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Fabulous news thank you Pammy :)

How did it go OldSofty?

Hi Kim I can do that for you if you'd like to tell me what you'd like as your new username (either on here or by PM) :)

Hi Stephanie, and welcome to DogForum :) As you may be able to see from my avatar, I'm a weeny bit biased when it comes to dogs ;) I am involved both in GSD rescue and in general rescue of both dogs and cats and I'm a great proponent of planning everything and being sure you're getting the...

Yep, apologies to all of the humans and ignoring the dog are the way to teach her that she doesn't get the humans to pay her attention at her will just because she wants them. It could be the flowers, it could be the start of her season, or it could just be that she's being a madam teenager...

It's quite possible that she's caught it with her teeth whilst playing and scuffed the black pigmented skin off or it could be an insect sting or a small soft tissue infection. Is it sore? Does she seem bothered about it? I'd keep taking photos of it every few days and check them against each...

Hi Korky What sort of dog is your pup? What have you tried already to get him to stop chasing them? Of course, the ultimate solution is to have him on a lead in the house and have a crate or another room on standby. When he's calm around the cats he can stay in the room with you and them but...

Yep, everything goldenbear says about travel sickness needs to happen by the sound of it. Whilst she may have a tendency to not travel well in the car, the degree of sickness can be worked on, and it's made worse by anxiety so getting her familiar and calm in the car will pay you back hugely...

Hahahahaha! I don't think that I've ever seen Molly look so grumpy at me- everything I do is the bees' knees, according to her :)

That sounds like a positive way forwards OldSofty :) I hope you and Pepper both learn lots as a result of the assessment which will help you move towards her behaviour being better managed so you can take her out without the stress :)

I'm with others I'm afraid. Smacking doesn't tell him anything that he's doing wrong unless he associates the chewing with the smack. If he doesn't then you're just hurting your hand for no reason other than making him confused and possibly afraid of you. The way to go is to teach him what...

Hi CKS, and welcome to DogForum :) I can't disagree with any of what you're saying. I've got a rescue GSD called Molly and before we got her she had just not been socialised with other dogs at all. Every other dog was an emergency (particularly to prevent them coming close to me or any child...

My friend who makes the collars and leads has dalmatians, and this all started with her making a bandana to help people understand that the dog they were calling won't come to you because she's deaf, and the message ones kind of took off from there. The bandanas particularly bring in the best...

If he's growing and not underweight, and he's got plenty of energy (allowing for the fact that puppies even at this age sleep a lot) and he's doing everything else normally then I really wouldn't worry. They go through stages when it comes to eating as well as growing and they tend to eat less...

When you're happy with all of your collar making skills can I suggest that you add leads and bandanas in to your range? One of my friends makes bespoke collars, leads, harnesses and the like and she's got a roaring business in matching training lead and harness sets and the like, but the...

Hi, and welcome to DogForum :) Yes, puppies can get stomach bugs including some of the same ones that we get, but if this has been going on since last Tuesday then it's either a tummy bug now and a food/situational reaction before, or vice versa, as normal bugs don't tend to last that long...

My 3 favourite Molly bits are the crimped bits of fur behind her ears, her eyelashes and the long fur between her toes. The crimped bits are so GSD and so snuggly :) I think that we've given Molly a good and happy life- at least I hope we have. She's starting to slow down a lot and it's easy...

How are you and Henry getting on now? Is there any improvement?

Hi Hitchems, and welcome to DogForum :) I'm afraid I don't have an answer for you on this one. A friend has a dalmatian who does very similar and who sprays blood all over the house when she gets worked up. She too has had chronic ear infections in the past and so it started with a genuine...

Oh poor baby, that must have been so scary for her. I don't think that you have much choice but to start exposing her to the things that scare her in a reprogramming way, to gradually teach her that these things aren't what she needs to be afraid of. Start off rewarding her for being calm...