tdierikx

X-rays will at least give you difinitive proof of what you are up against... making ANY decisions will be easier once you know exactly what is going on... Hugs again to you and Kibah... T.

Crossing fingers she's just needing a chiro appointment... Hugs to you and Kibah... T.

Thinking of you today RMS... T.

I locked her out this afternoon until she did her wee before feeding... Dane cross horse puppies do really BIG wees, and I don't want to have to clean it up again... lol! T.

My lot won't eat worming tablets - of any description, or coated in anything. I have to jam them down their throats the old fashioned way... *grin* If that doean't appeal to you LG - just get the spot-on stuff that does ALL worms, including heartworm, and use that on your SBT - easy peasy. T.

16/2 - Lone Wolf the Meerkat enjoying his Valentine's Day treat of meal worms in sawdust... 14-02-2014-symbio 021 by tdierikx, on Flickr T.

My Dane cross horse puppy decided she wasn't going to get her feet wet this morning... so decided to do her morning (read HUGE) wee in my hallway. Not impressed... Glad your little one has it worked out now Angus Red... T.

I have one dog who will not be crated either... she actually bends and stretches the bars with her teeth until she's made a hole big enough to get out of... in essence completely destroying the crate... errr! T.

7/52 - Blue Winged Kookaburra strutting her stuff at Symbio Zoo... 14-02-2014-symbio 315 by tdierikx, on Flickr T.

16/2 - Smithy the Tassie Devil at Symbio showing off his tongue... *grin* 14-02-2014-symbio 745 by tdierikx, on Flickr T.

I'll admit she is cute as all get out... but the blurb really put me off... it reinforces the horrible spoiled little snappy lap dog thing IMHO... T.

He won't get sick if he gets wet - just dry him off before he comes back inside... T.

When he wakes up can you put him on grass to see if that makes him more inclined to do something? I've had foster pups who wouldn't poop on any surface but grass... strange, but true... T.

Take him out into the yard and play with him for a little while... see if he prefers to find a spot and go there... T.

Her ears ARE perfect... they give her even more expression... lol! T.

When we had crossbred and deadly cute pups in our rescue, we'd charge a bit more for them... but $1000 is ridiculous for a pup with some very nasty tendencies showing already. At least we made sure ours were not resource guarders or precious about walking on wet grass... and they were only $450... *grin* T.

You'd think the worming tablets would have made something happen by now... usually a poo explosion within a few hours when I've wormed pups over the years... Take him outside and let him have a play - see if that moves things along... T.

Hugs to you RMS... T.

It's a "thing" I have - I love getting photos of animals sticking out their tongues... Birani will sometimes yawn or stick his tongue out if I call to him and tell him how handsome he is... I know he's reacting to me because he'll open his eyes and stare at me a bit while I'm telling him how gorgeous he is and what pretty pictures he's letting me take... lol! Seriously, he's a big ham... T.

I doubt that I'd pay $1000 for a fussy resource guarder with sharp teeth - regardless how cute it was. Cute wears off - then you will have a nasty little yappy snappy IMHO. T.

14/2 - Birani the Malayan Tapir at Taronga yesterday... hamming it up at my request... 13-02-2014-taronga 268 by tdierikx, on Flickr Seriously - so many animals recognise me now and will do things for the camera... *grin* T.

Stunning shots grizz... I remember they used to have a TV show on about Monkey World... riveting stuff! T.

The puppy presschools I've attended in the past used to be fun events where owners were given information about the various diseases and ailments out there, and the teaching of very basic commands like sit and drop. It also used to be dirt cheap - like $20 (total) for 4 one hour sessions over 4 weeks. Nowadays, everyone is running them, charge a fortune, take in too many pups for the effective running course, and the result is usually disappointing for everyone except the clinic that is raking in the dollars for the course. I'd be spending the time you'd normally be at the puppy preschool just home schooling your pup yourself until it's old enough to join in some proper dog training classes. Maybe even spreading that 1.5 hours out into 10-15 minute sessions over the whole week. Google will give you all the information you need about vaccinations, diseases, general doggy first aid, etc... The next fun exercise for you and your pup will be finding a group training club that doesn't teach a one size fits all method of training... because the Cesar method of correction is thoroughly frowned upon by most of the touchy-feely brigade.. not to mention the use slip or check collars... (I prefer a check chain myself) I found Hurstville Dog Training Club were pretty good at tailoring their training to the dog's needs - they train at Tempe on Sunday mornings. T.

What about a young adult Westie from rescue? http://www.allwestierescue.com/ T.

Harper and Trouble take up pretty much the same amount of space though... but I think they may have put Trouble in a smaller enclosure, as she's come home with "happy tail"... grrr! I was covered in tail wagging blood this morning... vetwrap has seen to that for now, but it's a bitch to keep on a constantly wagging tail. T.