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There is to be a new arrival in our family , not for me but , shock horror , my sister :eek: Yes , she who is indifferent to dogs has today astounded me with the news that they are going to have a puppy in the very near future :| I was in shock when she sprang the news, but apparently , they...

She was fine yesterday , although thinking about it she didnt want her afternoon walk and messed around with her tea . This morning she refused her breakfast , she did a normal poo followed by a very sloppy offering with mucous ( sorry ) . She is drinking water and I just cooked up some sloppy...

Four years ago , Millie left our world . She came into our lives a damaged soul , but soon grew in confidence as she began to understand love . She and Sam were bonded from day one , little did I know that only weeks after she left us, Sam would be diagnosed with cancer . Millie brought much...

Our dogs usually have their last trip into the garden for a wee at around 10.p.m. last night no exception . At 1.am. Nelly was crying to go out, so dressing gown on , I let her into the garden whereupon she ran to the wild space behind the greenhouse and forced herself under the fencing I had...

Three years ago ,we drove to Devon , to bring this little angel home , her fourth home and her last home . Nelly is a delight of a little dog , happy go lucky without a mean bone in her little body . She has various health issues but we manage them to the best of our ability , we simply adore...

Having seemingly got over the bug that made young Reubs so poorly , Nelly started to show signs of great discomfort , arching her back and unsettled . I took them for a walk , she went happily but then started to pass mucus , so we went straight to the Vets who, bless them , saw her immediately...

Hard to believe that our boy is eighteen months old today , bless him . What a roller coaster it has been , emotionally and practically too but the roller coaster is starting to slow down now . He is very special to us , being a ( not too close ) relative of Sam , my last puppy too . I went...

I have been working hard on the Stop , without success in certain places . Reuben has pretty good recall but every so often he shows the tell tale signs that he is going to charge off , never for more than a minute or two . This morning we set off , and within minutes I could see his senses...

Oh Lord, just get Reuben right and now the little one is not very well . She refused her breakfast but went for a short walk and did a normal offering . She seems unsettled, as if she has tummy ache , so I will take her this afternoon and hope that I can walk it out of her but we wont go far . I...

Its almost 5 a.m. been up half the night , the house smells of dettol , no more explanation needed I guess xx

Currently at £21.97 ( no VAT ) for 15 kilos at Mole Valley Farmers x

I would really welcome some opinions here please . Reuben has his first training tomorrow afternoon , the trainer usually meets clients and their dogs on a small patch of moorland near our home but is happy for alternatives . The main thing he is going to concentrate on to begin with is the STOP...

I have bitten the bullet , Reuben is starting training next week with , I hope , an ideal trainer who has some land on the moors not far from where we live . To begin with he is going to address the issue with charging off into the woods when first let off lead , he never goes for more than a...

Reuben is , without doubt, the most enthusiastic dog I have ever had the pleasure of having as a friend but he has to do everything at top speed :facepalm: The only time he actually walks is when on lead , so thats not very often , this apart he either canters or gallops , no wonder he is so...

We had taken the dogs to Par beach on this beautiful day . Nelly isnt interested in fetching balls and doesnt like to get her paws wet , so she comes down to the waterline and just messes around with bits of seaweed whilst the big lad runs in and out of the sea , chasing his ball and generally...

This is the shelter we had our dear little Millie from , and from that day, have supported by fund raising and collecting/delivering of bedding , food etc . The shelter is just outside Newquay in a prime location overlooking the sea and has fields for dog exercising , a beautiful place . Late...

Having never been a fan , I have bought a long heavy duty flexi lead for Reuben , as a last resort . I must stress that in all other places , his recall is pretty damned good , @Emily_Babbelhund remarked on how sharp he is at the whistle or verbal and this is on beaches with lots of other dogs...

I belong to a FB group called Gundog Training for Novices , I thought it sounded quite a good source of information, how wrong can you be ! Apart from the fact that some members seem to support a " trainer " who lives near to me who has some very controversial methods , there are also members...

Never have I seen as many squirrels as there are at Golitha Falls right now , not helped by the farm shop selling squirrel food ! They are everywhere , and becoming scarily tame , I swear they taunt the dogs on purpose , and the mild weather we are having has meant that they are not squirreling...

Karen is my best friend , she has suffered from Non Hodgkins Lymphoma for many years and overcome many hurdles including bone marrow transplant from her brother . Recently , she had a routine mamogram where cancer was found , not related to her NHL , so she underwent surgery to remove and then...