Wagging Tails and Dirty Paws

09/01/2024

Today adventures

08/01/2024

Mondays crew happy to see each after the weekend

04/01/2024

Thursdays clan

03/01/2024

Good to be back after holidays. First walks of the New Year

02/12/2023

Great walk in the snow to end the week. Happy Friday 😀

29/11/2023

Yesterday it was Miss P 11th special day 🎂🎉 Celebrated with friends and eating tasty treats on a great walk 🦮🐩🐕‍🦺🐶🐕

29/11/2023

Happy birthday to Miss R who celebrated her 3rd special day 🎂🎉running around with her friends 🐶🦮🐕🐩🐕‍🦺

19/11/2023

13/11/2023

Busy pups today, doing what they do best - being busy

12/11/2023

11/11/2023

Another great wee find / Witch Craig Woods. Very cold starting off but warmed up with sun.

07/11/2023

So pleased to introduce you to the lovely Miss W. She joined us on her first walk today and I can tell she is just going to love making lots of new friends and finding new walks. She is very sociable with the group she joined today and loves her cuddles. Welcome to the clan Miss W ☺️

04/11/2023

Finding Friday! A wee gem of a walk this was. There is a circular route but so many paths and not well posted we didn’t really follow it. The dogs had a ball and it was a stunning morning after a very wet week. Great way to finish the week

02/11/2023

Autumn leaves and hay bales in the rain

01/11/2023

What a dreich autumns day

30/10/2023

❤️

30/10/2023

And she’s back!!! 🥰 Miss B apparently spelt out in her food that she was missing her time on the walks with her friends. What a clever dog!!! 😂 Over the moon to have you back 😁

28/10/2023

It’s with a heavy heart we say goodbye to this beautiful big boy. We watched Red grow from a tiny (well for his breed) pup into this stunning big boy. He became the biggest dog in the clan but had the kindest heart. He loved a play, he loved his pals. There were things that surprised me that he was scared of but he overcame those fears with the help of his friends. He will be truly missed by the rest of the clan and me. Good luck beautiful boy on your new adventures. Forever in our hearts ❤️

28/10/2023

The group shots that worked then the one that didn’t 😂

28/10/2023

Tuesdays crew ❤️

24/10/2023

They just love to jump

24/10/2023

Surprisingly cold start to the day all wrapped up but by second walk coats off.

24/10/2023

Something to think about !

ONE COOL TRICK TO HEALTHIER DOGS

While there is no scientific evidence that one brand or type of dog food is better than another, there is a LOT of evidence that serious dog illness can be reduced, and that dog lives can be extended, by proper feeding.

And this is NOT new information, nor it is closely held information.

And this ONE SIMPLE TRICK is not just true for dogs; it’s also true for humans, rats, mice, fish, monkeys, and even worms.

This ONE SIMPLE TRICK has extended the lifespan and reduced illness in EVERY ANIMAL STUDIED.

And it’s held true no matter WHAT they ate or WHERE they lived.

Are you ready for this ONE SIMPLE TRICK?

Here it is: EAT LESS.

Calorie restriction ALONE extends lifespan of a population 10 to 50 percent, depending on the animal and the amount of restriction.

This is NOT NEW INFORMATION.

More than 80 years ago, McCay, Crowell, and Maynard wrote a paper entitled “The Effect of Re****ed Growth upon the Length of Life Span and upon the Ultimate Body Size”.

The data presented showed that restricting calories without malnutrition (i.e. not absolutely starving, and keeping up vitamins and micronutrients) significantly prolonged the lifespan of rats.

In subsequent years, experiments with EVERY OTHER ANIMAL studied have shown the same results.

LESS CALORIES MEANS LONGER LIFE AND BETTER HEALTH.

So what’s the data for dogs show?

Just this: Dogs from the same litter, when fed 75% of what their siblings were given, lived 1.8 years longer. Labrador Retrievers who ate their fill every day had a medium lifespan of 11.2 years, while the median life span of dogs on the restricted diet was 13 years — over 16 percent longer.

But that’s not all.

The dogs who ate fewer calories also had fewer expensive illnesses.

At age five, over half the dogs eating a full diet had osteoarthritis in their hips compared to 13 percent of the dogs on a calorie-restricted diet.

At age eight, 77 percent of the dogs fed a full diet had osteoarthritis, while only 10% of the diet-restricted dogs did.

What about cancer? Cancer showed up in all the dogs at the same rate, but showed up two years LATER in the calorie-restricted dogs.

That’s a LOT.

To be clear, NO OTHER FOOD INTERVENTION has been shown to so dramatically increase a dog’s lifespan.

What’s that mean in terms of dog food, no matter what or how you feed?

Simple: LESS CALORIES MEANS MORE LIFE AND LESS ILLNESS.

So what are the caveats?

Just this:

▪️No matter what you feed, your dog will eventually die of something. A lot of the gains in cohort mortality are due to eliminating mortality due to obesity, not absolutely extending the life of the healthiest animals.

▪️Size matters. No matter what you feed, big dogs (as a group) tend to die sooner than smaller dogs (as a group).

▪️Right feed cannot fix wrong breed. While a calorie-restricted diet will probably help extend the life of your dog and reduce veterinary costs, it is NOT an antidote for genetic defect (often due to inbreeding within a closed registry) or morphological deformity (brachycephalia, freakishly long or sloped backs, etc.).

▪️Real world mortality gains in dogs may be less than what we see in the laboratory where the base line is often a "free feed" situation that encourages obesity. In addition, once-a-day feeding appears to extend life the most perhaps by providing a longer period of "fasting" between meals.

Links here >> https://terriermandotcom.blogspot.com/2022/10/one-cool-trick-to-healthier-dogs.html

23/10/2023

Wow what a life he’s had ❤️

The world's oldest dog has died at the age of 31.

Born on 11 May 1992, Bobi was recognised by Guinness World Records as the oldest dog ever in February.

The purebred Rafeiro do Alentejo broke a record held by Australian cattle-dog Bluey, who died at 29 years and five months in 1939.

Bobi lived his entire life with Leonel Costa and his family in the rural village of Conqueiros in Portugal. He was fed the same home cooked meals his family would eat. Rest in peace.

13/10/2023

❤️🍄season

11/10/2023

Joined by these great dogs for a walk today

10/10/2023

The sun and blue sky made an appearance today 😊

10/10/2023

Check out Mrs R’s grin after getting a wee kiss from Mr N 🥰