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Lets train my kitty please :)
Good morning. My darling cat is purrfect.. but there is just one thing that get my fur in a tangle!! She pulls up the carpet at my bedroom door! I made a decision that on a night, my bedroom is for me only as I dont want her on my bed on a night, as I love to star fish! She knows and accepts this, now... but most mornings,…
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Fox in garden scaring our placid lab wispa
background: 3 bed semi, edge of city estate (HU7 3EL). fully fenced gardem 8m x 6m with grass, decking and a shed sat on paving stones. wispa is a 4yr old lady and we put tomato sauce in her food so no brown patches of grass. first noticed 2 big brown patches last week and wispa avoiding the shed. fears were comfirmed…
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New Pup :)
Sharing a picture of my 7 week old pup called Ben that I got last Friday :) Sharing this to try and cheer you up if any of you are having the dreaded going back to work tomorrow feeling :)
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Next Doors dog has been barking for hours
Next doors dog has been barking for hours. It barks all the time, but they have gone out today and it has not stopped. It is a spaniel, that I have never seen walked in the 3 years they have lived here. I have mentioned the consent barking, but they just laugh if off with ' yeah, she can be a bit yappy' (We can't even sit…
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Some of old breeds of dogs are going onto the endangered list
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/dulux-dog-put-endangered-list-111547788.html According to the Kennel Club, some of our breeds of dogs are becoming endangered. Old English sheepdog, Pembrokeshire Corgi, Welsh Terrier, Wheaten Terrier, Clumber Spaniel etc. It would be a shame to lose them, obviously the fashion for 'Designer dogs'…
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Veterinary negligence any advice please
Hi everyone So here's the story. I have a beautiful nine year old Dalmatian who recently decided to eat the stuffing from his bed. I took him to my vets who performed x rays and put him on a drip etc however as they don't have staff on a weekend he had to be transferred to the emergency surgery. He stayed here overnight…
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prepping raw chicken wings for cats
I've just bought a pack of chicken wings for the kitties (we have a 2 year old & a 4 month old) & just wondering what I should do prep-wise with them ? It's a big pack so I thought that I could scissor it all up small & freeze in batches to defrost as a treat. I can easily chop up the wing tip & lower wing, but the upper…
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Just for fun....
Whats your outfit of choice whilst out walking the dog :)
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Frontline working on one cat but not the other? Help please
One of my cats has a real problem with fleas. I treat both with Frontline every four weeks. Yesterday I noticed a few fleas on my pedigree so I used the Frontline (three weeks since last treatment) on her. I checked my other cat (nit comb) and she seemed free of them but treated her also just to be sure. This evening my…
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Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Came home to be greated by Zara looking very strange with most of her fur up like some punk including the fur on her head. Looked like mud but.... Called the dog walker asking where is MY dog and what is that PIG doing in my flat? Turns out Zara decided to roll in something very much unidentified while out with the…
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Pup attacked by Staff Dog
We were out walking our 9 week old pup. He had had both vaccinations (6 and 8 weeks) and is chipped. At the moment of the attack, he was sitting inbetween my partners legs and was not on lead.., my partner was chatting to another dog owner. A staff and owner came along, she took him off the lead. Our pup and her dog…
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lost spaniel newtongrange (just outside edinburgh)
this is a rescue dog, been in current foster care for only 2 days. he bolted last night with lead still on, however lead has been found so its no longer on him. appreciate anyone in the area keeping their eyes open, thank you http://www.doglost.co.uk/poster.php?dogId=44348
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Hope I have done the right thing.
Well came home from work at lunch time and as I came in our front door, a tiny black cat/kitten charged past me and headed straight into our dogs basket much to her disgust. Luckily for the kitten our collie is only 1 year old and a real softie, however she was a bit put out I think:o Fast forward 3 hours, kitten still in…
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loose dog poo
Please could you tell me how you clean up when your dog has diarhoea on the garden? I have a dog with a delicate tummy who regularly has really loose poo, and 8 children living at home who obviously like to play on the garden, no matter how hard I try I can't seem to shift it all and it puts me off letting the kids play in…
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Please sign the petition for Spanish Greyhounds
http://theanimalrescuesite.greatergood.com/clickToGive/campaign.faces?siteId=3&adId=103428&placementId=283557&campaign=SpanishGreyhounds Sadly, I know it's all true and that hanging them is common practice :(
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Budgie on a budget
hi This is my first post ever but I have been avidly following many threads here. My partner and I are looking to get a budgie. We have googled the topic but couldn't find answers to some very important questions. Apart from the one-off set up costs (cage, feeders, etc), what are the ongoing costs of keeping a budgie?…
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Seperation Anxiety HELP
Hi im looking for a bit of advice We rehomed a lurcher puppy nearly 3 1/2 yrs ago she is 4yrs in december. The problem that we have is as a dog walker freya(the dog) is with me most of the day and when we leave her to go to the shops ect she barks. We have videoed her and she barks for about 15mins then settles done.…
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National Black Cat Day
Just the fact that the Cats Protection league need to draw attention to the fact that so many black cats are over looked is such a shame. I have two black cats Hades (4) & Lucy-Fur (1.5) and they are the sweetest cats I know. As for bringing me bad luck getting them has to be one of the luckiest things in my life as they…
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Dogs on Laps, Sofa, beds?
We recently adopted a second dog (M) from a local (and very nicely run) rescue home. The new dog gets on fine with the existing one, they lie together, but are different ages, so he is more playful that our current dog (F), but equally loving. However he's normally desperate to get on my lap (when I'm working), or anywhere…
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AlanTitchmarsh v Cesar Milan
In todays news:- http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2222724/Titchmarsh-savages-dog-trainer-caused-TV-outcry-unconventional-techniques-rehabilitate-ill-disciplined-dogs.html?ICO=most_read_module