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We are on a weekend away in the Capertee Valley with the boys. We are on a farmstay and were able to help feeding the sheep and moving the ducks. Chewie has been enjoying the feast of poo. 🤢 The hole is a wombat burrow.

Poor little Chewie has been having these drooling episodes- about 4 in the past month. Initially we bought it was related to a dietary indiscretion so dismissed it when it resolved but now we are worried. His behaviour is a bit different too, he clearly wants to be alone, which is what he does...

My dear friend Alice had to put her 5yo staffie Barry to sleep a few days ago. He contracted a mystery illness that affected his brain (he was obtunded, couldn't really move) and his kidneys. Since he was so young they did lots of tests and tried treating him empirically. He briefly rebounded...

Chewie was fine for most of today, but seems to have hurt himself ?jumping off a chair in Rowan's room after dinner. He is limping and is tender over his right shoulder. Hopefully just a pulled muscle. Poor little thing keeps looking at me with these big eyes 'Muuum, fix it." I hate when...

Today little Max, my in-laws fluffy white (albino) rescue mixed breed crossed the bridge at the age of 15. He had metastatic cancer and they made the hardest decision to let go of him before he suffered. Bye Maxy. We'll miss your little ratty face and demands for ham.

This morning OH left a bowl of Weetabix and sultanas on the kitchen bench and Chewie got into it while he was dealing with Rowan needing to go to the potty and I was in the shower. I'm now at the vet while they make him vomit as it was pretty recent. Sitting in the waiting room crying because...

So... Not that we are actually thinking of getting a pup just yet. We will wait until Rowan is a bit older and probably till the house is renovated but I am just doing some groundwork. :giggl: I always kind of assumed we would get another Lab and we probably will, but Rowan just adores Golden...

I found out today that my personal trainers family dog Candy passed away a few weeks ago. He was too upset to say anything at the time. I never met her but feel like I knew her from his stories. She was a black Lab girl with short legs who loved a good sniff and was friends with the whole...

Since Rowan started solids (and donating them to Chewie) we have noticed that Chewie has mucousy poos once a month or so. He is flatulent, does a couple of soft, mucousy poos but is otherwise himself. We assume it's just the fact that he is getting more dairy and bread etc than he really...

...what would it be called? Chewie would write "Eat, Play, Love."

Chewie and I have just started nosework (FDSA course) and have been playing the colander game for about a week. We are ready to start using just the hot tin on its own, but I have a really silly question- we are supposed to use rapid fire treats at the tin to build duration, but where do I feed...

Every few weeks/months Chewie will wake up at say 4am, rush out of bed and vomit on the landing. It is almost always just mucous/stomach juices and he is otherwise fine. Usually goes back to sleep while we are still cleaning! Could it be that he needs a snack before bed? It's worth a try I...

Last night OH left a kebab on a plate within Chewie's reach and wandered off (he forgot it was there) and a few seconds later there was a lot of crunching and Chewie had eaten half the skewer. Off to the vet he went and they were concerned that if he hadnt crunched up the skewer it might be...

I just downloaded this on Audible (ebooks seem like a good way to pass time sans screens while Rowan naps/lies on the floor) and I'm so excited! It will probably make me cry because dogs are so wonderful. I thought some of you might be interested. :) Dog is Love

Chewie is now 17 months old and in maybe the last month (I think since the baby arrived?) Chewie has been jumping on people a lot more. This includes visitors at home and, more worryingly, strangers out and about. He has jumped on someone once on lead (I was distracted with the pram) and a...

Off we go to the vet tonight, because it looks like Chewie has kennel cough. He kept me up all night, coughing and spluttering. It sounds so awful, and the poor little guy just wanted to be with me on our bed for cuddles (coughing in my face...). He is otherwise well but we will get him looked...

So... Chewie has been sleeping in his crate in our room until recently. We want to decrate him before the baby comes (due mid July) and have bought him a beautiful bed that he does like, but he likes our bed more! And he is so fidgety and snorey, between him, my reflux and giant pregnancy...

Went surprisingly well! Not many shops here allow pets. We took him in to an outdoor supplies shop to buy a new lead (Ruffwear Knot a Lead I think it's called) and he was very polite. He had a good sniff around but didn't try to swipe anything (phew). He even lay down for a snooze in front of...

Hi all! You may remember me as "Chewie's mum" from the other place... I have had a bit of a lurk and thought I would make it official since there are quite a few interesting threads here. Chewie is going really well. He is just a little love bug at 13 months. A bit scatterbrained and...