Rusky

a girl after my own heart with the rest if there is any it goes in a kong

The scary pots might make good figure 8 posts and allow you to do lots of rewarding around them????? you always think outside the square great stuff !

take him to better pets or whatever large store is near you and do a taste test spoiled little man very very lovely though, was just reading your other thread !

threads like this really give me the whoopsies, read the others and absolutley stayed away from them but now we have another .... I am sorry but you have done nothing but compain about this poor puppy since you collected at the airport. Worms, bad breeding, bad breeder, frustrations, not bonding and using the "Milan on the telly" to guide your training. You have been rude without reason to excellent well respected posters and breeders. You ain't going to bond. I think the wee puppy should be returned to the breeder before you do any more damage ...hiding under the car is not naughty, chewing is not naughty. It is naughty not to let the poor pup eat in peace. So now is left in the garden when you are home..you are asking for trouble. If you really want to improve things and start from the NOW then go to the dogstardaily website..download before and after you get a puppy...read it, absorb it and ask on here for a reputable puppy pre school for socialisation socialisation socialisation...oh and a little love wouldn't go amiss. http://www.dogstardaily.com/ Send puppy here..lots of love to give

this is such a sad thread I have shed a tear or two, I can't believe the rotten time because of an inhaled bit of food/vomit.. could happen to any of us.. but come on Chase you can do it ! sending internet hugs to you all and praying for a good recovery

I have a black dog and a doog. The doog is too small for training but great for a walk and a bit of fun. I bought a couple of Mary Ray treat bags when I was os, they were cheap but are fantastic, same as the black dog but the hinges work...thanks for the olive oil tip but too late now as I pulled so hard I hurt my finger and messed up the hinges can still use it though. I tell people who don't want to spend much money to get a bum bag from the op shop or to buy an old pair or use an old pair of track pants with pockets in, i will check out the fish bait bags now too as an option for people cheers

ha ha should have known did a google for eagle pack as my local suppliers stocks are so low they don't have what I need and saw the thread here. Thanks will have to change diets I think. Really limited with kibble here in WA though and I do like eagle pack and really honestly have not noticed any difference since ownership changes.

I used a ball which is attached to a tug ( my toy not his) I used the ball as he is ball motivated but I needed him to tug. I taught "give " and "hold" before tug using a variety of objects as he doesn't hold a ball but drops it and nose nudges it. The combination worked well with also teaching "gentle" I started in the middle with ball play as he was my foster dog and I wanted to make sure he could get excercise in his new home. He retrieves anything now and when I first started to train obedience heelwork I kept the ball in my pocket. It really is a case of finding what works for you and your dog. You may need to do a bit of work on mouthing, he should never touch your hands but my boy did when he first came to me.I worked hard on his mouthing. It is a bit like trying to do everything in combination. http://www.dogstardaily.com/training/teach...bite-inhibition This works I use it for all foster dogs regardless of age

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visit the dogstardaily website poodlefan gave you on the first page of this thread. If you are interested in an excellent pre school puppy class for your puppy I can put you in contact with someone who does a fantastic job. actually just go to this website.http://trainapuptime.com/ many of the vets in WA run preschool but I speak to a lot of people who have and I see a lot of disasters which is exactly why Carolyn started TAP time. At the dog club we were getting scared puppies who had done vet pre school and I mean enough to cause concern ...still do. Bullies are not checked and the wee pups are terrified in social situations. Carilyn will help you with all aspects of your puppy rearing. Rockingham dog club have lots of people too to offer you help and advice and it would be a good club for you to join next year when puppy is older. You have heaps of great advice on this thread but call Carolyn and you won't be sorry.

don't do much with the house dog then do they

what a lovely looking old boy, so sorry for your loss. Run free now Murray

:p I hate that pet shop! I am sure they hate me cause I always go in and mouth off about puppy farms, health testing ect. so pleased you do midland gate, I have carousel covered

free downloads here http://www.dogstardaily.com/free-downloads download before and after you get a puppy, you won't be sorry good luck with your puppy

No brownies left, but I do have vanilla slices I made that I will bring along see you later then

now that is scary and not funny at all ...oh dear

look I don't know how true all this is .. I mean I know there is a breakup, but I really laughed when I read this http://www.themoneytimes.com/node/116318 the postman ? surely that can't be true, but a funny story anyway

Have they considered clipping the tip of an ear to identify a dog that has been done, like in some speuter programs? I wouldn't think paint would stay on that long. It's ouch for the dog, but heals up & is not worse than a lot of things we do to livestock. I too think they should be trapping & culling to reduce the feral dog population, if the population is too high to vaccinate and they can't speuter. It's sad, but little kids with rabies just doesn't bear thinking about. I've seen videos of people with rabies and it was atrocious. too many dogs have bits of ears missing anyway they have been shooting, it isn't the answer , they do trap and vaccinate, why kill a healthy dog I don't understand ? why kill all the dogs when more will come, why kill family pets. I can imagine the outcry here if authorities came bumbling onto your property to kill it as it may carry rabies. Many people in Indonesia do love their dogs like we do. Many countries in the world have rabid animals, they don't kill them all. They need a vaccination programme for animals which can contact rabies and bite, like the monkey and the dog. Many dogs you see in Bali actually do belong to people they are called 'street dogs' but aren't really and the owners must be found first which actually isn't too hard, some people deny ownership, or used to as they were in such shocking condition but with education and excellent work the dogs health is vastly improved.

