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Funnily enough I always thought our dogs would wag their tails and show the robbers where all the expensive stuff was as they generally don't bark at people but when we actually did have someone break in to our garage one night they went off their rockers barking! Clearly they have fairly good intuition for who needs to be barked at. I don't think I've ever heard a grey bark, we used to have one many years ago and she was quiet as a mouse.

BC Crazy how long as she been on Advantix for and have you ever trialled her off it? Just wondering because my kelpie suffers greatly on Advantix and develops aggression and other personality changes, there is no visibly skin irritation it seems more neurological, I no longer use it any more and she is back to her old self. Just thought I'd mention it in case it's something you hadn't thought of. I spray her with permoxin for ticks now.

I leave my door open, my dogs stand at the door and look in and wag their tails but they generally won't come in LOL

Yes, that's why I think we need more info, personally I think Huntia maybe needs to put a camera up or have someone hide in the house and film the dogs so that it's clear what is happening and when the behaviour starts. I've been able to train my dogs out of barking at certain things by distracting with food before they notice the thing they would have barked at but it doesn't work if you can't get the reward in there early enough.

Can I suggest that if a pei coat makes her itch she goes and has a really good cuddle with the breeds she is interested in. I'm much the same and can't handle labs or jack russells(make me red and itchy and sniffly) and cockers and goldens seem to make me sneeze however I've never had an issue with kelpies or bassets, from recollection the rotties I have met haven't been an issue for me in that regard. I agree that I couldn't live with the level of shedding with labs and i think that may be part of what brings on my allergies.

That's what I was wondering too Perse, I was thinking along the lines of if there is time before they start and the dogs are fenced close to the cattle grid whether the OP could throw some kibble over the fence to keep them busy and distracted. But it would have to be done with the right timing before the 'rough play' started or it could inadvertently reward the behaviour. Would be even better if there was someone at home to work with the dogs at that time but I'm guessing there isn't.

Her fur reminds me of my rex guinea pig's fur!

Where are the dogs when this happens? Are they close to where the cattle grid is or further away?

Does she just want a dog that sounds loud from behind a door or one that looks a bit 'scary' as well? If she just wants loud then bassets are a very comforting breed and have a good woof that she could easily teach on command. They love nothing more that to lean against your leg or rest their chin on your knee and look soulfully in to your eyes. Also a great confidence booster because everyone smiles at you when you walk a basset LOL. With a basset she could do tracking which would be great fun or something like pets as therapy is great basset work because they do love everyone. Josie likes a good brisk walk and keeps up with the kelpie running on the beach but is happy to just cruise along slowly if that's all I feel like too. I wash her once a fortnight and brush her about once a week with a deshedder and hardly notice her shedding at all. I would recommend one from leaner more athletic lines like my girl is, not a big fan of the really droopy bassets with tonnes of skin. They definately don't look scary though :laugh:

I'm with Westiemum, excepting obvious emergencies or things I can't deal with myself I prefer to watch the trajectory and make decisions based on how things progress. If I badly hurt my own ankle but didn't think I'd broken it I'd give it time to see if it settled on it's own and my doctor costs nothing!

I'm guessing he was living at home but having been held for ransom because he was unregistered she was told he wasn't allowed to go back to the address because there would have been too many dogs so she figured she'd send him over to aunties house

She's quite adept at getting things off the kitchen table and kitchen bench if she wants to so I'm not too worried there LOL, Bassets are surprisingly tall when they stand up on their back legs. :) She's very good at just gently putting her front paws up next to you to get a rub behind the ears so a regular chair placed next to a wheelchair or bed would work well too. Also they don't just do people stuck in beds and chairs, they work with people in all sorts of situations. :) Plus given one of the photos in their slide show is of a golden retriever lying on a ladies lap in bed I think we'll be ok LOL She's definately not as large as a golden.

I was so excited when I found them Mita! I've been wanting to do the Delta pet therapy training for a while as there is a lady down here with them but it's two consecutive days in Sydney which is just not realistic for me at the moment with three kids on my own. The local paper ran a story on this group as a local gentleman funded them to visit the childrens ward at the local hospital for a year and when I googled I realised they were close by and primarily work in this area. :) SO a flurry of emails and here we are. I have to do the theory part of the course and then there is a training day in Thirroul, I also need to organise a vet clearance and a police check before we are allowed to start, so a few things to get done but it won't be long before we are out and about. :)

The group we are going through is only fairly local to my area Denali. There are a few around though so someoe might be able to point you in the direction of someone up there http://www.pawspettherapy.com/About-Us.html

I'm very excited to say we are just about to start the process to accredit Josie to do Pet Therapy visits to hospitals, aged care facilities, disability services, etc. Looking forward to receiving our training pack in the next week or so. Josie has proven herself to be a fabulous grounding force for my son on the autism spectrum and I am hoping that these visits will be another great opportunity for her to have some of her calming energy to rub off on others and also for her to gain some new experiences in unfamiliar environments. She just adores kids(a common trait of bassets) and the older generation seem to love her as a bit if an 'old-fashioned' breed so I think we'll all have a great time!

Oh yes I saw Buster! My only concern was that he wasn't being fostered in a home and given she's only in a small house it was harder to know how well he would settle in that sort of situation, maybe I'll still pass his details on to her anyway so she can put him in her pile to consider :)

Exactly Jumabaar. IMO if you can't live with what you see as the 'worst' aspects of a breed don't even consider the breed to start with no matter how much you love the good aspects of it.

Yes yolks contain biotin which is why you should always feed just yolk or whole egg but not just whites. The sites I can find that warn of avidin in egg whites all still say that one whole egg per day is fine.

I've found one that I thought looked perfect on petrescue but we are still trawling, she near me in Nowra(the one I found is in Bulli)

Maybe concern about Salmonella ED? I won't use shop bought eggs raw but I'm happy to use my home grown eggs raw

A friend of mine lost her beloved dog quite tragically a few weeks ago and can't bare how quiet and lonely her house is without him around. She has asked me to put the word out if anyone has a smallish quiet dog who is house trained and basically is happy chilling out around the place with her and going for walkies but mostly lying on the couch and getting belly rubs LOL. She lives in a unit and only has a small backyard but her old dog was very well loved, walked, etc and always indoors with her. her old dog Baz was a jack russell(cross I think he was on the bigger side) and she looking for something around this size probably at least 3 years old(she's going for mature and quiet) but not elderly as I don't think she could bare to lose another too soon. Sounds like she's not worried either way in terms of fur, she'll groom if needed, in her words, "I'm not fussy on what he/she looks like, I'll know the right dog when I see it" So if you have something that you think might be perfect for a lovely lonely lady who's a tad rough around the edges and swears like a trooper but LOVES her dog to death let me know. :laugh:

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Thought some might enjoy these updates sent to me by Mary who is Zena's foster mum :) Enjoying walkies and tonight having a slumber party!

I'm sure there is some sort of horrible karma that comes from throwing perfectly good eggs in the bin!!!!

There are very few breeds for which jumping up on people would be considered an accepted trait of the breed and while I accept that there is a very remote possibility I think it's fairly doubtful that Eddie's mate has a wheaten. I still maintain that when referring to the sort of dogs that the average walk in off the street has jumping up on people is a training issue.