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Ted's recall is 100% until he smells fox poo, when this happens - So I'm working on it with very high value treats for coming away from fox poo. I have the whistle in my hand constantly and blow it as soon as that little shoulder starts to go down! Butter wouldn't melt! 💕🐾

Tatze makes the cutest snorting noises for all sorts of reasons. Often an 'I can't be bothered to bark but I want something' snort. 😂 💕🐾

Tatze and Ted both have Kennel cough. We had a video call with the vet and she said they can have walks but not to meet other dogs. Tatze had her kennel cough vaccine two weeks ago, it seems to have made no difference - or maybe she'd have been worse without it? A spoonful of honey twice a...

Tatze is 11 now. Her insurance is a good one - ASDA Pets lifetime £8000 per condition per year. Her pre existing condition is arthritis. But her premium has just jumped from £51 per month to £81 😔 I've been looking round and can't find one with lifetime insurance for older dogs. Any ideas...

What I’m about to write is outrage! Ted, like many Cavapoos, is hopeless at eating. I put his food down and he looks at it, then looks at me as if to say “do you really want to poison me?” Mornings are like this. I put out their food, sprinkled with a little salmon oil and liver powder. (Yum...

To all our lovely Labrador Friends. 💕 🐾

I must celebrate today in case it doesn’t happen again! Today we had a bark-free walk. A million thanks to Stephie (our behaviourist - The Shouty Barky Dog Lady) and all her help. I never thought it would happen! Ted was quiet all the way in the car. Then a sensible sniff and look around...

My son moved to Germany in 2009. His first job was caring for a blind man who had a guide dog called Tatze. He was home for the week in 2013 when we went to pick up our new puppy. On the way I said “you can choose the name, Pepper or Rosie?” Meaning I wanted him to decide one of those names. He...

Hurrah! Warm washes for our eau-de fox poo lover!

The sugar free sort is very poisonous to dogs. I know that. Just one piece can lead to severe hypoglycaemia and liver failure. I know that too. I have a chewing gum addiction and have been very careful to keep it away from dogs. Yesterday I put my chewing gum in a tissue and popped it on...

Except for when on a lead. His walking is OK, not too pully, quite a loose lead, but when he sees another dog he goes WILD with excitement. Barking, crying, whining, lunging. Very tasty treats (salmon paste) work for a second then he’s back to it. Once we manage to get to the free run places...

Our new Cavapoo puppy. He arrives a week on Thursday (30th June). I can’t wait. We’ve been on their waiting list and we discovered yesterday that we have been chosen. His Mum is a Ruby Cavalier and his Dad a black and white merle miniature Poodle. Parents fully health and DNA checked and he...

Dear forum friends, could you help me please? … … .… … … … It‘a a puppy related quandary … … … … … … … … … I need to choose a name for our new puppy! He’s a Cavapoo arriving on the 30th June. We went to see him this afternoon, he’s an absolute darling. Of course I’m...

I needed some for Zaba today, he has a bad limp in his right foreleg, he’s holding it up and licking it. We can’t see any grass seeds or thorns. I think he’s sprained it as it came on very suddenly. Luckily I had some left over from one of the pups and it was still in date as I can’t get a vets...

I am very, very grateful for this forum. It keeps me busy when I’ve nothing else to do (or, more correctly, nothing else I want to do!). It makes me smile when I’m down and the last thing I thought I’d be doing was smiling. It gives me a place to rant where I won’t be seen as selfish or...

Tatze would like to announce ... That she can have Teddy any time and any place now that the Teddy-destroying puppy has gone to Big School. 🧸

I’ve used a cheap £5.99 bum bag for treats all these years and it’s falling apart. So I’ve decided to treat myself to a treat bag :happyfeet: Now the enjoyable decision - which one? :idea:

Brexit is causing dog food to rocket in price. My butcher sells ‘pet mince’ made of made of ground up chicken caracasses, ends of joints, offal and unsold meat. It’s not expensive. My question is - how do I make sure her meals are nutritionally sound? How much meat to veg, do I need...

When I was a teacher I was always very good with the ADDer children and became an Advanced Skills Teacher for behaviour, teaching other teachers throughout the district. When I got my diagnosis of ADHD aged 50 I became fascinated and attained a post-graduate degree in Specific Learning...