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Sorry to hear about this, it's never nice but it's such a shock when it's happens suddenly RIP Maisie and hugs Kirty

My immediate response was akin to many in the thread, that rehoming ought to be a clean break or it would be too stressful on the dog (and also on the owners!). Then I realised that is completely hypocritical to what was once my own situation. One of my dogs was rehomed to me as an adult because she could no longer be housed safely with the other bitch in the household and keeping them separated was making everyone miserable. Both her previous owner and myself worked for the same dog training school, so she continued to see him on a regular basis and was always excited to see him but never showed any ill effects as a result. She bonded well to me and seeing her previous owner didn't affect that in the slightest. After many years with me my situation changed and for a time she had to live with my Mum instead of with me. Of course I saw her and spent time with her on a regular basis and same story, she was always happy to see me but never displayed any depression or anxiety when I left or was not around. She was a well bred and socialised dog with a great temperament and was already familiar with my Mum and her house as I had been living with my Mum when she was initially rehomed to me. So long story short yes I do think it can work, however there is really no way to know without trying it.

Are you sure that is the case? I've heard of people being able to access the details of people making complaints about them to the council via the freedom of information act. They may not be able to just tell you, but perhaps if you filled out the necessary forms and paid the fee (which is like $25 I think)?

Well, how much is "something like" the picture? It obviously doesn't look exactly like it or else the OP would be satisfied that is was an Anatolian. I've seen Leonbergers that were quite pale so I thought it was worth putting out there for them to take a look just in case

Tibetan mastiff? Leonberger?

I wouldn't call it a momentary slip, it doesn't sound like you did anything wrong. You saw your dog approaching another, you recalled her and she came. The other people, whether the dog has an issue or not, had their dog on lead and were obviously also supervising well enough to be able to respond to their dogs reaction. Sounds like a win win to me, I just think that speculation based on the assumption that their dog has an issue is pointless because it may be incorrect and you have no other information to go on.

I wouldn't say they were lucky that your dog has a good recall, I'd say you were as the onus was on you to have your dog under control while off lead and your dog approached them. They were at a distance where their dog was non reactive, whether there is a history of dog aggression or not. They may not have been at all unsure about their dog and they may have moved because your dog responded to them at that distance. Even so, everyone is different and just because you wouldn't do something doesn't make it the right or wrong action. A leash free beach is simply a place where dogs are allowed off lead, not to the exclusion of all others wanting to use the beach.

They didn't necessarily "put" their dog in any situation. The fact that the Mal reacted the way it did in this instance does not make it dog aggressive. It could be, but it could also be that it usually doesn't react in that manner, or even that it never has before. It may have recently been attacked by another dog, the people may have only just obtained the dog and not been aware that it would react in that manner, it could have perceived something about your dog or the way she approached to be threatening, there could be hundreds of potential explanations and mitigating factors. Obviously they thought they were a safe distance away from you and in fact they were, until your dog closed the gap by approaching them.

Dogs in Motion used to be at Myuna Farm in Doveton, but I heard they moved. They had a pool, underwater treadmill and a qualified physio. From that link it looks like they are in Moorabin now, although still have services at other locations but not all with hydrotherapy.

I did a paper on this ages ago and there are things that help but I don't remember all the specifics or the studies. I do recall that DHA and EPA are beneficial and foods high in antioxidants. Depending on what you are feeding these may already be supplemented. It's been close to ten years though and no doubt new information is available.

Great news, what a relief!

How is your pup today, any improvement?

I can't help but just wanted to say good luck with it. I had a similar issue many years ago but was unable to find a foster arrangement, I hope you have more success

When taken from their mother were they also removed from their litter mates?

B6 is required for the conversion process of tryptophan to serotonin, so it makes sense.

What, no Cujo?

