BilRed

I was wondering the other day what had happened to Mun/Moon, what a great update! Looking forward to seeing photos of him at home.

Thank you so much for your replies I think it's likely that I have enough info here to bluff them into doing something about it otherwise at least I have an idea of how to move forward. Feeling less panicky now

Gorgeous photos, glad the flash didn't work! Those are seriously cute dogs

So glad you are OK. As others have said take it easy and give yourself time to recover from the shock. If they are not caught, I hope you have put them off this way of life.

Ten years ago I spent one year as the secretary for a local society (nothing to do with dogs or anyone on here). Recently I Googled my name and was horrified to find that it came up with my home telephone number alongside it due to a couple of documents from this society which have been put on a website. I immediately emailed and asked for my details to be removed but didn't get a reply. I emailed the host of the website and asked them to remove my details, mentioning the Data Protection Act - lo and behold I got a reply from the person I first emailed! He said that the documents had to be there as they have now registered as a charity and he is not sure that they can be changed. He also says that as I sent my details to be published in the events diary at the time which was 'a matter of public notice' this is not in breach of the DPA. Does anyone know if this is correct? I really wouldn't have used it if I had know it would end up on the 'net but at time it wasn't an issue. I have an vindictive and violent ex out there somewhere so having moved right away from the area he is in I have done my best to cover my tracks and keep any personal information off the 'net. I check Google every now and again so I know that this is relatively recent and have my fingers crossed that I will get away with it if I can get it removed soon. I don't want to change my phone number because there are some old friends who I haven't heard from for ages that have it and I want them to be able to get in touch with me if they feel like it. I'm also broke so can do without any expense. I was talked into taking the secretaries role on to help the society out at the last minute even though I had only been a member for a couple of months. I wasn't too happy to find that I had to give out my phone number but did so as I thought that the ex was really not likely to see the events diary in question. I haven't explained this to the society as I can't say I got on with the people in the end, the attitude I am getting back over this is pretty typical of them to be honest. I fulfilled my year as I said I would do it and then left! The Data Protection Act seems the best leverage I have to get something done about this. Sorry this is so long, I'm actually feeling quite panicked about this.

Totally agree with that!

Am I the only person that is sick of the gross overuse of the word 'iconic' these days? The BBC seem particularly bad, both on TV and on their website.

The thing that stuck me about the photos is the way he is holding the stick by the end of the crook, you could not hit anything very hard that way which suggests to me it was more likely to be a bit of stick waving than beating.

I just warm some milk, chuck a carton of standard, plain, live, buy-from-anywhere yoghurt and put it in the airing cupboard for the night - it's always seemed easy enough to me.

I bet Ruby is every bit as talented as the Wiccaweys Pawcassos, she has such a sensitive face. You just need to encourage her to release her inner artist.

The thing that would really ring alarm bells with me is the lack of flea treatment, although one collar a year is not great. Fleas are not just an inconvenience for owners, they are uncomfortable and a health risk to the cats as well. That makes me dubious that the owners are actually looking out for these cats.

What a great friend Liz was then!

Why don't you buy a canvas of the size you want and use the leftover paint to do your own masterpiece? Just have some fun splashing the paint about and call it art - easy!

What a gorgeous dog!!! He looks wonderful, congratulations to both of you!

Daftest question I came across was "Do you think the dogs would like some Turkey?"

Which channel was that on please Snow?

Possibly preferable to a bloke who always thinks he's right and believes he can prove it by applied bullshit, like most of the rest of us have to live with.

My thoughts for what it is worth is that if the cost of the event is high e.g. the murder mystery the return from that event should also be high. Ask one of the companies that do the MMN what kind of return a client can hope to make on tickets, other fund raising opportunities that can be built in to the night such as an auction for the murder weapon at the end of the night or similar.

My advice is to try and work through it. Treat it as a training exercise in itself. Make sure the dog you are not working with cannot interfere, if you don't have a crate then put them on the lead and loop it around a door handle or similar. Go back to basics and do things like 'watch' with the first dog to teach them to ignore the other dog. Swap them over regularly and as has been already suggested build up the time you can work with one while the other waits quietly.

Poor dogs I fail to see how anyone can condone this.

Good luck! Wishing for a quick and painless labour for you

Awwww, that must be painful for him. Bless you for taking him and and caring

What a babe! Love this photo

Could you substitute spinach instead? You can buy that frozen in blocks of very finely chopped leaves.

How many of you have actually read a breed standard?