All things Dogs

SCEtoAUX said:
Non-dog owner signing in.

I can't think of anything more lovely than being sat with a nice glass of something, log burner roaring, and a pair of golden retrievers or golden labradors asleep on the rug.

Trouble is, wife and I both don't want our lives to revolve around dogs (or at least have that responsibility 24/7), and I also have no desire to feel the terrible sadness when you lose them.

We know many people with dogs, and each summer we go dog sitting in Tavistock for two rather excellent weeks for friends, so we know the score.

Wife will possibly get one if I shuffle off this mortal coil first, and to those of you who look after dogs in need I salute you.
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I understand this completely.
Unless you can commit to every aspect of your life being impacted, a dog is not supposed to be in your life.
 
Where are going on holidays in the U.K. with your dogs ? We’ve been going up to Northumberland, which is fantastic, with great beaches . But for a change we are off to Manobier in Pembrokeshire for a change . We’ve never been before but looks nice .
 
pride in battle said:
I know, same as you are out for 10 minutes or a week :)
Mine has a big lump on the back of her neck, its rock hard and the vet said its just a hard lump nothing to worry about, she also has softer ones on her ribs, was the one you had removed a spongy one ?
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It was a quite large and mobile lump.
The vet advised for it to be removed so we went ahead.
 
Nev66 said:
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Bert says hi.
He was a magnificent dog, stubborn and scared in equal measure.
Scared of coats on chairs, bunting, moved furniture, plastic bags...
A 25kg bundle of muscle, but as gentle as a sausage.
We witnessed his fury twice - a door to door seller put his foot in the door to stop it being closed after my wife had told him she wasn't interested.
And a very pushy pitty tried to break into our tent when we were camping. He launched at the entrance like a cannonball and sent him away.

We took him into a cafe once in St. David's, Wales.
He was startled by a pram.
Unfortunately, he had wrapped his lead around the central pedestal of our cast-iron table.
Over it went, spilling crockery, coffee, and cakes all over the floor, and into the next table, which also went over. Meanwhile, he is still charging, now frightened by the noise. I laugh now, but, oh the shame.
 
Any tips on improving recall with other dogs. Mines about 20 months and all he wants to do is play with others recall is perfect rest of the time (even with squirrels and birds etc.) just other dogs !
 
sky tot said:
Where are going on holidays in the U.K. with your dogs ? We’ve been going up to Northumberland, which is fantastic, with great beaches . But for a change we are off to Manobier in Pembrokeshire for a change . We’ve never been before but looks nice .
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Booked next year for Porthleven Cornwall, very dog friendly apparantly :)
 
oldius said:
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Bert says hi.
He was a magnificent dog, stubborn and scared in equal measure.
Scared of coats on chairs, bunting, moved furniture, plastic bags...
A 25kg bundle of muscle, but as gentle as a sausage.
We witnessed his fury twice - a door to door seller put his foot in the door to stop it being closed after my wife had told him she wasn't interested.
And a very pushy pitty tried to break into our tent when we were camping. He launched at the entrance like a cannonball and sent him away.

We took him into a cafe once in St. David's, Wales.
He was startled by a pram.
Unfortunately, he had wrapped his lead around the central pedestal of our cast-iron table.
Over it went, spilling crockery, coffee, and cakes all over the floor, and into the next table, which also went over. Meanwhile, he is still charging, now frightened by the noise. I laugh now, but, oh the shame.
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Great story mate, proper belly laugh :)
 
drthingy said:
Any tips on improving recall with other dogs. Mines about 20 months and all he wants to do is play with others recall is perfect rest of the time (even with squirrels and birds etc.) just other dogs !
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Identify the good recall dog and buy a coupler link...wait till theyre hank marvin and treat em both on their success
 
Never not had a dog..they dialute psycopathery within our culture very well.

Had an early terrierbull when i was a kid, it took to waking family members up when one of em was epi-fitting...from its own volition. Needless to say it got given the job of sleeping next to the effected family member and took to it like it understood the instruction in full. Both dog and family member lived a long trouble free life thereafter.

Seen a kid who lost his giant poodle ( lovely dog) recently...walking the same walk on my local reser..on his jacks, with life comes death.
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If theyre eating shit..they aint getting enough nutrients in their feed.

Raw chicken wing ( gotta be raw gotta be wing) once a week regardless of what feed their on...kills a germ ive forgot the name ..in their stomach. The antidote is in the small wing bones when mushed into a big chewing gum type of paste..the chicken meat is by the by.
 
Whippet, you'll not be surprised to learn. Sadly now only one as the other passed away late last year.
Whippets are fantastic dogs, nutters for 3 years or so then happy to run like crazy for 30 mins a day then find the comfiest spot they can for the rest of the day.
 
14 year old jack Russell... Still full of energy especially when he hears someone walking up the garden path.
A few more years left in this old dog yet
 
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