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Aww lovely.
They are gentle giants. Nelson was all slobber and used to drown everyone in it. Such a wonderful breed.
1 day maybe we might find a "genuine" rescue Newfie.
Kazz xx
we just had a similar one stay at our kennels it was a marine rescue dog in training, is that the same thing
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maybe there's a food type person out there that can answer this..we have now resorted to eating those steamfresh type veg becuase if we buy fresh it rots long before we eat it with working hours and stuff..can you buy normal veg from supermarkets and freeze it to use at home? I'm not sure if the veg is frozen before it makes supermarket shelves thats why i ask.
I have to ask tho, my other half is veggie (the most awkward in the world, won't eat mushroom, tomatoe,garlic or peppers) and we go through loads of quorn type products, why is it so expensive? I am not veggie, and buying meat is cheaper..which seems to be the wrong way round to me, I would have thought it made more sense for the meat to cost more.
I would love to grow my own veg but aside from been a rubbish gardener I don't have the space nor cash for an allotment.I can't afford organic food because it costs as much as quorn does and then some, and my local farm shops, although really nice food, are incredibly expensive.I think if i did grow my own stuff i would definatly be veggie, but whilst i buy food already prepared for me, i can't resist bacon butties no matter how hard i try.
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one of my own dogs is able to detect fits and particularly night fits his story is a tragic one
Bullseye came to us after being found being stoned by children in a schoolyard further investigation discovered that he belonged to one of those doing the stoning and had spent most of his life (he was 15 mths) living in a 3x2 foot space we got him signed over and he went to live with a friend on a long term foster whilst we attempted to deal with his issues (kids and agoraphobia)
Our friend jane suffered fits bad ones and particularly in her sleep this was a real worry for her and her husband (he worked shifts and was constantly off sick when due on nights because she was afraid to go to sleep alone) however bullseye soon started to wake her in the night for no apparent reason it soon became apparent that her fits had ceased since he started doing this and it was determined that he was sensing that one was going to happen and waking jane before it occurred, it gave her and her husband such peace of mind that he even returned to work trusting that bully would look after his mum which he did.
Unfortunately it made them feel that safe that they were able to forget that jane had ever had fits so when she went on a night out for her thirtieth birthday and decided to stay the night at a friends house she never gave it a thought, Jane was found dead in her bed the following morning having suffered a fit and swallowed her tongue
the one time since his arrival that bully had spent apart from his mum.Bully was willed back to us and due to the incredible financial and emotional strain on the family was returned he still lives with us and is a bit of an oddball, likes small spaces and needs them and will only go out in the garden. But no one can say he didnt love his mummy
That is an amazing story, very sad too. He sounds a remarkable dog, sorry about your friend.
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On this one I do largely agree with you (I'm told that this dog didnt come to the charity from rescue but was sourced by the client) and it's in part why I started the thread. Although I have not identified the Charity here my letter informed them of action I have already taken (a complaint to the Charity Commission that this is in contravention of their stated purposes and the basis on which people have given donations) and others I was intending - including advising every rescue I could find of the story.
I have had three messages today and spoke to the Secretary to The Trustees this evening who tells me that there has been a certain amount of mis-information about this dog and the circumstances however all dogs are now (unlike at the time this one was trained) signed over to the Charity and hence this could not happen again.
I will not post the full details at this point as I have suggested that they provide a formal / public statement on the discussion and postings which have previously been made (both here and on DP) which she has said she would try & do. Something may therefore appear in the next few days.
ah.." not signed over to the charity"
so they didn't own the dog in question then..
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May I point out that I referred to any such Charity not just support Dogs (as I believe is a requirement of the forum). I am however 100% certain of my facts and will PM you.
er i wasn't having a go merely saying i don't beleive that support dogs do this, since it was mentioned in the same topic as support dogs are named seemedonly fair to balance that.
and yes i replied to your pm.....
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What these dogs do for their owners is indeed fantastic. However before anyone considers giving money or a dog to any assistance dog charity could you please ensure that they have a full and proper written retirement policy for their dogs lifespan.
You may like to read the thread should an assistance dog ever need rescue help under contraversial topics.
http://www.rykat.org/forums/index.php?show...mp;&do=findComment&comment=460212
I've been to the support dogs centre near me, they do amazing work. They train up everything from peoples own pets to taking in and training rescue dogs,they do not breed their own, and they train them for a variety of different situations.
http://www.support-dogs.org.uk/content.php?categoryId=53
having spent a day there, it's amazing the number of people that call saying they don't want their dog anymore do support dogs want it to train up, when asked why they're getting rid of the dog they get the exact same excuses all rescues get. They even work with some rescues to go and assess dogs that appear to have the right temprament,please don't be accusing them of "getting rid" of a dog into rescue, they have an adoption scheme for any dogs that don't make the grade or are retired and they work hard to find these homes.
