Don't fuck them, you'll go to jail.

and I think mummy's a nutcase

Do you have pitbulls?

not pitbulls. terrier/shitzu cross.

mummy is a nutcase.

just let her do her thing pjeony.

most first time mothers are nutjobs for a while.

i would never let you near my puppies.

Maybe we (humans) are overly-cautious with puppies because they're "babies". I reckon mums know best.

it's pretty natural for the mother to be super protective of them whilst they're little pups pjeony.

how old are they nwo?

are there photos yet?

i want to see the puppies!!

anyone had a labrador before?

i want a puppy.

We got Wally the black Labrador when I was about 2, and so was he. He died when I was 15, and so was he. I still fucken miss that dog. I didn't even know life without him until 4 years ago.

Anyway, so yes, I've had one before. Happy to answer questions.

I've had a labrachair, but never a labrador.

Oooh, I've still got it.

i might have heaps of questions soon ah.

i have heard they are excellent dogs. black lab is the one we fell in love with the other day.

oooh, puppy!!

i have friends who do the guide dog puppy raising, and they love it.

Have you got a job yet, sveltes?

Pets are so expensive, i dunno how anyone can afford them.

They are absolutely gorgeous dogs, sveltes. Wally was a part of the family. Gentle, loyal, and always seemed to know how you were feeling. The amount of times he'd sit quietly next to me whilst I was crying as an angsty teen, and just softly place a paw on my knee can't even be numbered.

When I broke my arm at age 7, he guarded me, walking around and around me and barking until my brother got to my parents to call them out.

It's not that hard. You just have to remeber to not feed them.

i don't think my job status has anything to do with this, but no, i'm taking a well deserved break over december.

i just lost a pet. i have enough money to raise another.

anneh - that is awesome. i have an ex who had a lab that was pretty similar. on the lab's deathbed, the ex was sitting there with him and the lab put his paw on his hand and just looked at him like he knew. hardest moment of his life ever. had been with him for his growing up years as well.

do they make good guard dogs? easy to train?

of course they are easy to train. they are guide dogs. forget that question.

sometimes it's better to be jobless for a few weeks after getting a pet, they need the company to settle into their new digs and to figure out what's right and wrong.

Wally lived outside, so in terms of housetraining I don't know.

Awesome guard dogs.

on the lab's deathbed, the ex was sitting there with him and the lab put his paw on his hand and just looked at him like he knew. hardest moment of his life ever.

My father wouldn't let me go. At the time I was furious but now I understand. Firstly that he wanted to shield me from that, and secondly because Wally was more his dog than anyone else's (he saw Dad as the pack leader), and so it was a pretty hard moment for him without having to deal with me falling to bits.

First time he'd cried since my brother was born. My brother was 18 at the time.

If I ever get a dog I'm going to call it Jed Bartlet.

That is all I have to contribute to this discussion.

yeah, my dad has done all the hard moments with our pets being put down. i've seen him shed a tear only at those moments. he teared up when our bunny got put down last week.

It also means that he didn't cry when I was born.

Fucking cunt.

awww. perhaps he was being the proud man for his little girl.

Haha, I think the shock of the first child was what got to him.

I don't really think of my father as a fucking cunt. He is quite possibly the most important person in my life.

didn't think you were serious there somehow.

we saw the cutest ever brand new little black lab puppy the other day waddling along the street with it's owner. it still had that puppy spit smell. the way they run is just plain adorable.

i love puppy sausage dogs. their feets are so cute.

argh!!

puppy raising vic

new puppy every 12 months!

it's apparently heartbreaking to give them back, but it's doing a huge service to the community, and they pay for all food, training and vet care.

I dunno, a dog is a hell of a lot different to a bunny.

Unless you took your bunny for a walk a couple of times a day.

oh fuck. are you serious! shit, i hadn't even thought of that.

give it a break would you.

it's not a decision being made lightly.

i'm quite aware of how to look after a dog and what their needs are.