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  1. #1
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    Apr 2008
    The Purple House, Sydney
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    Could the dog get into a playpen?
    I have no doubt she could dacholstar... she probably chew numerous holes straight through it and then throw it round the yard a bit for good measure!! Good idea if she wasn't such a destruct-a-staffy.

    sj I'm not sure if that's an old wive's tale or not, but I don't want to take that chance ykwim?

    ETA- Just saw your ETA dachlostar.... maybe I am being a bit paranoid here?

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    Oct 2007
    Middle Victoria
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    Do you have any sort of platform that the dog can get to, but your little one can't? High cubby house with a ramp or similar?

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    Apr 2008
    The Purple House, Sydney
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    Kate, unfortunately we don't- and I think the dogs climbing skills are a good match for ds's... there would be nowhere that ds couldn't get to that the dog could

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    Dec 2006
    In my own private paradise
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    we have water feeders for our dog and cat - it's like a bottle that sits in a shallow bowl and only feed water out when the water level reduces (it only has about 1cm of water in it)

    i've had them for about 6 years for my dogs, inside, where my bro's kids come and go, and not once has there been an issue - it's barely enough water out for the kids to notice, but supplies plenty to keep animals happy.

    i picked them up at bigw for about $13 each - have no fear of my kidlets getting near them...

    if you're worried about baby doing anything (or destructo staffy taking off with it), you could probably secure it to a wall somehow...

  5. #5
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    Apr 2008
    The Purple House, Sydney
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    Thankyou BG!! And Leasha hun I missed your post before, but thank you very much too. I'll go and pick one of those up today. And destructa staffy just might decide that it's a new toy... but for that price I'm more than happy to try it

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    Mar 2006
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    what about a bucket inside a milk crate, cat will be able to balance on edge to get drink, dog will be able to put head inside to get drink

  7. #7
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    Apr 2008
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    If you put another bowl inside your dogs water bowl upside down that might help.