kelpiecuddles

lol, yeah that's her. If I want her to run I have to throw a ball or put her on the lead and run myself, apart from that she just chills most of the time.

It's slowed her down a little but she was always a very measured dog even as a pup, which is why i chose her, her brothers were tearing around like loons and she came and sat at my feet and looked up at me, I knew straight away she was just what I was looking for

She won't run when I take her out to the loo, about the most sedate kelpie you could ever meet, I've had people ask me what I have done to make her so relaxed but that's just how she is. LOL Which is particularly useful when she's needing to rest her foot :)

I work at the largest pet supply shop in town and I know we don't stock it and the rural store is closed on Sundays. Unfortunately at the very least I think we are stuck until Monday, one of the downsides of the local shops consisting on an IGA and a few strip shops and the next largest town being 35km away I guess! She seems to be coping OK and is in good spirits so she might just have to suck it up until we can get a better solution. The sock has atleast discouraged her from licking at it so combined with the paw paw ointment it might be feeling a little less sore by the morning. I have about a dozen pairs of the socks that my daughter grew out of long ago so I can swap the socks as often as needed, might put a little baggy on her paw when i send her out to the loo :)

She's inside so it's staying dry, they are only put out when we aren't home but they are well behaved so no reason she can't just stay inside if we are only out for a few hours. i don't have any vet wrap unfortunately and I'm not sure that the vet is open tomorrow unfortunately.

Front foot, she's just hopping anyway, not really putting any weight on it. It's a baby sock so it's fairly tight. I don't have anywhere here I could get boots from before the vet appointment anyway as we are in a regional area.

Of course. We followed the previous advice the first time that it was best to just let it heal on it's own, I used to vet nurse myself and thought that would be the recommendation and basically just spoke to my neighbour for confirmation. Given it has now happened yet again she can wear the sock until we can get her to the vet and we'll get her to determine whether it does in fact need further treatment or just some longer term protection while it heals. She's booked in to see the vet on ths week anyway to discuss some continence issues that have resurfaced from back when she was desexed so it can just be yet another thing to add to the check up :)

Thanks for the tip. If anyone has any suggestions of what may be the ongoing cause i'd be very interested. Our backyard is mostly grass with a painted concrete patio so even the concrete isn't rough enough to cause scrapes. She's only outside during the day when we are at work, when we are home she comes inside and chooses to spend most of her time relaxing on her bed then. She wasn't limping or favouring her foot when my husband fed them before and now suddenly the pad is split and hurting so it seems to have been rather unexplained.

She's leaving it alone now. Luckily being a smart, mummy-focused kelpie I only had to tell her once and she lay on her bed and left it be so hopefully she'll wear the sock over night as she's sound asleep now.

Well I put some paw paw ointment on and found a little sock that just covers her paw but going by the expression on her face you'd think I just wrapped barbed wire around her foot LOL

I have some of another similiar brand to lucas', might have to see if she'll wear one of my daughters old socks otherwise she'll just lick it off though.

For the third time in just a few months my kelpie has a split pad on one of her toes. She's a quiet, well behaved girl and generally not into the sort of carry on that would cause this and she's managed to get to 9 years without ever having done it before! I've checked the yard thoroughly and haven't found anything that might be the cause so i'm now starting to wonder whether there can be some other cause. Anyone know if there is anything medical that can cause splitting of pads and if so what I could do about it? Is there much chance of her keeping a shoe on at this point if she has never worn them before? I'd consider buying her a set if this is going to be ongoing problem but they are expensive if she won't wear them. :) I spoke to my neighbour who is the local vet nurse the last time she did it and she agreed with my thoughts that it wasn't worth a vet trip for a simple surface split toe pad as the vet wouldn't be able to do anything for it but she's going on Thursday anyway for a checkup so I'll talk to her about it further then.

Have to admit, if I had a big fluffy dog I'd so be turning it into a tiger and walking down the street with it

She sounds lovely and obviously does OK during the day left alone but I guess it would depend how well she did without other doggy company. He lives in a small town surrounded by bushland areas and beaches so would be able to exercise easily though I'm not sure whether stitch would need more than that(although he does have a large yard so might be happy to have a good play and run around in the yard in the mornings/arvos and then a walk the other end of the day) My kelpie would be perfect for him but she's the exception rather than the rule on working dogs.

