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Thanks ever so much guys for your quick response! I have never done it but my partner is new to dogs and he keeps asking me so I had my doubts for a bit there as like some of you have said, I see people do it at BBQ's and stuff. So thats that then - NO cooked bones.... PERIOD!

I have a quick question that keeps coming up in my household for a few years.... I know you can't give your dog cooked chicken bones but is it safe to give the dog cooked LARGE beef bones.? Im not talking about chop bones but things like a big bone from a steak / rib eye / roast. Thanks

thanks heaps for all the suggestions.....I feel a little bit more at ease now. No more noodles for him

Last night my hubby gave him some asian flat noodles and I think this has clogged him up. He doesnt seem unwell at all, just hasnt made any effort to go to the toilet. He is constantly burping (like we do when we have indigestion I guess). I thought I would try to get him to poop first before taking him to the vet

Call the Ranger At least then puppy will be safe, warm, fed and housed until perhaps a new owner will take him home. No doubts - just phone the Ranger without a second thought

HI I have a 5 year old labrador and he is struggling with his digestion at the moment and is constipated. Is there anything that anyone can recommend that I can safely give him to digest to you know "get the bowels moving"? In humans good old castor oil can do the trick but I have no idea when it comes to our canine friends. Thanks

So sorry for your loss I feel your pain as I too lost my Ridgeback a week after xmas at such a young age too...... We can mourn together.... Its so hard losing a member of your family

Thanks for the advice ladies and gents......seems it might be the retrievers that are the "burning pee" culprits I will monitor it some more and hope that the grass regrows - if Not I guess I could try the rocks in the water trick and see what happens Unfortunately fencing off the area is not an option as they need to cross this part of the yard to get from the house to their kennels. Maybe its just one of those things that we as dog owners need to just live with.....

Hi ladies and Gents We are on a property of 800sqm. Now we have a small area of roll on grass and then the rest of it is lovely play areas for the poochies - lovely natural bush and weeds and soil etc. My ridgeback is 3 and my Retriever male is 2. Now the Ridgeback is peeing on the nice cushy lawn (dont blame her but wish she wouldnt ) but then the retriever is then cocking his leg to pee right on top of where she is... So in short - we have brown balding patches all over that nice small lawn that we would like to keep as "nice green lush lawn" So does anyone have any ideas for me. Is there anything I can spray on the patches to "bring them back to life"....i would imagine it would be hard to "retrain" our girl from peeing only where we want her too....esp when we both work....