Recent content by John Wood

Thank you ! I should have said we do play games with him as well, I just want him to be a happy dog .

Thank you for your reply. I'm not sure you realise how much it helps but it does massively. He is a really good boy I think we got lucky with him being so chilled . How can you tell if they don’t want to go out ? I’ve often thought of giving him a rest day but never have .

Hi, I keep going through massive guilt about whether we are doing enough for our male 20 month cocker spaniel , I can go for days when I’m feeling fine then I’ll just have a week when I can’t seem to snap out of it and it’s driving me insane . He will normally get around an hours walk morning...

It’s definitely the shadows as he just stares at the floor almost like he is looking for them , last night I turned the floor lamp off that’s behind my chair and it made a big difference. But I still want to try and get on top of it as I don’t want him getting stressed out by them and I don’t...

Anyone had an issues with chasing shadows our 16 month old cocker spaniel boy has just started walking around with his blanket in his mouth wagging his tail but he is panting and looks like he is very stressed . Any tips to help him out ? We are going to try distraction with toys it’s only when...

I ordered a tick puller after todays events I just hope he doesn’t get an infection . Do you just pull up with the tick puller ? I have read conflicting comments some say you should twist and some say just pull up

Advice on Ticks please . I have had to remove my first tick this morning and I’m pretty sure I got it all out but it left a little bump is that normal ? After this morning’s walk i just checked him again and found another one which I’m not so sure if i got it all I only had tweezers to pull it...

We have checked his pads and had a good feel and we can’t see anything and he doesn’t whimper so are assuming he has just hurt it as he is full on in the woods . The limp is much better today so he will probably be ok if we go gentle with him for the weekend or until he acts like he needs more ...

Hi , we took our cocker spaniel for a run in the woods on Wednesday afternoon but it ended up being around 5 miles mainly because we went the wrong way , my wife had already done around 2 miles with him in the morning and then took him for an hour the next morning (Thursday) . When I got home...

I’m sure there are going to be testing days to come and I’ll be back asking for help . But I feel much more relaxed about him in my life which is where everyone on here has helped so much . It’s time to really enjoy him .

Right I’ll try again as I pressed the wrong button and don’t know how to delete my other post . I would just like to thank everyone that has commented on my posts over the last few months as I’ve found it very tough being our first dog I’ve had guilt not really knowing what I’m doing and...

I’m so sorry it must be so hard when that time comes , but you have done the kindest thing for her RIP Sika ❤️

Thank you we have bought it .

Myself and my wife are not sure whether to leave our cocker spaniels crate door open at night , part of me never wanted him in a crate long term but I feel it’s nice for him to have a safe place to relax and sleep . He gets let out in the morning and he stays out until bedtime whether we have to...

I haven’t read the info on raw feeding but I will . I have just calculated 3% of 14kg = 420 grams would you be so kind to check to make sure I’m right ? Please