Drumbeat

he should also undergo a thorough blood test which would ensure that the absolutely right anaesthetic for him could be administered correctly as it would reveal info about his kidney and liver etc.

and then charge you the extra few dollars for Alfaxan over Thio.

That all seems soooo expensive an extra $440 for pre GA bloods and fluids. How old is your dog?

I had the pre-anaesthetic blood profile done on our girl and it was $55 - are you sure the $240 wasn't for bloods and the op??

Thanks for the advices!

We're really excited to get her to settle down and see her true personality at home, but can't stop worrying about everything. It's been so long since I brought a new dog home and the last one was a puppy when I took her home - I was still in uni so I had plenty of time to stay at home with her.

She was a total angel yesterday, nothing breaks or chewed apart from her toys (yay!) Maybe I was being too paranoid and just assume the worst Will keep an eye on her progress though, discussed this with my OH and we agree to try the bitter spray (or vicks) for a week but if it doesn't work we will get a play pen for her.

I made chicken broth last night and freeze it, put it in her bowl this morning. That should keep her busy for a while and then she can start foraging for treats we left throughout the living room.

We've also just adopted a 14 month old who has lived in kennels. We bought two of the wire panel compost bins from Bunnings and made a barrier to section off the family room which we cleared out apart from dog beds and crate. There's no way I'd let a young dog near cables as they seem to be very attracted to them!

HI,

I took my Lakeland to puppy class and then into Level 1 at Northern Suburbs.

The instructor who took puppy class was a little gruff but I was very happy with the way she ran the class. The classes are unfortunately quite large at times but in general I think it's a good club.

Unfortunately my girl isn't particularly food motivated when there's other dogs around and the instructors didn't seem to have any suggestions other than 'you need to use bacon/sausage/liver etc' (believe me I've tried them all!).

Why don't you ask them if you can go to observe one morning then you can see how you feel about it?

Two weeks ago we adopted a 12month old male from Izzy's breeder. He has been a show dog so spent most of his time in kennels and therefore not toilet trained.

I have been treating him like a pup with regards to toileting - taking him outside frequently, after meals and sleeping etc. We have also taught him to use the doggy door and he is quite happy to go through it now when I tell him to and will sometimes follow Izzy through it.

The doggie door is in the laundry up a short passage so not immediately visible from the living areas. How can I teach him to associate needing to toilet with using it? When I take him out for toileting I take him through the dog door but he hasn't yet learned to go out himself. Am I expecting too much after 2 weeks?

He is crated at night and at times through the day when I can't watch him. He is being sterilised next week.

Drumbeat - congrats to you on your new dog :-) .. can we have a photo????? good luck with him :-)

Looks like it's Swan Vet then.......

Rosie, I keep meaning to take some photos but they never sit still for very long - I'll try harder!

I'm looking for recommendations for a vet in Midland/Mundaring area for a male sterilisation. I know Swan Vet has a good name but it always looks so busy and chaotic. I know there's a few people in this thread live in the area so wondering who you use?

I tried every food or treat going and nothing worked so decided to use a ball instead. Now I can take her to an area with other dogs and she would rather play ball with me than play with them.

I used to use Dogswamp Vet and while I found the staff very nice their consulting hours aren't as long as some practices and of course our old boy always needed vet care when they were closed!

Thanks for that - theyr'e prices are slightly less than the one in Leederville (but hardly by much) and since I've heard such good rep about the leederville one, I think I might just go there.

What sort of problems did you get into Drumbeat for you to need to have after hours care?? What dog do you have?

I currently have a 3 year old Lakeland Terrier and am bringing home a 1 year old Lakeland tomorrow to see how he goes.

We previously had a 14 yr old Lakeland who had a bulging disc which on a few occasions worsened and caused him problems. Sadly the last time he passed away in the vet clinic.

We took our current dog to Vetwest at Yokine and were lucky enough to see a vet who was familiar with Lakelands from working in the UK. I would have recommended him to you but I believe he moved to the Carine practice.

Hey everyone

I was just wondering if you had any vets (in WA) that you would recommend or do you find all vets look after their patients?

