Just a word of warning to all with terracotta pots,please check for frost damage as we have just had a nasty accident with our 5 month old spaniel puppy,he took a high speed short-cut cross the flower bed barged a large pot with tulips in which promptly shattered,not into large chunks but into razor sharp layers.He cut his front leg very badly,through the muscle and into the tendon sheath,how he missed the main blood vessels we don't know.He's had 40mins on the vet's table having micro-surgery to stitch it all back together,now we've just got to stop him from bouncing around for a few weeks while it heals!
So be warned after all this cold weather there could be a lot of pots out there just waiting for a knock.
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Carole
So sorry to hear about your little puppy's accident.
How distressing for you both. Having his leg bandaged will slow him down a bit now so at least you will be able to keep your eye on him. Those pots really are nasty when they shatter like that.
One of our neighbour's two 11 month-old kittens drowned in their water butt. It did have a lid on it, which the cats would jump on to get to the garage roof. But last Friday only one of the cats came in at 8pm. The woman heard a cat meowing loudly but didn't recognise it as being her cat. So poor Cloe must have been treading freezing water for ages before she actually drowned. It was such a tragedy really as they don't use the water for the plants, they hadn't turned the tap on so that any water could escape and a little bit of thought could have prevented this accident.
What with all that, and then Lizzie's awful news about her plants. Lizzie, I am so sorry to hear about your terror with your newly planted seeds. Please, if there is anything we can do to help, just let us know. I can't imagine how frustrated you must feel.
Big hugs from me and Mr Piglet xx
So sorry to hear about your little puppy's accident.
How distressing for you both. Having his leg bandaged will slow him down a bit now so at least you will be able to keep your eye on him. Those pots really are nasty when they shatter like that.
One of our neighbour's two 11 month-old kittens drowned in their water butt. It did have a lid on it, which the cats would jump on to get to the garage roof. But last Friday only one of the cats came in at 8pm. The woman heard a cat meowing loudly but didn't recognise it as being her cat. So poor Cloe must have been treading freezing water for ages before she actually drowned. It was such a tragedy really as they don't use the water for the plants, they hadn't turned the tap on so that any water could escape and a little bit of thought could have prevented this accident.
What with all that, and then Lizzie's awful news about her plants. Lizzie, I am so sorry to hear about your terror with your newly planted seeds. Please, if there is anything we can do to help, just let us know. I can't imagine how frustrated you must feel.
Big hugs from me and Mr Piglet xx
Kindest regards Piglet
"You cannot plough a field by turning it over in your mind".
"You cannot plough a field by turning it over in your mind".
Lots of sympathy. What kind of spaniel? I have a springer, she is nearly eleven and has slowed down a little 
, but I do not envy you trying to limit the exercise of a puppy. I guess a lot of training would keep him occupied, but have you the time to spend all day at it? 
, but I do not envy you trying to limit the exercise of a puppy. I guess a lot of training would keep him occupied, but have you the time to spend all day at it? 
Carole - I am with you on this one. Our previous dog was a Springer who had poor eye sight. We usually remembered to show her any changes made in the area but once we forgot to show her that we had raised a wire fence. She took her ususal leap at it, which wasn't high enough and had to have her abdomen stitched together. It taught her and us a lesson!
We've now got a Brittany (like a Springer on speed) who's constantly in the wars with torn ligaments and cut bits. Best thing we ever did was take out Tesco's pet insurance, on the advice of our vet, when he first met her! Gorgeous dog though.
We've now got a Brittany (like a Springer on speed) who's constantly in the wars with torn ligaments and cut bits. Best thing we ever did was take out Tesco's pet insurance, on the advice of our vet, when he first met her! Gorgeous dog though.
Hi all,
thanks for your concern about young Burnie,yes he is a springer and no it hasn't slowed him down!The daft article doesn't seem to think there's anything wrong! So it's lead only exercise for him at the moment.He was meant to be 'converted' into a dehyrator when I sold the litter of pups but we couldn't bring ourselves to part with him.
thanks for your concern about young Burnie,yes he is a springer and no it hasn't slowed him down!The daft article doesn't seem to think there's anything wrong! So it's lead only exercise for him at the moment.He was meant to be 'converted' into a dehyrator when I sold the litter of pups but we couldn't bring ourselves to part with him.