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Its not hard, they have plenty of toys there you can use or you can take your own, they also have life jackets for the not so confident dogs like Jenna. Once Jenna had a lifejacket on and realised she wasn't going to drown she loved it and I had to make her come out for breaks so she wouldn't overdo it. If I remember rightly they have to have a lead on but when we went Jenna and Abbey went in together and had a great time regardless. There is also another pool for dogs in Battersea Rd Canning Vale.

Bedazzled PM'ed me first! Thanks guys :D I am glad how Toby is coming along he is almost back to 100% tonight and I will need to do some training in the morning or he will drive me insane. I also thought I should let those of you who are aware of the situation my nonno passed away yesterday evening. So sorry about your Nonno, RV my thoughts are with you and your family. *HUGS*

The wheat doesn't touch him :p It's covered by 2 layers. Would that still affect him? Just curious! For some good news (well for me ) I spoke to Steve tonight and he's going to build me a 2 door barrier system thingy with a divider for the boot of my car, all removable, this Friday woohooooo So now I can get poor Ruby in and out of the car without b!tch features muzzling her way through instead I did ask about the false floor for extra storage and he said he could do it, but upon further thought, we concluded that it wouldn't leave them with much room and they'd have further to jump in so I will live with using my back seats and foot wells to carry training gear, but at least with this setup it eliminates the need to carry a crate on my back seat at all times! Just for occasions where I can't use my car as a crate. I'll also get him to rig up my cargo net as a cargo barrier to stop Millie from jumping over my back seats. So it's not for a safety thing, just a visual barrier to hopefully deter her. Hope my tax refund from last year (that I only just submitted ) comes back soon, as it has already been spent! Can't wait :D P.S. might need a new car for dog #3, this setup won't work with 3 dogs but I will cross that bridge when I get to it I'm thinking when the day comes that I get dog #3, if I am taking all 3 of them out, I will remove the barrier and have the 3 of them squished in the back (or maybe Princess Ruby will be upgraded to a blanket and car harness on the back seat :D ) Also, if I'm just taking one for an all day thing, say Ruby for retrieving, remove the barrier too and let her have the whole space. The part I worry about is the cargo net in lieu of the cargo barrier, but the blasted side airbags ruins those plans!! Plus it might take up extra precious room in the already small boot. It would be roomier if it weren't for those big jutted out bits on the sides of the boot! Does your Santa Fe have those? J managed to carry 10 dogs in her station wagon along with two people to Geraldton, oh and pulling a trailer full of gear as well. 3 Aussies, 2 paps, 2 Sheltie adults and three 3 month old Sheltie pups, (not all ours) all but 2 Aussies were crated. She was always good at jigsaw puzzles.:D

Mmm, Babble Balls, evil possessed little balls that go off by themselves and threaten you during the night every time you wake up so that you lie in bed wondering if it can get through the door and how it plans "to get you"(what happened to all the other sayings? ) and you lie there wishing morning would come quicker. In the morning making you shut the dog safely in the on- suite before opening the room door a crack to see if the ball is waiting out there for you (at least the dog will be safe). Give it a wide birth as you get ready for work and keep glancing over to make sure its not sneaking up on you and then go to work to build up your courage to face it. Come home and kick it around the house (so much braver by the light of day) telling it your not intimidaited by it only to have it keep laughing and telling you "That tickles, Hey don't do that, and get out of here". Mine now resides in a closed drawer but everynow and then it calls to me, but I'm determined not to let it get the better of me and throw it out. As long as it can't get out of the drawer I have the upper hand.:D Too many horror movies or a vivid imagination, me thinks not, those babble balls ARE possessed, I recommend sticking to the animal sounds ones especially if you live alone.

Happy Birthday Crazy Cresties, hope you have a wonderful day. Congratulations ST and Ari on the safe arrival of the pups, looking forward to seeing lots of pictures.

While the quality isn't great this is one of my all time favorites, some of the dogs here are distant relatives of my Aussie girl but the best one has to be the Greyhound towards the end. .

My Papillon was like that, not every day, but he would have some really bad days where he was just like your dog and he would also be very clingy and I use to describe it as depression for want of a better description although a ball would nearly always improve his mood abit. He was 7 before I found our he had a heart condition after a few misdiagnoses and that his heart was working overtime to compensate. It took an ECG to get to the bottom of the problem and I was told he would have to be on medication for life or be dead within a year, but a change in diet has helped him enormously and he is not on medication. That was more than 6 years ago now and since the change in diet he has barely had an off day although I know that each day is a blessing and things could change at any time given his age. Only issues he has had in this time are that he was attacked by another dog about 4 years ago requiring surgery to stitch him up and now suffers arthritis in that shoulder especially when its cold or he overdoes the exercise (he would chase a ball till he dropped and likes to keep up with the big dogs at DOL meets). Cavs are known for heart issues too so it might pay to have your dogs heart doublechecked, not out to worry you but knowing what is going on may make the difference as it has with my boy. Hope it all works out, I love Cavs.

