Christina

That started my morning off with a smile

He is probably bored. If he was a yapper, like some are, it wouldn't just start now. My gorgeous Katy is the absolute worst & so high pitched. Teach him a quiet word. Like Quiet, Quit, Shh. Choose just one word. When he barks get his attention by clapping your hands (I do this one), banging something, a whistle or a spray bottle (mean but harmless) or some other method & say the word. When he responds praise. If he doesn't respond repeat. Smart dogs they soon learn it however not all obey for more than a minute but some do. Try & break the habit now before it sets in. More games like throwing things I guess for now.

Scary stuff. Guess you will be locking up in future. Swap you for my lot. Doubt anyone would bother here, burst eardrums are painful I have heard :laugh: they bark like crazy.

Yes of course your dog would have more chance of finding its way home because its walked & is familiar with your area. If a dog always goes in the car in the drive & is taken somewhere else if it was in the next street it wouldn't know where it was. Your dog would. There are no guarantees if a dog gets loose but you are being sensible doing this.

I am not impressed with you or the breeder. You have 2 choices 1 Go along with what the breeder wants, sounds like you will get on well together 2 Go to the pound & get a dog, plenty of this breed end up there & you will be saving a life. As the dog will be desexed you will not have this decision to make, the dog will just be a family member, which is what you really wanted. Isn't it ?

Train your children to always check where the puppy is before opening any doors to outside & to close doors after them when they go out or you may not have to puppy proof your home for long. Start the training asap because children take longer to train than dogs :laugh:

If they are from a registered breeder no. There are one or 2 in WA. 3 in SA, 1 in Tasmania, NSW has the most but still only a handful, Vic has a couple. Not many people breed them at all unlike the Devons which have lots of breeders. Should be easy to trace unless BYB.

Yes, so handy. I use mine the same way & also across the top of the bath to dry hand washed woolen jumpers to keep them flat & around new plants so the dogs don't dig or pee on them.

See if you can find any paperwork or maybe a name from the microchip details on the cornish cats. There are not so many breeders of them & the breeder may offer to take them if you can find out who it is. I bred cornish but stopped a couple of years ago but I didn't send any kittens to Victoria.

The pen is too small. Buy another one & join them up for when you are out. Stabilise as posted by others or tie one end to a table leg or something. One thing to check is that your puppy can not climb to the top in the corner. I watched my tiny & I mean really tiny 4 or 5 week old poodle puppy do this. I nearly fell over & just managed to rush forward & catch her before she landed on her head. Popped her back in & stood there & she went to the corner & immediately did it again. She had been in the pen from 3 weeks old & not tried it before.

My pups leave between 10 & 13 weeks. No one has ever reported back as them having any bonding, socialising problems or any other issues. I do receive feedback on every single puppy & it is rare that it is only once, many keep in touch, some regular & others occasionally. The 8 week thing is over rated, a well loved pup from a good environment should not have problems & I would not let my tiny ones leave at that age. I also breed/show cats. My kittens are desexed but not all are. Kittens are said to need to be with the mother until 12 weeks for development reasons. Must admit my girls are usually screaming on heat long before 12 weeks & not interested in nursing or nuturing the kittens. Me & the dogs seem to end up doing that bit after about 7 weeks :laugh:

Got the DVD last week as a late xmas present & watched it in my lounge. My dogs barked at some bits of it. I imagine if heaps of them do it at this event :laugh: Lovely idea. Hope it all goes well & becomes a more regular thing.

I leave one panel open like a gate & put a piece of cardboard or chipboard cut to required height across the gap. I make 3 holes in each side & use the cable ties to secure to the panels.

If you report to the council it will not stop the BF abusing the dog. It may make things worse. When the BF is not there I would go & see the person or catch her on her way in or out & just say Is your dog ok, I was a bit worried the other night when your BF yelled at it & I heard him yelp. You may get told to F**k off & mind your own business, she may get embarrassed or apologetic but either way you are letting her know that you are aware of whats going on. That may be enough to control it. As the BF does not live there I wouldn't be too worried about anything if you are civil & matter of fact when you speak to her.

