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47 years ago when I was 10 and absolutely desperate for a dog, my aunty surprised me with a black poodle for my birthday, 3/4 poodle 1/4 terrier. I cried my eyes out when she handed me him. He had the most perfect laid back nature and did the poodle whale eyes most beautifully. Snoopy and I went everywhere together and he even went on my first date with me and my now husband. Love me love my dog!

He's still very young at 6 months. I'd be leaving him outside when not supervised and when you are home keep up with the toilet training. He'll mature and remember what he's supposed to do when it's a bit more ingrained.

When we weaned our adult dogs from sleeping on my son's bed to sleeping in their own beds in their own room (3 was too many on his bed!) I spent a long time sitting on the floor in the study cuddling and petting them on their beds until they went to sleep. We all enjoyed our long night time cuddles and now they go to bed happily, though they are whinging at us at 6am to let them in and on our bed which is our usual routine.

I would remove him from your presence the moment he starts an unwanted behavior, let him get the idea that when he starts sniffing and barking he gets put outside!

You gave a new dog a very high level treat with your other dog in the same vicinity, I'm not surprised of the attack, mine would do the same in that situation. You need to keep them separated around food until the are both comfortable with each other.

Oh so sad, what a gorgeous girl ❤

Dogs take a LOT of work and a LOT of your time to become a well behaved member of your family. If you cannot put in a lot of time training and bonding with your dog, especially at the beginning, your dog may become a nuisance to have around. MOST IMPORTANTLY you need to be able to TEACH your child how to behave around dogs, to be gentle and respectful of the dog. Children love helping with the training of the dog and your shared input teaches the child compassion and responsibility. Please do not think that by saving a dog it's going to be grateful but think how can you make the dogs life happy with you and what you need to do to achieve that. Dogs are not going to be happy left alone all day and the way they entertain themselves is usually destroying things because they are bored. Having a dog as an important Family member is fun! And it's enjoyable having it as part of your family, not left to its own devices. I don't know any dogs who are happy to be left all day, entertain themselves and not need their owners attention.

Oh the poor guy, you are going through a hard time lately. Hopefully he responds well to treatment and things settle down for you. Give him a big hug from us.

Could it be something like a wasp sting or prickle that he's eaten? Lump, drooling, sore to eat, sneezing... I'd be sending him in for a general anaesthetic so they can check him out thoroughly and get to the bottom of it. Cheer up, I'm sure he'll be fine, you are looking after him very well...

Oh I'm so very sorry, what a great loss...

I've never owned a Bluey but your situation sounds pretty perfect for any dog!

I'd be having a chat with the breeder to see if this is normal behavior for this dog. If it's not normal, I'd consider sending her back poor little thing, if that's an option. It does sound as though she has definite anxiety issues and maybe a vet would be best placed to help there.

Hi cavmad, sorry to hear your boy is not doing so well. The head shakes sound neurological. Take him to the vet as he may need to start some pain relief for the arthritis as well. I've always included the kids, depending on their age, in the care of our dogs. This is where you show your daughter how to care and look after others and the elderly, an important part of life looking after a much loved family member. Hope it all goes well.

so sorry for your loss of this beautiful soul. She shines through and such wonderful memories for you to hold on to.

I cry for you and your puppers, it is so unfair to be worried about where we walk them. Don't blame yourself, you did what you could. I'd be reporting him if you could...

Never thought of a dripless bowl, what a great idea! My daughter's dog drips water all round the place after he's had a drink! So messy

Thanks Marg, that's what I'm wondering. She's in a good home now and getting lots of quality love and attention, her last days will be golden

Swf 13yo diagnosed with grade 4 heart murmur, vet says she needs half her teeth removed. She is extremely skinny, all ribs and backbone showing, extremely narrow at waist when viewed from above. Someone made the comment that it may be in the dogs best interest to not operate on her teeth due to the risk. What are your thoughts? She is getting good quality soft food now but can't say how well or otherwise she was fed prior to this week. Vet didn't mention anything about her lack of weight. She has just come into our care. Bloods show slight kidney disease?

We put our westie on Hills sensitive skin dry food when he started on his feet. It has helped him a lot along with washing his feet in malaseb. Alternatively you could put her on a completely raw diet such as the barf patties which are a complete diet and stay away from anything processed. If she's been having cans there would be a lot of processed stuff and goodness knows what in them!

Aw so sorry Best wishes scottsmum I share your sorrow xxx

Can you bring him inside with you? Will be better for him in the winter. The concrete porch may be the closest he can get to you so he chooses that over the bedding?

Ive just started taking mine to shaggy business dog grooming at Hallett cove. She grooms one at a time so has no other dogs there while yours are getting done. Mine were very happy and not stressed. Check out her facebook page for photos.

Oh dear, the girls called him home .. so very very sorry xxx

Not necessarily. My dog used to wake up to any little sound and pace at night because he had undiagnosed and untreated Generalised Anxiety Disorder. He was unable to sleep / sleep soundly due to the extent of his anxiety. Now that he is on medication and less anxious he can sleep through, apart from needing a toilet break on the odd occasion. Other dogs can wake up at night and pace and bark due to Canine Cognitive Dysfunction (Dementia). Or they may get up due to an illness increasing their need to pee, perhaps as a result of increasing their water intake. something else increasing how often the dog needs to go out. By all means look at what other things you can do (i.e. do you feed a salty treat before bed that increases water intake then increases need to pee? Does the dog need a quieter place to sleep so as not to be woken as easily?), but a vet check would be wise. A vet check is an excellent idea of course, though because this dog can sleep for 8 nights in a row in the laundry without having an accident, there may be some level of comfort there.