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Atlas occasionally vomits seemingly randomly, he did Sunday night, I woke up he was under the covers having a gag and I dragged him out of bed and when he threw up it was just yellow stuff and grass, silly bugger. Glad I woke up that's for sure.

Mine is 90 x 60 too It's fantastic, perfectly sized. That link is awesome, I am definitely going to do all that, I'm so glad I'm not starting with a dog that is fearful of the crate :D The crate will fit in the back of OH's Sierra and fits on the back seat of my Mazda 3 so we're all good for size though its height is a bit awkward getting it in the Mazda!

:D Now that's a "pure bread" dog. BADOOM TISH!

x2, that is the creepiest damn thing I have ever seen

Okay so I fed him in there, he did not even hesitate to go in, ate his food happily without stopping or looking around or being fearful, came out when finished, went back in and kind of had a snuffle / snuggle around in the towels I put in there, rolled around on his back whilst I praised him the whole time, he came out and had a break then I took the crate into the bedroom and he and I played some games like I hid his chewy bone in under the towels and praised him for going in to find it, did a drop/stay in there and he happily laid down in the drop stay, he wasn't keen on staying in there so he's back in the bed sleeping. My thought is that I don't want to force him to go in there, I just want to do a little bit of the training / games / positive reinforcement at a time and take it slowly. Am I doing it right?

Hey guys, crate arrived today, am keen to start crate training! So first up I am going to feed him in there, praise praise praise, put his favourite cushion in there, put some toys and treats in there etc... If I am trying to train him to sleep in there, but I can't lock him in there, how do I go about this?

Omg hahahahahah, huge snortlol at this, glad I didn't have a mouthful of coffee

Yes I would also like a blue bull terrier, I would like it to have blue eyes and a skin-cancer resistant dermis. Also, can you please make sure that the stubborn / independent gene is removed (tweezers should do it or perhaps pliers) before you sell it to me, money is of no object, but I want one that just obeys my every command instead of staring at me whilst wondering "What's in it for me though?". Thx I am sure this will not be a problem.

It's not dead, it's sleeping.

+1 vote for Thread of the Year in the DOL Awards (do these exist?).

AHahahhah this thread has given the giggles big time.

The girl I'm getting is the not-so-dark one actually! But they are still good names... sigh.. maybe I need to meet her first!

Officially get my lappie girl on the 20th of December! About to start a blog for her, someone on here gave me the idea when Atlas had his accident as a way to remember him in case we lost him (which we nearly did). Still need to name her I can't think of anything perfect, argh!

Wish I was going to this! But only because it is 4 sleeps away and my and Atlas' appointment with Steve is 32 sleeps away Seems like so long to wait but I remember when it was 50 sleeps - didn't seem that long ago!

Wow that is all really great, awesome answers guys thanks so much! I got an email this morning from Melissa of Watersedge saying, and I quote, that it is a "distinct possibility" that there will be a bitch available for me in this litter! I've done some calculations and I even think I might be able to save the money + some extra for stuff, because it's not just the puppy I have to pay for obviously it's a bunch of other important stufff that I can't even think of right now because I'm so excited! Ridiculous! OH has made a rather generous donation, he is such a sweetheart, it's more than we usually spend on each other at Christmas (though this year his mum and I are buying him an iPhone). I want more pics!

Okay okay okay, I would like at least 3 people (if possible) to give me answers to this if you can! I want to know the top three WORST things about a lappie and the top 3 BEST things. GO!

Yup but Melissa says she is starting to get tan eyebrows and has tan pants and chest... I don't want a completely black one, I really have my heart set on black and tan

Can't stop smiling at the look of pure indignation on At's face if that happened Poor mite, lucky he loves puppies. Google maps tells me Kurrajong Heights is 75ks from Sydney (specific, hey, Sydney is a pretty big place I think I've never been there except to the airport when flying to Thredbo a few times lol) and my plan is to arrive at KH for my lesson with Steve at 3pm on Friday the 18th, have dinner somewhere near there, then the next day I have a 9am lesson. Plan was to leave straight after that but don't have to. It is a 12 hour drive back to Bris, sigh. Are you far away from that edge of Sydney? ETA: This is the girl that MIGHT be available in December, even if I don't get her, she is cute as a button isn't she?

Thanks so much, shall do! You're in Sydney right? Pity I don't have more time when I'm down at K9 Force I could meet you and your beautiful dogs! I have arranged to visit Watersedge whether I get a puppy or not on my way back from there so I will get lappie cuddles either way PS Saw your montage of Ahsoka's tricks last night on youtube Ummmm that one of her telling Jedi to be quiet? I literally was staring at my screen with my mouth hanging open in amazement! I can't wait to teach my girl to do that to Atlas

I hope so! I was going to apply for next year JCU but TAFE really stuffed me around this year, was meant to start Maths B and Chem equivalencies in Feb but they only opened applications in September - 2 days before applications closed :D So I couldn't apply. So this coming 12 months I'm stepping back my 2-and-a-half-job workload by quite a lot to do some prep study and maybe apply for 2011 if I can - or maybe apply for science / pharmacy and do that then do grad med. It is so hard to know what to do and there's no one who can say "okay here are your possible paths into medicine and here's what we recommend you do" you just have to somehow interpret all the different rules etc yourself. Oops sorry bit of a rant it only needed those first three words really!

Yessss let's! We can meet at Airlie! Hahaha - I was in Townsville in July doing my undergrad medical entry exam. Love that place. Hoping to study there maybe sometime... :D As mentioned in the Spitz thread, OH is totally cool with it we talked this morning and is willing to contribute towards a puppy if Watersedge end up having a bitch from their current litter instead of a Christmas present (hey, saves him having to think of something! Lol)... so we'll see - I don't want to be hasty, I want to make sure I am doing the right thing for the puppy not just because I have issues with waiting

Had the biggest and most comprehensive / informative chat with lovely Melissa from Watersedge, we went through the photos of her lappies and she showed me the different puppies in the litter and what markings she thought they might have etc, she MIGHT have a bitch available in that litter on the 20th, this is just spinning me out, things are coming together tooo well but still if I don't have the money together (puppy + stuff needed for puppy + good amount for backup stuff) then I'm not going to do it just because it's convenient. Wow. Just wow.

Absolutley no worries - always very happy to help where ever! I would say def go and see Melissa at Watersedge - even if you decide not to get a puppy this time around, you should see lappies in the flesh. Melissa is lovely, and most happy to have people come and see her lappies - just arrange a time with her and you will be welcome, I am sure. Mind you, once you have had a lappie cuddle, that's it - you're GONE!! (Ugh - my OH is behind me making sooky noises at Tasha - who ofcourse is scoring a cuddle and a smooch! ) I am definitely going to try and see Melissa whilst I'm down that way even if I have to stay another night, I have decided! Dog help her if she has a puppy still, I may sell a kidney on the Motorway if I don't have the money

I can meet you at K9 Force or thereabouts on the 18th or 19th of December ;)

Maybe I should drop in on my way back (if it's a reasonable hour!)! I have received a lovely email from the Watersedge people, which was really positive and ticked all my boxes (so far) for ethical breeding. Getting way too excited, oh dear, I am a TERRIBLE wait-er!