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same here, I put some wire netting around my strawberries and the dogs had fun lifting it up from the bottom to get the strawberries. Penny ate so many she looked like she had on red lippy :laugh:

Hi Westiemum, I feed raw 90% of the time but sometimes I have to feed kibble as I have forgotten to take out the minced turkey necks from the freezer. I feed the little guys Earthborn (usually on special) and Pure Sky grain free duck or salmon http://www.naturalpetstore.com.au/d/1305/6/dry-dog-food/adult/canidae-grain-free-pure-sea-with-salmon-meal---2.27kg/ http://www.naturalpetstore.com.au/d/MW71450/6/dry-dog-food/adult/earthborn-holistic-primitive-natural-grain-free-dog-food-2.5kg/ it is only $5 postage to city areas and sometimes they put in a treat as well. The only drawback is that I have to pick up Penny and Daisy's poo really quickly as Mac will eat it...he is so proud of himself when he find their kibble-flavoured poo! They all love it and Penny doesn't get the itchies.

I was just browsing the ABC news and saw this (tacky headline ABC!) http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-12-17/ex-prostitute-and-police-recruit-on-cruelty-charges/4432176 Ex-prostitute and police recruit on cruelty charges By court reporter Jamelle Wells Updated 18 minutes ago Related Story: Ex-prostitute loses police job appeal Map: Mulgoa 2745 Former prostitute and New South Wales police trainee Kim Hollingsworth has faced court on 11 animal cruelty charges. Hollingsworth was dismissed as a police trainee in the 1990s for failing to disclose her past occupation as a stripper and prostitute. She was charged with animal cruelty after RSPCA inspectors went to her Mulgoa property, in Sydney's west, last week. Hollingsworth is charged with eight counts of failing to provide veterinary treatment for horses and three of failing to provide proper food. She told Downing Centre Local Court she would represent herself to fight the charges when the matter returned to court in April. Hollingsworth was sacked from the police force in 1995 after eight weeks as a student police officer. She fought a long legal battle to be reinstated, which was ultimately unsuccessful. Her life in Sydney's Kings Cross has been depicted in the Underbelly TV series.

I sit on the sofa with Mac and turn on the grinder, then give Mac a dry-cat-food-kibble when he has settled. I usually do one toe and if he is a good boy I give him another kibble. If he fusses I say huh huh and wait until he is quiet, then give a kibble. He only gets his treat when he is being good. It all takes a while but beats having a stressed-peeing dog.

I bought one of these at the markets for $5, it came with 10 sandpaper-wheel refills. I use it mostly on Mac as he has a don't-touch-my-feet phobia He doesn't mind it at all. it takes a while to grind the nails as the motor is not really strong...this is probably intentional as the nails will heat up through friction if it didn't stall under too much pressure on the nail. http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3400182&f=PAD%2FpsNotAvailInUS%2FNo The smell of the grindings is not the best though :D

Bobby is now living in Doggie-paradise! Good Job, Well Done!

Sheridan, this is O/T but is this Dog-Shaming dog a Wheaten?

I filled the cracks up with paint. Red floors here---> http://www.google.com.au/search?q=red+painted+floors&hl=en&client=ubuntu&hs=XBX&tbo=u&channel=fs&tbm=isch&source=univ&sa=X&ei=_yHFUIqOGoiQiAfezoGACQ&ved=0CDUQsAQ&biw=1024&bih=582

MOAR PHOTOS! we are slothing this morning , Monday being my Sunday...... (please excuse the disgusting floor. That is exactly what it looked like when I pulled up the even grottier carpet. The stains aren't fresh! Now that settlement has happened (last Monday :) ) it's all mine and now I can decide what to do with the hideous floors!) This is O/T but the floors in our bedrooms looked like that when we pulled up the disgusting carpet so we painted them, put down colourful mats (from Loot) and they look great now. We painted them cream so they don't show the dog hair but do show up doggie muddy paw-prints. Google 'painted floors'

I am wondering if you could leave the bowl that they pee in where it is (with their pee still in it) and then put another container,that is made of food-grade plastic (like a tallish, narrow jug similar to the ones you buy that hold drinking water and go in the fridge door), in a place in the yard which is a fair way away from their pee-bowl.

Excellent news Westiemum

I am sorry you had to make that hard choice in regards to Sally, you must have gone through hell deciding what was best for her and made the decision based on her having very little quality of life. Try not to beat yourself up about it, you were the one who had to see her each day and if she was not happy within herself you have made that wise and caring option. RIP Sally, you are in a good place now.

