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I agree :)  Lovely to see dogs doing the task they were bred for.

Do remember, if you decide to risk it, that the female will be just as keen to get to the male when she in her "receptive" phase. There have been cases of dogs managing to mate through the bars of a cage! Never underestimate the power of hormones :) I would also think of the frustration they...

Tigan shows no interest in the TV at all. In fact we think he is a little averse to it. He takes himself off upstairs in the evening :)  One of my old dogs used to get very agitated at the sound of puppies on the tv and would search behind it to find them!

I am only commenting on the results I have seen in my dog. A much happier, calmer, dog. I know that the diet was first devised by feeding a protein meal on its own, followed, two to three hours later, by a small pure carbohydrate meal using something like potato. Vitamin B6 was also used. The...

Thought I would share these articles from the Breakthrough dog food website. Breakthrough is the brainchild of Val Strong, one of the top behaviourists in the country and a Director of COAPE. She was a Medical Scientist before she became a behaviourist. The food is intended for dogs with...

If your vet is fed up with seeing you then they start to think outside the box. Vets see cases of diarrhoea several times in each surgery session and there are at least two surgery sessions a day. They can become a bit blasé about it. If you keep seeing the same vet it may trigger them to think...

I have seen crusty nipples before now. I thought, at the time, it was just worth keeping an eye on for any signs of inflammation etc. This is not, however, a veterinary opinion and any concerns should be addressed to your vet.

No need to apologise. We are all here to learn. Now you know something you didn't know before :)  

I do so feel for you. Let's hope that something comes from you keeping a diary. When Tigan had his diarrhoea recently the vet asked if he drank from puddles. He wouldn't go near a puddle, normally, in case he got his feet wet (ha ha) but he had been drinking from them just before the diarrhoea...

Just had a thought! Could you persuade a retired vet to come on board? If not then a vet nurse who is up to date with all the latest treatments?

You say she is more like an Italian Greyhound than a Whippet so she is pooing quite a lot. This may sort itself out when you reduce the amount of food she has. When normal she can go from 6.30pm right through to 11.30am. That is quite a long time so it shows that she is able to hold on when she...

Me too.

Giardia can re occur. My dog had it, before I got him, and I was told that it makes the gut lining quite sensitive. This may be why my dog cannot tolerate bulky things like bone meal.  When my dog had diarrhoea, recently, my vet was ready to treat for Giardia again if the antibiotics had not...

Thanks for the update. We are all learning and every bit if feedback adds to the pool of knowledge.

Hello. I, too. like the forum the way it is. It is a very friendly place. If we disagree with something someone else says then we do not attack that person or try to "out do" that person by posting forcefully. There are people on here with a wealth of knowledge and they share it with no thanks...

I agree with Joanne. What about a cosy crate next to your bed? You could try giving him something with your scent on too. Must be awful to be deaf and wake up not knowing where everyone is. We can read or watch tv, with subtitles, but a dog must feel totally isolated. You would think that having...

Look in the puppy forum under the Whippet puppy vomiting thread for info on dealing with separation anxiety.

I would be as concerned as you are. So don't worry about going on about it :) If you are insured could you ask for a referral? I agree that the colonoscopy seems to be a bit of a step too far at this stage, especially if she is well in herself. A specialist might just spot something that has...

That looks great. Thank you!

Yes, as dogmatize says, always a vet check first for any kind of new problem. No good working on a behaviour problem when it is caused by a physical ailment. If the vet clears him then you need to look for all the clues. From what you say he mostly pees when you leave him on his own? Dogs that...