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Come The Day
Come the day I take that final bend,
Can I count on you to be my friend?
To see I?m treated just and fair,
It means so much to know you care.

For, what the future holds in store,
Now that I can race no more,
Should be addressed for every hound,
Who parts the punter from his pound.

Tell them I don?t ask for much,
A kindly word, a gentle touch,
Somewhere warm to lay my head,
A meal each day to keep me fed,
Not just life- but quality,
This is how it ought to be.

Do not see me swept away,
I long to live another day,
With peace of mind, tranquillity,
And those who care surrounding me,
So tell them all- you have that choice,
I beg of you to be my voice.

By Denise Dubarbier.

I know Cunny, he is really is the daftest dog sometimes.

Fortunately, his weirdness didn't extend to not wanting to eat it once it was cooled though. Which is a relief, because I now have a freezer full of the stuff, plus a nice big bag in the fridge that's he's working his way through.

At least he likes the taste if not the smell :o

For whoever asked, this is NowWeAreHere. Still think mines better though

That is very funny, at least he's happy to eat it after you've gone to the trouble!

We've had a break through, peanut has been laying down on his bed the last three times we've been out :). I think Wednesday helped, I had 3 school runs and then had to go back out to take the kids to the disco and again to pick ds1 up so in and out 5 times in a day, each time between 20 and 45mins so think perhaps that just made it click we were coming home.

Have 2 cats who are happy to go in and out while he's around two but the other two are still being wussy!

Also took him for a 4 mile run (done 5k twice before) with my friend on Friday morning, he did so well didn't seem to tire at all and other than being totally skittish at having someone else running with us he was so good next to me.

Had paperwork and a letter from homefinders yesterday so guess they didn't forget about us

Cunny, I agree. Yours is definitely better.

Cinnamon, fanstastic news that Peanut is starting to settle when you leave him. We are also finally making progress and Finn is close to going an hour without so much as a whine now.

Which is good ... because I may have some puppy news to share with you all soon. Not going to say too much yet though, as it's a rescue and we are still going through the adoption process at the moment. I know it's silly, but I don't want to jinx it, because we are all totally smitten.

If all goes well we should have our new addition when we come back off our holidays and I will post a picture as soon as it's all confirmed.

[ridiculously excited emoticon]

Good news, Moose.

Thanks Scuttle. It feels like such a huge weight off my shoulders. I didn't realise how tense I was coming home and listening to the recording of what he'd been up to while I'd been out. It's been over a week without a murmur now and he seems like a different dog. So much more relaxed and happy. Most of it was gradual, over the 6-7 weeks, then he suddenly seemed to turn a corner and after than he gathered pace very quickly.

I'm relieved for him as much as for us - and of course the neighbours. I hated him being so stressed and anxious all the time.

Just have to make sure we don't let ourselves get complacent and allow it to start creeping back again now.

Well - he's at it again.

Lovely juicy chicken quarter. He's taken it to the middle of the lawn and left it there, because ... you guessed it ... he's too scared to eat it! In fact, he's now let lots of wasps swarm all over it, so he actually does have a reason to be scared of it!

I have just chased the wasps off, covered it with a bucket and left it for dh to deal with.

Honestly, it would be so much easier to just go back to kibble only, but he's got such lovely teeth since we went raw and I want to do everything I can to keep them that way.

:o crazy boy!

Good luck with the possible new arrival :) I hope it all goes smoothly, I look forward to hearing more about it!
And thank you for sayong mine is better :)

Well Sprocket definitely approves of his food being changed to Harringtons, so much so thay he's picking out the new stuff and eating it first, before moving onto the old stuff :o

Thanks Cunny.

Things are looking very positive re the rescue pup, as of this afternoon. Have even dared to splash out on a new crate and some puppy toys this afternoon.

That's great news moosemama!!

PLeased to hear the news Moose!

Mistlehound now will accept feet sharing the sofa - rather unhappily it must be said - but tolerating them certainly - which is very different from her normal jump off....

I've torn my ankle ligaments - very sore, unable to walk - well I can hobble a bit but hardly at all - and it all hurts . Will have to miss the show at the weekend...

Thanks folks.

Of course Mistle ... the show, what a shame. I know it's not much compensation, but hopefully we'll make it to Peterborough and you can meet Lurcherboy and my new addition.

