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nice looking dog there. Theres one near me I see out and about and its literally dragging its back legs on the floor. Poor thing. looks not too impressed with the antlers on though lol. The things we do to our dogs. haha

Edit: to expand on my Tobys visit to the vets, we have 4 weeks free Petplan insurance given to us by the vets. We are thinking of going with them as they are a safe bet and will directly pay the vets too. Looking at the lifetime plans, £38 for 7k per year and £55 for 12k per year. I was thinking, with him being from a working stock (both parents work on a farm) and parents both have clear eyes, good scores all round and that is generally passed down, would it be sensible to just go for the 7k one? The hereditary diseases are less prone to crop up in working dogs compared to the show versions of labs. I know all dogs/breeds are different but my last two labs had zero vet visits (apart from vaccines and a cut pad on on of the paws) and one put down last year at 11.5 yo and the other died of old age earlier this year at 13yo.
What have you lot done thats on Petplan?
 
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@Droolinggimp I pay £59/month to Petplan for the £7k veterinary fees option (I feel like I'm paying far too much and may review the cover/provider or just stop the insurance next year when she turns 2).
 
Droolinggimp said:
nice looking dog there. Theres one near me I see out and about and its literally dragging its back legs on the floor. Poor thing. looks not too impressed with the antlers on though lol. The things we do to our dogs. haha

Edit: to expand on my Tobys visit to the vets, we have 4 weeks free Petplan insurance given to us by the vets. We are thinking of going with them as they are a safe bet and will directly pay the vets too. Looking at the lifetime plans, £38 for 7k per year and £55 for 12k per year. I was thinking, with him being from a working stock (both parents work on a farm) and parents both have clear eyes, good scores all round and that is generally passed down, would it be sensible to just go for the 7k one? The hereditary diseases are less prone to crop up in working dogs compared to the show versions of labs. I know all dogs/breeds are different but my last two labs had zero vet visits (apart from vaccines and a cut pad on on of the paws) and one put down last year at 11.5 yo and the other died of old age earlier this year at 13yo.
What have you lot done thats on Petplan?
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First year with Hazel she was on PetPlan and yes, the basic policy is pretty good. However for no reason I could identify (I made no claims in the first year) they hiked the premium to nearly double at renewal time. Also, the policy did not cover pregnancy and I wanted a litter out of Hazel so it only made sense to change. Currently with ManyPets (company used to be called BoughtByMany) who also tried to hike the premium unreasonably after the first year, but I phoned them and 'negotiated' a lower cost. Currently £26 per month with good cover. You have to shop around after your first year with whatever company.
 
ChrisD. said:
Whippets aren't great on snow/ice, they have mainly RWD with racing slicks on, whereas most other breeds are proper 4WD with decent tyres. Makes for amusing viewing.
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You say that, but mine nearly went flying in the pond yesterday. He went charging out the back door to chase a pigeon, hit the decking, tried to stop and slid a few metres, just about stopping!

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Took my Toby out for his first walk today. 5 minutes in the driveway trying persuade him to walk, bless him. Eventually manage to move and with all the new smells and sounds it took a fair amount of time to walk down the street. Walked to the pet shop round the corner and he had lots of fuss. Over all, he did really well. Hopefully he wont be as reluctant later when we take him out again. Taking him to the local park tomorrow, let him off the lead and free him to do his zoomies.
 
Droolinggimp said:
Took my Toby out for his first walk today. 5 minutes in the driveway trying persuade him to walk, bless him. Eventually manage to move and with all the new smells and sounds it took a fair amount of time to walk down the street. Walked to the pet shop round the corner and he had lots of fuss. Over all, he did really well. Hopefully he wont be as reluctant later when we take him out again. Taking him to the local park tomorrow, let him off the lead and free him to do his zoomies.
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Don’t let a puppy off the lead on one of their very first walks, unless the area is completely enclosed and other park users don’t mind a puppy running up to them. It’s not fair on anyone really. Get a long line and start practicing recall as soon as you can.
 
ChrisD. said:
Don’t let a puppy off the lead on one of their very first walks, unless the area is completely enclosed and other park users don’t mind a puppy running up to them. It’s not fair on anyone really. Get a long line and start practicing recall as soon as you can.
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I have always took off lead from puppy when at a park. They stay by our side constantly. He recalls by whistle already. On our street walk today when walking and someone came up to us he stopped looked at me for the go ahead to approach the person. I have trained him well. Still work to do though.
He's on lead on street walks.
 
Our Libby is 10 weeks old today and I took her for her 2nd/10 week jab this morning. She's put on 1.6kg in the last 17 days and the vet is really happy with her progress. Vet has advised us to wait two weeks until we can take her out for a walk. She was so good, never felt a thing as she was otherwise occupied inhaling the treats the vet had given her!

My daughters are actively involved in her training and she's having such a fun time learning. Her tail never stops wagging.

Our next door neighbours have a couple of Cockapoos, one of them is a little barky, so if their dogs are out in the back garden at the same time as ours, Libby makes a B-line for the door to come back inside. So I'm really looking forward to working on socialising.
 
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