Try adding a fish oil capsule or two to his daily diet, I am alway getting told how shiny and soft my dogs coats are in fact at the Royal people can't get over how my girls coat feels and looks (haven't the heart to tell them that it is probabaly actually too soft for the breed standard on these occassions) I also feed raw too though and do on occassion add other oils. If you find the fish oil does the trick for you it is a good idea to also give natural Vitimin E as well if you are going to use it long term(I do at least a couple of times a week). Fish oil capsules can also be beneficial for the aches and pains that come with age. Hydrating the coat with a spray bottle(fine mist) of water daily can help too and if you want to improve it even more add a little Sea Breeze oil to the water. Livamol is apparently very good for the coat too (sprinkled on the dogs food) but have only just bought this to try so have no experience with it although show friends recommended it to me. It cost me just over $6 a kg at a stockfeed store. I changed my old dog over to raw when he was around 7 and it gave him a new lease on life in fact I had been told by the vet that he would be dead within a year without daily medication for a heart condition. He was on the medication for a few weeks but was becoming terrified of me because of it so I decided quality of life was more important than quantity and stopped the medication not long after changing his diet. That was more than 6 years ago and while I count each day as a blessing he has been remarkably well for the most part and even survived a dog attack four years ago that required surgery. What works well for one dog may not work well for another so it pays to experiment a bit, you should get results fairly quickly but I would try any given treatment for at least a month to assess its results and suitability for your dog. Take a photo of the dog before treatment and possiabliy a small sample of hair and compare it with others as you go along although you should be able to notice the difference regardless. I always like to compare results as I try different products as I do conformation showing so what might work for the home dog might not be suitable for the showdog or different breeds, ie might not want a soft coat on a dog that is mean't to have a coarser texture, might want something that intensifies the colour etc.

I would be concerned that a vet hasn't responded more to this dogs condition as it seems to me that it goes way beyond grieving and there may be another underlying cause. Has his mouth been checked for any issues like problem teeth, ulcers, throat inflamation. He appears very thin and will be more supseptable to illness in his current state if he continues not to eat. It must be so hard for you to see him going through this after the loss of your other dog and being at a loss as to what to do to help him, but remember that you are trying your best to help him so don't beat yourself up about it. Another thing you could try is boiling liver in some water, put it through the blender and use the gravy over whatever food you give him. Probabaly best to give just a little at a time in his current state as too much could upset his stomach and he doesn't currently have any reserves so can't affort to get the runs. You could try blending up some other meats for him too in case he will take them this way so that he is getting at least some nutrition into him. Other possiable options are adding something like Livamol to his food either sprinkled on or made into a slurry with a little water. This is mean't to be extremly attractive to animals and is recommended for encouraging convalesing animals to eat as well as being beneficial. Stockfeed places usually have it quiet cheaply, I got 1kg the other day for around $6 and the dosage for dogs is around 1 or 2 tablespoons full depending I suppose on size of dog although I think they are basing that on a medium to large sized dog anyway. Good luck with him and I'm so sorry about your other dog.

My old Papillon's penis remains a little unsheathed and has for well over a year without any ill effects, I guess with old age comes a few not so pleasant side effects. :D Only hassle with it is when I take photos of him it is always so obvious. I keep an eye on it to avoid any complications, ie infection or drying out and cracking but so far doesn't seem to be a problem for him.

Try Kenwick vet, Royal St, Kenwick they were suggested to me when I was looking at the possiability of a frozen AI and seem to be one of the main repo vets from what I've been told by other vets.

Do you know who is reading them at Murdoch? It would be convenient to have then done in Perth rather than sending them interstate. I had some done almost the day Dr Wyburn became ill. BTW thank you to Dr Wyburn for his generosity with advice for an article on HD and many years of great service to the dog world. Sorry don't know, she had just posted it on FB the day I read this thread. Contact Diagnostic Imaging Services, Murdoch University Veterinary Hospital, South Street, Murdoch, WA, 6150, Ph 9360 2436, Fax 9360 6509. Apparently fully accredited to do them. Cost - Hips only $105, hips & elbows $105, Elbows only $55 all including GST. Credit only extended to Vet practices, owners must include payment.

