Poppy's mum

My dog got sick when I gave her the inside of a garlic capsule on her dinner, so some may be sensiutive to the toxic nature of garlic. proceed with caution.

Hi I have been thinking about changing Tielle off Interceptor. Her previous owner used Interceptor and while it seems ok it seems to me to be overkill to worm her every month. She is a house pet. I rang the greyhound vet at Hurlstone Park and he recommended the once a year Proheart injection. Having read so much bad stuff on here about the annual injection, I am loathe to try it on her at age 8. My other dogs were on the Proheart tablets, but are currently on the annual injection, with no problems, although they might not have it again despite several vets swearing to me there are no adverse reactions that they have heard of. Thanks for your input Wendy

Peachie is the best! She washed Tielle at the greyhound picnic and she looks glorious and shiny and she gave me useful tips to improve her coat (fish oil). I'm a convert to the mobile wash - the service couldn't be better and Tielle is a sook. Pity we live in the innerwest.

Hey Evelin, I have no issue with anything you have had to say and my heart really does bleed for you - such an unnecessary waste! I will ask if the revolution annual is the same as the proheart etc with the same active ingredients. I had queried it before as a result of threads on this forum. I'm pretty nervous now about giving it to the greyhound but she does go to another specialist geyhound vet and isn't due till March - I will probably keep her on the monthlies...though. Wendy

---NADIAGees, where do you guys get off slagging off my vet??? He is a good hard working honest vet who has been treating our family dogs for more than 20 years. Despite what you say I cannot imagine why he would want to let any of our dogs die - he does a lot better $$ - wise, if he keeps them alive. You imply all vets who give the annual injection are heartless monsters, liars and fools. You must have a pretty high opinion of yourself if you think you are entitled to make judgements like that - but enough. This is degenerating into mudslinging and unpleasantness for no good reason. Another disappointing diversion in an otherwise interesting and informative thread. My 3 dogs have had the annual injection and I plan to let thme have it again this year. [Now someone will attack me as a heartless monster, fools and bubble inhabitant, I can see it coming ] (edited for sp - you can criticise my sp, if you want)

If you had seen some of the pekes in rescue and the hopelessly matted coats, you'd maybe encourage these people who obviously care enough to pay the money (today, anyway) to clip the coat if they can't/won't maintain it. I agree wholeheartedly that it is not a good option and maybe they should have been better prepared. Mum has always had poodles (and bred spaniels back in the old country) and her peke (from rescue) is the biggest challenge she has had in grooming. Dolly has to be thoroughly brushed every 2-3 days tops to maintain her lovely coat. This is one gorgeous but high maintenance breed!!! Pet shops - what can I say that hasn't been said a million times. There is one in Ashfield mall, full of oodles who cry and bark...I hate going past on my way to Woolies.

Mine are on the annual Revolution injection. My vet says he has not heard of any adverse reactions and he says vets all talk about suchlike so he'd know, given how long it has been in use. Terribly sorry about Tobie.

I am always amazed at how heated a seemingly harmless thread can get...I guess it must be the apparent "tone" that is missing on here. That said, I mistakenly voted "lab" (howling with laughter I was trigger happy). I think they are fine but maybe a little more definition on the ribs? not that I am an expert!!! They look a touch chubbier than my Tielle and I figure 1 or 2 ribs with a bit of defintion and a more or less waist is OK. Generally, dogs do better in the long-term on the leaner side (I'm no expert but I have seen that quoted lots, same for hoomans) so I am sure you are doing the right thing. They look well and happy - gorgeous coat - must be a sign of good helath and a loving contented home. Well done. BTW - you're not feeding them that foolproof quiche are you? (haha)

2-3 times a year. They do not seem to get all that dirty or smelly. I usually do it when they are shedding. Sometimes if they have been chewing a lot (but that is unusual because of the flea treatments etc).

I use the Hills teeth cleaning bickies ('Oral Care') and they seem to like them - including mum's dogs. They are a bit bigger than your average tiny kibble. I use them as a stopper on the small kongs every day I have also tried the sensitive stomach and they all liked that so I doubt taste will be an issue. The Eukanuba Iams people (seems related because they share a stall at shows) tell me the Iams is the 'cheaper' version of Eukanuba. Have tried it but I liked Purina better for a healthy coat etc IAMS looks pretty dry...

I am inclined to think that 'problem' dogs are often the brightest - and need an outlet to channel their energy. You sound like you're on the right track now, best of luck. He'll be worth the investment of your time.

Is it perhaps in the breeding ie an aggressive strain? did you see both parents? was the mother with the pups? might be worth checking with the breeder.

And for tables, there's always the coffee table I am embarrassed to admit she was an established coffee table jumper onner even before class. She certainly hasn't improved since

I was recently told on here that weave poles are at 50-60cm apart. Yes you can stagger - there are Toilet Duck tips in the training hints section I think. For tunnels I have used (no laughing please!!!): the continuous roll of bubble plastic - I laid it between some chairs in my loungeroom and wound it over the top and weighted it on the tops of the chairs and the coffee table ie it was a squarish tunnel but it worked just fine!!!! imagine the valley made of bubble plastic lying along the floor in sections of bubble plastic and then laying it across the top for a lid. OK so needs to be a small dog for this to work :D And lots of bubble plastic! - I did return it to work when I had finished with it :D several strips about a metre or so in length... now we're on to advance tunnel building ;) -a very large long cardboard box (so once again it's squarish but it doesn't seem to make any difference to the dog. I inserted a smaller cardboard box at one end to give it a bit more length. When we got really advanced ;) ;) I draped a teatowel over the smaller end to simulate the cloth tunnel extension. Worked for us Sorry for poor explanations but you can use whatever comes to hand or pick up some boxes from Franklins or wherever - only limit is your imagination :D My sister in law begged me to take the large cardboard box away with me because my bro is a hoarder, the kid's cubby had come in it she used Ginger's agility needs as an excuse! Also, some kid's toy stores have tunnel type extensions for kids tents but they might cost. Also, if you want to spend, there is a website www.airdogs.com (I think, maybe .au or not, it's australian.

