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Ellz, Becks and dancinbcs I didnt see your posts (I'm always on my phone and I never seem to see everything) Thanks for the tips they sound like they should work! I'll be giving her a bath in the morning so I'll see what I can do with all the advice (I haven't got the attachment for the bath but I LOVE the idea). I'll get one when I get my babies some good tomorrow. Do you think they would have them at the pet shops?

Hi Judith!!! Yeah Willow is pretty cute, I'm sure Luke would like to think they are related We graduated from puppy pre-school last week. So we will be hopefully starting with the big puppies in nexts years in takes! How did Daisy go the other weekend? Talk soon !

Thanks for the advice Moofius ill give that a shot next bath!! Hey Luke W Nar she is from Silverblue kennels!

Thanks for the advice Cockerlover and Persephone ... I only put about 2cm of water in the bottom. I will stop doing that and put a better mat under her feet! I will be calling my vet today!!!!

Thanks heaps ellz She is almost 17 weeks and loves water just not the clean stuff I know what you mean about the treats, ill be sure not to give them to her unless she is being a good girl.. Persistence must be the key... I will call my vet and see if they can refer me to a opthalmologist or they might have someone there who can have a look.. I hope i have attached a picture or two

Hi everyone I have a cocker spaniel puppy who hates to get bathed! I have tried using treats and she still goes crazy and tries to break out! Does anyone have any suggestions? Also her third eye lid is dislodged and when I got her I took her to the vet for a check up and the vet said that it should just go back into the correct position as she grows or in it's own time. I have had her for a few months should I be calling the vet again and or the breeder as it hasn't gone back into place. She doesn't care about it but I know it can't be great for her. Any advice would be greatly appreciated !!!

you my dear sister, can bring the Alf man over anytime you want!! Lol

Thanks heaps for the advice. For dinner he actually ate it with not much kibble so I think he might be SLOWLY getting the idea! I'll just be patient and hopefully one day he will eat it! Lol

Lucky he doesn't get them very often then! ;) I think ill just stick with the chicken necks and see what other bones the butcher has that he will like. Thanks for the advice ill give it a shot!

Thanks for the replies everyone.. I have tried putting 70 / 30 of kibble and mince and he still won’t eat it!! He only likes some bones. I tried to give him a beef neck before and he wouldn’t even look at it! But saying that he loves chicken necks and bacon soup bones (I hope they are ok to feed dogs because he likes them) He normally likes chicken mince and the vegies (seperate) so I’m thinking that maybe he doesn’t like heart? When should I pull the bin on Barf?

Hi Everyone I have a GSD and I've decided to put him on the BARF diet. Only problem is, he doesn't like it! Any tips of how to make him more interested... ? Mine is made of Chicken mince Heart Apples Carrot Cauli Broccoli Garlic I have tried putting egg, yogurt, cheese and he still doesn't like it. He will have a little nibble then he wont eat the rest and it has taken him since Saturday to eat 1kg of food and I don't won't to starve him! But he has always been very fussy and not a big eater!! Any advice would be much appreciated.

Thanks so much Whippetsmum for the reply!! I love to hear about peoples experiences so that i dont freak out if it happens to me! I could so imagine my boy acting like a puppy again.. Even though i think he already thinks he's still a puppy!! Aww your boy sounds sooooo gorgeous !! With feeding seperately do you feed one at a time or one inside one outside? etc Oh I have heard of dogs doing that.. My parent had two Jack Russells (the boy recently passed away at 18years of age ;) ) and he use to howl when the girl dog wouldn't move over and drove my parents nuts because there was plenty of room !!! and they would have to get up in the middle of the night and show him where to go... LOL Ill be sure to make sure they have plenty of room to try and prevent this With playing my boy loves to grab a toy and get the other one to chase him.. Whether its around the couch inside or around the tree's outside that is his favourite thing to do... But i think the best thing is having a mini dachshund as a friend which has thought him to be gentle because when they use to play tug of war he use to lift the dachshund up not realising he was so little!! and now he has learnt not to, so this should be good for when the pup comes a long!! I think i just have to find out as much as i can and just take it as it comes Thanks again

