Category Archives: Business

July2011_WHAT IS SO WRONG WITH PUNISHING OUR DOGS

There are a number of reasons why punishing our dogs is ineffective and undesirable.

Firstly, you can inadvertently strengthen the bad behaviour, if the intensity of the punishment is not high enough; timed correctly (during or immediately after the behaviour) and given every time the animal does the bad behaviour, then the times the dog gets away with it actually rewards the dog.
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July2011_INSURANCE FOR YOUR PET IS MONEY WELL SPENT

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old_mill_vet_logo_0709.jpgDid you know that many pets do not receive potentially lifesaving treatment because the costs involved may be too great?
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July2011_Rendezvous Ramblings

Well it’s true!

Champagne, candlelight and poetry make for a sensuous evening.
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July2011_OLD MILL VET SURGERY PET OF THE MONTH

Dixie, a young staffy x, was one of the Old Mill’s most treasured friends, owned by one of our nurses, Tegan.
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July2011_DAYBORO VET NEWS

Having Puppies?

Dogs whelp (deliver pups) between 57 and 72 days after natural mating.  Several matings may occur, with the same or different dogs, during the bitch’s heat period.
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June2011_BIG HEAD

– big problem?

What is big head?  Big head, or nutritional secondary hyperparathyroidism, occurs when the body can’t absorb enough calcium to meet daily requirements, whether through deficiency or problems with absorption.
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June2011_BEHAVIOUR PROBLEMS IN DOGS

Did you know dogs can suffer from some similar mental issue to humans.  Dogs can have separation anxiety.  This is where they fret so much while you are absent that they can be destructive, or bark a lot and other ‘tell tail’ signs.  Diagnosis has to be a holistic affair.
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June2011_PET OF THE MONTH

AT OLD MILL VET SURGERY

‘Little Man’ is a very special friend to the Old Mill.
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June2011_PEACE OF MIND CENTRE

IS RELOCATING BACK TO PREVIOUS PREMISES.

Please Phone: for appointments on 3205 5023, Fax: 3205 4970 or contact Janet on janet@peaceofmindcentre.com.au
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June2011_TRAVEL TOPIC

SOUTH AFRICA – by Russell Kelly

In July of this year, Russell Kelly will once again take a small group of Australians to South Africa on their ‘African Experience’ tour.
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