[doganjo]

You're absolutely right, Sandy - they can work it out from the body language.      Too clever fro tehir own good!

[Sandy]

RHum is not bothered by her calcium tabs but I can see her watch my every move......

[doganjo]

RHum is not bothered by her calcium tabs but I can see her watch my every move......

Remember the first time I saw her - she watched us all the time,.   She's a wee sweetie and would make a terrific gundog - just what you need is a dog that watches you.

[jaykay]

I was once walking home from the pub one summer night with my police-dog handler hubby and my four month old golden retriever puppy. We were following another couple, at a distance. Arran tracked them exactly, where they'd crossed the road etc. 'just look at that' hubby exclaimed 'you'd kill for that in a GSD puppy'. We decided that we'd have to paint stripes on her face to make her look fierce enough to be a police dog 

[Sandy]

Or BIG false teeth...Rhum is something special, she looks and watches my every move and is a diligant mummy!!! Love working dogs by the way!

[littlemisspiggy!]

i had somthing very similar last year..grind the tablet in a pestal and mortar then mix in a spoon of the pate meat from the vet..she should take it then,just do it all when she is not in the room and as said before body language is everything..smile,squeeky voice and fun fun fun...usually works..

[Anke]

We have given up on the vet's easy pate type diet (which she wasn't eating anymore today) and I have tried her on freshly cooked pig/pork lung (the pigs went off to the abattoir this morning) - and she loves it! Perfect for hiding tablets in too....

I felt quite bad about her having the op, but listening into conversations of other dog owners at the vet's this morning there were two other people in there discussing what their dogs had picked up and needed removing from their insides... one was several balled up socks.... makes a crisp packet quite a normal "dog" thing to want to eat!!!!!

[jaykay]

A police dog, who had been in the police kennels for a week during our annual holiday, had a strange clacking sound on running, when we returned. Took him to the vets, who removed 5lb  of pebbles from his stomach! Seems the kennel maid had taken him for a walk on the beach, thrown a pebble, Spartan had chased the pebble, swallowed it on the retrieve......

[Cinderhills]

I use the cheese slices too (I find Dairylea the best to manipulate).  Worked for my cat too.  Good luck.

[Anke]

A police dog, who had been in the police kennels for a week during our annual holiday, had a strange clacking sound on running, when we returned. Took him to the vets, who removed 5lb  of pebbles from his stomach! Seems the kennel maid had taken him for a walk on the beach, thrown a pebble, Spartan had chased the pebble, swallowed it on the retrieve......

OMG I hope you got the kennels to pay for the op!

I haven't seen my bill yet, preparing for the worst though....

[skidley]

I used to work at a practice on the coast so we often had to remove stones from dog's abdomens after beach walks. The worst thing we had to remove was a chewed up childs toy which had been there for some time before causing symptoms and 2 tampax YUK

[SteveHants]

My terrier wont take tablets, I used to wrap em in ham, but he'd eat that and the tablet would 'magically' pop out the side of his mouth and fall on the floor.

I have to open his mouth, place tablet on the back of his tongue and shut it (carefully!) and hold it for maybe a second so he has to swallow. Then I give him more ham.

[grumpsgarden]

i make a peanut butter sandwich for mine and she dont even relise her tablet is in it

[Sandy]

I worked in mental health with HUMANS and they are far worse!

[Fronhaul]

My son has severe autism Sandy and I can empathise with that.

My late mother always used sausages to carry pills for terriers.