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I hope it heals ok! It might just look far worse than it appears. A few years ago Wylie got burnt across his lower back just above his tail. It started as a little red mark then with a few days became this massive wound. His skin was black and hard! It was so horrible. The vet said it was full thickness burns from boiling water and you could see where it had trickled down the sides of his back and tail. He said it looked deliberate but I couldnt imagine who would do such a thing! Although a day or two before I found it, the neighbour said he had been barking at something that night. She looked out side but she didnt see anyone. She knows they only bark if someone they dont know is there(or a cat...) I do have an outside hot water cylinder and I got it checked just in case. Anyway, The vet told me it was going to leave a huge scar and it would always be noticable. When it healed it went from the size of my outstretched hand to a tiny little bald spot about an inch or two long and you cant even see it, Thanks to that curly tail! I never thought such a horrible burn would leave such a tiny scar. Hope Beaus disappears just as well! What extra surgery can help? Wont more just leave more scars? I dont know enough about burns...

Sleepy lizard? you mean a shingleback? Sorry, lizards are as much fun as the rest of my pets.... A big shingle back would hold its own against your dog. Until she calls its bluff... Kirty, do I see british shorthairs in your photo thing? (not up with the tech name for the photo at the bottom of your post) or exotics? I have my first british blob, sorry, blue and really want to find some people to talk to about her! She is a grizzly little force of nature!

I took both of my Shibas to the course the guide dogs run here in Launceston. I know Shibas can potentially be dominant so socialisation was always on the cards from day one. Loki, my first is a submissive quiet boy (Ok! he is a mummys boy, and proud of it!) He was totally un intersted in the other dogs. Would just sit and sigh and look the other way whenever another dog came up to say hello. The lady running the course kept using him as an example of "the more aloof breeds" yeah, thanks . A few years later I took Wylie to the same course. Little beast has attidude issues, ie- he is god. (normal shiba) I spent the first few weeks sqirting him with a water bottle cause he didnt stop barking and trying to push around the wimpy pups. These courses just run through the basics. But they do seperate the class into two age groups rather than size. Puppy and adult. Which means you get all breeds and sizes running with each other but more in keeping with their development. Wylie didnt learn any manners till I started walking him to the off leash area and he tried to bully two young labs who thought the funny little barking thing was great fun and tried to roll him into little balls. No aggression from them at all, but he sure learnt he wasn't god and other dogs might just be bigger than him! It was the best thing for him. Now days I just have to watch him around the little girl dogs.....