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    Puppy Farming In Ireland

    most if not all breeding bitches from puppy farms are bred from their first season, and every season there after untill they are no longer required or they become ill or cost money ie need a C section, no puppy farmer will breed only once a year from one bitch as it would cost them more to keep...
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    Inca Has Cruciate Ligament Repair Op On Wednesday :-(

    Inca is a skinny minni lol, she only weighs 21 kilos and is quite short legged too for a lab, she was our first foster dog 3 years ago, i took her on for Many Tears Rescue in Wales due to her being returned after the original adopters could not get to the bottom of her tummy troubles, they ran...
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    Puppy Home Alone Desperate Advice Needed Please

    The difficulties with leaving such a young pup for long periods of time is that stuff like house training are going to be far harder, as successful house training needs constant attention until they are old enough to hold their bladder for longer periods of time, he may get to the point where he...
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    Help Please With Nervous Rescue Dog

    Have you had her long ?? I have fostered rescue dogs with all kinds of issues, can you think of any time where getting out of the car has led to a bad experience for her ? or has any walk on the beach ended in a non too positive way ? does she only do it when your at the beach ? what breed is...
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    Inca Has Cruciate Ligament Repair Op On Wednesday :-(

    Awww thanks hun. she is adorable :flowers: our most unassuming dog, rescue too ! we've had her now for 3 years , she had a very sorry life before we took her in to foster her, she is such a poppit we couldnt let her go. Its such a shame this has happened to her, Cruciate ligaments hold the...
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    Help With Puppy Crate Training

    Every 20 mins - half an hour take her outside, a pup has not full bladder control for a good while yet ? the crate should only ever have a positive association and her safe place where she can go and not be bothered, leave the door open and she will happily go in of her own accord, feed her in...
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    Advice With Rehomed Old Dog

    Bichons are very human focused dogs, they love and adore their true owner, he is probably mourning the loss of his home amnd all he took for granted as being normal. If you are concerned over his toilet issues have your vet give him the once over to rule out any medical reasons for his inability...
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    Inca Has Cruciate Ligament Repair Op On Wednesday :-(

    Our lovely Inca ( nearly 5 year old female Lab ) became lame last Sunday, suspecting a cruciate injury we kept her quiet till the vets opened Monday morning. Sedation to examine her led to a confirmed diagnosis of cruciate ligament rupture :( . She is due to have surgery on Wednesday, has...
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    Petition Against Killing Greyhounds With Bolt Guns

    This is something that should have been outlawed years ago, The whole debarcle with the RSPCA a few years ago came to light after an inspector deemed several GSD unfit to rehome after the owner had died, these dogs had been couped up in a house without their owner for a long time with a family...
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    Breed Of Dog Suitable For Allery Sufferers? Schnoodles?

    You must also consider environmental reasons for a dogs physical condition in such cases as hip/elbow dysplasia ,over exercising a pup is a common reason for such conditions even with both parents coming from health screened stock. As far as allergies go as already stated this can be dander...
  11. Andrea s

    Evening All

    Hi there my name is Andrea and im the proud owner of 4 yellow Labs, 3 of our 4 are girls , Daisy, Jess and Inca and Finlay is our boy, 3 of the 4 are also rescue after a stint of home fostering for Many Tears we increased our numbers from 2-4 , i no longer foster due to opening my own salon but...
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