~Anne~

Hey Di, I am thinking of getting a scooter. If you move to Chippendale, a scooter would be ideal as the second vehicle for you. Only around $3k brand new.

I use Sentinel and reduce it to every 8 weeks over Winter. I give it every 6 weeks in the warmer months. We also have never had a flea problem and I am loathe to alter my regime even now that I do not rescue, in case we get fleas.

I had a Pug that developed hotspots within a couple of hours of eating any proteins she was found to be allergic to. Given that diet related allergies are protein based, I would say it is the protein and not the fat content that is affecting the dog perhaps.

After 2 days of vomitting ANY colour, the dog should be taken to the Vet. Make an appointment and get the dog to the Vet.

It should be a pleasure for you to It is. I get pleasure out of seeing my dogs enjoying themselves. If it wasn't enjoyable for me too, I would do it differently. Duh.

Mine walk for their pleasure. If this means they drag me along striving to sniff something in front of them, or they walk off to the side, or they drag along behind, then so be it. That is what they do.

Good luck with the search Di. I know of 2 others is situations where they are desparately seeking rentals too and are not having much success. I think it is amazing the way that conditions these days encourage open days on rentals! How bizarre. It is lucky that you have some insider knowledge that will help you both. I've got everything crossed for you.

Meat is not the only food type that contains high level of protein DeRottwelier.

I personally know a vegan who feeds her dogs a vegan (vegetarian??) diet and they are incredibly healthy dogs. It can be done, however, unless you have the knowledge I wouldn't risk it. I can guarantee 100% that these dogs are healthy and happy in every conceivable way and that their diet has been a great thing for them. One was a rescue that I re-homed. If you would like to hear more about what they are fed I am happy to speak to my friend and ask if she can give you a few tips.

As a 'strong willed' girl who was also controlled for 13 years.. I'd shut my mouth and just be there for her. It may take her many years, but she will need you somewhere are somepoint. Don't burn bridges by voicing your thoughts and feelings..

Awwww, Peter doesn't want a Pug. He has no clue *shakes head* Totally clueless.

I trust that the people I choose will be responsible if they have to move from their current rental property. If I had the any inkling that they would not be responsible, I wouldn't allow them to adopt at all, let alone becuase they rent. I have had a lot of enquiries who when asked if they are allowed dogs on the rental property answer 'Yes, of course' and then when pressed to provide a written statement to this effect by the landlord or managing agent, they can't and don't. In this situation, I do not consider the application any further. If they can provide proof that they are permitted to have dogs inside the property, then they are treated just like any other potential new home.

No, if you answered that you rented, I would ask you to send to me a letter, on letterhead and signed by your agent, stating that you are allowed to have dog(s) on the property and inside the home.

The manufacturer is at Tumbi Cavmad. Just call them - its cheaper I ordered my blocks from Seabouy not the other place. They are plustic tubs filled with the odour remover in a block/waxy type form From memory Seabouy charged me $6 for the large one and $3 for the small one. It is interesting that they are still selling to the public after stating to several of us that they wouldn't.

I agree, I think it is a little beyond what is needed or appropriate. I never even questioned if they work. I did ask if they rented or owned though (or lived with parents or whatever) as this was pertinent to assessing the ability to keep a dog into the future in my view.

When you said foster carer, I actually thought you meant children not dogs. I think some organisations need to maybe take a close look at their place in the world. I would have told them to take a flying leap but I'd use different words than that. On my application form to adopt a Pug, I asked for two personal references with contatc details and their Vet. The personal refernces were purely to be able to contact the person who adopted if they suddnely moved. The mroe information you have, the better. When fostering, it would be the same. If the carer took off money or a dog, you would have more information at your dispoal in order to track them down.

If he was doing ok on Hills, why not put him back on it. Was there a reason you changed his diet?

Glad to hear Jed is recovering well.

Glad to hear Jed is recovering well.

Glad to hear Jed is recovering well.

I agree. Our vet describes herself as a holistic vet. She's as good & experienced at the medical/surgery side, as she is at supplements & diet. The tibs are so healthy, thanks to her. I've learned, too, how deceptive the labelling of many of the dog products are. It's so important....& revealing...to read the actual ingredients. I have an article somewhere at home that goes into detail about the labelling issues with pet food. I was really shocked to read some of it. I will see if I can locate it and post it online.

What has evolution done to the digestion process of dogs now, compared to dogs then? I don't know the definitive answer, but evolution alters many things, not just the physical appearance. Dietary requirements of canines now I imagine would be different to what they were at the dawn of time. Many dogs nolonger require stamina and strength and many more breeds have been introduced along these lines as well. I see it similar to the human appendix. I have heard (although I haven't researched it) that the appendix is slowly becoming obsolete in the human body. This is, I assume, because the human is evolving too. I could be very wrong in my line of thought though. You can alter phyiscal appearance in one generation. You CANNOT alter anything on an internal functional level over even a few generations. Not on a noticable level anyway - it takes a lot longer and it a lot slower than that. The appendix theory actually relates to the question about whether it used to be a second stomach. This would have been utilised back before man ate meat and was eating only foliage and possibly grains and actually REQUIRED more than one stomach for that digestion like other Ruminants do. So how long ago was that? It wasn't 50 years, it was probably tens of thousands, yet the organ still exists in a non functioning form. Does that give you some idea of how long evolution takes? This theory is only theory and there are other schools of thought that say that the appendix exists for a whole other set of reasons. To propose that dogs digestive systems have been able to evolve to be able to utilise all this new food, when they've evolved to eat a diet of mostly raw meat for their whole existance through time, is one of the most misinformed theories that I've ever come across. The fact that dogs now look like very specific breeds does not alter their gut function because evolution just doesn't work that quickly. I am not proposing or even trying to suggest in any way that evolution occurs in a few generations. To think so would be plainly stupid and to assume I was thinking that is possibly even more stupid. Dogs have been domesticated for around 15,000 years I believe, and in extistance for possibly up another 15,000 years before domestication. Domestication has seen their needs change from being hunters to scavenger-hunters. Studies show clearly that the canine has evolved. In fact, it has evolved from the wolf. Add to this the fact that we now selectively breed dogs and you have a canine that now no longer requires stamina nor does it have any hunting need or drive in some breeds. Has this altered the digestive system? I have no real idea as I stated. However, it can't be discounted. Can 15,000 years of different nutritional and energy needs and 15,000 years of scavenger food from humans, cause the canine digestive tract to evolve? I think it can. Does this mean dogs can live on a grain based diet in this day and age? They do, so obviously they can, but is this because of an adaptation or evoluntionary process? Possibly. I don't have the answers and can only base my opinions on what I know, read and understand. I am always open to learning though.

What has evolution done to the digestion process of dogs now, compared to dogs then? I don't know the definitive answer, but evolution alters many things, not just the physical appearance. Dietary requirements of canines now I imagine would be different to what they were at the dawn of time. Many dogs nolonger require stamina and strength and many more breeds have been introduced along these lines as well. I see it similar to the human appendix. I have heard (although I haven't researched it) that the appendix is slowly becoming obsolete in the human body. This is, I assume, because the human is evolving too. I could be very wrong in my line of thought though.

I used them with a blind and deaf rescue who had never lived inside a house and was 8 years old and not neutered when he came to me. I had to try and train him, discourage him from marking and also get him to recognise and learn the way to get outside to wee....not an easy feat! We relied very heavily on belly bands. I used the no-name brand super sanitary pads for him inside. The bigger and the more absorbent the better!!

Where are they juice? I use Petbarn at Blacktown these days.