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Post by skysmum on May 30, 2012 14:38:14 GMT
I don't think you will regret it Hezz, they are brilliant, i can walk him with one finger he's like a little lamb with it on and the grandchildren can walk him, 9 and 6 It does take them a while to get used to having it on their nose and he will prob keep trying to paw it off but persevere with it. The other thing is make sure you attach the separate little strap to the collar because they can back out of it if it isn't tight enough, good luck let me know how you get on
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Post by Hezz on May 31, 2012 3:19:38 GMT
Thanks again, Skysmum. Just had a lovely chat with the young fellow in the pet store, ..... and another lady looking for a harness, ........ and an older lady with a Jack Russell .......... oh, plus the woman with a pup who had only had older dogs to date ............ We were all in the same section, and everyone having something to say. Pets do break down barriers! I would never have walked up to any of these people in the street and just started talking, but when everyone in in, or has been in, the same situation ..... I have to put it on Mac and get him used to the feel (and hope he doesn't feel the need to chew
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Post by skysmum on May 31, 2012 16:44:53 GMT
They sure do Hezz, ive quite a few doggy people i chat to on our walks and ive just started to chat to an elderly lady who has no family and has just lost her husband she has been out and got herself a Westie pup who is sooo cute, she remarked the other day how she looks forward to meeting me and others for her daily chat otherwise she wouldn't speak to anyone all day . As you say i would probably never speak to these people if it wasn't for the dogs. Hope all goes well. I wont be on the forum for a few days but look forward to catching up with progress ( or not ) on my return.
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Post by Hezz on Jun 1, 2012 0:25:36 GMT
We, being Drew and I, took Mac for a short walk on the halter yesterday, and all seemed well. Yes, he was trying to paw it off at times, and there is something not quite right with how we have it I feel, but I am sure we will work things out. Drew said he was much easier to handle, I haven't walked him with it yet.
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Post by samwiseg on Jun 4, 2012 10:21:58 GMT
Hows things with Mac, Hezz? Have you tried him with the halter yet and if so how's it going? He will get used to it eventually am sure, as with all new things they try and rub them off!
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Post by Hezz on Jun 5, 2012 1:19:09 GMT
He's good, thanks, Sam. I don't think the one we got is the best that I have seen, but it wasn't cheap so we will persevere. He is much better to walk with other dogs around - should say much easier to control. And there seems to be no residual soreness in his leg, and a number of off-lead runs hasn't led to any limping. His latest misdemeanor saw him chewing up the mattress to his kennel. I had only just put it back in as it had started to get cooler, but so much for that! He is just going to cope with a chilly willy when our little bit of winter hits us.
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Post by samwiseg on Jun 5, 2012 8:08:12 GMT
These new training things will take a bit of time but as you said persevere, all in all it should be more comfortable for you in the end Yes, suppose you are due your winter as we are our summer - you wait though as when it does get cold enough for him, you will see those great big puppy eyes at the door..."let me in mum"!
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Post by stace on Jun 5, 2012 9:42:27 GMT
Hey Sam, chilly where Hezz lives is 26C in mid winter, and 18C overnight. They might pop on a pair of cotton socks in the evening to beat the night time "chill'.
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Post by Hezz on Jun 6, 2012 0:35:44 GMT
13 C this morning I will have you know! Sam, he has already started that! I let him sit on the mat in the doorway downstairs, and watching him do the creep inside is quite hilarious, like I won't notice! Firstly a change position, one side then the other - good for a few inches wriggle room, each side - then lie down - a flop is worth about 6 inches - and sit up again - another 6 inches. A stretch can be worked into 8-10 inches .......... and so it goes on. He has a lovely big fresh bone (maybe too fresh - isn't smelly yet! : but still came home to a munched up pot. It is the pot that gets the attention, not the plants, so I am thankful for small mercies!
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Post by samwiseg on Jun 6, 2012 6:52:54 GMT
Ha ha! You guys do make me laugh! Reminds me tho of a time when I went to Australia in your summer for a holiday for a month. On the way back to England we took a stop off at Hawaii where the temperature was probably a balmy 25 C but because we had been used to Aussie Sun we were cold and had to wear jumpers whilst others walked around in shorts and t-shirts! So I think it is what your body gets acclimatised to? As for Mac, he likes to chew the pot more than the bone as he knows he will get attention from you (albeit bad) but still attention!
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Post by samwiseg on Jun 6, 2012 11:45:34 GMT
P.S as for 13 C Hezz, sounds positively Bali ;D
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Oct 6, 2011 21:52:25 GMT
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Post by honeybunny on Jun 6, 2012 21:56:05 GMT
good to hear your pups leg is on the mend Hezz, i know only too well how difficult it can be keeping a young dog from over doing it...almost impossible at times, our oldest dog Polo tore his cruciate ligament in his knee back when he was a young man, took absolutely forever to completely heal but amazingly as soon as it did...he promptly went and did the exact same with the other knee!
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Post by Hezz on Jun 7, 2012 1:49:11 GMT
Oh, no!!!!!! HB, I bet you could have damn-near killed him!!! Did he have some underlying fault there or just silly action he loved doing? My old dog used to be forever spraining her front paw - she would jump up against the paling fence to bark at the peewees who would sit on the fence posts and chirp away. She was quite a good jumper and could reach to top of a 6' fence but would come down with one leg through the gap in the palings, so of course when she landed .......... ouch! She was lucky she never broke her leg, but every now and then I would find her limping around.
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Oct 6, 2011 21:52:25 GMT
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Post by honeybunny on Jun 7, 2012 23:08:54 GMT
no nothing out of the ordinary with his little knee's, just a young exuberant boy on the go 24/7, i've no idea how he managed it the first time...just unfortunate i suppose, but the other knee 'went' when he fell/stumbled out the back door whilst playing with the other dog all the extra wear and tear put on it while the first knee was healing left it predisposed to damage apparently
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Post by Hezz on Jun 8, 2012 1:01:14 GMT
Polo obviously recovered with no long term damage, I take it. Mac's leg still has quite a lump on it - probably will be there all the time now.
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