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Pleased to hear this update. We all have bad days as we get older. Dogs as well as humans.

Agree with the dog walker option. Or Doggy Day Care if there aren't too many excitable pups there. Is she taking any natural supplements or medication for her hip and back issues. There are a lot of people working from home still. Maybe one of your neighbours who needs the exercise or who loves dogs. Much easier to walk an older quieter dog than a younger energetic one.

What about the people who persist in calling all dogs puppies. Even when the dogs are 50-60kgs they tell their children the dogs are "puppies".

https://www.news.com.au/technology/science/animals/animal-ethics-organisation-sentient-says-bulldogs-should-not-be-allowed-to-be-bred/news-story/e742e50bd06ed894e3bce99044a80407 News article 8/4/22

Applaws dry food is not too expensive and can be bought in some supermarkets. I have used Applaws on occasion and the dogs seem to like it.

https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-europe-60848142

Pls ignore last sentence in above post. Sorry about that.

https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/news-life/dads-heartbreaking-message-to-his-toddler-killed-by-family-dog/news-story/a2b13719a3c8ca38ecf1db11cedbd1a2 This is very sad. The dog had only become part of the family a week before this incident. Police are trying to locate the previous owner. First episode aired last night.

https://iview.abc.net.au/show/dog-s-world-with-tony-armstrong First episode aired last night.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-03-10/puppy-broker-banned-from-selling-pets-continued-to-operate/100894396

It used to be that you paid more for rare breeds. Now you pay more for "trendy" dogs that are everywhere such as oodles groodles etc & French Bulldogs- blue or not.

My vet always does the SDMA as part of the check up.

Chicken, turkey & duck are lower in phosphorus . My dog has veggies, rice & cooked chicken for dinner with some renal pouches . Beef is higher in phosphorus. Has the vet said whether your dog has acute or chronic kidney disease.

Did they take his blood pressure?

5 years ago I purchased a pedigree pup from QLD. I paid full price for the pup and it was on MR. Within 6 months the dog was diagnosed with a serious hereditary condition. As it had stunted growth (Giant Breed) due to this hereditary condition it could not be shown or bred with. It was extremely small compared to the rest of the litter. We were shocked at how small the pup was when we picked it up at the airport. It was half the size of the sibling in the cage next to it. Pedigree on MR. Several months ago I paid full price for a pup from a litter that were "all show quality". Extremely reputable breeder whom I had known personally for a long time. Although show quality all pups on LR.

Sorry. I just realised the date of the last post.

I agree with the muzzle. If he does bite someone and they report it to Council you may be up for fines or court. Prevention is the key here.

I agree with Rebanne. It sounds like an old dog thing.

I would go for a Labrador Retriever or Golden Retriever . All of the cattle dogs around my area bark non-stop.

Coneye What you have said has been my exact experience. I have always paid for show quality on MR but didn't show. This time it appears I paid for show quality on LR.

This is my first experience of LR in over 30 years of purchasing the same breed. All other dogs I purchased were automatically on MR. Previously LR was never mentioned when I bought a pup.

So do pups on LR sell for the same price as pups on MR?

Why would breeders produce a litter from 2 champion show dogs and sell the entire litter on LR with the exception of the 2 dogs staying with the breeder & owner of the sire. The entire litter was apparently "show quality" yet the litter was sold with an agreement for purchasers to accept LR. Does LR protect the breeder legally.

If a dog was purchased on a Limited Register can the LR be changed back to Main Register on the breeders request ? In NSW that is.

It drives me absolutely crazy when I see dogs off leash on busy streets. They do it all the time in my street. It's quiet for Inner Sydney but there are still passing cars and other dogs walking to the park. Half the time the dogs are way in front of the owners or way behind. Talk about having absolutely no control over your dog.