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Sharkie Apr 2016 9:15pm, 5 Apr 2016 9,100 posts	0 Sharkie With the probable exception of DaveA and Phal I think all the thread members male partners are RIGHT SOFTIES where the dogs are concerned ... and let them get away with murder!
Sharkie Apr 2016 9:16pm, 5 Apr 2016 9,101 posts	0 Sharkie God I hope not Baroness. She's perfectly fine - I got a delirious greeting when I got home. She's so violent - I think we are both going to suffer injury sometime!
LazyDaisy Apr 2016 9:28pm, 5 Apr 2016 13,835 posts	0 LazyDaisy Good heavens, what is the world coming to? As there are no sofas yet in the Sidmouth house Flossie was rather perplexed to begin with this weekend. However the good news is that she accepted that the old dog bed, which she has until now turned her nose up at (great grammar), is better than nothing at all, and she settled in it in the kitchen quite happily. In the evenings though, when we were sitting in the living room (in armchairs unsuitable for human and Labrador occupation), she didn't want to stay in the kitchen by herself, and sat infront of us looking sad, so we brought her bed in to the LR. Then took it back to the kitchen at bedtime. Today I've been to Pets at Home and bought her what we're calling her Day Bed, a moderate sized cushion, which will stay in the sitting room all the time. Is this the most spoiled dog in the country?
D2 Apr 2016 9:28pm, 5 Apr 2016 8,719 posts	0 D2 I'm back......... Oh dear Jess you are not supposed to do that; sofa or pebbles! B has just noticed a photo of one of my dogs on the wall and barked at it.. she will be in the coal shed if she is not careful. (actually I don't have a coal shed) They don't realise their own strength do they S!
BaronessBL Apr 2016 9:53pm, 5 Apr 2016 5,368 posts	0 BaronessBL Ah - LD - we also are advocates of the day bed... well, truth be told, not just the day bed but the early evening bed too.... Wanda has her 'main bed' which she sleeps in at night and which she is in if we go out, which is placed next to the radiator in the kitchen. Then there is another bed which is by the fire in the living room, and finally there is her old bed which got quite badly chewed up when she first arrived with us... and that lives in my study. Over time, each of these beds has had additional cushions and blankets added to them, just to make sure they are comfy enough. But... there are obviously sofas in the living room and there's one in my study and these are for humans only and out of bounds to dogs... although the amount of paper on the one in the study means it is also out of bounds to humans most of the time too
Helegant Apr 2016 10:12pm, 5 Apr 2016 3,020 posts	0 Helegant Jet has a 'day bed' in my study and is happy to lie quietly while I'm working - as long as it isn;t for too long. He will also take himself off to his crate if we're being very boring. Thanks for the good wishes. Mr is much worse than me - he's still going hot'n'cold'n'willocky after three days, whereas I'm beginning to perk up a bit. Oh for a job where I could 'go sick'! Jet has reacted to no/very short walks by making his own amusement indoors, so tissues, socks, the tv control, random pieces of paper are all fair game. Other than that he's pinning Mr to a chair and insisting they both sleep until Mr is better.
Alice the Camel Apr 2016 10:31pm, 5 Apr 2016 2,640 posts	0 Alice the Camel If you look in the last photo I posted you'll see Charlie's "day bed" (ie cushion) on the hearth. He's zonked out on it as I type. We've been to School this evening, the first of the Bronze level classes. It was lovely to be outside in the sunshine rather than in the village hall. It's held in the grounds of a private special school - the kids will be back next week and may wander down to watch. We've been told that the kids love it but we need to keep our dogs focused on us so they don't frighten them - easier said!!! Nothing Charlie loves more than new friends...
Nick Cook Apr 2016 8:41am, 6 Apr 2016 25,889 posts	0 Nick Cook "I think all the thread members male partners are RIGHT SOFTIES where the dogs are concerned ... and let them get away with murder! " Guilty as charged!
Sharkie Apr 2016 8:49am, 6 Apr 2016 9,102 posts	0 Sharkie Sounds good Alice - and if Charlie is zonked out you know he worked hard. The special school element can be good fr dogs and kids I think - it's a controlled situation so no-one (kids OR dogs!) should be too frightened. Handicapped and disadvantaged people can be quite hard for dogs - dogs WILL stare! But I'm pleased Jess has got used to wheel chairs and mobility scooters, and has had several useful encounters with quite seriously disturbed individuals - usually out and about with carers.
Sharkie Apr 2016 8:55am, 6 Apr 2016 9,103 posts	0 Sharkie Here are the pebbles that Jess threw up TWO DAYS after swallowing them on the beach! Raffo says there was just a bit of froth from her tum - no food there. Any of you had similar? It's unusual for us as Jess has never been one to swallow inedibles - I know some dogs esp as puppies will eat anything - socks, tights, plastic bags - Jess never has. She showed no sign of distress, but Raffo is sure they DID come from her insides! i just think the pebbles were too small and bright to throw, she was carrying them in her mouth and swallowed by mistake. .