So sorry to read your sad news. Run free at the Bridge sweetheart. x

So very sorry to hear your sad news Wendy. Lottie was a super girl. Thinking of you all and sending lots of love. God bless Lottie. Xxx

Keeping you in our thoughts and prayers. Xx

Wendy I'm so sorry poor Lottie has gone to rainbow bridge. I remember when she arrived at Daybreaks and there was some debate about her name as nobody liked Edwina. Look back at all the good times she had with you Jed and Joe. What a lovely life she had. Another bright star shines, take care Alan & Paddy xx

So very sorry to hear your beautiful girl has gained her wings, rip little one, love to your mum xxxxxx

Wendy, I am so very sorry to hear this sad news. My thoughts are with you and Joey at this heartbreaking time. Run fast and free Lottie. Xx

Heartbroken to have to say that Lottie gained her wings this morning. Run free sweet girl back with Jeds I will miss you so much

Hi Caro, please give me a call on 0121 782 7702. I can talk you through how to help this. Ruth x

Ok little bit of advice please had a couple of instances today with Lottie barking and go for Joe if he happens to be on a bed she wants Joe as far as I can see hasn’t reacted and just got out of the way. Do I leave them to sort it out? On the plus side Lottie is eating much better since he arrived having completely gone off her food since losing Jed.

Lots of love to your Lottie. Xxx

Hoping Lottie soon starts to feel better xxxxx

Everything crossed for lovely Lottie. Xxxx

Lottie has been diagnosed with the canine equivalent of IBS I am waiting for some special steroid tablets that concentrate on the gut and she has been given B12 capsules to help. The condition is exacerbated by her food intolerance which we haven’t yet been able to isolate exactly what she is reacting to. She is now on Purina HA which thankfully she likes.

Poor Lottie. I hope the paste clears it up but if it comes back, maybe get her B12 levels checked. Lena had a problem with recurring diarrhoea (but not post GA) and her appetite was ok. The paste sorted it for a couple of days then it would come back. She was deficient in vitamin B12 and had a small bowel bacterial overgrowth. A course of B12 injections and a month on low dose antibiotics sorted her out. Hope Lottie is sorted very soon x

Sorry to hear Lottie is not well, I hope she feels better soon, sorry can't offer any advise xxxx

So sorry to hear Lottie isn't feeling too well. The Probiotic paste will hopefully help. We use it a lot on the kennel dogs when they have an upset stomach. I use it on my own dogs too, Bobby was really poorly a few months ago with food poisoning and it really worked for him. Xxx

Is she on pain meds - metacam, think that can cause an upset tum. Xxx

Hi Caro, Florence wouldn’t eat or drink for days after GAs. We had to syringe water into her mouth. Not an upset stomach though. Hoping Lottie is better soon. Xxx

Help please has anyone’s hound had a rough recovery from anaesthesia with an upset stomach Lottie is a week post GA and has had an upset tummy for the whole of this time, she has had steroid which hasn’t worked Antibiotics and is now on probiotic paste for 3 days weight loss now 2kgs. She is bright and eats her food but it just goes straight out the other end. No clinical signs ie temperature normal, tummy not particularly tender etc

Oh that's fantastic news, I'm so happy for you all, bet you are so relieved, they do worry us at times, but thy are so worth it xxxx

Well Lotties chest X-ray is clear thank goodness she had two teeth removed the vet is astonished at how good her teeth are nearly still has a full set. Lottie does have an auto immune dry eye condition which will mean drops for the rest of her life but we can cope with that.

So sorry to hear Lottie isn't too well. I do hope all will be ok. Lots of love to her. Xxx

Oh Lottie, you poor little girl, I am keeping my fingers crossed that you are soon well again, I'm sure your mum is looking after you brilliantly, keep your chin up girl. Xxxx

Poor Lottie not having a good time at the moment, took her to the vet with eye discharge which the vet thinks is dry eye caused by an auto immune so on drops for a few weeks but may need to be on them permanently, she also has developed a worrying cough so treating initially for infection possibly kennel cough although it doesn’t sound like a kennnel cough type cough, if no better then x-ray possible lung tumour and then to add to her list of woes she also has an exploding rear end probably due to something she snaffled in the field when I wasn’t looking! Fingers crossed the antibiotics work. The joys of being a greyhound mum

Happy birthday Lottie, xxxxx

Happy birthday Lottie, another beauty with the same special day. Hope you had a good one xx

Happy birthday my mad Lottie Dots!,

So sorry Lottie has been poorly. Have you looked at Tails.com ? Archive has a super sensitive and Jato has an easy digest mix both do really well on it with a few sardines or butternut squash roasted in coconut oil on top. Also after Archive was poorly and lost lots of weight and after Jato was opened up after her problems I put spoon of coconut oil in their dinner and that helps inside and out.
If you want to try tails let me know I will leave my phone number at the kennels as we have vouchers for you to get sample of food delivered. Xxx

By the way I have to say that Lottie is not impressed with the probiotic paste under statement of the year! I have several kitchen unit doors the same colour of the paste and we won’t even go to the panacure paste!!!

