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Thanks Judy. I really don’t use a crate for convenience and I am with Max all day and night every day. My husband is currently unwell and unable to help and I work. He sleeps in a crate with me in the room (10:30-5:30) and goes in on his own accord to settle for the night. I pop him in for...

Thanks Judy, using existing crate actually makes total sense. We can already leave him and go into another room for short spells (couple of mins) so will work on building this up a little gradually. I understand what you are saying about not leaving him to whine and bark, we do respond...

Thank you I have taken a look. So I need to work on the flitting between rooms really before introducing the large crate? Sorry to ask so many questions… just don’t want to get it wrong! Xx We do have 2 dog play pens that we clip together to make a safe reasonable area outside that area fab...

Hi all, well 4 weeks in and going fairly well , but I am in need of some advice please. Our pup is crate trained so will happily go in to sleep, crate still in our bedroom, but we bring it down it day and use for occasional 15 sec timeouts when very bitey and for naps (although also has naps...

The pooches have just tried mashed banana today for the first time in a kong toy and it was a huge hit. I think this is a treat though as very sweet? X

Will try cauliflower too. Your dog would partner well with my daughter who only eats the ‘fluffy’ bits and leaves anything at all you could remotely say is stalk. She is 19 now but still does this

Thank you for this, it is all really interesting and diet for my dog is something I am sorry to say I have never really considered much until now. I have always focussed rather on what they must not eat from safety point of view. I will definitely carry on with the carrots, celery and...

Wil try this and put the open tray in fridge for next meal. I am using some fruit/veg as treats - carrot, celery and blueberry so far. Presume I could give him a small quantity of broccoli or peas with the tray? What other green veg is safe for them and what kind of quantity? Thanks x

Thank you. He has wainwright’s which is from pets at home. I have tried him with celery, carrot and blueberries as treats this week (only small quantities) but these have gone down very well. I don’t like a lot of shop treats or rather they don’t like him - cause terrible smelly flatulence, so I...

Very good point. At the min his treats are puppy kibble as using that training pup and he wants to join in! We do have some separate sessions too. He does have odd bits of sausage, cheese etc from us too. Although just started giving him some carrot. I have never fed healthy treats (only just...

Thanks Inka that all makes sense too. I am pleased to say that although he is still a little stiff in that leg when walking he is getting up and down much more easily again now and has been trotting happily around the garden. I reduced his pain killer over the weekend and stopped it today and he...

Sounds like you are managing his condition well. That is a really good point. I am worried about putting under an anaesthetic for the X-ray due to risks and how icky it will make him feel. I also (probably selfishly) don’t want to know any indication of time left. I want to just treat whatever...

Thanks everyone. I struggle with health anxiety myself and I think the mention of X-ray has jumped in my head to them doing it and saying that he will need to be PTS or that I have x months left with him. Not sure if that is what they might say? Although he has slowed down in the last year or...

Hi all, Posted a few days ago as we have a new pup, but the joy of having him had been saddened a little by our 12 yr old springer developing a limp last thurs. Not sure what he has done as he was fine the day before but he did have the same thing happen about 6 months ago, which he recovered...

Hi FullofFaith, we have the same issue, our gorgeous old boy Flynn is starting to struggle with arthritis so he sleeps downstairs. At the minute my husband is sleeping downstairs with dog and cat and I have the puppy in a crate upstairs. Although on sat night my husband gave me a night off and...

Thank you for your replies, good point about revisiting as they get older. We have cover with pet plan currently for his first month. They did seem quite expensive but the easy settling of claims would be very useful. X

Hi all, Hope this is ok to post but looking for advice on best insurance to go for. I am thinking life time cover. I have a 12 yr old who we had from ages 5 and the premiums go up a lot year on year. Going to try the comparison sites but worried I will miss something in the small print. Any...

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