What do I do in my spare time? Well.....

Sunday morning I went to the Midlands Breakfast Club with my Elise (top two) as pictured below...sweet aint she?

A very frosty morning which was not helped by the lack of heater fan currently in the car :(

A careful drive up, but easier on the way home as the sun was out!

As the saying goes: Dogs are not my whole life, but they make my life whole.

For me it's valuable 'me' time, whereby everything melts away whilst I'm caccooned in the noisy cockpit feeling propelled in the most fantastic of ways!

Feel free to contact and join me if you share my interest. Driving out with others is great fun.

Enjoy.

Nick

More shots of puppy Max.

Three more from the same night. I took some Christmassy shots today, so hope to get those up also.

www.alphadogbehaviour.co.uk

Max sleeps most of the day...

Here's my boy at 12 weeks this weekend. Illuminated by the glow of my laptop post Twittering. He is growing at a phenomenal rate. Too big for the sofa soon!

Boy killed by dog...

Boy killed by dog - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/merseyside/8387101.stm Sadly there will be others.

Ustream introduction

Let me know what you think eh?

Vaccination the big dilemma

Ok, I've decided (nearly) that Max will go without being vaccinated at all. Been reading A LOT. I already don't boost Pip. Please, your thoughts?

Nick


http://www.thepetwhisperer.com/Vaccinations.html

Bloat/ Gastric Torsion

The dogs that are most susceptible are those that have a deep ribcage for example, labs, retrievers, shepherds... you get the idea.  However, ANY dog can get bloat.  Remember the golden rule, never ever exercise after feeding - leave at least a minimum of 2 hours... better still, mimic your dogs natural behaviour and walk first then eat...

BLOAT  The Killer

If you experience a combination of the following:

•     Your dog retches from the throat but nothing is produced other than small amounts of frothy mucus

•     Your dog tries to defaecate unsuccessfully

•     Your dog adopts the ‘Sphinx’ position

•     Your dog’s tummy goes hard and / or swells up like a balloon and is as taut as drumskin

•     Trying to bite, or worry, the abdomen

•     Your dog is very unsettled

CONTACT YOUR VET IMMEDIATELY.

Bloat is a true emergency - be prepared to drive to the surgery straightaway. The chance of survival decreases alarmingly if you

delay getting the dog to the surgery more than 60-90 minutes after the first signs.

So whether you’re about to catch a plane, serve a meal to your family or go to bed - DON’T. Instead take your dog to the vet.

It could save your dog’s life.

www.alphadogbehaviour.co.uk

Max is growing!

He's looking good eh?
Showing signs of being as good as Amber our old Wire was. Polite, attentive and so on.

BBC NEWS | UK | Dog attack toddler critically ill

So much of this in the news still and it seems to be so common it goes under the radar!

BBC NEWS | UK | Dog attack toddler critically ill

Photo updates...

Such a busy summer, and as is sometimes the case I've dropped behind on my blog.

Allow me to drop pictures in here and offer comments below:

In fact, comments to follow...just enjoy for now.

Nick