kaywoman68

Goodbye gorgeous boy. You'll be muchly missed :p

:p RIP gorgeous boy

It does sound like it can be separation anxiety but I dont hear them when I pull out of the driveway. I drove past 3 times and I only heard them bark once! Possibly dont like the sound of the car. possible it's the birds which I really can't do much about it.... The thing is I'm not sure what they want me to do about it. I mean, sure they want them to be quiet early in the morning when everyone is sleeping but they just woke up and they would be excited about a new day (dont know how that one works cos i hate getting up early in the morning ) If someone can find me a job in Canberra that lets me sleep in later, has unlimited flexibility with the work hours and still get a really decent pay then please suggest it....i'd love to hear it. My other neighbour (on a corner block) has their main bedroom at the back of the house which is next to our garage. Could be a possibility I'm not sure.....They are also trying to sell their house..... I forgot to print out the letters today but i'll definitely print it out tomorrow and put it around. They either will say something or say nothing OH took them outside for a short play in the backyard and a guy peered out (his house is to the left of the house whose backyard backs onto ours). I'm just wondering how many people have received letters and if my house is the one specified as the nusiance house......

We used to go training (passed beginners and puppy classes). We were doing Intermediate but since I have been finishing work late and starting work earlier, it's been very tiring to get to training with them (mainly the travel time that's the concern). We've been taking them for a walk for half hour every night and we play with them in the afternoon too. We also try to go to as many dog outings as possible and socialise them with other dogs in the neighbourhood and surrounds. They've got a very busy weekend ahead of them on 9 and 10 December (2 outings). I used to take them to work with me sometimes to play with my mum's dogs but not recently because I have been getting out of my morning job late and having to rush to my other job (no time to drop them home). It's not boredom barking because it is only happening when I let them out for the toilet and leave them when we go to work. The neighbour who's home most of the day has clearly said they dont really bark during the day. The complaint has clearly implied it's in the morning and sometimes at night (but when I walk my dogs, i hear dogs barking all the time). I rather not have to put them through debarking unless it's absolute necessary it's only in the morning this is happening. If anyone needs debarking, it's the people that live behind me. I hear them having arguments all the time in the late hours

We're looking into getting citronella collars but at this time of year, the budget is quite tight, as most people should know. We just took them around the block and we heard atleast 12 dogs bark. The neighbour (who's home most of the day) came over a little earlier and said it wasn't them who called up. They have received a letter too. She says if it bothered them then she would come over and let us know. According to her, they dont bark during the day (some exceptions of course). She says sometimes their barking doesn't disturb her but not enough to file a complaint without talking to us first.

The neighbours behind us have pet pigeons and there's quite a few starlings (minor birds) nesting under the roof. Anyone want to suggest a solution so I can desensitise their instinct to bark at birds and the like. Cockers were originally bred to hunt woodcocks I sometimes hear other dogs but my dogs seem to be doing it a bit. Leaving them inside is not an option. Last time I did that, i had a huge hole in my wall. Never again The hole happened when there was ONE dog....imagine 3!!!!!

i'll put more treats out to see if it makes a difference. If water restrictions aren't a problem, i would put water in the wading pool.

It's not boredom barking because they dont do it during the day. That's what my neighbour has been telling me and she's home most of the day. I just can't believe that the noise has supposedly happened for 4 - 5 months and no-one has bothered to come over to talk to me about it or even leave me a letter in my letterbox. Instead I get a letter from DAS. Sorry to say this but I'm having trouble getting up at 5am myself, let alone earlier. For the last few months, each day had a combination of 2 - 3 things (morning job, uni and afternoon job). I dont finish work till 6pm so on a typical day where I have both jobs, I work from 7am - 6pm. I'm exhausted working 2 jobs, uni and having to drive around. I know it might not sound much to some people but to me, it's very draining. I try to take them for a short walk every night but otherwise we'll be at home playing fetch, tuggies etc...... Paddling pools is not a very good idea with Stage 2 water restrictions in the ACT.

I have just been called home from work by OH saying we have received a letter of complaint about our dogs from DAS I have asked for specifics and it has been happening for 4 - 5 months from 5:30am - 6:30am (same time start and finish) I used to get up for work at 6am for work at 7am (recently it's been earlier so get up at 5am, leave for work at 6, start work at 6:30). OH is currently workin in the same area so we are not at home from 6am. We feed them breakfast and leave a few treats before we walk out the door. Unfortunately it doesn't seem to be working Recently I was talking to a neighbour and was apologising for the noise and she was telling me she hardly hears them......hmmmm...... Not sure which person has complained but the 4 - 5 months is definitely exaggerating. I can't believe that if the barking is bothering them this much, they have waited this long to put in a complaint. Not to mention, OH was working another job and didn't get up till 7am to let them out for the toilet..... DAS has said there's no supporting evidence at the moment so i'll try to keep them quiet and see how it goes......will most probably be an inspection from the ranger. Not sure if they'll make it at 5:30am though.....I certainly dont like being up this early in the morning. Unfortunately, this job fits really well with my schedule of uni and studying and I really dont want to give it up. The hours are really really flexible (working for my mum). Any ideas are greatly appreciated. We let them out as soon as we come home and we know the barking can be an issue (hence the feeding and treats). I mean, I wouldn't want to be disturbed by dogs so early in the morning. Hell, if i had a choice, i wouldnt' be up till atleast 10am).....

He can come and visit me anytime I think my neighbours have a hearing problem. She says she can't hear my dogs bark

I'm sorry to hear about Cocoa's unborn babies. poor bubbas Great news about Cocoa and her new home

RIP Bess It's nice to hear she went very peacefully to you and Mr R.

He's gorgeous!

That's horrible ellz Now hearing about your dog makes any dog sound better.

Poor Oscar.

I feed Orson and Oi 50/50. We used to feed them at 7:30am and 8 - 8:30pm but recently we've had to feed them at 5:30am in the mornings (still the same at night). We go to bed around 10pm. It works well for us cos we have dinner then we feed them. They know the routine. We let them out for a toilet trip before bedtime and we've had no probs (we have newspaper in the bathroom incase they do need to go during the night).

We use Sentinel Spectrum No problems so far

Ollie :D He's a gorgeous spunk ;) So glad the tests came back ok for you and Ollie from me, Orson and Oi too

Oh no ;) :p ;) :p Dont know what else to say. I'm happy to listen if you ever need someone to talk to

:D Maverick, I'll swap my 2 with your 2 If only I have more time to work with, I'd love to go back to Obedience and then start on Agility etc. A day is just too short at the moment.

Oh no big big to you, Boris and Smudge's little bub and to the owners I hope the vet is overreacting and it's good news

Great idea about a hand mincer!!!

Ewwwwww! Mum gives this friend (Butcher) chicken for free so he gives us beef, lamb and pork for free (as long as it's for ourselves). I asked for 2 pork chops yesterday and ended up with 9 So I took 4 home and mum took the 5....

I use human grade mince for my dogs. I just get pieces of chicken breast (sometimes chicken leg fillet), throw it through the mincer and presto.....chicken mince! I get my beef mince from a friend who sells meat to restaurants etc He gives them to me for free since he knows mum

You have done very well for giving them a very loving home and life while they were with you. I know they will be in your heart forever!!!