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I second the alpacas... best fox deterrent around. T.

Harper deals with that style of clipper much better than the older style ones... they make less of a click noise when the nail gets sliced. I can do 3 nails with them before she cottons on to exactly what I'm doing... lol! Pickles goes mental no matter what I try to shorten her nails... *sigh* T.

The worst I've seen is hookworms eating their way out of a pup's stomach... and can never unsee something like that... As for Dr Who and phobias... for me, it was the Spiders of Mars episodes that made me arachnophobic... ohhhhmmmm... *shudder* T.

Nawww.... check out that lovable melon... T.

The best training for both you and your dog will be at K9 Pro... T.

Will it help if I say I've seen worse? *grin* Puppies are renowned for the really revolting things they present us with... but as long as she's otherwise happy and healthy, I'd not get too concerned. Does she only get kibble for meals, or do you feed raw too? I find that raw fed can mean the need for more regular worming intervals. T.

If you like piggies, you'll love this... lol! ... and here are some more guinea pig ones for your viewing pleasure @Zena's mum... T.

He'll always be Puddenhead to me... just look at the head on it... lol! Please give him a scritch behind the ear for me Perse... T.

Sorry @PossumCorner - didn't get donkey photos today.... but did get a few crackers of other animals... Will they do? T.

Training and obedience are an ongoing thing... it has to do with you building a relationship with your dog, and the dog will want to please you and be around you. It's never going to be as simple as sending your dog off to a stranger to be trained and expecting the dog to be obedient forever more... no quick fixes unfortunately... no matter what the advertising says for the many places that spruik it. If you are in Sydney, you might want to look up Steve Courtney - K9 Pro http://k9pro.com.au/ T.

Would it be presumptive of me to ask you to private message me the name of the boarding kennel he went to @Caitlin888? T.

I'd say that being unsettled is more due to his routine changing while in boarding, then back when you got him home... it's a bit confusing for some dogs the first time that happens. T.

He's special in his own way Perse... love him for all his differences... *grin* T.

We have one alpaca at the farm... his name is Cadbury, and he's really friendly. His fave thing is to moosh his nose on your mouth... lol! Not so much fun on a dewy morning when his nose is all wet and cold... errr! This is him checking out what I was doing the other day... He shares his paddock with some mini donkeys, mini horses, and a couple of sheep.

PUDDEN!!!! I do love the derp-man... T.

They are bottle fed...and will nibble on solid food in between quite happily... hay, chaff, pellets, and grains. A few of them are buggers at bottle time... still a bit leery of humans so we have to catch them up, but once plugged onto a bottle, they settle and go great guns. T.

The littlies are about 1-2 weeks old... About half the size of a regular goat usually... T.

The exercise pen fencing panels are about 2 feet high, and the kids are well contained by it... so I'd say Freddie and Fern are around 12 inches tall at the shoulder, and Pip is about 10 inches. Freddie amd Fern weigh in at around 2.5 kgs, and Pip is about 2kg (if that)... so tiny... I've actually seen newborn goats larger than Pip... *grin* All 3 have huge personalities, and are doing really well out on visits, lapping up the attention like true little pros... not to mention that they are fast becoming the faves at the farm. Freddie and Pip are really adventurous, and like hopping about like spring lambs... cutest thing ever! Fern follows their lead when she's decided that it's safe to do so... smart girl. I think I'm going to have to find some props for their next photo shoot, and see if I can get some of them jumping on and off things. T.

... and a couple of Pip... the tiniest one... he fits down your jumper... *grin* T.

Here are some pics of Freddie's sister Fern... she's almost as cheeky as he is... and cute as a button too. In the first photo she's climbing on my stomach... *sigh* They both have gorgeous markings, wouldn't you agree? T.

It looks like Freddie Freckles is gaining quite the fan club at work... hmmm... gonna have to have a word with him about being a tart for everyone... he's supposed to be MY toyboy! Here are some more pics of Freddie... just because... *grin* T.

I had a 4:30am (and 7 degrees cold) wake up yesterday to be at the farm by 7am and to a job by 9am.... it definitely helped to know I'd be taking Freddie Freckles and Fern (1st and 3rd photos) out on their first visit... and they were little stars - lapping up cuddles and pats from kids and adults alike. I must admit, I've fallen in love with Freddie Freckles... he's such a little character, and thinks I'm his mummy... *grin* T.

It's a hard job... but someone's gotta do it... lol! T.

Best to call/email for transport prices... T.

I work at Austral Animal Boarding... so would recommend them... *grin* T.