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Brilliant news. Congrats all round.

How’s it all going with Rosie and the little ones?

You could place the required weights in freezer bags.

Honestly, you ladies make me blush.

I’m not an expert but our whippet gets itchy during the grass season so I give her half an Apoquel tablet daily from March until October. This does work as, without it, she was scratching like mad and within a few hours of the first tablet the scratching stopped. Cheaper to buy a prescription...

Afraid that in my neck of the woods it’s the wild boar which present a nuisance. I’ve taken to avoid certain areas to walk Mabel in Spring. There have been casualties with dogs. When does control become cruel?

Happy birthday, Timber.

Collective noun for whippets - tangled bagpipes?

Wow! Hats off to you all. There's dedication. They're lovely.

I'm not an expert by any means - we had enough trouble when we took on Mabel. There's a game/task which Mabel does on her own. Like most sighthounds she'll eat for England. I hide a treat (half a Lily's Kitchen Woofbrush veggie chew) somewhere in the house and it's Mabel's task to find it. I...

My heart goes out to you, Flobo. I'm sure the individual vets are dedicated but, yielding to my my cynicism in my older age, I question the priorities of the paymasters (corporate). It's a shame that you have no exotic surgeons within easy reach. Hope things improve for Goose.

Wow. What a litter. Rosie must be absolutely cream crackered. They look super. Hope it all goes well. Please keep us up to date with their progress.

I’ve always followed the maxim of patience. Allow the animal their own time and space. Through your good grace you’ve rescued them from one ‘institution’ (physical or spiritual). Exchanging that for your own still imposes a restriction if he hasn’t been allowed time to fully assimilate his new...

For what it’s worth I had no problem in obtaining my vet’s approval to take Mabel to an animal chiropractor. Another (much experienced sighthound owner) recommended Beth (chiropractor) so I just demanded that relevant notes were conveyed. First of all Beth administered acupuncture which relaxed...

I was shocked at the belligerent sounding commands which were encouraged. You could see that the poor animals were intimidated. Difficult to explain, you’ll have to see it on iplayer.

It’s emphasised that the training methods used aren’t condoned currently. It’d be funny if it weren’t for the dogs’ dominance.

Is anyone watching this on BBC4? Takes me back to my early schooldays being taught by nuns through fear. Those poor dogs. I can’t take this trauma - going to watch “Rebus” for therapy.

Currently watching BBC4’s rerun of “Training Dogs the Woodhouse Way”. Can’t believe it. Cringy.

From Mabel.x

Hoping for a gentle recovery.