Had a bit of a worrying time with Lottie recently took her to the vets about a month ago with an upset tummy but nothing we try seems to be working. She has had a course of steroids with no improvement, probiotics treatment, been tested for Addison’s negative and given a three day course of Panacur in case it was hook worm, poo sample also negative, ultrasound show not much apart from possibly some inflammation in her smallbowel so the vet thinks she may have developed a food allergy any suggestions please for sensitivity diets.

Happy Birthday for yesterday Lottie! Xxx

Happy birthday Lottie, have a fabulous day xxxxx

Happy birthday dear Lottie,hope you had a good day. Lots of love from Paddy xx

Oh how terribe of me just remembered it’s Lotties birthday phew thank goodness I had cooked some sausages. Happy Birthday my mad Lottie Dots!

Sorry Jo I hadn’t realised it was your first day last Weds and you got Lottie for a nail trim I am soooooh sorry!!!! Diva dog now has some nicely trimmed nails thanks to Ruth and yourself I apologise to anyone at the kennels whilst this was going on and hope their ears recovered quickly.

:))) ha ha Wonderful !! Love her ! x x

Bless her, think we have all been in that situation, I was at the vet with my Grey Jack on Friday, he was the biggest dog there, he was quivering like a jelly and crying like a baby, lol, they do keep us entertained don't they? Xxx

Well Lottie went for her vaccination yesterday. We duly signed in and when our name was called went to go into the consulting room at which point Lottie put the brakes on. Now Lottie is a big girl and when her bum hits the floor it’s rather difficult to get her up. I was pulling the vet was pushing and the waiting room was in giggles as Lottie made her rather less than elegant way into the room polishing the floor with said bum. Oh the joy of greyhounds never a dull moment they will always make you laugh.

When my Naughty Norman suffered with 'happy tail' I used to put a breathable dressing (similar to melonin on and then cut a finger off a marigold and taped that on the end, worked wonders. Good luck Cairo and Lottie. Xxxxx

When Breeze used to do hers I used a piece of foam pipe lagging - it's already split to put round pipes, which I slid a toe end of tights or knee highs - this let's air in. Finishing with vet wrap to hold sock on. Good luck. Xxx

Help please Lottie has managed to split the end of her tail any suggestions on how to protect it whilst it heals at the moment she has some plasters over it.

Ooh Lottie, not a good idea to dive into a patch of nettles! Glad to hear both hedgehog and Lottie are ok and she let him go. She is a real character. :)) Xxx

Well Lottie has discovered that we have a hedgehog in the garden unfortunately in order to get to it involved a 4ft dive at speed off the patio, getting herself wedged between the conifer trees and the side of the patio with no room to turn around and multiple nettle stings! Throw into the mix one hooman in her pj’s and slippers. Thank you Kate for the tip on how to get a grey to open their mouth by lifting their rear legs up I can confirm it works. Thankfully hedgehog survived the Lottie encounter, Lottie is sore and bruised but ok and for awhile was doing the ministry of funny walks due in part to nettle stings I believe never a dull moment in my house.

Happy birthday, lovely Lottie. Xxx

Lots of Birthdays to celebrate today :) Happy Birthday to your beautiful Lottie! Xxx

Happy birthday Lottie and thank you to Paddy for the birthday wishes hope he is getting spoilt too

Happy birthday Lottie hope you have a super day love from Paddy our birthday boy xx

Oh no, Poor Lottie. Xxx

Lottie in the wars again, managed to clip the corner too tight running into the house and caught herself on the edge of the patio, four cuts to her leg and another trip to the vets! Feeling very sorry for herself tonight. Goodness knows what my neighbours must have thought was going on by the noise nothing like the greyhound howl!

Glad your girl is feeling stronger, I remember Archive having a horrible bug went to bed he was fine in vets on a drip by 7am and stayed there for 3 days he came out very skinny didn't take long to get his bones covered!! Much love to her. Xxx

So glad Lottie is feeling better, I always find putting grated cheese in their dinners helps to put a bit of weight on them, Tesco do a big bag for about £3 xx

Lottie update although still not completely recovered she continues to improve, just have to get the weight back on her at the moment she is looking too skinny. I have no idea what the bug was but it absolutely floored her although it would appear not highly contagious as Jed didn't contract it.

Hope Lottie is feeling better today. Xxx

Great news, what a relief for you, hope Lottie is now improving. Xxxx

Hi Wendy So pleased to read that Lottie is on the mend Have been thinking about her all day She will hopefully soon be back to her usual lovely self Hugs to you all Pam Alan & Paddy x x

Great news to hear Lottie is back home with you. Hope she will soon be a happy, healthy girl again. Xxx

Lottie update, I have collected her from the vets and although not completely back to her usual self is certainly improving. I am staggered at how quickly the weight dropped off her, 2.5 kgs in three days! Vets have apparently seen quite a few cases recently in this area so obviously something about.

Sending lots of love to Lottie. Do hope she will be feeling better tomorrow. Xxx

Oh poor Lottie, we hope she makes a speedy recovery. Sending her our cuddle tonight. I bet poor Jed wonders where she is too :-( xx

Oh no Wendy ! Such a big worry Sorry to hear gorgeous Lottie is so poorly Bet Jed wonders where his best pal has gone too Keep us all updated and we are thinking of you Hope she's better soon Love Pam and Alan x ????

