About to get a biscuit face
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Are you using a box Brownie? 
Yes, trying to take a picture on the rubbish Samsung A5 while holding a dog biscuit.
The Samsung A series are awful, the A3 was the worst phone I ever had.
Soft dog!
Vote for Ruby!
Claire has entered a picture of Ruby into our local radio stations doggy picture competition and out of a few hundred she’s made it to the last 10…
Ruby is number 8
It’s not the best photo there, or the cutest, but after all, Ruby is one of the Forum Dogs…
Oh and we’ll get £250 to spend on doggy treats…
Ta!
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Voted 
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+1, good luck.
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voted (for the cat)
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Voted
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I was going to vote for the hairy bitch in No.7 (at least I think it’s a bitch) but voted for No 8 instead
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My older dog is going to the vet for a check over this evening. He spent all day yesterday being disinterested in food, acting as though he didn’t know who I was or where he was, trembling and just wondering around looking lost. He has done this before, but only for 30 minutes or so before he is back to being his usual self (an idiotic Spaniel)
We spent the night intending for both of the dogs to be in our bed with us, but he opted to keep going and resting in the spare room, with breaks of half hour where he would just stand staring at the drawers.
This morning, he seems more himself and is responding to being fussed/rubbed where he usually enjoys it, eating/drinking regularly and is going outside to the loo, which is something he seemed to have forgotten the art of for the last year (thank heavens for bleach and a rubber floor downstairs…)
I honestly thought he was going to pass last night and he was waiting for my wife to come home from work, he was sat up with me at one point on our bed trying not to doze off. Obviously, I am relieved that today he seems to be back to normal, but it’ll play on our minds now as he is 14+.
Hopefully he’ll get to go with us to Holywell Bay next April again, we’ll see.
Hope all is well at the vets. Fingers crossed for you.
Hope it all goes well for the old guy.
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He’s been OK - he’d perked up and was recognising us and being himself by the afternoon.
Vet has prescribed some medication which improves blood flow. She said what I have described is all symptoms of cognitive disorder. He’s 14, so it’s part of the journey. I don’t think the tablets are doing anything, but if when they run out, he seems to immediately decline, I’ll keep him on them.
Over the weekend and yesterday/today he’s been OK. 
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Great news.
While we were at Settle a number of the guys asked about Charlie, the Collie we looked after who had the spinal stroke and was paralysed from the ribs to his tail. Thanks for all the kind words.
Here is a short video of him now. He has a very weak back right leg and needs to wear a boot to stop it dragging and rubbing through the skin. This is as good as he will get but he is in great spirit and completely happy with his lot.
Jim said it brought a tear to his eye - I could relate to that as I cried and cried when he first wagged his tail.
Thanks again for all the support.
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Great news.
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Stoppitnow, I’m getting grit in my eye!
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