For those living in Perth, Murdoch is reading them as well and a friend who put hers in on Tuesday had the results by Thursday. Hips and elbows $105.

The last puppy often seems to take abit longer to sell, usually because people have this crazy logic that as it is the last pup there must be something wrong with it, forgetting that there will always be a last one. In my case the last is often the best one that I have held back to see how it develops. I have seen a pup that had its price reduced considerably, not sell and then when I encouraged the person to sell it at normal price it sold to a wonderful home. Sometimes it just takes abit longer so in the mean time the pup can get the advantage of some training and the new owners when they come along get a bonus of having the training already started.

You have already been more than fair, you have the dog and the paperwork is in your name and that is what is important. They have had a number of months of this pups life so they have had their monies worth if that is what they are worried about. I sometimes think that as responsiable breeders we nuture a lack of responsibility on the owners part because we give them an easy out but I don't think they also deserve a full refund(unless it is the only way to ensure the safety or wellbeing of the dog). Can't understand anyone wanting to part with a Scam baby or an Aussie .

Awe, my poor little Trixie girl, gentle cuddles to you. Hehe, someone in this household will probabaly be having a little op in a couple of months, wonder if he'll loose that sex drive too.

Sending healing vibes Scoota's way, for a quick recovery. Thanks for letting us know how he's going Sandy, we are all thinking of him and you, hugs to you both.

Todays intruder, Tomorrows sh*t

I think Canine prefers that visitors leave their pooches at home. This could be for any number of reasons, libilities if the dog gets into a fight or bites someone (Canine can at least trace members dogs in the event of this), the vaccination rules that members are expected to abide by but visitors may not with their dogs. If the dog proves a problem especial in the eyes of other visitors it is a reflection on the club as a whole as they don't know that it is a visiting dog. Probabaly more reasons than these but food for thought, while your friends dog may be perfectly well behaved and vaccinaited they have to have a blanket rule for all visitors. Just imagine how crazy it would be if they DID allow everyone visiting to bring their dogs too, not everyone who ownes a dog is dog savy and I could imagine things could quickly get out of hand. It would probabaly be best for her to look at joining one of the obedience clubs to help with the socialisation or maybe take regular visits to Better Pets and Gardens or City Farmers were there are usually plenty of understanding doggie people to help with social interaction by giving out pats. Most canine activities at canine would be somewhat overwhelming for a dog still learning about socialization and would do better in a less intimidaiting enviroment of meeting just a few people and dogs at a time especially if the owner doesn't have much experience of this enviroment. In an obedience club an instructor could assist with any issues that might crop up whereas competitors may not be as patient if they feel the dog is causing problems or getting into their dogs personal space.

I have an Australian Shepherd and while she does shed heaps, especially at the moment, I was only commenting the other day that her fur does not smell at all even though its been a few months since her last bath. Her feet on the other hand smell like cornchips, but then my feet don't smell great either.

Sorry, can't offer any advice but hope Portia is okay, it must be so worring for you. I hope someone can offer some experience of this to help ease your concerns. Sending hugs and healing vibes to you both.

When I start teaching scent work to my dogs I start with their toys and items that interest them. I then procede to use a variety of items of mine like carkeys, clothing etc. To get more variety I also use different flavoured teabags and put some herbs in small sealed envelopes, all so I have one to give the scent and one to hide. Also if you are doing tracking and are short on tracklayers when training you could use lightly scented water from a spray bottle or water pistol to leave a trail. This could again be your flavoured teas or herbs infused in the water.

Hi Schwarzstern, Check out Kevin Kelly, he's in Lyall Street, Ascot and is very good at working around a suitable time for you. He usually charges $20 and works on the dog in his front yard, doesn't take very long but it does make a major difference to a dog needing abit of manipulation. Our first visit was enough to convice us it was money well spent. My sister and I periodically take our dogs down for abit of a going over by him and he is quiet popular with alot of dog people. He actuallly does the racehorses normally but has alot of dog clients too. His phone number is in the phonebook. Going down the Tonkin its not a long drive from Gosnells.

Or you buy a new pair of black pants for a night out because all your other ones never seem to be totally free of dog hair, don't put them on till just before leaving the house and then when you get out of your sister's car at your destination someone calls you "hairy butt". Woops, that's right sister's dogs shed just as much as mine and one has been travelling in my seat. Ah well, I guess dog hair IS part of my trademark.