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Once you've been "Ty butted" you know he has a big head ! You can show whatever pics you like BUT they are mine toooooooooooooooooooooooooo !!!

Katie is currently in discussion with her agent about issues such as she should have cooked chicken daily, that her water bowl should contain Evian only and that she should have a "person" to deal with her affairs such as keeping Misty in her place but she has asked me to say thank you for all the lovely comments

So, so sorry Peaceful and speedy journey Bumpy

Sorry for delay in posting but bloody hell Someone was definitly watching out for you. Gentle hugs for a speedy recovery hun x

They are on page 11 of Liverpool Echo Or Liverpool Echo

Ditto

I'm so, so sorry. Dino was a wonky doggy too, but they are now both healthy again. Thinking of you

You did the right thing for him, we know that with Dino, his "spark" wasn't there, but it still hurts like hell, I feel like a part of me died too. So, so sorry, thinking of you

Ok, the 2 we have are from different companies. Pet Detect are who I trained as a microchipper with, they do 3 types of scanner, the "Petscan" one that is the one I use when chipping, and is easy to use/reliable etc, they do a "universal" one that apparently reads all know microchips. See Pet Detect The other one we have we bought way before I did the chipping course where I got the "petscan" reader as part of starter kit. It is from Pet I.D Have a look at them all and see which one you think is best. I maybe able to get the Petscan one for you cheaper as I get a small discount

Got 2, I'll dig out the details later for you.

We'll post in Rainbow Bridge later, I can't believe he's gone ....... His heart was failing fast and this morning had a swollen belly with a build up of fluid that happened overnight. He fought to the end but nothing could be done. We could have brought him home but it would have been days and we wanted him to go with dignity and in as little discomfort as possible. For Dino aka "Dinky" - my boy, run free now you are healthy and happy again

Thinking of you both Hope all is well. I hate the waiting but he'll be home soon enough doing the "oh woe is me" bit as the males tend to do

Ok news isn't great but could be worse: Ellie's cruciate has gone, her hips are fine and the back left cruciate seems quite sturdy but the back right one isn't. We are being referred to an orthopaedic surgeon who will do the op to repair it. She is fine, bit "spaced" but woofed her dinner down and coming up for more snugglies than usual. She's now gone for cuddles with her daddy. Ty was very happy to see his Ellie back. The thing is Ellie is quite happy wondering round on 3 legs and it doesn't appear to be bothering her but this is Ellie and even when she had a inch rip in her ear she was unfazed. Dino was such a good boy, yes he had a gruffle and showed us his sparkly whites for a brief second but he had a blood test (his veins aren't very good so was hard getting a sample) and an ECG. The blood results shows a slightly raised liver function thingy(!) but did show he has raised cells and has an infection of some kind so he's now on antibiotics. The ECG showed a blip in one of the heart patterns and it shows his heart isn't getting enough oxygen hence the pale gums/grey tongue at times. Apart from the meds he's on, there's not much else they can do, can't be cured and vet said his heart wouldn't cope with an op. He's doing fine despite being messed around and is sleeping at the moment. Thank you for all thinking of them both today We're not happy and down but know it could have been alot worse. Just have to wait for the referral and take it from there .... we're betting it will be when it's Katie's "do" but if so one of us will go down with Katie and the other will stay with Ellie and the others.

Thank you all for your kind messages. Reet, Pingu has just rung me and they are keeping her in until we go for Dino's appointment at 6pm. They will then talk to us about the x-rays, I'm worried :cry: Melp - He's even more "dinkier" now than when you saw him as he's lost loads of weight (another reason he's going for bloods and a check up) Helly - Cheers for that, we'll mention it when Ryker goes in or if Ellie goes in again. Not sure if she went "boom" or not! EAD - Thanks, hope Kyla is ok

Good luck Bailey and for your mum x Our Ellie is in today (luckily just for x-rays) but I sympathise with the worrying

Our Ellie Bellie (4 yr rottie) hurt her back leg in November, vets have thought it might have been a cruciate injury but it wasn't bothering her and they wanted to just see how she went on Metacam and lead exercise for a while as at the time it was intermittent. Well it has imrpoved a bit but now her hip is being thrown out when she walks so I dropped her off this morning for x-rays under GA. They going to check both back legs for cruciate/knee/stifle/hips etc and see what shows up. I know she'll be fine but she doesn't react well to anaesthetics (explodes both ends ) It's the "phone after 3pm" bit I hate, I can't settle to do anything at work and it's not nice We've got Dinky Dino at vets tonight for blood tests as he's not a well boy at the moment then Ryker has to go in for "gum surgery" but we've not booked him in for that yet. Please send some healing vibes for her and especially Dinky. Fanks.

