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OMG! Cuteness overload! Are these the 3 siblings? Looks like they are really thrilled at being together again... *grin* T.

I've worked in a kennel environment - and I can tell you that only one person to attend to 25 dogs (fertile or not) adequately is a stretch... and that doesn't include litters of pups with mums - that raises the stakes to a whole extra level. I've also been a foster carer taking on entire litters of pups - and let me tell you, when I had 14 of them here (2 litters), plus my own 4 dogs, it was a hell of a lot of hard work making sure that ALL dogs in my care got the time and attention from me that they required. And that was on top of making sure they were all clean and fed properly. Probably why I now no longer do foster care... T.

It can also depend on whether the bitch deals with the umbilicus or the owner - some bitches can tug a bit too hard... T.

Scary... I know a few foster carers that do it as a way to "own" more animals than they really should... there needs to be VERY careful screening of potential foster carers methinks... T.

My yellow Lab sheds 24/7/365... and fully blows coat around the end of December, early January... My camp dog mutt sheds even worse than the Lab though, so I can't complain... lol! T.

I wonder if they tried to slap a "dog at large" fine on the owner too... until this footage surfaced... *sigh* T.

Well said! T.

Pining for a Rotti puppy... *waaahhh* T.

*giggle* She is just so darned CUTE!!!! T.

Happy Gotcha Day Neko!! T.

Ummm... the picture of the dog on lead and the words under it saying "At All Times" seem pretty obvious to me... T.

My heart breaks for you Powerlegs... huge hugs from me and mine to you and yours... Fly free with the Angels Fatcat... T.

Is that chicken wire? Is it reinforced with anything stronger? Looks great! T.

Regardless of luck, food, etc... I'd rather see a lean, fit, and happy dog any day. I know for a fact that my Zeddy (now 15) wouldn't be here if she was chubby. She has arthritis in her back end/legs, and extra weight would make it near impossible for her to move comfortably. Keeping her lean (and warm in winter) means she stays a lot more pain free and happy... and will be with me longer... I recently had to rush to a friend's house to help take her fat lab boy to the vet for his final visit. His ideal healthy weight should have been around 27-28kgs - but carrying 40+ kgs around for years had sadly taken it's toll on his back and hips, and they had just finally given out completely. Lifting a 40+ kg dog into the car because he can't move and has crapped and wet all over himself was more heartbreaking than the fact we were taking him for his last vet visit. I believe that the above dog was loved to death... T.

Ice-cream or honey... worked a treat for getting Trizene tablets (very bitter) down puppies' throats... It's a bit messy, but worth the effort. T.

Pickles eats everything! Doors, skirting boards, beds, stuffed toys, rubber toys, rope toys... everything! Funnily enough, she hasn't eaten my bed or the couches for some reason... could be because she likes lying around on them herself? The poo patrol here is an adventure into "what the hell whas that?" land... lol! Luckily so far she has managed to pass everything that has gone down her throat... *sigh* T.

Lucky you! Let's hope they develop clean toilet habits to go with their delicate eating technique... *grin* T.

How do you keep them so clean while weaning? All my weaning pups used to be completely covered in the stuff... but they then had great fun sucking it off each other... *grin* T.

Baby emus are so cute! T.

Pickles not only de-stuffs, but also swallows said stuffing... and sometimes will also chew up and swallow chunks of said soft toy... she doesn't get them as a rule because I really don't want to end up with an obstruction... T.

Gotta love laws that make it easier to "police" those doing the right thing right out of business - and leaving those mass producing pups for the "pet market" virtually untouched... *sigh* T.

Harper the Horse Puppy does that too... 30kgs of crazy collapsing puppy that I end up trying to stop from falling off the couch is hard work! T.

So that's why Pickles keeps eating the kitchen door! And here was me thinking she is just a destructive little chewer... T.

I never get tired of seeing photos of ALL of your gorgeous dogs Kirislin... stunning as usual too... *grin* T.

What about the tetanus risk to dogs around horses? T.