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Booboo23 wrote: »

For anyone that did the I mutual cash back thing I've just been able to request a BACS payment, you can also claim via PayPal : ) free money happy days.

Ooh, just checked mine and it's payable too


Thanks to the OP

Mildred1970

Night all :wave:

3Dogs

SpiralingDown wrote: »

I have also had to make the heart breaking decision to rehome one of my dogs, a friend is trying to find a suitable home for the boxer. I know I can't give him the time and he's just not got a good quality of life with us cramped into a small house with no garden and me not being able to handle him on the lead at all because he's too strong, I've bruises from the last time I tried to walk him . I did get a behaviourist out to access him a few weeks ago but she rang after the consult to say she couldn't help us .
I've tried loads of stuff with him but nothing seems to work, the lurcher on the other hand is now an angel to work with so I'm assuming it's something just hasn't clicked in his brain. He understands that if I say sit there will be a treat but that's the only command he knows now yet before he had to stay with my friend he knew most commands, I think it's just me he refuses to obey!
It's also got to the point if I leave him alone for even 15 mins he has something destroyed, my cooker and washing machine are the latest casualties. If I take the lurcher out he wrecks something, if I take him out she sleeps, if I take him out before her I still come back to the same level of mess then he left in . It's got to the stage I have ALL my kitchen cupboards emptied and in boxes in the sitting room, we have a path to the kitchen because the tumble drier had to come out too and I've no where else to put it. Living in this house has become unbearable, I dread going back to find out what he's done now. I'm dreading tomorrow so will be looking for toys in the morning that I know will keep him occupied for a wee while, I'd rather pick up bits of tennis balls and not bits of my double glazing window sills!

Sorry went off on a bit of a tangent, bed for me, good night all

Oh Spiralingdown, I really do feel for you hun ...................... especially as I have just posted about my dogs on FB

But the main reson for my absence is that I have been agonising over a decision I must make and it has been getting me down. Yesterday, I made that decision. As you know I have two dogs, 1 year old Molly and 9 year old Bess, and I have been worrying about not looking after them properly. With my bad knees/mobility problems, I have been unable to take them out as much as they need/deserve, in case my knee goes on me. It has done this but it worries me that it might go on me the other side of the fields and I couldn't get them back home, so I am only taking them for one walk a day, round the street. I have been so depressed when at home that I have spent so much time away, either up North with my family, or down Portsmouth/Southampton with Kit, Steve and Andy. This has meant that they have been in kennels so many times, and for long periods at a time. Quite apart from the expense, which I can't sustain indefinitely, it is not fair on the poor dogs. They are ok in there, but are used to being in a family home, not in kennels, and I find that I am losing control of them in some ways and have to re-housetrain them when they come come. Molly, in particular, needs more exercise to get rid of her energy, and more attention than I am giving her

I have agonised over the pros and cons of this, as I love them both so dearly, but have to be fair to them and they deserve better than I can give them right now, so I will be talking to the couple who run the kennels and to the lady who runs the dog rescue there and taking their advice on getting them rehomed. Molly, my beautiful 14 month old cairn/yorkie cross, should find a new home easily but it will be harder for Bess, due to her age (9) hence the need to take advice

Not an easy decision to make but I have to do this, for their sake. I need to do this for them, not for me, but it still feels like a betrayal

3Dogs

After several sleepless nights, I am off to bed 'early' now and hope that I will sleep tonight

Goodnight Elite - sleep well

Curlytop_2

Evening all - or should that be morning?
Just been doing a spot of late night comping and noticed a new offer on the my Waitrose page (apologies if this has been posted - couldn't find it). Use your myWaitrose card and you'll get an extra 10% off a range of everyday products until 12th March. That's in addition to any other offers running. Might be good for TCB or Quidco snapping.

http://www.waitrose.com/content/waitrose/en/home/mywaitrose/new_offer.html

David.

Shortfatscotsbloke wrote: »

Oh bingers!! I was hoping to make at least one whole page where people were respectful enough to call me by my proper name. However, I should have known that David., Artha, Belle or DM would appear on the scene to spoil my expectations. I could have guessed which one it might be though, however, I would have got it wrong!!

David. are you ok? Have you got any issues at the mo which means that you haven't insulted me yet on the new thread??

Hiya Dumpy and well done on the new thread mate :T
How nice was that

Tiny stay strong :A

So much for beauty sleep I miss the first page :rotfl:

Morning All :j
Will catch you all later spent that long catching up no time to post :rotfl:

Miss_Laid

Good morning all

Westvleteren

Morning everyone

izzeyb

Morning all.

And still no Dexter .......

elainemn

Wow 5 pages already. Thanks for the new thread & good morning everyone.