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Tony, you are quite right in what you have said. Will look at the problem in the best possible light and with the best possible outcome. Thanks for the pep talk, I needed it.

My staghound x pup (14 wks) is suffering from separation anxiety. When I leave for work, he is put into the back part of the house. He has towels that carry my scent, I leave the radio on. He has ample water, food, chew toys, chew bones, etc to occupy him. I also take him for a good brisk walk before I go to work, and also after work. When I got him 2 wks ago, I did a letterbox drop of close neighbours and let them know that I had a new puppy that might take some time settling in, and to let me know if he was noisy. Yesterday, I got a knock on the door from a 'trying to be understanding but unimpressed' neighbour, who said that Caspers' barking is very loud and incessant through the day, when I am not home. I have today, got a small doggy companion from the shelter that I got Casper from, to see if some company might settle him when I am away from home. He knows this dog already, the little fellow is a sturdy, quiet little chap and is tolerating Caspers' enthusiasm about seeing him with patience and only the odd snarl and snap. I realize that I have to give the two dogs time to settle in together and also time to see if this settles Casper. As you can imagine, I am feeling very stressed and feel like I am 'failing' as an owner of this rescue boy, even though I am doing my best. Does anyone have any other suggestions? ETA - I have tried putting Casper out while I am home also and just ignoring him. I have left him for reasonably long times, up to 2 -3 hours and didn't open the door until he was actually quiet, as I thought it might reinforce the behaviour if I gave in and opened the door when he was crying and barking.

Thanks, RedStafford.

Xavier, he has an appointment on Tues for a vacc booster, so will talk to the vet then about his diet. Thanks for the info, will go with the chicken frames instead.

Thanks very much for the info above. Do regular supermarkets stock Nutro?

I have a staghound x pup (rescue boy), approx. 14 wks old. He has been regularly wormed since rescue. I have been feeding him Supercoat Puppy dry feed, also some beef mince and raw chicken drumsticks/wings. He has put on weight since I got him and nearly has a nice cover over his ribs now. His main diet is the Supercoat Puppy which I basically feed adlib, it is always available to him. I have noticed that his droppings have been becoming increasingly more sloppy, most still semi-formed but a few cowpats here and there too. Is it possible that the Supercoat could be causing the sloppier poops? Any recommendations for another possibly more suitable food? Thanks from me and Casper.

Thankyou for the kind thoughts.

My 7 yr old ferret, JJ, has moved onto a better place tonight....he left with a piece of my heart.

Hugs your way...they take a piece of our heart with them when they leave us.

So sorry to hear of the loss of Coco...hugs.

Sorry to hear about the loss and heartbreak you are feeling now...big hugs to you.