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I just love that little Archie Rozzie, lovely teeth here is a photo of Saffy and Henry at the Westie Christmas party, every dog got a chance to ride in Santa's sleigh Saffy: "I have had enough of this train and WANT TO GET OFF NOW"

Thanks WM and Tassie. I had previously phoned the vet and asked the reception to tell Henry's vet that he was walking much better but I'm unsure if the message got to her as when I phoned (on the next day)to ask about the knee support the call-taker asked the vet and the vet said it wouldn't help. I am wondering if the first message didn't get through and that Henry's vet was still under the impression that Henry was still not using his leg; therefore a support would not be useful. I hope that the above paragraph makes sense. Henry is booked in for surgery on Friday but I phoned yesterday and made an appointment first so that the vet has more time and can really check him out rather than the short er pre-surgery appointment. I am having trouble keeping him from running around, the cortisone (Previcox 57mg) is obviously doing its job and he is acting like a five-year-old, he is a different dog, poor little bugger must have been in some pain for quite some time. I know the vet said that if he doesn't need surgery she would treat him long-term (I don't know what with yet; maybe low dosage cortisone?) Henry has also been getting monthly injections of Synovan since December

On Thursday Henry was limping (left back leg) so off to the vet; he has torn his cruciate ligament, he is on steroids to relieve the pain and he has put his paw on the ground on Friday and today is walking on his leg ok, so it may not require surgery. I will phone his vet this morning to ask but I feel that some leg/knee support would be helpful so that the ligament can be taken care of. Has anyone tried the Balto dog knee brace? the price is not too bad and it may help. https://alphamobility.com.au/shop/balto-dog-knee-brace-bt-jump/

Thank you very much PK, I reckon I'll give that brand a miss. On checking the ingredients I find that my dogs are getting them anyway as they get a spoonful of my home-made-super-dooper vegie slops with their minced turkey necks or tinned mackerel (mackerel is dog-yum-food) I usually keep some dry food as back-up when I forget to take their dinner out of the freezer. I'll go and order my shampoos now without adding their holistic tallow and duck kibble. Thanks again

I am thinking I may buy a 3kg bag of Holistic Grainfree Chicken and Duck with Garden Vegetable as there is some other stuff I also need from this on-line site that are a very reasonable price. Does anyone here use it as I can't find the list of ingredients anywhere; all I can find is this info http://australianpettreatcompany.com.au/products/australian-holistic-grainfree-dog-chicken-duck-garden-vege-3-kg-free-freight.html and here https://www.petusuals.com.au/Australian-Holistic-Grainfree-Dog-Food they don't appear to show percentages/weight/proportions, I am interested in the first six or eight listed ingredients (esecially the first and second as they are the ones that usually make up the bulk of the product. Thanks

Good, but a little bit sad https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/oct/01/have-our-children-been-harmed-by-having-pets

what area did he go missing from again LG? can you also post another photo of him?

Yayyy, great news WM

copied from Wikipedia: 20 drops The minim was defined as one 60th of a fluid dram or one 480th of a fluid ounce. This is equal to about 61.6 μL (U.S.) or 59.2 μL (Britain). Pharmacists have since moved to metric measurements, with a drop being rounded to exactly 0.05 mL (50 μL, that is, 20 drops per milliliter). a chart (it shows 300 drops which makes sense as a drop is 1/2 ml) so if I have worked it out correctly there is a good chance I may be incorrect that means that (for a 30 day month) you will put in 10ml daily which is 200 drops and at that rate a 15ml bottle will last you 45 days. If you were to administer twice daily, and in both eyes, that would mean that you would put 50 drops (2.5ml) in each eye twice a day and that many drops would just run out. it is more likely that you would just put in 2-->5 drops in each eye can you please let us know how many drops a day your vet recommends?

There is this info PC--> http://www.chronofhorse.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-197324.html and https://www.vetary.com/dog/condition/flax-poisoning the above link says; Recommended doses of flaxseed oil for dogs range from about 1 teaspoon per day for a small dog to 1 tablespoon for a large dog I give about a tsp of ground-up, mixed-together, fenugreek/linseeds/millet daily so the linseed oil content will be minimal (as opposed to pure linseed oil)

I need to feed Henry with a small meal before I give him a wing or 1/4 chicken frame as he tries to swallow them with minimal chewing and they get stuck and i have to hold him up with his head facing the floor and whack him on the shoulder-area until the offending chicken-bit comes out. Henry and I just don't need this drama. Moral of the story is to feed them a small meal first to take the edge off their hunger

I can still see the photo, I am on my desk-top computer, I will do a screen-shot and post so hopefully it can be seen