You could phone Peninsula Animal Aid near Redcliffe: Phone: (07) 3284 1927 313 Duffield Road, Clontarf 4019 They are upgrading their website at the moment so there is no dog-listings There are also Terriers at AWL Qld here--> http://www.awlqld.com.au/adopt-a-pet/

I will buy some of that then! just out of interest I Googled D1070 (the ingredient/seaweed in Plaque Off) and found this other product which says D1070 = Ascophyllum Nodosum. So it does have the same ingredient as anniek and Skruffy n Flea said here is the screenshot of the PDF

hope you have your camera charged up for some photies today. So glad you got him Crickets :)

Here ya go the voice over sounds like Stephen Hawkin

I took this last evening...two planes playing silly-buggers in the sky

Mac and Daisy's teeth are pretty good but there was no real difference with Penny's teeth. I doubled her dosage two months ago and they now looking better. I also bought some Petzlife and spray some onto her teeth so that may also be helping. I would be interested in finding out the results of that much-cheaper-seaweed-powder mentioned here.

That is the BEST of news! Thank you Glemhaith, Shmoo and Arcane...you really busted your guts over this one! Many thanks to you all for helping the long-hairy-one ETA: Glemhaith...is he staying at your place in the lovely Border Ranges or does he go to Arcane's place for his forever home?

For whom? for the dog, persephone, sorry, I wasn't very clear when I wrote that...what I meant was that the short time that dog has to be muzzled (and being fearful) at the vets will be offset with a (maybe) good prognosis of the dog having a happy life, rather than having her euthanised before all the options for treatment are carried out. (Anyway, I knew what I was talking about, it was unfortunate that no-one else did though :laugh: )

Get the vet to do the dental, they will put her on a drip which will help expel the anaesthetic afterwards, You may find that this will clear up her foot licking as the bugs/yeast infection she will have in her mouth now have transferred themselves to her feet so it is a continuous round of re-infection. She may be cranky as her mouth hurts all the time. The oldies can cope with a GA and the vets do know their stuff and are aware of any complications that may occur. regarding the dementia...supplement her food with a tea made from Herb Robert, I can dry some for you and post you a packet if you like...no probs. Penny is 14 and her latest problem is getting up from her bed, she is a little creaky and may well have to be put on an arthritis treatment. I think she should, at least, be given a go at treating these problems. I know it is depressing to see the dog in pain and unhappy but you can do stuff to make her feel much better and happy within herself. muzzling at the vets is no biggie, she will get over it, (especially if you take a pocketfull of liver chips to keep stuffing into her mouth when she is being good, most times it does distract them from the fear.) A muzzle and being fearful at the vets is better than than going to doggie-heaven.

Arms and legs crossed here glemhaith

O My! look at that face and those bottom teeth! who could not love her :)

No, she was a little unusual though- got pretty worked up about it. I did think her glass comment was a bit OTT. I saw a few people having a chuckle. :) She said it was a known fact and her mother heard it many years ago on the radio. My guys seem to love them & they are great for their dinner occasionally. I will keep an eye out to look for danger signs. probably spewed out by that knob Alan Jones :laugh:

This is just lovely and a beaut photo! http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/monkey-business-over-conchetta-delivers-twins/story-e6freoof-1226526065726 CONCHETTA, the cotton-top tamarin monkey stolen from Alma Park Zoo 18 months ago, has had twins. It was her second pregnancy since her return after disappearing in October 2010. Her original mate Tonto was found bludgeoned to death soon after the abduction but Conchetta was missing for four months. Zoo curator Heather Hesterman said Conchetta's tiny twins, about 7cm long, had been riding on the back of their dad, and Conchetta's new partner, Manny. Male tamarins do most of the caring, even helping at births. They carry the young except for when the mother nurses them. Keepers have been giving the family plenty of privacy so mum and dad have the best shot at rearing both offspring. "The twins both appear strong and are holding on to their parents very well," Dr Hesterman said. "They are also starting to lift their heads and look around. With as few as 5000 individuals remaining in the wild, this little primate needs all the help it can get." Zoo head keeper Alison Wright said cotton tops did well in captivity but there were only a few to breed from in Australia. "There are only three or four breeding pairs," she said. "They have been used in medical research and they have lost a lot of numbers due to (Colombian) habitat destruction for things like dam building." Conchetta, 12, should breed for about three more years and live to about 20.