Couldn't bare looking at the picture because I'm a coward, but so glad she found her way to you. Hope she has a full recovery and finds a fantastic home. I still believe that what the evil barstewards do to animals should be done to them as punishment

I would have no problem with this, have no further use for my body and although I like the idea of a woodland buriel I don't like the idea of my body rotting away Personally I don't want to die but its going to happen one day and seeing as Pingu's not keen on my idea of being stuffed and stood in the corner to keep a watchful eye over him and the animals then cremation is the best option. I happy for parts of me to be used for transplants too.

*wibble* *wibble* ..... we need a *wibble* emoticon (Am absolutely bricking it for Sunday!)

Both Pingu and I are PAT assessors and would be more than happy to assess any Refugees dogs (or their friends!) for free Katie (rottie) and Ryker (boxer) are both PAT dogs and Ellie (rottie) is awaiting confirmation that she too will be one (we have a good feeling that all was well at the assessment done by another assessor). PAT is such a wonderful charity and when my grandad was in respite after hospital we took Katie in too see him and it was wonderful to see other peoples faces ...... once they'd realised that Katie was an evil and nasty rottweiler that was going to eat her and was in fact a very rare breed of "jammy dodger tolling retriever" Yes, we did have some people go "oh don't bring THAT thing near me" to which we smiled and calmly said that "we would not dream of forcing anyone to stroke her that didn't like dogs" whilst the person sat next to this woman was giving Katie kisses ! A elderly gentleman used to save part of his dinner for her and another had a muscular illness that affected his mobility in his hands and for them to contort in a way that stroking Katie was difficult .... but her was determined to manage it and a few weeks later he succeeded so it can help from a "physiotherapy" aspect too. It became quite amusing when we would take Katie in, grandad would greet her, she'd give him a quick acknowledgement and wonder off scrounging biscuits! Some of the staff were frightened of dogs and/or rotties but they learnt that it's not the breed that's dangerous and the same staff used to take Katie on the tea/biscuit round who supervised them Katie and Ellie are both rescues, and provided you have owned the dog for a minimum of 6 months and it has basic training then you are able to be assessed. Go for it!

If you feel that you have received "personal attacks" then you need to do 2 things: 1) you need to alert one of the moderating team about the individual(s) concerned and they will then investigate it 2) you need to think your replies through fully before you post and realise that alot of what you say comes across that you are trying to evoke a reaction to an already "delicate" subject. I have 5 rottweilers and admit that I can be very defensive of the breed but ONLY when it is the actions of a human being that has caused the loss of another human beings life and that of the dog through no fault of it's own. My advice to anyone considering a rottweiler (or any breed that has been shown by the press in a negative light) is contact people of forums/breed/training clubs and spend some time with that particular breed. Every one of our rotties in an individual with their own "issues" and their own characters and I would have no problem inviting someone to come a spend some time with them to help them reach a decision. No matter what the breed, every dog has the ability to inflict harm to another living being, some are more powerful and can therefor inflict more damage, but nontheless, they can all act in a "dangerous" and "aggressive" manner. Having a discussion about something as sensitive as this is one thing, using the word "murder" when referring to a dog attack is not having a discussion, it is trying to evoke a reaction and a turn it into a debate over whether rotties are dangerous or not. Every responsible dog owner will know their own dog(s) better than say a friend/family member who visits or someone who meets them in the park/vets/training class, therefore I don't think it's necessary to start doubting their own dogs temprement. If their own dog has shown aggression then more care should be taken, but it should also be taken with a dog that hasn't. As dog owners we should all supervise what the dog is doing and what a child is doing and never leave them unsupervised with a dog We will NEVER hear the full truth of any of the dog attacks, maybe this dog was kept as a guard dog, denied human company/interaction/training and wasn't socialised with children to know what is/isn't permitted behaviour, but I have been at the vets with my dog sitting quietly by the side of me and a child has come in and screamed at the top of it's voice because there was a dog present. After 10 minutes of this the mother asked me if I would mind taking the dog outside as her child was frightened of dogs, I replied "actually yes, I would mind. It's a vets surgery, there will be dogs present and if your child is frightened of dogs then perhaps you should not birng them next time". She wasn't happy but in that instance I stood my ground, if a friend/family member came to my house and didn't like dogs I would not lock them away, they know we have dogs, simple as that, however if it were a workman/delivery person etc then I would move the dogs to another room and secure them there. One of our dogs came with aggression problems, the way we dealt with that was to isolate him and slowly introduce him to people but in a controlled manner not open the door and hope for the best. If the dog was kept as a guard dog then the adults should have taken precautions to prevent the children coming into contact with it, it's called a lock. If the child was likely to unlock it then take out the key. If this is the case then the fault lies with the adults who owned the dog, but we don't and won't know the full story, it will all fade away until the next interesting snippet of news.

