Re: Play barking, running in circles, general mayhem We made a point of waiting til Pongo was quiet and NOT demanding play, then going up to him...
Re: Giving your dogs medication Pongo's not fussy. William, the 'step-dog' we had years ago (also yellow lab) absolutely hated his cod liver oil...
Re: How much food??? Love the name! Welcome to the forum from me and eight-month-old Pongo...
Re: Failing to read / heed warnings I'd plump for 'endlessly optimistic'. He is, after all, a labrador.
Re: Humping That's interesting, Yvonne. Pongo is eight months now and still shows no sign of wanting to hump anything... not that I'm complaining...
Re: Pongo has de-crated himself.... Yes, that's the most we ever get from Pongo...
Re: Scuffing the ground after a poo Pippa.... ;D - can't think of a circumstance where I'd 'ignore' any of your replies! But glad I don't have to...
Re: Pongo has de-crated himself.... He had a busy day with a trip to the seaside and a big lamb-bone; but he did go before bed-time, and the poo...
Re: Pongo at the seaside Hi Kate - do tell us what Sand Bay is like and how Benson gets on! (Our closest bit of 'sea' is probably Clevedon, so...
Re: Pongo has de-crated himself.... Hmmmm. Three nights of freedom, no problem. Last night..... came down this morning to rather large pile of...
We took Pongo to the seaside for the first time today! He had a good time playing with a couple of other dogs in the waves, although I'm not sure...
Re: Labrador's bones/hips Welcome from me and Pongo - eight months old yellow lab, very much the stocky show type! I'm not an example of good...
Re: Scuffing the ground after a poo Yes, Rachael, exactly! Thanks for the explanation. That makes sense, he particularly does it on walks in...
Re: Vets update Pongo sends big tail wags!
I feel I should know the answer to this, I'm sure it is really basic... Pongo has started doing that thing where he scuffs up the ground with...
Re: Getting Frisbee in shape! Help! Frisbee sounds exactly like my Pongo, except that Pongo has developed a real taste for swimming, and he also...
Re: Types of bark Pongo only has two so far I think. The 'chasing rabbits in my dreams' bark, and the 'frustrated want to play and can't' bark....
Re: Gutted I think you can trust Benson to look after Penny! If for any reason that doesn't work out (or for future reference), I can REALLY...
Re: Pongo has de-crated himself.... Update on the escapee.... so last night he went into his cave when we went up to bed, and five minutes later...
Re: Pongo has de-crated himself.... His daddy is still not amused. Took a lot of thought to create that door....
