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

[Bahnhof Strasse]

Pepper’s hanging with my nephew whilst we’re on holiday, he’s taken her round my mum’s and is enforcing the notice…

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

Tbf Bessie the cat saw death approaching and took appropriate action…

 

[rubbershoes]

do you have a dolmen in your house?

We're an old country so most houses have a few

 

[Saffy]

I'm home and back with my Cassie dog. I've been away for almost 5 weeks and although my husband brought her down to me for a weekend, I've really noticed how she's slowing down. Some night she can't be arsed to climb the stairs to come to bed now. She does tend to burst in at about 5am and harrumph a bit though.

 

[Looby]

It was Humphrey’s 4th birthday a couple of weeks ago. We took them out for lunch.

Tonight, he fell asleep before we’d managed to get into bed. I flatly refused to wake him.

 

[nightowl]

Zzzzzzzz

 

[JimW]

Tomb-Sweeping Festival just, so on our walk in the hills today one of my two got a bonus pig's trotter left as an offering at someone's ancestral grave

 

[weltweit]

Larry is getting on a bit these days and he has developed what might be a bit of a phobia about going up stairs. When he comes to me he stands at the bottom of my stairs and barks at me while I make encouraging noises - come on Larry you can do it - only yesterday you came up these very stairs - taps on leg - up you come - come on buddy - I know you can do it, eventually he just comes up the stairs with no hesitation one foot in front of the other, easy peasy.

We don't really know what is going on.

 

[two sheds]

When cosmo got old she had problems (fell) coming downstairs which eventually explained her reluctance to go upstairs.

 

[kabbes]

Larry is getting on a bit these days and he has developed what might be a bit of a phobia about going up stairs. When he comes to me he stands at the bottom of my stairs and barks at me while I make encouraging noises - come on Larry you can do it - only yesterday you came up these very stairs - taps on leg - up you come - come on buddy - I know you can do it, eventually he just comes up the stairs with no hesitation one foot in front of the other, easy peasy.

We don't really know what is going on.

Sounds like he might have a back problem or some arthritis.

 

[two sheds]

yes cosmo had arthritis in her back legs

 

[Puddy_Tat]

When cosmo got old she had problems (fell) coming downstairs which eventually explained her reluctance to go upstairs.

yes, while it seems strange, going down stairs can be more difficult for people with mobility problems, as you're trying to hold back against gravity - i guess it's similar for dogs.

friend of mine (both she and doggy are no longer with us) found things difficult when her then doggy was getting old and infirm (friend was about five foot nothing, doggy was a fairly well built black labrador)

we didn't quite get to the stage of doing this

 

[Saffy]

The river has flooded again and Cassie is living her best life.

 

[ouirdeaux]

I have a thing for being honest. I try to avoid saying anything rather than lie if my genuine opinion is negative.

However, I always tell every friendly dog I meet that they're the best dog in the world. I don't know whether I should feel guilty about this.

 

[weltweit]

Sounds like he might have a back problem or some arthritis.

I suppose it could be. We went for a walk today in some fields that we know well and he definitely prefers to potter about these days, there was no chasing things. We are both getting on a bit so perhaps just not as fit as we once were.

 

[izz]

I have a thing for being honest. I try to avoid saying anything rather than lie if my genuine opinion is negative.

However, I always tell every friendly dog I meet that they're the best dog in the world. I don't know whether I should feel guilty about this.

No because you haven't lied. They're all the best dog

 

[JimW]

Back to the scene of the crime and have retrieved the trotter I made them leave. Just carried it all the way home

 

[UnderOpenSky]

Playing fetch in the park earlier. It's funny. She never just goes for a swim, but does stand by the waters edge with her stick waiting for me to throw it.

 

[T & P]

I swear he’s not that fat, it’s just the angle

 

[BoatieBird]

Sunny's had her summer strip

 

[Elpenor]

Playing fetch in the park earlier. It's funny. She never just goes for a swim, but does stand by the waters edge with her stick waiting for me to throw it.

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Our spaniel we had when I was young was a bit like that, wasn’t interested in swimming, would have a paddle, and didn’t go for a stick at all until one day when he was 5 or 6, I taught him to do it in a lake in Wales, and he loved it.

After that he’d do it in water, but rarely on land and Crafnant remained a favourite place for the stick trick.

 

[UnderOpenSky]

Our spaniel we had when I was young was a bit like that, wasn’t interested in swimming, would have a paddle, and didn’t go for a stick at all until one day when he was 5 or 6, I taught him to do it in a lake in Wales, and he loved it.

After that he’d do it in water, but rarely on land and Crafnant remained a favourite place for the stick trick.

Oh goodness, I've tried to encourage her to swim with us, when we've been on the beach or out in the canoe in the lakes and she always just swims to the shore and watches us. The half collie side means she's obsessed with sticks and balls. She litterally spins around in circles when your holding one.

Crafnant is beautiful, isn't it? When i used to go over to North Wales for work I'd stay in a super cheap bunkhouse in Capel Curig and run over to there and the surrounding hills after I'd finished. Some really happy memories.

 

[Elpenor]

Oh goodness, I've tried to encourage her to swim with us, when we've been on the beach or out in the canoe in the lakes and she always just swims to the shore and watches us. The half collie side means she's obsessed with sticks and balls. She litterally spins around in circles when your holding one.

Our one was scared of open and running water, so a lake or pond was ideal as it was still and the shore was visible. He didn’t go out very far in a lake, we were always concerned his heart could go (Cavalier kc spaniel)

Crafnant is beautiful, isn't it? When i used to go over to North Wales for work I'd stay in a super cheap bunkhouse in Capel Curig and run over to there and the surrounding hills after I'd finished. Some really happy memories.

I must have walked round there fifty times or so over the years, sometimes going over the top to Geirionydd too. One of my favourite places in the world

 

[BoatieBird]

Our spaniel we had when I was young was a bit like that, wasn’t interested in swimming, would have a paddle, and didn’t go for a stick at all until one day when he was 5 or 6, I taught him to do it in a lake in Wales, and he loved it.

After that he’d do it in water, but rarely on land and Crafnant remained a favourite place for the stick trick.

We got our old dog, Treacle, to swim in the sea for the first time when she was about 6 by throwing a stick for her at Seaton.
Lovely memories

 

[Elpenor]

We got our old dog, Treacle, to swim in the sea for the first time when she was about 6 by throwing a stick for her at Seaton.
Lovely memories

It’s funny, you’d think dogs would take to it as a puppy or not at all. Definitely a sense of place with dogs and memories

 

[UnderOpenSky]

Daycare take the funniest pics...

 

[UnderOpenSky]

Oh I made a friend today. In my last job it was quite common to meet nice dogs in offices, but it was the first time working for the NHS.

 

[Puddy_Tat]

Oh I made a friend today. In my last job it was quite common to meet nice dogs in offices, but it was the first time working for the NHS.

one place i worked a few years ago, one colleague would occasionally bring one of her dogs to the office, but it had to be when one particular colleague was on holiday or something (i can't remember if other colleague had an allergy or just afraid of dogs) but it tended to result in a queue to make a fuss of doggy

 

[Steel Icarus]

Sunny's had her summer strip
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And exactly where was she yesterday BoatieBird ?

 

[BoatieBird]

And exactly where was she yesterday BoatieBird ?

She was busy getting her hair done, obviously