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I just posted this for someone else - you may find the Blue Cross bereavement counselling service helpful. Pet bereavement and pet loss

Mr F was ranting earlier because the TV programme he wanted to see wasn't on (women's cricket, don't even go there). Just now, he tried to work out why he wasn't able to get the News. That would be because he was looking at last week's TV guide (dinosaur). So that explains the cricket - he is...

I am so sorry.

@JOHN2206 I'm very sorry for your loss. Would it help at all to think that it was a good thing you let her go before she started to feel really unwell? If you are struggling, the Blue Cross has bereavement counsellors that you can contact for support. That doesn't mean we aren't here for you...

I hope they will, I have had email confirmation saying they will, but ...

I have no answers but didn't want to read and run. I hope you get him sorted out soon, it must be so distressing.

You will be getting messages that they want to use your data to ”train” their AI. If you don't want them to do that, it's very simple to opt out. There will be a link in the emails to the ”right to object” page, where you can then complete the short form (your country and email address) then a...

I suggest using some sort of marker between the pestering and the feeding - this is a sort of loose variation on the hatting game, if you have heard of it. So he pesters pesters and pesters, but you do something - ring a bell, or walk to the window and back to the door three times, or put on a...

If she is scratching it, it's obviously annoying her. Try to stop her doing that, you don't want her making it worse. I usually deal with this dort of thing in the same way as if I found it on myself -.leave it for a few days (keeping it clean and dry) and then get professional help if it...

Making your own needs lots of research, especially in the puppy growth period when the calcium to phosphorus ratio is important. Raw is great if it suits you, otherwise have a look at www.allaboutdogfood.co.uk. It's an independent site that assesses dog foods and may be helpful.

I'm glad he likes the fish skins, I buy them by the kilo! Two things come to mind about him trying to finish them whole. First, I may be wrong, but as he came to you very thin and has very high food drive, I'm wondering whether food hasn't always been available to him. Maybe after he has been...

It used to be hard to get Timber to come out of his crate for his before-bedtime toileting. I do think all dogs benefit from crate training, for those times when they are really necessary, like after a procedure at the vet. We have a great guide if that would help, although you may not need it...

Can you hold one end while he chews on the other, would that help?

Maybe his teeth are already sore?

That's always a fun thing to train. Of course, it's only an example, you can train him to do anything along as he can't jump at the same time he is doing it.