tdierikx

Could it be the normal morning routines of your neighbours that have your boy barking? People getting ready to leave for work and whatnot? Or does he sit at the back door and bark for some attention from you? T.

Whenever I've had to bury anything in my yard (twice), I've put a piece of fencing mesh about 6 inches down to deter any digging if any smells come up through the ground... T.

Could also be allergic to carpet or the floor cleaning products, etc... T.

What kind of temperament does your little fellow have? If he's a nervous or timid type, he may be licking for that reason. I had a Rottie that would lick his paws obsessively if he was worried about something... T.

As long as the lump doesn't seem to have roots or feel attached to anything, I'd not panic... if it gets bigger quickly, then you need to see a vet... My old girl was covered in fatty lumps, but most of hers were pea sized... after the 2nd one came up, the vet showed me what to look for, and reassured me that if they felt like those, they weren't anything too nasty... T.

I reckon you tormented it a whole lot less that that annoying bastard that kept yelling "crikey"... ... and it was a very pretty snake - even though she was rather ticked off... T.

Hmmm... very interesting questions there Cosmolo... I don't know exactly what you mean by "bite inhibition", but if it's where you teach a dog to not bite or bite down on things (like people), then I've taught my Rottie/Pittie girl that a little too well methinks. A few times, my Lab and my Rottie/Pittie girl have gotten into a very nasty spat, and the Lab who has not been taught "bite inhibition" is the way nastier attacker, and does a lot of damage to my Rottie/Pittie. The Rottie/Pittie gets in her bites, but certainly does a hell of a lot less damage to the Lab - she's lucky to make small punctures that hardly even draw blood. Then again, the Lab goes for the front legs and shreds them, whereas the Rottie/Pittie goes for the neck and head to bite and try to hold. Neither dog has ever bitten - or tried to bite - a human... both of them know that is particularly off-limits... T.

Lilly, Clayton, Connor, Joshua, and Merlin are all pups I have fostered... I still have Lilly, but she's not up for adoption... the boys have all been adopted now...*grin* The rescue property has a swimming pool - so every now and then we grab a dog or dozen and see if they like it... T.

My dogs are loving the tugs that nikivds made for them... and my foster pup is totally fascinated with plastic bottles that she can clatter up and down the hallway. T.

1. Crates - for house and travel 2. Chuckit "tennis" balls - they are indestructible - my Lab kills the black Kongs 3. Bagless vacuum cleaner - I have a Labrador - nuff said! T.

I have 2 of my own, but foster regularly... have only answered for my permanent furkids... T.

On the way out to the rescue the other day, I came across an elderly Foxy cross taking himself for a walk down the middle of the road. I stopped the car and got out to try to get him to go home, and he decided to climb into my car! I had a vague inkling as to which house he belonged to, so I drove him there, and tried to get him to come out of the car so I could pop him back in their yard, but he refused to get out of the car. The yard had another larger elderly dog in it, so I tested her friendliness through the gate (I got a lot of licks and her tail was wagging happily) - then I went to the front door and called to see if the owner was about. Luckily he was home, and he came and got Napoleon out of my car and back into the yard... and Pearl the big dog was so happy to have her mate back. Last night when driving home from the rescue, Napoleon was out on the road again... grrr! He was heading towards home, so I slowly followed him to make sure he got there - and had to chuck my flashers on when a car came along and was trying to overtake me - he didn't see Napoleon, and probably would have run him over if I hadn't been there making sure the old guy was OK. The speed limit on the road is 80kph!!! (it's a rural area) I'm dreading the day when someone finds Napoleon's body on the side of the road... T.

Spot on Greytmate! Deelee... your girl looks just perfect to me... and I'm very sure that Wendy would agree too. Are you going to be going to the group dog training that Wendy instructs at when they start up again in March? Wendy will love to see Honey and feel her all over for you and let you know if she needs to gain, lose, or stay exactly as she is, OK? T.

We have a ShihTzu cross Poodle in rescue... we call him the Shitty Poo... haha! He is a bit of a grotty boy too... but not a turd... lol! Oh, and we had a Staffy X Maltese a few months back - she was adorable. Think Staffy build with a long slightly coarse coat. She was adopted by a couple that came in one day - he was interested in a Staffy type dog, and she was interested in a Maltese type dog... you should have seen their faces when I said I could fill their requests with ONE dog... hahaha! As soon as they saw her it was love at first sight - for them and the dog... T.

The playpen greeting is pretty non-threatening... should work pretty well I reckon. I foster pups for rescue, and I know my girls are fine with pups - but we still do the "crate welcome" when a new one comes in. I have the pup still in it's travel crate and my girls come over and sniff or lick them through the door of the crate - once the girls have gotten over their fascination with the new pup in the crate and walk off, that's when I'll let the pup out and all has worked well so far... I don't know what they are going to think of the 4 small breed pups I'm going to be fostering soon... we usually have larger breed pups here... I'm having visions of my Rottie/Pittie girl backing off in abject terror of stepping on one... lol! We'll be doing the puppy playpen thing with the new pups - they might scare my big girls. My Lab pup has been getting socialised with the small pups for the past few days, and so far they have ganged up on her twice... but she already seems to know that she has to be very gentle with them. T.

The rescue I volunteer at has a pool... we try a few of them out in it every now and then... most love it as long as someone is in there with them... Timba... Clayton Lilly Jasmine Connor Joshua Merlin T.

Have you ever met a dog that didn't take to Jack? You have yourself a little dog whisperer in the makings there k9angel... So lovely to see updates of sweet Jasmine - she's a beautiful girl, and she and Jack make a perfect "heart" pair... true little soulmates... T.

Awww.... too cute for words!! T.

Jed - my vet advised me that a dog may be asymptomatic but still be carrying the virus. When I had a pup come down with Parvo some years ago, one of my adult dogs "helped" clean up the pup's messes. My vet advised that I needed to get all of my adult dogs revaccinated and keep them in quarantine (ie not leave my property) for at least a month after the vaccs. The vet was concerned that the dog that ate the infected poops may actually have the disease, but not be showing any signs of it - she never had any symptoms - and the vet came to my house to do the vaccinations. T.

I've been known to have a chat with some that have been in the pound... you ask them "what's a sweetie like you doing here?"... and they will happily tell you their life story... unfortunately I wasn't in a position to spring any of those - but I'm pretty sure many of them did get rescue - happy and dog friendly little souls, not hard to rehome once in rescue... We have one at our rescue that is a total grunter when getting cuddles... cracks us all up... *grin* T.

Dogs can have it and be non-symptomatic also - but they will shed it in their droppings... Evil disease! T.

I tend to squat down and go in for the gentle chest scratch myself... haven't yet met a dog that didn't like that... *grin* T.

Awww! Happy Birthday spunky man!! T.

Have you tried putting a dollop of plain yoghurt in with your dog's food? Won't stop the actual farts, but has been known to reduce the stink factor... T.

I have a Labrador... nuff said... *grin* T.