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I am so upset to read this, I am very teary right now thinking how Slade would have suffered. Slade could not defend itself. And if he did, he would have been declared dangerous because he attacked his owner. Lose-lose situation. That is why I get so upset at stupid scum like this guy. And what a stupid punishment to lay on him - phooey.

oh bla bla bla - one reason I come to this forum is to blow off steam, at the same time, I am so put off by members who attack other members because they say something they think is wrong. See above posts, you know who you are. This is not a debate about punishment but sharing our grief/sadness so get off your moral high horses.

pond scum

i like to smash her against the wall...and hold that man under the water on a leash...wow...that sounds really harsh isn't it? But then I am so angry, they deserve to be treated the way they treated their animal and see how they like it. Stupid woman. Stupid man. I think an eye for an eye for animal cruelty. Animals can't speak for themselves. We take them into our world and try to domesticated them. They can't talk, they don't hold grudges, and when they try to fight back for themselves we pin them down even further.........I feel so so so angry.

do we know what happened to the dog in the end? how do we find out?

http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensl...f-1225913256375

HI my puppy at 16 weeks, went for her final injection and was microchipped at the same time. She had a lump the size of 20cents coin, which the vet said was reaction to the vacc. The lump went away after a week. Feel the lump everyday, feel for changes in size. I panicked at first but after a few days I felt the lump subsiding, and finally disappeared altogether.

Do you take away his food if he doesn't eat it? Don't leave it on the ground all day long as this encourages a grazing-I'll-eat-it-whenever attitude. Always take it away after 5 minutes if he doesn't eat it and soon he'll get the message that I'll better eat NOW or else I'll go hungry. Any respectful good breeder will be happy to talk to you about your puppy problems (I always ask my breeder if I have any concern about my dogs). With feeding, I started 1.5 cups of Royal Canin Puppy Dry food 3x daily until about 4 months. I soaked it in warm water until partly soft before giving it to my puppy. Then about 4 months onwards we feed her 2 cups 2x daily. You don't need to soak it. We just wet the food with water, drain the water away and give it to her in the crunchy form (good for their teething period). I have two GSDs, one is nearly 3 years old and the other one 5 months. Now we are on Eukanuba GSD Breed specific (remember to gradually change over). The older GSD gets some flavouring on her food e.g sardines, bit of meat etc but the main meal is the dry food. The puppy gets just the wetted dry food. I always take away their food bowl after they have finished or when they walked away from it.

I am in Vic. I heard that there is one in Doveton?

I have heard that swimming is good as it is low impact. She loves the water and this will be an exciting thing for her to do. Thanks i haz flava for your kind thoughts.

Thank you to everyone who has replied to my post. Last week was highly stressful for us and your replies helped in many ways. There was so much information to digest and the most worrying thing was not knowing the extent of the damage. There were so many theories flying about because the vet could not understand how a fall in the park could cause the hip to dislocate like that and through manipulation the leg keeps popping out. The x-rays only give you limited information. We were given many options available to fix the injury but which one, that could only be determined during surgical procedure. Finally after three nights in the vet, my pup underwent surgery. There were substantial bruising and trauma to the leg. A toggle had to be put in. We are thankful that her hip is stable to hold the toggle. Otherwise, we would have to sought other measures which we would have to decide right there and then during surgery. She was home the next day and when we went to picked her up she was as bright as she can be. She is on Rimadyl and antibiotics and will have Cathrofen injections periodically. We also have a supply of sedation pills to be used as needed. We try to avoid using these pills but for the sake of two weeks which is the most crucial time for her leg to heal, we had to at times. She is being crated at home and we are lucky that we work from home so we can look after her 24/7. She is remarkably accepting of the crate and the use of only three legs at the moment. Prognosis is bright and she is expected to make full recovery following a period of rehab. It's going to be a long recovery period but I am relieved that she is home and thankful of all my friends in my GSD club and in this forum who helped us got through last week.

