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Irontubs Aug 2021 1:39pm, 30 Aug 2021 3,433 posts	0 Irontubs Finn is gorgeous UC, proper cutie oor wee one at 18 weeks, would happily have swapped places with her this morning
poppyH Aug 2021 1:49pm, 30 Aug 2021 1,413 posts	0 poppyH Lovely photos. Murphy is 5 months now, and today is demonstrating just how long his legs are.
swittle Aug 2021 3:43pm, 30 Aug 2021 78,879 posts	0 swittle ^ Seven-league feet!
halfpint Aug 2021 4:23pm, 30 Aug 2021 35,596 posts	0 halfpint Murphy is clearly part giraffe.
Helegant Sep 2021 10:43am, 7 Sep 2021 7,105 posts	0 Helegant Jet retired from agility yesterday. He's enjoyed it over the years, but has lost his enthusiasm for it in the last year. Yesterday I had to bribe him to get off Mr's lap to come out with me, whereas in the past he's been up and ready to go at the first sight of his agility lead. Jet is now well over nine years old and is on anti-inflammatories. No diagnosis but I think his back legs are stiff as he's slowed down a lot and has now started to use a step to jump up to his favourite window seat where he's currently lying in the sun watching the world go by. He's also turned into a bit of a grump so Mr and I are working to be consistent and ensure we recognise and respond appropriately to signs of stress. Several bites and a plastic surgery op for Mr finally convinced him that trying to continue a course of action when a dog is unhappy/anxious isn't worth the consequences. Jet has always been a dog that responds to quiet voices and calm clear commands and has now made that point very clearly to Mr. They have got on much better since that point. Having said that, with schools restarting this week, we know that Jet will be turning himself inside out with delight when he sees Littl'est Un (3) for the school journey. In return LU has been taught how to interact with Jet, with two key messages, "wait for him to come to you" and "when he goes into his crate it means he wants to be left alone". As a result Jet adores him
LazyDaisy Sep 2021 12:00pm, 7 Sep 2021 34,165 posts	0 LazyDaisy Ah. Another of the original thread dogs turning nine. It's taken a while for Jet to train Mr, hasn't it but it's good that they've sorted themselves out at last.
BaronessBL Sep 2021 12:26pm, 7 Sep 2021 8,994 posts	0 BaronessBL Wanda turns 9 later this year too. She's on Yumove and although she is delighted to see all the agility equipment up in the field we go to for our classes she has very little interest in it now (apart from the dog walk which she would spend the entire time going up and over given the chance!) Great that LU has got the idea about Jet (and probably all dogs as a result) at such a young age.
Wine Legs Sep 2021 9:37am, 10 Sep 2021 5,788 posts	0 Wine Legs I'm impressed by LU. Squeak just can't understand when Skye wants to be left alone. Or when she goes in her "don't touch me space" (under my desk in the lounge). We'll keep working on her. Pip is pretty good though, and subsequently Skye adores him and is incredibly relaxed around him.
Roberto Sep 2021 1:28pm, 10 Sep 2021 2,004 posts	0 Roberto Kennel cough vaccine question. Arlo has to have it as goes on group walks sp had it this morning. My MiL has been having chemo (ended around 10-12 weeks ago) but had major surgery on 25th August so is currently at home recovering. They support us a lot with Arlo and were meant to have him today while I was at work as dog walker has covid so hasn't been able to walk this week and my FiL is off work so could manage him. Vet said anyone who is severely immuno suppressed shouldn't have direct contact but like I say, he needed it. How long should I keep him away from her? The chemo has ended but obviously she is recovering from surgery currently but is a few weeks through that now as well and when I Google it, its all very different in terms of timescales and there doesn't seem to actually have been any cases and it's a theoretical link.
LazyDaisy Sep 2021 1:49pm, 10 Sep 2021 34,196 posts	0 LazyDaisy Gosh, I've no idea Roberto. Our vet has never said anything about keeping Floss away from anyone after her innoculation, but then, I've never asked as it's not been an issue.