How are you doing today? Did you manage to get a GP appointment?

We gave up on Lurcherboy's chicken dinner and gave him some kibble, which he scoffed with relish.

Oh no mistlethrush, hope you're back to walking again soon. I broke my foot last year so I know how frustrating it is not being able to get around!

I have aquired a kitten! As if 4 cats aren't enough! My neighbour found it in the forest and bought it to me as she allergic. I've found the owner but so far she hasn't been home and I've heard from some not great things about her cat ownership. The most hilarious thing is he's about 300g of fluff and he keeps hissing and spitting at peanut, who's tail goes straight and he just wanders off with his head down!

Went for another early morning run today I'd go as far as to say that peanut enjoyed it :). We did 4 1/2 miles and he was running off and back to me, although he's unconscious now!

Leg hurt a lot yesterday - I think I overdid it going to the GP then nipping into the office, even though I was dropped at the door both times by DH. However, it actually feels appreciably better today - I've not yelped in pain once and I've managed to get my foot back closer under me than I've managed before.

Mistlehound sometimes has chicken wings - which get eaten in one (although she's worked out that she needs to chew them into two bits to swallow otherwise they reappear and she has to eat them again (not envy))

Cinnamon - I like the thought of your large greyhound being frightened off by a tiny ball of fluff!

Mistlehound decided not to venture in the garden first thing this morning as there was thunder and lightening and lots of rain - she retreated to the sofa and has gone back to sleep.

mistlethrush hope your leg feels better soon. I am hobbling too after bashing my toes on DS's wheelchair - twice.

cinnamon my cat is still coming round to shydog, they pass each other very closely now, and the cat has realised shydog isn't a threat of any kind but cat is still sulking upstairs 95% of the time.I get ridiculously excited every time she comes downstairs!

moosemama how exciting about possible pup!!! Great news about Peanut settling too. You definitely put the work in, glad it's paid off.

I too have won a bag of Harringtons. At the moment ShyDog eats Skinners duck and rice but she seems to be going off it so will be a good chance to try a different brand.

Can I ask a bone related question?

ShyDog likes bones, I usually buy raw ham ones in a vacuum sealed pack from Home Bargains but where do you all buy bones from? I don't have a butchers within walking distance. Do you just buy a normal pack of chicken wings? She loves her bones and her teeth are lovely considering she's spent the first 3 years eating a mixture of kibble and takeaway food!

We feed a curious hybrid of raw and kibble - we are using Harrington's too. Ours really like it. We also like the Harrington's training treats - they are excellent, and all four hounds snaffle them eagerly. They are slightly harder to get hold of in the shops, so we order a big box via Amazon.

chicken wings - Sainsbury's economy pack.

Bones - farmer's market.

Yourhand, we buy all our stuff from the local butchers - well actually, they're the greengrocers but have set up a butchers in competition to our stuck up village butchers who told us they are too upmarket to do dog bones. There's an ongoing feud between them, with them constantly trying to poach each other's trade. We keep out of it generally, but enquired when the greengrocer set up a butchers counter and he was willing to bend over backwards to get our trade. He even keeps it all frozen in his freezer and we pick up a bag a week, as we haven't room for a chest freezer at home.

We have also bought packs of chicken wings etc from the supermarket over the years.

I think they sell vacuum packed bones direct from the Natures Menu website.

Saw this dog bed when I er ... wasn't at all looking at puppy products earlier today - oh no!

What do you reckon? Surely the perfect bed for Moosepup when he eventually lands?

Moose that bed is made for moosepup!

Thank you Cunny. Mr Moose just rolled his eyes at me and left the room when I showed it to him.

That bed is so cool. I wonder if whippy would fit?

Kitten has gone and just when he'd stopped hissing at peanut!

Loving the bed, mine always have a single Duvet with old cover on it, nothing exciting like that!

Aw, I was hoping you were going to keep him.

Did his owners claim him then?

I'm actually in love with this one but from what I've seen of how quickly this little guy has grown in the past couple of weeks I fear he'll be out of it before he's in it, iyswim.

To be honest, he'll probably end up with a spare duvet and some vet bedding to begin with. Dog beds are always such a rip-off. They look lovely in the shop, but either have really thin mattresses or go lumpy and thin the first time they go through the washing machine.