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(Stole this idea from the cat chat but it looked really fun so... :Bag:p)

(Not sure if we have one of these threads already but-) Ever wanted to make a new thread on random doggy stuff but felt it didn't belong in a thread?
I'll start -
A few days ago on our walk, Cookie managed to roll herself in loaaads of mud, and then decided to run up to everybody we passed in the woods and ask for a cuddle! :Arghh I put her lead on after a while because it was getting too embarrassing :p It took ages to wash it all off afterwards too!

This morning I took her to Pets@Homes and bought her some food that we haven't tried before - it looks quite good and she likes the chicken. Has anyone tried it? It's called Natures Menu Adult - Here's what it looks like-
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Also Bonus photo of a big stick she found this morning :D
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#2 ·
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(Stole this idea from the cat chat but it looked really fun so... :Bag:p)

(Not sure if we have one of these threads already but-) Ever wanted to make a new thread on random doggy stuff but felt it didn't belong in a thread?
I'll start -
A few days ago on our walk, Cookie managed to roll herself in loaaads of mud, and then decided to run up to everybody we passed in the woods and ask for a cuddle! :Arghh I put her lead on after a while because it was getting too embarrassing :p It took ages to wash it all off afterwards too!

This morning I took her to Pets@Homes and bought her some food that we haven't tried before - it looks quite good and she likes the chicken. Has anyone tried it? It's called Natures Menu Adult - Here's what it looks like-
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Also Bonus photo of a big stick she found this morning :D
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Sox would be interested to hear more about that stick ! We had lots of fun this morning then the boys snoozed as I studied is this comfy ?
 
#3 ·
Wow! Look at the size of that stick!!

My cat is on nature's menu country hunter. Last time i ordered, i made a mistake and got natures menu ordinary.

She was disgusted and issued a threat: either get the country hunter back in stock or she goes country hunting herself.

She has carried out her threat and lives have been lost over my ordering folly.

Country hunter is now back in stock!

Good food. Expensive!
 
#4 ·
Yeah it's expensive! She likes Butchers trays too which are less expensive so usually I mix that in with her food :)
I didn't realise you had a cat! :D We've been thinking about rescuing a kitten but Cookie is already quite a handful and I doubt she'd be pleased :p
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Sox would be interested to hear more about that stick ! We had lots of fun this morning then the boys snoozed as I studied is this comfy ?
Haha Cookie found it in a bush and dragged it along with us for half the walk! :D
Sox looks extra comfy! :p
 
#7 ·
That young Grisha boy is in my bad books because he did a wee on my bed just before I was about to climb into it! And he'd been let out on about half an hour before so no excuse! As a result I had to strip the bed and this morning wash my bedspread and the blanket he normally sleeps on. As it's miserable weather they're now drying on the clotheshorse in the living room!

I think he's cross with me because I'd told him that on Tuesday morning, he's off to school to learn some manners.

It's so difficult here to find a trainer that speaks English. Our previous one has moved to Budapest and I'm not sure how this new one will turn out. The problem is that there are still plenty of trainers who use CM's method of training which is a no no for me! I had a long conversation with him, over the phone last night about Grisha barking at strangers when we were in town the other week and horror of horror he suggested an e collar! Put paid to that idea by telling him he'd use one on any dog I owned, over my dead body.! Told him he was talking about a young Mini Schnauzer who's scared because he's had little experience of strange people not a large dog who's hell bent on attacking everyone he meets.

Anyway, if I don't like his method of training I'll tell him to shove it!

Fingers crossed and wish me luck!
 
#10 ·
I've used nature's menu for my cats too, they adore the country hunter so I use it as part of a rotation.

Woody is great with my cats in the house and garden, no chasing but outside can be a different matte did I don't have the opportunity to distract first, same with rabbits!!!

We have our first canicross run tomorrow, sure I'll do a specific thread if get some decent pics, so we are both just resting our feet and paws.

I'm proper nervous but prep run went well this morning.

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Just a few mins ago Cookie stuck her head under the armchair and found one of the Kongs we had lost ages ago! It still has food in it... :confused::Yuck
I've used nature's menu for my cats too, they adore the country hunter so I use it as part of a rotation.

Woody is great with my cats in the house and garden, no chasing but outside can be a different matte did I don't have the opportunity to distract first, same with rabbits!!!

We have our first canicross run tomorrow, sure I'll do a specific thread if get some decent pics, so we are both just resting our feet and paws.

I'm proper nervous but prep run went well this morning.

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Ooh Good luck @MissKittyKat! Canicross sounds fun! I would love to try it someday but I'm quite unfit at the moment ;)

Now that's what I call a stick, I'd like to you throw it for her.:D
I could hardly pick it up! That stick is bigger than I am! :p
 
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I've had a super stressful few days as my mum was yet again careless with a bag containing a (different) toxic to dogs food ingredient. One of the same vet nurses was on duty as the last time and all. Cadvan has coped way better than I have and is fine (my stress levels, less so). I cheered myself up by going to the raw shop in town and somehow blagging buying a bulk bag of plaited pizzles. One of the bags that they themselves buy to sell on individually haha.

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I've had a super stressful few days as my mum was yet again careless with a bag containing a (different) toxic to dogs food ingredient. One of the same vet nurses was on duty as the last time and all. Cadvan has coped way better than I have and is fine (my stress levels, less so). I cheered myself up by going to the raw shop in town and somehow blagging buying a bulk bag of plaited pizzles. One of the bags that they themselves buy to sell on individually haha.

