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I actually do this sometimes when I walk my parents dog but ONLY if I am doing a route that involves coming back the same way. I just leave it somewhere out the way to pick it up on the way back, just saves me having to carry it round for the whole walk . I would never leave it there and if I...

Thanks guys, I think a family member or dog walker coming in will probably be the best option. Was also thinking about bringing it to work and leaving it in the car and going for a walk on my break, but obviously that won't be possible in the summer with the heat and I think I would feel a bit...

Just curious to see how many people work full time and have a dog. I know there are a lot of people that do nowadays but just wondering how you get around this. Does your dog come to work with you.? Do you get a neighbour to pop in? Doggy day care? Or do you just leave it a home all day.? I...

Yes, that's what I do! I think hacking is under rated by lots of people and many people seem to think that if your horse is a happy hacker it's not much good for anything else. My horse is I guess what many people would call a 'happy hacker' , sometimes we'll go round the block for 1/2 an hour...

I agree, I wouldn't mind buying a horse with this habit as it's fairly easy to get rid of in most cases compared to something such as bolting or rearing

Try riding with a whip/stick across your back. If you put slide it between the crook of each elbow and across the Middle of your back whilst riding it will force you to sit upright with your shoulders back and every time you start to slouch it will dig you in the back forcing you to stay in the...

i am due to start my new job next week but the hours will be 3:30-11pm Mon-fri. Thinking about when I will have time to muck out/ride/feed the horses and was wondering if anyone else works these sort of times and how you find it? I was thinking I'll have to go straight to bed after work, get...

I personally wouldn't give her cash because then you have the dilemma of how much money to give her and whether it's enough etc. but maybe an expensive bottle of wine and some flowers or something else nice to go alongside the biscuits. Having said that if you said you'd pay her before then she...

I'm not the most experienced rider but the one thing I do have is confidence (95% of the time) . I would be perfectly happy to jump on pretty much any horse and gallop across a field etc.. and I'm very comfortable out hacking. The only exceptions are I get slightly more anxious when the jumps...

I know! If she wanted to teach her kids about death she should have got a hamster. That dog will probably live for 15 years by which time looking at the ages of her kids now they will be in their early twenties!

If he's kicking whilst waiting for his food then as kezzabell said he probably thinks kicking the door makes his food come faster. I would suggest that as you walk towards him with his feed, if he kicks then stop approaching him and only walk towards him whilst he's waiting nicely, he will then...

Does he kick it whilst eating or whilst waiting for his feed??