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Of a pet rat poking out of your pocket... *grin* T.

When I owned Rotties we took advantage of the crowd parting abitities by taking at least one to Flemington Markets with us on a Sunday (not the food markets) - much easier to make your way through the crush of people that way... *grin* The illusion was usually shattered when we'd stop and buy the dog an icecream... people would stop and take photos of the dog having it's treat, and then all the kids around would ask to have a pat/cuddle. My dogs loved their Sunday outings to the Markets... lol! I remember one time when my current old girl (Rottie/Pittie cross) was having a lovely time playing ball and chasies with some kids at a local park. She'd been playing with them for about 10 minutes before the mother asked me what breed she was... and when I told her, she started yelling for the kids to get away from the "vicious" dog... the kids decided to ignore her, funnily enough, and kept playing with their new best friend... hehe! Not all large dogs are child/dog killers, just as not all small dogs are nasty snappy yappies... but there are obviously enough of both out there to keep the myths of same alive, yes? Best to give any/all dogs some space when they are out on a walk unless the owner indicates that the dog would like some further interaction with you or your dog. T.

Run free now Boof... T.

Smart girl!!! T.

Awww... what a handsome boy! T.

Awww... tiny puppy "big girl" teefies! T.

I saw a dog getting stressed that it could not see the source of the crying... T.

The problem is that the ID would most likely distinguish what kind of disability the people have, and some people would prefer to not have all and sundry know that they have a mental disability for example. Besides, if the accreditation papers can be faked, and the leads, coats, etc can be faked - the ID's would most likely be easily faked also... and making the legitimate people jump through even more hoops than they already do. T.

I think she's happy with the flowers... lol! You have the coolest dog - and she has the coolest name too... T.

This will be the first Christmas in some years I haven't had any foster pups... in some ways that's good, but in other ways I'm a bit sad about it. Hope all of the wonderful peeps out in rescue-land have the best christmas ever, and a thoroughly awesome and prosperous new year. T.

Ummm... might be a little late for that now sas... the cheeky sod starts it as soon as I make for the back door... She's fine once i have got to the poo bucket and start the poo patrol, or when I start the mower and use it - it's just when I want to get to anywhere in the back yard that she makes it a bit hard. I pretty much ignore it as much as one can when they have a Dane cross trying to chew their feet or pants with every step... slow progress... lol! T.

Some of the larger breeds that normally have larger litters can have issues with singletons... In our rescue, we rarely had issues with small breed dogs with single pups, but it was a whole other ballgame for the larger breeds - in our experience anyways... T.

Thank you Kirislin. T.

I'm really good with gross but I really regret reading this with a mouthful of good Sowwy... T.

^^^ THIS! T.

Me too please... T.

Trouble occasionally gets twat pimples - if they have a head on them, I actually squeeze them empty, then whack on some Neocort... all gone in a day or 2. Trouble is such a tart for any kind of attention that she's quite happy to be administered to in this way... lol! T.

I like this advice best... especially if you are not a seasoned breeder with some experience of these things. Odds are that your girl will require a c-section if she's only got one pup on board - something about singleton birth not necessarily producing enough of the hormone that aids the contractions, etc... Raising a singleton pup is harder than raising a larger litter, funnily enough. I'd be taking up the offer your breeder has given you and let them take the pup and see if the other bitch will take to it. T.

Vote #1 best answer! T.

It will be 10 years for me and my heart dog Woosie come September next year... it doesn't hurt any less now than it did then... I take heart in knowing that we WILL be reunited when it's my turn to cross over... and that makes it a bit easier when I get maudlin. T.

Definitely deserves shouting about... it's no mean feat yellowgirl. Again... WELL DONE! T.

There are a few tests dogs must pass before getting accredited as an assistance dog - like the Public Access test, etc... It's not necessarily exhorbitantly expensive to train your own dog to be an assistance dog - and as long as the necessary access tests have been passed, I don't see anything wrong with people going the owner training route. The waiting lists and time it can take to get an assistance dog through certain channels is prohibitive for many people - not to mention that in some cases, the group may tell someone that they "aren't disabled enough" to be considered by the agency at all. I know someone with an assistance dog they trained themselves. This dog is the sole reason that person is alive today and living a relatively normal existence. The agencies considered this person "not disabled enough" to be helped by them... but thank dog there was a trainer who was willing to help train the dog to full assistance accreditation for this person. Without the dog, this person would most likely be confined to their house and familiar environments, or worse, dead from depressive illness (read suicide). The dog and the bond they share give this person a reason to get up and face the world every day, and be a part of it. People who fake needing an assistance dog solely for their own purposes need their head read. T.

Merry Christmas Juniper... looks like you got yourself a forever family from Santa (and his little helpers)... *grin* T.

That is torture for a Rottie grumpette... see if she'll do it for a banana... lol! T.

OMG! It's Kermit! Lol! T.