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I agree with this comment. And please support Australia. If we can produce it here, buy it from here !!!

The first family dog I grew up with was Toby, a corgi x The first dog I owned as an adult was Arnie, a purebred mini schnauzer.

Oh my gosh. I’m so shocked and saddened to read this. The poor little guy. And you too. You put so much into this sweet little guy. Please take care of yourself. You gave him the best life.

What a handsome boy. Great photo

I didn’t think that would be. Just things we’ve wondered over the years of being a pet owner.

Thanks Snook. I’ll have a read of those links. We’ve always thought it’d probably work out cheaper to deal with issues rather than keep paying premiums when you may never actually make a claim. This is the worst we’ve ever dealt with. We’ve owned 3 dogs - 1 had a broken leg, Zena needed a ceaserean and this with Molly now. We’ve also had 5 cats and never had any vet issues with them. Touchwood (Lucy) We were just curious as to how insurance deals with emergency situations.

As a lot of you probably know through my other thread, Molly and I were attacked recently by a much bigger dog. Molly sustained terrible injuries but has improved so quickly and wants to act as she normally would. She’s proving to be a difficult patient now. I am impressed with her recovery. My husband and I were just talking about things. Obviously the vets bill was huge. We don’t and never have had pet insurance. We were wondering if we did have, how much would have been covered by an incident like this.

I’ve been in touch with both my breeder friends. One has just recently temporarily moved to Canberra to help family members so she said she won’t be having any pups until next year maybe and the other is just beginning to breed. This will be their first litter if all goes as planned but they already have a few people interested. I would say your daughter would expect to pay between $2000 - $3000 for a well bred, healthy pup. I certainly hope she can find one to suit her as they are great little dogs. We just love them so much.

Hi NikiandKane. I only know of one very good lady who breeds mini schnauzers but she only has a litter every now and again. She is really good. I can contact her and ask if she has plans of any in the next 12 months. I also have a friend who is just starting to consider breeding. She has a beautiful black boy ( he is my Molly’s son) and they have a little salt and pepper girl. She may be coming on heat in a month or so. I will also check with her and then I will get back to you.

Sounds just like Molly. If it’s food related she’s there. And her face fits just nicely in a small yogurt container.

What a cutie Ocka is.

Schnauzers are good for people with allergies as they don’t shed hair and can be very cuddly and affectionate. Easily trained, highly intelligent and very sociable. Although they do need regular grooming. They are a great all round dog but then I am pretty biased. Always had one and just love them.

Oh he does sound like a great sheepie guy. Beautiful photos too. Sorry to hear such a decision had to be made. R.I.P Bruce

I agree, instant photos these days are brilliant. And taking a look at all the old photos brings back beautiful memories. Some of which we may have forgotten about. Reminds us of happy days with our young dog friends. Today is actually my Zena’s third anniversary of her passing. We still miss that beautiful girl. I just wish she had gotten to be as old as your Juene. She loved life so much and was just such a beautiful little soul. As they all are but some just grab hold of your heart in a different way.

So sorry to hear of the loss of your grand little lady. Such beautiful photos too. I’m sure she’ll be truly missed by you and your other dogs but at least you would have lots of sweet memories. Take care.

After much trying of different things the vet and I decided on molly having a cytopoint injection. This has worked brilliantly ( just like ricey ‘s comments above) We are just two weeks into it and I’m hoping that it will last for a few more weeks by which time the cooler weather will be mostly here. Last year the cooler months were good for her. No irratations at all. The injection as ricey said isn’t cheap but just to see Molly bouncy around playfully again is worth it. The trial of antihistamines didn’t work and both the vet and I were not happy about keeping her on prednisolone. This seems a better option. Of course if she starts itching through the cooler months we are going to seriously look at her diet. We have eliminated certain things already but we’ll see how this goes. Fingers crossed.

What a perfect photo. Doesn’t he just look the happiest of happy dogs.

Wow. Now that is a story. Strange how he just disappeared - “gone up in smoke” ??? At least it was a happy ending. Thanks goodness he was scooped up by a very nice person. He looks such a cute cuddly boy too.

Waiting for Smoke’s wonderous tales.

That is a very happy ending. I bet she has a story to tell.

Definitely not fleas or ticks. At this time of the year I use Bravecto anyway. We’ve had a few ticks in our area in previous years and we also do a lot of bush camping. She is protected in that way.

Gotta love that funny boy. He’s so handsome too.

@PossumCornerpositive they are mozzies. I’ve killed enough of them as they do love my blood. I always react to them and any other little biting bug. We actually camped recently at a place slightly up north and the sandflies were terrible. Despite sprays, coils and everything else I came home looking like I had the plague. Molly camped with us and never scratched at all. Obviously sandflies do not affect her but I still wonder if the mozzies do. Although at the moment she seems to be ok again.

I was wondering can mosquitos make a dog itchy just like humans? We have a lot here at present. Tiny little buggers. We do not have water in containers or anything where water can sit but we do have a lot of palm trees etc where they like to hide. We can’t seem to go outside without them hanging around. And yes we do have bug zappers etc. I know they can cause heart worm etc and we are all covered for that but I was wondering if they were also a factor in why Molly is itchy. We cleared up the itchiness she had and I stopped all medication but just the last week she has started scratching again but it is only at times and on random places of her body. For example sometimes it’s her leg, or her butt or her belly. Not really the same place and not all the time like before the medication. She will have a mad scratch session and then she’s totally calm for hours. And it’s also when I noticed we had so many tiny mosquitos. I can’t see any bites on her though. Just wondering.

So sad to hear one of your “darling oldies” has passed. Your photos of the little guy are so sweet. What a cutie. No wonder you took him in so many years ago. Such a shock when they leave suddenly. My thoughts are with you. Take care.