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We had a new sofa and chair delivered this morning , we got rid of the old one yesterday . I bought some really lovely throws for the new stuff as it isnt leather like the old one . Reuben will not go anywhere near it, he wont even go onto his bed because its next to the monster chair and as for...

It would have been his 11th birthday today, it saddens me that we never got passed his 6th one but I can take a lot of comfort from knowing that he had a good life . His life was full of woodland walks , beach romps and retrieving plus the special friendship with his best pal , my grandson...

Eleven years since we said our last goodbye to our darling girl Tess . She started the trend of caring for the rescued dogs who joined our family , mothering them all until the very end . We had Tess when we first lived in France , no papers, no pedigree but until liver disease took her she was...

Poor Reuben , I feel quite sick with worry after finding another suspicious lump , very small but detectable and close to the three that were removed . Its only just over six weeks since his surgery so obviously I am very concerned about putting him through another operation so soon as is Sue ...

I thought it may be best to start a new thread for this . I`m sorry to be hogging the limelight so to speak but I know that I am amongst friends who will understand . When we received the results of the laboratory tests on Monday , Sue mentioned the possibility of a further more complex testing...

A while ago I noticed a small lump on Reubens chest, it disappeared so I thought no more about it , thinking of most likely to have been a bite . Last night I noted it was back , its in a difficult place where his fur is thick, between throat and chest so I rang the Vets who told me to take him...

Since I came out of hospital , Reuben has been very clingy indeed . It breaks my heart to have been told that he cried for me over the ten days , and then this morning for the first time ever, he hung back when Anna came for him . She has been on holiday so its been a couple of weeks since he...

Five years ago today , we fetched her from where she was no longer wanted . She is a darling , loved to the moon and back, their loss our gain xxx

Many Tears animal rescue in Wales has just taken in 57 lab puppies , all at once , all shapes and sizes , just saying :happy:

Just recently , Reuben has howled in his sleep , a real primeval type of wolf like howl , he usually wakes himself up looking confused :sad: Anyone elses dog do this ? xx

I think the big lad has cold tail , what next :sad: His tail is drooping and he is thoroughly miserable , so its yet another trip to the Vets at 12 today for him . He cant have NSAID`s due to really bad reaction to them so I think it will be painkillers . This will be his third trip to the...

Has anyone had success with giving it to their dog please ? Nelly has numerous health issues , her back end joints are dreadful . She had extensive Xrays about four years ago , results were sent to an ortho Vet for his opinion which was that he wouldnt know where to start :sad: She has bad...

I`ve spoken to the emergency Vet , Reuben is going in to the out of hours clinic in the morning to be checked over and possible bloods taken . He has been on a course of NSAI for his soft tissue injury , all was going fine until he was very sick last night . He was fine this morning, kept his...

He is limping and holding his front left leg up , so I just rung my Vets and they have had a cancellation at 12 today , fingers crossed its nothing too bad xxx

Yesterday I found a hard pea sized lump on Reubens chest , it isnt bothering him , it is attached and firm . I`m most likely fussing over something simple but he will be going to the Vet on Monday, better safe than sorry xx

I dont know the date of his passing but today is the day, twelve years ago that Paul came in carrying a tiny kitten , a present for me . I hadnt asked for a kitten so this was a huge surprise, a jet black ball of fluff we named Thomas . Oh boy, he was a livewire , favourite trick being to climb...

Before my leg pain which started last March , leading to a major operation , then very recently angiogram angioplasty , my walks were long and very enjoyable . The dogs would have a short off lead walk at Golitha Falls in the morning , followed by a long walk in the afternoons, often for...

Debbie came with Paul to fetch me from hospital , she needed to get out for a while as little Ella had a stroke and has passed away , poor little soul , rest easy xxxx

Four years ago , we said the most sad goodbye to our darling boy, he was just six years old . Caring for a dog with cancer is the hardest thing to do , but he did live the best of lives, loved to the moon and back . Loved and missed for ever my beloved boy xxxx

I thought it might be nice to post our best / favourite dog walks here . I love Golitha Falls but it isnt far to walk , Reuben also adores the beach but this is just for charging around , getting wet and sandy so my favourite is where we went yesterday which has a bit of everything x