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    Travelling question

    We've got a Safe Dog double xl (old style not the new 3G) crate that fits really nicely in the boot of our Renault Kangoo. It's handy as it can be divided into two easily so our eldest can have one side to himself when we need to transport them all together.
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    riders with piercings? ie facial/ not just ear lobes

    Whether stretched lobes will shrink back depends on the individual's skin and how far they've been stretched. I used to have tons of facial piercings (I was a piercer for a while so wouldn't have inspired muc confidence if I'd not had any!!) but there's no way I'd ever leave any in whilst...
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    Oldies and ailments

    Don't necessarily worry too much about the heart murmur. Our oldest lad is 13 now and has had a congenital heart murmur his whole life. It was a grade 2 when it was discovered (when he was about 3) and over the years has progressed and is now a grade 4. He finally started showing symptoms of...
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    Is it common for dogs to be intolerant to chicken dog food?

    We tried our three on Orijen as we wanted to go grain free and even the eldest, who normally has an iron constitution, was a bit loose on it. The youngest is quite sensitive and he was terrible on it. We now feed Acana (basically Orijen but with lower meat content) and they're all doing...
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    Advice pleased - nipping puppy

    Our whippet pup was terrible for nipping (he wasn't known as 'the pupodile' for nothing) and what worked for us was all attention stopping the second he nipped. It worked really well as he hated being ignored and very quickly worked out that the less he nipped the more attention he got.
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    To hog or not to hog: more sellable with a long mane?

    I'm normally a fan of hogging cobs but I agree with DosyMare, I think hogging him now would make his head look huge.
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    A friendly game of 'who can find the worst dog ad'

    http://www.preloved.co.uk/adverts/show/106273511/sharpei.html This game is just so depressing :(
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    Some recent pics of our Whippet pups

    That pup is just gorgeous. Well, they're ALL gorgeous but that one..... *melts*
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    advice needed.

    What a rotten situation to be in :( Have you tried getting in touch with landlords who have adverts stating 'no dogs' anyway? Some just put it in as a blanket policy but can be a bit more amenable if you actually approach them about it. Up until recently we were renting with three dogs and...
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    Do you leave your dog outside barking?

    Ours never really bark without reason, in fact I can't think of a single time when we're had any nonsense barking from them. The whippet will alert us to people who come too close to our house/garden. He's allowed to bark a couple of times but once he's made us aware he's expected to be...
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    To castrate or not??

    We had our whippet boy done not so long ago. The goal was to get between 18 months and 2 years but we ended up going for it at a year old as he was pestering our older bitch a lot. He sailed through the op and recovery (in fact probably felt a little too well too soon afterwards :rolleyes:)...
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    FAILED

    I think rabbits have got to be one of the most misunderstood and casually neglected/mistreated pets in the UK. So many people seem to think that you just buy a tiny hutch from the pet shop, bung the rabbit in it and everything will be fine. It's such a shame as they're such fun and...
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    West/North Yorkshire Riding Schools

    Thanks for the replies, will give Sicklinghall a look :)
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    West/North Yorkshire Riding Schools

    Just wondering if anyone here has ridden at either Follifoot Park (Harrogate) or Buckstone (Keighley) and would recommend either? Or anywhere else, preferably around Keighley/Skipton Ilkley way? I'm desperately trying to find somewhere to get some decent lessons in before I start an equine...
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    Misleading cross-breeds

    I think most people wouldn't have a problem with the breeding of a well though out pair of different breeds, with a specific result (which has a reasonably high likelihood of occurring) and using appropriately health tested parents. The problem with a lot of these crosses is that the breed...
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