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They would happily leave with anyone who showed them love and affection! Very much not guard dogs! People seem to pair them with Aussies a lot as breeds to own! Owners have a preference type fluffy herders! The noise level varies a lot. 2 out of my 3 are pretty good with barking...the third...

Wanted a medium sized, medium energy healthy breed with no da or ha to worry about, that I could breed from and enjoy dabbling in pedigree dog stuff - Finnish lapphunds fit the bill and are very enjoyable. The oodles are much more controversial and I know people judge more for me having...

For a single operation for one of mine. 8700AUD. Bilateral cataract removal and lens replacement. Insurance paid 80 percent. Worth every cent to me as I would have ended up euthanising my girl if we hasn't done the surgery as she wasn't coping with being blind well. Within a day of the surgery-...

If its her teeth and she has a dental infection, pain relief and antibiotics to control infection/dental abscess could massively improve her day to day quality of life, even if she cant have an anaesthetic. Its usually worth getting an elderly dog with inappeatance health checked at the Vet...

Try the royal canin mobility c2p food. Still lower calories but also has joint support supplements included in the food but much less filler so you should see less poo. Should be similar cost wise to Satiety as well.

If she has any poodle in her ancestry id guess chocolate with the poodle fading gene present. Cafe au Lait, if her nose is liver and she didnt fade a lot, or silver beige.

It varies depending on country and kennel club regulations. Generally it tends to be max 3 via C-section(which imo is already pushing it by number 3) and up to 5 naturally, before you need certifications of breeding fitness by a vet for an exemption to breed additional litters. I breed mine...

I genuinely feel like a lot of North America is worse for wildlife actually hurting people. Bar the Saltwater crocodiles who are quite frankly terrifying with the way they hunt people, and who the aussie hilarious nickname the cute name Salties. Most of the wildlife here goes out of their way...

It's worth a go, but be aware it's not always effective for every dog. There's a few courses here in Oz. Mixed reports. It doesn't appear work well for the ones who have already enjoyed hunting snakes (which is a surprisingly large cohort of dogs, and they are obviously the highest risk for...

Dogs are very good at breeding through fences and crates. They also occasionally go through windows and you be surprised at how many climb very well. Its pretty imporessive to hear how some accidental litters occur. Two locked doors between the intact dogs is a good idea, sending the boy on a...

it'll very much depend on vet practice so you would need to ring around and check unfortunately. It doesn't appear to be very popular in the uk but it is a very new addition to the market. For ours its cheaper to use the injections v the oral chews every 3 months if your less then 15 kg, but...

Vet check to make sure there no obvious pain that could be triggering an aggessive reaction when handled......but Euthanasia is not the worse thing that can happen to an animal. Behavioural Euthanasia absolutely should be on the cards for this dog. I would be very very careful with a lab who's...

Cats always win when they decide they have had enough of handling and there are not as tolerant as a general rule of strangers manhandling them as dogs. My old cat,sweet as pie at home, needed to be given gabapentin before any vet procedures.When she said no she decided quickly and used teeth...

There already was, it finished in march I believe. There was a government grant available to subsidise the cost of euthanasia on those the owners were not willing or able to neuter,muzzle and control the dogs public when they were first banned.

The skin wants to heal. Its usually very good at knitting and closing minor wound's. When you have a non healing wound need to rule out the causes that are causing a delay to the normal knitting and healing process.. Trauma. Infection. Inflammation being the bigs ones. Foreign bodies(grass...