Lottie update, admitted to vets, now on a drip, to be monitored over night and I have to ring back in the morning. House seems really odd without her.

Do hope your little girl is feeling better, fingers crossed xxxx

Poor Lottie, hope she is ok. Xxx

Unfortunately have a very poorly Lottie, she has either picked something up at the vets or has reacted to some used in her op, not eaten since Weds evening and has terrible runs, off to the vets again today and the weight is dropping off her which in itself is a worry as Lottie has always been on the lean side. Suspicious that it isn't straight forward stomach bug as Jed has not contracted it which would be likely given they live together.

So glad that lump was ok, hope Lottie feels better soonest. Xxx

Well lump is off and nothing to worry about however Lottie seems to have developed an upset tum, deep joy and so the saga continues just waiting for Jed to catch it!!!!

Do hope all is good with your lovely Lottie. Xxx

I hope that Lottie got on well at the vets. I'm sure that she's more than made up for the lack of breakfast yesterday too!

Well Lottie off to the vets today for removal of a cyst from her back you would think the end of the world had arrived as NO BREAKFAST this morning!!!!!

Poor Lottie, do hope she is feeling better. Xxx

Well drama at the weekend Lottie managed to partially tear her dew claw and unfortunately had a reaction to the sedative and wouldn't wake up despite two injections of wake up juice! I tried not to panic having worked for a vet but when it's your dog it's hard. 24 hours on Lottie is recovering and looking a little less spaced out!

Happy Gotcha day to lovely Lottie! Xxx

Happy Gotcha day gorgeous Lottie You're such a sweetie Sure human mom will make sure you have a great day to share with Jed...She luvs you lots x x

Happy second gotcha day my Dottie Lottie! I can't believe its two years you make me smile every day with your crazy ways, I knew I always wanted a make shift race track down the garden what house would not!

A big Happy Birthday to gorgeous Dottie Lottie who shares her birthday with Padsters 8th Hope big Jed is looking after you sweetheart Hugs x x

Happy Birthdaty my "Dottie Lottie" 7 today.

Well it's not every day you can say that you got trapped inside a care home with two greyhounds by a cat! The intrepid duo Jed and Lottie were doing their weekly visit and were just about to leave when we encountered the care home's cat who decided to sit outside the exit door which is glass and look at us no amount of shooing was going to move him! I knew they had a cat but he has always avoided us until today, we had to be rescued by a member of staff! Hilarious!

Well I think Lottie was aiming for a treat for breakfast this morning - vennison!!! We saw two dear on our morning walk it was like trying to control a rock propelled greyhound!!!!

Don't need to go to the gym to work on my arms today, a fox decided to run in front of Jed and Lottie yesterday on our early morning walk! Don't know who was more surprised the fox or the houndies I think Lottie recovered first from the shock judging by the four foot leap in the air shortly followed by Jed.

Well as Lottie seems to be the self appointed chief rabbit poo taster of Herefordshire I decided to experiment with a muzzle on our walk this morning, Lottie's solution to this was to try and rub it off on the floor, by the end of the walk there was a piece of turf wedge in the top making her look like an environmentally friendly Rudolf out of season. Oh well back to the drawing board!

Well worming time was upon us and this time I decided to try putting the tablets into Brie (nothing but the best for Jed and Lottie). Well Lottie who inhales food decided that she didn't like Brie and Jed loved the Brie but not the tablet inside which he promptly left on the floor! So went back to plan B putting tablet down throat, clamping jaws together wrestle with wriggling greyhound on the floor, 5 minutes later one drooling mess of a greyhound has swallowed one tablet go back and repeat process.

Well trip to the vets for Lottie's vaccination Jed came along for company and the biscuit! True Lottie style yelp before the needle even goes in and as for the nasal kennel cough vaccine well I think it's fair to say that both the vet and I are now immunized against kennel cough judging by how quickly Lottie managed to snort it out!

Well Lottie has managed to eat something that disagrees with her, result explosive back end, vet prescribes a pro-biotic, Lottie hates it and it goes everywhere apart from her mouth but Jed who doesn't need it thinks it's fantasftic! You could not make this up! Never a dull moment with the intrepid duo!!!

It's not often that you see Lottie's fuel tank empty, I have one very tired but contented greyhound we had a lovely 10 mile hike in the Mortimer Forestry today. I don't think she is going to move much this afternoon.

Well I haven't broke it to Lottie yet but we are going on a 10 mile walk tomorrow!!! It will be a steady pace but the forecast is not good, she will be having extra rations today!! Jed is again on the injury list with a poorly foot so has managed to get out of it?????

Well it should have been a quick trip to the vets for a nail trim, by the end of it the consulting room looked like a blood bath, the veterinary nurse very pale and most of the waiting room with split ear drums. Exit one Lottie wearing a very fetching pink bandage on her front paw!

Never a dull moment with greyhounds. Just hope she doesn't show Jed how to cultivate the garden too! x

Well Lottie not content with turnng the lawn into a race track has now discovered the delights of digging! Oh deep joy!!!!

