MadWoofter

I figured there were loads of people leaving coats on and I am just being nervous - nice to know that's the case :D Thanks for those links guys - I think I'll look for something that buckles on top. The problem with the coat she has that the straps doing it up loosen over the course of the night so it can become loose and droop off her. Definitley need to get her something that fits :)

Poor Tess is getting old and she's starting to feel the cold. I've got a 2nd hand coat I was given which I've been putting on her at night which does the job nicely for now, but it doesn't really fit propery. I'm looking for a coat which fits (and fastens) to suit her. I've noticed that this year she's cool during the day rather than just at night. I work during the day so the dogs are home alone (indoors). Is there a risk of leaving a properly fitting coat on her all day while I'm not there? The obvious things I can think of is she can't take it off if she gets too warm and, even though she spends most of the day on my bed, I'm worried about the straps or fastenings getting tangled in something. Alternatively, is there a particular type of coat that is good for leaving on her? I've had a bit of a look at suppliers but I can't seem to find anything that says "OK for unsupervised use" :D All suggestions gratefully accepted :)

Glad to hear the vet gave the all clear. Silly Zig, worrying his mum like that ! Hopefully you can have a rest for the remainder of the day to recover from your worrying night.

What a gorgeous girl. So sorry for your loss. RIP Piper

I've filled it out :) A couple of things - Questions 9 and 12 require a numerical value only, but your questions asks for years / months. You might want to allow alpha-numeric on those questions. Q18 had a yes/no option only, but you may want to add another one for n/a (not currently fostering)

LOL me too - your giggle is so infectious dyzney :D She looks like she is having an absolute ball, and I bet she slept well that night :)

Happy Birthday Tempeh :)

Tess will whine. And whine.... and whine..... Until I talk to her. I've got two sofas, and the dogs swap about between being on one with me or being on the other one alone. When Tess wants to sit on the sofa with me she'll do her usual whine and Fleming is so good he gets off the sofa next to me, waits for Tess to move over, and then jumps up onto the other one. he is such a good boy :)

Run free Lilly. Hugs to you D_H_G.

Oh Cassie, I've just seen this. So sorry to hear. Run free gorgeous boy.

What a gorgeous boy. Glad to hear there were no ill effects

Hugs Ripley, Millie certainly was a beautiful girl. So sorry for your loss. RIP Millie

Vi, I am so sad to hear this. Charlie's life was filled with love from you, take comfort in knowing you did so much and went so far for him. Enjoy the endless supply of lizards Charlie - you will be missed.

She's even got a job title :)

Those photos are brilliant T - you managed to capture the zoomie madness so well.

Belated Birthday wishes for the Charlie-boy. A wonderful loving home makes such a difference and you certainly provide that.

My two are comatose :laugh: It was so lovely to be around such well behaved hairies and considering most of them hadn't met before they all got along so well. Tess & Fleming both had a 'play' but the highlight for them was getting lots of cuddles from the hoomans. Caz's cupcakes were DIVINE... even with "poo" on top. I don't normally eat sweets / cakes but I could have scoffed a few of those :laugh: The puppies were sooo well behaved, and it was such a joy to watch them all playing. The zoomies through the water were hilarious, and lots of bitey-face games took place. It was wonderful to meet everyone and put names to faces I have seen around for ages. But most importantly, a massive thanks to Katdogs (and her OH) for hosting (with the mosting :) ) us all. You guys rock

Tess has to sniff, and widdle on, every tree or shrub we pass. Sometimes she even has to sniff, and widdle on, every blade of grass as well. Thank goodness she's old and we only go around the block. When I'm watching TV of an evening she'll lie on the sofa next to me and whine if I don't give her my full attention. Luckily she stops it when I tell her to shut-up :) She'll also stop walking in front of me so I run up her and nearly fall over. She mostly does this when she wants to go out in the middle of the night and the house is dark :sigh: When I'm sitting down and she has a toy she'll stand in front of me and drop it in my lap until I throw it. Did I mention she's a dribbler? Nothing better than a slobber-covered toy in your lap Fleming on the other hand is just a sweetheart, although he does play the 'drop the toy off the sofa and retrieve it' game :D

Totally agree with this :)

A battalion of Belgians A mope of Mastiffs A wriggle of Wolfies A grace-full of Greyhounds

Last week I had a terrible fright with Tess. She sleeps on my bed, but usually needs to get up during the night to toilet. She will 'talk' to me to let me know she wants to go out. Thursday night was no different, except when I got up she couldn't move off the bed. She eventually kind of hopped / fell off the bed onto the floor, and I realised that her back end wasn't working at all. She couldn't stand up or wag her tail, and she was very obviously distressed. This was about midnight. I lay on the floor with her, kept her warm, and rubbed her legs and comforted her. Over the course of a few hours she seemed a bit better, and eventually she shifted her back legs so she was lying down. By 4am she was much happier, lying and sleeping, and by 6am she managed to stand up and walk about, although she was a bit tentative on her legs. By the time I got her up to the vets she was walking fine, just a bit tired and slow (but she is anyway due to her age). The vet was stumped. He said that to have paralysis like she did could really only be spinal cord, but to recover like she did was just..... impossible ! She had no obvious pain in her legs or back (and believe me, he gave her a good going over), some slight tension in her stomach (but she has a dodgy tum at the best of times), and a bit of a temperature. She's on anti-inflammatories and antibiotics, and I'm keeping a close eye on her, although now it's like it never happened, and she's bouncing around the house like a puppy (not bad for a 10yr old large breed). The vet has ruled out anything food related being the cause, and a pinched nerve wouldn't have paralysed her to the extent she was. It could be a tumour on her spine and a CAT-scan might show up something, but at $1500 even he said it's no point doing it for what might be a one-off, but I'd need to think about it if it happened again. Just wondering if anyone had anything similar happen with a dog? Did you work out the cause?

OMG Cazstaff, that is truly horrific. Sending loads of hugs your way.

So sorry to hear this Pers. Rest easy Oi, with lots of soccer balls to run around with

So sorry to hear this. Rest in peace Sunny

I tried both dog rocks and ACV. I had problems getting the ratio right with ACV, but the dog rocks worked brilliantly with my desexed female, and I did'nt have to think about rocks vs water quantities :) I don't ever let my dogs water bowls go 'dry' so topping them up is not an issue. Mind you they drink so much that there is very little chance that they'll get algae or mosquite larvae in them. Saying that, I do wash them once a week.