Yep along those terms. If the ball and socket don't seem to be abnormal then I would think that you would have less worry about it happening again. Only problem would be that now the tendons & muscles surrounding it have been stretched that's probably why when they are popping it back in it wont stay. I am guessing that they have her on some anti inflams in the drip to relax the muscles and tendons. I'll ask him tomorrow but she did fall down pretty hard and really yelp. She was at the park with my hubby and some kid through a ball and she went to chase it and the ball bounced and she leapt to catch it and fell backwards on her bum. Hubby says she was about half a metre to a metre off the ground. Vet says to be thankful that she has not fractured her legs, hips or broken any bones. Yes she is on painkillers.

were you thinking if she has HD? The vet doesn't say it's abnormal.

Just need some consoling from anyone who has had experience with their dog dislocating their hip? My GSD flip over and landed on her back left leg. Took her to the vet immediately, they have x-rayed her and confirmed that she had dislocated her leg. They try to put the leg back in but it won't stay in. She is under sedation and is on the drip and they are keeping her overnight. They'll try to do it again in the morning and if it doesn't work he will refer me to the specialist for surgery. Has anyone had this dislocation happened to them before? Does dog heal 100%? Will there be pain? She's only 21 months and is very fit and is on the correct weight. Help...

If she was only desexed in the last couple of days then I wouldn't be concerned. You have had the Vet look at it and they have said it is ok so why the worry? A clear discharge is perfectly normal on a fresh wound, as is a little redness around the surgical site. Afterall the skin has been sliced with a scalpel. The clear fluid is the bodies reaction to healing itself. The fluid will help 'stick' the wound together, exactly as if you had cut yourself. Signs to be concerned about are an angry redness and swelling, puss or a dirty coloured smelly discharge, the wound tearing open, obvious pain which is more then usual, the dog vomiting, being off colour and depressed and or not drinking. Thanks Puggles! I am a worry wort allright. The fluid discharge is a bit worse this morning. Have rang the vet and they said to take her in and they will drain the fluid. The nurse said it is common that this occur on active dogs.

Like human Docs, some Vets are great at suturing while others aren't. I wouldn't worry about. The dog won't care if there is a scar. Best to just keep focussed on keeping it clean and dry and checking for any signs of infection or sutures loosening up or her pulling them out. Yesterday, Abbi's incision looked red, moist swollen on one side and she was a bit uncomfortable. Today we took Abbi back to the vet. Vet says the swelling is just the fluid, stained with blood. Tonight there was more blood stained fluid oozing out than yesterday. Abbi has been on the elizabethan collar all day. I am a bit worried. Has anyone experienced this? I am not happy with this.

Abbi, my 6.5 month old GSD pup was desexed on Monday. I paid for the IV, you know when the vet put in a way that it would be better blah blah... so anything for my pup. My regular vet was away so I saw this other vet in the same practice. She is new, not personal and even forgot my dog's name after having operated on her. Hmm , in hindsight I should have waited for my regular vet who knows my pup's name and her history and my previous dog but I didn't want to take the chance of my pup coming into heat. IMO, Abbi's incision looks untidy (ok i am not a surgeon) and am wondering what your dog's incision looked like when you brought her back. I will post pic you want of Abbi's but I don't want to put anyone off.

I use vinegar and bicarb diluted with water. Very kind on the carpet and for my pup. My pup now 6 months still likes to chew and eat tan bark. It comes out in the end. Be wary about stones though, and any other things that are large and doesn't break down when they chew on it.