Well twelve months today I collected Lottie from Ruth's supposedly on a trial basis! Lottie hadn't had such a good time of it but despite this she was still a very waggy tail girl. Lottie is such a character, settled so well and is a joy to have around even if she is rapidly making a race track out of my lawn!

Not a good start for Lottie this morning I stepped on her foot accidentally when she was lay on the kitchen floor behind me. I then managed to trip over her whilst carrying one of the water bowls depositing its contents over her! Poor Lottie

I now officially know what zoomies are let Lottie off the lead in our new garden, four high speed circuits!! Jed just stood watching with an expression of "forget it if you think I am going to do that"!

Never a dull moment with greyhounds,thats why we love them so much. You should consider a blog for Jed and Lottie,their adventure stories would be a great read xx

Well as you know those who follow this page I have Lottie and Jed the intrepid duo. Tonight I had to give them two worming tablets each, one isn't picky about what she consumes three week old road kill, fox poo etc and the other will try the patience of a saint turning his nose up at something he loved the day before. Easy to guess how it went but you would be wrong Jed loved them, Lottie ended up a salivating mess of a greyhound before said tablets were swallowed never a dull moment in my house!

Well I have been on holiday at home for a week now have two sulking greyhounds now I am back at work!

Well Lottie got 5th in best condition, which considering the condition she arrived at Daybreaks in I am absolutely thrilled.

Well if things continue to improve with the intrepid duo there is a chance we may make after all

Really sorry to say that I probably won't make it to the show this weekend. Lottie has managed to eat some fox poo and now has what can only be described as an 'explosive backend' and considering the fact that we have over an hours journey time I don't think it's a good idea. Jed has also decided to keep her company in the illness stakes by being sick so you can imagine the last 24 hours I have had!!! I am sure it will be a great success and I am really sad not to be going! I now have a large tube of pro-biotic to get down her and judging by the amount that got splattered all over my kitchen cupboards when I wrestled her to the ground to administer I am in for a fun weekend!

Hope Lottie has had a lovely Birthday Xxx

Hope Lottie has had a lovely Birthday Xxx

Wishing you a very happy birthday Lottie. Big licks, Rosie & Brae xx

Happy birthday Lottie, hope your being spoilt on your special day xx

Happy birthday my lovely 'dottie' Lottie love loads sweetie.

Hmm, I can sympathise. Duck poo is the delicacy our two go for. Apparently it's better on a frosty morning when it's crunchy!!!!!! Mand x

Never a dull moment! They are worse than kids but we wouldn't have it any other way :-) xx

Oh the joy of having dogs, took Lottie and Jed on a lovely walk in the Mortimer forestry, weather perfect, dogs behaving and then Lottie discovers the delights of eating horse poo!

I had great fun photographing Lottie as you will see when you get your memory Stick x x

Well 'Dotty' Lottie had a fab time free running at the BBQ last Sunday, what a fantastic day, great company, great weather who could ask for more. I did hold my breath when Lottie did a fast figure of eight zoom round Vince nearly taking him and his camera out. Sorry Vince but I did say I thought she would go mad!!!!

I didn't see the negative comments so can't comment about that, but just wanted to say I agree with Caro.
Orla was found as a street stray and had a big mammary tumour when she was caught.
I was told by the vet that it was because she was an older bitch that hadn't been spayed. She was a very lucky girl!!

As for Pyometras.....had a bitch with that and it was absolutely horrendous! That poor girl was not as lucky as Orla.

It is very sad when something happens, but we all know that EVERY op is a risk.

Once again, thinking of Coral's (foster) parents and all who love her ((xx))

Run free precious girl xxx

Please do not be put off by having dogs spayed in light of Corals tragic story as with any procedure there is always a risk, however the risk is very small and the benefits out way this. I worked in a veterinary practice for 11 years and saw numerous Pyometras which is an infection of the womb, which affects unspayed older dogs when the GA risk is therefore much higher, this condition is totally preventable with spaying but is life threatening, also neutered bitches have a lower risk from mamory tumours as well. This is in addition to preventing unwanted litters. It is terribly sad for Corals foster parents and negative comments really are unnecessary and extremely upsetting to all concerned those responsible should be ashamed of themselves.

Yippee managed to complete the Stratford walk WITHOUT any injuries with my accident prone duo!! Lovely day, great company thanks to the organisers.

Well after an eventful walk over the golf course this morning with what seemed like hundreds of hyper active rabbits! I have a few ideas for more classes at the next Snitterfield Fun Dog Show. Owners did you know that your greys could compete with the best dressage horse for the prancing walk, or how about the ministry of funny walks, most pointy ears and the best of all imitating the crab sideway gait. Lottie demonstrated all of these and I did have to smile. One slight issue you might need the assistance of said rabbits! Jed for the record couldn't be bothered!

Well Dotty Lottie has made a full recovery and all being well we should be at the walk this weekend.

I have put an order in for industrial strength bubble wrap for my two accident prone hounds!!!

