Rascalmyshadow

Cats do not need baths unless for some if the obvious reasons, they wash themselves and are perfectly capable. Brushing and combing is much more important. Catching cats and hoseing them down is a method to keep them away from your yard/house, why? Because they generally hate it. Both of my cats are long haired one a chinchilla so mostly white, they get brushed/combed every second day, they never smell or look dirty.

Yet another disgusting misuse of power. That is outright cruelty and I would report it. I groom a few cats without sedation and I make the owner stay and hold them, at any sign of trouble they are told to take it to the vet for sedation. In almost all cases there is no need to wet/bath a cat and I refuse to do it for anyone. Just to add I would stay well clear of any groomer with a drying room.

Seen the same reaction in many dogs over the years, one was my Maltx. The shampoo is the problem not usually the conditioner. I always warn my grooming customers if they want me to wash their dogs in Aloveen. Try Pet Head oatmeal and aloe instead, smells nice and I haven't had a reaction yet even from my poodle that is seeing the skin specialist.

Are you sure it is actually separation anxiety and there's not something scaring her when your not around. I have lived with a few dogs with separation anxiety and it is not usually so random.

NicB thank you for your reply, I groom many dogs with limited to no vision and can see obvious behavioural changes as they lose their eyesight but because I live with Bella everyday, it's much easier to over look or miss things. I had never thought of limited vision changing the way dogs read other dogs, that makes a lot of sense to whats going on. The dogs all eat in the kitchen but I always stand and supervise, I will try feeding her separately just incase she is worried by the other dogs. I would try a thunder shirt (I used one in my old standard) but she has always hated jumpers etc. she even hates getting her harness on.

Thanks for the replies she is generally happy in herself but I am getting a bit concerned about the snapping and clingyness. I will have another visit with the vet. I think she's also finding it hard being surrounded by younger dogs, she wants to play and run but it's becoming a bit too hard.

She's been to the vet numerous times, she is on incontinence medication and the vet has said there is a possibility of her having a pituitary gland tumour. A lot of the behaviour began after she bulged a disk in her neck, all fine now.

My almost 13 year old poodle has started some really odd new behaviours and I'm not sure if its age related or something else. She has become obsessed with a rubber chicken and carries it around whining. She has started harassing us at the dinner table and stealing food at every opportunity. She won't eat if I don't stand with her and refuses to eat anything with gravy (she has never been a picky eater). She will not walk if anyone except me has the lead. She asked to be carried because there was prickles in the grass at the park (she has always hated being picked up). She snaps at the other dogs for no reason and bit me on the hand during the night because I stuck it out from under the doona. I know her eyesight is mostly gone but I'm not sure if that's the cause of all the weird behaviour. Ideas?

D & D's pet foods are in Seaford so not far from Langwarrin they have lots of fresh meats, cooked homemade foods and dry foods they also have free delivery on the peninsula. If you google them and click on their website you will find a lot of the products and prices.

My rescue poodle has bitten and will bite any male that comes through my front door (excluding my son and husband) once they are in he is fine. We are aware of this and make sure he's being held or locked in a room before we let anyone in. He came from a home where the children were being badly abused by their father so we don't know what might have happened to him.

Wouldn't touch it I had very bad results, the dogs looked awful after only a few weeks on it. For the first time in my 12 year old poodles life her coat was crap and she was full of dandruff (so were 3 of our other dogs), changed back to what we use and a couple of weeks later the dogs skin and coats were back to normal.

I have never owned border collies but I have groomed quite a few, the ones I have clipped the owners have given positive feedback and continued to clip them in the warmer months. It will definitely make their maintenance easier especially looking for ticks. I would advise not going too short maybe leave them an inch all over, the shorter the coat is clipped the more chance of it not growing back well. I personally don't like the look of them clipped.

