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    Amber needs help.

    Amber adored Paul (my late husband) and has finally realised that he isn't coming home. She has visibly aged overnight and her grief is so real that itt reminds of those dogs that remains at the last place they knew their master was when they last saw him. She whines outside his office upstairs...
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    Amber us acting strange after a trauma.

    The day before yesterday Amber was sleeping in OH's office and she suddenly got up and ran down stairs faster than I have ever seen her move before. So fast that she hit some cupboard doors very, very hard. She kept on running down to the ground floor ( three storey house ). When she came back...
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    Does anyone want a Labrador?

    The last few days Amber has just driven us nuts, Really, I am certifiable at the best of times but these last few days I am ready to book myself in at the local secure mental facility. I have no idea what has gotten into her but she is stopping the other dogs from getting up the stairs unless I...
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    Bear is pain free now.

    Tonight Bear, after a painful episode was laid to sleep' He has been with us for nearly 20 years and was a mad little thing until about 2 years ago when he began to slow down and get ill. He has taken a huge part of my heart with him but I know he isn't ill or in pain anymore. I love you little...
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    I am about to divorce OH

    He has me at the length of my tether. I am unable to go on walks at the moment so OH takes them on walks. I ask him how it was whenever he comes home. Tonight we got into a discusion about the dogs and it turned he was yanking on the dog's leads when they pulled. Also he was shouting at them...
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    Taurine supplements

    Do any of you give Taurine supplements to your dog and if so which ones? I am asking because I lost a dog to DCM some years ago and it has turned me into a total obsessive where diet is concerned.
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    This is a bit strange.

    I had to go out for a couple of hours today. The dogs weren't alone and had everything they needed. When I got back the three younger dogs came rushing to meet me, as usual but Bear was nowhere to be seen. I went to look for him and found him crouching in a corner shaking and quivering. I...
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    Dog coats.

    Alex is already showing signs of not liking the cold so I need to get him some coats. Anybody have any good suggestions please?
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    Variations on a theme.

    Do you take a training trick and make it your own depending on your dog? I find that with several dogs, all with different characters, training has to be modified to them sometimes. Amber is a big bouncy fool so she needs a bit of excitement. Poppy is a quiet, dignified lady so I have to find...
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    Not really about this site.

    How do I close my account on TLF? I can't see anywhere to do it.
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