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Like Ker, I get heaps of different guesses at Joss's breed. No one has got it right yet (a lot of them do know she's a Spitz breed though), and OH has started refusing to tell them because he "feels like a wanker" Sorry honey, you have a beautiful, rare breed and people are going to keep asking you!

RIP little Jedda

I have no experience with Poodles at all, but I'd call her Veronica, for no reason whatsoever except that I like it and the NN 'Ronnie' ... Hope the girls get along without too much fuss!

Sorry for your loss Huga, he was a very handsome guy.

Congratulations! What gorgeous boys you have

Gorgeous. Love me a huge dog.

36" is the size I was recommended for my Lappie (I bought a cheapie 30" for the time being, but she's still a baby), so it should suit a BC too

Trilogy? I really like Second (or more) Edition. For the girls ... Sugar and Spice (and all things nice..) Nicely Done Twice as Nice Naughty or Nice Good dog I'm bad at this :rolleyes:

Oh, wish we could come I am singing all day. Any idea of the dates for the next one? Is there a break over Christmas?

unfortunately they can, they can neglect and abuse, breed and abandon. You can't control people, you can control the number of puppies. Of course you can contol humans and not just by new laws. Is that you, Khmer Rouge?

She was beautiful, sorry for your loss

Is there a distinction in Law between "anything" and "any thing"?

That is hysterical I don't think I have a favourite photo yet, haven't had a chance to take many! I do like this one:

Oh, what a long wait kemah! I'm sure it will be more than worth it Has she been born yet?

Ew! I had a cat that used to do that. He'd leave possums on the floor for me to find when I got home (fortunately it was boards!). He was extra special though - he'd devour everything bar the head, tail and spine before he handed them over. Seriously, revolting. Gone are the days of letting the cats be in the same place as possums!

We could block off the gate, but that's not really what I'm worried about as much as the inside toileting. In the long term I don't plan for her to be left outside during the day, so I'm more interested in an inside toileting option The gap is probably 8cm high - the ground underneath the gate slopes, didn't realise that until I had a good reason to look at it!

Hope this is the right section for this question :D We have a nearly 5 month old Finnish Lapphund - she has been with us for just over a week. She has had a great start with training (thanks to TerraNik!) and is now almost accident free inside. She's been really good about demonstrating when she needs to toilet, so we take her out and she does her business and praise/reward her. However, she's inside during the day while we're at work. I'm worried that she can get underneath our side gate (at the moment - when she's older she won't be able to) so I'm not giving her inside/outside access while we're not home. If we're gone for less than 2 hours we're crating her and she's fine (she just goes outside when we get home), but for the longer period while we're at work I'm not sure what to do about her toilet. Yesterday was her first day home by herself, and she did a couple of wees but didn't poo inside, which was great. What should I provide her with and train her to use for toileting inside while we're not home? I've seen various options with puppy pads and that fake grass pet potty (?), are these good options? She's confined to tiled areas. Thanks for your help!

Aw! Tugging on the heartstrings for sure. (Repeats: I'm a big dog person, I'm a big dog person ...)

Definitely sounds like the right decision parrotpea. It's so important to be able to ask your breeder lots of questions and get solid advice throughout the life of your dog.

It does sound right (apart from the iffy invoice). We had a cat with diabetes and gave her 12-hourly insulin shots for around 5 years. She was 16 when she died. Insulin itself is not very expensive, and neither are the disposable needles. It became a pretty easy habit for us

Please excuse the crappy phone photo! Here's our girl, obviously very stressed last night ...

They really are the best cat ever :p My dad had three when I was born, and he definitely instilled the importance of having a great Burmese in me! We have two at the moment - a chocolate called Dexter, and a brown tortie called Sally

Tiles and carpet. Fortunately (?) the carpet wasn't in great nick when we moved in, so I suspect it will be "wear and tear" when we move anyway (we're renting). XH has very dark (cherry) polished boards, and the cats have gone to town on them. They're incredibly scratched. No slipping problems so far.

How cute is Sebbi?

He's so cute Dju, you must be thrilled