20th August



Picnic in the park. We will be there!

 Angel is helping me write this tonight, lying beside the bed. She is of course, breaking all the house rules by being there! She had a good game of ball earlier today at the ponies followed by a potter round the yard, she alarmed me when she disappeared but returned when I called only to disappear again, I found her in the crate in the back of the car, she had put herself away!

Cedric span a splendiferous web again last night ( not walked into by daughters boyfriends!) No sign of him yet tonight. Cedric that is not Sara's boyfriend!

I am sorry to report that Boycie is not at all well. Despite perking up and eating last night, this morning he had terrible diarrhoea. James at the vets said it was unlikely to be the vaccine or the advocate so given the fact he has been in kennels for four weeks, has not had a formed stool since he came, is underweight and hungry I should think we are dealing with our old friend, Campyla Bacter. This is rife in kennels and almost impossible for the kennels to be rid of even with good practise. Our garden is infected from all the dogs we have had from kennels in the past.
He may overcome it as he is an adult, if not he will have to have a course of antibiotics.
This is another sad fact of rescue. Not only are the rescues overflowing with unwanted dogs, the dogs there are likely to get a good dose of kennel cough and Campyla. Even if they overcome it it can return when they become stressed and have a change of environment. It is my belief many rescue dogs out there are suffering from this often being wrongly diagnosed by vets and sometimes having  unnecessary treatment that costs a lot of money!

I had a phone call today from a lady who is local. She has two dogs a mother and two year old son. The mother got into the next door garden and attacked the neighbours dog. The dog is to be put to sleep on Monday, and she has until 31st August to re-home the son. She says he is good with children ( it sounded as if she had several) and other dogs and is neutered. I have not seen him but if anyone can offer a home or foster home to help in this desperate situation please let me know.