BC Crazy

That's great Sheena ☺

Giggle hankdog. Great idea ☺

Oh ???? Rocky looks lovely & relaxed there. He has had such a crappy life before kirty so kindly took him in. Now to have you Nek also so kindly give him a leg up. All paws crossed for him. I so hope he can over come his behavioural issues & find a loving forever home...

I'm really struggling to get my head around that because you'd expect reg. breeders would be "ambassadors" in every way for their chosen breed. I'm surprised these poor dogs perform on their show outings when they are treated so poorly & kept like prisoners, left in the dark, isolated & confined

God kirislin that is just so very sad. Bloody disgusting too. I had no idea

Loved it Those 2 just have such a blast together. Wonderful to watch. Loved the song choice as well. Haven't heard it yonks. Thanks for sharing :D

Oh you are so fortunate Kirty. Rocky is in excellent hands there. Can't wait to hear how he progresses. Will follow this thread with keen interest. Nekhbet is the only reason I so wish I lived in Victoria :laugh: I would LOOOVVVEE her to give me some insight/help/ training schedule with Stella. She too is in need of rewiring as she often has meltdowns. Also doesn't have many manners around certain dogs. Loves to charge at them if given the opportunity. Not nice at all. Thanks for returning that collar I lent you Kirty.

From what I have heard some dogs really respond well to the Carprofen injections while other dogs don't seem to respond at all. I think it is a very individual thing as is most medication. Sonny seems to have settled down now & is responding well to a little extra pain relief. I brought some organic Turmeric powder the other day & am adding half a teaspoon twice a day to his food. Thought it can't hurt him & it may also give him some relief down the tack. I can't mix it with coconut oil as he hates it & simply refuses to eat it even if a small amount is mixed with his evening meal he turns his nose up. Doesn't mind the Turmeric though. Must admit I tried it & can't stomach it so I was pleased it is in the Osteo Flex capsules that I take daily anyway. Sarsaparilla I agree that modified exercise is very important for an Arthritis effected dog. Keeping as supple as possible can only benefit but the key is modification naturally. I closely monitor Sonny these days. The symptoms of his condition can vary quite a lot & often ever so slightly. I always gauge his daily exercise around this.

I'm another who wouldn't allow this behaviour. Not good for a young dogs confidence to be happening a lot & with unknown dogs as things could escalate & turn nasty very quickly.

Lovely anniek. I love all the teethies LOL

Ness, maybe I've just got 2 "odd bods" here cause ours fit really well LOL

I have 2 BC's obviously double coated but both are pretty heavily coated especially my male. They both have Silver Eagle Cool Champion cool coats. I am really happy with them. After soaking them for around 20 mins on a really hot day they give them 4 to 5 hours relief usually. So yes to answer your question I think they suit any breed of dog ☺

Happy 3rd Birthday Odie. Little squishy faced, cute girl ????

This brought tears to my eye's when I read this incredibly sad news I'm ever so sorry for your enormous loss Dave73. R.I.P. Beautiful Jazz girl

I have table envy now LOL. I really need to buy one to save my back. Gorgeous dog. Good luck with your business ☺ Tay another great photo. Love it !! Always really enjoy your lovely pix. Those new years one's were beautiful. Your BC must be very well trained to stay still. Mine would last 2 seconds LOL.

Thanks Rappie, I am ticking off your list. We have it pretty much covered right down to the raised bed. His weight is spot on but I am going to try to get a little more off him. Supplements etc yes. Things I have to do are look into exercises to improve proprioception. I have modified his moderate exercise & I don't let him off lead as much as I used to either cause I found he would run too much & pull up sore. He is going really well this morning. Have noticed since I have slightly increased his Tramadol it has made a huge difference to him so I will monitor him over the next few days & may well leave him on the increased dose to get him over this rough patch he is having.

Terri S ,Didi is a magnificent looking girl. You keep her in excellent condition. Her coat is gleeming. She is a credit to you ☺

Oh great photo perse. I bet it is near on impossible to get a pic of your Smoke persephone. I'm guessing he is always up to something... His eye's are so beautiful ????

I don't know Kayla but will ask when I next speak to her. Sonny is having a really good day today. Bouncing around with a real spring in his step. I have upped the Tramadol slightly. So I may do this for a bit to give him some relief. His eye's are smiling again which is just lovely to see :D

Jumabaar, very interesting post. Thanks for he link as well. I have modified our walks a lot since finding out about Sonny's hips. We walk slower & have heaps of breaks. I found going up hills Sonny was struggling on a bad day. So we only go down hills. Also he only does half sits or squats when asked to sit sometimes. Same with a drop. Only his front half drops. He boughs. My Vet suggested I put a broom stick on the ground in front of his food bowl & I have one in front of the water bowl so he has to step over it. Have noticed he trips up much more these days. We have a lot of stairs at our home so I monitor him on them as he sometimes stumbles on them. Poor fella. Would be very interested in learning about exercises etc that may benefit him.

I would much prefer to buy organic everything Yonjuro. I will get some tomorrow from the health store hopefully. Then next I will buy from Steve. Thanks for letting me know. I can't wait to give this a try ☺

Oh thanks... bugger we don't have asian or indian grocers locally. Health store is very small & not at all helpful. Very $$$. I will try it first though.

Oh we walk for 6 to 7 klms each day as well jumabaar. Is there other "land exercises" that are suitable for an arthritic dog? Could you explain load bearing exercises out of interest.

Black Jackel, Sonny has swum daily in the ocean since puppy hood & is a big water baby thankfully. I have always had any dogs I own swimming regularly just to keep them fit. It strengthens their back too. I think it has really helped Sonny & my Vet said he is really very fit. Glad your dog isn't suffering too much yet... it is such a painful dam thing.