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How old is she?
She may very well have allergies but you just never know what it is without taking her to the vets. Does she scratch?
Revel is starting to bald all over his back and sides etc and they vet has said that there are mites that live in all dogs skin and they only become active with a dog is older or has a low immune system and they show in various forms. I'd get it checked if its been ongoing since November. Good luck!
i've only had her since december, we thought it was just the stress of been taken from her home at first, but i'm fairly sure that would have settled down by now, she is 6yrs old and a lab x.
She scratches very occasionally,though not really where the fur is going. she's been deflead and de wormed, frontline and milbemax.
The vet didn't seem concerned, she's been in a couple of times since we got her just to get her boosters and stuff.
just edited to say, i have no ideawhy i said november on previous post, i must be going barmy, we took her in just before xmas
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Thanks for that,
her skin is completly fine, and it's not just where her harness or collars are, her belly and backwards from there is balding too.
She eats beta adult food mixed with a bit of canned food just for extra taste, she was really sensitive toa nything with colouring in it.
we generally have to bath her because she has a charming habbit of rolling in poo..we have a lot of foxes near us so it doesn't come off very easy.
i thought maybe something in the long grass had been tickling her belly, though it has been the same since november so it can't be seasonal plants.
i tried putting her some kiddies suncream on just as a bit of a barrier, and some fur has grown back, it's just very thin.
We only had her since december and i remember her previous owner saying she never wore a collar before because it made herfur go funny..i thought she just meant it made it go messy but maybe there was more to it.
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Our doggie seems to be going bald..
she has to wear two collars becuase she has in the past spooked and managed to wriggle from harnesses and collars so she always wears a second one in case she doesn't stop running one day so she has some id.
however she now looks like a dog recovering from neck surgery or something, she has a bald patch where her collar goes, and on her belly and inside the top of her legs. She lost fur where her harness came into contact with her too. We havn't changed soap powder or food, her fur where it still is is really glossy and shiny and she seems fine in herself, but she does look a bit like something from a neglect case..
any suggestions on what this could be or has anyone else ever encountered it?
it's not scaly skin, we have no central heating, and she has fairly regular baths
the vet didn't seem concerned but we are starting to get odd looks now
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Keeping her in my thoughts and hoping for a good outcome
poor blythe, fingers crossed for her
hope the rest of your lot are ok
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I can remember struggling for ages with a technique my old trainer gave me - recall your dog then ask for a down as they came towards you, taking several steps backwards if the dog didn't down..... All Missy learnt was to ignore me and keep on coming, as she could run forwards quicker than I could backwards.
Then I had a light bulb moment and remembered she had a good 'wait' command - so I used that instead, and bingo!
yeah jess is rubbish at down but she'll freeze on the spot at pretty much any distance if you shout wait..good thing too cos she's prone to spooking
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Totally agree, I'm also quite disgusted and upset by some of the remarks made.
People are very quick to accuse the press of jumping to conclusions and making assumptions when reporting dog attacks, for instance, but this seems to be exactly what a few people are doing in this case.
I can't beleive people are seriously blaming the owner...
She may not even have been going round the boot sale, she may just have been dropping off or picking up something..it doesn't even matter..the only ones responsible are the f***wits that torched the car.
by this logic, if you kennel your animal outdoors and someone torches it or something else horrendous..it's your own fault?
you take your dog for a walk and let if off lead and someone grabs it and kills it..it's your fault???
come off it..
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Well you've had her for such a long time I think you can be excused. She sounds a lot like my Sheena in the early days. She's turned into a cocky, cheeky, bouncy little lady so hope Jess does too.
Congratulations
Have no idea who Christine is or the rescue by the way.Christine aka joa..
fom pups and muts
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Just before christmas we got a call from Christine about a dog that needed an urgent same day foster..her owners couldn't keep her any more so she came to us for a bit..
She was really nervous and hid for the first three days solid, she's scared of almost any noise outside and bolts back home and has a thing for licking toes..so naturally..we decided to keep her
She doesn't hide anymore..except if she hears a bang of any kind outdoors, but she is terrified of cameras..completly and utterly so we had to sneak a photo when she wasn't paying attention..credit to my mum for keeping her occupied
so this is Jess
she's 6 years old..and appears to be going bald, and she loves to talk
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Shes associated the flash with the camera - dogs can generalise pretty quick and make associates damn fast and this is how a phobia of one thing can lead to a fear of pretty much everything...
My dog dilly is like this and it started with rumbley trains... it went like this....
Rumbley train...
On a train saw another train approaching when nose pressed against glass (if you do this youll see that the passing train almost appearsto HIT your train and it can feel like it too as your train will rock as the other passes)...
Clearly, next time on the train he was TERRIFIED...
Thunder - sounds like rumbley trains.
Wheely bins sound like thunder.
Rain, when thunder happens its usually raining.
Hail, can happen in thunderstorms.
