I love Dogs me...

🤣 Yes, it’s known as the “Chariot of Fur”😁 He seems to be doing fine at the moment, stable and still full of fun. Old dog routines have kicked in a bit now, but he still loves it away in MH. Vets didn’t expect him to get much past 10 to be honest because of his joint issues, but he plods along, with the odd mad moment. Won’t swim any more now though, but that might be his eyes and a bit of uncertainty more than his joints. Still loves water though.

"Chariot of fur". Love it! 😂😂😂😂

The old boy is doing well, TDA. A credit to your care and his own happy attitude👍🏻😀

He has to be the most spoilt dog we have ever owned, courtesy of OH, who of course now spends all day with him. He bought him a bicycle wheel holder (the sort you carry spare bike wheels in) for his chariot, which folds up and wheels store for carrying in MH. He goes everywhere with OH, which has been a bit hard when OH has had to go into hospital. I resorted to doing videos for them both🤣 

Superb 😊

There’s the next script for a Disney+ movie right there👍🏻

Great name , do you play the music when he's in?

We tried Cassie in as 'chariot' as she aged and became unsteady on her feet, unfortunately she wouldn't take to it and it stressed her out. Now sadly she has no need of it, but we tried to get her out of the house as often as possible, even to lifting her into the car and just taking her to look out at familiar places.

Good to read your stories

In my head🤣, me and him, striding along a beach, reliving our youthful days…dah dah….dah dah da da dah…da daah da da dah! We jump the hurdles as well🤣🤣

Its a people stopper when we are out. It’s not that unusual to see folks out with small dogs in carriages, but you rarely see larger dogs. A lot of dog owners ask us where we got it from, as they can be quite hard to source that size. Imported from Germany at the time, but I think they are around on Amazon a lot easier now. Thankfully, with a few treats, and  some ding ding training with a bike bell (the old Pavlov trick🤣), he quickly got used to it, and now loves it. We have to be wary not to take him too far in it, as all the jolting can be a bit wearing on his joints, but it does mean we can walk a few miles with him. Preferable not too hilly, as he does weigh a bit. We do “double headers”, both of us pushing if it’s a steep one🤣 

Metheven, I know what you mean, Millie our other Lab couldn’t be persuaded in, even for a biscuit. She hated it. Handy though, if we get a pup, will get it used to it straight away. Ramp training will happen as well👍 A lot kinder to joints, particularly from 4x4 vehicles. 

Thoughts are with you, Meth, and yes it is good to read others' stories.

Just a quick sharing of an encounter with a female Roe Deer this morning.*To Meth-all Dog lovers share your grief at the loss of a loyal & loving friend, I remember well your early posts about her. In time the intense pain & loss will be replaced by memories that produce warm feelings not tears, we all share your pain*.                                                                                       
As I was sat letting my now physically slowing friends(sleeping tbh🙂)rest in one of the Copses I use I saw a female Roe Deer gingerly approaching the Nor’Easterly section of Copse that runs along the field ditch(W to E). It is quite shallow & leads to a dew pond. It is moist at the bottom but no running water after quite a while with frost but no rain. She regularly stopped to smell the air which was driven on a light Northerly so we were not apparent. She was quite beautiful, this was a gift to be this close, I can see why Disney chose the Roe Deer to base ‘Bambi’ on. She spun & headed East along the ditch seeking refuge in the dew pond no doubt, we made no noises, it was a Woodpigeon alighting on a branch above my head before spotting us then clapping back the way it came that spooked the Roe Deer. What a gift of an encounter that was nature never stops giving. Enjoy your day & may you find your own happy place.