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What are the pills? Sounds like he is thinking outside the box :) Re phobia of the vet - it will take a long time but it is possible to help dogs over this. It involves - Driving to the vet's car park and turning round and leaving. Do this until the dog is relaxed about arriving at the car...

I don't know why it is quoting above! I can't get rid of it. Anyway - if you are sure it is not separation problems, then you might like to think about things like a noise phobia of some sort. Dogs can be frightened by all sorts of things and this can set off coping behaviours. A friend's dog...

Do tell them about the stick even if it seems like the same problem as before. Have you had the "referral to a specialist" conversation with them? Do you see the same vet each time you go? There is a possibility that they think it is something that you are doing, against their advice, and so...

It sounds as though he has separation issues. Dogs that chew and destroy when left are often not coping with the loss of their owner no matter how short the separation. Another dog will not cure this problem. He is attached to you and he wants to be with you. As he is a dog he does not...

Sorry, no, they never associate being sick or ill with what they have eaten. We learn, by being told as children, why we have been sick. The next stage of the "leave it" command, once they understand the basics of "take your nose off that and you will get something better", is to "generalise"...

It does sound though it is all the c**p she is scavenging for on walks doesn't it? I have had dogs ill from eating mushrooms and I am sure that I read that conkers are not good for dogs either. You would think that just holding them would not hurt but if her tongue is touching them she will get...

I am currently fostering a young Cockapoo dog. The reason for him coming to me is that his dad died a short while ago and his mum has terminal cancer. The couple took him in as a rescue from a home where he was not wanted once children arrived. Baxter is male (neutered) 4 years old. He has a...

Me too!

Anything I gave my dogs would have to have undergone proper Clinical Trials.

I have used them and found them very useful. Got them from the internet if memory serves me correctly.

Thank you for the update. Well done to you for putting in all the research. Let us know if you find out the cause.

Some breeders will vaccinate any puppies still with them when they are due. They then pass on the charge to the new owner. This helps the puppy to start socialising earlier rather than later. Your puppy can go to houses and gardens where any resident dogs are vaccinated. You can invite...

Yes, you ought to tell the breeder. Good breeders should pick up a hernia! They are quite common and most will get them sorted before selling the puppy. The luxating patella is a little harder for a lay person to detect but a good breeder would expect you to get a vet check and should be...

I did read, somewhere, that names that begin with consonants are easier for the dog to hear if that narrows your search a little. Saw recently that Sarah Whitehead has written a new booklet on small dogs called "Small Paws". Might be worth keeping an eye on her Clever Dogs website for when it...

Ha ha!

Yes, that is what I heard, too.

Welcome to you and your cutie pie.

Never heard of it either. Vet check required I am afraid.

I agree with all that Joanne has said. It is very tempting to try to make a puppy move forward in order to "prove" that there is nothing to worry about. It is much more productive to just allow them to plant themselves or even move back to a safe spot. It takes absolutely ages but the main...

I echo the "children" bit! Happened to us with a friend's in season dog ("she's finished" they said!) that was staying with us. We still kept her apart from our entire dog until daughter left the door open!!! I would never do it again.