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HAPPY BIRTHDAY SHADOW!! I hope you and lily enjoy the sossijes!

broccoli stalks?? omg...the wind!

I'm so sorry Claire...but as everyone else has said, you've made her last months so very happy, and I'm sure you will do what you have to do with love now.

I'm sorry to say I doubt very much if anything will be done about it. A couple of years ago, a couple with two dogs moved in next door to my daughter. Where they live is right in the sticks, in a little square of cottages with a green area in front. These new neighbours let their dogs run free on it, despite having their own enclosed back garden, and they attacked my daughter's little cat and left her with £300 worth of injuries (which the neighbours paid for), then they killed another neighbours 16 year old cat, bit a different neighbour and the postman and chased a horse rider down the road, nearly causing a very nasty accident. The police, RSPCA and dog warden were all informed and all said there was nothing they could/would do about it.

Would have thought it was reasonably logical to think that an animal rights activist would work at a rescue, as supposedly they care about animals. I was going to say I don't imagine they'd have done it without reasonable proof, but having heard of two recent cases where police battered down doors of houses supposedly belonging to drug dealers, only to find terrified OAPs, there's no guarantee of that.

How are your other dogs reacting, now they realise he seems to be there to stay? hope Harri hasn't sat on him, and having a little pup (and teeny puddles) in the house hasn't put Meggi back with her housetraining.... that's a good thing about such a weeny pup, not much to clear up when they have an accident!

Going by the expression on his face in the pic, I'd say Dole...as short for doleful...but anything has to be better than Dave! unless you are a conservative voter I suppose.

I'm just wondering how BIG he's going to be in another four weeks...those paws still worry me!

So sorry about Salada Laura, but you showed your love for her in letting her go peacefully, and thinking of her before yourself

I've just phoned the RSPCA cruelty line and reported a collie dog which is tied up outside his kennel, if not 24/7 then certainly during daylight hours. Dont know if it will do any good, but at least I've tried.

Julie, when we first got Dylan I couldn't go anywhere without him, including the loo. He'd sit outside the door and make these pathetic whimpering noises. Even if he was asleep and I went into another room he'd be straight up and following me, I fell over him umpteen times because I hadn't realised he was right behind me and I stepped back or turned round and trod on him! As time went on he did it less, and now I complain I might as well not have a dog, as after his morning walk and breakfast he disappears upstairs onto the spare bed, and doesn't move again till he hears me making my lunch. (He does still follow my OH around though, probably because he doesnt see so much of him). Its rather like clingy toddlers, they drive you mad holding your skirts then when they become independant and dont need you, you miss them. He will grow out of it, but if you know you are going to be doing something for a while which he can't join you for, make sure he's had a game, and a little something to eat, then hopefully he'll settle and have a nap. Sue

I thought Cookie should have stayed in...Julia did so well, after starting being afraid of dogs she picked the breed which you would have least expected given the bad publicity recently, and formed a wonderful bond with her. Selina and Chump were great too but that Huey?? if I'd been the judge he was so rude to, I'd have demanded he be thrown off the programme. I think Caspar would have done far better with someone like Julia or Selina, Huey was making himself the focus by acting the fool and banking on everyone going *ah, isn't Caspar sweet?* to cover the fact he'd made very little effort with him. Going by some of the remarks on here, it worked a treat. Lets hope they all get good homes now, it'll be so sad for them to be put back into kennels after being the focus of so much attention recently.

That sunset yellow is a known allergen...but what amazes me, beside the fact they put it in dog food, is that tablets my husband was given to counteract a skin rash had *warning...the colourants in the coating of these tablets may cause allergies and skin rashes* Very logical that. I dont understand why we have to have these colourants added to everything either for us or our dogs.

Haven't been on over the weekend or today much, so please select as appropriate. My son and daughter gave me a gift voucher for a beauty treatment at a local spa for Mothers Day, and I got round to using it this morning...had a fantastic Swedish facial and massage, very relaxing. I've never had a facial before and was a bit doubtful, but I'll go again (when someone pays for it!)

Dont worry..you'll know when he's losing his baby teeth, from when he gnaws on your arms to let his adult teeth through!

Long coated chi's can look very like paps...I used to get fed up, when walking my papillons, to have people exclaiming look at those lovely little chihuahuas! One difference apart from size..paps are bigger, generally, is that chi's have apple skull, paps dont.

Post has just been...got a letter telling me my recent mammogram was clear! Hope it turns out well for Guin, Claire and for anyone who needs them today.

I was six when my dad died, and I remember clearly things from that year so it will affect her in the future as well as now. I definitely think someone other than just her teachers should be told. You read too many instances in the papers of children suffering abuse for years because the various sections of school, doctors and social workers didn't communicate with each other. Sounds as if he needs some psychiatric help himself, normal well balanced people don't talk to children like that.

I've recorded it...

What a terrible shock for you, I'm so sorry! sweet dreams, Maple.

Maybe I took it a different way, but Peter said she's a true terrier, and she's doing what terriers do. They see things disappear down holes or whatever, and they are bred to go after it. I thought he was being defensive of Cookie's behaviour, not saying she was doing anything *dangerous* or *wrong*. A yorkie or JRT would probably have behaved the same way, and I took it as that was what he meant. I do hope Julia keeps her, at the beginning of the series she said she was afraid of dogs and she really seems to have bonded with Cookie.

I think any inexperienced people, or those with small children, will definitely have been put off Caspar but to be honest I don't think that's necessarily a bad thing, as with his history he needs owners who know dogs and how to treat him properly to get the best from him and win his trust.

We went out on Sunday morning, up to Monsal Head in Derbyshire for a walk...well, more of an up hill down dale hike. We left Dyl at home (he'd had an early walk) as he doesn't like long walks, and doesn't like the heat. We were ready to come back home at 11.30 and as we were getting back into the car, two large groups of walkers were just getting ready to go. You can't do any walk round there in less than an hour and a half, and its pretty hard going. They had several dogs with them which were already panting, and guess what? lots of bottles of water for the humans but I didn't see one with a bowl for the dogs. Wonder how many of those dogs were *mysteriously* ill later in the day? There wasn't a cloud in the sky and it was really hot.

He looks a little angel Julie...fallen angel that is and I'm not too sure its only his feet that are going to be big!

Nope! to be honest, had it been an ordinary day I wouldn't have phoned the police, but its school holidays and there were lots of kids about. I was concerned he might do it to a young girl... Great new about Salada Whats wrong kittycat?