Dogs are the best type of pets to have.

I have two cats and looking to adopt a dog as well as they are more company much as I love the cats

After seven years I still miss our dogs ...... but it is awfully nice not having to walk them on a cold winter morning.

The denta sticks are quite fattening I bought Penny her first pizzle (bulls Penis) and she loved it It took Penny 3/4 hour to eat it but dont let her have th last little bit in case she chokes

Well I've crossed threads as well. Glad it's sorted.

Oh dear will GNHQ delete this thread because I've crossed threads. Please not GNHQ it's only about dogs and their bottoms.

Just to let you know if you haven't seen posted on another thread, we've located and sorted the smell. All gone now

I do love dogs, but absent raises some of the concerns I now have. But I am vaguely thinking of getting one.....just DH to persuade. He can't deal with the poo side of doggy care!

Dogs are wonderful, loyal and lovely pets, although I have only cats now that my beloved Maximum Dog is no more. However, I do take issue with many dog owners. It is clear from their postings that Gransnetters with dogs behave responsibly, but unfortunately there are many dog owners who do not. Their dogs get insufficient exercise so they are bored and bark; their dogs are at risk of disease and infecting other dogs because they have not been vaccinated; their dogs haven't been socialised so they are aggressive in one or more ways; their dogs are not under control so may constitute a danger to pedestrians, children, traffic and other dogs; they don't use poo bags – and those are just some of my gripes. Maybe we should reintroduce licensing, together with microchipping.

I have used a plaque powder that my vet recommended for my basset, but wasn't very impressed with it. I've found that putting her favourite chewy nylon bone inside an old sock (tie a knot to keep it in) works brilliantly. The material shreds and flosses her teeth, whilst the nylon bone shifts the plaque. She'll chew away at it for a good half hour, trying to get her bone out

tegan lurcher/greyhounds have notoriously bad teeth but if it is tarter/plaque rather than decay there are over the counter (or via online) plaque off products which do help.
my vet offered the teeth cleaning op but since a general anaesthetic is required it is very costly. but I suppose they have to make money.

I've just realised that Hattie has been without a chewy stick for ages [and I mean ages]. Have been giving her dentastix recently but they've gone [larger ones better value that smaller; just need breaking in half]. Vet wanted to do a 'teeth clean' operation on her; think it's their latest money earning scheme.

Does any dog biscuit manufacturer still make the green (chlorophyll) ones? They used to be good for devil's breath (Grace's speciality) and would be better for her when she has eaten something too rich than her current favourite which is trying to find grass to eat so that she can sick it up . (bless)

Would they work for me?

annodomini - the black ones (houses) in Shapes could have the same effect re flatulence. I once complained to the Shapes people as I had a bag with hardly any black ones in. They refunded the £5 purchase price against a new bag and maintained that they strove to ensure all shapes and colours of biscuit were present in their product.

Thanks for all the useful tips

And an allergic reaction can be treated with piriton. I always keep some handy after my dog had a terrible reaction to a wasp sting. Obviously took her straight to the vets when it happened but a tablet straight away might have stopped it getting so bad. It's the only antihistamine recommended for dogs.

My ex used to take charcoal tablets for - er- flatulence. I wonder if they would work for dogs.

Just for the record Kali and tegan I used to give my border collie Kaolin when she had an upset stomach, the vet recommended it and it worked wonders with her. Had to use a syringe to administer it though

juneh

Talking about pets, my old dog Lady now sleeps a lot between her walks, however if we are expecting visitors she sits in the window, not because she psychic but because we get the hoover, duster and spray polish out and start to clean.

Google it Kali. When my dog had an upset tummy we gave it to her, but couldn't buy it from a chemist when I mentioned it was for the dog . It's very expensive, though. The tablets are better than the liquid [which looks like windolene]. But I wouldn't stop yo from seeing a vet if you're worried. It was recommended on my whippet forum.

Is that safe for dogs Tegan?

Pepto bismol? Both me and the dog use it. For flatulence .

Do you think perhaps Mr P has......
Luxating patella (or trick knee, subluxation of patella, floating patella, or floating kneecap?

Taking of flatulence (weren't we?) I have a problem with one of mine. Dogs, that is. He just seems to be carrying a mild miasma of iffy smells around him. This is very recent, no dietary changes and no, how can I put it, obvious eruptions. He's been bathed, wiped down daily, even sprayed with perfume, but this vague odour hangs about him. I've googled obvious things like anal glands but he has no symptoms. I suppose it's a vet visit unless anyone can suggest a cure?

I nkow that this has nothing to do with dogs, but we do seem to have digressed. According to Mr P, he has a medical condition known as "flatulating kneecap". Apparently changes in the weather have an effect.

I have done some preliminary research on this (well, I Googled it) but to no avail.

No doubt there is some department somewhere in the process of applying for funding (Lottery or Government) to try to find some sort of cure for this distressing condition.

He may be trying to find Narnia merlot