Bonnie Pup

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Thank you. That'll teach him, naughty food stealer. No RMB for him tonight. (and it'll teach me to be more careful!)

I had weighed out the Vets All Natural complete mix and must have accidentally forgotten to add the water, and I left it on the bench instead of putting it out of reach. My dog got into it and ate all of it (ie enough for both dogs, so double the portion he normally gets.) He had 285 grams and it was dry. He normally gets half of that (and normally I add water to soak it.) He also had a lot to drink before I realised what had happened. VAN swells to twice its size or more when water is added. Should I be worried? I'm trying not to worry too much because it was 'only' twice his normal amount. And it wasn't even twice his whole normal daily feed, because normally he gets a RMB with it every day. But he did eat it this morning, and he wasn't due for food until tonight. Any suggestions? I hope I'm just over reacting by being worried? And should I still give him his RMB tonight or not feed him tonight at all? Thanks!

He got his vacc in the bum

Ok thanks

My dog's being vaccinated tomorrow at 9am and I wasn't thinking, and put frontline on him tonight. I understand they vaccinate in the same spot the frontline goes (back of neck.) Do you think it matters that I've put frontline there and they're going to vaccinate him in the same spot?

Or potentially make less money for the distributors......... ;) I'm not prepared to take the risk, but I do wonder. I wasn't sure either, but then heard from a few people who had been using household disinfectant in their hydrobaths and they said it caused problems Like you, I don't want to risk it!

I've heard they can smell bad if you don't disinfect they hydrobath after use. It's the bacteria that sits there between uses that makes it smell bad. Don't know if that's what's causing the problem for you Hesmypandabear... it might be something else... but if you haven't been disinfecting it after each use, give it a try because it might help. Apparently you have to use a special hydrobath disinfectant otherwise it could cause problems with parts.

I have a COTD one and it works great :D

I really admire the people who give their time and efforts to train and use their dogs as therapy dogs. They can bring so much joy to people

We don't have a regular trainer but we're booked in to see a behaviourist soon.

The vet said something about sensitivity around the trachea, she said it's nothing major to worry about because she's a big dog, but she said this would be best in Bonnie's case. Thank you I will look up those harnesses.

I thought I was doing the right thing by using a martingale style collar to try to correct Bonnie's pulling on the leash, but a vet mentioned that a harness would be better because she seems to cough when she pulls. I know a harness might encourage her to pull even more though. Can anyone recommend a harness for a large 30kg dog that won't encourage her to pull? Thanks

Who would he be a service dog for?

I've heard of therapy dogs, they do a great job