I usually grind up linseeds (along with millet and fenugreek seeds) in the coffee grinder, I keep all the seeds in the freezer so they will last a while. I think linseeds lose their goodness when kept at room temperature. the dogs go yum yum when I mix the ground seeds into their minced turkey necks

I saw two Chows on Friday, handsome ranga-dogs They were lovely

https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2017/feb/03/fennec-fox-cub-noses-around-taronga-zoo-enclosure-for-first-time-video

Westies are waaaaay down the list ...sigh Here are the 'smartest' dog breeds, according to a canine psychologist Gus Lubin Jan 27, 2017, 5:19 AM Dan Kitwood / Getty There’s no easy way to rate dog intelligence. As canine psychologist Stanley Coren wrote back in the 90s, there’s adaptive intelligence (i.e., figuring stuff out), working intelligence (i.e., following orders), and instinctive intelligence (i.e., innate talent) — not to mention spatial intelligence, kinesthetic intelligence, interpersonal intelligence, and more. Indeed, as animal behaviorist Frans de Waal has argued, humans tend to judge animal intelligence in limited and unfair terms and often bungle the experiment. While labs at Yale, Duke, and around the world are studying this question, for now we do at least have data on one metric: working intelligence. Coren, in his book, “The Intelligence of Dogs,” featured the results of a lengthy survey of 199 dog obedience judges. The responses, he said, were remarkably consistent; however, he noted that many judges pointed out that there are exceptions in every breed and that a lot comes down to training. Here’s what he found: TOP TIER — the brightest working dogs, who tend to learn a new command in less than five seconds and obey at least 95% of the time. Dan KitwoodA border collie shows how it’s done. 1. Border collie 2. Poodle 3. German shepherd 4. Golden retriever 5. Doberman pinscher 6. Shetland sheepdog 7. Labrador retriever 8. Papillon 9. Rottweiler 10. Australian cattle dog SECOND TIER — excellent working dogs, who tend to learn a new command in 5 — 15 exposures and obey at least 85% of the time. Pmuths1956 on Wikimedia CommonsDon’t underestimate the small Pembroke Welsh corgi. 11. Pembroke Welsh corgi 12. Miniature schnauzer 13. English springer spaniel 14. Belgian Tervuren 15. Schipperke, Belgian sheepdog 16. Collie Keeshond 17. German short-haired pointer 18. Flat-coated retriever, English cocker spaniel, Standard schnauzer 19. Brittany spaniel 20. Cocker spaniel, Nova Scotia duck tolling retriever 21. Weimaraner 22. Belgian Malinois, Bernese mountain dog 23. Pomeranian 24. Irish water spaniel 25. Vizsla 26. Cardigan Welsh corgi THIRD TIER — above-average working dogs, who tend to learn a new trick in 15 — 25 repetitions and obey at least 70% of the time. 27. Chesapeake Bay retriever, Puli, Yorkshire terrier 28. Giant schnauzer, Portuguese water dog 29. Airedale, Bouvier des FLandres 30. Border terrier, Briard 31. Welsh springer spaniel 32. Manchester terrier 33. Samoyed 34. Field spaniel, Newfoundland, Australian terrier, American Staffordshire terrier, Gordon setter, Bearded collie 35. American Eskimo dog, Cairn terrier, Kerry blue terrier, Irish setter 36. Norwegian elkhound 37. Affenpinscher, Silky terrier, Miniature pinscher, English setter, Pharaoh hound, Clumber spaniel 38. Norwich terrier 39. Dalmatian FOURTH TIER — average working dogs, who tend to learn a new trick in 25 — 40 repetitions and obey at least 50% of the time. ShutterstockThe soft-coated wheater terrier is about average at following orders. 40. Soft-coated wheaten terrier, Bedlington terrier, Smooth-haired fox terrier 41. Curly-coated retriever, Irish wolfhound 42. Kuvasz, Australian shepherd 43. Saluki, Finnish Spitz, Pointer 44. Cavalier King Charles spaniel, German wirehaired pointer, Black-and-tan coonhound, American water spaniel 45. Siberian husky, Bichon frise, English toy spaniel 46. Tibetan spaniel, English foxhound, Otterhound, American foxhound, Greyhound, Harrier, Parson Russel terrier, Wirehaired pointing griffon 47. West Highland white terrier, Havanese, Scottish deerhound 48. Boxer, Great Dane 49. Dachschund, Staffordshire bull terrier, Shiba Inu 50. Malamute 51. Whippet, Chinese shar-pei, Wirehaired fox terrier 52. Rhodesian ridgeback 53. Ibizan hound, Welsh terrier, Irish terrier 54. Boston terrier, Akita FIFTH TIER — fair working dogs, who tend to learn a new trick in 40 — 80 repetitions and respond about 40% of the time. Stephanie Keith / GettyIt’s not easy to win an obedience trial with a Skye terrier. 55. Skye terrier 56. Norfolk terrier, Sealyham terrier 57. Pug 58. French bulldog 59. Brussels griffon, Maltese terrier 60. Italian greyhound 61. Chinese crested 62. Dandie Dinmont terrier, Vendeen, Tibetan terrier, Japanese chin, Lakeland terrier 63. Old English sheepdog 64. Great Pyrenees 65. Scottish terrier, Saint Bernard 66. Bull terrier, Petite Basset Griffon, Vendeen 67. Chihuahua 68. Lhasa apso 69. Bullmastiff SIXTH TIER — the least effective working dogs, who may learn a new trick after more than 100 repetitions and obey around 30% of the time. ShutterstockThe Afghan hound doesn’t care what you want. 70. Shuh Tzu 71. Basset hound 72. Mastiff, beagle 73. Pekingese 74. Bloodhound 75. Borzoi 76. Chow chow 77. Bulldog 78. Basenji 79. Afghan hound There are, again, exceptions. Coren talks in his book about a trainer who managed to win obedience competitions with multiple Staffordshire bull terriers (#49). There are also, again, other ways of measuring intelligence. Coren tells us about a Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever (#20) he owned that was in some ways too smart for competitions. “He was so bright and attentive that he read my every motion, head turn, and even the direction that I was looking with my eyes, as a command,” he writes by email. “That made him very difficult to compete with in obedience trials, since, for instance, a glance with my eyes in the direction of the high jump might be interpreted by him as a command and that would send him off, taking the jump beautifully of course, but nonetheless disqualifying us from that round of competition.” De Waal, in “Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?” spoke in defence of the Afghan hound (#79), noting that they may not be unintelligent but rather independent-mined, stubborn, and unwilling to follow orders. “Afghans,” he wrote, “are perhaps more like cats, which are not beholden to anyone.”

