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Jan 2019
3:54pm, 13 Jan 2019
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LazyDaisy
That has made me laugh Sarah! What a clever dog 
I am so pleased with our dog boarder. Floss ran up to their front door with alacrity when I dropped her off on Thursday, which was a very good sign, and Jenny has posted some smashing photos of their walks this weekend. Including, in fact, Floss' favourite thing - paddling tummy deep in a river (in that case, the Severn ) You can tell from her body language that she's as happy as a sandboy
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Jan 2019
4:05pm, 13 Jan 2019
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SarahWoo
That’s good to know. Social media is great for that sort of thing, isn’t it? Makes such a difference when you can see that your pet is having fun
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Jan 2019
4:07pm, 13 Jan 2019
25,294 posts
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LazyDaisy
It's certainly stopped OH from pining
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Jan 2019
1:44pm, 21 Jan 2019
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BaronessBL
Poor Wanda - she sometimes gets a bit of stiffness in a back leg - usually if she has been sleeping on that side for a while but it usually clears up as soon as it 'wakes up' ie if she gets out of her bed she will hop to the back door but once outside she is fine and she'll usually come in and tear upstairs with no sign of a problem.
However today at agility her leg was definitely hurting her to the point that she flatly refused to jump, it was of course very cold as well which probably didn't help. We have a vet's appointment next week anyway, but I fear her agility days (such as they were) may now be over. She is already on a mobility supplement which the vet advised last time we spoke to them about it. It's almost certain that she was bred by someone who was at best unscrupulous and at worst a puppy farmer so any care about problems from the parent dogs that she might go on to inherit would not have been taken.
She seems happy enough otherwise and if the cat from a few doors down decides to walk through our garden you would never know there was even a hint of a problem.
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Jan 2019
3:30pm, 21 Jan 2019
22,106 posts
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Dave A
We had about 6 months on a mobility supplement for Cookie. A prescription strength version of YouMove. After a recheck last month he’s now on daily metacam and moving 10 times better. He improved on the supplement but got even better on the drugs.
Recheck is in a few days.
He’s Dogs Trust. Given the history we know and the fact he has hip dysplacia and luxating patella diagnosed at 11 months we think he’s come from a bad breeder too.
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Jan 2019
4:16pm, 21 Jan 2019
7,458 posts
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BaronessBL
That's encouraging about Cookie. The last time we spoke to the vet they were reluctant to do anything invasive as Wanda was so young (5 at the time) but we'll see what they say next week.
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Jan 2019
4:28pm, 21 Jan 2019
22,107 posts
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Dave A
Cookie is 7, well 6 and 11 months, so hopefully they’ll keep him going rather than surgery for a little time.
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Jan 2019
7:20pm, 21 Jan 2019
27,411 posts
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halfpint
Poor Wanda. I hope you find a solution.
I have finally admitted defeat and am accepting that we have some issues with Ernie. Went to vet to discuss some aggressive behaviour and was referred to the behaviourist. Within 5 mins she had written ‘demanding, pushy, clever’ on her notes. He has taken control but now I have a long list of suggestions to take back control.
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Jan 2019
8:39pm, 21 Jan 2019
25,376 posts
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LazyDaisy
It's not defeat HP! The owner of a 'demanding, pushy, clever' dog might well need some extra help in getting him to behave how *you* want him to!
He's been neutered, hasn't he? Son2's BC has had the snip but I think they feel he is still a bit bully-boyish - they haven't felt confident yet to take him back to doggy day-care after his contre-temps with the French bulldog before Christmas.
Poor Wanda :-(. Flossie has a back leg 'issue' if she's done a lot of chasing around after balls or sticks, but so far a 'magic rub' has cured it. When it first appeared we got the vet to have a look and he didn't think it was anything unduly worrying. It certainly hasn't got any worse as the years have gone by (she's six and a half now, pretty much.) I hope Wanda isn't too uncomfortable and the mobility supplement is enough to keep her ok.
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Jan 2019
8:53pm, 21 Jan 2019
6,002 posts
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Mazlin
'Demanding, pushy, clever.' Sounds familiar...
I find Rory's (many. Oh so many) teaching sessions quite therapeutic as I get to have a moan about whichever behaviour is annoying me most that week, even if there isn't a quick fix!
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