We are beginning to think that Lottie and Ele are related! When Ele has a drink its like someone has turned the sprinklers on.Her nickname has always been little miss accident prone.We hope that Lottie is better soon,poor Paddy is the one on the sick list here at the moment.Maybe exchange medical hints and tips at the Stratford walk on Sunday xx

Well it's been an interesting day I managed to keep Lottie's bandage dry with the use of a plastic drip bag, we coped with the heavy rain this morning and again at lunch time, just getting my lunch when Lottie who it has to be said is the messiest drinker spilt loads of water and before I could stop her walk straight through it getting said bandages wet! So removed soggy bandage, redressed, applied muzzle and made evening appt at vets again!! Now no bandage, wound covered in silver spray and dressings at the ready just in case!! Arrghhh!!!!

Poor Lottie,we hope she is recovering. Ele has suffered a similar injury recently and now poor Paddy has cut his leg having slipped on wet caravan steps. Biggest problem now is stopping them licking the injury site! We tried the cone of shame but found a sock together with a plastic bag for walkies was much better. worse than kids!! xx

Many thanks to Lorna who patched up Lottie after she damaged her dew claw pulling up on the fastest recall. We did end up at the vets and Lottie had her dew claw removed we tried to do it under local but to save both the vets and my ear drums decided it would be better to knock her out, she is now sporting a bright purple bandaged

Well as I have said before never a dull moment with these hounds, Usually it's Jed who's notorious for being accident prone but this time it's Lottie who was so intent on watching the signets that she walked straight into one of our traffics signs!! No injuries to report only a little hurt pride!

Hope Lottie is ok. Well done to Jed for putting the WHW in it's place. Xx

Sending big thought cuddles to you Lottie... hope your nose isn't too sore? How brave is your brother Jed in sticking up for his pack members. Big hugs, xxxx

Lottie is fine thanks we were all just a bit shocked two seconds before the dog had been wagging its tail! Jed soon put it in its place!

So sorry to read this Wendy After all that good work with her on the lead too I hope it hasn't knocked her confidence But what about your brave boy Jed !!! Such a super hero to stand up for you both Hugs to you all Hope Lottie is OK x x

Poor Dottie Lottie has been attacked by a West Highland White nearly sank his teeth into her nose. My beautiful quietly confident Jed really growled and snarled at him and guess what the WHW backed off immediately don't know what Jed said!! Not sure if Jed was protecting me or Lottie or in fact both!! Jed is no pushover.

Have a chat with Ruth she put me in contact with her friend Joyce who has done a lot of the Tony Knight training. Basically Joyce taught me that I control the walk so if Lottie sees something that makes her pull I stop and change direction with no voice commands and only resume the direction when the lead has gone completely slack again. It does mean initially you do a lot of circling! Joyce was brilliant I would talk to Ruth or Joyce as this technique is very new to me I am very much in the learning stage myself however I have seen a real improvement with Lottie. Rabbits and squirrels will always be a trigger but it's much more manageable now and I only usually get pointy ears when she sees one instead of a full out launch.

Hi Caro. Just wondered which technique you used with Lottie. Milly is a nightmare if we see a cat/squirrel/rabbit and would like to calm her down.

Well it's just over a week since Joyce's visit and Lottie continues to improve, the rabbits on park will always be a challenge (they disappeared completely when Joyce came!!!) but most of the time we get by them with pointy ears only and no launching. Lottie is so much more relaxed on walks now and will even happily leave the house behind me instead of dragging me through the door. At the risk of increasing Joyce's work load I would seriously recommend this training.
None of this training has involved any raised voices or actually treats, it's just bringing the pack mentality back, a language all our dogs understand.

Lottie now an absolute joy to walk after Joyce's 10 minute training, she is so relaxed now we even walked passed a rabbit this evening with only pointy ears and no launching. Jed has decided that when I have to change direction to 'reset' Lottie he will just stand still and we rotate round him, clever dog!

Well my vet assured me that the new flea treatment tablet Brefecto was highly palatable! Lottie who is quite happy to attempt eating three week old road kill decided she didn't like it, according to the leaflet you are not allowed to break the tablet, so battle commenced this morning. Eventually one soggy, salivating mess of a greyhound later said tablet was swallowed. I am thinking of volunteering Lottie to the drug company as chief taster!!!!

Oh dear not a good start to the day for Lottie I managed to tip her water bowl over whilst carrying it to the sink and I emptied the whole bowl all over Lottie not a happy greyhound this morning! Jed moved fast enough to avoid it!

Well good news it looks as though Lottie has remembered her training, went out for a walk with a friend of mine and her very boisterous Boston Terrier who thought it would be good fun to launch himself at Lottie's face and she never reacted once huge relief really really proud of her. I think my friend however could do with teaching her dog a few manners!

