I was just having some cheese and biscuits for some late elevenses.
Doggo, who has clearly got her appetite back, was at my feet looking longingly at my plate.
I offered her some cheddar, she was not interested. I offered her some wensleydale, again not interested. I got to the Roquefort and Stilton and she couldn't get enough.
Luckily I only gave her a thimble full as Mrs Z tells me it's not safe for our furry friends.
It doesn't seem fair, she was there like a flash when she first got the scent of it.
I'll have to stick to giving her a bit of the jalfrezi or chowmein.
She is very fussy with treats. She likes "Goodboy chicken dumbbells" and not much else.
What do you good folk here recommend for treats?
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Cheese, in small doses is OK for dogs, blue cheese not, the mould in blue cheese is not good for them
Cocktail sausages, is good, I train my dog using Kabanoski polish sausage, cheap in lidl.
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I trained my dogs using cat biscuits as treats. They probably didn't touch the sides on the way down, but they were small enough not to make them fat and they loved them.
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My two Cockers love raw chicken wings frozen. They have almost become their staple diet as they eschew dog food. Raw chicken wings are quite cheap; I buy a few trays from Lidl or Aldi and freeze them. They cost about £1.50 per kilo and their teeth are sparkling white. I also buy Lidl's Polish sausage at £1.20 for a pack of ten.
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Carrots. Most of the dogs we have had love them.
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I use their kibble as treats. The only proper 'treats' they get are coconut oil or p nut butt in their kongs.
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Beware of diet products / peanut butter etc. A lot of diet products contain xylitol which can be fatal to Fido.
(Unfortunately, xylitol is extremely toxic to dogs, and even a small amount can cause a dangerous drop in blood sugar called hypoglycemia, and even serious liver damage, both of which can be fatal).
Taken from a leaflet and a chat that a local vet gave for free.
Regarding Kongs Doggo. We can’t keep anything in ours so I got a litre bottle of fresh orange from Lidl. Slurped the contents and then squat it fairly flat ( their bottles would withstand being driven over) then we put a few bits of Fido’s kibble in there and it provides endless hours of fun. A bottle can last weeks they’re that tough. She gets such amusement from it and so does the dog:-)
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>> it provides endless hours of fun.
I intended to leave my K9 in the sun room with a coconut oiled Kong as I took the ole woman to Waitrose in Holsworthy, but he whined so much I took him along for the ride (spoilt git!)
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>> Carrots. Most of the dogs we have had love them.
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Garden peas here. All 6lb of fluff will mug you if you have garden peas in a bowl!
(More like 4lb at the moment as her coat needs to grow back after being liberally shorn at the vet!)
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Spaniels don't care, they'll eat any sort of cheese. Glad she's better !
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MIL had a lab that would miraculously appear next to you and dribble on the floor at the slightest hint of any kind of orange fruit being peeled. Chuck her one piece and it would go straight down her throat and she'd be happy.
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Both my old Spaniels were the same. Loved fruit of any type. Current one not really bothered - he was watching me earlier peeling spuds and carrots for our supper - he loves both the vegetables and the peelings !
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Mine loves cheese, apple and carrots. Especially cheese.
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...Is it a Wensleydale Terrier...?
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>> My two Cockers love raw chicken wings frozen.
Very good for dogs teeth, a canine toothbrush.
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cheese seems to be a favourite of all creatures
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I sat down to a home made green Thai curry last night with extra red peppers.
The little bit of it that I had was very tasty.
Doggo felt the same and whilst I strongly discourage feeding the dog our food and begging, she was desperate to get some and without asking she performed every trick in her (admittedly limited) repertoire to get my attention including "high five" (paw), sit, stand, twirl, down and tummy.
So I gave her a tiny morsel and she loved it. She ended up having about 3/4. I had to make do with a toastie to fill the gap!
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>>I sat down to a home made green Thai curry last night
Snap!
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>> Snap!
Followed by several parps ;)
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...shouldn't there have been a "crackle" before those....?
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Doggo has been off her dog food.
So I'm asked to get her some sliced beef from the chilled meats fridge at the supermarket on the way home. Mrs Z knows she will eat that.
