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I would suspect though, that a lot of them are accidental rather than deliberate - surely?

Yes, my Dane was like that - because he was very very sick. I don't mean to frighten you about that, there could be many reasons why she finds sitting uncomfortable. From her measurements it sounds like she may be over weight. My boy @ 11 months was 64 kgs but 91 cms tall. Can you post a picture of her? I hope I am not coming across wrong, I am trying to be helpful :D

could I please have a copy? [email protected] Thank you

Oh no! that makes so much sense. When Mr Darcy was attending puppy preschool the Vet nurse grabbed him and squirted epioitc into both his ears. He freaked out and after that would run around rubbing the side of his head at just the site of the epiotic bottle. So all I ended up doing was using cotton wool with some epiotic to clean his ears out fortnightly. My new guy actually really enjoys his ears being cleaned with the malaseb. Thank you he had a beautiful spirit too

good on you spottychick! you are awesome yay for Buddy

Oh yes I am a Fuzzyard fan too. and after reading this I am interested in giving goat's milk soap a go. That's if we can ever get off malaseb of course

hehehe Yes I had to encourage him to resist the urge to shake his head and I packed it in relatively firm as per vet instructions. He has absolutely giant ear canals so getting the cotton wool in and out was not a problem. He has a mite, bacteria and yeast problem at the moment, (so is on ear drops as well; and we are using the malaseb as shampoo too). But I think your method would be the best bet for regular ear maintenance. Bit Off Topic - By the way has anyone ever used 'epiotic'? That is what I used to use. I would just be curious to see if anyone thought epiotic was better/worse than malaseb for eat maintenance?

Hi Spottychick, I think the the purpose of the cotton wool is to facilitate the shampoo to stay in the ear for 10 minutes - as Malaseb takes ten minutes to do what its meant to do. But I'm not an expert just going off the Vet's instructions Maybe they were specific for my dog's condition at the moment ETA it still gets the gunk out - it all comes out with the cotton wool

wow that's kind of amazing! I was just at the vet's two days ago and she advised me to use malaseb on my dog's ears! Now I have the bottle here, but it only has directions for use as a normal shampoo. But the vet told me to squeeze a bit into a jar with warm water. Then use a syringe (without needle of course) and syringe it into the ear canal. Then use cotton wool (the roll - not the individual fluffy round ones) tease it out a bit and stick it in the ear canal so that is soaks up the malaseb. After 10 minutes, take the cotton wool out. She didn't actually tell me a rate. But the rate on the bottle for using it as a shampoo is: 50 ml of shampoo for a 30 kg medium hair length dog. So I took from that, that I only needed quite a small amount. I put about a teaspoon in about 300 mls of water. hope that helps

I think all the suggestions have been excellent. But I just thought I'd add that with my boy, I had to keep it different - if I used the same thing he became less enthused by it, but if I changed it around a bit he was much more excited To this end, left overs came in very handy. I mean if there was meat left over from dinner I would cut it up small and then freeze it ready for a training session. So he would have anything from chicken, sausage, steak, pork etc.

I think it could be workable with the right breed (and maybe eventually getting another dog of the right breed). But also if they are willing and able to employ the services of a good dog walker. While a pup might not actually need the walk a dog walker could probably be employed to provide the a meal, and some company or a game to break up the day; and weather permitting a walk.

Farewell Flash

Oh No! I've been missing his blog I'll sign back in to Darcy's blog, getreading write some comments

OMG! How scary glad you're ok Fran! Atlas so needs his own blog so the whole world can learn about his bravery.....

Hi there, my kids were 6 & 7 when we got our Dane pup and my seven year old has a disability. It took a couple of months to really establish the rules regarding the kids with him. Aftrer that he was perfect with them. Miss six could take him through his paces (sit, drop, stay, give, stand, twist/turn, shake, high five, wave, find etc.) without a problem. And with master seven Mr Darcy just seemed to insinctively know always what to do and what was needed. He developed a very different relationship with both of them. In fact Mr Darcy improved the quality of life for my child with the disability, immeasurably. Mr Darcy kept him calm, and if he did melt down, Mr Darcy fixed that with face licks - the only time he ever licked faces In fact he always new what to do to make both of them feel loved. With miss 6 it was all about playing and cuddling on the bed and being happy to be dressed up and have his nails painted. With master seven it was more about being close, touching noses and 'tickling' by nudging his sides with his muzzle. He also played an excellent game of hide and seek with both kids And would wake them up in the morning for school (then go back to bed himself ;) ) before seeing them on to the bus. There were times when he accidentally knocked one of them over, or hit them with a wagging tail, or trod on their feet. But they really paled into insignificance compared to everything else. and so, in conclusion: I think 10 year old kids would be fine As always you need to teach respect from both the dog and the kids and establish rules for both

Oh come on Leo people!!! I want to hear more about these dogs!

hehehe! he is proud isn't he! what a beautiful dawg he is

Totally agree with Stormie. My big boy hadd this thing for a vet nurse so we would go and visit the vets pretty regularly anyway (they were almost like family lol). So while I was there I would often get them to do it. They made sure he had the right amount and were happy to stick it down his throat for me. So you can do that too. I actually found it cheaper than buying it from the shop.

I think my current foster puppy is an australian cattle dog x chihuahua and strangely, she is a perfect untaught retriever lol! I have trouble imagining what a pit bull x daccie would look like

No Problem! They tire easily with playstation - and pass out at the sight of a Wii

I am offering everyone here a fabulous opportunity to have a puppy from either of my new imported foundation bitches This is "Init4themoney Spotted Princess" Don't be confused people! She may look like a crossbreed foster puppy... but in reality she is a Pure Bread Spotted Chihuhua!!! You can trace her ancestry back to the Aztecs! secondly I'd like to introduce "Init4themoney Round'em Up" She is an extremely rare Teacup Australian Cattle Dog - bred specifically for herding Dexter cattle! Just look at the size of her compared to the hand! She could fit in a tea cup However this variety has been bred to expend its energy playing the Xbox - no walking required! be quick! Time is running out!

ooooh! I love the windblown look! :D

I am just LOVING this thread :D

awwww they are lovely GDG! I love your little miss's red hair - gorgeous! Undecided - that middle one is so cute and your little miss has the cheekiest grin!

Thanks guys yes we all miss him so much :D He was only 14 months old. But he packed a lot of love into his 14 months