Hi Wendy,I always think you can take the greyhound from the track but you cant take the track from the greyhound. The chase instinct is always there but with training they will eventually realise other dogs are not the hare and are just dogs like them.Don't let this incident get you down,after all if I as a stranger came running straight at you you would be scared at my intentions and react defensively. Lottie and Jed have done the same.Keep up the good work xx

Sympathise with you. Had a similar incident this morning. Hope Lottie is OK and all your hard work isn't wasted. X

Oh dear Wendy ! I think unfortunately however good our hounds may be with small furries be it squirrels cats wabbits or doggies...if they see one running..its a whole different ball game ! Lol x

For the last eight weeks I have been carefully introducing Lottie to small furries with great success until this evening when one irresponsible small furrie owner let her dog run full tilt towards Jed and Lottie, even the ultra calm Jed switched the prey drive on! All my hard work has probably gone down the tubes and I will back where I started. I even think Lottie managed to nip the dog as it yelped! The owner had two other small dogs which she picked up as they were in her words "not friendly"! Really worried now how Lottie is going to react the next time!

Never a dull moment with my two, let them out this lunchtime, Lottie managed to soak her tail in the water bowl and then smack Jed in the face with it!!!!

I look forward to catching lottie and Jed in full flight across the green carpet ............x x

So excited have managed to book a slot for Dotty Lottie and Jed with Vince Hart at Snitterfield I think Lottie will be happy to demonstrate her straight line speed but super cool Jed may just decide to sniff the grass!

Lottie decided that the way to avoid being brushed was to chew the brush!

So proud of Lottie today, went walking with a friend and her Boston terrier found I didn't need the muzzle such a good girl.

It must not fit properly. Daisydog wears an extra dog fleece harness - her blog pic shows it - they are fabulous harnesses - and come in lots of colours and sizes. They have a website and are very helpful on the phone.

Ouch! Poor Lottie. Try some Sudocrem on the sore spots.Not sure how or why the harness has done this,poor girl.Check its not twisted or too tight.The inside of the straps i should be fleece lined xx

Just found that Lottie's new harness has rubbed the inside of her leg raw can anyone suggest the best thing to put on it. I am going to add more padding to her harness.

We are pleased that Lottie is walking better with a harness, will save your arms and the rabbits! Are your arms a few inches longer now he he! Paddy was a bit wayward on the lead until he had a harness.As for Ele she jumped her lead in Cheddar Gorge.We had only had her a few weeks and she ran off down the road.Fortunately traffic was light and a man caught her for us! Having scared us to death a harness was then bought double quick! xx

What a difference a dog harness makes Lottie is now a joy to walk and the rabbits are a lot safer!! Thank you Alan and Pam for giving me the details!

Lovely. lovely photo Wendy x

Great photo, hope you will all be very happy. Xxx

Wishing you all lots of happy times together...met Lottie for the first time today; she is a very elegant young lady. She and Jed make a very good looking couple! Xxx

Well done Lottie,Jed has a lovely sisfur. Wishing you many years happiness in your forever home,a really super re-homing photo too.Congratulations from Paddy and Ele and us! xx

Hi Wendy So Jed has adopted his lovely sisfur Lottie....Congratulations to you all Really pleased Either that means you've got used to Lottie pulling your arms off to get the rabbits or she's calming down !!! Ha ha All the best See you soon x x

Congratulations to you all. Gorgeous rehoming picture. X

Great rehoming photo. Lottie love to you and your new family.
From The New Icemaid Clan xxxxxxxxx

What a lovely rehoming photo Lottie. Wishing you & your family so much happiness beautiful. Big hugs, xxxx

Unfortunately we will not be at the next Stratford walk due to me having to work. We are all fine hopefully see you all at the next one.

Hi Lottie,we hope you and Jed are having a great time.Hope to catch up with you at the Stratford walk next Sunday xx

Well Lottie has successfully completed her first awareness day at Stratford, she took it all in her stride but is absolutely shattered now!

Thank you everyone for your comments and advice, Michele I know exactly what you mean I feel guilty if I make a fuss of Lottie in case Jed is upset! I am going to monitor them for awhile and see if they settle my priority has to be Jed it's his home first and foremost. Since Saturday there have been no more incidents Jed I think is quietly making his point, he was lay on Lottie's bed this evening and she accepted this and lay down on the rug by the side of him. Will keep you all posted.

Every now and then one of our two will turn over and wake the other or one will walk across the other,I dont think there is a faster way of being woken up then a greyhound barking at the other. They also have words if we go out and leave them we get to the bottom of the drive and can hear them, I think it is Archive putting Breeze in her place. He is in charge Breeze is happy to follow along until they are given Kongs, bones or any other treat then she gets bit stroppy, I would never leave them together alone with anything. Saying that while Breeze has been in and out of the vets and been having treatment on her tail if she has cried out Archive has put himself in front of her. Muzzles are really useful even if it just relaxes you a bit which in turn will relax the dogs. Xxx

Just to echo what everyone has said my experience was very similar with Bertie and Blade, having Charlie as an only dog for 13 years when sady he passed away, we adopted Bertie, we were happy still with one dog until Blade came into the kennels under very sad circumstances , we ended up fostering and it soon became permanent.... however my heart went out to Bertie I felt so guilty every time I cuddled Blade almost to the point that I did it without Bertie seeing ( seems hilarious now ) Bertie did except Blade straight away but would growl if Blade came to near whilst he was on his bed or if he was startled or stepped on whilst sleeping....it totally floored me as I had NO experience of having two dogs ( Blade is also quite a nervous dog and becomes snappy if scared ) again a totally new experience for me.... its now a well over a year since Blade arrived and although they are not lovey dovey over each other they get on fabulously they are like an old married couple and really don't like to be apart at all, the experience of two for me is amazing its the best thing I ever did !! hang on in there its worth it in the end !!

