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LOL Willem - we've had over an inch of rain every day for the last week. And its bitterly cold and comes from no where - one minute its fine/sunny the next minute its bucketing down. Nothing is drying - everything is slushy -and between you and me and the thread - the coffee isn't that great in this town LOL.

I'm in palmy too! It's utterly miserable here at the moment. Lets meet up for a coffee one day. Will PM you.

Don't know it would be worth putting on just for a wiz. Could you just take the dog out on a lead and toilet on command?

http://www.crazysales.co.nz/i/ultra_absorbent_clean_step_mat.html

LOL - where are you based? You can get most things at the warehouse. Kmart is identical too

I'm dealing with that too - Just moved to NZ and I don't think I'll cope with winter. Plus my silly old man has decided to play and dig holes out there too - so unless I 100% supervise him he gets really muddy. I'm sure others will have other hints but we're; Keeping a bathmat down in the back door area - I bought 2 and swap them out as needed. It was about weekly but at the moment its about 12 hourly. I need to buy a few more. I got two of the big "chunky" ones - with a non-slip backing. They're good for catching him as he trots in. Quick mop of the floor with a dog towel every time I find paw prints I'm keeping a microfibre cleaning cloth (no chemicals on it) and wiping him down when ever I catch him with some mud - the microfibre cloths dry faster than face washers Towels or fast drying covers on everything - usually two thick - so if I need to dry him off I have one I can scoop him up in. Rugged up for any trips outside And after pay day I will be grabbing some plastic netting to keep him off the areas he's turned into mad patches Vacuuming - daily AND I'm actually considering buying an area rug for my really high traffic area.

#20 Smurf house by Superspanger, on Flickr

#19 - Shared path on the other side of town Dog walk by Superspanger, on Flickr

It really does! Crazy tiny.

Can't say for sure but I've had two go deaf and have not noticed a change in the tone of their barks. Not that I'd probably notice a subtle difference.

That will be contributing... Try and get on top of that.

So glad she seems to be coming good in leaps and bounds now.

Tried it. Returned it. Fuddy bum would not touch it

Not for Mum and Dad. He occasionally gets in trouble for venturing over to dads side. He's really supposed to only stay on my side (and does know that his lands only extend as far as his blue blanky - not very lion king-esq) but every so often he sneaks in for a cuddle with his Dad :laugh: Or gets in the middle and creates a little doona valley which in which he's fully entombed - but means our bums both poke out and someone gets puppy breath. That dog really is lucky that I love him more then anything on earth ... any. thing. cause I spend a lot of time defending his poor bed time choices.

I assume the OP meant reassurance about the drugs? (could be wrong). To the original poster - if the active ingredients are the same as other products - in the same quantities then they should be fine. It's really kind of the same as us buying brand name panadol or generic paracetamol - both do the same thing so long as you take them correctly and in the right quantity / dose.

Just saw this Thistle. He's so beautifully house trained. He came from the shelter like that. He's only ever had one accident in the entire time I've owned him and ... well he was unwell, I didn't know he was off and he was in his crate. I won't say more. He will wake me or come and get me to be let out if the door is closed. He kind of sighs/groans when he needs to go. Thank god. I'm not looking forward to incontinence I must say. It's not something I have ever dealt with in my own pets. Uh. If by "his own" you mean a king sized one on a large bed that he's "forced" to share with his two monkeys (aka Scottsdad and I) then - yeh sure the little bugger has his own. If you mean a dog sized electric blanket - no. I am too scared to give my dogs electricity. Who knows what he'd do with it. I do have two snugglesafes. They're one of the most incredible purchases I have ever made -- I'm so glad I did buy them - can't recommend them highly enough. As for diary - i think its just good to have a really clear pattern. I think Westie Mum said something about ticks on a calendar or something. Good news is other than Monday - when you checked in (PK) every night since (tu & wed) has been great. Monday was a write off - he ate his dinner before I could give him his meds & I was up all night which he hates - he's pretty strict about bed time. But Tues & wed nights have been perfect - sleeping through the whole night, not stirring with the thunder storms (which he can't hear any more LOL) - coming to bed when asked and sleeping through. It's been great. This is the kind of update i was hoping to share. Tuesday he even had about 3 hours in the crate while I was out and only a short walk because of all the rain (we're getting about an inch a day at the moment) and we still had the best night yet. I think the electic blanket helps a lot - he's not cold and fidgety - he really does feel it. Anyhow - lets hope this continues for as long as possible :) So fingers crossed

Scottie has gone deaf - we just realised recently. There are a few good posts here (on the board) but we're also using a torch to bring him in at night - seems to be working well enough. I flick it twice - He comes to the flash.

She sounds like a saint :)

Ah - Nah - He had leftovers from breakfast I hadn't cleaned up. I watched him polish them off then realised it was tablet / dinner time... I waited 3 hours and we all had a really unsettled night anyhow as it was cold and I pulled an all nighter doing an assignment.

Good news! Poppy is a good girl too :)

blinkblink - who justice sees...???

I've read some of the posts :) ...

Thanks for checking in PK. To be honest -I don't know. I think because I'm watching for things I'm seeing more and I'm keeping a diary (hard copy student diary I wasn't using for other things) just detailing our nights - again - because I'm watching its hard to say... does that make sense? I dont think the vivitonin is doing much. Days feel a bit better. A bit less clingy. Tomorrow will be a full week. Lots of people say you see change in 2 weeks. The vet said to give it a month. Not sure what the options are if we don't think it is working. He's still wandering at night. He seems to get lost - he'll get out of bed - then wander the house looking for you - forgetting or not realising to check the bed. So you have to "call" him back to bed - problem being he can't hear you - so you have to get up and touch him or get into his line of sight. Last night when he got back into bed he was a bit sad about the whole thing - he usually sleeps on my feet but he came and snuggled up under my arm and grumbled away - he was very happy to have found me. dear old dag. We'd put the lid on his plastic crate (pp50) too -with a rug over it thinking it would help make warmer - but he's been avoiding it. Look the lid back off today and I caught him chilling in there 2 or 3 times - so maybe that will help a bit. Life has been a bit full on too - I've had two huge deadlines in the last few days - within 24 hours of each other - so couch time with him has been limited. It's also cold and wet - so he's been protesting at being a prisoner in the house - but it's that or have him play in icy rain (snowing on the hills just out of town). I suppose that's the new normal we'll adjust. The combo of Study and cold doesnt help routine and exercise for anyone. Unfortunately our activity levels are impacted by both. Put the "leccy" blanket on the bed tonight. He did the bolt when hub turned his side off (it makes a loud click) - hubby had to get up and retrieve him from under my desk LOL... So all in all just pottering along. :)

You're both balmy. I'm sitting here in a beanie, trackies, socks, hubbys wool socks over them, jumper, fingerless gloves & a big double layer polar fleece with a doubled over polar blankie wrapped around me like a towel LOL.... Dead sexy. We're not really ready for winter. Scottie and I will freeze..Despite the fact he was in bed with a jumper and his blankie over him he was so cold this morning. Took me ages to warm him up. First job tomorrow - get the curtains fixed properly * have a look at the op shop for some better curtains for our room. (I've been so lazy and not even bothered to put them up in one of the spare rooms)

Love that boy. *dont tell scott*