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Poor you and Cad! Hope he's all good now!
 
#19 · (Edited)
I’m lying quietly in bed telling myself I don’t need a wee cos if I move Jack will leap out of his bed (next to me) and want to go out in the garden.

Oh, he must be able to tell what I’m writing as he’s just got up, stretched and is now giving me the eye.

So much for a lie in :D

Oh well :)

Eta: We went downstairs, he his breakfast, stood on the back doorstep sniffing the air, decided against the rain, turned round and went and snuggled on the sofa - I’m well trained! ;)
 
#20 ·
I'm lying quietly in bed telling myself I don't need a wee cos if I move Jack will leap out of his bed (next to me) and want to go out in the garden.

Oh, he must be able to tell what I'm writing as he's just got up, stretched and is now giving me the eye.

So much for a lie in :D

Oh well :)
Glad I'm not the only one who does this.
 
#24 ·
Teddy is quite happy to have lie ins. If we’re still in bed he is! But that cat however.... some mornings she will scratch at the door for ages because she wants breakfast! It is very annoying. You can’t let her in because she just wonders over the pillows and won’t settle and if you let her in and shut the door she scratches on our side as she hates the door being shut!!
 
#26 ·
well, walked half the dogs this morning! Knew it was going to be showery so checked out the door and it was just spitting, set off with Alf and Heidi and before we reached the end of the road it started ****ing down. We ended up running into the little park opposite and ducked from tree to tree to keep dry.
Now have to keep an eye out for a break so I can get Hannah and Adam out for abit.:rolleyes:

In other news took Adam to visit my parents and he was a very well behaved boy.:) Sat quietly on the train and didnt embaress me at their house (although he did have to roll about on their giant rugs coz we dont have any!).
Did bark at my brother but decided he was ok after being fed some malted milk biscuit! :cool: Also is now 'traumatized for life' by being fed some fish finger (poor vegan doggo!:Hilarious).
 
#28 ·
ok, just gave the dogs a chew and Alfie refused to eat it unless he could be sitting on my lap. He was especially happy when I pretended to chew the other end and fake steal it.o_O
Is there an opposite to food guarding issues?:Bored coz I think he has that!:D
 
#29 ·
Dogs have some really weird reasoning!

Every evening Gwylim and Grisha are each given a beef ear to chew.:cool:

Gwylim won't touch his but waits until Grisha has had a good chew of his before getting up and leaving it.o_O

As soon as he moves away Gwylim will walk over to where Grisha's left the chew and settle down to eat it. :(

Grisha's then takes the chew that Gwylim was given but hasn't touched and quite happily settles down and eats it!:Wtf

Happens every evening :mad:
 
#31 ·
We bought some Lamb chews earlier which Cookie seems to like, but they don't last long!
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(Not very interesting) update - Cookie loves the Natures Menu food we bought yesterday (Cookie loves all food though, so nothing surprising :D)
My two are much smaller than Cookie but they can each get through a pig or a cow's ear in just over an hour. Last week I bought dehydrated duck necks at around £2 each thinking they'd last a few days. Gwylim wouldn't touch his and Grisha got through his in a about 20 minutes, so they're off the menu now.

I've got a dehydrator and dry thick strips of chicken breast, pigs heart and liver as well as beef if I can find it on special offer. I also dehydrate tiny pieces of chicken gizzards to use as treats. Saves a lot of money and my dehydrator has certainly paid for itself in the two years I've had it.
 
#41 ·
Killing Eve is well worth a watch, I loved it!
I was at my daughters yesterday mastiff sitting and I watched all 8 episodes of unbelievable back to back. It was a bit hard for me to watch in some places but it was very good.
I got called mean this morning for taking Woody out for a walk in the rain! some random man walked past me and said " you're bl***y mean making that dog come out in this weather" o_O
It was actually raining really quite hard at that point, hadn't been that bad when we left home, but Woody loves a walk in the rain, he gets really excited, me not so much though. :confused:

Does anyone else think Im being mean taking him out when it's raining?
 
#45 ·
My two have been absolute stars this morning.

They were out in the garden when the gas man arrived to replace the old gas meter with a new one. As the gas meter is outside and right by the front gate I had to call the dogs into the house. So pleased with them because they came straight in at the first call.

After he'd replaced the meter he wanted to check the Baxi boiler which is in my bathroom. I asked him to wait whilst I told the boys to go into the living room and shut the door. Again they did as I asked them immediately and not a peep out of either of them whilst they were in there.

What more can you ask? I'm so proud of them (wish they'd behave like that every day)
 
#47 ·
@Magyarmum how awesome!

Now this little lady woke me up at 4am, whimpering and obviously not happy. She had to do a poop and her stomach was gurgling. I heated up her doggy heat pad and gave lots of belly rubs until she settled back to sleep. I was so tired when my alarm went off and I woke up to Nova obviously feeling much better :p

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Ah bless her!

Hope she's back to her normal happy self now.
 
#58 ·
Sounds like fun!

My lot have just been following me round the garden whilst Ive been pruning. Got very excited at the living room wall earlier...have a feeling it might have been a mouse as I still havent fully conquered the mouse invasion.:Shifty

No walks for Alfie though. He was in some pain and limping earlier and didnt want to go anyways. I think its the same thing he has done before (namely wrenched or pulled something when he's been pulling on the lead). Poor baby...he has a very low pain threshold so its the end of the world obviously.:rolleyes:
 
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