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Gruf has a giant crate wedged in the back seat. The front seats keep it very firmly in place, and as you can see, it has only a tiny space above it. I love it because if I have to brake suddenly he is not thrown about much at all. If we were in a bad accident the crate offers him as best protection as possible from being hit by debris, being thrown from the car or becoming a projectile. If the crate actually held up then at least he is contained at the scene too. When he gets grubby on outing all the mess is contained. His shedding hair is pretty much contained to the crate too. And I can duck into a shop for a few minutes with the back windows right down & the car locked, knowing he has plenty of air flow but safe if anyone is dick enough to try to stick their hand in the window, and cant bounce around the car like a lunatic dog. It also keeps him nice and calm when traveling. Even if I had a bigger car he would still be in a tied down crate to save the car from getting trashed & dirty.

I have to agree that in days gone by a dog of poor nerve or unstable temperament for WHATEVER the reason, was deemed by society to be unsuitable for anything, and sent to meet it's maker. No Ifs no buts. I'm not a fan of today's thinking where it seems everything with a pulse gets to live, being managed, rehabilitated, caged, muzzled, leashed etc etc. Having a pet dog is meant to be a mutually pleasurable experience. Micro managing a stressed out, nervy and aggressive dog should not be what it is about, ever. When the he'll did it become so socially unacceptable to euth rotten dogs? Flame suit on. to the OP. What a diabolical situation you have found yourself in. Do what needs to be done to protect your family and society, and give the dog it's peace.

Great shots now I want an icecream :D

The human ones are simply not powerful enough for most dog coats. Add to that most people do not prepare their dogs coat properly for clipping. I know many of my clients have booked in half (very badly!) clipped dogs because the motor blew on the human or cheapo dog clipper half way through, or the 'blade went blunt' which is usually code for poorly prepared coat. With your thick coated dogs the Wahl Super Trimmer would be able to cut out matts on unprepared coat, but if you wanted to clip any larger areas of your dogs short but not surgically shaved look, then they need to be bathed and thoroughly groomed through just prior to clipping to get optimum results and care for the clippers and blades well. Ie....dirty thick coat will work the motor hard and grit in the coat will blunt blades quicker.

I still find the feet a bit freaky too. So very flesh like lol! Dried chicken feet make excellent back & head scratchers

Your dog eats other dogs !! lol it's ok I know what you mean! I have heard there are a couple of other novel noms coming in store soon too!

Oh I might have some fun with that idea

Haha! Gruf is not allowed in the bedroom because I cannot sleep with any movement or noise but he has worked out a way to annoy the freaking sheets off of me when it's breakfast time. He runs in and out of the dog door and up and down the hall at least forty times in a minute I swear. Thump thump thump thump bang bang, pause for a nano second, turn, bang bang, thump thump thump thump. Repeat incessantly.

Gruf only started cocking his leg a few months after I got him from the pound, when he was about 12 months old. He still squats most of the time, and often shoots himself in the foot. When he does that he re positions the foot he wet and looks really frustrated & disgusted with himself.

Gruf got to try a couple of new products from the dog food shop next door to the salon this week. Duck mince and beef trachea. he loves the chicken feet too, so I presented him with a dish of duck stuffed trachea rounds and a chicken feet & trachea cannelloni. All that was missing was some blood jus. He is quite the gourmet is Gruf. He's come a long way from his days at the shelter

Thank you all very much for you considered replies

Does anyone know of any dog friendly accommodation in this general river land area? Would just be overnight in the first week of september. TIA

I have had 3 dogs bequeathed to me over the years! One was a very elderly Poodle who I kept for the rest of his days, which was just over 12 months. His owner was elderly and had arranged to leave him with me, but then became the victim of a murder suicide 2 others I was not in a position to keep, and rehomed with due consideration. Both live/lived happy lives and I kept in touch. One is actually still alive :) I am humbled that clients thought that much of me

I should add that a large portion of my client base are also into their 70s and 80s, and most cope fine. Many of them express to me that they are not likely to have another dog. I have experienced a couple of cases of neglect at the hands of elderly clients who have become less able to care for their dogs. I have done my best to contact a family member and raise my concerns. It usually improves things for everyone.

I have 2 clients in their nineties with small fluffy dogs. They care for them as well or better than many of my younger clients. One lady has a carer take her shopping on Wed, so every 6 weeks they drop the dog at the salon, go shopping, then pick up the dog. a couple of times I have picked up or dropped off the dog myself as she lives quite nearby. The other is 93 and still drives the dog to the salon every 3 weeks herself! I think as long as you can come up with a plan for the dog if you pass or can no longer properly care for it, and choose an appropriate size & temperament, but then they are both considerations that every dog owner should make, regardless of age.

Feather Edge here too. I wouldn't trust my blade sharpening or clipper service to anyone else.

Grufs morning shot :D Gruffy just 'liked' Don on FB, now he wants Don to 'like' him back! It's A Gruf Life

No! I had to chase it around! Very much alive and trying very hard to attach.

We came across the now week old lizard carcass and look who was still hangin' out :p ........and one of Gruf just because :D

I don't feel so 'dickish' this morning after going for a longer walk and actually seeing someone else use a private bin (which would have been empty) !! So I must be really dumb....why do people need to wash their bins out? mine stays dry and clean and fresh with everything bagged before binning. I have a neighbour whose bin is rank. I dry reach walking within 10 metres of it

I don't want or understand a smelly bin either! Dog poop and anything smelly or damp is bagged prior to binning. My bin sits right where I get out of my car and It doesn't smell at all. :)

This. Putting poo in other peoples' bins is (in my opinion) really rude. Especially if the bin has just been emptied. In fact, putting it in a freshly emptied bin is beyond rude, it's dickish. Would the OP enjoy smelling some other dog's crap in his/her bin for a whole week? In my OP I stated that I would actually thank anyone putting bagged dog waste into my bin. So many people don't pick up that i would personally praise any efforts made by anyone to clean up after their dog. I'd rather it in my bin than on my shoes when I go walking after dark! My dog is raw fed and does tiny hard poops that barely even smell. Wrapped in a tied nappy bag I doubt anyone would even know it was in their bin. In fact that is how I dispose of it at home. Each day I just grab a bag, pick up the one tiny poop, tie it and toss it in the bin.

I have been meaning to pose this question for a while now. What are peoples opinions of using private bins to deposit bagged dog waste? When I walk the dog in the suburbs, and the need arises to pick up with a bag, I will deposit said bagged waste into any bin, be it a council bin or a private regular waste bin that is still curbside, whether already emptied or not. I have never had anyone pull me up on it, but if I ever did, my first response would be to ask would they rather I didn't scoop the poop and leave it where it is deposited. If they got cranky I think I would ask them to get cranky at the folks who don't pick up at all. If I saw someone putting bagged dog waste in my curbside bin I would thank them for being responsible dog owners. I can sort of understand how non dog people might get upset at finding doodoo in their bin. Sometimes I could walk for 1/2 an hour around here and not find a council bin. So, opinions please?

Yep I would bet my left arm that the skin was affected by the ear drops. Big gross skin flakes are exactly how I would describe it. It doesn't look anything like 'normal' dandruff and is localized to just around under the ear & neck below the ear.

If you decide to send Cookie to a training centre, for whatever reasons that you decide, please make sure you visit the facility and inspect it, and I would ask to be able to speak with other clients of the facility. These types of training centers may train your dog but it is worth little unless they offer comprehensive instruction to you as well, about how to implement and continue the training in your home setting. It would certainly be worth looking at what clubs and trainers are in your local area so that you could train your dog yourself as well.