Recent content by JulieH

Yup, this happened to me one December. I'd bought a whole load of dark chocolate xmas wreaths for the staff at work. They were double boxed on the table in the dining room behind closed doors. We went to pick up one of our sons from the station late one night and when we got back, Lochan bounded...

As a dermatologist only seeing referred cases I see fewer itchy dogs now than I did 10 years ago. But that is mainly because we now have excellent products to manage parasitisms and allergic skin diseases, not because there are fewer itchy dogs out there. The primary care vet can now manage most...

Have they got something similar for people with atopic diseases? As a monoclonal antibody it can't be used cross-species but it would be great if these poor itchy eczematous kids had something similar.... And you are right, this stuff is quite transformational - does me out of a job, far fewer...

I'm a big fan of a new product marketed as Cytopoint in the UK. It is a monclonal antibody which targets an interleukin which is critical in causing itch. It is given by injection, lasts 4-8 weeks and the vast majority of dogs stop itching within 24 hours. No significant side effects. Absolutely...

That essay is one of the most useful things I've read for ages on managing anxiety in dogs. One of the veterinary journals occasionally publishes pieces from owners regarding their experience of different conditions in their pets and I think they would be interested in that. If you would be...

What a beautiful tribute. Sending best wishes x

I love that painting, I wish I had a talent like that

You don't know how lucky you are having non-rolling Labradors! I think the girls are worse than the boys for it.

That's really interesting. My two have always been fine working alongside other dogs, but together was the real challenge for me. They would both head off for a retrieve together no matter what, until I got my son to video what I was doing. Turns out it was tiny little hand gestures I was doing...

Oh yuck, soooo much worse with longer coats!

I feel your pain.

Oh well done that's really good. Working two dogs together I find is quite hard, and looking at what you have achieved there shows a huge amount of work. Although if you HAD stepped backwards into the stream it would have added a certain something.....

Such a big handsome boy. Forever in your heart Kate x

This poem helped me with the loss of my beloved old girl Remy. Hope it may help someone else too. THE BEST PLACE TO BURY A DOG by Ben Hur Lampman "There is one best place to bury a dog. "If you bury him in this spot, he will come to you when you call - come to...

Or paws up in the air!