Yes, you were lucky - it was the corneal ulcer that cost Pixie her eye and we were very attentive going to the vets etc, drops every few hours etc not at all neglecting it, it was very sad she still lost it. I am glad he manages well and doesn't mind the shots. Animals are very tolerant!!

Until recently, mum had a blind chi - Pixie. Pixie started to get the cloudy eyes at 7 or so, gradually started in 1 eye then the other. She went to the specialist eye vet and was on drops for the rest of her life. Never did define what it was but I wish I knew. Definitely not cataracts, something 'rare' he said. Best tip was the specialists were ripping us off $37 a tube for the eyedrops when 1 day the label peeled off the tube and revealed they were buying it from the local chemist @$10 a tube. So we got our friendly usual vet to write us a prescription and only paid the reduced chemist price after that! Unfortunately, Pixie's bad eye got an ulcer and had to be removed - we took her to the specialist in a rush and he sent us back to our usual vet (because they would be cheaper which we thought was an insult and unnecessarily prolonging Pixie's discomfort). Pixie managed very well blind - she jumped on and off chairs and the bed, even when she had little or no peripheral vision left. Went up and down stairs. I have a feeling the drops destroyed her sense of smell because she couldn't smell food right in front of her and lost a bit of her appetite. At about 14 she lost her bearings, started knocking into things and seemed to go a bit senile and was PTS. We were very sad because otherwise she had been quite a strong healthy dog. It is important never to change around the furniture or the routine if at all avoidable. I wish you all the best - how do you manage with the injections? or does he have tablets?

I have found it all ok - matter of preference and seeing what works for you.

I have found Vet Shed good when Priceless Pets doesn't have something - PP have quite a limited range - www.thevetshed.com and, for toys, petsplus.com.au

There have been a few threads on this in the past. My Ginger used to drool but after a few long trips, she stopped. She was over 7 months. I read on here that the long trips were the way to cure this (bizarrely). So after a few car-trips Leichhardt to Castle Hill for Agility classes, she stopped (even though we had a bad accident on the first trip). My new chi, Pansy, aged 8 also drools. She is not used to the car. She wears a bib and has a towel to lie on (sometimes she drools on poor Freddy though). She starts drooling before the car moves - while I am loading up. I took her to Castle Hill with Ginger yesterday for the ride. She drooled most of the way there (and also slept!). I walked her and when I got back an hour later, we had serious drool over the brake, gearstick, cup holder and my seat, so she drooled while the car was stationary. Obviously not motion sickness. I am going to try the ginger tablets. Neither she nor Ginger are ever sick.

I'd guess a mixture of fear and desire to overocme fear. Liked the first dobie picture - dobie on the right obviously has GSOH.

Paws4fun rocks - Ginger and I have graduated to Beginners and are having the most fun even though she is a timid wee mite. Such nice people!!! and training is Sunday afternoon at 4pm - about the only time of the week convenient for me. OK so I have to travel from Leichhardt but it's worth it... Every little step you see some improvement even though incremental and she is getting more used to people. I see lots of benefits. Enrol early because the intakes seem to fill up fast. They take a limited number each time. The post control class classes are smaller and even more fun

My not-so-secret weapon is devon (and sometimes some ham and seasoned chicken loaf). I took Ginger down the dog park once for some distraction training and was followed constantly by a bunch of little dogs (who were followed by their mystified owners) - just because my hands reeked of devon. Funny but didn't help with the training at the time.

We had a poodle with sep anxiety - howled the place down every time we went out. For hours on end. This went on for 3 months, then he stopped. We tried all the usual and tranquillizers - they didn't seem to have any effect one time and the other time he sicked the tablet up (so we gave up on them) and he gradually improved. Neighbours were obviously pretty patient.

I've fed Hills, Eukanuba and Iams - but I like Purina the best. Purina made a noticaeble diference in coat etc The others just cost a lot. Couldn't get them to touch Royal Canin - lucky they were just samples.

My timid female Ginger did the nervous peeing thing until 8-9 months, then it just stopped like magic. (I should confess I only got her at 7 months). I had always assumed it was a bladder control thing as she gets very excited. I just used to meet her on the tiles or in the garage (rather than on the carpet) and made no particular fuss on returning home. This de-stressed the whole thing for both of us. I have heard of many dogs getting over this as they get a little older. I also find with an excitable dog that distraction, likepeforming the tricks works a treat to calm them down, get their attention. She never used to sit still enough for me to get her lead on to go for a walk but now we have a routine - she sits on the stairs, she comes down the stairs to the bootm one and touches my hand on command, she gets the lead slipped over her head and then she gets a treat - always waits quietly for the treat - maybe a sequence like this might help you? Partly esigned by me and partly by her - you work with what you've got Good luck.