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by Horace's Mum
Tue Feb 12, 2008 5:35 pm
Forum: Introduce Yourself!
Topic: So....Who's Who? - Introduce Yourself Here
Replies: 172
Views: 165537

Hi, I'm Rosie and I have just adopted deaf rescue dog Horace. We have a huge post on another thread, so I won't say too much here, but he is 2 years old JRTxcollie. I am 26, moved to Scotland 4 months ago from London/Hertfordshire, and am having a great time! Horace is my first dog, but he is so bri...
by Horace's Mum
Tue Feb 12, 2008 5:10 pm
Forum: Dog Training Advice
Topic: Just need some advice...
Replies: 29
Views: 9771

Oh my god, I have no idea what happened there, it kept saying it couldn't do it then it came up 3 times! Can you delete 2 of them please?!? I should also say that Horace is my first dog, although I have a fair bit of experience having worked as a vet nurse, ran a canine hydrotherpay unit and dogsat ...
by Horace's Mum
Tue Feb 12, 2008 5:00 pm
Forum: Dog Training Advice
Topic: Just need some advice...
Replies: 29
Views: 9771

Ok, here we go...! I will try and be concise, but this could be a long email, bear with me.... Horace is 2 years old and has been in kennels for 17months. He was rescued as a puppy with his littermates (3), they were all rehomed as puppies but all have developed behavioural problems severe enough to...
by Horace's Mum
Mon Feb 11, 2008 5:25 pm
Forum: Dog Training Advice
Topic: Just need some advice...
Replies: 29
Views: 9771

Thanks for your replies. I maybe should add that he doesn't do this all the time, maybe I made it sound like he does it a lot because I was anxious when I wrote the post, but I have only seen him do it twice since having him, it was just the extent he went to that I wondered about. I do walk and pla...
by Horace's Mum
Sun Feb 10, 2008 5:07 pm
Forum: Dog Training Advice
Topic: Just need some advice...
Replies: 29
Views: 9771

Just need some advice...

Hi, I will introduce myself properly soon, but I just need to check some behavioural things are normal. In brief, I have rescued a JRTxcollie who is deaf, 2 years old, been in kennels 17months now. He has a couple of issues, mainly related to not being helped to accomodate for his deafness in the ou...
by Horace's Mum
Sun Feb 10, 2008 4:53 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: wheels: good or bad?
Replies: 15
Views: 7534

I think it depends on the situation. I used to work in a canine hydrotherapy pool, and saw a number of dogs with wheels. Some of them were young, fit and healthy, but couldn't use their back legs due to a spinal injury. These usually did exceptionally well with wheels, one dachsund in particular was...