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Cheers for the reply johnny
I think that's my problem. You only ever read about problems with people's cars. Nobody ever pops on to say how they're car hasn't missed a bit so far!
I've read about policies in the past only paying out once for problems. If a problem persists, then they only pay out for the first treatment. The rest are not insured. Does this sound right at all?
I think that's my problem. You only ever read about problems with people's cars. Nobody ever pops on to say how they're car hasn't missed a bit so far!
I've read about policies in the past only paying out once for problems. If a problem persists, then they only pay out for the first treatment. The rest are not insured. Does this sound right at all?
We never had insurance for our Pug, howver there are plenty of horror stories out there, he lived 11 years with only the last two years being an issue however each trip to the vet was £50 odd quid, he could have had an operation that may have been covered by insurance however the vet advised against it as it may well have resulted in death due to the complexity and if not it may not have worked anyway and as we were managing the situation and he was in no pain then an attempt was deemed pointless.
Daisy our Frenchie is insured, mainly because she is white with very obvious pink pigment from her skin showing through and she is also deaf, she has a very high chance of getting cancer, which obviously could be very expensive to look after for ongoing treatment.
There are different kinds of insurance, some will only cover one instance of a problem, others will cover many instances, some will cover ongoing issue, some won't, some cover £1k, some cover £10k, you need to look at them all very carefully and choose which is the best cover for you.
Daisy our Frenchie is insured, mainly because she is white with very obvious pink pigment from her skin showing through and she is also deaf, she has a very high chance of getting cancer, which obviously could be very expensive to look after for ongoing treatment.
There are different kinds of insurance, some will only cover one instance of a problem, others will cover many instances, some will cover ongoing issue, some won't, some cover £1k, some cover £10k, you need to look at them all very carefully and choose which is the best cover for you.
That picture above is excellent!
So here is Rudy (the missus named him!). Not your usual Bulldog, but an old tyme.
We bloody adore him! He's a little bit bitey, and has a turn out where ever he wants. But all in all, he's a perfect addition to the family.
He seems to have a favourite spot to poop. Anyone know how to train him quicker to only do it in the garden, or at least on the paper?
So here is Rudy (the missus named him!). Not your usual Bulldog, but an old tyme.
We bloody adore him! He's a little bit bitey, and has a turn out where ever he wants. But all in all, he's a perfect addition to the family.
He seems to have a favourite spot to poop. Anyone know how to train him quicker to only do it in the garden, or at least on the paper?
^^patience, persistence and positive rewards. Take him out after every meal, every sleep, every play and aby tim you see him sniffing. Lots of treats when performs outside, ignore indoor accidents (clean them up without fuss). It's still early days.
Is that a proper dummy or dog toy btw? If real do not let him have them, to many pups need the teat part removing from their guts.
Looks lovely
name is fine.
Is that a proper dummy or dog toy btw? If real do not let him have them, to many pups need the teat part removing from their guts.
Looks lovely
name is fine.Thanks for the advice Bex.
That is pretty much what we're doing. The nipping is part of what puppies do, but how would you go about nipping it in the bud? I can't remember how we did it with our last dog it was so long ago. We just tell him no in a stern voice. Sometimes he listens and sometimes he don't at all!
That is pretty much what we're doing. The nipping is part of what puppies do, but how would you go about nipping it in the bud? I can't remember how we did it with our last dog it was so long ago. We just tell him no in a stern voice. Sometimes he listens and sometimes he don't at all!
Yes, our whippet Bryn was terrible for play biting as a pup, worse than I'd remembered our last dog Jimmy being.
We tried the ignore, or screeching ouch and turning away or putting him in his crate. All of this does work if whole family do it but for Bryn he never seemed to catch on. Eventually I'm afraid to say I shouted No very loudly and smacked quite firmly on the nose
He improved very very quickly after this'! However try not to follow my lead on that one.
We tried the ignore, or screeching ouch and turning away or putting him in his crate. All of this does work if whole family do it but for Bryn he never seemed to catch on. Eventually I'm afraid to say I shouted No very loudly and smacked quite firmly on the nose
He improved very very quickly after this'! However try not to follow my lead on that one.
DeanR32 said:
That picture above is excellent!
So here is Rudy (the missus named him!). Not your usual Bulldog, but an old tyme.
We bloody adore him! He's a little bit bitey, and has a turn out where ever he wants. But all in all, he's a perfect addition to the family.
He seems to have a favourite spot to poop. Anyone know how to train him quicker to only do it in the garden, or at least on the paper?
oh wow he is cute .So here is Rudy (the missus named him!). Not your usual Bulldog, but an old tyme.
We bloody adore him! He's a little bit bitey, and has a turn out where ever he wants. But all in all, he's a perfect addition to the family.
He seems to have a favourite spot to poop. Anyone know how to train him quicker to only do it in the garden, or at least on the paper?
Try putting him out directly after a meal my old bullmastiff had a simple rule meal in meal out.
S800VXR said:
Johnnytheboy said:
From puppies to the other end of the spectrum... here's my dog at my local beach on his 11th birthday:
That's a good age and looks healthy.My parents had one live to 13 but that's pretty exceptional.
Thought I'd give a quick update as the young chap is now just over a year old and during the Christmas period experienced snow for the first time, he loved it!
I also picked up an old car tyre for him to have a play around with. I was expecting him to try and push it around a bit and give it a few tugs but no, he picked it up and started carrying it around the garden
In that last picture you can see how he's ripped up a lot of the gravel underlay and a few picket fences, all my hard work.. However he has calmed down massively since we got him, his most peaceful setting is when he's sprawled out across the cream leather in my car!
I also picked up an old car tyre for him to have a play around with. I was expecting him to try and push it around a bit and give it a few tugs but no, he picked it up and started carrying it around the garden
In that last picture you can see how he's ripped up a lot of the gravel underlay and a few picket fences, all my hard work.. However he has calmed down massively since we got him, his most peaceful setting is when he's sprawled out across the cream leather in my car!
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