that is a hard one to answer as it can take up to 2 years which is why I mentioned the macaques they may already be infected and in monkey forest those macaques can be nasty because they get their food mostly from humans so are greedy and demanding, people do get bitten there. Usually around 6 weeks I believe but the symptons can be similar in the first stage to distemper with neurological signs, distemper is very common in Bali. We tried to save a sweet dog in May with distemper but he had to be pts. In april and May the wind carries the virus and a lot of dogs die. The Balinese are used to seeing these dogs around twitching and so on. Sure they get to the hydrophobia thing and the aggression but they should really be pts when they show any neurological signs I guess. You wouldn't worry about giving a vaccination to an already infected animal. actually they did but I can assure you that shooting dogs on the beach in a tourist area ( healthy dogs people have befriended ) is not the answer, there will always be dogs in Bali, even if they killed them all more would come. I think they need to stop importation and vaccinate what they have but that probably won't happen any time soon, the wheels of the Indonesian politial system grind exceedingly slowly...They should start vaccinating the macaques too.

Raz they spray them with paint, not the best I know but from a distance you wouldn't see a tag and they can't keep a collar on. If they already have the virus then it is too late, if they show symptoms they kill them. There are many areas not yet affected it is those areas the vets were working to vaccinate the dogs. sorry quoll I wasn't realising I had to get into the political arena, it really is a waste of time you know...In Indonesia you just have to do what you can do within their country which runs the way it runs, I doubt that will ever change. Corruption is a way of life from the cradle to the grave. The vaccine or drugs of any type, human and animal is really a different debate. The WHO has massive problems trying to control antibiotics in third world. If you are a tourist you are air lifted or if you have private insurance you will get treatment. There is no money unless you work, no handouts. It will be entirely up to charity organisations to provide treatment for rabies for the poor, it is not our country and we can't compare ours to theirs.Charity organisations must be recognised by the govt or they are unable to work in the country, they must be registered.

australian vets ( and vets from other countries) regularly go to Bali. It is a shock to them, no doubt. It used to be that no dogs could be imported into Bali, actually the Europeans living on the Island insisted that their dogs be allowed to live there.They got permission eventually and originally my main concern was the inbreeding, those dogs should all have been desexed so they could not mate with the Bali dog. This of course had flow on effect and the boats coming from other parts from Indonesia could also bring their dogs. I can't remember exactly but probably around 1999 I was at a meeting in Bali and it was reported that rabies was just 5 Islands away. The biggest problem honestly is going to be when the first monkey gets rabies, if that has not happened already. I was speaking to a vet in May who is with Yudisthira and one major problem had been the shooting and not vaccinating, she has worked tirelessly to get the govt to understand that vaccination is the only way. Unfortunately a lot of overseas money has dried up for the animal rescue groups as people are not inclined to support ( as they see it ) rabid dogs. I am happy the govt has finally listened. The vet has been buying as much rabies vaccine as she can manage and vaccinating dogs for free. Also yes tourists do get bitten from time to time but the fear of rabies has made everyone report a bite and to get the rabies treatment just in case, which you can understand. Of the 30 reported cases I am fairly sure ( but don't quote me )that only 2 were rabid dogs also again in North Bali, isolated and very scary I would imagine being so far from the airport, those cases were air lifted to Darwin. The Balinese themselves have no money for treatment however now in many isolated areas of the Island there are groups working to improve conditons such as Rotary international and the Helen Flavel foundation. They do provide health care. So sad as every kampung has at least 5 dogs.

quoll where did you get that from ? Bali vets are doing a fantastic job, for anyone who is in Bali and sees a dog in serious need you can contact Yudisthira or BAWA. A vet will come and visit and you can give a donation for whatever they do. They go out and vaccinate, desex and now vaccinate for rabies and have been doing for many years. The govt plan is to shoot all the dogs, that doesn't work unfortunately and sadly for the poor dogs who were not carrying rabies. contact either Bawa or yudisthira in Bali...number should be on the site somewhere, is certainly in the phone book in Bali and if you can't find it there then email me from Bali and I will give you a contact http://www.balistreetdogs.org.au/ also here iis the yudisthira site http://www.yamp.com/balidogs/foundation.htm

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I came to the thread just to see what Souff said of course Souff is right, usually is and puts it so well

I care about the chickens I only eat free range eggs and chicken meat, same with pork if I can't get free range I don't eat it...however your friend has gone off the topic. I have had a fair bit of this through my life, things like " so you care about the dogs, what about the children who are suffering etc etc " stuff like you ONLY care about the dogs while worthwhile people give time to children etc My reply to such people is always the same Oh great ! I do my thing with dogs and you do your thing with children, it is just great that you do that ...tell me about it If they actually do support a group then it has long been my experience that these people are the last people to blow you out for caring about dogs or whatever your passion is or which cause you support because they actually do understand that we can't all do everything and it doesn't mean that we don't care about their cause. Hope that helps