Just concerned as I know when it comes to human doctors - some have better duty of care than others. So have you had any bad vet stories or hear that some vets are more thorough than others? (I'm tossing up between Dogswamp Vet Clinic and My Best Friend Vet Clinic [leederville])

I used to use Dogswamp Vet and while I found the staff very nice their consulting hours aren't as long as some practices and of course our old boy always needed vet care when they were closed!

It's not very clear at first glance but the crates are actually $19.95 not $49.90

You enabler you!

Couldn't resist at that price

A vet suggested my girl might have a bit of leaking as she's been licking her vulva a lot more. However, I can't smell any urine and there's never any damp patches.

Just wanted to ask the people who've posted here if their dog had obvious symptoms, Izzy is almost 3 and was sterilized at 6 months.

I have read many times how people "can't" take their dogs on holidays, so put them in kennels or don't take holidays at all.

Personally I have had no trouble finding pet friendly holiday places. The one I stayed at recently was a pet owners dream!

Why don't you take your dogs?

Is it the cost? Health issues?

I'm not judging, I just love taking my dog & feel there must be some good reasons why people wouldn't do it.

Because they can't travel overseas!!

Can anyone tell me which classes are showing on which days of the championship show this weekend please. And is the start time 6.30 both days?

Not 100% on the start time but I believe both days all breeds will be showing at once - 7 rings set up.

Snap Ozjen

Thanks, might just go for a looksee and talk to some breeders.

Can anyone tell me which classes are showing on which days of the championship show this weekend please. And is the start time 6.30 both days?

Armando's on The Crescent (opposite Jimmy Deans diner) Mum actually goes there for the works (cut, colour etc) and they do a good job even though they aren't flash and trendy when you walk in.

It is best to book if you are having anything major done but for just a cut/wash you can just walk in off the street The most I have had to wait is 10 mins on the weekend. They do get a lot of school kids though so it might be fun this weekend with school starting soon

I've been looking for a good place in Midland, will go and check them out. Went to a place in Mundaring a couple of times which cost a fortune.

Thanks for the reminder, I caught the second half. Which dog was your friends?

He's absolutely gorgeous

Is anyone flying Sydney to Perth before xmas that can take my beagle back to perth? You wont have to do anything, all drop off pick ups arranged.

Oh damn, I could have brought him/her last week - what a shame

Drumbeat - i live South and use kennels that are South too :-) , sorry, North is a mystery to me!

Umm, Danzalin that I mentioned are South, they're in Canning Vale.

I would love to have family look after my dog while I'm on holiday but as they're all overseas it's not an option.

I dont use them!! so I cant really comment I have a dog sitter when I go away!

I can reccomend some great kennels in Southern River area though ? if that helps or Amherst kennels in Mt Helena but I guess thats not close either lol

Well done Pty and Strauss way to go

Thanks, I might give Amherst a call although I know they're quite small so might be booked up.

Does anyone here know anything about Paragon Kennels in Upper Swan? I was planning on using Danzalin as I've heard good things about them but Paragon is a bit closer so wondering if they have a good reputation.

Planning holidays was much less stressful before I had pets!

Well that was a waste of time asking here.

Does anyone here know anything about Paragon Kennels in Upper Swan? I was planning on using Danzalin as I've heard good things about them but Paragon is a bit closer so wondering if they have a good reputation.

Planning holidays was much less stressful before I had pets!

I've just purchased the Kiss X3 (so 500D) from Digital Rev and from what I can see (not that I've tried it) it allows both NTSC and PAL.

Did you take out any extended warranty or just go with Digital Rev's 12 month local one?

exactly - I have bought almost all my different cameras from overseas - the 10D when I had it, the 5D and the D700, and although they had the NTSC set as default, in the menu setting I was able to change that back to pal. Methinks they might just be spinning a bit of a porky there. Would also note that the D700 came from DWI, and was also setup with Japanese as the default language, as did the 10D (which came from a USA online shop), but going through the menu, was easy to change that to english.

According to DWI:

Kiss X4 has only the option for NTSC whereas the 550D has the option for both PAL and NTSC.