Hi Mark, congratulations on your new puppies. I have a 6 months old pup (we got her at 8 weeks) and boy, I can understand your problems! My advice to you on toilet training is persistence. You have to take them outside with you to the spot you want them to do their business and WAIT PATIENTLY and calmly. The best times to do this is after their naps, and meals, or every 2-3 hours (when you are home on the weekends). Have a treat (not their normal food) ready if you must, and the moment they do their business, PRAISE them incessantly. I did that with my new pup and if you were my next door neighbour, you would have thought that I have just won Tattslotto. It's hard work. Your pups may or may not do their business when you take them out but keep at it. To help make the experience positive for you and the dogs, perhaps you can make yourself a nice coffee, take a magazine/paper to read when you take them out whilst keeping an eye on them at the same time. Be ready to jump for joy though!! Regarding biting, I have lots of marks on my hands to show for. Puppy teeths are razor sharp. We tried growling and I mean GROWL and it worked 99% of the time. No point yelling at them. Do how their mothers would have done. Have you seen how younger pups show respect to older dogs? It's fascinating! My pup stop the biting after all her adult teeth came through (around 5-6 months). Take them for walks and let them socialise with outside surroundings, other people and dogs. Remember, when they do something right, PRAISE them (you have do it with lots of emotions - no point saying good dog in a monotonous voice) but when they are bad, growled at them WHEN they are doing it, not after. Be consistent in the words you use and don't use long phrases (too many words confuses them) Good luck!

Aren't they cute when they twist their head from side to side? My previous shep lived for 13.5 years and up to the last day she was still twisting her head from side to side whenever I talk to her. Hope this one is the same. Enjoy your pup, they grow too fast!!

My previous GS was like that, cried and howled when she got into the car then got better as she grew older. Drove me absolutely nanas.. My new GS puppy now 6 months old however is just the oppossite - no peep from her when she is in the car. I don't know what i did right this time. When we picked her up from the breeder, she laid on my lap in the back seat. The same blanket that I wrapped her in is on her bed now. For the first few weeks whenever she travelled in the car with us, she'll sit on my my lap in the front seat. Good as gold. Then we put a harness on her and put on the back seat. No problems there. Quite happy to lay there when we leave her in the car by herself. Last Sunday, we took her away with us on a long trip (7 hours journey each way) and she slept 90% of the time, other times just looking around the car and out the window and sticking her head between the front seats to say hello. Of course we stopped a couple times for her to stretch her legs, to do her business. Maybe we are just very lucky she is a very good traveller, but we like to think that we had done something right. We were very conscious in praising her good behaviour and ignore the bad ones. Good luck!

Hi poodle wrangler, my GSD definitely wants to chew. I have soaked her dry food to make more palatable but she is still not really into it. A bit now and a bit later. Must look out for her baby teeth! My husband wants to put 2 bucks under her bed ;)

Thanks guys for your replies. She is a bit off her food and it just dawn on me that she is changing to her adult teeth at the moment. Do dogs suffer from "teething" problems? Is there such a thing? If so what are the symptoms?

I trained my new GSD pup ( 5 months now) to go into the shower (we don't shower together ) I have a hand held hose. Lay some towels outside and inside the shower to prevent slipping. Have the dry towel or towels handy so that when your dog is out of the shower, put the towel over them immediately so that the water doesn't flick everywhere when they shake. Only let them out when they have been towel dry to your satisfaction. Trick is not to make too much fuss about going into the shower. Let them go in themselves. They see you as the pack leader and will follow you if they see that you also shower in there and it looks fun. If you pull or drag them in, they will resist and they will associate this with being a bad experience. Same when using hairdryer, don't make a fuss. Use low settings and heat and don't stand the dryer on one spot for too long. If you behave calmly and cool your pet will too (or soon learn too).

My GSD has weepy eyes. Best I can describe is that it is clear liquid, with little white stuff like "sleep" in humans. You know like when we wake up in the morning and we have this white stuff on our eyes. It's not sticking to her eyelids on anything, just looks like sleep. But i am wiping it off a few times each day in the last couple of days. Oh, i also discovered that she has ate her own poop once or twice during this time. She is nearly 5 months. She just came back from a 4 day stay at the kennel. It was her first time. And we have also been taking her to the local footy oval for her daily walk. She's full of energy and wants to run and play. Is she allergic to grass or something like that?