I hope your situation improves. From our experience of having a boy & girl our girl is the boss (so she thinks!). But she knows we are the boss of her. We have a very sensitive laid back boy who could have been dominated very easily so we had to make sure she knew who was here first. Ours are very good together now but are not a cuddly pair together as they both like their own space although they like to know the other one is close by. We used muzzles for a long time with our two (about 6 weeks) but this I think helped in them learning each other boundaries & our expectations in a safe environment. There is no jealousy between our two & we can even leave them close to each other eating a raw bone. Rolo was a little withdrawn at first but we made sure we showed him he was loved & important to us just as he was before. He will still find a corner to hide in when Star decides to have her racetrack impression through the house at times. He is happy to spectate but doesn't want to join in with her. He has his playtime whilst we prepare their food as he knows she will be waiting & watching at the kitchen door. They will find their own place in the pack I'm sure.

Hi Wendy,sorry to hear you have had a problem with Lottie, we are sure you have had lots of good advice from Ruth.We will see you tomorrow on the walk but your situation reminds us of when we first had Ele with our first grey Don. Ele was dominant and tried to become top dog.She kept pushing Don off the beds and not letting him rest or play with any toys! With help we soon stopped this and taught her she must learn to share and that we are top dog not her.It was worth the effort and Ele became the most gentle and loving girl once she found her place in the pack.She's even more loving now with Paddy! See you tomorrow and we can have a chat.Best wishes Alan & Pam xx

Hi Caro, sorry to hear Jed and Lottie had a grumble with each other today. It can be rather scary when things like this happen. It is still early days but hopefully they will settle down. My two do not share beds, mainly because Twiggy likes her own space and doesn't want to share it. After being told off by her a couple of times Skip respects this and is quite happy to keep to his own bed or dive on the sofa when she gets off! They have sorted things out between them. Xxx

We have hit a bit of a blip, both Jed and Lottie were on the same bed and I think someone got trod on and they went for each other which was really quite shocking. I managed to separate them both and no injuries however it has knocked my confidence a bit to say the least. I have had a reassuring telephone conversation with Ruth and I am monitoring the situation, also had a bit of an issue getting Lottie out of the car this afternoon she didn't want to get out and had a little go at me when I tried to make her! I think she is just testing her boundaries! Really hope things settle down, if anyone has advice I would welcome it. I am still coming to the walk tomorrow but will probably now muzzle them on the car journey just in case.

Hi Caro, don't be sad for Jed, it's probably his way of welcoming Lottie into his home. When Brae arrived here a few weeks ago, Rosie took a step back and allowed our new addition on "her" sofa (whilst she lay on the floor quilt), "her" bed and watched as she played with and then destroyed "her" toys; but over the last couple of weeks, Rosie has put her foot down (without any squabbling) and Brae has learnt to share. More often than not, they snuggle up together on the sofa, play with toys at the same time, eat from the same dual feeding stand and roam around the garden in unison. Give it a little while and once they've got used to each others ways, I'm sure they'll start sharing favourite places. The fact that he's still eating well suggests he's not unhappy. Give him an extra snuggle from us. Hope this helps, Tash & John xx

Lottie and Jed have not had any growls or grumbles however Jed seems to be giving up all his favorite places in the house to Lottie and I feel quite sad for him. Can anyone tell me if this is normal and if one automatically takes the lead, he is eating well and not showing any signs of anxiety I just feel sad for him!

We are so pleased that Lottie is settled in so well with you and Jed.Looking forward to meeting her on Sunday at Stratford walk.Bestest nose snuffles from Paddy and Ele xx

So pleased to hear Jed is very happy with his new sister Lottie. I am not surprised she is a pretty girl! :) Xxx

Lottie is a star, she has got used to Jed and my routine of an early morning walk before I go to work and has settled really well, there have been no growls from either of them and she is just as much of a cuddle monster as Jed, she is slowly starting to calm down when she sees the rabbits on our park (thankfully!!!) and just looks completely confused when we meet the swans! I am looking forward to bringing her to the Stratford walk this Sunday.

Pleased to see you are going to be a two hound girl!!! Hope to catch up and say Hi to you all next weekend. Xxx

Morning so happy for u lottie..love mary/john Xxxx

So pleased to hear Lottie is doing well and we love her new name.Perhaps not surprising the wabbits are a temptation but she will get over the excitement soon we hope before you have arms like Jeff Capes!! Looking forward to seeing you all at the next Stratford walk or roadshow.Bestest nose snuffles from Paddy & Ele xx

Hi Alan and Pam

Edwina or should I say Lottie is doing very well, clean in the house, eating well and good at night. Jed is being very good no growls just a bit of a miffed face now and again particularly when she snuggles up to him on the cushion in the lounge and proceeds to some how get the biggest portion of it. The only issue which I am having to work on is her reaction to all the rabbits on the park, she tends to try and launch and she is one stong lady, my arm muscles are developing nicely! Lottie has been for a pamper at the local dog groomers and is going for a check at my vets tomorrow, she needs to gain some weight. So at the moment she is doing well.

