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Like so many comments I just read, the only swimmer pups I have bred were on newspaper. never used it since and not a single pup from the same mums "inherited" the problem in later litters. one other "swimmer" although the pups were on a blanket he slid down a gap between the sides and the heat pad and when I pulled him out, bingo, flat chest. it took weeks for his breastbone to regain its former shape. so watch out for that one too.

wouldnt rule out snake in the bedroom. one got my dog that way, heard her growling and fighting something then cried an dissappeared by the time i opened the door to see what was going on.. she was dead by the time I found her in the dresser draw she had climbed up inside the back of it. she was a chihuahua if your wondering how on earth a dog could do that.

maybe ill get flamed for saying it but until they are through the puppy phase have you thought of buying a pen that you can put them in when your busy and unable to supervise them? the cost of the pen is nothing compared to the total you will discover their growing up antics have cost you in destroyed things. i know we were pretty shocked when we added up ours to find neiger had chomped his way through $3,000 worth if we wanted to replace what he had destroyed. not forgetting the cost of vet bills when they get into something dangerous, a friends puppies screams found he was impaled on one of the lounge springs. goodness knows how he manged to tear one end free and it went through his lower jaw comming out under his tongue. they had to dismantle the lounge and take him spring and all to the vet. another decided the sheepskin rug was delightfull. result belly and intestines full of wool. the only way to save him was surgical removal of all of it and there was more than a bucketfull came out. a nice snug 12 x 10 run with roof sounds amazingly cheap by comparison. far safer for them too. even if you will want to onsell it after they have finished the puppy phase and become model citizens

re the biting the person who recommended yelping is on the right track. friends had a puppy that tore open their nose, ears and hands,(they foolishly let her sleep with them) and when she woke up she went for faces and lips her dog was a terror, the yelps she made once they decided to try it, were in direct intensity to the bites and the puppy stopped in her tracks, horrified she had hurt them. and then licked them as if to apologise she stopped biting in days. a real eye opener.

my vet gave entirely different reasons for it. one being they find it nice (yep not our cup of tea) that they get nutrient from it its not just in dogs, many young animals eat their parents to get their microflora for normal digestion. although not an apealing habit though the change of diet can make the difference although some like my sisters dog is still at it and now 6 their solution is fast with the pooper scoop

wish you luck isabel jumps right in and since shes 4 now ive given up hoping she will grow out out it

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"Greens own Supercoat." n have for over 20 years that i know of. they are right next door to Olsens (salt?) who we get our cattle blocks from. (we need 50 kg megaphos and no produce store in sydney will stock it) unlike most of the rest are aussie owned and doc harry recommends them. my ungrateful lot prefer it over all the premium brands and that suits me as I do like to buy ausse owned. please dont tell me im doing them harm. please please please