Fireworks, sound like thunder etc
Dark - all the above have happened in the dark
Fear of going to toilet in my garden, well that was present already along with a low level fear of the dark, as next doors gsd used to jump on his head and try to kill him whilst he was toiletting.... that dog is long dead but the new associations of fireworks, thunder, etc..... he wont toilet out there!
And so from one bad experience, the train, hes now fearful of many things - he IS predisposed to it i think. I also think being neutered young didnt help him much either but the main thing is he was exposed to a very scary thing right in his 8 month fear period. My fault entirely.
And yes - hes frightened of cameras that flash and now cameras that dont flash although hes getting a little better wtih that, the time i took him to a photo studio for photos to go with an article about him, he had to be pinned down as everytime the camera started up, he legged it.
I think the camera thing is getting better as we have a camera on hand most of the time and photos are taken most days of various things including him although not always him, and we make no big deal of it at all. Curing the other stuff isharder as i cannot predict fireworks, thunder, rain etc.
If its JUST cameras now, and fireworks, then you need to work hard to change the associations with these thigns to positive ones before she learns to generalise her fear to things 'like' fireworks and flashy cameras.
Em
fanks for that, it's not just flash cameras tho, she does it too with my mobile phone, no flash.. was wondering are dogs sensitive to infra red as a lot of cameras even mobiles use an IR beam for autofocus. Doesn't matter what treat i give her, she'll just panick on sight of camera/phone and run, even if it's not switched on, quite how a mobile phone and a camera have become associated as the same thing i'm not sure, my camera is normal camera size, my phone..tiny..even if i put it all on silent it doesn't help. it's very odd. If she was trying to nick it i think it'd be easier as it is she just runs away and hides in the smallest darkest place she can find, if there is nothing she hides behind your body and every time you turn she'll move around a bit more..it's kinda funny till you actually need a pic for stuff like rescue boards. i did get one pic outdoors, but she was still on lead, photo's like that never look as nice as a dog sat freely in a photo.
any kind of loud noise ans she's off too, right down to crisp packets..She's not generally scared of everyday life tho, she's great in the car, with other dogs, kids, people,cats..you name it she's good.oh and she hates the cold..hehe..can't say i blame her on that one..
forgot we did get one off lead, she was worn out from an hour of chasing stiks by this point
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is dog borstal ok?..i really like that programme..and mic martin does rule..hehe
if only for the all blak policy..:-)
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has anyone ever heard of this before? i just got in a foster dog, she's lovely, a little shy at times but so sweet..
however as soon as you go to tke a photo..either with a camera or a mobile, flash or no flash, she runs and hides..her old owner said she's been a little odd since bonfire night so i can understand to some extent the flash phobia, but even with no flash she runs away scared, even before you take the photo. she will find the smallest darkest corner possible and refuseto budge..
any suggestions on bringing her out of this a bit?
i tried biscuits..she's not fooled..
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Halti do a padded version - it has fleece cushioning the face strap. If the Halti works, go with their padded version. It's just an extra 50p or a £1
Each dog is different and reacts better to a different headcollar - my last girl was great with a Halti, this one still pulled like a train, but is fine with a Canny Collar.
thanks everyone. the halti is sounding best. Just a case of getting my parents to go for the idea now...d'oh!
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My mum has a 10yo GSD, and she's a nightmare to walk. I've tried her on a halti headcoller and she was fine, but my parents think they are cruel. I think it's because when headcollers first came out they got a cheap and nasty one and it cut her face, now they're really paranoid about the same happening again. Does anyone know of any padded brands of headcollar, that still work well? I've also tried her on a harness but it doesn't help much and my parents don't like it. The dog is not a spring chicken any more so lead training doesn't help. I have tried but as I don't live there, I can't keep up the training and my parents don't. So are there any padded headcollars out there? She really is difficult to walk, she pulls like mad and can pull my 6 ft 3 dad into the road.She gets walked every day, often in the car to the woods, and most ofher walk is off lead, she just needs to be on a lead for safety near roads and things.
Joint Aid - Where To Buy?
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anyone know where to get this stuff? dogs in the kennels i work at sometimes bring it in, a massive tub of like powder/pellet stuff..
it's supposed to be really good, owners just say they got it off the net and it's pricey, tried putting in searches but i get a million hits for loads of different ones. i'm told the stuff is somewhere in the region of 40 quid a tub, anyone know where to get it?
i'm after it for my mums gsd, she has athritis and some degeneration in her back legs. she's 11.
she just had major surgery to remove a football size lump, they took her spleen too as it was attatched. we really didn't think she'd make it but she did, she was on norocarp twice a day and the vetzyme high strength glucosamine but i'm told this joint aid stuff is really really good.so where can i get it and which is best? people that i've spoken to say it works better than the vet supplied stuff but my vet, or his receptionist at least has never heard of it.