Hi Wendy we hope Edwina is being a good girl and having a fun time with Jed.We were just wondering how things were going.Best wishes A,P Paddy and Ele xx

Good luck Edwina xxx

Wishing you happiness during your 'trial' with new 'Mom & brother Jed'. Hope to see a green sign over your photo very soon gorgeous.

Good luck Edwina,I hope you being a good girl with Jed.Paddy and Ele send their bestest nose snuffles to you both for happy times ahead.Hope to see you soon xx

good luck on your trial Edwina..... john/mary x

way to go edwina i hope all goes well- by the way this girlie does like a drink of tea or coffee as i found out when i was trying to drink one with my lady hanging round lol xxxx

Oooo we seez yous Gond on trial Eddyweena, is dat wivs da hansum BUTS hinjeree prond Jed?
Henyway wheer EBA yous duz bes we hopes it goz wel n you hab fownd yous foreba sofa *nods*
LUBS n kissez
Goldie n Ruby Roo
Mwah mwah mwah mwah
Xxxx

Well after a long delay on the M5 due to a crash Jed, Edwina and I finally made it home and as I type this I have two very relaxed greys asleep in the lounge with me. Still not sure about the name at the moment so we will see how her character develops before we decide.

hi Ruth I will call u later to see if Edwina is still available for the walk in Sutton Park on sunday.... Mary x

Will keep everything crossed it is love at first sight for Jed and Edwina! Xxx

I'm going to see Edwina on Saturday and providing Jed takes to this lovely leggy lady I have a few ideas on names will keep you posted!

hi all please please can I have a new name?... Annabelle....x

that is great news for edwina i,m sure she,ll be off soon cos she,s a real darling xx

I have great news that I have a viewing for Edwina on Saturday morning at our house so keep your fingers crossed! X

morning lisa. thanks for the message we will give ruth a call later. our first Sutton walk on sunday at last! lol.... mary/john Xx

Mary / John. Give Ruth a call on 0121 782 7702 as she has the calls at the moment and she can sort out. Lisa. x

hi kate mary had a idea to take Edwina to the Sutton walk on sunday. Would that be possible?. We could pick here up after 3pm on Saturday and keep her overnight. She was no problem last sunday at the kennels and both our dogs Patch the grey and Bailey our border collie got on really well with her.....

Hi emwina loved the time we had with u in the kitchen on sunday u was so good with patch & bailey.. i would call u angel...mary xx

What a fantastic girl she is. She spent the day in the kitchen with volunteersdogs including a border collie and didn't bat an eyelid.... Please don't get put off by this girls size.... She's an angel. Xxx

such a lovely natured grey.. got on really well with bailey our collie and patch our grey....thank u.....xxx

Bloody lovely x

Edwina was slightly better than the name she came in with, Eddie!!

Annabelle suits her

How about renaming this beautiful girl Dina? Fab photos of you gorgeous, especially the close up of your nose & lovely eyes. Hope you've had a restful night at Auntie Ruths. Big hugs xxxx

I keep thinking of Edwina Curry!! Annabelle is much nicer for such a lovely girl xx

I might be very wrong in saying this.... but..... the name Edwina just does not suit this girl and I am struggling to call her it!!!!! I had several visitors today and we all came to the decision (when she wagged her tail very excitedly) that she likes Annabelle!!!!!!!! She is sooooo good - my gosh she is big (she towers over Maggie and is possibly slightly larger than Joe our largest greyhound!) Her temperament is FANTASTIC - I could go on forever but she is perfect! I was taken out today for a couple of hours and she settled perfectly. More gorgeous photos to be added!

Hope you're feeling much better now beautiful girl. Sending you big thought hugs. xxxx

I was hoping to meet this little beauty today - but now I know where she was hiding!! I hope you feel better soon Edwina. Auntie Ruth will take good care of you. I'm sure she will be snapped up soon. She looks just gorgeous. xx

Oh Caro, is Family? She is very pretty. Xxx

Gorgeous.

She looks beautiful. I'm guessing she won't be waiting too long for a home J

Edwina stopped the night at our house following her spey..... she is absolutely adorable! (of course you think I say that about all of them - but she really is!) She is a large girl, so happy but gentle and very chilled out. She is happily wandering around with my greys and although there are multiple beds available, she is laying on a mat in the doorway! She keeps being sick which is more than likely due to the anaesthetic so she will stop here until she is better x She had a very quiet night and has done all her toileting outside :-)

This little lady shares the same grandmother as Jed!

Ooh....she is lovely! :)) Xxx

What a lovely, pretty face :-) xx

lovely personality her tail never stopped wagging when i saw her at the kennels today just a real sweetie x

Welcome to Daybreaks beautiful. Big licks, Rosie Po & Brae xx

Oh she's a pretty one! She's got my cuddle today xx

This girl is so adorable, very friendly and cuddly. Quite tall for a girl but just lovely xx