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  1. Depression And Jan Blues

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    This might sound silly :blush02: but several years ago I was really down and one thing that cheered me up no end was feeding birds. Get a couple of feeders and put in fat balls and wild bird food, stick them in the garden somewhere you can see them and watch the birds. I still do it and have 'regulars' which hang around really close by while I go and put the food out :wub:

     

    Not silly in the slightest :flowers: I find great pleasure in feeding the birds in my garden and spend ages watching them. The cheeky sparrow family are out there at the moment :biggrin:

     

    I've been taking St. John's Wort - it's interesting to hear people say it works as I was wondering if it did. I've not been taking it long and this will probably sound daft, but how do you know if it's working?

     

    After years of umming and ahhing I finally went and saw a counsellor about a month ago and she said that I seemed depressed which actually surprised me as I hadn't really seen myself like that. She suggested I go to the GP, which I must admit I haven't done, they're so offhand it seems pointless. So I got some St. John's Wort - I wondered if I'd recognise it if the SJW does work :huh:

  14. Is There A Site Where I Can Print Of Basic Instructions

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    The lab people I've seen suggest the five minute guide are good breeders/owners who care for the breed. Maybe some recommend it for other reasons but I thought it was fairly common to restrict exercise for young pups to try to prevent joint problems. I think if the dog is just sniffing around then people don't generally include that in the daily amount of exercise, but once M-M is off-lead she doesn't tend to do much ambling and we tend to be walking constantly rather than hanging around, so I have included her off-lead time.

     

    With M-M being a rescue I have no idea of her parentage in terms of hips/elbows so I decided to be careful - but she's certainly had a good amount of exercise and off-lead time. Each to their own :)

     

    Yes, each to their own :flowers: At least the lady's puppy is getting exercise!

  15. Is There A Site Where I Can Print Of Basic Instructions

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    Completely off topic but re the five minute thing - I think that was brought in by dog breeders wanting to pass responsibility for joint problems in dogs onto the owners - suggesting that the dog must have been over-exercised rather than poorly bred if its hips are falling apart by 6 months. I've heard of large breed dogs not getting any formal exercise until they're 6 months old which is barmy.

     

    Puppies are designed to move and left to their own devices they'd be active. So long as the exercise isn't hard like jogging or following a bike and the puppy can stop when it wants and and it doesn't end up exhausted, there's no reason why they can't amble around the local park for a good while. I've never done the five minute thing - would have driven me nuts to have a four month dog that could only go out for 20 minutes a day.

  16. What Things Do You Wish Your Dog Could Do?

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    Outside of living forever and being able to talk to me, I guess I wish Koda could occasionally keep all four paws on the ground, especially when meeting new people, he's very friendly and not at all horrid, but it's a bit off putting having a rottie boinging up and down. I would prefer that he wasn't such a hunter either, it would make walks more relaxing, as would not pulling on the lead. Also Koda, if you're reading this, then if you have to pick my shoes up, for goodness sake at least bring them back in the house again. Oh yes and PLEASE learn to wee without getting all over your front feet - there is nothing worse than cuddling up with you and finding out the hard way you have wee-wee paws again! And stop trying to steal my crumpets - I can see you from my computer desk!

     

    I would have wished that Rudi didn't make a beeline for other dogs, even though he is sociable, but I've just realised that he doesn't do it anymore! :biggrin: I don't know what I'd wish for him to be honest, he's not really got any quirks I don't enjoy. He has pulled my trousers down in public - twice - I suppose I'd prefer that didn't happen again.

  20. Ikea Bed Help

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    My boss has had an IKEA bed and she says they are odd sizes so you will have to buy an IKEA mattress as a UK won't fit.

     

    Also the bedding is odd sizes to so if you buy a quilt you'll have to buy their bedding.

     

    Hope this helps.

     

    It's not odd sizing as such, they just don't call things single/double/king but give the dimensions instead. A UK double duvet is 200 x 200 and that's what an Ikea double duvet measures. I have Ikea bedding and it fits okay :flowers:

  22. Ikea Bed Help

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    i want to get a new bedframe as my one is not up to much, i don't want to spend a fortune as i have kindly given the rest of my bedroom furniture to my mates for their little girl ( a tip, always check you are buying adult furniture when ordering from a catalogue, it avoids the whole why won't my clothes fit saga :rolleyes: ) so need to replace all of that aswell, the matress i have is o.k and is your standard double bed size, 4'6"x 6'6" i have looked at the bed frame measurements and it states 140cm x 200cm which is 4.593 175 853 feet x 6.561 679 79 feet will i get away with a standard matress??? it is this bed

    http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/70021631

     

    Both those measurements round up to 4'6" and 6'6", I don't see why you'd need to change your mattress too :flowers:

  23. Prince Edward Takes A Stick To His Dogs

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    I don't believe people don't care, it's just that some newspapers would most definately allege that a member of the royal family had done something without proof and people are treating it with skepticism. It says more about how much we trust the media in the UK than it does about whether people care that a dog has been hit with a stick or not.

     

    I don't care who he is either and if he has acted in a cruel way, I hope he pays for it. But on the other hand he shouldn't pay for reacting to a dog fight the way most of us would just because he is royal either. I guess if the RSPCA investigate the truth might out.

  24. Unbelievable Dog Walker Today

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    Oh my word! I don't blame you for phoning the dog warden - did you tell them the woman had just left one dog running out of sight while she went to the shops? That's dreadful :(

     

    I take it the place the dog warden will take the dog to won't pts if she doesn't bother claiming the dog? Shame you don't know which rescue the dog came from as I think they deserve a phone call!

     

    Some people eh! Good job for the dog that you cared more than the owner seems to :flowers:

     

    I told the dog warden the full story. It's Blaby District so if the lady doesn't claim the dog she'll go to Leicester Animal Aid in Huncote, I don't believe they have a PTS policy. There isn't a pound as such in Leicester, it's either Huncote or the RSPCA depending on which side of the county/city line the dog is found. I did think about phoning the local rescues, there aren't many, and I can give the dog's name and description, but there's a chance the new owner might have changed the name so I'm not sure whether it's sensible.

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