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The dog thread is better than the cat thread, because it features dogs.

Ben only did that once - in his case it was a cow-pat - and the hosing down routine seems to have prevented any repetition, despite daily access to fields usually containing grass recycled by cows & sheep.
 
Yeah, I’ve started to use the hose but, admittedly, only if it’s not bitterly cold. it Hasn’t yet made any difference.
But I guess I’m only ever using it as a cleaning him off thing, not as a punishment for rolling in shit.
 
Saunders said:
Yeah, I’ve started to use the hose but, admittedly, only if it’s not bitterly cold. it Hasn’t yet made any difference.
But I guess I’m only ever using it as a cleaning him off thing, not as a punishment for rolling in shit.
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Oh, he still gets washed down when he's been paddling in clarts ... but the clarts don't include cow pat as a key ingredient.
As he'd got older, he's done it far less often than when he was less than a couple of years old. [he wasn't rescued until he was nearly a year old]
 
StoneRoad said:
Oh, he still gets washed down when he's been paddling in clarts ... but the clarts don't include cow pat as a key ingredient.
As he'd got older, he's done it far less often than when he was less than a couple of years old. [he wasn't rescued until he was nearly a year old]
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I had to look up ‘clarts’ 😁
 
Who has there dogs in day care and how much does it cost?

I love animals, but was always wary about a dog, due to the care they need. My partner really wanted one and she could take it work. 3 years in and she's getting a different job and this is not an option. I'm seeing prices around £20 a day which would be about £400 a month. Cost of owning pets I guess, but I'm going to really struggle with this one. :(
 
UnderAnOpenSky said:
Who has there dogs in day care and how much does it cost?

I love animals, but was always wary about a dog, due to the care they need. My partner really wanted one and she could take it work. 3 years in and she's getting a different job and this is not an option. I'm seeing prices around £20 a day which would be about £400 a month. Cost of owning pets I guess, but I'm going to really struggle with this one. :(
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Vet bills are ridiculous if they get ill and need medicine, and are obscene if they need an operation - one of mine needed a fatty lump removing as there was a chance it could be cancerous, and that cost over £600 - but once they've had their initial jabs as puppies and the odd booster they don't cost much. Mine have repaid me a million times over with the joy they've given me.
 
S☼I said:
Vet bills are ridiculous if they get ill and need medicine, and are obscene if they need an operation - one of mine needed a fatty lump removing as there was a chance it could be cancerous, and that cost over £600 - but once they've had their initial jabs as puppies and the odd booster they don't cost much. Mine have repaid me a million times over with the joy they've given me.
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Ah yeah, there the insurance as well.

Of course I love her. But £400pm is the cost of a mortgage. Can't help feeling a little annoyed (not at the dog)
 
How long will the dog be on their own a day? Can either of you come home? If not, I’d pay a dog walker to come in once a day if you think the dog would be ok with that.

At least with more than one, if they get on and there’s not separation anxiety, they keep each other company.
 
I don’t use dog daycare but £20 per day sounds a reasonable price to pay.
I’d prefer to spend money each day ensuring my dog was given a mile+ walk for half an hour while I out for the day. Lots of sniffs and pees, maybe a quick burst off lead, or a game of bounce and catch. Then back home to curl up in a quiet place til I got home.
 
UnderAnOpenSky said:
Who has there dogs in day care and how much does it cost?

I love animals, but was always wary about a dog, due to the care they need. My partner really wanted one and she could take it work. 3 years in and she's getting a different job and this is not an option. I'm seeing prices around £20 a day which would be about £400 a month. Cost of owning pets I guess, but I'm going to really struggle with this one. :(
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I do, but only 2-3 days a week. It's not cheap no, but my working day is 12 hours so it wouldn't be fair on Cara. That said, I was at work today and she stayed at home, but I was also at home until 11.30 emailing/phoning/taking cara for a long walk :D, then kiddo back from school around 4, I popped back about 4.30 for an hours company and another walk. Then home for good just after 8. It's doable if either of you can pop back.

When I was doing shorter days Cara would be fine with a short walk before I left, then my mum would pop in some time between 11 and 1 and take her for a longer walk. So totally think about a dog walker.

Apologies if that's all a garbled mess, I'm exhausted.
 
Of course it's fair. Gulp. Part of the problem is she's never been left alone regularly since she was a pup. Other is she came from a Welsh hill farm. This morning she's hung out at the farm and then been in van (on a front seat when deliveries were done). I did an epic flirt pole session when she came in and I cooked tea. Now we're relaxing she keeps bringing me toys. Wants a 20km run everyday that dog.

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Day care for £20 sounds reasonable, the one I know in Brixton is £35 for 9 to 5 (they will collect and return the dog to yours if it is outside the hours you can drop/collect)
The day care in Essex we are currently sending the pup to is £25 from 7:30 to 6pm (used a couple of days a week to give the convalescing older dog and his humans some respite)
how much would a 1 hour dog walk cost?
 
wemakeyousoundb said:
Day care for £20 sounds reasonable, the one I know in Brixton is £35 for 9 to 5 (they will collect and return the dog to yours if it is outside the hours you can drop/collect)
The day care in Essex we are currently sending the pup to is £25 from 7:30 to 6pm (used a couple of days a week to give the convalescing older dog and his humans some respite)
how much would a 1 hour dog walk cost?
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A bit less, but I don't think we can leave her alone that long.
 
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