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Earthly heavenly experiences. I have a heavenly experience once a day when I sniff my shower soap. It is an expensive brand and absolutely lovely. I honestly feel a buzz of heaven when I sniff it. I think I should have been a ‘nose’, my nose super sensitive and the route to much pleasure...

I’m doing ‘print it or have it printed yourself’ artworks as a fundraiser for Guide Dogs. 100% of profits to GDs through my JustGiving page. The cost is £5 each. I send them to you by email or message. I use your own photos then use a mixture of graphics and drawing techniques. Just message...

Tatze developed a really pronounced limp on her right foreleg just before she came home yesterday. She was fine on her walk but started limping about an hour afterwards. We took her to the vet and he says it’s her shoulder. She may have pulled a muscle. He’s put her on Rimadyl for a week...

Echo’s behaviour has been odd all day yesterday and he’s doing it again today. He keeps asking to go out then sits looking at the fence for ages, even in the rain.He doesn’t move or bark, but he pants. He doesn’t want to come in and, when I do bring him in, he pants and paces. It rained most...

Tomorrow we are going to Sheffield to watch Spencer work and then meet him and say our final farewells. I can’t wait to see him again. He‘s been matched with his owner and will start working with them in a couple of weeks. I’m excited for them too. Echo has gone to another puppy walker for a...

Tatze started drooling, head shaking, pacing and crying about an hour ago. I rang the vet and they fitted me in straight away. He can’t find anything wrong, he had a very good look in her mouth - nothing there. He gave me re-hydration salts and said if she’s still doing it in two hours to...

I’m really not sure if all is well. I’ve done lots of bucket game work and she lets me look in her mouth and spread toothpaste on her teeth. But she’s stopped chewing yak chews and she never plays tuggy any more. She’s never been a keen tuggy player but has always used it as a ploy with the...

It depends on the puppy - always. Each of our pups has been different. Our first Guide Dog puppy, Gypsy, hated the crate so we got her a puppy pen and she didn’t look back. Since then we’ve tended to use a puppy pen, just out of habit really. With Echo we decided to go back to a crate, the...

He’s arriving tomorrow at mid day. He’s our GD puppy number seven. Here’s a photo of him at five weeks old.

I’m no longer happy with Kongs. They seem to have gone off - they don’t last. The first photo is of a Kong which has been in the freezer every day, but it’s not very old. The other - a Kong bone - has never been in water (apart from washing it) or in the freezer. It’s the same age but hasn’t...

My new boy is arriving on the 24th September. He’s almost all Golden Retriever - Daddy Zebedee (full GR) Mummy Bess (3/4 GR 1/4 Lab). Daddy is an absolute darling and a very handsome boy. I haven’t tracked Mummy down yet but the stud dog holder is going to visit the litter next week and has...

My goodness Zaba is a stinky dog! All my doors are open to try and air the house. He isn’t bathed, he swims every day and I rub him over with Cowboy Magic every day when he gets home from his walk. Today OH made sure he swam in a free flowing stream in really clean spring water at the end of...

Guide Dogs teach their dogs ‘chin rest’ for medical checking etc - very similar to the bucket game but they lift their head when they want you to stop messing. Anyone got any you tubes/advice/articles etc demonstrating how to teach this? I shall ask my supervisor next time I see her, but that...

She decided today was the day to get her bikini wet! She always gets the swimmy thing for me from the edge of the reservoir after Spencer abandons it, and I give her a treat for bringing it to me. This time she decided she wanted it enough to swim for it! That’s Spencer bringing up the rear...

A: Bucket presented B: Dog looks at bucket without approaching it. (Dog can be in any position) C: Mark and Treat from bucket Once this behaviour is being repeated comfortably, move to stage 2. Here there are two possible scenarios. Both begin when the dog is looking at the bucket. Background...

I’m in various Facebook groups for Labs, this one is Labrador owners club. I’m going to leave the group - far too many people who have no idea about dogs. A lot from the USA. It gets my day to a bad start. But I’ve now joined this argument and I’m so upset for the pup I’m nearly in tears...

Why do Labrador puppies bite so much? Here on My Labrador Friends we call them ‘crocapups’ because they resemble crocodiles far more than sweet little puppies! The constant biting can still come as a real shock, especially as Labradors are known to be a gentle breed. The bites are properly...

@Candy and GGJ came for a walk/lunch/play/run around the garden/play/chat. We all had good fun and the time went too quickly. Treats on the dam. Toy in the tree! Candy rescuing the toy. Spencer swimming. GGJ swimming All dogs nice and tired. :):)

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A few puppies ago I remember asking how to get them to woof to go out instead of just standing at the door and staring. I have cracked it! This has worked now for three pups - not a big sample, but it’s worth a try. I wait until they are well able to hold it in (seven or eight months old) and...