It probably is a dislike of being bathed, but consider where you bath him - is it at floor height or waist height for example? Some dogs find being picked up from a height quite daunting, especially if it is done too quickly so that is a factor I would consider might explain the anxiety getting in but not getting out if the actual bathing is not the issue. Assuming you're not causing pain by doing so start picking him up more often, for no particular reason, but when you do be mindful that you must not put him down until he is relaxed. Consider why he doesn't like being bathed and what you can do to change it. Is it the temperature of the water or room, the noise of the taps, the feel of the surface, the size of the tub, the weight of the water, the washing of certain areas, you leaning over him etc. Then, if it is practical to do so, try bathing him somewhere else that you've never used before but prior to actually washing him create a positive association by feeding him there etc.

I wouldn't, I've looked them up online previously when they were on sale and found mainly unfavorable reviews. The Roomba was on sale at Big W for under $400 recently but I'm not sure if it still is.

Can you not just put a lock on the gate?

Check the handbook that you got with it because there is probably other maintenance that you need to do other than just emptying the bin. You might not need to do it every time (although I have the Roomba and it is recommended), but I know with mine I also have to periodically empty the filter, take the brushes out and clean them etc and if I don't it either won't clean very well or won't run at all. Oh yes, I've had mine for almost a year and it's still one of my favourite purchases ever Bigger items it will either push out of the way (if they are light) or sense and go around but smaller things it will pick up. I've had mine pick up cat toys and some of my Daughter's smaller toys if I've missed picking them up but it's never been a problem, it just picks them up and soldiers on, or if it gets caught then the vacuum will stop and give a warning.

If the fence was dog proof how did the cows get in?

Have you ever tried to shop with a 2-3 yr old?? Its the worst thing ever and if I have to give my son something to eat to shut him up in the supermarket ,I will. I am after all paying for it!! Seriously some people ought to mind there own business. I'm sure all the child haters would prefer my toddler to be happily munching on something than screaming the place down. Sheeze, you just can't win. AND don't ask me to bring food from home as the supermarket workers think you may have stolen it . AND don't ask me to feed my child before or after I shop, they are not machines that are programed to eat when you want them too, as much as I would love that!. I would of course prefer not to have a hungry kid with me at all when I shop ( just to keep you happy) but thats impossible. SORRY !!! Yes actually, I've always done the shopping with my now 3 year old and we love going together. I usually have food and a drink with me wherever we go but if I get caught out and she is so starving that she cannot wait (which only happens if she chooses to skip a meal I've made for her, because you can easily feed your child regular meals) then absolutely I will take an apple through the checkout before I allow her to eat it, to do otherwise would be stealing and that isn't something I want to teach her is ok. Just today we were shopping and a girl about 3-4 years old was wondering around helping herself to hand fulls of grapes over and over while her parents said and did nothing, which I found absolutely disgraceful. You can win, it is entirely possible to do one, or all, of the following: Not shop when your child is starving, take your own food with you and/or pay for something before your child eats it. And it is everyone's business because when people steal it all adds up to the increased prices we all pay. Nice to be so dam perfect. If I buy a pack of 6 rolls and my son ( in the trolly)( who hates shopping) wants one while I'm shopping AND the registers are busy I will damn well give it to him. Do Not call me a thief. I have worked for Coles for 20yrs. Do you think I would risk my job by stealing from my employer? You would be just as judge-mental and whinging if I had a tired crying child. And to suggest that giving a 2yr old a roll is teaching him to steal is laughable. Wish I lived in your perfect black and white world. My God, just another sanctimonious ridiculous mother.....later, I'm out of here.. Be careful what you wish for, my life is very far from being perfect or black and white and I'm not a perfect Mother. For the record, I wouldn't be judgemental about your tired and crying child, you aren't the only parent who has been on the receiving end of that and it would be nice if more people were understanding, especially since they don't know the cause. I'd probably offer to help if I saw an opportunity, although judging by your tone in this thread I expect it wouldn't be well received anyway. I do, however, draw the line at teach children that eating food they have not paid for is ok. How do you expect to teach your child that stealing is wrong if you don't model the right behaviour from an early age? If your son is two you'd have to be well aware that kids that young can and do pick up that sort of thing and if you've worked at Coles for 20 years you would know that plenty of people do it, many with no intention of paying for what they consume. There is nothing sanctimonious about teaching your children morals from an early age and all I did was offer you some easy alternatives for a behaviour you claimed was unavoidable in your tirade against LizT.