That's the exact problem too many people owning dogs they like the look of but don't understand the particular traits of the breed. The same dog in a different home where it's needs are met will often behave completely different. If more people acknowledged the fact that some traits can't be changed and if the dog has no outlet to express these traits they will become a problem. I have taken in numerous toy poodles because the owners couldn't handle them, why because they wanted a cute fluffy lap dog but didn't take into account they are a breed that needs a lot of attention and mental stimulation also often have a high prey drive. Many of these dogs bite even their owners. All could have been avoided if these people found a breed that was a more suitable match.

I haven't read through all the posts, I'm sure plenty of people would argue but working hands on with dogs for the last 18years I have definitely found a pattern in breeds more likely to be reactive or bite. I am most careful around herding/cattle dogs I have found them to be quicker than other dogs to snap. Rotti's when taken into a situation there not comfortable with seem to react the worst. Poodles are often very breed biased. Bull breeds as much as I love them are the last dogs I would let my own dogs interact with just because of they way they play and how rough they are. Border collies seem to set off a bad reaction in other dogs because of the way they stare. Cocker spaniels have a bad habit of wagging their tails before they bite making them harder to read. Never met or groomed an aggressive cavi. Never met or groomed an aggressive Samoyed. The three most dangerous dogs I've worked with were a Gordon setter, golden retriever and a curly coated retriever, all supposed to be placid. Breeds definitely have their traits and any dog can become a problem but all breeds shouldn't be classed the same and certain breeds don't seem to mix well.

Lol a pug I can't imagine having one draped over my shoulder, Claudia is bad enough and she's only 1.6kg. I groomed a griffon yesterday it's the only other dog I know that does it.

The symptoms you are describing are not exactly the same but sound similar to something we experienced with our afghan, the main difference she would scream if moved in the wrong way. We ended up losing her to what the vets think was some form of meningitis. I hope you get answers and your boy recovers quickly.

A question to anyone who owns or is familiar with the breed. Our 1 year old chi girl Claudia has a weird habit of perching on my shoulder or draping herself around my neck and going to sleep. She will even do it if I'm standing, or sitting at the dining table. Is it a common habit in the breed or is she a little different. Here are a couple of pics so you can see what I mean, excuse my face.

My advice stay away from them. The vet clinic I worked at replaced all their corded pairs with cordless, they were ok to start with but it didn't take long before they would lose power just clipping a few knots off a cat. Ended up needing to juggle two sets if clippers just to do a small dog. They were all rechargeable with a docking station.

Don't ever completely trust microchips I know of a dog that was picked up as a stray went through all correct channels, and was adopted by the person that found him. A few months later he needed surgery, when the vets scanned him they picked up two chips, the original one that no one else had found and the new one he got at the shelter. His original owners were contacted, they had moved from Melbourne to Queensland and didn't think they would see him again so had bought another dog. Luckily his new owners were given permission to keep him.

Not much help but we had the same thing happen this year with our cats. I lost my old boy who was boss but very gentle, within a fortnight my two girls that had happily lived together for two years went crazy attacking each other. Unfortunately for us we couldn't solve the issues and we had to pick between the two cats. I hope you have a better outcome.

I never leave collars on any of my animals not worth the risk, my old poodle is not allowed to wear a collar any way due to a previous neck injury. Does that make me a bad owner? If my car was stolen and the number plates removed does that mean anyone should be able to keep it if I wasn't able to find it in a certain time?

The dog should be returned to the original owner under the circumstances, to keep it IMO is morally and ethically wrong. Everybody that thinks the original owner shouldn't get the dog back just because it isn't microchipped should be ashamed, if it was well cared for in a loving home and bonded with its owners they deserve it back, they made a mistake like most other humans do on a daily basis doesn't mean they should lose their dog.

I am posting this for a friend, there will be as the title says a Scent detection workshop on the 30th of November and 1st of December. It is being held in Carrum, Victoria. There are only 15 places. Pm me for any more details if anyone is interested.

Good reason no dog should ever be cage dried a cruel practice IMO. I have never understood why any groomer needs to do it in the first place, too many groomers are only interested in the money and couldn't give a damn about the animals they are handling.

I paid around $360 for a scale and clean and 1 tooth out for my pom x chi