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The night before last, Snowie wanted to go out every hour, trying to poo without much success. Pacing around the garden, squatting everywhere but very briefly each time, then going to another place. Endlessly. Sitting in the cold night in my gown and slippers waiting for him. Exhausting! My...

I read this poem and immediately thought of the thread (since closed, otherwise I might’ve posted it there) about the people that Kate and Reuben met, and of course I also thought of all of us. About This Poem “I wrote this in my notebook on a plane on my honeymoon. Over the past few years...

I am a member of a local Lab fb group. Very diverse views on training. I often see people say “ignore your dog when you come home” with the expectation this will produce a well-behaved dog. So, I posted the following in that group: —————— “Don’t greet your dog when you come home.” I’m curious...

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Snowie had been itchy his whole life. He came to us itchy. We later learned his mother was getting treated for allergies. But his three siblings I kept in contact with aren’t itchy. He hasn’t had any particular medical intervention for it. Some prednisone in tiny doses about once a year when...

Trust Snowie. He always chooses the most opportune times for needing the vet. Afternoon stroll in a local parkland. Next thing I know he's sneezing and snorting frantically, a rope of snot trailing over his snout. I look at his nose and my stomach sinks -- sticking out are three "legs" of a...

I took Snowie to the beach yesterday late afternoon. A dog beach. I should’ve listened to my intuition. And to Snowie. When we got down to the beach, usually we walk first to the right, then left to leave the beach. Snowie went straight to the left. We hung around. I should’ve realised Snowie...

Has anyone had experience with a swollen nipple in a *male* Lab? Last week I noticed Snowie’s nipple (second one up from the end) was swollen. I thought he’d scratched it—he’s itchy at the moment. But a week later no better. So took him to the vet on Friday and she wants to remove it on...

We were up at 5am this morning so that we could leave the house at 6am when we’re allowed to go out and walk. Usually we wake up at 6am. But last night I told Snowie that from tomorrow we can go OUT for a walk!! I’m sure he understood cos he was in such a good mood. It was pitch black outside...

In late January, Snowie hurt his left eye on a hike. Corneal abrasion. No idea how. Very windy day. Perhaps dust. Or brushing against a plant. Didn’t notice on the hike. Only saw later, eye was a tiny bit weepy. Got better. Then, 10 days later, got worse. Vet visit. She used a green fluorescent...

Snowie gets two walks a day. My husband does an on-leash root march every weekday morning. Approx 30-45 mins. I do an off-leash mountain amble (for me, Snowie trots along, runs, walks, stops to sniff a lot) every evening. Approx 45 mins. Weekends I do both walks. Usually a longer morning walk...

Our cleaner is on holiday. I vacuumed yesterday. O-M-G!!!!!!!! I vacuumed up half a bin’s worth of hair. I had to empty the vacuum cleaner a few times. I cannot believe that Snowie sheds so much. It is quite unbelievable. Our cleaner vacuums our house 3x per week. I can now see how essential...

For the first time ever, I cut Snowie’s quick. He has odd nails on this front paws—the inside toe on each front paw. His front feet turn out and the vet said that over the years from the resulting walking action the inside toes have got deformed slightly with the nail also getting slightly...

We were on our usual evening walk. Just coming off the mountain path to the road. Two beagles off leash came tearing up the road, high-pitched sounds. Snowie waited on the path, in fact sat down when he saw them. They raced up the steps and mobbed him, and then the younger one grabbed Snowie’s...

On a raw feeding page I belong to, someone’s dog won’t let her touch her ears. Yeasty, can only be treated at vet. I’m guessing the dog is forced into submission at the vet. I want to post a link to cooperative training but I don’t know a good one. I saw one here ages ago but can’t find it when...

There I was this morning thinking that Snowie had rings under his eyes, and shame what a thing to be tired on waking. Little did I know this is nothing compared to being attacked. He has a chronic back problem - severely arthritic spine. Currently undergoing treatment (underwater treadmill...

I’m not sure if it’s age or from tiredness, but it looks like their are shadows under Snowie’s eyes—pic below. Sometimes the fur around his eyes looks an even white-cream tone. And other times, like this morning, it looks shadowed. If I’ve had a bad night, I have rings under my eyes. Is it...

My very good friend has a 1-year-old miniature Schnauzer. He’s a very sweet little dog with me—if I visit, he wants to play and cuddle and is very well behaved. But when she brings him to my house, he’s aggressive towards Snowie. Snowie is a walkover, and my friend says how wonderful it is that...

After dinner, Snowie comes insides and gets a raw carrot to chew on his bed. We've noticed that he leaves half of it, and then, the next day, after breakfast, after he's had his mush of sweet potato and joint/various supplements, and after he's licked whatever needs to be licked (eg if we cooked...

I've been meaning to add a thread about Snowie's underwater treadmill treatment for his back. At 4.5 y.o. he was leaping out of a muddy lake and suddenly screamed and lay down, not wanting to move. An MRI and x-rays later showed a slipped disc at L7/S1 (dogs have seven lumbar vertebrae, humans...