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My old hound could be left alone outside with the ducks for hours. She'd just lay down and watch them - never cared much about what they were doing. Huck likes to chase the ducks so I don't leave him outside alone with them. He doesn't want to hurt them, but sometimes he pounces them and I'm...

Right now I'm working on teaching him "find it" by hiding treats around and making him sniff them out. I follow a search & rescue dog in Instagram who shared that advice. He can only do about 5 minutes at a time before getting frustrated right now, but we're working on it. I also make him "back...

This is my ACD/Velociraptor/maybe beagle mix Huckleberry. He's about a year and 8 months (give or take) and we have had him since August 2019. He is a total lunatic but he's my best guy. I've never had a working breed dog before and boy-o is this different than my ol' lab/hound who came before...

I have seen a Norwegian Spitz before, which look similar but are grey and tan/grey and white. He is an absolutely gorgeous color! Like a big ol' fox.

I'm so sorry for your loss. I'm still, and perhaps always be, mourning the loss of my Henry, who was a very, very good dog. I have a little ACD/Velociraptor now who I love terribly but he is not the same. My heart is with you and your family and thank you for sharing this,

We fenced in the part of our yard to be the duck yard because they have ripped up all my grass and pooped all over my nice patio. But they get so BORED in there and then I let them out into the big yard anyway. What's a girl to do? My ducks aren't super friendly but sometimes they stand right...

Happily, she is looking much better today and is still acting normally - eating, drinking, bathing, preening, happy chirps over a mealworm treat, and doing anything she can to get away from me! All very normal behavior for my standoffish little girls. The swelling, I believe, has gone down...

Yes. Please check back tomorrow morning. It was too dark by the time I got help today but we’ll take a few in the a.m.

Hi, everyone! On Thursday I think we had a hawk attack. One duck left with a bloody puncture wound on her cheek, another with a limp (from splitting on the ice I think.) The limpy duck seems to be better so glad there! Unfortunately today I noticed the punctured duck's cheek is a bit swollen...

A similar problem is why I'm here today! Since losing her companion a few months ago, my generally sweet Cayuga has turned into a real PITA. She shouts constantly, at all hours of the day and night and she's always charging at me. She won't let me pet her anymore. It's been a real 180 from her...

I have four ducks and my old dog didn’t give a care about them but when she passed and we adopted a puppy, it became clear we would need to make some changes! The ducks used to roam the whole back yard as long as someone was home, but it got to a point where I couldn’t let the puppy out at the...

Ok so we are 2 days post bumble removal and the wound is totally covered over. Attaching a photo of the scab here. I think this looks like a regular healthy scab? I left it uncovered tonight after cleaning it but she is still inside the run on soft straw. Going to just keep and close eye but the...

Good news! I’ve had a few setbacks since discovering Sonia’s bumblefoot but last weekend I recommitted to daily soaking and wrapping and today the whole dang kernel pushed its way out. No photos except of the bumble after the fact because I was working solo. I found she is a lot easier to...

The scab came off the one in the center but there doesn’t really seem/feel like there is anything else in there. I fear I may need to open it a little more? She is so displeased with the whole process I’m trying to be an uninvasive as possible. The one on the tip of her toe seems like a legit...

Today was pretty frustrating. She is getting REALLY tired of the wrapping process. She kicks and kicks... today we had to start again twice. :he I have pictures! The middle toe is still swollen but the scab came off and it doesn’t look like much... the one to the left has not budged yet. I also...

The larger of the two scabs came loose today but it didn't really amount to much... I know these are quite small infections but I guess I was just expecting... something. I cleaned, applied salve and re-wrapped. Will take photos tomorrow (I forgot my camera today! Rookie mistake.) Area is still...

Honestly I wasn't being particularly medical about it. I was just adding a few droppers full into their water every day. It was only the two ducklings in the brooder so I did it more pro-actively than as a treatment for a noticeable deficiency. I'm not sure what it was off the top of my head...

I noticed one of my 8 week old blue swedish ducklings has fairly turned in feet. It does not impede her walking and she doesn't seem to be showing any other signs of niacin deficiency. She is behaving normally as the other ducks are, running around, being a goof. She and her sister lived inside...

Success! Had my husband hold her while I applied the ichthemmol and bandages. Does this need to be changed daily or can we do every other day if it stays put? She will be inside the run while during this process to minimize the possibility of mucking things up.

Thanks all! Tomorrow is a new day and they’re small bumbles. I’ll get it! I’ll try again tomorrow with help.