Keep your pups inside in a controlled temperature. Weather at present goes from moderate to a very cold night & then in the bloody 40's plus downpours in between. Aghh mozzies. No flies inside & wiser at such a young & vunerable age.

Oh no, we already have enough mad dogs & people here already. I wouldn't be too worried about it. Our security & customs do a wonderful job keeping us all safe & disease free here, especially considering what some idiots try & sneak in according to that TV programme.

A bit extreme when one considers that people have babies & have not lived with them before. Single children or chinese people where they only have one child don't know what its like living with a baby. The other point is that someone may have lived with a family dog & it was slung in the backyard & many caring & training things not done so they think this is how dogs live because its what they were taught. Rub its nose in it if it makes a mess is a typical example of old fashioned ignorance & some people still do it Many first time owners are great, willing to learn & care & not all are nervous wrecks without a clue.

It never stops. I have yet another email asking me for a teacup poodle. Patiently sent an explanation about teacups. Probably wasted my time but it may ring a bell in their brain & register as sense. I try.

I would be more worried about his brains than anything else. How silly must a dog be to tackle a hedgehog We had lots in the garden in England when I was a child & we fed them bread & milk. The cats & dogs never, ever went near them after the first baby investigation. Your dog will live but it may be full of fleas now. Fleas love hedgehogs because they can't even scratch them off. They are a safe house for fleas.

I have 18 day old pups. It was over 40 degrees here for 3 days & almost that on a few other days. In a huge cardboard box in the lounge, 3 foot square. A cot sheet over the top, to adjust & the ducted air con running & rotating the box according to temperature & how they are acting/lying. Fan for the cooler times of evening & crack of dawn. Mum lay on the tiles & just hopped in & fed them as needed. They were all good.

I agree with most of your post but not the above. It does depend on your dog, the breed & where you live. When I lived in the city I had no issue with leaving my Great Dane in my completely paved yard with a 6 foot solid fence or even leaving my back door open for him to go in the laundry if he was inclined. Only an idiot would enter & mess with him, one big bark put most people off however I would not go out & leave my little poodles out. Here in the country many people do not take care of surrounding property & there is farmland. The risks of deadly brown snakes are vastly increased & little dogs have less chance of faring well if they meet. Little lap dogs are easier to steal too & often much in demand, especially entire small poodles. Weather wise they are not equipped to deal with extremes. A predicted daily temperature of 36 here can rise to 42 suddenly & quickly out in the garden. They are not a breed that is usually kenneled as they need to be around people & do not thrive well mentally in outdoor living. That does not mean that they have to be glued to your side 24/7 though they would like that

Of course we do. Everything has to be perfect & by the book & the calender now. Years ago we had no expectations really, same as with babies. You got them, you reared them, with common sense & kindness if you had any intelligence & compassion, & you loved & kept them whether it worked out well or not. Excluding unprovoked attacks, exceptional circumstances or unmanageable illness naturally. You hoped it worked out well & accepted that they are living creatures that do not come with an instruction book or manual. It has all got rather ridiculous & over the top sometimes. I have had some pain in the butt animals in a lifetime. Some came with issues, some were badly bred & some were just not right but some were perfect They are animals.

There is nothing you can do or say. I have people asking me for teacup poodles a lot. Sometimes poodles are extra small but often when they are bred based on size alone or as top priority they often have larger heads, round googly eyes & long bodies with short legs. If they prefer this to a well balanced, elegant dog with a nice eye & poodle expression that may be a little bigger & we are talking about an inch or two only, let them get it. I don't know what happens with the Pomeranian when size is the total focus, maybe not as bad ? I do know that when people buy a pet pup that is advertised as teacup & collect their small puppy there are not many that say at 9 months, when the teacup has grown to normal size as often happens,you can have it back now. It can be a sales con too.

Oh just put him in your bed. He will snuggle up & sleep like a dream all night through Otherwise crate next to your bed or leave the crate door open & see what happens. I would go for option one.

Had a look at these last week. Good value for the low cost. For a toy breed & used on a hard floor I think they would be great.However I do think that they should include a warning never to leave the dog unattended on the noose. Sometimes accidents/hangings happen in salons like this so the average pet owner would probably not even think of it.