears to be a whole range you can purchase from the chemist? Just hoping for thoughts/feedback. Thanks, Jacqui

Brisbane Royal/Ekka is the same thing. They do have a dog show there too. www.dogsqld.com.au has more information. It's not on until August though. Thanks Erin, I figured it was the same but wasnt sure if the ekka had the dogs being shown as well - Ive never really thought about looking, but I definitly will this year! Bring on August. I hope you enjoy your time at the Sydney Royal

Sounds wonderful - jealous as all hell here!

Oh oh oh Erin, PLEASE share your photos of the beagles..... Does the brisbane ekka have the dogs too? Or is it just the Royal...?

put the pill in a teaspoon of honey. Charlie licks it all off and is going back for seconds. Or peanut butter.

I love these pics, thanks everyone - if anyone has more Id love to see!!

http://www.dolforums.com.au/index.php?show...e+cider+vinegar go there saxonpup. i think you need to put it into your browser apple cider vinegar

Awesome, and when you use nil odour, the dogs dont come back to revisit? lol...

His eyes are amazing. Wow, what a journey.

Can anyone tell me if this is one of those products that deters the reoccurance in the same place once sprayed? thanks, jacqui

Anyone else at all?

HI all, Wondering if anyone uses Simple Green as a Dog Stain and Odour removal? its meant to discourage them coming back. Id love to know what others think? Im really looking for something I can spray on that will deter Charlie coming back - we still have the occasional reoccuring accident. Thanks all, jacqui

We will definitly be taking Charlie camping again now just will think about it differently. :D

So true - I learnt this in training...but we didnt practise it. No wonder we had trouble. I have to think of it from Charlies perspective - we did this with the cow which is why it was turned around to be a non issue. We understood that this cow was nothing more than a loud mooing monster and taught Charlie that it was a safe mooing monster lol. thanks persephone, as always, a wealth of knowledge and advice. :-)

Hi all, thanks for your responses. I am working on Charlies recall. He can do it, brilliantly if we are at home, pretty well at the dog park, but I've lost him when we are out walking - so many distractions and smells. I feel stumped, like I can't get past that. He can do it, but my goodness, its hard work, and its not every time either. Poodlefan, you are correct, his recall needs work. That in itself is an issue. Persephone, I think you have hit the nail on the head. I do think he was protecting his turf - from the other doggies. Next time I can set up a lead attached to myself or OH so he is with us the whole time. Maybe in this instance a longer lead was the wrong thing to do. Learning learning. In terms of packing up and leaving, I have to admit, we did talk about it, but when we camp we dont just pitch a tent - we have numourus structures set up and it would have been a 3 - 4 hour effort to pack up and go. In saying that, we did leave a day early. It was too much (OH has sustained an injury from work as well, was a bit much for him too). Charlie had his first swim with me - he hated it. I didnt force him, just let him set his own pace, but it wasnt his thing. I will attempt it again in a month or so, again, just letting him go at his own pace, after that Ill leave it til next spring/summer. I assume dogs dont like cold water either! what a brilliant idea to take a kayak or canoe out and coax Charlie to follow. Thats definitly getting filed in the *must try* file. Thanks everyone. Was a rotten experiance but I feel more positive about it. I have to stop thinking of myself as a puppy mummy, and more of an owner/trainer. Very psychological. DOL rocks my world. So glad I've found it. Makes my time with Charlie more enhanced :-)

Hi team, We recently had a sad experiance camping that I have been reluctent to post about. It was Charlies first camp, and we were very excited. Decked him out with pjs (thanks Ams!) and some socks and shoes for the rougher terrain in case he had any pad problems. Where we went is a place we have been many many times before, BC (Before Charlie) so it was very familiar to us. We got a spot by the creek on the inner side, as the creek crossing we normally take to get to our regular spot was closed :D. We got a great location though, pristine, plently of running water, no mozzies!! Charlie met a cow and barked like a banshee - was his first cow meeting, once he got used to them, he calmed. This issue begins with the fact that we cant take Charlie off lead. OH made Charlie a beautiful 10m lead, and a run to attach it to. As soon as we decided on our spot we took Charlie for a walk along the perimiter of the camp, and set up his run/lead, bed, water and home toys. He got comfy, it was ok...but it was horrid to see him attached to a lead the whole time. We went to the creek, and had bigs walks and sniffys and it all seemed ok. On the second day another party arrived and set camp quite close to us (amazing, there is like 4000acres to camp on, but they set themselves up next to us). They had dogs who were able to be offlead - chiwawows (lol i cant spell) jrt and a poodle. Charlie was quite worked up as he could see the dogs but couldnt get near them. These dogs appeared to have great recall, but they let them get so far away from camp. Anyway, Charlie just kept barking and barking at them. Wouldnt calm unless we completly focussed on him and distracted him. Poor puppy. I never ever want to take him camping again. I feel mean. The good thing was he was still able to sleep with us, but he just had his collar and lead on in our tent. I feel like a horrid mummy. Has anyone got some camping experiances or ideas they can share? What about containment collars whilst camping? Cheers all, Jacqui

Oh wow really?!! Thanks so much, I've been wanting someone to tell me that for ages. ;)

ohhh i misunderstood. With the yogurt i put a special flaxseed and omega 3 mix that you get from a doggie natropath. when i need to put oils with his food i add a drop of the other oils.

olive oil or rice oil. I also give sardines in spring water.

Rotation of, in 2 meals a day for example - bfast - 1 chicken wing, dinner - lamb heart ALL RAW Lamb heart chicken neck chicken wing beef tail (bashed) liver mince mixed with vegetables bone to chew yogurt with honey, flaxseed/omega 3, once a day (only just started doing this daily) Apple cider vinegar (only just started this daily) Preservitive free liver treats for treats