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Good morning Karen, I also have not used clicker training but I echo Kate's recommendation of keeping training sessions very short (10 minutes sounds ideal). I think that as you extend the gaps between clicks and as she becomes more aware of what is going on around her during her walks that the...

Thank you everyone for your good wishes. Today has been a pretty good day really. Poppy ate some chicken and a bit of canned meat as well as about half a cup of kibble, so not bad at all, and she drank quite well. She was clearly feeling much better this afternoon and even wanted to go for a...

Ah Poppy... After several months of generally pretty good health for a 13-year-old dog, Pops has been losing her appetite. Today and yesterday she has barely eaten or drunk a thing, and has clearly been feeling unwell. After various tests we got the bad news today that she has some sort of...

How old is Odin now? I'm guessing this is something he will slowly grow out of, but it must be pretty annoying for you right now!

I have to say that Merlin didn't mind the crate during the day, and in fact it helped him calm down during his wild evening phase (hint: his nickname was Maelstrom...); it was just overnight he hated being shut in there. Not being in the crate overnight had no effect on toilet training at all -...

Excellent, and congratulations! Good boy Rajah :dug:

I am a failed crate trainer... Poppy loved the crate and used it from day one, but Merlin HATED it and howled and dug and tried to climb out until in the end after six weeks of little sleep we caved and from then on he just slept happily in his bed... As Jac says, every dog is different and you...

Hi Karen, welcome to you and lovely Cassie, from another Karen!

Wow, that sounds so tiring... and poor Snowie having been so itchy. Thank goodness you have founds something to help him and make his life fun again (even if exhausting for you...) xxx

That's a wonderful report! Such a great vet - and well done Meg!!

Frankfurters seem to be our friend at the moment...

Yes, the hive mind is proving very productive!!!

Oh no Jac... So very, very sorry. Dear Lilly, Queen of the forum and of our hearts :heart: RIP sweet girl xxx

Such great ideas! Thank you, I will try them all! Especially since the canapes were a fail this morning... :( Luckily the frankfurters worked. Sigh...

The doggy canapes worked!! Bit fiddly, but the pasta tube hid the tablet completely and she obviously couldn't smell the tablet through the pate either. But we'll keep trying other things too...

Poppy is getting to that stage in her life when she is becoming picky about her food. She recently decided she doesn't like the taste of salmon anymore, so she has new kibble now and no more salmon oil. Merlin doesn't care, he'll eat anything... Our problem though is giving Poppy her...

I'm really happy you had such a good visit, and good news too that only (!) two more teeth need to be removed, and that the operation can be done locally. I understand about the costs as well :(

I've used Equafleece before, at dummy training and competitions, where it was cold and wet. I can confirm that while they are not waterproof, they do keep the dog toasty warm! Jazz looks very posh in her new coat!

Have lots of fun!! Joy will be fine and will be so pleased to see you when you get back! We were just away in the UK for two weeks, and my sister came and stayed in the house and looked after the dogs for us. It made such a difference, knowing that Poppy especially would be cared for and all...