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Is anyone else watching Crufts? I'm very happy to see a JRT winning the terrier group and a whippet winning the hound group. All four placed dogs in the hound group were sighthounds - not that I'm biased of course... I was sad the saluki didn't make the final cut. I'm rather in love with the...

I'm posting this as part of a set of helpful 'easy reference' articles for common questions and problems. Feel free to add additional information on recall in this thread but please start a new thread for specific questions relating to your dog. Note that this article is spread over two posts...

I stumbled across some photos taken (by someone else) of Jasper on a Southern Lurcher Rescue lurcher walk back in 2010, when he was coming up to 2 years old. He was a complete hooligan back then, but so loved these walks - he was absolutely in his element. One you'll recognise as my avatar, but...

In another thread, I didn't see to be able to end a post with a heart emoticon, though other emoticons worked, and the heart appeared if it wasn't the only emoticon. If anyone else would like to investigate this here, feel free to post

... as suggested by JoanneF elsewhere on the forum. Jasper eating a sun-dried rabbit he found on the beach was pretty disgusting, particularly the sound effects of him crunching the skull and the ears disappearing last, but the highlight is probably when we came home from a walk to find a cat...

... 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...

...your granddaughter says, 'Thank you' to the cashier in a bookshop and you pat her on the side of the head and say, 'Good boy!' 🤣

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I've mentioned my DIL's mum's dog, K, who is a little angel, but he has a darker side... She also has another dog, P, a 14-year-old cockerpoo. They have had some spats over food, which is manageable by feeding them separately and keeping all food out of reach, but they are both lap dogs who love...

It's that time of year again - my guilty pleasure. Is anyone else watching it? I was so disappointed with the winner of the Utility class, a French Bulldog. The breed standard has been updated to read 'Well defined muzzle, that can clearly be viewed in profile, broad, deep and set back', but...

Having suggested that 'fun threads' could go in this section, I thought I should start the trend... DS2 & DIL are expecting their second baby in late June. They have a girl's name they like, but are completely stuck on boys' names. Many have been ruled out for various reasons, such as being too...

Canine cognitive dysfunction (dementia in dogs)

Regulars will have noticed that there's been a few changes to the forum layout, and the forum owners, Josie and Oli, are planning some more changes in the days/weeks ahead. If you have any ideas for what would benefit the forum, please do let us know! A few thoughts: What sections could be...

I have my granddaughter's other gran's dog, K, here for the first time today. All is going well, but he does pull on the lead. I've tried standing still when he stops and waiting till he lets the tension off the lead, but (a) it's too flipping cold to be standing around, and (b) while we're...

Enjoy :) Pup art: the 2023 Dog Photography awards – in pictures

Just a random insight - I've worked out how to get notifications of emails on my Fitbit. When one comes in, I feel a vibration on my wrist. And, although it doesn't hurt in the slightest, and I can't even say it's uncomfortable, there's something wierd about it. And not weird in a good way...

DS2 and DIL had given us an alpaca walking voucher at Hope Farm Alpaca Rescue near Wimborne, so we went there this afternoon - it was great :-) We went into a field where several alpacas were tied to the fence, and allocated one each. There were lots of very cute ones, but Mr N and I were both...

Our new neighbours are off to Australia for a month, and their dog care arrangements for their two Boston terriers fell through. So their trusty builder/roofie/brickie will be living in their summer house and looking after the two dogs while working on the house renovations (they're pretty major...

I'm off on holiday shortly - a week in a cottage close to the Isle of Skye, then a week near Edinburgh. I should have internet, but wouldn't like to rely on it, so JoanneF has kindly agreed to be temporary mod while I'm away - thank you JoanneF :) If all goes to plan, I should get to meet Timber :D

Did anyone watch The Dog Academy on Channel 4 last night? I usually avoid this type of programme, but this one had Victoria Stillwell on, which is a good start. There was a lot to like about the programme, but the overall impression was that few sessions of scentwork will completely change an...