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  1. Hi!

    We are reasonably experienced dog owners and have seen the growth spurts that our lawn has where our cocker spaniel sprinkles. However, since adopting a young rottie we have seen the lawn decimated. We are now getting bare areas on the lawn as the 2 dogs seem to outbid each other with wee. The local pet shop sell various substances to put in the dogs' water bowls to stop the wee being so noxious, including one called 'rock sulphur' and another, 'Australian rocks'. Do these work at all? Are there any side effects for the dogs? Any other tips to help us avoid losing the grass?

    Also Rottie (spayed female) has always pee'd like a bloke - leg cocked - about half the time. However she positions herself, she scratches at the grass with her rear paws like a cat afterwards - sending small divots flying for several feet as if to cover her wee! Never seen this before with our other dogs. Clues?! She is, I should add, a charming, happy, soft, reasonably obedient , well exercised young lady.........

    Thanks in advance

    Pouyade
  2. I'm with Idun on this. I had a slow cooker but could always 'taste' that food had been cooked it in - rather as a microwave leaves a taste on food. I use a combination oven which just takes my cast iron casserole dish and use that on a very low heat with great and economical results.

    Pouyade
  3. At the last minute we decided to go skiing last week (got back yesterday around midnight). Concerned that there wouldn't be enough food for the dogs and unwilling to get our daughter, who was dog sitting, to buy it at shop prices locally, I ordered from zooplus (uk site for uk address) literally an hour before we left. It arrived 3 working days later, very good service. I will look at the other links when I next need an order, hopefully I will have more time than I did on this occasion!

    I did notice that zooplus uk offer delivery to France - is there any difference in price/ service between using the UK site as opposed to the French one for delivery to/in France? Or is it merely a handy alternative language wise but actually one central offer?

    Pouyade
  4. I have had a quick search without joy - I would be interested to hear views on the best websites for buying dog food either for delivery here in UK or for delivery to France as well as a reputable website for purchase of tick/ fleas /wormer meds.

    Many thanks in advance,

    Pouyade
  5. Speaking to our UK vet today, he recommends monthly Advocate and 3 monthly Droncit for use whilst in UK, (with tick collar in the warmer months), with monthly Advantix and monthly Milbemax in France.

    HOWEVER, Milbemax is incompatible with Advocate so has asked me to make sure that it is not given during the coverage period of Advocate, neither by me nor the vet during the pre- return trip appointment.

    Complicated?!!
  6. We had similar problems with our rottie as a younger pup. Try a water sprayer - we bought a bird sprayer from the pet store, it's a gentle mister - and use consistently to the face area when bad behaviour is actually occurring. Then lots of treats/ praise when temptation is resisted thereafter!

    Pouyade

  7. Please could one of our home grown French colleagues let on WHY there isn't fresh cream available, generally speaking? How a nation which prides itself on good quality food (whatever experiences to the contrary any of us may have had from time to time) can happily accept sterilised/UHT 'white liquid' is beyond me.

    Pouyade

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