lisa lucas

Mandy, I occasionally get to visit here and wanted to say hiya ( I have a young baby who never gives me chance normally!!) I live in Stafford, so not far from you either. Quite a few of my friends belong to Derbyshire Dog Agility Club, and I've been to a few lovely shows that way. Wishing you lots of luck and best wishes with Rosie and your new pup. Love Lisa

Hiya Angie, I am absolutely kicking myself because I had in article in a dog magazine about corophagia and I have searched my entire house, and it is the only issue I can't find!! It discussed using fresh pineapple which contain enzymes that help your dog digest food more readily, but I'm afraid I can't recall how much is required. The article explained that in some (but not all) instances it is the poor digestion of food that causes the dog to 're-eat' its poo...there is something digestible still there to eat. A lady at my training classes was having this problem with her year old golden retriever. She also had the litter brother who had no desire to eat poo at all. After delving further she said the poo eating dog had a tendency to gulp down his dry food at an incredible rate of knots, and then spent the rest of the evening passing wind. He ate only his own poo, not his brother's. The 'good' dog neither raced his food, nor did he pass any wind. I advised that pineapple would be worth trying, and also switching foods ( pedigree complete), and either using a buster ball at mealtimes or soaking and raising the food bowl onto a footstool/food stand to aid easier digestion. She has reported no further problems with her poo eating goldie My own pup has tended to try and 'inhale' her meals before now, and her wind was getting to be quite a problem. Now she has every meal in a buster ball and no wind whatsoever ( finally I can let visitors into my house!). She has also gained a little more weight too which has helped as now I don't get the 'do you ever feed your dog?' comments! I am afraid that I don't know much about storing pineapple...hope someone can help you there. If you do get Dogs Today Magazine I am sure the article must be in the August edition ( well its the only one I can't find anyway) Love Lisa

My pup Star's ears didn't start to prick up until she was about 15 weeks old , and then it was only occasionally. She now has them pricked for most of the time. One of her relatives didn't prick her ears until she was 9 months old...they had been tipped though for quite some time. My other dog Sam has tipped ears, but one more so than the other. It has never bothered me what their ears do, but I do often get comments that 'border collies don't have pricked ears'*sigh*. A girl I know rubs her pup's ears with vaseline or talc and is seriously considering weighing them down to give them an even 'tip'. I was quite disgusted by it. She even uses mascara to 'enhance' her dogs eyes. Needless to say, she is a 'barbie' owner. I see that Rough Collies have their ears 'braced' again something that I can't begin comprehend. Those ears just need time to do their own thing...if they want to! Love Lisa Sam..always one up(ish)& one down Star at 14 weeks...ears down... Star at 5 months old...ears staying up!

Hiya moon maiden... Which one are you booked in for January? Looking on www.obedience.com there are only two listed on here for Sheffield, Attercliffe Dog Training Club and Wadsley Bridge Dog Obedience Society. I am sure there must be more than that so I will keep a look out for you. The two above are pet obedience, with Waldsley doing the Kennel Club Good Citizen Award Scheme thing. Wishing you luck in finding one sooner than January ( what a wait!!) Love Lisa

Hiya moon maiden... Which one are you booked in for January? Looking on www.obedience.com there are only two listed on here for Sheffield, Attercliffe Dog Training Club and Wadsley Bridge Dog Obedience Society. I am sure there must be more than that so I will keep a look out for you. The two above are pet obedience, with Waldsley doing the Kennel Club Good Citizen Award Scheme thing. Wishing you luck in finding one sooner than January ( what a wait!!) Love Lisa

Hiya brookcove 2, Do you know who the two are in your photo? I ask as I am aware that one of my pup's ancestors is Maddie ISDS 8, a bearded collie. I just wondered if these two were from around the same era? Love Lisa