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chick crums for a while then grower pellets let them in the sun for a run as much as possible good stratch about does them the world of good If you can get them outside and have bit of a weedy garden, give them dandelions etc. They love it.

Anyone going to the Country Fair at Kimblewick on Sunday? (Oxon)?

TBH there was no point in jabbing there if we weren't going anywhere. Seem to have had a breakthrough last night in garden, she suddenly went 'oh I see you want me to go where you're going eh?'..not 100% obviously but I think she's getting the idea, seems like it was a 'time' job. Thanks all of you for the input.

I saw a link sometime ago about euthanesed (sp?) animals in dog food it was vile..see if I can find the link. Think thi is itSee what's really in pet food,behind the fancy packaging and pictures http://iml.jou.ufl.edu/...ssing.htm My dogs like Dr. John's

I saw a link sometime ago about euthanesed (sp?) animals in dog food it was vile..see if I can find the link. Think thi is itSee what's really in pet food,behind the fancy packaging and pictures http://iml.jou.ufl.edu/...ssing.htm

I saw a link sometime ago about euthanesed (sp?) animals in dog food it was vile..see if I can find the link.

Hi Holly, We have done a bit of that, it is difficult as we are not totally enclosed and are on a busy road, then if someone leaves the door open.....that's why I keep them inkennels in the first place. Obviously, she was born/kept indoors when she was young but again, we can put her in the kitchen whilst say cooking or something and she's not even interested in the scraps (whereas any of the others would be on their back legs trying to get the chicken skin or whatever). I think it might be a long job. Shame, we wanted to show her in puppy classes this year. I wonder if it it was because

Hi Hannah, We don't 'walk' them as such as they've had no jabs but we take 2 or 3 at a time in our own fields when the horses are in (so as not to have any accidents). She doesn't scream, just won't go or keep up. If you take the lead + collar off she then runs about stupidly like a pup but is not over keen on coming back! Nightmare. Like all things animal wise it's difficult to know if she's being stubborn or if there is a genuine problem.

Hi Hannah, We have tried that! Maybe we're not giving it enough time. If you leve her in the garden with/without the lead she just freezes to the spot, however, I have had her running around while I've been gardening on my own, the worry there is that she might possibly escape if left too much to her own devices (she is working stock after all), but then if you let her have a run about when she's in the mood, then put the lead on after, she freezes again. Thanks for your reply.

She's 6 months old and they all used to come in the garden as a litter, she also was coming in the garden with us off the lead + going in our field off the lead - it seems to be since we've tried her on a lead we've got a problem, however, we keep trying every day for a few minutes with/without other dogs. Also, the pups stayed in the house until they were about 7 weeks old and had the run of the kitchen, corridoor etc. + she was no different to any of the others.

In the run she's fine, walks/runs up and down/comes to the door, whatever. Put her in the garden and she freezes! (Don't think she's ill + vets round here cost an arm and a leg). Wondered if anyone else had ever had anything like this.

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Hi all, This sounds really daft, but my young Jack won't walk! She was hand-reared and born by Caesarean, been in a kennel next to the other dogs all her life since she's been outside, take her in the garden loose or on a lead and she just stands there, won't walk on or off the lead, it's as is she is totally panic stricken. Tried coupling her to another older bitch, she just dragged her along. Took her off the lead and she just won't move. Been breeding Jacks over 20 years, never had anything like this before, wanted to show her in puppy classes this summer. We are trying to do somethin

I am so impressed! Like the terracing. Anyone want any manure in the South?

Wow! Fantastic photos and a very interesting subject, a far cry from some of the other rubbish that is written on this forum! We had a swarm of bees/wasps in a chimney last week, not sure which, they caused a chimney fire, if I'd known a) They were there and what to do with them and c) whether they were wasps or bees maybe I could have done something with them. I'll know next time. Great topic.