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Oh definitely, and even better, they stay still!

It's one of those things that when you think about it, it makes perfect sense - pup needs milk, sees you as his mum, and you make milk... after all, occasionally newborn kittens are fostered onto a lactating dog. But when humans are involved, we really can't get over the ick factor!

I've no experience of this, but it's quite possible he can smell the milk - is he interested in the smell of your bra when you're not wearing it? But then pups do often nuzzle or nibble their owners, as it's a natural behaviour when searching out their mum's teats. How old is he now?

Ooh, lovely, thank you for posting these, MM :) I'll definitely give this a go when the bugs become more scarce - on the walk back from the shops to my son's yesterday I was sidetracked by a large clump of flowering ivy absolutely buzzing with Ivy Bees and was stuck there for 20 mins taking...

Ooh, I might just try a torch, thank you :)

Why not go for a holiday in a mobile home with them and see how they get on?

Ha, you get it then... which is why we can never stay clean for any length of time! I keep meaning to photograph fungi, but have decided that it's all about good light, and I'm not good at light. Do you use a flash?

People, please... I've just come back to this spat. Enough said, let's move on.

You wouldn't believe the amount of time I spend peering into assorted greenery. Or the positions I have to get into at times to get the best angle - who needs yoga? 🤣

Is this the same as invertebral disc disease, do you know? I found some info about it here: Intervertebral disc disease I don't have any personal experience though.

I hope it all goes well, MoT.

You can simply reduce the amount of dry food you give her to allow for the extra calories in the wet food.

... I thought you might like to see this incredible beetle I spotted a couple of days ago. I had to ask on a beetle Facebook group for help iding it, and luckily my post was spotted by a curator at the Natural History Museum in London, who told me that it was Donacia bicolora, aka the Two-Tone...

Did your vet give a reason why she couldn't have wet food (or rather kibble with a little wet food) for both meals? It's not something I've come across before.

I always thought 'lurcher' was Romany for 'thieving cur' 🤣 Mr N thinks there's a chance we can get that channel, so fingers crossed...

Though in Jasper's case - Horror movie? Disaster movie? Nail-biting thriller? 🤣

Sadly, I don't think we'll be able to get that, but thank you. I had a google though - is this an episode repeated from 1981? I was interested that the page I found it on mentioned a 'related video' - Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons. Not sure how that relates to lurchers!

I think as well as Joanne's suggestion, I would shut up the dog flap in the hope that she does learn to as to go out. For visiting friends in the meantime - if you're not staying for too long, I wonder if you could take along a foldable dog pen and cover the floor inside it with dog...

I used a Furminator on my semi-longhaired cat as he hated having his 'nooks & crannies' groomed. It worked really well, helping to shift matts and removing enough undercoat to make a whole new cat. I honestly couldn't comment on whether it's wise to use one on on your pup, so this is just...

I think sometimes it helps to have a 'if all else fails' plan - in your case rehoming. I know I did in some dark patches with my dog. It can mean you feel less desperate when things are really hard, and so are more likely to push on. As for whether there might be a more suitable home for Barley...