Re: Hidden suffering of cross bred dogs - what do we think? I'm a traditionalist and too old to change! I dislike mix breed dogs but accept that...
Re: Magnetic dog collar Don't waste your money! Roger
Re: "Never ever trust a dog with a child" :( Of course all owners of family pets would defend the reputation of their dogs and as a vet to...
Re: Why are dogs a man's best friend? Strange that the final picture in the article shows a dog next to his mistress. No wish to be sexist but I...
Re: Mast Cell Growth My last Labrador had exactly the same problem when he was 10 years. We found a lump on his rear leg which was surgically...
Re: West Wittering Beach I'll be there as it is a stone's throw away, but it needs to be early July as we decamp to France middle of the month....
Re: 12 months today from Lady's ED operations Good news and comforting to learn that there is a life after Dysplasia. Roger
Re: How does your Labrador see the world? The plot thickens! I have just exchanged caps with my son and would have expected, since dogs are...
I read with interest Pippa's recent article on Labradors eyesight which supports my own practical observations of Benson's ability to see colour....
Re: Hip Dysplasia Good news, I hope the recovery goes well. Roger
Re: Farmers Guardian survey – you and your dog in the countryside There's always another side to these surveys. When we were living in Cornwall...
Re: Hydrotherapy Hi Karen, I live in Winchester and like to think that I am well-balanced in that I do not molly coddle Benson who is fit and...
Re: Your thoughts please I support Greenbull's position. However, if you live in a democracy then you have to accept the right to protest but...
Re: Hip Dysplasia Best wishes for a successful outcome. It reinforces for me what a dreadful condition dysplasia is for animals with a shorten...
I am thinking of giving Benson a monthly treat (Non therapeutic) swim in the hydrotherapy pool, provided he has been a good boy! Anyone had any...
Re: What does your dogs name mean? Benson after George Benson, the American Jazz singer and not the cigarette Benson & Hedges! Roger
Re: Glucosamine and chondroitin for joint health But are we not at the same stage as Linus Pauling, a double Nobel Prize winner, who said that...
Re: Glucosamine and chondroitin for joint health Fair enough but if the vet recommends a drug why don't they write a prescription detailing the...
Re: Dog with paralyzed back legs - what would you do it? I guess if the vet offers that option he would not do so unless he thought it...
Re: Barking Mad I suppose that depends on your start point; if you believe the world and life was created in 6 days then the start point is the...