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Yes Piper will certainly be coming. How far is Westernport Harbour Caravan Park from KCC Park? I need to stay somewhere the night before and they have agreed to allow me to say with the dogs. ETA no promises that Piper will chase the lure. Run about like a mad dog? yeah I think he'll do that

Well Emma's parentage is doubtful but there is no denying her ridge If I come I'll bring her along anyway.

I am thinking of going, depends how many foster dogs etc I have here on whether I can escape. And my daughter's willingness And finding some where to stay that will allow dogs as well. Does a crossbreed with a beautiful ridge count as a ridgeback X? Even though she is small and tri coloured. Beagle x RR??

I have never had any problems giving ivermectin class drugs to my greyhounds, nor have I ever heard of greyhounds being on the sensitive list. I would very much like to see the link that states collies and greyhounds are related

I have been along to a couple of seminars presented by Kersti Seksel and Gaille Perry, and Kersti quite openly states that the reason she does not currently have a dog is it would not be fair given the amount of time she spends away travelling doing seminars and lectures. A responsible attitude IMO. I can't remember if she has had dogs in the past, just that she explained why she doesn't have now. Yes she has had dogs in the past. When I heard her speak, several years ago, I think she had a couple.

Personally I think you are teaching your dog to food guard. Instead of taking her food away from her why don't you play the swap it game? This way anyone should be able to approach the dog while it is eating instead of only you. First of all hand feed the dog it's meals. After a week or so of this, put some boring old dry food in the bowl. Toss a nice tasty piece of meat into the bowl from a distance that stops the dog from growling. As the pup accepts this step closer and repeat until you can stand along side and drop the better food in the bowl. Then you progress to crouching down beside the bowl, then placing your hand in the bowl. Then you can give the pup just a few bits of dry food, offer the better food from you hand, remove the bowl, put the goody inside, return the bowl., etc. Get other people to do this too. Seperate her from her sister while doing this. This way you are teaching your dog that all good things come from people if she lets them near, touch her bowl and her while she has food. The other way you are teaching her to give in to you but possibly other people are fair game. I also think it is totally cruel and unneccesary to make her watch her sister eat first and you will possibly be upsetting the dogs pack order and creating further problems. If this pup is top over the other pup it is this pup that must be first for everything. Upset the pack order they have developed and you could find they are constantly fighting becuse this pup wants her spot back.

This could easily turn into an obsessive behaviour. I have had some success with spraying a dogs tail with wound guard. It's a spray you get at the vet and you usually spray it on bandages etc to stop a dog chewing on them. It's the only thing that worked to stop my dog. You could also physically stop her each and every time you see her doing it and then moving her somewhere else for a bit of a ball game or a treat. I wouldn't treat her or play with her as soon as you stop her, give it a few seconds or she might learn to chase her tail for the game! The dog I had who would was borderline obsessive with her tail, had a solid coloured tail, not a white tip in sight.

HELP: Can anyone give me a contact for the Greyhound adoption program in Victoria. Thanks. Darren Stebbings President RRCV. Hi Darren, try Larissa or Melanie on 0357992909 or at [email protected] or [email protected] or go to their web site in my siggy.

not very big at all Mine is just big enough for a double bed, a dresser, bookcase and a couple of wardrobes. I have one trampoline bed in a corner and a mat next to the bed for the dogs. If I need a crate in my room, ie for a pup, I put it where the trampoline bed is. It can be a bit hard getting around to make the bed properly but so what

Trying to tempt me or what??? So unfair I've looked it up, it's at the Exhibition Centre in Wodonga but it didn't have a start time?

Hey, I'd love to come up and watch/help. I have never seen real flyball in the flesh. Where is it being held at? I have that day off and live only an hour away edit to add: I'm a VCA member if that helps

give more than praise, try food treats when she goes in the right spot, and watch, watch, watch and I can't stress how good this site is for links to everything, it is always my first port of call if I have a problem K9 Events

I'll second Nadia Zahra looks greyt! The picture of health. Sounds like she is eating heaps if she eats all that food you listed. I wouldn't worry about the vegies, they are not an important part of a dog's diet.

that can be taught too rope pull on door handle, can on shelf, beer in hand :D

Thats easy! Teach her to target to a margarine lid (or similar), stuck on the door, then decrease the size of the target, put a name to it and once that's reliable take the target away

I'm paranoid but I would be getting the xrays asap. My Sam presented with a slight limp which was treated much as you say. 3 weeks later I took him back and got him xrayed, he had osteosarcoma in the shoulder. A friend's hound cross had it present in her jaw. Lilly most likely has just done a bit of short term damage to herself but I couldn't sleep until I had her xrayed. But as I say I'm paranoid about that bloody bone cancer

I have to pull out of the lure coursing on the 28th Molly went to the vet yesterday to get a couple of teeth removed and ended up having 11 taken out so I won't risk running her and it's a bit far to come just for Piper. Hope you all enjoy the day. I will get down one day!

Okay, I'm in with my 2 greyhounds.

Any news on Zahra? I hope she's doing better today.

Besides the pictures we need to know her name! The greyhound pups I raised were all knocking back chicken wings by 6 weeks but they were settled here with me and had been regularly wormed. I would consider fasting her for 12 to 24 hours with only water to drink. Seems drastic I know but it was the only thing that worked for a 4 week old kitten I was raising once. And a 4 week old kitten is very tiny compared to a 6 week old grey pup. When your girls tummy has settled stick to what you want to feed her and if not eaten remove in 15 minutes and only very small amounts 4 times a day, then build on that. Good luck, I'm sure everything will be fine

Ok so maybe not leave her in that one big room unless you are there? Things I have heard of but never used are mousetraps set upside down so they make a racket but cause no harm, empty drink cans stacked up so they fall and make a racket and foil placed on top of items cause dogs don't like the feel of the foil on their feet.

No problem with giving ivermectin liquid but you must get the right sort from your vet. Some will give it out ans some won't. My regular vet did and then they started getting "antsy" as it is off label so I just went to the cheapest monthly tablet. I never had a problem with it and yes it was very cheap when you've got a few big dogs to do. My friend still gets it for her 3 greyhounds from her vet.

All I can say is that it is better to go too early than 1 second too late. I lost my Sam to bone cancer 3 weeks after diagnosis, had a awful last few hours with him when the pain meds stopped working waiting for the vet to come. I will never ever again keep a dog alive once cancer has been diagnosed. The dogs don't know what the needle is for, only the people, though I would swear Sam knew and welcomed it. Sam was 8. It's not an easy decision but one only you can make.

Sending good vibes your way, I know what it's like worrying about your baby

Damn I'm working. Maybe Piper will get a go next time.