Ok then WM, if that's how you feel, I suggest this one so try to top that one in crassness! LOL though it is pretty cute

Info for Paul777 http://bigdogpetfoods.com/raw-food-for-dogs/ http://barfaustralia.com/

An update from Brisbane Times PM; Search called off for muzzled dog spotted by truckies The desperate search for a dog that had been muzzled with tape in south east Queensland has been called off after a 12 day effort by the RSPCA and volunteers. Truck drivers first spotted the dog that had tape around its nose and mouth on January 9 as it ran across the Cunningham Highway, at Aratula south west of Brisbane, describing it as a skinny-looking canine believed to a German shepherd-cross. A number of truck drivers had called into the RSPCA letting them know about the muzzled dog. Photo: Sasha Woolley Concerned for the dog's welfare and ability to eat, drink and breath properly the RSPCA coordinated a search and rescue effort using baiting traps and the last confirmed sighting was on January 17, when the tape appeared to have moved down the dog's muzzle. Inspector Laurie Stageman praised the efforts of the volunteers and said the search wouldn't have been possible without their help. Related Content Truckies raise alarm over dog with mouth taped shut The RSPCA said they believed the dog either managed to remove the tape or it had passed away.

here are some more on ebay; kids trolleys http://www.ebay.com.au/bhp/kids-wagon

what about a small garden trolley (that way you won't feel like a numpty pushing a dog in a stroller) perhaps one like this but with pneumatic tyres http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Folding-Garden-Trolley-Trailer-Rust-Free-Cart-Hand-Utility-Lawn-Tard-Farm-Wagon-/122096539462?hash=item1c6d855746:g:3qEAAOSwIgNXt7iW

Hahaha WM, I didn't see your post and just posted the same story Yay for Pippin and all that Thanksgiving food!

This photo is pretty neat as well:

For some reason I can't copy and paste the article here so you'll need to click the link, here is a photo of Westie-Pippin as a 'spoiler' ' http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-01-22/indonesian-rescue-sends-dogs-overseas-in-quest-for-new-life/8192042

Henry gets his meals in a shallow-rimmed plate which is placed about 1m from his foam dog-bed. I go to pick up the plate and it's not there, have a hunt around for it and it's under his bed. I heard noises and went to investigate and he was busy burying his plate under his bed, he managed to push it right under. This is the forth day he has done his 'hide the plate' trick. maybe he thinks that Saffy is going to steal it, He is a funny old soul This is not much of a post but the little foibles of dogs are pretty funny so maybe you can share some of yours The definition of foibles is good: a minor weakness or eccentricity in someone's character.