Hey Sue - any updates on Mugi? last time i read a post he was having a little bit of a breathing problem. Hope he is getting into the 'season' and not being jumped on by a spangle to often. _________________ Guy, Ellie, Topaz, Catja and in memory Barley
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Here he is taken yesterday at the end of a 5 mile walk , on Saturday he got a 1st as Best Veteran at a Dog Show in aid of English Springer Welfare and 5th in AV Open in the Pedigree section.
He is off beating tomorrow and later tomorrow I will get his blood and urine results which will determine if he starts meds for his heart failure. The main symptom for Mugi is his cough as his exercise tolerance is still great.
Thanks for asking after him , he also quite likes his new spaniel brother as Piper (as he is now known) respects him! _________________ Sue, Chase and the non-Brittany boys - Brice & Piper. Pets first and foremost.
I think ALL dogs should respect OUR MUgi - he should be taken on as the Club mascot _________________ Annie
Handle every situation like a dog, if you can't eat it or play with it, just pee on it and walk away
Another good day for Mugi, beating all day on partridge followed by the good news that his renal and liver failure are no worse than last year so he will be able to start heart meds as soon as I feel he can't manage as he is .
Talking to the keeper we also have a plan to keep him beating through the season as the Range Rover pulling the beaters van has a Lintran Dog Cage. Plan as long as the shoot owner is happy (he was too busy to ask today) is to have Mugi beat Partridge and Duck/Geese but pop him away safely and comfortably crated for the pheasant drives that he won't be able to manage.
As an aside Piper beat the last two drives off lead and was absolutely fab, never hunting too far ahead and responsive to whistle even when partridge were running on the ground in front of him. He and Mugi are also working well together so all is going to plan! _________________ Sue, Chase and the non-Brittany boys - Brice & Piper. Pets first and foremost.
Today saw his first retrieve of the season, he was scenting into wind and took off up some beans when we were returning to the beaters van, he brought me a lovely plump partridge that was not a runner so definitely found on scent.
Sadly today has also proved that he is deaf , he moved into a moving vehicle and although not hurt he now needs to stay on lead until he has a recall trained onto a vibrating collar (ordered one this evening from the states as I couldn't find anywhere selling the one I wanted in the UK).
It amazes me that he has hidden his deafness so well, he has obviously been using the other dogs to ensure he was recalling at the right time. _________________ Sue, Chase and the non-Brittany boys - Brice & Piper. Pets first and foremost.
Sorry to hear that Sue - Mugi is in the wars a lot at the moment. Oh well, at least he lives life to the full and is enjoying himself. Well done to Mugi too for the partridge - what a good nose he has.
It's scarey how well they adapt to something like deafness, and take their cues from other dogs etc, so we don't realise what's happening.
Hope the vibrator works for him, Sue, so he can continue doing what he loves.
Our first Wei went totally deaf - the worst bit was when he would take of in totally the wrong direction as he thought he'd lost us - frightening how fast some of these oldies can run!
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, on Saturday he got a 1st as Best Veteran at a Dog Show in aid of English Springer Welfare and 5th in AV Open in the Pedigree section.
, he also quite likes his new spaniel brother as Piper (as he is now known) respects him!
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, he moved into a moving vehicle and although not hurt he now needs to stay on lead until he has a recall trained onto a vibrating collar (ordered one this evening from the states as I couldn't find anywhere selling the one I wanted in the UK).
He's such a trooper and loved by us all 