As some of you already know, Pingu and I own 5 rottweilers, all rescues from very different backgrounds and I would have no hesitation of leaving any ADULT in their company. However I would never leave a child unattended with them because as an adult in this world I am responsible for the welfare and behaviour of any child and dogs that are in my home, I cannot do that if either I or an adult is not present. I have 2 nieces (8yrs & 6 yrs) and 2 nephews (4yrs & 6months) and they mix with dogs, but my brother always ensures that either he or their mum present. If any children come to visit then we do the same and this may be misinterpreted that I don't trust my dogs enough but how can I be a responsible dog owner if I leave them alone unattended? A dogs mind doesn't work the same as a human, they live in the "now" and do not possess the ability to think "oh today I will maul a child". They quote "without warning" but as most rottie owners will agree, rottweilers give very clear signals .... if they are acknowledged. If the dog was not socialised, lived in the yard and basically was a guard dog then it's signals would not be acknowledged as that of a family pet that lives indoors with the family. Already a friend of mine is so scared to take her 2 rottweilers out and plans to muzzle them to prevent any possible complaints, the dogs don't need muzzling, they are in control of the dogs but she's scared. What do I say to her? That it will all be alright? I'm scared of where this all may go. The right message needs to get out there. When will the muppets in this world ever learn? At times I'm ashamed to be classed as a human being. It's not rocket science, it's flaming common sense, simple. For the baby - RIP Archie-Lee For the dog - Run free at the bridge

I'm so sorry, run free beautiful girl xx

Sorry to hear about Barney Bear, but the condition can be helped. Our Senior guy 'Dinky' Dino (10) has HD amongst other things. When he first came to us he was overweight and it took 6 months for him to lose it, once he got to the right weight he knackered his cruciate but thankfully it didn't snap. After 6 weeks rest he started at hydrotherapy and that has been the best thing for him. He was on a mixture of Gloucosamin/Chondroitan/Green Lipped Mussel and Metacam daily, but after a few months of hydrotherapy once a week he was on none of them and until 6 months ago has been fantastic. He's recently been diagnosed with heart problems (we think he's had it for a while but no symptoms showed) and until we're sure the meds are suiting him, he's not been swimming ... it's had a bad effect on his joints and he's suffering a bit with them at the moment, we're going to start again with the Green Lipped Mussel but leave off the Gloucosamin/Chondroitan. He's on a tiny bit of Metacam every few days but I'm looking into other supplements such as "Gro-well joint aid" and trying to see what experiences people have of them.

Hiya, don't know the exact answer to you question but can tell you our experience with Misty who has slight incontinence in that she leaks when laying down. She came into rescue with her brother at 5 months, they had been in kennels all their lives. Her bother was rehomed first and she came to us as a foster (as did 4 of our 6!!). Anyway, housetraining her was a nightmare, she knew when to go and where, would sometimes ask to go out but would still poo & wee in the house. She was very underweight (even now at nearly 4 she still only looks about 6 months) so with the advice of the vet we let her have a first season then she was spayed at just over 12 months old. We are sure that the spaying didn't make her incontinent as she is no worse but she is on Propalin twice daily (4 drops am & pm) and this keeps it under control. Saying that, she will still have accidents in the house and we think this is more of a behaviour than medical BUT she still does the "need to go NOW, whoops" bit. We have 3 girls and 3 boys, all neutered, and apart from Misty the others are fine with their "lady bits". I think that someone who is considering spaying a bitch and worried about the incontinence risk needs to weigh it up with the chance of her developing pyometra, that's the only way we did it and Pingu had a goldie in the past who developed it and had to have an emergency spay (she was fine afterwards). Ok, have waffled on enough .....