sausy.dog

I have heard it, wouldn't do it though, just seems gross and doesn't really make sense.

It is very possible that one dog has tapeworm and the others don't. If you are in an area where there are sheep and your dog goes scavenging on dead carcasses or eating raw offal then they are at risk of hydatids. Worm your dogs with Drontal and do so again a month later to kill tapeworm. Be absolutely fanatical about handwashing, especially if you have children around. Hydatid cysts are not a nice thing at all. A lot of dog worming treatments do not treat tapeworm so make sure you get one that does. Here is some info you might want to read: http://www.dpi.vic.gov.au/DPI/nreninf.nsf/...490014C0D3?open

I agree, and a JRT just doesn't have the body weight to keep itself warm. Would love to see a pic of the whippet wearing PJs... Here's Puck all ready for ni ni's ohhhh, I love it :D... very cute jammies. My Auntie has a whippie and I really love the breed. I am glad your little JRT has settled Hacky. I have also used a hot water bottle but filled it with tap water hot only not boiled. BTW has anybody tried a heated bed for their dogs. My Elly the Dachie feels the cold also. Seems ok at the moment but winter is very cold here. I wondered if the heated beds might get too hot though. I would have her in the bed but OH is never going to agree to that and I also worry about her falling or jumping out.

I agree, and a JRT just doesn't have the body weight to keep itself warm. Would love to see a pic of the whippet wearing PJs...

Be very wary of pups around small animals. We went out a few days ago for a couple of hours and by the time we got back a half grown chook had got out of its cage (still not sure how) and our 4 month old dachshund puppy had dispatched and eaten it all. The only reason we knew was that she hadn't quite finished the second leg. Dog + small prey animals = total recipe for disaster.

I am not sure whether the puppy had litter mates up until you brought him home, but I think that when they no longer have that 'competition' they don't seem to be compelled to eat as quickly, and therefore seem to eat less. Our puppy took a while to settle in also.

I also found that it was a waste of time getting my kids to take the puppy out. They would give it way to much stimulation and other interest and she would forget about going to the toilet and end up playing with them instead, only to come back inside and remember that she needed to go!!

How long do you stand outside with him? I sometimes had to wait ages for our puppy, sometimes up to half an hour.

How does he travel in the car? On a harness or what. I always travel my pups in the car in their crate. They seem to feel safer and more secure that way and if their is a mess its not such a headache to clean up. We had a JRT years ago that was very travel sick as a puppy and the only way to travel was in her box. Even when she grew out of the sickneest she still stayed in the crate in the car and she used to get really excited whenever we carried it out of the house and jump in and out until we started driving and she was shut in so she obviously didn't have any bad feelings towards it.

Here is our new girl, we have had her a couple of days and the whole family is absolutely besotted! Name: Elly Sex: Female Age: 9 weeks Colour: Black & Tan Breed: Dachshund - standard smoothhair Hobbies: Eating & Sleeping Loves: being cuddled Hates: Anything unfamiliar!!!