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True - and horses from the bit. No, it's not Jasper - that's Koda, the cavapoo I'll be looking after once a week.

Butter wouldn't melt :-)

There is a size limit on photos that can be posted - you might need to resize the photo first. If that doesn't work, you could email it to me and I'll do it for you. But only if you really want to - we don't want to add any more pressure to you when you're feeling so fragile.

I'm in two minds about the Gentle Leader. With Jasper it didn't seem aversive as such, just made him think 'Oh, that didn't work,' and he soon realised that walking with me was much more fun if he didn't pull. But then it could be seen as being akin to being led by your nose, which wouldn't be...

Not as far as I know, but I could check - thanks. Yes, I'm hoping he understands that different rules apply when he's with me. His 'mum' has the granddaughter on the days I have K, and pulling or not, I definitely get the easier option ;)

I have my granddaughter's other gran's dog, K, here for the first time today. All is going well, but he does pull on the lead. I've tried standing still when he stops and waiting till he lets the tension off the lead, but (a) it's too flipping cold to be standing around, and (b) while we're...

If you think they look at all unusual, you'd be best asking your vet to have a look. I hope all is OK.

My heart goes out to you, it really does. On a good note, his illness was very short, rather than him going downhill and struggling over a long period. I'm sure he knew you were there and that you reassured him and made him feel safe. Any pain would have been very brief and then over... if...

Welcome from me too :-)

The thing is, you can only raise him to feel secure as an adult if he feels secure as a pup, and at the moment, when you leave him he doesn't feel secure - his world is scary at times. It's just like human babies - we used to leave them in their cots to 'cry it out' (and exercise their...

Sorry about that - there is a limit to how long a post can be, though I'm not sure if the limit is. Also, you can't post links until you've made 10 posts - so if there was a link in it, that could explain it. If you want to make a longer post, you could try splitting it over a couple of posts...

It'll probably just take a little longer for him to settle in and feel more confident. After all, just a week ago he was always with his mum and/or siblings and never on his own, now his whole world has changed. For now, let him follow you everywhere, including the loo. Once he stops worrying...

Welcome to you aand Otis - we would love photos if you get a chance!

Welcome :-)

I still forget that my granddaughter (who is just coming up to 2) isn't a dog at times - I tried to get her to lift one foot yesterday so I could hitch up the foot of her tights and couldn't work out why she wasn't cooperating - then remembered that she only had one left to balance on, not three!

Ringworm is another possibility.

Eew, just why? Several years ago, in a lapse of taste/common sense, Mr N gave me a 'selection pack' of of La Senza knickers. Tacky and nylony in the extreme, they did NOT meet my approval. But they did at least give my mum and me something to laugh about... for most of the morning and probably...

I have a dog walker friend who walked a reactive dog who wanted to take him out with me and my dog. We started off walking on opposite sides of the road, with me ahead (otherwise her dog kept stopping to look round and we got nowhere), and progressed very gradually from there. When we got to...

Oh, if only... I love the description: 'baby pure bred raptors'!