I wouldn't worry about rooms and instead crate train the puppy and pop the crate next to the older dogs bed. Where does the older dog normally sleep? Dont know about this one. Personally I think that it's better to feed dogs seperate regardless of whether they are polite or not. You could try feeding the pup inside her pen while the older dog eats on the other side.. Raw food? Do a search here, also google BARF, raw feeding, prey model diet, etc. If you dont over feed and under excercise your dog she wont get fat :D Seperating the dogs while she is a baby is a good idea There are lots of different ways to do it. If you are really interested the Ian Billinghurst books are a good place to start. I feed raw eggs, sometimes with shell (blend it all up in one of those rocket wizz things) and occasionally cooked scrambled eggs when it's cold. Any plain natural yogurt is fine. Jalna biodynamic organic is a nice one though. The pen will be safer inside and better protected ;) Whatever you dog does well on. Go on the recommendation of te breeder to start with. Dry food brands? Any of the premium brands - Royal Canin, Eagle pack (holistics select now?), Nutrience, Artemis, Nutro, etc. are all fine. Thanks for the advice SecretKei. My dog currently sleeps in a passage way. Im planning on re-locating him to the laundry when we get the new puppy. Yeah i thought the pen would be safer inside.. I could imagin my dog trying to break her out so they could play Thanks heaps for the advice.. I have a lot to think about

Hi Wuffles Thanks so much for all of your help! With the play pen would you recommend that i set it up inside?.. I did this with my 2yo we had him inside for a bit then thought he liked to be outside.. We knew he was big enough for the whole back yard when he could break out of it.. LOL Do you think it would be a bad idea to make her a pen outside? Do you think that he will try and break his way in to play with her? With food I plan to do both fresh and kibble .. Do you have any recommended kibble brands that you like? Thanks again!!! :D

Hi spottychick Thanks for replying! I'm so excited. I just want everything to go smooth when i get her! With the fresh food diet, do you just add in the yoghurt, eggs (soft boiled) fish, cottage cheese or pulped green veggies with the raw meat? (obviously one at a time?)Do you get the meat and freeze it and take out and let defrost when needed? What do you think is the best meat to feed? With the soft boiled eggs i've heard that people feed the shell? What do you think is the best yougurt to feed ? Thanks for your help and support!

Hi everyone I just have a couple of questions and i would love any suggestions... ( A little bit of a long post. Hopefully not to bad) I currently have a 2yo Male German Shepherd who loves all dogs and has an amazing personality (his best friend is a dachshund ). In a couple of weeks im getting a new Cocker Spaniel girl puppy and i just have a couple of questions on what people would do in my situation. 1) Sleeping arrangements - I am thinking that i will let her sleep in the same room as my german shepherd. Do you think it would be better to put them in a smaller room or a larger room (rooms available - small bathroom or large laundry) Im just worried that if i put them in a bigger room that she will make more of a mess (or my german shepherd will join in), or the small room may not have enough room .... Trial and error? any suggestions 2a) Feeding - My german shepherd is a very polite eater, so do you think this is suitable for them to eat together (with supervision) ? (i would love her to eat in the same manner as him) 2b) I know that the breader will advise me on what she has been and should eat in the future.. I think i will feed her a mixture of fresh and dry. Can anyone provide details just so i can start thinking about it.? 2c) Im not sure if this is true but do Cocker Spaniels get eating problems..? Are they like labs with their eating? 3) When at work - Im thinking that throughout the day i will keep her locked inside just until she is a bit bigger, older and more comfortable. Yes or No? Am i worrying to much? No doubt ill have more questions when i get her! Thanks for reading my first post.. any suggestions will be greatley appreciated! P.S what do you think of the name Willow?