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Up to 6 months old get 3 meals a day, then twice a day. I have a very active multi-dog group of 2kg--4kg. Low blood sugars can be an issue in very small dogs. My big girls also get fed twice a day because their breeds are susceptible to bloat.

I am extremely happy with how the tick collars work with my dogs and have been using them for about 8 years. I have not found a live tick on any of them , as long as they are wearing thei collars. Unfortunately, the collars are not effectve if left on the cupboard ($440 in vet fees later)

Years ago, exactly the same thing happened to one of my ball-mad Papillons. By the time we reached the vet, not 10 minutes away, she was fine and nothing wrong could be found. She hasn't shown any pain and hasn't ever had it happen again.

Good luck, China and Sandra! Snakebite is a constaint worry for me, also.

I, also, will be watching with 'baited breath'( ) for the results. The Paps I have now don't have a problem, but I brush 2x a week and scale (if needed) monthly. The Irish Setter, however, always has plaque on one back tooth, that has to be scaled. The Gordon's are always clean.

Congrats on getting the pavers cheap. Pavers have been my choice, twice! The plusses are that you can lay them on your own, without having to pay for expensive labour, they're easy to clean and you can hose them down weekly. I have tried the other options (concrete is best but I can't do that big an area on my own) have all had major 'fails' in very wet and very dry times. I, also, top my run areas with the 'Temporary Carports' that you can buy from SuperCheap Auto. The covers have a 12-month guarantee (I get about 18 months out of them) and can be bought separately from the frames which I usually get 4 years out of.

I don't think your baby's ear is broken! Ears are all over the place for weeks, sometimes months. My last litter, one had both ears up at 5 weeks, one at 8 weeks, the third had me re-re-re-checking the pedigree for Phalenes as both his were still firmly down at 10 weeks! Then they started to flop around a bit when he ran for the next couple of weeks, to be fully up and huge at 13 weeks. The next time ears want to switch around is teething, but I haven't experienced this. A US contributor to another list, came home one day to her 3-year-old Phalene having both ears erect. 2 days later, they were down again. EARS!!

My Papillon ears are all over the place at that age. But, so far , all have come good by 12 weeks of age. And, so far , I have not suffered the 'common' teething ear-gymnastics.

What a little cutie! I hope he does so well for you in the ring that everyone takes notice!!! (spelling)

So sorry to read this. RIP Brock and hugs to you

I'm another who has been using Yoplait Plus for years. I wean my babies onto it with their breakfast kibble & chicken.

Yay

Lots and lots of good luck, Cavalblaze.

"We only have a small backyard and we want to give her a good walk" A puppy doesn't require a "good walk". It can be very damaging to young joints and ligaments. Puppies don't always let you know when they are tired or sore, when there are interesting places to go, smells, etc. I think the protocol of 100m/month of age (I am prepared to be corrected on this) works for most breeds, from Toy to Giant size.

Cloning would mean that the offspring would be an exact DNA copy to the donor. AI provides only 1 half of the DNA in the offspring, the other half provided by the dam (or egg). That's my understanding of it, anyway.