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I've travelled with dogs on trains without a problem. They just sit at your feet. Obviously they're not allowed on seats!

All good advice from people on here- and he's such a baby so will be a bit of a handful. Can I just add that spaniels are bred basically to go ahead of you, scaring up game that you can shoot? He means well. Part of him will be trying to work for you!:p He doesn't know you don't want him to. So...

Blue is just :rolleyes:. If anything can help with your pain it's him.

If you're thinking of a spaniel next can I just say good luck with that!! We're three years in now and still :confused:. We've no visiting children, are vastly spaniel experienced - and he's still treating us like the paid help.:mad: AND I believe at least one of his siblings is 'the perfect...

Terriers of all types can be easily activated by a moving target. Maybe your grandchild was moving that bit too fast and the chase instinct kicked in. When rehoming rescue dogs into new homes not running near the dog is probably number 3 on my list after not hitting it and not taking food off...

It could just be post-op stress. One of ours was very trembly after an eye operation. Sometimes trembling is the way they show distress. Obviously keep an open mind though and watch for any signs of physical discomfort.

Well we've had four cockers (big hairy feet) and not one liked having paws touched. It takes a long time to get the current one to allow some cleaning- then he has to be in the mood. Remember one of the things that dogs fear is having a foot bitten/ injured by a a pack member. No foot means no...

Don't know- probably a touch of bulldog- but such lovely dog(s) don't think I'd care!;)

Not being vets it's impossible for anyone on this forum to diagnose- so a helpful suggestion only here...whatever it is you can try soaking the sore pad in a solution made with epsom salts- half a teaspoon dissolved in a cup of warm water- place in margerine tub and sit holding paw for as long...

Good luck with him- it took ages for us to get the cocker's tum settled.

Just agree with the 'don't get two line'! AND never get litter mates. But I've known some lovely Borders that have made great family pets. They're very smart so need a stimulating life: exercise and training therefore. Because terriers are bred to work (i.e kill things) two can form a small...

I think virtually any animal charity is a great way to honour a loved one, and PDSA (and Blue Cross) do brilliant work at combating suffering and let people with limited means have the comfort of a pet. In my lovely vet's waiting room last year a desperate couple came in. They had a terminally...

Some dogs aren't suited to cage training. I think my working cocker would go insane. Dogs like a retreat but not confinement. Can I ask why you don't use cardboard boxes as a bed - and even newspaper as bedding? In the morning sweep up. Did it for nearly a year with our latest and then it...

Raw bones- mine get the whole menu: lamb bones, marrow bones, (with a lot of marrow removed and saved for the next few days otherwise too rich), pigs trotter, and of course when I can get them sprats or even a herring (cut price from fishmonger when its not quite as fresh.) One of them will eat...

Poor Roxy! Maybe an infection in kidneys/ general waterworks? Makes them feel really rotten. I'd probably get her checked out. Hope she's OK... :( because the worry is worse than being ill yourself.

Bon voyage! To quote John Ruskin 'The only wealth is life.' I try to repeat it on dark days- and it sounds as if you are going to act on it. Well done.

Oo- the delights of bone broth! Any old bone: boil up then remove from liquid. Discard bone. Then cool broth. The smell is indescribable! And it goes right the way through the house. But they love it. :eek:

Can't add much to all this excellent advice except the nipping- Evie is still a puppy and may have been taken from her litter much too soon. Puppies learn bite-inhibition from getting reaction from litter mates- she may be trying to catch up by learning on you and your wife. And she's not...

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