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The look on Deedee's face as Bobby is doing his thing is priceless... lol! Awesome save crickets!! Happy Christmas Bobby (and DeeDee) T.

Being roused on for trying to help mummy with the christmas present wrapping... T.

Rotti saliva also has amazing healing properties I found... I swear that it's different to other dog saliva. Whenever I had a cut or graze, if my Rotti licked it, it would heal almost overnight. My current old girl here is part Rotti, and her saliva has the same healing properties. None of the other dogs can heal wounds like she does... I also have a friend who is allergic to Rotti saliva, but not with any other breed's.... so I'm convinced there's something different about it. I remember once when I was attending one of Steve Austin's seminars on handling dangerous dogs, when he brought out his beautiful Rotti boy King, I kinda embarrassed myself by exclaiming "I want a cuddle!"... but I got my cuddle and more... *grin* I think I'm actually a Rotti "tragic"... I really do have a "thing" for them... T.

There were one or two dogs in the lot that looked to be closer to a "pure" breed than most... I still labelled them as crosses, because without papers, one can't really say any dog is of pure descent, right? As for the angles on the pictures - most pound/shelter staff have the luxury of being able to view the animal in question from all angles - so I think we may get some skewed results due to that. T.

Keep an eye on his drinking and peeing... as long as he is doing both with normal regularity, then the occasional fasting won't do him in, OK? If he stops drinking and weeing - straight back to the vet... T.

Awesome news... I bet he's happy to be home with you too! T.

I've had a few Rotti's share my life over the years... and I'd definitely have another one in a flash... best dogs ever! T.

Hopefully it's nothing overly serious, and that he makes a full recovery. T.

Might be worth getting him onto a drip and then seeing if the vet can get a urine sample - just in case... T.

Is there any possibility your boy may have kidney/bladder stones? T.

Photobucket accounts are free too - and I reckon they also make it dead easy to link the photos to forum posts... T.

Nahhh... what's 2 more small dogs in the grand scheme of things? lol! You could explain to him that Sammy isn't going to be a lap sized dog for long, and that hubby really needs a lap dog to watch TV with, yes? T.

My first heart dog was a Rotti girl who was just as tolerant as the girl in that video... no way would I have let a child do that to her though! I miss Woosie terribly since she went to the Bridge in 2004. She was everything a dog should be and more. ... and Allerzeit - I would love to have smooshie Rotti cuddles with any/all of your stunning furkids - the more slobbery the kisses the better... *grin* T.

Yep - Harper has different coloured eyes - one is grey and one is blue. I'll try to get some pics of each of the other dogs next to her to show how big she's getting. I've asked a lovely DOLer who knows their Danes what they think about Harper's "breed" mix, and the concensus is that there is definitely some Dane in there... *grin* I don't mind if she shows to the size of a small horse - she's my new heart dog, and I love her to death... and I'm a "big dog person" anyways... I weighed her on Saturday and she was 15.1kgs, and I measured her to the withers yesterday and she was 46cm - now officially taller than Pickles... lol! General concensus is a final weight between 45 and 55 kgs, and final size possibly a bit on the smaller side for a Dane, but more solid in build. I've been given a link to some awesome information on growing a healthy Dane, and will be following that advice to make sure she grows strong and healthy. Minor adjustments may need to be made due to her more solid build type than the average Dane though. T.

I'll agree that most of the images were hard to judge based on the weird angle they were taken at. T.

I gots cuddles!! ... and photos! He is absolutely stunning in every way, shape, and form... Isn't he beautiful? T.

Merry Christmas Maree! While you watch the boats come in, keep an eye out and let out an extra loud cheer for Zen... my cousin's wife is crew on her this year... T.

I does go to show that with great coordination and leadership (Jane - that's you), people from different rescues can easily work together for a good outcome for a dog in need. I am honoured to have been able to do my small part in Ellie's rehoming cause - and I happily did so because I respect the other people who were much more involved in Ellie's care and rehoming. T.

Sometimes old threads with good info could do with resurrecting now and then... never too late to learn from them, right? T.

The only thing that can get Katdogs up that early on a Sunday morning is her new Lab puppy... hahahaha! I so hope they get home and have him sorta settled before I have to go out to dinner tonight... or I'm gonna have to wait yet another sleep before I can get my Sammy cuddles... ... but I finish work early tomorrow, so could get cuddles tonight AND tomorrow if the timing is good for it... *grin* Ummm... I just looked out the window... Sammy's HOME!!!! *waiting patiently now* T.

None of my dogs are precious about bindii's - it's more interesting to keep playing. If I notice them limping I'll check and remove the offending prickle, but otherwise, they really don't stop playing at all. T.

I had a sweet one this morning... feeding my lovely neighbour's dogs and one of them is totally tennis ball obsessed - but this morning decided that in between each throw of the ball, she needed cuddles... proper pick me up and smooch me cuddles at that! She's only about 15kgs, so I was happy to oblige... *grin* My latest puppy loves taking all of her toys out into the back yard and then wonders why her bed in the lounge room isn't magically repopulated with them... T.

Run free and healthy Grumpy with the angels Grumpy... Big hugs to you Sheridan... T.

Well - Miss Harper Long Legs is now just over 15kgs - at 16 weeks old! She almost fits into Pickles' travel harness now too. I think the only dog I've owned before that was a similar weight at the same age was my very tall and long Rotti boy - and he ended up being around 47kgs at a nice lean weight... errr! Pickles is around 14kgs, Trouble is 28kgs, and Zeddy is 30kgs - so as you can see, I'm not averse to having larger dogs. The largest foster pup I've had was a Dane/Ridgey boy who was 30kgs at 7 months old, so if Harper grows to be a very large girl, that's not an issue... but I may need to get me an even larger bed to fit them all on - I don't see a queen sized bed fitting them all if Harper gets anywhere near Dane sized... lol! T.

Greylvr - you said you had run a rescue elsewhere for 11 years... surely you knew most of the problems that could arise from that experience, no? So what exactly went so horribly wrong in this case? Surely it couldn't have only been the narky neighbours and their yappy swf that caused the whole thing to unravel the way it has? T.