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Evening! I am still here! It's been a hectic few weeks and I feel like Laufey has been somewhat neglected. The weather has also meant that his outdoor time has been reduced and I've been too tired so find the motivation to do much indoors with him. To combat this, I've joined a challenge group on Fa...

Personally, I wouldn't say there's really such a thing as a 'first time owner' dog. Different people have different wants and priorities in their companion so it's more finding what works for you. I'd say if you're done your research, met the breed, spent time with them and found a good supportive b...

I don't know about changing the formula, we've been raw now for over a year :D I agree with Judy, I'd look into more varied offal. I can't comment on the fruit and veg because I don't include it as part of the diet - I give greens as extras. I currently feed MVM, I only buy boneless meat minces and ...

Laufey gets the zoomies whenever he gets wet. So after a bath and if he's been out in the rain. Every time without fail.

I was always hoping to go raw (it was convincing my mum). The bonus for me is that with two freezers and buying in bulk it works out cheaper to feed raw

I fed applaws before going raw. IMO it's a pretty good food. My boy did better one one of the flavours though (tha lamb one) and he did do well on it. I can't comment on a cooked diet because I've never looked into it but overall the diet doesn't look bad to my knowledge

I'd say it's also in part cat specific. For instance, our male cat Loki will happily play with the dogs so the dogs are less likely to chase him off and more like to just watch him until he's close enough to play with. On the other hand, our female cat Luna won't play and so they're much more inclin...

Why do people not clean up after their dog?? A few months ago, our local park stopped supplying poo bags (something about council cuts) and whilst it wasn't perfect before, it's awful now. The council have recently painted "bag it and bin it" signs all over the floor but it's not making an...

Evening I've no new advice but really glad you made it over, I'm sure he'll continue to improve as you've been doing really well with all of them

I can't really help with whether the £7000 would be enough but just a warning to really check the policies and make sure they're comparable. For instance with pet plan I know they do lifetime cover that renews every year. I have no idea about john lewis but have seem some "life" policies t...

Hmmm, I think it would be a good idea for me to start carrying a spare lead. Originally I didn't because I only use double ended leads for mine so if one snap broke we'd always have a second (and I didn't consider a harness failure). I considered getting one once I'd seen a roaming dog on our local ...

Judy, that's half the reason I've been apprehensive to use it. My main arguments against it are that a) I would hate someone to do it to my dog so why would I want to do it to someone else's and b) I'd be wary of the other dog flipping out. I think both would be valid reactions in you were the "...

I'm glad they're all (mostly) okay now Nettle! Related to your experience of the day, you say you seized the lead and pulled the dog away, would you think it acceptable to carry another lead to wrangle a loose dog in a similar situation? I'm thinking for when both mum and I are out and a dog heads f...

Bless him Judy! Shalista, we've all done something to scare our dogs at point without meaning to, at least you realised and he was okay again quickly. I hope you're feeling better soon. The weather here has been awful recently, rain for weeks, but this morning I managed to get Laufey out with a full...

Good luck with the ramp, and I hope Annie's doing okay (is saying I hope it's a UTI slightly the wrong sentiment?) I think I'm lucky in that respect Erica - so long as he can't see it when I say enough, or I put his lead on and clip his ball back to me, he knows we're moving on and will explore the ...