Have you ever tried to shop with a 2-3 yr old?? Its the worst thing ever and if I have to give my son something to eat to shut him up in the supermarket ,I will. I am after all paying for it!! Seriously some people ought to mind there own business. I'm sure all the child haters would prefer my toddler to be happily munching on something than screaming the place down. Sheeze, you just can't win. AND don't ask me to bring food from home as the supermarket workers think you may have stolen it . AND don't ask me to feed my child before or after I shop, they are not machines that are programed to eat when you want them too, as much as I would love that!. I would of course prefer not to have a hungry kid with me at all when I shop ( just to keep you happy) but thats impossible. SORRY !!! Yes actually, I've always done the shopping with my now 3 year old and we love going together. I usually have food and a drink with me wherever we go but if I get caught out and she is so starving that she cannot wait (which only happens if she chooses to skip a meal I've made for her, because you can easily feed your child regular meals) then absolutely I will take an apple through the checkout before I allow her to eat it, to do otherwise would be stealing and that isn't something I want to teach her is ok. Just today we were shopping and a girl about 3-4 years old was wondering around helping herself to hand fulls of grapes over and over while her parents said and did nothing, which I found absolutely disgraceful. You can win, it is entirely possible to do one, or all, of the following: Not shop when your child is starving, take your own food with you and/or pay for something before your child eats it. And it is everyone's business because when people steal it all adds up to the increased prices we all pay.

Where are the manners here? Or does that not apply because it is a faceless net forum? There are parents on this forum, and some people have suggested having children is some disgusting primitive compulsion and that any parent commenting on here is only led by their raging hormones! Some have gone on to say exactly whats on their mind when they see children of which much of that is pretty vile, but only IMO I don't think that is good manners it can actually be quite insulting to have someone you love more than anything referred to in that way. I think that is why there is such passionate arguement in this forum, there is a lot of hurtful things being said. Firstly, my comments were in response to those who were suggesting that children will be forever scarred by those of us who don't particularly like them based on the assumption that we actually tell children they're horrid, snotty little brats. This is obviously not directed at you, or anyone else here, but for those that aren't parents it would probably surprise and shock you just how many people DO behave rudely, express disgust and generally act in a derogatory manner towards kids, often when the child is doing nothing wrong at all. I've had everything from people ignoring my Daughter when she talks to them to making outright rude comments to telling me I ought to have my child leashed in public (and no, she is never allowed to run down the supermarket aisles or anything like that). Recently I had a man repeatedly step on her as he was taking a photo of his son and decided he wanted to stand where she was already standing (in a designated line waiting for something). No excuse me, just step and almost knock over, look over the shoulder, rinse and repeat twice before I told him to back the hell off her before he came to physical harm. I've even had people post horridly nasty comments on my youtube videos of her, where all she is doing is reading a sign or playing on a swing etc. You honestly would be shocked at how common it is if you haven't experienced it.

I think you'll actually find that most people said they are polite to children unless they're behaving like monsters or being repeatedly annoying. I'm not generally a fan of kids but if your daughter said hello to me I'd say hello back to her. Where I'd get annoyed is if you then let her stand there and ask me a billion questions, touch my stuff, spill her ice cream on me etc... It's like one night when I was out at dinner in a small, quiet restaurant with a friend and a couple let their child run across the restaurant to us. She said hello, we said hello back and then wanted to resume our conversation. They let her stand there and try to run her toy up our arms, ask us to talk to her toy, chat incessantly and just generally annoy us and did nothing whatsoever about retrieving her. We still weren't rude to her even though were getting pretty pissed off. There's a big difference between something like that and a kid that just likes to be nice and say hello to people as they're passing. Yep, I get and agree with the distinction. I'd have to trawl the thread for specific quotes and I'm not going to, but a lot of people did make comments along the lines of not liking being spoken to or being expected to speak to other people's kids etc