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I try not to feel hopeless, or helpless - but it's so hard sometimes. I think I've found it hard as I'd probably become complacent. We had been cruising along with no issues for months - well a couple of years really and then kaboom!

I know it's already hot and sunny but this made me laugh....

I think I've used most brands of the glucosamine/chondroitin variants that are available on the market. Have they made a difference to Juno? I really don't know. Could her ED be worse than it is if she hadn't been on the supplement? I have no way of knowing but despite the problems we've faced...

Well at least some progress today Jen at least the urine was tested. x

So sorry to hear that Mabel is causing concern at the moment :( . I've had quite a year with Juno so far so hoping we both have a better few months coming up. x

Oh no!! That's too bad :( . It doesn't take many minutes to test some pee and phone the results through especially after all the fun you had collecting it ??. It does make you wonder whether the specimen is just sitting somewhere, untested :(

I have a kong frisbee, made from soft rubber, which we haven't used since early 2015. Even when we did play with it Juno was never allowed to catch it in mid air, and certainly not jump for it. We always threw it and as it landed allowed Juno to run out and retrieve it. It usually ended up in...

We've probably all been on the receiving end of a call that 'he only wants to play' or 'he only wants to be friendly' as an off lead dog comes running at you and your dog while out walking. It can be annoying, it can lead to physical injury but sometimes possibly even worse is the mental harm it...

Seem familiar

@Leanne Not sure how you've been crate training but what you could try is leaving the door open on the crate and throw in a few treats for Maslow to find, even put a kong in there or feed him his dinner/breakfast/lunch in the crate but don't attempt to close the door. At night I would just try...

With Juno I train in short sessions with only a small number of reps and then switch to something different and mix new behaviours with old, well known so I have a high reward schedule. One thing I have found with her is I use a quiet voiced 'Try again' cue when learning something new if she's...

Thanks for sharing the article @Beanwood . One of my greatest joys in life is spending time with Juno whether it be weeding in the garden, sorting laundry and ironing, reading with her by my side, visiting friends and family or a nice walk followed by a pub lunch. Time is such a precious...

Try and think of it as a bad day at the office - we all have them ??. Today's another day so enjoy it with Coco

Some dogs simply hate being enclosed in a crate regardless of how positive /force free/ reward based the training is. My mentor has a dog that absolutely detested the crate and became extremely distressed with the door closed or if left for a few seconds and her training couldn't have been any...

That thought did cross my mind but it seemed too gentle ??

Dogs in general don't chew. They crunch and swallow - job done ??. I would probably make the liver cake pieces smaller to reduce the risk of choking but apart from that I wouldn't worry to much ?

@Jennifer My 2m leads are all double ended as well and are from Wolter (with matching collars of course), so can reduce length to around 1.5m or 1m. The only time I reduce to 1m though is if I remember when we're walking in town or busy areas - most of the time I simply forget and keep to the...

I use a minimum of 2m which gives a nice smiley 'J' in the lead but also allows some length for 'go sniff'. My favourite length is 3m, but hard to find, as it allows more freedom which is particularly useful when on restricted exercise. I just have to loop up the slack - particularly when it's wet ?

A thought to start the week (Ok, I know it's Monday evening but

I would describe Aspen as being a little on the too slim side. He may just be in one of those growth stages but I would keep a close eye and perhaps increase his protein a little as @Beanwood beanwoodand @Oberon oberonhave already suggested. Although I like to monitor by eye I also like to jeep...