I suggested a greyhound straight away but it's too big, he wants something medium size(probably on the smaller side of that category). Small kelpie type size at the most I think

He wants a short coat, we do get ticks here. I'm pretty sure it will be an in and out dog, he's on his own and wants a friend to sit by the fire in the evenings :)

He doesn't work long hours(chooses his hours as he's self employed) and may even be able to take the dog with him to some jobs, he does a mixture of work though so there may be some days where the dog has to stay behind, it's part of the reason he's not wanting a young puppy. he also has a friend not far down the road where doggy play days would be possible if needed some days ;)

Have been trawling petrescue. If anyone from these groups has any further insight into the suitability( or location/availability) of these dogs I'd greatly appreciate it. Riverina rescue Lexi - black and white border collie X kelpie Sammi - Staffy X Best friends Rescue Rosy - Border collie mix Rocky's K9 rescue Bella - small am staff Lucy - looks like pointer X? Puppy Love Rescue Megs - cattle X staffy? AWDRI Lucky - kelpie X (shepherd?) (wondering if she's too big?) Saffi - kelpie X (am staff?) I've printed out the profiles for all these dogs, happy to add some to the pile or remove them if anyone has specific insight into any of these dogs and thinks they may not suit

Oh should have said, he would like a female. Personal preference that's all

A friend of mine asked me tonight about where he should get a dog and I thought I might be able to hook him up :) He's looking for a young dog around the 10-18 months sort of age(so past the worst of the puppy stage but still young), medium size, no specific breed in mind but wants short hair(might consider wirey type though if I suggested a good one) and medium exercise requirements(will take for walks, etc but not wanting to have to run it three times a day to keep it happy if you know what I mean ;) ) Had a purebred doberman in the past and is now looking for something a bit smaller and actually specifically was looking for more of a bitza type(probably not so much a bull breed mix though, prefers a leaner body type). As far as him, he is a middle aged single bloke with a big back yard close to the water, really lovely guy who just wants a dog to keep him company. His place is well fenced(he's in the process of fixing up a few spots in preparation for getting a dog), pretty sure it's colourbond type fencing. He does work(self employed plumber) so wants to be sure the dog doesn't suffer from seperation anxiety type issues/ problem barker, etc if he's out for the day. I am 100% happy to vouch for him and willing to undertake a proper yard check, etc if anyone needs it. He is located south of Nowra on the south coast. I will be seeing him again next Wednesday so I'm hoping that if people have any dogs they think might suit they could provide(or point me in the direction of) their profiles and I can print them out and take them with me and sit down and have a further chat about whether any of them might suit his household :)

Thanks to samoyedmans thread and the japan Trend website I just found this, might be of interest to some :) http://www.japantrendshop.com/sony-action-cam-dog-camera-mount-p-1744.html

It doesn't get any better, the way she carries on you'd think I regularly beat my kelpie with the shampoo bottle LOL (and she's 9 years old!)

If you are considering a goldie send me a pm, my aunt fosters for the Victorian branch of GRR and could link you up with the guys down there I am sure.

She certainly doesn't look like a koolie cross kelpie, both breeds have fairly similiar faces and she looks like she has something boofier in her. She's certainly a beautiful girl though!

Have you spoken to her at all about her feelings about the dogs? For some people it's all 20:20 hindsight, they don't see what the consequnces will be and she probably just thought getting the second dog would be a friend for her other one and then they'd be happy and settled and it would be sunshine and rainbows... The reality is probably not what she was expecting. Maybe in conversation you could chat about dogs and tell her about someone you know who does rescue/foster care and the wonderful success stories, don't suggest she gives up her dogs but just talk about how happy a particluar dog was and how sweet it all was, etc, etc. Over time she might come around to the idea that her dogs might be better off elsewhere and if that idea creeps in to her head you might be able to link her up with a rescue service then.