2 x 100g packs of roast beef slices were £3.50.
225g of rump steak £3.80.
The steak won and after few minutes on the griddle and finely cut to chunks, doggo devoured the lot. She's a small Lhasa, weighing in at under 6kg so that should do her for a while.
She gets spoilt! :-)
(I had spaghetti and meatballs)
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Worrying times here for the Junior Goldie. Woke up Sunday morning to a severely swollen face eye socket and closed eye. I had a Judging appointment at a show, and assuming an anaphylactic reaction to a bite gave her a piroton tab, and left her in the hands of Mrs Z.
Got home Sunday evening, still same so got her to the emergency vet. Still thought to be a reaction she was given IV anti histamine jab, steroid jab, and some steroid eye drops.
Slightly worse this morning, got her into the Vets surgery at opening time, senior partner had a look, and had her transferred to the main branch with Surgical facilities.
Believed to be an abscess behind the eye, she is now sedated, on IV antibiotics, had blood tests done, Ultrasound and CT scan to come probably surgery this afternoon.
Likely to be a grass seed that has entered the gum line and tracked up the skull.
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Sincere best wishes for the pooch Zero, worrying times!
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In a human my first concern would be peri-orbital cellulitis/infection - severe allergies are rarely one-sided.
Dog mileage may vary!
GWS Poochie.
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>> In a human my first concern would be peri-orbital cellulitis/infection - severe allergies are rarely
>> one-sided.
Considered that Sunday, (Mrs Z is a retired paediatric nurse specialist) yes it can be doggy related. However we now have a defined centre of pain in the skull someway back behind the eyebrow ridge
Last edited by: Zero on Tue 28 Jun 22 at 11:49
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Assume that will be an insurance claim then??
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>> Assume that will be an insurance claim then??
Ness is out of surgery, coming round and stable. Abscess burst explosively apparently at first incision. Has been drained - sent off for culture - believed a grass seed was seen in it during a flush with a litre of saline. Vet fairly confident at this stage eye and facial nerves were ok. She will be in overnight with a drain in, IV fluids and IV antibiotics.
Hopefully I pick up a skinhead golden tomorrow mid dayish.
Bill stands at £4.5k - Thankfully just below my £5k insurance limit. Not sure my cover includes CT scan tho.
Last edited by: Zero on Tue 28 Jun 22 at 15:41
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Hoping Ness has a good and speedy recovery Zero.
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Unbelievable how they can get the bills to amount up rapidly.
Hope on road to recovery now and soon back to normal!
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It always appears to come in at your claim limit. Strange init.
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Strange init.
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With Huskies it’s Inuit
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Hi Zero, How's Ness doing?
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Got her home yesterday evening, quite a shock, severely swollen shaved head, lots of stitches,
but she is getting happier, eating and drinking well. Not seen her left eye since Saturday evening, I'll be happy when that appears.
thanks for asking
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>..severely swollen shaved head, lots of stitches, but she is getting
>happier, eating and drinking well. Not seen her left eye since Saturday
>evening,..
Like the Pushchair Panzer drivers outside Basingstoke 'spoons every Monday afternoon.
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Yeah, thats it, Zombie apocalypse kinda thing.
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She's is beautiful. So glad she's making a good recovery!
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>> Just seen your video, Z.
I'm really pleased with that as a piece of film making. The pace is perfect, the music fits delightfully, the cuts to music (specially at the drama and pathos point) is perfect, and the use of black screen is brave and perfectly judged.
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>> That looks horrible. Poor thing.
I am deeply deeply impressed with my vet, not to mention the amount of patient diagnostic technology they had to throw at this issue.
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I had a Springer that used to love Hunstanton beach, up to Heacham. My favourite trick, was to tell someone to pick a distinctive stone and throw it into the sea or a puddle and watch the dog recover it. How on earth could she distinguish one stone from another under several inches of water?
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>> I had a Springer that used to love Hunstanton beach, up to Heacham. My favourite
>> trick, was to tell someone to pick a distinctive stone and throw it into the
>> sea or a puddle and watch the dog recover it. How on earth could she
>> distinguish one stone from another under several inches of water?
