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I have seen many signs in the countryside instructing keeping dogs on leads. I have heard that farmers have the right to shoot a dog if it is, say, chasing a pregnant ewe. The sign I saw today (below) shocked me, though. I have never held his lead so tight as then.

We had a walk at the weekend in glorious weather. 400m up, wearing a T-shirt and the pup panting: in March! In Scotland!

We live in Scotland and are aware of strong passions on this issue. My policy is to politely shut down any friend, family or colleague who brings it up. It's such a shame that a friendship has been broken like this. I think that social media (especially Twitter) has a lot to blame: people...

Thank you. I will get the 30m training lead, harness, and liver pieces out again in a big park this weekend.

Our puppy (a male, intact husky x lab) is now 20 weeks old. A fortnight ago I was confident that we had nailed recall: it had been 3 weeks since it last failed and he passed what I thought was the ultimate test - coming back on a whistle after chasing a deer. He still pulled on the lead...

We were out in a field with lots of molehills yesterday. He was sniffing around them for ages before a frenzy of barking, leaping and digging started. Recall failed and even the whistle (which always gets a liver treat); nothing has ever set him off like that.

Back in that forest today and he found another one.

In a crate next to our bed

We are in Scotland (Perth) where the rule is we can travel for exercise within our Local Authority or a few miles beyond. It's tough on those in, say, tiny Clackmannanshire but Perthshire is huge and we have a great choice of beautiful places such as The Hermitage - a gorge made by the River Tay...

We didn't let him keep it. I have been watching YouTube videos by Primal Pack about the benefits of fur, feathers etc in a dog's diet but the strong smell put us off this time.

When deer are shot in Scotland they are gralloched (field dressed): removing the internal organs and sometimes the lower legs. On his forest walk today Sitka found the guts and legs of a recent kill and started eating. He wasn't happy about Patsy pulling him off it but we let him carry a leg...

our 17 week old puppy (husky/lab cross) has a pink patch on his nose. In the very cold weather two weeks ago it got brighter.

Mmmmm tasty, and foraging for fresh ingredients is so satisfying. Were the trees in the wood mostly ash or ash & sycamore? (wearing my foresters' hat).

That link doesn't work for me

I have found this thread a thought-provoking read. I sponsor a cocker spaniel in the care of the DogsTrust; he has been with them since 2016, rehomed then returned twice. The DogsTrust never kills a healthy dog and I just assumed that this was a good thing; I also assumed that they give a...

He usually sleeps through the night, unless he has had a lazy day. My work is as a forestry inspector and most days I am out on site visits with him so he gets a lot of exercise. He sleeps at night in a crate next to our bed, he wakes us to go out for a wee after 6,7, or 8 hours but goes back...

She referenced a scientific paper - I looked at it and it was a study of just 14 dogs. Sitka does not have any symptoms but I will cut down just in case there is something in it. @Hemlock - thanks for the tip. I order from Natural Instincts who sell beef pipes (I assume that is the same as...

My 16 week old puppy (husky x lab weighing 12kg) loves duck necks and I give him 2 or 3 a day; yesterday I placed an order for another 72 necks. Alarmingly I have just watched a YouTube video called '5 Things Raw Feeders Might Not Know' where it mentions them. It says that there are traces of...

And you. I think I speak for everyone when I say - pictures please.

Our puppy is 16 weeks and the same in the house, although he will play on his own in the garden for about an hour sometimes. Once a week (Saturday evening when we order a takeaway) I give him a juicy marrowbone in his crate when the delivery comes: that occupies him for the length of most movies.