Re: At the end of my tether Today's walks went well again, she was concentrating really well and really responsive. I guess I was really...
Re: 5 months old and maybe paranoid about weight? My Penny is 1 year old and weighs 18.8kg, she is from working lines so is meant to be small and...
Re: Equafleece The sizes of the equafleeces are quite strange. Penny is in a 24" coat although she measure 21" from her collar to tail. The...
Re: 3 week old puppies - mum has mastitis!!!! What Rachael has said is totally right. Some pups do begin getting weaned at 3-4 weeks so it's not...
Re: Relaxation Aids I've used pretty much everything available during my time working in kennels. Zylkene can be very expensive (£1 a tablet)...
Re: At the end of my tether We had a much more positive walk this morning. We just walked around the streets in a loop and she was very good....
Can anyone help with uploading an avatar from an iPhone? I can't seem to do it from the upload function as it always just says the pic is too...
Re: Equafleece I just watched them. Putting the fleece on an older dog method seems like a good way, it never occurred to me to put the feet in...
Re: Equafleece The equafleeces are particularly warm and one of my vet friends said keeping Penny warm may help reduce incidences of stiffness...
Re: At the end of my tether Thank you everyone, so much, for all your replies. I'm feeling a bit more grounded now but still fairly despondent....
Re: ? Season I sounds like it to me. Dogs do get PMS just like women and I bet in a week or maybe sooner she will be in season. Penny started her...
I need some help. Some support. Some guidance, encouragement, something. Even if you can't offer any advice, I just need someone to tell me that...
I've been waiting for ages to buy Penny an equafleece. I measured her up before I headed off to crufts and bought her a lovely purple jumper....
Re: Crufts No I'm pretty sure it wasn't. They did it in the main arena but early this morning and yesterday. It was just a quick demo as part of...
Re: Crufts I was absolutely stunned to see the size of show labs... Havin only ever seen them on tv or from a distance before it's quite...
Re: Vitamin B deficiency I had a dog in my kennels once that had a B12 deficiency but the only symptoms I remember him having was that he...
Re: Ears :-( I forgot to say its natural to worry so much, it's always worse with your own dog. We always worry about the worse case scenario...
Re: Ears :-( Hope Dex feels better soon! Try not to worry so much, as others have said ear infections are just one of those hinge that happen...
Re: Small Labradors Karen - the assistant trainer at my rally class suggested some sort of scent work might be a good idea but I would have no...
Re: Slimdoggy - the next instalment I too am loving seeing pics of everyone's dogs. And seeing the variation that is possible within just one...