Scent and heat, both travel through water as well as air. Neither last as long in water as air obviously, but as an immediate search perfectly doable for a dog.
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As an aside to this problem she had, At the weekend she was in her first line-up placed 2nd, having lead the field all day. Resilient quick healers is dogs.
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>> 2 x 100g packs of roast beef slices were £3.50.
Son and his g/f got their dog about 3 months ago. She's a Dog's Trust rescue; Spaniel that was a 'Covid Pup'. His first dog, her family have always had one or two.
Very affectionate and super with people. Was said to be good with dogs too but that's proved not to be the case and there have been a few shenanigans. She's going to classes and is gradually improving.
She's been our house guest since Friday. We're not used to having a dog in the house and she's not used to being in a house with meat; owners both veggy/vegan. She filched a slice of roast beef off the kitchen table on Friday. On Saturday morning my bacon didn't make the frying pan; she had three of four rashers while I was trying to separate them after defrosting. Will be very careful with my venison steak this evening...
On Friday we took her to the village beer festival - outdoors at the rugby club. Surprised how many kids just went up and petted her uninvited and without a parental intervention. She's fine with it but a lot of dogs would not.
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She's been our house guest since Friday. We're not used to having a dog in
>> the house
Think of it as having a 2 year old again, but one that can jump really high.
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>> Think of it as having a 2 year old again, but one that can jump
>> really high.
Also like a 2 year old; if you can't see her and she's quiet...
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LOL
Our Ridgeback stole 2 frozen turkey steaks which were thawing out on the kitchen worktop.
Our Beauceron was the world's worst! He grabbed a chicken leg orf my wife's plate as she was eating her dinner.
He knew no bounds, many a time he would break into the baby-gated kitchen and 'borrow' an apple.
Wifey daren't put the shopping bags down when he was around, or he would dive in and purloin something tasty.
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>> while I was trying to separate them after defrosting. Will be very careful with my
>> venison steak this evening...
Counter surfing is unacceptable behaviour in any dog around the house, and needs to have a halt on it ASAP and its nowt to do with meat being around the house, this has been allowed to develop in its previous homes. Surprised a spaniel can get that high without climbing on something.
Get some string, attach one end to a load of baking trays, the other end to a tasty lump of food near the table edge, and listen for the crash. Two of those events will cure the dog.
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Now that’s worth knowing.
Fortunately neither of my previous dogs had that bad habit
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Surprised at how high an 11 month old Cocker can reach. My collies only had to be told once to leave and that was it (different story digging) so I moved everything back from counter edge in kitchen.obviously not far enough for young Ludo. He snaffled all sorts of goodies during their stay down here.
Have just sent your advice to dearest daughter and son in law…
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>> Counter surfing is unacceptable behaviour in any dog around the house, and needs to have
>> a halt on it ASAP and its nowt to do with meat being around the
>> house, this has been allowed to develop in its previous homes. Surprised a spaniel can
>> get that high without climbing on something.
We know she wasn't well trained in home #1.
Son's house has high worksurfaces as previous owner was disabled - trouble bending. Doggo can't try it there.
They were told she was a Cocker but suspect she's a small Springer or a Sprocker. Her front paws get on the worksurface easily enough - tongue does the rest.
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I've seen springers clear a relative tall hedge with nothing more than a standing start, clear a tall dog/child gate worth ease. They really are jumping machines, too bouncy for me though. Good working dogs mind.
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>> I've seen springers clear a relative tall hedge with nothing more than a standing start,
>> clear a tall dog/child gate worth ease. They really are jumping machines, too bouncy for
>> me though. Good working dogs mind.
Jumping is different, although it looks hard its a relatively uncoordinated uncontrolled activity for a dog - little thought goes into it. Getting food off a counter or table is much more of a controlled problem solving exercise for a smaller dog which is why its a learned behaviour that can be stopped early.
I know someone with beagles where they learned to open the fridge door, and used the door shelves to climb up on the counter, strangely ignoring the contents of the fridge,
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Dogs and cheese - Zero
