sheena

We are on 200 acres with a lot of wildlife. We have about 1/2 acre fenced off around the house for our two border collies. Our fence is only about one meter high, but it has a hot wire running around the top. I have never heard or seen them touch it but I imagine they must have once because they don't try to jump out to chase the wildlife or the cows. When we go for walks, the young guy goes off lead because he tends to stick pretty close & is not much of a chaser, but my girl is mostly on lead, as she will give chase & she just loves to roll in things stinky

If you really wanted to find out, I am pretty sure you can get a DNA test done

Sheena do you have a photo of your Rottie x? My old girl was Rottie x ACD as well. Here you go...it was a long long time ago He was a real character & the kids loved him to bits. Unfortunately he went missing one day & I suspect a neighbour may have shot him mistaking him for a dingo

It reminds me of a pup that I had many years ago which was a Rottie x Blue Heeler. :) I can see Heeler in it.

It doesn't seem right to me. First thing I thought of was maybe a cut nerve. It's as if he has never been toilet trained. Maybe she could try a belly band while she gets him sorted & yes a second opinion would be a good start.

Did you read the thread on "pumpkin skin" ?? It seams it's claim to fame is yeasty infections.

I am thinking of getting some baby socks for my girl for when I am inside training with her. I am thinking it may help prevent my losing skin off the back of my hands when she affectionaly paws me. The skin on the backs of my hands is so thin & will only get worst with age I might be able to get her to wear them when she is out in public in places where old people are likely to stop & pat her. She just loves to offer her paw..

Wow..interesting.....look at that Cane Corso Jumping

My daughter's 7 month old small cross breed boy was desexed about three weeks ago. Since then he has been leaving big puddles everywhere. Before he was done, he was always inclined to pee or dribble a bit if he got excited, but now he is leaving puddles at any time of the day & anywhere as if he has lost control. She is concerned it may have something to do with him getting desexed. The vet just said that he will grow out of it. Any suggestions

Lovely dogs, grumpette...especially like the last photo with the bubbles. Unfortunately they are in rented premises which is probably why it has to be an outside dog. I have suggested maybe getting a small solar electric fence & running a hot wire around the top of the fence. the pup will have access to a covered in veranda type thing. Our fence where we have our BC's is only one meter high but it has a hot wire running around the top.

If all else fails, you could always get one of these Static Scat Mats

Thanks...I just sent it to him

Yep...I agree....but he is just the average Joe Blo buying a dog & the pup will be brought up accordingly. All I can do is "be there" if they want to know any information...I have already suggested things like, feeding a high quality large breeds puppy food & not to desex till it stops growing. The crate by the bed got a big thumbs down as it is going to be an outside dog. Health checks of parents etc, just went over his head.

Probably from the person who sold it to them without first doing a "buyer check" probably cause they wanted to get rid of the pup. Evidently their last dog was a Rottie X & it never bothered to try & get out of the yard. I agree, an accident waiting to happen, but I've been banging my head so much it hurts

Is this true, that Rotties cant jump out of a yard. Someone I know is getting a Rottie pup next weekend, & knowing that they only had a very low backyard fence (about 1 meter high), I made the comment that he might have to put up a higher fence. Evidently that's no problem because "Rotties cant jump"

Another one of Helens...she makes it look so easy :) Published on Jun 13, 2015 Pankies is such a good girl. I had to layer the judge to the weavins and the tunnel to get to the serp after the weaves. She is so honest and always tries so hard for me. I love her so and am so lucky to have her in my life.

You can get some stuff that you spray on their paws to stop them slip. Not sure what the name is but it is readily available.

I buy Australian Dried Pilchards by the kilo bag from Loyalty Pet Treats& give 6 each to my dogs every second night on their meal. I was feeding them the dried fish skins, but they have gone off them a bit & instead of eating them, they drag them around all day guarding them & eventually rolling on it They each get a dried green lipped mussel each night as their special "cookie" for going to bed when asked. Loyalty Pet Treats also make & sell seafood meal toppers along with a whole lot of other dried seafood products. :)

Not according to this person at training who was telling me about it. I think he just started adding it to her meal, like a normal serve. He has been at his wits end with his dog's red itchy feet & someone suggested this & it worked. He stopped giving it to her, to see what would happen & the red feet came back, then went again when he started feeding her the pumpkin skin again. I will ask more of him next time I see him.

Anyone know the benefits of pumpkin seeds ? Kirislin...I wouldn't be surprised if it applies to all cucurbits as they are all fruit which lay on the ground & have to have a natural defence against fungi, but the pumpkin has the harder skin & out of all the family, it resist the decay for longer. I have had pumpkins last for over 12 months. The thinner skinned ones don't last that well, like Japs & Butternuts

I either boil them in a little bit of water or bake them. Either way, I always leave the skin on & we always eat the skin. I keep the water that I cook my vegies in & pour that on the dogs kibble. I quite like the flavour of the skin...it is quite nutty. I give the dogs the pumpkin & the skin. After this I will be giving it too them more often :)

A butternut is a squash and so is a Jap Pumpkin, but from what I have read, it makes no difference whether it is called a squash or a pumpkin, they really are all in the same family, as are Zucchini, though we don't tend to grown these out to maturity, so probably don't have the same nutritional value in the skin. At a guess, I would say the ones with the thickest skins would be best. Ones like Queensland Blue & Jarradale. .... The ones that are hard to cut.

Is this any help :) "The skin of that pumpkin you carve into a Jack-o'-Lantern to scare away ghosts and goblins on Halloween contains a substance that could put a scare into microbes that cause millions of cases of yeast infections in adults and infants each year…scientists extracted proteins from pumpkin rinds to see if the proteins inhibit the growth of microbes, including Candida albicans (C. albicans). That fungus causes vaginal yeast infections, diaper rash in infants, and other health problems. One protein had powerful effects in inhibiting the growth of C. albicans, in cell culture experiments, with no obvious toxic effects. The pumpkin protein could be developed into a natural medicine for fighting yeast infections in humans, the report suggests. The protein also blocked the growth of several fungi that attack important plant crops and could be useful as an agricultural fungicide, they add."

I shall quizz him further next week...last night I was just too busy setting up & running four agility courses. The vet with whom he has spent 100's of $ over the last 18 months, laughed at him. When I cook pumpkin, I always leave the skin on & we eat it. Any left over gets given to the dogs. Maybe I should make it a regular part of their diet :) Skin protects from Fungal Pathogens

I was talking to a guy at training tonight who's dog has had a bad allergy for about 18 months now (border collie). Her feet get very red & itchy. The vets have tried all sorts of things & I gave him some calendula tea to try, but it still persisted. Tonight he was telling me that he has been giving her cooked pumpkin skin & her feet have cleared up. At first he thought it was coincidental, so he stopped feeding her the pumpkin skin & the rash came back then went again when he started feeding it to her again. He said that there is something in the pumpkin skin that boost the dogs immune system. Any one else had experience with this ?? Googling has not shown up anything.